August 2008

Truth - at 30i

"There comes a time in the affairs of man, my dear Blubber, when one must take the bull by the tail and face the situation."

William Claude Dukinfield (better known as W.C. Fields)

Said situation is the health - or lack thereof - of my wife, Megan, and me. Without going into details, which I'm obligated not to do under both the HIPAA law and the marriage vows we took, I'll merely say it sucks.

I am, and I can, however, keep doing what I can to fan the banked embers of whatever creativity I have left. I'm editing footage, writing a couple of screenplays, and looking for work.

There is also this blog, such as it is.

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Thanks to an interview with Indy Mogul , I've learned of a project that came about a little over a month ago from Joss Whedon, the brain behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly, and the movie version Serenity. It's called Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog , a three-episode web series starring Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day. I watched it, and it was pretty damn good. I also learned of Felicia Day's other projects, such as her web series The Guild , and her being a producer on Kim Evey's Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show . The Guild was something I mostly liked; the Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine just left me cold. Peter John Ross and George Caleodis did better with Uncle Pete's Play Time, which can be seen on Sonnyboo.com , among other places.

Those are my opinions. If you don't like them, I have others. (To misquote Groucho Marx.)

Cheers!

Al B.