Squee!

A few weeks ago Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk started a kick starter for a show about the convention circuit.  The show would be called Con Man and it would revolve around the mishaps of 2 actors that were on a prematurely cancelled but much loved sci-fi show about 10 years ago.  One character would move on to fame and fortune while the other would play the "best friend" role for the last 10 years of his career.  Does this sound familiar to anyone? It's pretty much the script of their real lives after Firefly was cancelled.  It promises to be awesome!

What was pretty unbelievable was that they set a fairly lofty goal - around $430K.  In about 24 hours, their goal was completely funded by every single person in the Sci-fi fandom (not really, but close).  And in 16 days, they managed to raise over $2.3 million.  That's ridiculous!  It looks pretty amazing, and honestly, I'm still mourning the loss of Firefly, so I'll take what I can get.  I was pretty excited about it.

That is until today.  

I've decided that while their plan is fantastic, this indie gogo is even more fantastic and much more deserving. (I'd embed it if I could, but I can't.  Definitely click on the link and watch the video - it's so worth it!)  First off, it's being created by Rob Benedict and Richard Speight, 2 fairly unknown actors unless you're a Supernatural fan.  And in that case, they're God and the Angel Gabriel - so you could say that they're kind of a big deal.  And their idea, while pretty much exactly the same (they even address this in their video) seems more real, and more believable rather than just being fan service. These guys attend every last convention they possibly can and they interact with the fans on a monthly basis.  They know this community inside and out.  If anyone's going to do it justice, they are.  

While I love Nathan Fillion, and I support any project that gets him more screen time, it's a little harder for me to support his project.  Honestly, the $435K could have been pocket change for him.  Rob & Rich have a much smaller goal and actually could put the funded money to good use.  

What warms my little geeky heart though, is the support they're getting. I mean in 12 hours, they're 50% to their goal, which is so deserved!  But every single one of the producers, fellow actors and anyone who's ever been on Supernatural has shown their support on Social Media for the project.  I'm also willing to bet, they've actually given money to the project as well.  Really?!  How often do you see a group of people care so much about each other, and seem to really mean it.  I'm so happy for them!

Go Rob & Rich!  I can't wait to see the series!

Friday Five

1. Seriously though, how cute are these books?  I love me some food books and these can designs for three edible sounding books are too gorgeous for words.  I adore the design, the typography and pretty much everything about them.  Though, I have to admit, books in cans may make the whole book-shelf thing just a bit crowded.

2. This.  This makes me very happy.  How do so many musically talented people make up one cast?
             

             

3. I will be visiting San Antonio for work next month and I've been reading a lot -  mostly on Pinterest, let's be honest - about the city and what there is to see and do.  And I'm certain, I'll have a good time there.  But the thing I'm most excited about and the one thing I've been dreaming about are the puffy tacos.  It really doesn't take much to make me happy, as you can tell.  I've already started plotting the trip based on what restaurants serve the best puffy tacos.  It's a long list and I'll only be there over the weekend - I foresee being very stuffed : )

4. Google Cardboard: I know this sounds like a ridiculous thing I saw on the Onion, but it's a real invention by someone (I'm not even positive it's actually by Google) and it's awesome! It's a VR system so you can experience virtual reality with your phone and some cool apps. It's literally made out of cardboard, a metal ring and some lenses.  And it totally works!  I got to try it out this week and it's the coolest thing ever.  I was ready to drop the $20 right there until I learned it was for Android devices.  This was the first and only time I've ever coveted an Android phone.    The worst part about it is that you can sort of rig it up to work with an iPhone and there are apps available that will work with it on iTunes, but it has to be a new iPhone not the rinky-dink 4s I have.  So sad!

5. I feel that this post is getting geekier and geekier, but I don't care.  Nathan Fillion + Alan Tudyk + Kickstarter for a webseries = Awesome!  I cannot wait to see what these 2 goofballs come up with!  Seriously - how could it fail?!

Happy 50th to a Creative Genius

I may not have seen all his works but I happen to know for a fact that Joss Whedon is a creative genius!  The man is pretty much a god among geeks.  He's responsible for Buffy, Firefly, Dollhouse, Dr. Horrible, Agents of SHIELD and the Avengers, amongst tons of other amazing things.  Of course, anyone who can take strike and write a musical then get his friends to star, produce and direct it, has some serious mojo.  (The fact that it's actually fantastic, just goes to show you how talented the man really is.)  I'm pretty particular with my SciFi.  I don't really like the hardcore crazy zombie stuff with blood, guts and gore.  I'm more a fan of the rascally, sarcastic, monster hunters - in other words, I'm a Mal Reynolds girl through and through.  Love me some Firefly!  Basically, Joss's particular brand of fun, sarcasm, scifi and crazy is just about perfect.

Aside from being a pretty influential writer and producer, he's also pretty well respected for work ethic, strong character development and keeping a close knit group of friends and colleagues who will answer his call whenever it comes.  On top of that, he's an unabashed geek who knows what the geek community wants and never stops striving to give it to them. In short, he's a pretty amazing human being.  Happy Birthday Joss!  Here's to many more years of creativity and geekdom!

                            


          

Friday Five

1.  Hate to keep harping on this but I'm LOVING the #photoadayjuly challenge.  It's so fun and easy to keep up with.  I cheat a little and usually plan my pics ahead of time, but I actually love thinking about what's up next. (Click here to see all of the #photoadayjuly challengers)

2. In an apparent effort to be viewed as an even bigger geek/nerd than I already am: I would wear pretty much any of these shirts.  Although my personal faves are this one, this one, this one and this one.

3. Reading a second book that's just as good as the first.  After feverishly reading and finishing "666 Park Avenue" last Saturday in 24 hours, I bought and started reading the follow-up: "The Dark Glamour".  I was worried it would be a let down since the first was so good and usually follow-ups aren't so hot.  But so far it hasn't dissappointed.  I'm not reading it as quickly since I actually have to do that crazy thing called work during the week, but I foresee having it finished by Monday.

4. Barley: The absolute cutest, most adorable dog I've ever seen!  I found A Beach Cottage blog a few weeks ago when I was turned on to the photo a day challenge.  Then I found her dog. O-M-G!  Check him out here.  He's got his own fan site.  Apparently, he's so beloved by the blogger's readers, that she devoted a whole page to a photo gallery of him.  How can anyone not love that face?!

5. I'm a self-titled Chocolate fiend, so any new chocolate (especially dark chocolate) gets me mucho excited.  Today, in Target I found "Exclusive" chocolates from Dove: Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt Caramel Promises.  They're apparently so exclusive that I can't even find them on their website.  But Oh my goodness, are they to die for.  I made the mistake of having them on my desk at work, I think I polished off 6 of the darn things before the day was over.  My initial reaction was "too yummy for words!" Delicious!