Edmonton Browncoats “Hero of Canton” flash mob

Even in the depths of a snowy Canadian early spring, our good friends, the Alberta Browncoats, show that you just can’t keep a fan flash mob down.  Enjoy!

Wendy

SDCC 2012: more “Firefly” interviews

Our BDHs have been busy yesterday.

Following the panel and the press conference, they stopped by the SDCC Entertainment Weekly booth for another interview.  Unfortunately, I’m not computer literate enough to figure out how the video can be extracted (sorry), so you’ll just have to go to the website (here) and scroll to the bottom of the page.

Also Zachary Levi has once again opened the Nerd HQ with panels and talks to raise money for Operation Smile.  The Nathan Fillion talk with added Adam Baldwin is online at break.com, but you can watch it here:

Live From Nerd HQ: Nathan Fillion | Break.com.

Wendy

SDCC 2012: “Firefly” press conference

Of course, there’s more!!

 

thecinemasource.com posted the entire “Firefly” press conference on YouTube:

 

 

SDCC 2012: The “Firefly” 10th Anniversary Reunion Panel hosted by The Science Channel

This is one of those times when all the superlatives available to me all seem either too twee or just isn’t the right one.  Personally, I am completely overwhelmed by the emotion of the whole panel from half way across the planet.  It was beyond wonderful to see everyone together again and those who couldn’t attend were keenly missed.

Cliqueclack.com were very near the front and posted the entire panel on their website and due to it’s length, this is the link: 
http://clak.us/t3c7r

If you don’t mind a little farther away and want to watch via YouTube, then below is courtesy of TFAW.com:

Wendy

Nerd HQ July 2011: Adam Baldwin, Nathan Fillion & Jewel Staite

For those of us who could not be in San Diego for Comic Con or Nerd HQ this year, here is the the Conversation with Nathan Fillion with added Adam Baldwin and Jewel Staite:

Wendy

BDH’s at San Diego Comic Con 2011

We are pleased to present some of what, personally, I think are fabulous pics of our BDHs at SDCC 2011 courtesy of the Twitter feeds of Eddie McClintock, Adam Baldwin and Wil Wheaton:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wendy

Just Another Periodical Update …

Know what, I’m going to stop apologising – we’re all busy, right?  We all understand the score, right?

During the past couple of days, the US main TV networks have been announcing their renewals, pick ups and cancellations, so what does that mean for our BDH’s?

As followers of Nathan Fillion’s work and “Castle” fans (“Castillions”) are aware, ABC made the decision to renewal “Castle” for a fifth series in January.  Midweek, last week, Michael Ausiello from Entertainment Weekly, tweeted that it looked like NBC had decided to renew “Chuck” and this was confirmed within forty-eight hours by the network.  They also announced that they were picking up “Playboy”, a drama set around the Chicago Playboy Club in the 60′s in which Sean Maher starred in the pilot and according to Nikki Finke’s “Deadline Hollywood” website, he signed for a recurring role.  Followers of Sean’s Twitter feed (@Sean_M_Maher) will have read that he shot his scenes in Chicago, but no word on whether the show will remain there or relocate back to Los Angeles as “Castle” did.  By Friday, ABC had announced that it was cancelling “V”.

From a Browncoat perspective, the big recent news has come from the California Browncoats regarding their CSTS 2011 screening on 25 June.  In case you have missed this (WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?!), not only are Amanda Sullivan and Jessica Neuwirth flying in from Equality Now’s main New York office to thank Browncoats for all our efforts fundraising on their behalf, but Joss Whedon is taking a quick break from shooting “THE AVENGERS” to also make an appearance at the event.  Tickets are selling quickly, but if you can be there and move quickly enough, you can find all details on the California Browncoats website.

Lastly, UK Nathan Fillions fans?  Still not seen the funny (and-still-stands-up-better-than-”Friends”) show “Two Guys And A Girl” co-starring Ryan Reynolds?  Check for listings for the 5* channel, ‘cos they’re repeating it now.  Why this show is still not available on DVD is a complete mystery to me!

Wendy

So, yeah, sorta off the radar

Yes, it’s been a while; so where have we all been?  The summer is always a busy time for Odile as she is a teacher and the end of the UK school year is when we in the UK sit state education examinations and Odile is amongst the small army of teachers who mark the papers, etc. Andrew and I started new roles within our respective workplaces and for both of us that is meaning new responsibilities and – for the time being – longer working hours.  And of course, if you have been keeping up to date with the show and also follow us on Twitter, you will also know that I had surgery a couple of months ago.

During my recovery and slightly before it, I spoke with Andrew Slack of The Harry Potter Alliance about the wonderful fundraising work that the Harry Potter fandom does and how fandoms can work together for charity fundraising.  It’s a great conversation and I’m sorry that we have sat on it for so long, but it happened during the start of CSTS and we felt it best to focus on CSTS.  Then I was able to speak with Mark James for all the latest on his fan film, “Bellflower” and finally, I spoke with Troy and Laura about their ongoing, “Into The Black” film.  All of those will be coming up this month and into September.

We held our CSTS Affiliate screening on 10 July where we were one of the lucky ones to also see the rough cut “Redemption”.  It was a glorious day and I’d like to take this opportunity to thank Odile for throwing open her house of this and thanks to everyone who attended.  It was great to see you all.  One of the highlights of the day, was being able to hook up with Mike Dougherty and Heather Fagin from their table at the convention they were attending in the States!  Huge thanks to Mike and Heather for doing that – Skype, we salute you!

