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The Whedonopolis Signal
Newsletter for Whedonopolis.com
'...Can't stop the signal...'
Issue #16
Newsletter for Whedonopolis.com
'...Can't stop the signal...'
Issue #16
Thursday, August 7, 2008
You Brought The Fun In!!!
Wow! We thought last year's screening of "Once More With Feeling" at CC '07 was an amazing experience, but this year managed to top it. And it's all because of you guys; the incredible Whedon fen who, even on a late Sunday afternoon, showed up in droves to sing-along, cheer, call-out, wave cell phones and fill cavernous Ballroom 20 nearly to capacity! We'll definitely need to stock up on more grr arrg finger puppets, Sunnydale parking tickets and commemorative buttons if we do this again next year (and don't be shy about letting Comic Con know if you want us to do this again next year!).
FYI, the OMWF raffle drawing is Friday, August 15th. The winners will be announced in this newsletter and on the site.
It Seems To Me, A Crowd Off-Key Is On The Rise...
Okay, that would be more the Dr. Horrible screening late Friday. Patti Hutchens covers the Joss Whedon/Dr. Horrible Panel that took place earlier that afternoon. Not so much off-keyness, but lots of amusing questions and even more amusing answers.
Oh, Captain! My Captain!
Captain Jack Harkness, that is. Three members of the Torchwood team (two surviving, one late), John Barrowman, Gareth David Lloyd, and Naoko Mori and the current creative comptrollers of Doctor Who, Steven Moffat and Julie Gardner, showed up to give the lowdown on their respective coming seasons. Our own Susan Weber tells all.
It's Good To Be King
Though Ian McShane spent the entire panel stuck in traffic on the I5, the rest of the cast, spurred on by moderator Greg Grunberg (Heroes), had plenty to share about this fascinating new Biblically-inspired, alternate-reality series. Reporter David Mello gets the chapter and verse from the creative team.
But He Seemed Like Such A Nice Serial Killer
So what's up for Dexter Season Three? A nice home in the suburbs with Rita and the kids? Getting voted president of the PTA? Building a nice, quiet, summer abattoir out in woods? Y'know, the little things that make life complete. Colleen Kelly cuts to heart of the matter in her article on the Dexter Panel.
Getting Lost at Comic Con
Will the show be ending in another two seasons? Will the show know where it's going in two seasons? Will the audience know where it went in another two seasons? Will anyone actually care? And is the Dharma Initiative really a show sponsor now? If so, is the Super Bowl next? These questions and more (and possibly less) are answered by Whedonopolite, Susan Weber.
Nothing Generic About This Genetic Opera
So, in the future, see, there's this mega corporation that provides and finances people's organ transplants, only if you default on your loan, they repossess their product... right out of your living, screaming body... while singing!... Just like The Sound Of Music! Anthony Stewart Head makes you totally forget his tweedy Giles image by doing the musical repo duties. David Mello gives all, well, most, well, some of the gory details.
Spaced Out on Spaced
Yet another of our Six-Degrees-Of-Joss Whedon series of articles, wherein we profile a movie, series or personage (in this case, Simon Pegg), whose connection to the Joss-verse is tenuous, but navigable within six degrees of connectivity. Susan Weber gives all the details, not only about the connection, but about Pegg's wonderfully un-Americanizable Britcom.
Villains Reign On Heroes
Where do you go after starting a panel with a screening of an entire mind-melting, roller-coaster reeling season three premier episode? If you're Heroes, the amazing answer is: Up. If you thought last season was a little slow, strap in and hang on, this season looks to be a hell of a ride. Read Susan Weber's write-up for the juicy details.
Blogs Away!
The crowds! The exhibit room! The crowds! The dealers! The crowds! The panels! The crappy security! The crowds! The celebs! The crowds! The interviews! The crowds! The previews! The crowds! The convention center!... Did I mention the crowds? Whedonopolis' own inimitable Iggy blogged day-by-day in the very heart of con-ness, taking in the CC experience and letting it out real-time. Read her daily reports from ground zero: The good, the bad and omg fugly.
Principle Snyder Goes Legit
As in Theatre. Armin Shimerman (late of Buffy fame) is currently appearing, along with his wife, Kitty Swink, in "The Voysey Inheritance" an Edwardian concoction of deceit, betrayal, familial hatred, financial ruin and all the things that make holiday get-togethers special. Well, okay, maybe your holidays are different than mine. For the details click thusly.
ComicMix Interviews Whedonopolis!
We're famous!... Infamous?... Well, we're something, anyway, and we're on Internet radio on ComicMix.com. Take a listen as Mike Raub interviews the "Mistress of Whedonopolis", Marsia Powers to explore all the many and various things of a Joss Whedon-ish nature.
...But Wait! There's More!
No, really! There's still lots more interviews and articles to come. Curious about next season's 24? The last hurrah of Battlestar Galactica? The coming Watchmen movie? The Hobbit? We've got that and more. Just keep reading, folks. And check out our Gallery for tons of great pics from the con; the articles have only a tiny sample.
Besides all that, remember to peruse our lovely Features Menu for all the latest breaking news, news bytes, articles, announcements and cool links served fresh daily. Enjoy, enjoy!
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