It's Not Easy Being Green

Stack of Dom news:

Dom hosted the Fidelity Future Sound event with Jamie Foxx and there are pictures.
He's also talked about that kid film contest he's involved in.
'FlashForward' lost its original showrunners and gained crappy ones.

I've been rewatching 'Pushing Daisies' and 1.09 'Corpsicle' breaks my heart. It's filled with little boys who are broken and have horrible things happen to them they can't do anything about. Abner makes my heart bleed. 'Bitter Sweets' is an AWESOME episode.

AWESOME British 'Supernatural' advertisement.

GO BUY 'JEARS' MERCH!

Ellen vs. Misha for world domination! LOL. I think both of them need to get in line behind Mark Sheppard (spoilers for 'Supernatural' and 'Chuck'....although I suppose that's already spoiling you, really.) He's just chalked up one more of my favourite shows.

Michael Muhney talks soap actresses. Don't care about the actresses.

David Krumholtz has a new pilot.

I don't agree, but gorgeous: top 5 Pixar movies.
IS THIS THE MOST BAMF PICSPAM EVER? It's basically an ENTIRE PICSPAM just of Sulu kicking Romulan ass and falling in Kirk's arms. IT IS AWESOME. ALSO IT HAS SALA BAKER.

There are AWESOME Dollhouse icons here and here (along with other fandoms). Also, some nice multi-fandom ones and AWESOMESAUCE fandoms.

TWEET @jellybeansoup WITH REASONS TO READ HARRY POTTER!

( The power of the awesomeness of Rupert Grint compels you! )

( DDD )

I baked you a pie, it has special filling
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I watched the Pushing Daisies finale. ( No major spoilers, only VERY minor ones )

( Lost 5.14 'The Variable' as it happens )

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( Thoughts on Dollhouse 1.09 'A Spy in the House of Love' )

Save One Show. I'm sad that Chuck is apparently failing, as I do rather love it, but obviously I'm rooting for Dollhouse here.

Tim Minear talks about the ubiquitous 'Epitaph One'. Poor Felicia probably got in a shitload of trouble for that one.

The 'Dollhouse' situation and what Whedon should do next.

Joss Whedon Accepts Award, Drops Dollhouse Hints, Names Winner Of Buffy/River Fight. He seems very pessimistic about the show's chances of being picked up again, but that seems to just be conjecture. It makes me sad. Other things in there make me much less sad.

This Dollhouse poll interested me - I haven't been keeping up with the show's reception online, as I was annoyed with all the negativity surrounding it and I watch and debrief with Jamie generally, so I was surprised to see who is liked and who isn't.

DO WANT. DO WANT RIGHT NOW. 'Curse your sudden but inveitable betrayal' t-shirt!!! FOR THE WIN.

New Zealand interview of Zachary Quinto and my boy Chris Pine, who discusses his mancrushes and makes me love him more than I already do, which is a lot. I'm still pretty sure ZQ is gay.

Common Rotation & John DiMaggio cover M.I.A.'s Paper Planes.

ABC to air the last few eps of Pushing Daisies in graveyard shift as filler. Rat bastard jerk asshats.

corellianjedi linked to this awesome Han/Leia picspam, and I checked out the picspam maker's other spams and came across some gems: Batman: The Movie (the riddles! the colours!), The Breakfast Club, Serenity.

Pretty icons, mostly Lost.

Tonight I saw ( Southland Tales )

3 out of 5

( Occasional Dom Dose + guest )

I'm a pimp, and pimps don't commit suicide
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It's a Whedon-tastic day.

Writers' strike not so horrible.

Dr. Horrible won the People's Choice Award for Best Online Sensation. Most of the other wins suck.

Whedon promises there will be more Dr. Horrible.

Joss Whedon talks 'Dollhouse', fears and worries.

Joss Whedon speaks candidly about Dollhouse and has a message for haters.

Setting up the Dollhouse.

Miracle Laurie still in Dollhouse?

Final episodes of Pushing Daisies may not be aired. Evil fucking asshat bastard DICKS.

Bill Nighy Still Waiting For David Yates’ ‘Harry Potter’ Casting Call.

Iron Man 2 casting spoilers.

Pretty icons here.

( Daily Dom Dose )

Blessing commentary with my flavour
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This'll be one of my last posts before Christmas, because I'm leaving for Sydney pretty much straight after work tomorrow and my internet access is limited when I'm away. I'll try to do a Christmas post, though!

Dollhouse sneak peek! It's only a sort of extended scene from some bits we've seen before, but I like it.

Harris Eager For Horrible 2, Dollhouse. Fans eager for more Neil Patrick Harris.

TV.com Top Ten: Most anticipated of early 2009. Dollhouse should be #1.

Kristin Chenoweth already has a job lined up for after 'Pushing Daisies', like someone as awesome as her could be unemployed for long. Knowing that 'Pushing Daisies' is ending prematurely still makes my heart hurt.

'Lost' Travel Posters Promise a Vacation Full of Sex, Death and Smoke.

My favourite icon maker made icons.

I forgot to review the three movies I've seen in the last couple of days!

( The Day of the Triffids )

2 out of 5

( Resident Evil: Extinction )

2 out of 5

( TWILIGHT! )

2.5 out of 5

( Daily Dom Dose )

Anyone want some bread?
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I really wish Firefly had gotten a longer run, and it is by far the most unfairly cancelled TV show, but since I didn't discover it until after I saw Serenity and I didn't watch it week-to-week while it was on it doesn't seem fair to say that I missed it. I genuinely missed Veronica Mars after it was cancelled. Shows that don't get cancelled I miss less, because they got their full run and feel complete, but Buffy's end was like a shot to the heart.