What’s next?  Wendy is attending DragonCon next month, so is looking forward to seeing all The Signal team (yes Kari, Crunchies!), attending the “Redemption” premiere on Saturday night, seeing our friends at QMx, the Saturday parade and all fellow Browncoats – so, if you are wearing something “Firefly”/”SERENITY” related, I may stop you for a chat.  If you are attending D*C, be sure to listen to our next show as we will have a fabulous announcement regarding the Saturday night Whedonverse track Shindig.

Other news:

Massive Events’s “HalloWhedon” convention in the UK announced the addition of Jewel Staite to their guest list.  If you wish to learn more about this event, please visit their website here.  Always pleased to have her in the UK.

Alan Tudyk has a role in the next “TRANSFORMERS” film currently in production.  In a recent chat with the “From Hollywood With Luv” blog, Alan spoke about his character in the film and also another production he is in called “Beautiful Boy” with Maria Bello and Michael Sheen and you can read that here.  And if you have yet to view the “DALE AND TUCKER VS EVIL” trailer – what the heck are you waiting for?!

If you were amongst the 120k (give or take a couple …) attending 2010′s San Diego Comic Con, then you were positively falling over our BDH’s!  Nathan Fillion was part of the panel for James Gunn’s “SUPER” and “Castle” panels, inadvertently signed up for a sequel during an interview, signed at the SoCal Browncoats table along with P J Haarsma and also found time to gatecrash the Joss Whedon Experience Q & A.  Ron Glass, along with “Firefly” scribes Jose Molina and Jane Espenson signed at the QMx table.  Adam Baldwin formed part of the “Chuck” panel along with his fellow cast members, Morena Baccarin was there for “V” and Summer Glau was tubthumping her new series, “The Cape”.  And of course, our Great Bird of the Verse, Joss Whedon was in attendance hosting his very own “Experience”, forming a double-act with J J Abrams for the EW’s “Visionaries” panel and finally confirming what must have become one of the worst kept “secrets” in Hollywood, that he was directing the upcoming “AVENGERS”. PHEW!

I spent the day at London’s very own comic con at Earl’s Court on 18 July and amongst the tables and dealers, found Cooler Walls really taking my attention, bumped into old friends Steve and Naomi at the Firefly Store who are still going strong!

As many of you are also aware, Nathan Fillion has also been part of the ongoing “Read” campaign for the American Libraries Association which you can read about here and also buy the poster here for $16.

Lastly, if the sound of a Pete Carpenter/Mike Post tv theme brings a smile of fond memories, then this is for you!  About six or so weeks ago, the lads over at i09.com had some time on their hands and, as everyone knows idle minds are the Devil’s playground, but on this occasion produced something totally fabulous – a rejigged 80′s style “Firefly” credit title sequence complete with Carpenter/Post-style theme.

Right, we’re recording today, so time to sign off.

Wendy

Little Damn Hero autographed by Adam Baldwin

A Serenity Little Damn Heroes #3 – Jayne “Thrilling Heroics” Animated Maquette, signed by Adam Baldwin, and a copy of “Done the Impossible,” hosted by Adam Baldwin, are being auctioned off for charity.  All proceeds from this auction will benefit Mr. Baldwin’s charity of choice, The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. Formed in 1995 by former Marines and law enforcement personnel, The Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation’s mission is to encourage the spiritual, moral, intellectual and physical development of children through education.

“Thrilling Heroics” is the third in Quantum Mechanix Inc.’s hit series of Serenity Little Damn Heroes limited-edition animated maquettes.  Standing 4.5 inches tall, the Jayne maquette is cast in resin, hand-painted and comes holding Jayne’s very favorite gun, Vera, and wearing the cunning hat knit by his ma as well as the Blue Sun t-shirt what got River so riled.  This maquette is number 751 of an edition of just 1,000 individually-numbered statues.

“Done the Impossible” is a documentary about the rise, fall, rebirth of the cult TV show “Firefly,” as told from the perspective of the fans who helped save it.  The DVD also features interviews with the cast, crew and dozens of fans, including: Alan Tudyk, Christina Hendricks, Christopher Buchanan, Geoffrey Mandel, Greg Edmonson, Jewel Staite, Joss Whedon, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Loni Peristere, Margaret Weis, Mary Parent, Morena Baccarin, Nathan Fillion, Orson Scott Card, Rafael Feldman, Ron Glass, Tim Minear, Tracy Hickman, and Yan Feldman.

Winner of the auction will receive both items as well as a short video message from Adam Baldwin himself.

D’you want to own these babies?

D’you want to feel good ‘cos you’ve help a charity?

Then you’ve only one thing to do, clink on this link and bid!

Good luck!

Bonne chance!

“Chuck”!!

Courtesy of my overnight (GMT) headlines email from Variety brings forth the fabulous news that “Chuck” has had another 6 episodes added to it’s renewal order from NBC.

The second series has almost finished in Blighty and it has been great to see the show grow.  For those of you not in the know, Yvonne Strahovski has been added to the guest lineup at Starfury’s “T2″ convention in 2010 where she joins returning guests Zach Levi and Adam Baldwin.

Twitter followers of Nathan Fillion could not have missed him confirming his “Firefly” Easter egg on the recent “Vampire Weekend” episode of “Castle”.  Wish I could tell you what I thought of the episode, but then I’d be incriminating myself …  Also if you haven’t found it yet, “Castle” has a fan podcast called “Castlecast” and it’s available via iTunes.

Ending on a slightly highbrow note, in another Twitter message yesterday, Nathan also confirmed that he will be attending Martin Firrell’s “HE R O” on 6th November in London.  The work will be on show to the public 4th to 11th November (UK’s Rememberance Day) at the Guards Chapel, Birdcage Walk in Central London.  You can find out more information from the work’s website – we have a link on the right.