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Vancouver Can't Stop The Serenity 2013: Fun and Fundraising! Plus Joss Update.

2013-05-26T21:03:00.000-07:00

CSTS Vancouver, 2013 JOSS UPDATE AT THE END Yesterday I had a wonderful time at the Vancouver Can't Stop The Serenity 2013. Gayle and her team of helpers had prepared a fun-packed day and the atmosphere was welcoming and happy. There was a packed schedule of events: Saturday's Schedule - subject to change without notice (but probably not)Noon Doors open12:30 Welcome then Dr.

How To Share Slideshows in the Brave New Flickr

2013-05-23T21:08:00.000-07:00

New Sets Homepage in Flickr Flickr. It's great, innit? So great, that when they changed it everyone thought it was awesome and everyone loved it the worst thing ever probably not that bad if they sort out the subscription issues. I wanted to blog about the 2013 CSTS Vancouver event that's happening on Saturday, and since I have two sets of photos from the 2012 and 2010 events on Flickr I was

Can't Stop The Serenity Vancouver 2013 - This Saturday! #CSTS

2013-05-23T20:11:00.000-07:00

CSTS Vancouver, 2013 We've been attending the Vancouver CSTS event since 2008, and every year we have a ton of fun with costumes, auctions, sing-alongs and, of couse, seeing Serenity on the big screen one more time with the BC Browncoats and friends. The 8th Annual Vancouver CSTS is on Saturday May 25, 12:30 - 5:30 PM at the MacMillan Space Centre, and promises to be another awesome event.

Want to work with Felicia Day and Jenni Powell? Try Geek & Sundry's new channel!

2013-05-20T19:09:00.002-07:00

from http://geekandsundry.com/view/geek-sundry-launches-new-channel/ UPDATE: The link to the SUBMISSIONS page is now working! Are you going to give it a go? If you've been waiting for your big chance to break into the next level on YouTube, then you need to know about a hugely exciting opportunity that has just been announced. Felicia Day's multi-layered Geek & Sundry YouTube Channels have

Fandoms: Stand Down!

2013-05-19T18:48:00.001-07:00

http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/ It would be funny if it wasn't so...no, actually it is funny. But also a little sad. Fandoms gone wild have made the headlines in the UK. The 4th Annual Norwich Sci-Fi convention was the venue for a showdown between Dr Who fans and Star Wars fans. It has been widely reported from such bastions of hard news at The Guardian and the BBC, to IMBd (who knew

Joss, Actual. Joss Whedon joins Twitter and apparently the world keeps spinning.

2013-05-14T21:41:00.002-07:00

IMPORTANT UPDATE - Joss has moved on. It's over five years since I started this blog. Why did I start it? Because of Joss Whedon. Factual. The first post I made here is titled "numfar, do the dance of shame......" and if that doesn't mean anything to you, then you're probably in the wrong place. Joss introduced me to Felicia. And Felicia introduced me to so many amazing and wonderful people

Weekend Movies - No reviews, just reaction. Harold and Maude.

2013-05-11T23:24:00.001-07:00

Hey, it's 2013! And this blog is still here! A lot has happened in the five years since I first started here, and my reasons for doing it have faded over time. So many new distractions, and not all of them Social Media apps. Recently, though, we've had time to actually sit down and watch a few movies. We're counting down to cutting the cable cord when the contract runs out, so we've been

Blog Retro: Four years ago - Felicia Day Interview

2012-11-27T18:46:00.002-08:00

Felicia Day four years ago, on my laptop. Fugit! It's been Four Years! It's hard to believe, but it's been four years since I stopped freaking out long enough to interview Felicia Day. Back then she had just managed to negotiate a ground-breaking deal with Xbox after sticking to her guns over ownership of her work, and Season 2 of The Guild was just airing. Who could have predicted that

It's Triple Felicia Day...Day!

2012-10-09T10:51:00.001-07:00

Felicia Day in S6, Ep 2 of The Guild It's a red-letter Tuesday! Not only is Episode 2 of The Guild Season 6 released today, but Dr Horrible's Sing Along Blog is airing on TV tonight for the very first time on The CW at 9:00 PM. AND a new interview with Felicia is now out on The Hollywood Reporter. It's been over four years since Dr Horrible first took the interwebs by storm, and Felicia puts

The Guild Season 6 - Episode 1 out NOW!

2012-10-02T11:45:00.000-07:00

The Guild Season 6 is going to blow our minds. Like this. The writing, acting and delivery of The Guild has always been consistently good, and the team has done a great job of expanding and developing the universe each season. But this season? That whole office warehouse is amazing. Watch the behind-the-scenes video and see all the people involved, the level of detail, the graphics, drawing,

The Guild. Season 6. Trailer. NOW! Roll on Oct 2nd!

