I get LOST on AOL, chat with a Superwoman and bitch about RPG's

OK, I know it's been a looong time since I've posted, but it's been a crazy few weeks! Had to let you know about a fun project I've been doing though. Like most of you, I'm a huge LOST fan. Yeah, I admit that there was a time back in the early days that I almost gave up on it. But I stuck with it and damn, I'm glad I did. Wouldn't miss crazy Claire for the world! Squirrel baby, dude!



Anyway, I get a message from The TV Girl, the lovely Maggie Furlong (@TheTVShowGirl) asking me to be a guest on her new AOL show, 'Instant Dharma'. We get to pull apart and try to explain the latest episode of everyone's favorite island drama. Of course, I was in! I mean, hell, it's what I do in my den after the show every week anyway! Now I just wear fake lashes while I do it. Here is the premiere episode (with Matt Fowler (@Fowler_IGN):



Couldn't have been more fun! So last night, I got the chance to check out the super cool set again, drink out of the Dharma mug and most importantly, watch the East Coast feed on a ginormous screen. Take a look at the video while Maggie, Todd VanDerWerff (@tvoti) and I discuss crazy Claire, Jack's surprise and the secrets of the Lighthouse. (Major spoiler alert! Watch the episode first!)



I've also got my Newsarama interview with genre Goddess Gina Torres, from the JUSTICE LEAGUE: CRISIS ON TWO EARTHS. We chat about Superwoman, a Wonder Woman live action film and underoos!

Gina Torres on Superwoman

That's all for now. I swear, I'll be back more often! Oh, wait...one more thing. I just ranted about the 6 things that need to change about RPG's on Newsarama. Just a few things I yell at my screen over and over again. Check it out and let me know what you think:

6 Things that Need to Change About RPG's

A Gaggle of Geeky Goodness (and Mya)

Sorry I didn't have time to blog the past two days. It's been a bit nutty. But boy do I have a list of geeky goodness for you, with more to come.

And by the way, if certain Twitter people don't like what a star says about a comic book, or thinks that said star is not correct, please take that up with the star. I'm just the messenger...don't shoot me, please.

Leonard Nimoy on Star Trek and "The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins".

He laughed! He didn't slap me or use the Vulcan nerve grip! I love him.

Mya on Dancing with the Stars

She had beds brought into the studio so she doesn't need to leave.

Roberto Orci Talks KHAN, Sequel Plans and Easter Eggs

He suggested having Spock play Nirvana on the harp in the sequel.

Review of BAD LIEUTENANT: PORT OF CALL NEW ORLEANS

Dude has CRAZY eyes!

Lindelof on STAR TREK 2 in 2012 and LOST hints on Season 5 DVD

I have to wait until fucking 2012 to see the next STAR TREK? Frak!

Karl Urban talks STAR TREK and PRIEST

He swears that Priest vamps have fangs.

Eliza Dushku Doesn't Expect to Play in the DOLLHOUSE Again

Damn it, I'm just telling you what she said!

J.J. Abrams on STAR TREK, MI4 and Sequels

I'm the one that suggested Greg Grunberg as a red shirt...so if it happens, you have me to thank. ;)

Flash Forward's Sonya Walger, Slutty Game Pirates and Breast Physics

I'm happy to announce that I'm going to be doing some writing for AOL's Popeater.com! (My landlady, the cable company and AT&T are also rather pleased. It seems that bartering cows and tomatoes is no longer an acceptable payment practice.)



So, for my first post, I managed to score an interview with Sonya Walger, who plays Dr. Olivia Benford on Flash Forward. Are you guys watching this? I really, really hesitated. The last thing I wanted was to watch another show that requires cliff notes and someone geekier than me to explain it all...but I finally caved. Walger tells me whether or not she hesitated when asked to take on a "mystery show" after Lost, a sneak peek at Thursday's episode and whether or not she's like a glimpse into her future.


Click on the link to check out our interview.

