This has to happen!!

Just watched The Oscars (a little disappointed that The Social Network didn't win Best Picture), but now all I can think about is this:

[From Maurissa's Twitter]

This was after Zac's performance of the nominated "I See the Light" with Mandy Moore at the Oscars tonight. Now, she can't just tease us like this, right?! I mean, Zac Levi (yum!) with NPH and Nate Fillion (and hopefully Felicia Day in some ways) and NEW DR. HORRIBLE!! Love.this.so.much!! Please, please, please, make this happen. And, Dr. Horrible sequel!!

Wil Wheaton is a Browncoat

After watching quite a few Wil Wheaton videos on YouTube last night (mostly on The Guild panel at several Comic-Cons with Felicia Day), I became interested in him and his career. It seems that I am diving into the geek culture a little bit deeper. And then I listened to the latest The Nerdist podcast that has Wil as the guest, and I loved it! Chris Hardwick (Nerdist) and Wil have been friends since they were young so they had a lot of stories to tell. They were hilarious! I may have been too young to know anything about Wil's earlier career but I am now intrigued. I haven't watched too many of Wil's works but I love him on The Big Bang Theory, which I recently watched again, and The Guild.

[Wil Wheaton, yet another cute and adorable nerd/geek, and Felicia Day]

New MacBook Pro is here

Happy Birthday, Steve! Just like the rumors stated, Apple refreshed the entire line of MacBook Pros today, which just so happened to be Steve Jobs’ birthday. These new models aren’t exactly revolutionary with the same basic unibody casing, layout, and batteries. The updates are evolutionary in nature, just steps towards the next generation of MacBook Pros.

Gone are Nvidia graphics as the latest MBP models feature Sandy Bridge Intel CPUs paired with switchable graphics between an integrated Intel chip or a discrete AMD GPU. (The 13-inch only has integrated graphics) The mini DisplayPort interface now shares its port with Apple’s impentation of Intel’s Light Peak technology re-dubbed Thunderbolt. Base RAM levels remained the same, although 1333MHz chips are used rather than the 1066MHz type used in the previous generation. Besides the SD slot now supporting SDXC, the rest of the connectivity options are a carryover from the previous crop.

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So the new line of MacBook Pros has a new processor, next generation I/O, awesome graphics, HD FaceTime, bla bla bla... I WANT ONE!! My 2006 MacBook needs an upgrade! I'm gonna wait until this summer, for Mac OS X Lion, and then get the 13" MBP! xD

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

I think I am becoming more and more of a nerd. Even though I'm pretty much late to everything. Anyways, I have been obsessed with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog for these past two weeks. It's funny, has great music, and just amazing.

Bad Teacher trailer

This is the R rated trailer (just a warning). Well it looks pretty funny, I just hope they don't just put all the funniest scenes in the trailer and the rest of the movie is actually really stupid. But it's Justin so I'm definitely watching!

Top 50 Sci-Fi TV Shows

Not the biggest fan of scifi; I haven't watched too many of them; but Firefly is mentioned and I am loving Joss Whedon quite a bit right now. And The Jetsons is on the list!! That I watch. A lot.

The 50 Greatest Opening Title Sequences of All Time

Giving some credit to the finest opening credits ever made.

41. "Snatch" (2000)
Directed by Guy Ritchie
Opening credits for actors are commonplace, obviously, but opening credits for characters are comparatively rare. Rather than name Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, and Benicio Del Toro, guys we're all quite familiar with anyway, the titles for "Snatch" introduce us to the men they're playing: Cousin Avi, Mickey, and Franky Four Fingers, respectively. This technique is particularly welcome in a film like "Snatch" which contains so many plot threads featuring so many characters, all of whom speak with incoherently thick British accents. Director Guy Ritchie also gets bonus style points for fluidity. The transitions between characters are insanely clever: The camera zooms in on the enormous diamond in Franky's four fingered hand and when it zooms out, it's in the mitts of Cousin Avi. He puts the diamond in his safe, and the camera pans through the wall to another room, where Sol (Lennie James) is pulling some cash from his safe. He tosses the cash into the air and it lands on a table in front of Mickey, and so on. Ritchie isn't just introducing us to all the characters, he's introducing us to the connections between them, and preparing us for the idea that the plot of this movie can careen off in a new direction at any moment. --MS