2012-09-27T11:14:00.000-07:00

Gone for so long....and so has The Guild! But Felicia and crew have been hard at work on Season 6 and now it's only DAYS AWAY! The trailer has just been released: Season 6 is going to be EXCLUSIVE to the Geek and Sundry channel on YouTube and premieres on OCTOBER 2nd, so make sure you are subscribed to Geek and Sundry. I'm not sure what I'm more excited about after watching the trailer -

Behind The Scenes on Standard Action Webseries

2012-07-04T22:20:00.001-07:00

Joanna Gaskell as Edda, in Standard Action Standard Action BTS, a set on Flickr. Last weekend we had the pleasure of being background actors for Season 2 of the webseries 'Standard Action'. Many thanks to Joanna, Ron, Vanessa and all the cast and crew for a great day out :) Go and watch Standard Action Season 1 now at http://watchstandardaction.com/

Defending Felicia? No need, she's got it covered.

2012-06-13T16:11:00.001-07:00

A lovely picture of Felicia Day UPDATE:*** I just saw this today on Facebook (thanks Anna!), about Anita Sarkeesian's Kickstarter Project "Tropes vs. Women in Video Games"which has also attracted a huge avalanche of hatred. Why is this happening now, and is it a new trend or more of the same thing that has happened throughout the history of the Internet? This is a great project and one

Felicia is no April Fool - get your Geek on Tomorrow!

2012-03-31T16:35:00.005-07:00

Geek and Sundry Logo from geekandsundry.com Earlier this week Felicia Day announced that she would be hosting a TEN HOUR GOOGLE+ HANGOUT MARATHON to promote her new programmes on her new YouTube 'Geek and Sundry' channel. With a whole new stable of shows in the pipeline there is bound to be something for everyone. AND it's a fundraiser for charity, too. Today the schedule has been published

Geek And Sundry Horrible Husbands

2012-03-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

Hopefully the companion book to Horrible 2 is being prepped even now! Yes, that headline wrote itself Wow, it's finally 2012 on this blog - the first post this year?? How does that even happen? It's fitting that this is a summary post designed to bring you up to date on some special projects. Dr Horrible 2 - out soon? Wired.com and many other outlets have reported that Joss has hinted that

The Guild Season 5 DVD out tomorrow!

2011-12-12T11:30:00.000-08:00

The Guild Season 5 DVD Will Felicia Day be in your stocking this Christmas? The answer is - with any luck! The Guild Season 5 DVD is out tomorrow, December 13th 2011, and you can order it from Amazon.com right now* It looks like it won't be available from Amazon.ca until March 13th 2012, so this will be the only way to get the DVD for now. Try Before You Buy If you haven't seen Season 5

New trailer, new book for Joss Whedon's 'The Cabin in the Woods'

2011-12-05T11:26:00.001-08:00

(image from http://discoverthecabininthewoods.com/) Something to blog about! It's been a while since I posted but I couldn't not talk about the new trailer from 'The Cabin In The Woods'. Actually, I'm not even going to talk about it, because you should just watch it and then start speculating on your own. Because you don't need me to tell you that April 13th next year is going to feature a

Links for 2011-11-10 [Digg]

2011-11-11T00:00:00-08:00

The Fantasy Genre: Fairy Tales Re-imagined
The line between fairy tale and fantasy may be apparent, but it still separates two halves of a whole. This kind of story is meant to inspire and teach, with serious repercussions for those that don’t heed their warnings. From The Hobbit to Rumpelstiltskin, the fairy tale/fantasy is an integral part of our lives – whether it be to understand how to defeat evil or provide an cathartic escape from our safe, domestic lives.
What is art worth to you? Border Guardians of Ackernon – The University
"Every culture from pre-historic to modern times has produced art that was valued as an instrument that represented and enhanced the culture. Most would agree, when looking at the great works of art from the Renaissance or listening to a Beethoven symphony, our live are enhanced centuries later. But are we living off the past? Similar to our crumbling infrastructure, are we failing to support the renewal of art as our cultures evolves? Every year there is less and less support for the artist who creates...."

Links for 2011-11-02 [Digg]

2011-11-03T00:00:00-07:00

Renaissance Fairs and Role Playing: History Repeats Itself
To understand renaissance fairs, one must also understand LARPing. LARP stands for Live Action Role Play. Put in the most literal terms, it’s when anyone pretends to be something they’re not. They’re acting. But unlike most actors, LARPers (as they’re known colloquially) are not on stage. Sometimes they’re not even in front of an audience. Sometimes they’re just pretending to be someone else in the woods.