Finally, I went trick or treating in Azeroth last night. Oh stop laughing. You can actually do that in World of Warcraft this week! The innkeepers can either give you a treat or turn you into something. The other day I was turned into a bat and a frog. Last night I got a candy bar. My buddy Chad got a pirate wand...he turned me into a slutty pirate with some serious cleavage. She looks something like this:



Seems like it might be a bit difficult to fight with those things. ;) I swear, there will be a post about video game breast physics in the near future. (Please note, I am NOT offended by boobs in video games anymore than I'm offended by guys with comically huge muscles. I just think it might be a little difficult to keep these things from falling out while fighting.)




I want to know what tape she's using to hold those things in!

Scream Awards: Best TV Show, Elijah Wood and Roids (Yep. I'm talking about Taylor Lautner)

Do any of you watch Vampire Diaries? I don't. I can't. I...just can't. Should I be? The cast just announced the nominees for Best TV Show.

Dexter, Lost, Battlestar Galactica, Terminator: The Sarah Conner Chronicles (So sad...I know it wasn't great, but I think it was mostly a casualty of the Friday Night Death Slot...seriously, why does anyone do anything for Fox anymore?) and True Blood.

I'm not revealing the winner though. I want to know what you guys think. And the director said that they're using the award as a prop for season 3. (That was a hint.) He also said that this was the, "Most fucked up awards show ever...and therefore the best." He thanked the source material...(hint, hint) And a seriously beautiful man just walked up to the mike. (Hint number 3...that could have been more than one man in the show.)

Elijah Wood (called the "best wingman from Lord of the Rings") just announced the nominees for Best Fantasy Movie. And here they are:

Up (I LOVE Kevin and Dugg! Squirrel!), Twilight, Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Watchmen, X-Men Origin: Wolverine. I think they set this up because they have to get their money's worth out of the 'roids. (I'm kidding. Don't sue me. He's adorable.) And they had some world premiere footage from New Moon.


See? Cute as a wolfie little button.

Here's what I saw: Lautner changing into a werewolf with behind-the-scenes footage of his harness work. And lots and lots of half naked wolves. Alright, this one may be a bit better. (Half naked guys usually work on me. Don't judge.) The footage was all pretty much werewolf stuff and short interviews, but it definitely got the biggest cheers of the night. In my interview with Kevin Smith, he made a big deal about how we shouldn't give shit to the Twilighters. They get actual girls into Comic Con. But all that does for me is make the line to the bathroom longer. What can I say? I'm selfish.



Spike TV's Scream Awards will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 27 (10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT)

Flash Forward...didn't I just go through this with Lost?

Is it weird that I can't follow Flash Forward? Maybe it's just that I don't want to bother anymore.

I jumped on the Lost bandwagon like everyone else. I had long, drawn out discussions about Battlestar Galactica. Hell, I just spent last night's dog walk discussing the concept of divinity vs. a being like "Q" from Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Someone's going to shove me in a locker.) I have no problem investing my time and energy in something really engaging.


But after years of trying to figure out why there was a damn polar bear wandering around the island, who's related to/sleeping with/wants to kill who, and why there was a pretty blond robot in the hot guy's head, I'm tired. After working all day, I want to sit down, have a glass of wine, play with the dog and the rabbit and zone out. If I really feel the need to concentrate on something, I'll whip out the laptop and kill demons in Outland. (Yes, I'm talking about World of Warcraft.) I don't want to spend my night checking Wikipedia to make sure I don't miss some miniscule fact that the entire show is going to pivot on 6 weeks from now.


My TV watching buddies.

Complex shows are fun to watch, if they're engaging. Mysteries are great if they're new. But Flash Forward is using exactly the same tactics as Lost, tiny facts that we'd better write down on whatever old receipt we have handy, because if we miss it now, we're going to have to call our TV-obsessed buddy down the street to explain why the little yellow piece of paper on the wall of Agent Mark Beford's flash forward predicted the end of the world or something.

Look, I'm not asking for a sitcom with a laugh track. I loved the maened mystery on True Blood, and trying to figure out if Team Eric is going to get their wish. I'm one of the few people (if ratings are to be believed) who is really interested in how Sierra got involved with the Dollhouse. I'm just saying, give it a rest. Wait a few seasons before you make me watch another show that requires note taking and homework. And for Q's sake ABC, there are more than 10 actors in the world. Stop recycling cast members. It's not helping me keep this all straight.

Check out this diagram from SCI FI Wire, explaining how Flash Forward and Lost are, well, pretty much the same thing.