37. "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" (2005)
Directed by Shane Black
Even though Danny Yount has credited Saul Bass as an inspiration for the design of the opening titles for Shane Black’s murder mystery "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," the sequence is a true original. Yount’s job -- striking the right tone somewhere between classic and contemporary -- had to be intimidating. But he managed to hit that perfect note of retro cool, and his creation bursts at the seams with affection for the crime genre, honoring every element of detective story lore from blood splatters to jail breaks to the promise of guns and curvy femme fatales. Yount’s abstract imagery -- expressionless figures and undefined locations -- and composer John Ottman’s nimble score build anticipation for a great mystery while allowing the film that follows to pay it off. According to WatchTheTitles.com, producer Joel Silver had planned to commission just a fraction of what ultimately made it into the film before being impressed enough by Yount’s ‘60s-style concept to extend the sequence. The impression it left on moviegoers who saw this underrated gem lasted even longer. --Stephen Saito


14. "Catch Me If You Can" (2002)
Directed by Steven Spielberg
A stand-alone graphic sequence reminiscent of those prefacing 1960s capers like "Charade" and the "Pink Panther" films, the opening titles of Steven Spielberg’s "Catch Me If You Can" are a startling blend of style and narrative invention. Designed by the crazy hip Paris-based duo of Oliver Kuntzel and Florence Deygas, the sequence blends hand-stamp and computer animation for an atmospheric look that situates the story to come -- that of the notorious mid-century con man Frank Abagnale and the FBI agent on his tail -- in its native era. Stylized, silhouetted figures of Abagnale and Agent Hanratty interact with the titles themselves, which are stretched and pulled into backdrop duty for the cleverly detailed scenarios. Those scenarios anticipate the film’s story: Abagnale is depicted as a pilot, then a doctor, then a businessman, and in each brief sequence Hanratty is shown in pursuit and gaining ground. Kuntzel and Deygas create a sense of forward movement by giving the chase a left-to-right trajectory, with Abagnale slipping down corridors, passing through transformative walls and at one point using the elongated stem of a ‘p’ as an escape rope. Conducting the entire exercise are the hushed, tip-toe syncopations of longtime Spielberg collaborator John Williams’s score. --MO


3. "Se7en" (1995)
Directed by David Fincher
A credits sequence that has itself been credited with reviving the great tradition of elaborate credits sequences, the indelible, unsettling opening titles of "Se7en," David Fincher’s meticulously tailored serial killer procedural, have prompted many grubby, psycho-chic imitators over the years. Fincher hired a designer named Kyle Cooper to take on the sequence, but he was very much involved in its conception and execution. Cooper watched the film numerous times then set out to create a mood piece that would engage with the theme and plot of the film in both abstract and concrete ways. Capturing the insular, obsessive quality of the killer at the center of "Se7en" was the driving aesthetic force: distant, mechanical beats clang and squeak on the soundtrack -- the song is Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” re-mixed by Coil and Danny Hyde -- as though rising up from some dank, isolated cellar. Preceded by an image of a sleepless Morgan Freeman’s detective setting a metronome ticking, the credits suggest the X-ray opposite of a morally ordered mind. Fingers are shaved of their prints and then the nasty, bandaged versions scribble out a psychotic’s manifesto in nightmare flashes alternated with the actual titles, which were hand-scratched onto the film stock and then edited together in layers to pulse with jittery light. Even the names seem like fragments recovered from some unspeakably dark corner of the subconscious. The sequence took two days to shoot and five weeks to edit (those stubby fingers don't belong to Kevin Spacey, either, a choice that upset Fincher at first). Artisan work, not animation, achieved the texture and impact of this sequence; the grime of that toil feels embedded in the film itself. --MO


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When I found this, my first thought was "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang better be in there!" Because not only the movie is amazing, I vividly remember the opening credits being as great. I'd want it to be a lot higher in the list but these are some really good ones!

Andy Roddick's dive for the match

"I played a pretty good point before that. Just making the return, you get disheartened when he doesn't miss the next ball because it's tough to get a serve back. He had a great volley there. I don't really remember much else besides the fact that I went for the ball, I hit it, I didn't really think much of it. Then I heard people cheering. I was like, ‘No, there's no way that went in.' I guess it did."

This is why Twitter is awesome

[How awesome would it be if this leads to an actual job offer?!]

I so want this!!!

Isn't this the most adorable thing ever?! I'm currently addicted to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, obviously and I found this t-shirt on eBay! I mean, seriously!! I want this!!!

Name something that gets passed around!

We really are going to hell, aren't we?

One year extension for Giggsy!! *happyface*

Ryan Giggs has signed a one-year extension to his contract, in a deal that will see the winger complete his 21st season as a first-team player.

Giggs signed professional forms with United in 1990, making his debut in March 1991. In that time he has made a club record 862 appearances, scoring 158 goals. He has won 11 Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups, two Champions Leagues, one Super Cup, an Intercontinental Cup and a Club World Cup.