Time flies

2011-10-19T14:16:00.000-07:00

A web, taken on my iPhone last week. It's all connected. It used to be just you and me... ...hanging out over here, me writing something terribly earnest about Joss, or The Guild, or Firefly, or something geeky, and you reading it and moving on. I've been a terrible host recently. I never write. I never call. I never send flowers... In good company Louis Gray (I value his opinion on

Getting back on track

2011-08-30T12:15:00.000-07:00

It's...been a while Blogging here has not been my priority as family matters overtook everything this summer. Paul's dad became very ill and Paul flew over to England to help care for him. Jim, his dad, died at home and we all flew over for the funeral. It has been a tough summer in many ways. Reasons to be thankful Family is important, always, but never as important as during difficulties and

Waiting for Dragon Age and Elf Quest? Why not try Ackernon and Standard Action now?

2011-08-02T07:51:00.000-07:00

Felicia Day in Dragon Age (picture from feliciaday.com) I spent my youth reading epic fantasy and sci-fi series and they will always have a special place in my heart. You've probably already heard about the upcoming webseries, Dragon Age: Redemption and Elf Quest. They are due out later in the year and are based on works (a massive role playing game and cult comic book respectively) that already

IAWTV Board Elections: Voting starts today!

2011-07-11T08:51:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: all the submitted candidate videos can be seen on the IAWTV YouTube channel "Board of Directors Campaign Videos" playlist. Voting for five seats on the IAWTV Board of Directors opens today When I wrote about the last IAWTV Board Election in January of this year I had no idea that I would be a candidate for the Board myself in this election. It was a huge honour to be nominated, and a

LA Can't Stop The Serenity - watch Joss Whedon et al at CSTS

2011-06-25T22:40:00.000-07:00

Watch the recorded livecast from LA In case you (like me) missed the livecast from the LA CSTS today with Joss Whedon, Tim Minnear, Felicia Day, Jane Espenson and many more - you can watch it on GeekWeek on Justin.tv: Watch live video from GeekWeek on Justin.tv

Announcing the ‘Women in Webseries Panel’ at Geek Girl Con

2011-06-15T11:36:00.000-07:00

When I first heard about Geek Girl Con, which is being held in Seattle Oct 8 and 9, I had two thoughts: What a fantastic idea – OMGWTFBBQ it’s going to ROCK!! Why has no one thought of it before?? As a sometime born-again geek, brought back into the fold after years of denial (yes, because working in IT is completely not geeky, is it? I was even in denial about that!), the idea of a Con ALL

Joss Whedon to speak at the LA Can't Stop The Serenity (CSTS) event!

2011-06-09T22:37:00.000-07:00

I'm already counting down the days until I attend the 6th Annual Vancouver Can't Stop The Serenity day at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC, on June 25th (11 am until 6 pm). It will my fourth year and I look forward to it for weeks in advance! CSTS is a global sci-fi charity event all about raising money and awareness for Equality Now and other charities. Last

Blip.tv, The Collective and Jane Espenson - #webseries news!

2011-06-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

Blip.tv and The Collective graphic (taken from blip.tv sizzle reel)A big day! This morning Blip.tv and The Collective announced their new partnership live on Livestream: Watch live streaming video from bliptv at livestream.com This is huge news and will change the landscape in the webseries world. From the Blip.tv blog: "This partnership breaks new ground for blip.tv and validates the position

Links for 2010-09-13 [Digg]

2010-09-14T00:00:00-07:00

Mind My Brains Darling!, an exciting new webseries from HigletFilms -- IndieGoGo
Til undeath do us part
Mind My Brains Darling!, an exciting new webseries from HigletFilms -- IndieGoGo
"'Til undeath do us part" Community funding for production of this new Brit rom-com-zom from HigletFilms!

Links for 2010-02-02 [Digg]

2010-02-03T00:00:00-08:00

I am a Browncoat Three
Want to get involved? Get whatever you record video with give your full name and say I am a Browncoat. Upload the film to Youtube with the tag #iamabrowncoat and your video could appear here on the website and in the DVD.

Links for 2010-01-06 [Digg]

2010-01-07T00:00:00-08:00

Felicia Day, Blog: Disappointment
Felicia Day shows her true style and skillfully gets to the heart of what was so wrong with the recent "America's Tweethearts" article. If you think that more focus should be on the people they so artlessly dismissed then please read it and then Digg. Then this will be the top of Google and not that ill-conceived collection of words.

Links for 2009-12-20 [Digg]

2009-12-21T00:00:00-08:00

Demi Moore's Hips and Handling the Truth by Anthony Citrano
"My response to an aggressive letter from Demi Moore's attorney, Martin Singer..." I don't like to see people being threatened for telling the truth. However frivolous the original matter might seem to be (a retouched photo? Who cares?!?), the disproportionate response should worry us all. Look at the evidence and decide for yourself who is right

Links for 2009-12-15 [Digg]

2009-12-16T00:00:00-08:00

It's a Wonderful Life 2009