October 16
2009
Tonight: Joss and Felicia visit the Egyptian Theatre in LA.
They'll be having a "discussion" after screenings of
Dr. Horrible and
The Guild season two. The fun starts at 8:00 Pacific.
Who's going?
Jobo
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| tags: dr. horrible's sing-along blog, the guild, felicia day, joss whedon, discussion
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peacemonger | October 16, 16:08 CET
Jobo | October 16, 16:15 CET
We won't get there 'til 7:00-7:30p, so if there's a line out to Hoboken, well - we'll just sit in the back quietly and not make a fuss.
; >
We are looking forward to it, though. Maurissa has tweeted that she and Jed I believe) and Joss and Zack and Felicia will be there, so there's that, too.
We still don't know if Joss' evil twin Ross will be there, though.
QuoterGal | October 16, 16:41 CET
Can I sneak in here and say how exquisitely jealous I am of everyone who can attend this? We East Coasters don't get enough of these, imo.
Have a great time tonight, lucky people, and if you can, report back on what you learn...
phlebotinin | October 16, 17:07 CET
MadeToLoveJoss | October 16, 17:18 CET
bobw1o | October 16, 17:37 CET
peacemonger | October 16, 17:39 CET
I can't get over all the cool people who are showing up for this. I've turned bright green. Bright, glowy green.
phlebotinin | October 16, 18:31 CET
[ edited by Jobo on 2009-10-16 21:33 ]
Jobo | October 16, 21:34 CET
XanMan | October 16, 23:35 CET
Wish I was not thousands miles away *sad*
[ edited by Krusher on 2009-10-17 00:11 ]
Krusher | October 17, 00:12 CET
Joss
Felicia
peacemonger
Jobo
QuoterGal and Mr. QuoterGal
Maurissa and Jed
Zack
MadeToLoveJoss and bunch of friends
bobw1o
XanMan
Anonymous1 | October 17, 04:30 CET
Simon | October 17, 07:33 CET
Oh yeah, speaking of which: surprise! I was headed out, disappointed that I hadn't gotten to Joss in time, when who's hanging out in the aisles but Enver and Dichen! I guess they just came along because... yeah! So that was pretty awesome. Both of them, of course, incredibly nice. Then I started trying to leave again, when Maurissa appeared in the door I was trying to leave through! So we chatted, she talked about how she was really excited about the upcoming Dollhouse episode, etc. She was really sweet. At the end of the night I was waiting on the street for my ride--which I think made me look like I was just camping out to watch all the guests leave, so oops--and she walked past, remembered me and said bye. It was very nice of her.
The Q&A was pretty entertaining. No real news news, except that there's apparently going to be a reprinting of the book The Toy Collector with an introduction by none other than Joss Whedon! I recorded the whole Q&A, but I haven't listened to see how it sounds yet. If it's audible, I'll type up a transcript for y'all ASAP. A really really fun time for someone who has never done this kind of thing before, though (I went to Comic-Con, but didn't come close to meeting any of these superb people).
[ edited by Jobo on 2009-10-17 08:26 ]
Jobo | October 17, 08:25 CET
XanMan | October 17, 08:54 CET
Lady Brick | October 17, 08:59 CET
As Lady Brick mentioned, it wasn't really a sing-along, and folks didn't holler out the lines much, either. To be honest, I've been in enough sing/shout-alongs, and I enjoyed getting to watch & hear it all without a lotta noise. It felt somehow more like a showing, and that seemed to work out just fine.
Guild Season Two: as we know, superb, and they showed Date My Avatar as well. Doc Horrible: marvelous, as expected. It always makes me cry, and this night was no exception. All were well-received by an appreciative audience.
Q & A: Jed Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, Zack Whedon, Joss Whedon, Felicia Day, Vincent Caso, Sean Becker (I think), and Sandeep Parikh.
Also seen (watching & very sweetly letting folks take photos with them): Enver Gjokaj and Dichen Lachmen. (There may have been others, too - it was dark - and I also saw a very handsome man with them, I thought.)