But the truth is, I think, even though all the episodes haven't even finished airing yet, the show I miss most already is ( Pushing Daisies )

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Augh, TV. I give up. I am so crushed about Pushing Daisies :( :( :(

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I officially hate everyone who got me watching Pushing Daisies by raving about it in the first place, because I am crushed! CRUSHED! by rumours (which appear to be foregone conclusions at this point) that it's cancelled. NOT FAIR. Don't give up, Americans! Participate in the mass mail-in! At least let them know we love the show.

In happier news, read this article for a snippet about you-know-who on Chuck! I can't wait to see that. I'm glad I have a new show to love, although I love Pushing Daisies more. *sobs*

And we can always count on Robert Pattinson to destroy the hearts and minds of 'media trainers' everywhere.

There's a few more pictures of Dom at the Criss Angel event that I haven't seen before here.

My favourite icon maker made icons.

Resisting the media training
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Yay, America! Knew you had it in you.

Equally exciting, NEW DOLLHOUSE TRAILER (in which they purposefully ignore Firefly as something Joss created, jerks.) It looks SO GOOD. So I am going to go rewatch it three million times. Also, Whedonesque response. I LOVE it, more than the first one - very ominous and beautiful. No Tahmoh, though.

Why did Hotmail change? I liked knowing how big my e-mails were, it told me which posts people were replying to.

Okay, so I'm not sure how many people on my flist are queer Canberrans, but A Gender Agenda are doing a survey so if it's you go fill it out. It's to help with funding for health care etc.

Misha Collins will be attending Asylum next year. I know some of you will be into that. If he were to come to HMMUIMC I might die.

Hilariously badly written Paddywhack interview.

Apparently, Eye of the Tiger? All Jared's fault. Can I just say I saw that coming? Also, for the people who said it couldn't POSSIBLY be spontaneous: you're idiots. He gets half the words wrong!

Vote for Entertainer of the Year at EW. I vote for Neil Patrick Harris.

United Statesians: how to save Pushing Daisies.

Some lucky sod got to meet Dom at the Criss Angel thing.

( Daily Dom Dose - the rest of the Criss Angel pictures I've got )

Whose dream?
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Five Things I Love About 'Pushing Daisies' In General:

1. The characters. I really think that all of the main characters in this show (including the aunts, who do not get enough play) have something wonderful to offer, and I love all of them. Especially Ned and Olive, who are my favourites, Ned for his almost unbearable cuteness and Olive because she's so damn feisty. That woman is a tiny ball of energy - sometimes positive, sometimes vindictive or jealous, and sometimes lusty, but always energetic.

2. The fantasy elements to the show. Clearly these characters occupy an alternate universe where the colours are brighter and the pies are tastier and everything is just MORE than it is in the real world. This feeling is enhanced by the voiceover from narrator Jim Dale, the beautiful art design, and the light, tinkling score.

3. Its optimism. I mean, have you ever tried to describe 'Pushing Daisies' to a prospective viewer? Yeah, it's about this piemaker who can touch people and bring them back to life, but only for a minute or someone else will die. His girlfriend is one of those people, and he can never touch her or she'll die. The waitress in his pie shop is in unrequited love with him. The other major character is a private investigator who exploits the piemaker's talents for money, and every week is a murder mystery. Cheerful, right? Except that is is. It's about the sweetest, most optimistic show on television - in spite of the fact that they're dealing with death, deception and denial every week, most of the people they come across is fundamentally a good person.

4. Every episode, no matter its themes or subjects, leaves you feeling good. Even the cliffhangers. At the end of 'Pushing Daisies' going back to the real world feels a bit duller for the joy and beauty of that world, but it leaves you with a smile on your face. It's fun.

5. In spite of the aforementioned fairytale elements, 'Pushing Daisies' never does what you expect it to do. A cliffhanger on 'Pushing Daisies' isn't like a cliffhanger on another show, where they'll drag one secret out to last an entire season and never give their characters any communication skills. In this show, people talk. Secrets are revealed. Mysteries are solved. They never really reveal a secret the way you think they will, either, and often the road that revealed secret will lead you down is totally different to where you think it will lead.

Five Things I Love About This Season of 'Pushing Daisies':

1. Olive and Chuck's new BFF-dom, and them going undercover together. In both Frescorts and Dim Sum they've been adorable, and it's fun for the girls to get to work together. Olive in the nunnery got old fast (and was wisely kept fairly short), but watching her get back to her old self has been a delight.

2. Emerson Cod. In the first season Emerson served mostly as the bitter to everybody else's sweet, the sarcasm and pessimism to offset their unnerving optimism and cheerfulness. However, this season Emerson has really been coming into his own. The stuff about his daughter and mother gave us insight into him and we've gotten to see him be kind and generous as well as mercenary.

3. How is it that Ned just keeps getting cuter? Since I watched it pretty much all at once it can't have been extended absence that made Ned seem even more adorable in the first episode of the new season, and it's like he just ups the ante every week. The stuff with the twin brothers in the last episode? Don't even.

4. The clown car gag. Some people don't get it, and that's fine. I, on the other hand, fell off my chair from laughing so hard. I love the black humour dead-people gags on this show. They should be wrong, but they're hilarious.

5. I've sort of covered this already with point #2, but I like that they're moving this away from being The Ned and Chuck Show and really giving us more Emerson and Olive this season, even going so far as to have episodes opening with flashbacks to their childhood. I hope this expansion continues to give us more of the aunts, who are so interesting and funny.

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