Sir Alex Ferguson said: "You run out of words to describe Ryan Giggs. He is a marvellous player and a wonderful man. To have the desire and the ability to play at the top level in such a physically demanding position at his age requires a special person. He is still turning in man of the match performances and his experience is so vital for the younger players in the squad."

Ryan Giggs said: "All I’ve ever wanted to do is play for United and I’ve been lucky enough to do that for 20 years. It’s great to know I’m still contributing to the team’s success and I feel I’ve got a lot to offer on and off the pitch. This is an exciting time to be involved with so many good young players coming through."

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Hell yeah!! Please keep on playing forever and ever Giggsy!!

Firefly mention on last night's Community

As if I could love Troy and Abed even more?

[Captain Mal looking for the scene]

[and recognizing the love]

Firefly is back!!

Well...sorta... It's back on TV, at least!

Well I’ll be gorammed! The Science Channel has acquired the rights to Joss Whedon’s kick-ass Space Western. Additionally, outlaw physicist Michio Kaku will do interstitials within the show discussing the science behind its principles. DOUBLE NERD SCORE.

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Dr. Horrible: 8-bit

This is just genius. The whole thing can be watched here. Below are the YouTube videos:

X-Men: First Class

This will be the first time I'm watching summer blockbusters in the US! Seems like I'm gonna spend a whole lot of money before I even start making any.

Anyways, Marvel is making quite a lot of movies for this summer, isn't it?

Shane Black for Iron Man 3?

Shane Black is in contention to direct Iron Man 3 for Marvel Studios.

The writer/director has powwowed with Marvel execs about his take on the third installment in the blockbuster franchise. As of now he is being considered for the directing job, but the assumption is that if he gets the gig, he would also write a draft.

Insiders said that Black's involvement is far from a sure thing, and that other filmmakers were being looked at.

Marvel is keeping the story direction of Iron Man 3 -- which returns Robert Downey Jr. in the title role -- secret.

Disney, which owns Marvel, is scheduled to release the threequel on May 3, 2013.

The directing spot recently opened up when Jon Favreau, who directed the first two movies, announced he was departing the franchise.

Iron Man 3 would reteam Black and Downey, who worked together on the well-regarded Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, which Black directed and co-wrote.

Black made his name writing high-profile specs in the 1980s and 1990s and, with movies such as Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout, was one of the top writers in the action genre.

Boarding Iron Man would prove that the vet filmmaker isn't too old for this s***, to borrow a line from one of his movies. Several weeks ago, Black was tapped to write Death Note, Warner Bros.'s adaptation of a manga, and is working on Doc Savage, Sony's action project based on the classic pulp hero.

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Exclusive First Look: Nathan Fillion Lights It Up as Green Lantern

He's enjoying mainstream success as the star of ABC's Castle, but Nathan Fillion is still a fanboy favorite — and a fanboy himself. So the Firefly and Dr. Horrible alum totally geeked out when he was offered the voice role of DC Comics superhero Green Lantern in the DVD movie Green Lantern: Emerald Knights, due June 7 from Warner Bros. Animation. Emerald Knights is a series of vignettes about the Green Lantern Corps, an intergalactic police force. Fillion plays Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Earth's space sector, who mentors Arisia, a new recruit played by Mad Men's Elisabeth Moss. "I was always reading the comic books, I was always a spectator," Fillion says. "Now I feel like I own a little piece of Green Lantern."

And he's getting to share it with an old friend, Ryan Reynolds, who is starring in the Green Lantern feature film, which opens 10 days after the DVD comes out. Both actors got their big breaks together on the ABC sitcom Two Guys and a Girl. "He's a great guy, a gem, deserves all the success that he's getting," says Fillion, "so it's neat to have a little piece and share it with someone you know.

The voice cast for Green Lantern: Emerald Knights also includes Jason Isaacs (Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter movies), Kelly Hu (Hawaii Five-0, The Vampire Diaries), actor/spoken-word artist Henry Rollins and ex-wrestler "Rowdy" Roddy Piper.

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One Tree Hill Star Becomes White Collar Series Regular

Network sources confirm that Hilarie Burton—who played P. Sawyer for years on One Tree Hill, secretly had a baby with Jeffrey Dean Morgan while we weren't looking and has been charming as heck this season on USA's White Collar as insurance investigator Sara Ellis—is joining the cast full-time for season three. Shooting on the 16 new episodes for next year begins mid-March in New York City.

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I heart Lance Bass

 which links to here (he's #54):

JF and NPH tweeting each other!

I know it's nothing but I am recently obsessed with NPH and I just love it when they actually tweet each other.

Gary Neville retired!

Gary Neville has retired from professional football after serving Manchester United for 20 years. He's one of the best right backs to have played in England. Very passionate about the game, loves the club and simply a red through and through. You will be missed, Gary!