No-shows: Ross, Hinky, Dopey, Jazz and Merriweather Whedon
First, the news:
The Cabin in the Woods - delayed for 3D, as we knew. It was studio's idea, not Drew's nor Joss'. They would like it to come out as soon as possible, and they are sorry we have to wait 11 months to see it. 3D is what the kids are watching these days, so most horror movies are doing it. It will still be good 11 months from now, Joss assures us.
Nothing else was really news, as in reportage-worthy (except Joss' The Toy Collector intro, as mentioned by Jobo above) but all of it was delightful - I loved seeing these talented people all together.
I can't do it in chron order, so I'll just note 'em as they come to me. The Guild & Doc folks were together for one big Q & A at the end.
It was moderated by the American Cinematheque guy, whose name escapes me - he was pretty good, with only a mild tendency to ramble. ; >
First off, Joss mentioned that he would rather not be there answering questions. It was said lightly, but you knew there were things he preferred doing to this Spanish Inquisition. ; > He was his usual listening & quick self, though.
The moderator asked for Doc Horrible origin stories & they were given. Felicia's gaming addiction, writing her pilot, etc. Joss' being inspired by The Guild (he also mentioned it was cool to see it all in one go tonight, instead of episodically) and the WGA strike down time, as well as their determination to do something outside the system. At one point, the moderator asked if they'd any advice for folks to make something similar, and Joss said it helped to be able to tap your talented family. Nonetheless, his belief still stands that people with the drive & talent should get together with or without funds & connections and see what they can do. Sandeep talked (at some point) about how for the first season, they'd relied on fannish donations - and both Felicia and Sandeep were appreciative of the many volunteers they'd had helping them. They were thrilled when they could get more crew positions filled (like when they got a gaffer) and when they could start to pay people.
The Guild folks were asked about how they got together, and they mentioned their shared improv experiences. Sandeep noted that his part was written for him 'specially - 'cause of his ability to play amusing impish folks - and Victor mentioned that he'd had to audition, but no doubt he was better than those other two that went up for it. They all talked about their lack of gaming background - except for Felicia - but mentioned that Jeff Lewis/"Vork" had since gotten into it - that Vork had become Vork.
Felicia was likened by a questioner to Preston Sturges re: her ability to write snappy dialogue. Naturally, she did not hate that comparison. (I thought of Howard Hawks, but refrained from shouting that out. Which was nice.) They asked if it was all written, or more improv'd. She answered that most of it is written - though they do improv as actors, most of the dialogue is written. The moderator asked something about writing for short hops (as opposed to, I think, stuff like Duck Soup?) Anyway, longer stuff. She says since it goes by so fast, she hopes/figures that if anything isn't deathless prose, there'll be something else coming along immediately after.
Joss et al. were asked if there would be a Doctor Horrible Two. Joss said yes - as we knew - & that they have some stuff - including songs - written. Joss was asked if he would spill its name, as he has mentioned that he already has one. He declined, teasing it for a hot minute, but offered "Doctor Horrible Two: The Heretic" in its place. Another faux title was mentioned ("Electric Bugaloo"? And something else?) and Joss mentioned they were most of them pretty busy working on Dollhouse which elicited some applause.
Someone who got all obsessive-y about logos - it might have been me ; > - asked about the Bad Horse logo she stubbornly insists against all reason & evidence to the contrary she can see appearing through the semi-translucent letterhead here, appearing to be a horseshoe & some other shapes. She was offered The Bad Horse seal and the Evil League Of Evil logo (designed by Jed) in turn, but she insisted there was something Bad Horsey on the letter itself. They finally said she would probably be sorely disappointed - that they had most likely just used some piece of paper. (I still stick to my own theory - because I'm noted for my stubbornity - but whoever(s) did the signage/graphics/props would be the next folks to talk to.)
