No, Really, I Am an American

(This post is not from Lockheed.)

So I started reading Felicia Day’s blog recently and today I noticed on her Last.FM thing that “Still Alive” has recently been played.

She swims alone, climbs trees, rescues servants…

I mean, she’s involved in the Jossverse, she geeks out, and she might get her head cut off by House…how cool is that?!

Yeah, I heart Felicia Day. I wouldn’t want to groom her, but if I ever had the chance to meet her at a geek convention (ComicCon if I ever make it, or something like Wizard World Chicago), I would strongly consider actually standing in line instead of just walking by and marveling from afar. (Like we did when Jay and Silent Bob were there at Wizard World Chicago 2004.)

But at least it’s a bow.

Eliza Dushku was on Jimmy Kimmel promoting Dollhouse and Bottle Shock and she shoots a bow and arrow! Would be way cooler if she fought with a rapier, but I guess this is okay. Not a fan of the bow, though, but that’s only ‘cuz I have a Western Martial Arts mentality when it comes to things like this.

TeeHee…Eliza Dushku has a bow.

Okay. So I mentioned the other night that I really want to see the movie Bottle Shock. If you know anything about the movie and anything about me, you know why I want to see it.

To be fair, Eliza Dushku is what brought the film to my attention, but I’ve also noticed that it’s getting good reviews as well.

Mike and Toni said that just because the poster was displayed at AMC 30, it doesn’t mean they’ll actually have the movie, so I checked out the official website.

Oh how I shake my fist at AMC 30! Getting my hopes up and the like!

I haven’t gone so far for a movie since Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, and that was only ‘cuz Dorothy and I thought we should drive out to Scott for once. (Sadly, I was very disappointed with the movie.)

I hope Bottle Shock will be worth it!

So I’ve staunchly refused to play World of Warcraft. It’s not because I “have better things to do with my time”, it’s because I have a strong feeling that if I start playing, I’ll never stop.

But there are still things about the game I can enjoy and appreciate, particularly the way some of the players can laugh at themselves.

I recently watched Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog like every other die-hard Whedon fan. The delightful musical featured many fantabulous people, but perhaps a “lesser know” actress is a lovely young woman named Felicia Day, who I knew as the Potential Slayer Vi. I heard about this YouTube series she did and have recently watched the first two episodes.

The Guild is pretty entertaining, and I don’t even play WoW!

However, for those of you who care, they are Alliance. I still think if you’re FOR THE HORDE you can appreciate the web series.

Batman versus anybody?

The answer is always Batman.

I even back Batman over Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and we all know how much of a fangirl I am when it comes to all things Joss Whedon.

I got to see The Dark Knight at it’s highly publicized midnight premiere. I had doubts about getting tickets based on the news, but I was pretty damn happy when our gang secured some Thursday afternoon.

When I got to AMC 30, though, I was starting to regret that decision. Mostly due to the fact that I hate people, and the movie theater was overflowing with people.

I have never attended a midnight show quite like this one.

Our group had the good fortune of being in a smaller theater; we were also lucky enough to be part of the first wave to enter so we were able to find decent seats all together. Unfortunately for us, we had no idea the girls behind us would be so obnoxious.

It’s funny. I’m still trying to put my reaction to the movie to words. When it comes to certain movies, I usually have to think about it. I know it sounds bizarre, but sometimes movies do this weird-ass thing to me where they’re not what you expect.

The Dark Knight wasn’t quite what I was expecting.

As a straight up Batman fan, of course I liked it. (I refer you to the title of this post.) That’s saying a lot because I hated the X-Men movies, and I started out my comic career on X-Men. But to be perfectly honest, I think I liked Iron Man more. Yoss Mike and I were both saying that it’s a better comic book movie. (I think the exact words used was “superhero”, but technically, Iron Man doesn’t have any powers either.)

I think that’s what my problem was; I was expecting a from-the-pages-of-the-comic kind of movie and instead I got…I wanna say, “something much better”.

Dark Knight wasn’t fun. I thought it was appropriately…well, dark. I felt like it captured the spirit of Gotham City and its caped crusader very well.

And of course, what’s a post about the new Batman movie without mention of Heath Ledger’s Joker? Much like everyone else I know, I couldn’t help but wonder if all the hype around Ledger was because he died recently or because he was actually that good. Personally, I think he really was just that good. His interpretation of Batman’s most famous rogue was amazing; I like that he had a Glasgow smile.

I really feel like I have to see the movie again to get a better feel for it, especially now that I know what to expect.

The fact remains true: Batman versus anybody?

The answer is ALWAYS Batman.