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Dollhouse was okay. Quite a few parts were too slow to balance out the moments that actually needed the creepy, stretched out feel. But the last 10 minutes were cool, especially with the ghost revenge aspect. Still, I wouldn't be surprised to find many moments mocked by the haters tomorrow. I'll give it a few episodes. Need some time to see if the characters develop more personality.

negative: while a truckload of wisecracks wouldn't fit, I'd like to see Whedon's knack for not taking things too seriously here.

positive: Just seeing Matt Keeslar in the previews makes me excited for next week.


hobbitofkobol posted that Alan Tudyk (Firefly) and Felicia Day (The Guild, Dr. Horrible) will also appear on Dollhouse
hey, if all else fails, THEY WILL WIN US OVER WITH GUEST STARS

we can't sleep no more

via cleolinda: Pictures of the Victoria fires.
related lighter note: Koala thankful for rescue from fires; Sam the koala now a global star
"She is lovely - very docile - and she has already got an admirer. A male koala keeps putting his arms around her," Ms Shaw said. "She will need regular attention and it will be a long road to recovery, but she should be able to be released back into the wild in about five months."

Ice possible factor in New York plane crash

via soleta_nf: in social issues: The "not-rape" problem
check the "linked-by" comments under the essay for more perspectives on the situation

Egypt gets a new mummy

movies
Werner Herzog and David Lynch to make a movie together

Directors Michel Gondry, Joon-Ho Bong (The Host), and Leos Corax (French director, don't know what he's done) to team up for Tokyo!
the trailer is cool, though somewhat indie-cutesy.

Emily Blunt's casting in Gulliver's Travels (with Jack Black) may affect her appearance as Black Widow in Iron Man 2
argh Black Widow is so much cooler than some "reimagining" of Gulliver's Travels
Is it bad that I confuse Emily Blunt with Emily Mortimer?

If you haven't seen it yet, Inglourious Basterds trailer.
haha, pair this with Dead Snow and that would make an interesting double feature

Christopher Nolan to direct sci-fi/action film Inception next.

TV

Brian Michael Bendis confirms live-action TV version of comic book Powers for FX
I need to read Powers shoot

via hobbitofkobol: Law and Order UK promo pics
aka that new show with Jamie Bamber and Freema Agyeman

Kings attacks Brooklyn Museum with promotional tank
this in-depth review of the Kings pilot (with slight spoilers, but one can glance over them) says it's slightly silly and pretentious, but has strong spirit and grand atmosphere.
I'll give it a try.

Lost continues decline in ratings against expanded American Idol, but was the most-viewed (legally) show online for the month of December, when it wasn't even airing. hmm.

random

Teen charged with billing school for $37,000 worth of candy
Engaged: Claire Danes and Hugh Dancy


finally, continuing the 30 Rock - Amedei chocolate connection from last post:
weather's been crazy lately - hail then sun then rain all in the same day - and BART had some weird schedule at the Fremont station, so my dad drove me to school today. (I buy him stuff around the area when he does that, good tradeoff ha) My dad was hungry, so we stopped at a cafe where they had really good hot chocolate and confections and chocolate bars and stuff. I saw the smaller I cru (single-origin) bars from Amedei and decided to get the one with beans from Trinidad. It was $5.25, which is okay compared to the usual-size bars from the brand, which are around $12. I'm not saying that higher price always = higher quality, because I've been burned before by some brands and pleasantly surprised by cheaper ones. But this is good stuff.

hi everyone

OH MY GOSH THEY MENTIONED AMEDEI CHOCOLATE ON 30 ROCK

LOOK AT THE PACKAGING I SAVED ON THE RIGHT



SO WORTH SAVING MONEY FOR



Also, found out that Hershey's is closing down the Scharffen Berger plant in Berkeley

NOOOOO

why take over a brand and then expand so much when YOU CAN'T EVEN KEEP THE ORIGINAL THING STILL GOING
there should have been something in the contract that mentioned "keep the old plant running"

they've been making much of the chocolate at other plants for a few years now, and there hasn't been a big dip in quality

okay I'll do the boycott thing

but I'll miss the nibs and specialty blends especially

and I'll still wear the shirt


finally, meme via hobbitofkobol:

Answer all of the following with one of your userpics.

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