There was a woman who got up and asked Joss et al. a question, but she had a small sleeping child in her arms, and I kept thinking that it looked like she was offering up her child to them for a ritual sacrifice, so I forgot to listen to what she was asking, and what they answered. I begs yer pardon.
Joss et al were asked what Doc Horrible was edited on. Joss said that Lisa Lassek was in the audience, and she could field that one - though I'm pretty sure he was giving her a (well-deserved) moment - 'cause sure he knew they used Avid. He said he did, he knew all sorts of fancy tech=y stuff.
Joss et al were asked when "Commentary: The Musical" soundtrack would be out on hardcopy, and Jed said he should be home editing that now. But Joss said the delay was his fault, since he'd said wouldn't it be cool to have a nifty cover and couldn't they all get together and have a photoshoot, etc. He said now at this point he just thinks they should slap some goggles on the cover & call it done.
Jed & Joss were asked about their songwriting process. Jed starts with music, hopes lyrics will start to come as he messes with music, and then calls Joss. ; > Joss starts with a phrase and works from that direction.
At several points, Maurissa was told how much we all like her singing and her acting, etc., and asked when we could look forward to seeing more of her work. She was kinda shy about it, but thought she might be in Doctor Horrible Two (Electric Bugaloo), and wondered if she might get an actual character name this time. There was some stray talk about her being Asian in reference to her Commentary song, but I forget just what.
A man mentioned how much he liked Firefly, and how did Joss write stuff that affected him so much? Joss was a little embarrassed and mentioned that fact. We moved on.
Someone asked Joss (and I think et al.) if they would try and save Heroes. Zack said that nothing could save Heroes. (Though I think Bryan Fuller at least helped it.)
Someone asked about Joss et al. testing various ways to monetize Doc Horrible (DVD, iTunes, hulu, etc.) and Joss said there were other ways that they'd hadn't tried yet. iTunes was lucrative, as was the DVD - and hulu to a (very much) lesser extent.
The Guild folks were asked what it was like seeing The Guild with an audience - Sandeep said it wasn't his first time, but it was the first time he'd seen it with Doctor Horrible, and that he hadn't seen the Doc on the big screen 'til tonight, and it was so much more revealing on the big screen. Somehow that morphed into how he'd like to sleep with each and every one of us in the audience, and someone (and I think it might've been me again) hollered out that we did the weird stuff. People may or may not have laughed. I may or may not have turned red and hit my face in A's shoulder, which is what I am wont to do in such cases, which are not infrequent. (If it was me, which I am now beginning to doubt.)
My camera is just the iPhone camera, which takes crappy photos especially inside and at night with poor lighting. This is the best of what I got, really.
Okay - that's all she wrote. The fat lady has sung. And apparently I have to go change my name to LogoGal. ; > I have mostly paraphrased the above since I didn't get quotes - no living things were harmed in the making of this report, and I only made up like half of it.
(If I remember more, I'll add it here, unless the mods are sick of this long post, for which I wouldn't blame them. Much.)
And Happy Birthday to WHEDONesquer jcs. Enjoy your morning cheesecake.
QuoterGal | October 17, 11:04 CET
Cheers for that QG, I especially enjoyed the made up half ;).
(and happy birthday jcs, have a good 'un ;)
Saje | October 17, 11:45 CET
bubblecat | October 17, 11:47 CET
I think you got most of the important bits, though I don't actually remember Joss mentioning he'd rather not bet there.
For what it's worth, I laughed when someone (who might've been you) said, "We do the weird stuff!"
Also, happy birthday, jcs. And happy birthday, XanMan, who might or might not be me, but is.
XanMan | October 17, 12:39 CET
NotaViking | October 17, 14:47 CET
And happy Birthday jcs and XanMan.
Lioness | October 17, 15:16 CET
As for the recording, there are some muffled bits (pretty much all the stuff I didn't manage to hear when I was actually watching it) but for the most part it sounds transcribe-able. So I'm working on it.
Jobo | October 17, 16:52 CET
whyiwatch | October 17, 17:04 CET
silvius | October 17, 17:24 CET
embers | October 17, 17:43 CET
(and thanks guys for the b-day wishes & happy day XanMan :-)
jcs | October 17, 17:52 CET
Sounds a really fun night. Strangely, what most leaps out at me at the moment is that Enver is an identical twin. I wonder if his twin is an actor, too.
[ edited by phlebotinin on 2009-10-17 17:59 ]
phlebotinin | October 17, 17:58 CET
" Someone asked Joss (and I think et al.) if they would try and save Heroes. Zack said that nothing could save Heroes. (Though I think Bryan Fuller at least helped it.)"
Heh, there was a time when I wished some of the Mutant Enemy writers would've gone over to Heroes to help it, but at this point I don't think it's worth the time of anyone of that calibre. I thought Bryan Fuller helped it too in the second half of Season 3 (and I'm surprised to see he's still in the credits as a Consulting Producer, even though he isn't writing for it again after everyone thought he was sticking with Season 4 to further steer things back in a workable direction). There are elements of Season 4 I'm enjoying. It's far better than the trainwreck that was the first half of Season 3. Peter is likeable again, and an actual character, instead of just a plot device/special effects action prop.
"Somehow that morphed into how he'd like to sleep with each and every one of us in the audience, and someone (and I think it might've been me again) hollered out that we did the weird stuff."
Okay, you win. You sooo win. Totally worth the embarrassment you suffered immediately following.
Kris | October 17, 18:20 CET
The One True b!X | October 17, 18:33 CET
I watched Mike's video tidbits, and the sound is really surprisingly great - definitely worth listening to the five short clips he's posted. And you can hear that rude woman hollering out her "we do the weird stuff" crack, so, um, there's that, too.
I've remembered another question (in addition to the ones Mike snagged that I'd forgotten) - someone - I think maybe the moderator - asked the Doc folks what it was like as a family working together, and they (Zack and maybe Jed, too>) said that they fought when they worked together as kids, and they fought now and it worked out just fine.
Both Jed and Zack remembered being in little movies that Joss directed when they were young - they started shooting them when Jed was eight, making 'em up until Zack was eight. They spilled a couple of the titles, which I'm sincerely hoping the XanMan got for his transcript, because they were cherce. (One was something like "Terrible Guy"? "The Yucky Man"? Nope, it's gone - I ain't got it. And Joss played a Doctor Somebody in another - I so can't retrieve that one.)
Looking forward to seeing that transcript - but I know how long that can take, and how much work - so thanks for giving it a shot.
QuoterGal | October 17, 20:56 CET
Anonymous1 | October 17, 21:03 CET
And thank you all for the birthday wishes.
XanMan | October 17, 21:30 CET
Who is "Stupid Man" er, I mean "Stupid Woman" now?! ; >
QuoterGal | October 17, 22:11 CET
Everyone else - Just so we're clear, I swear I'm not overtly racist. That was just a callback to, um... Whedons said it first!
XanMan | October 17, 22:33 CET
Marsia | October 18, 04:40 CET
alexreager | October 18, 05:55 CET
And Birthday Salutations to XanMan and jcs!
missb | October 18, 13:32 CET
Thank you, JoBo, Xanman and LadyBrick! (Happy Post-Birthdays, Xanman and JCS!)
Pointy | October 18, 14:54 CET
On the bright side (maybe), I had purchased three tickets. I knew I couldn't get them refunded, but I made sure to call the Egyptian to tell them I wasn't coming, so they could release the tickets to someone who wanted them. Did any of you guys end up with my tickets? That would make me feel MUCH better.
drnotsobad | October 18, 18:16 CET
Shapenew | October 19, 06:18 CET
'Yes, hes seen it,' Joss said when asked if Sondheim had watched Dr. Horrible. 'He said it was very nice. I had no follow-up questions.'
QuoterGal | October 19, 21:00 CET