Fabulous kudos for Alan Tudyk

Go, baby, go!

For Your Consideration: Alan Tudyk for Best Supporting Actor.

"It's quite possible that you never made it to Death at a Funeral this summer. You caught the preview, made a mental note to check it out, and then instead saw Superbad, which opened the same weekend, and forgot all about it. Our fear: What if Academy members did the same? Well, it'd be a shame, because it would mean they missed the worthy performance of Alan Tudyk.
You probably remember Tudyk as Wash from Firefly, or the E! network exec in Knocked Up who tells Katherine Heigl to "tighten," but the El Paso, Texas, native is even funnier as Death's anxious lawyer Simon Smith. Desperate to calm down before seeing his future father-in-law at the titular funeral, his character takes what he thinks is Valium but turns out to be a hallucinogenic cocktail created by his fiancée's brother. Similar scenarios have played out in countless uninspired stoner comedies (and typical Vulture workdays), but Tudyk pushes himself to be more than just a dude acting high. Sure, he marvels at the size of his hands and unspools a roll of toilet paper ("Join the others…" he encourages the squares until he sadly reaches the cardboard tube), but Tudyk skillfully translates his character's state of mind to his physical movements and facial expressions, shifting from anxiety to confusion to utter despair.
"[Director Frank Oz] made me do take after take," Tudyk explained to the Orlando Sentinel. "'Oh no, you're higher than that.'" (This probably explains how he ends up naked on the roof.) But even at his most absurd, Tudyk never seems to be overacting; instead, he's just giving the outlandish performance called for in the script, serving as an excellent foil for Matthew Macfayden's grieving straight man, while at the same time conveying concern and affection for the freaked-out fiancée. Yes, Tudyk's had practice with British farce — he took Hank Azaria's place as Lancelot in Broadway's Spamalot — but here, he steals his every scene. Academy, you've nominated a Texan playing a bewildered Brit before, and this side-splitting portrayal also deserves a nod. Alan Tudyk for Best Supporting Actor! (We just hope he doesn't show up in costume.)" —Lori Fradkin

EDIT: More kudos for the role.

Slight change...

in today's "To do" list.

I am removing the "laundry" option and instead replacing it with "drink eggnog with rum and watch Alan Tudyk movies".

Hee!!

One of Alan Tudyk's movies, Meet Market, is available for preorder on Amazon. I was delighted to find Alan featured on the cover.

And is it just me, or is he wearing a Firefly tshirt???
(The same shirt that Adam Baldwin is wearing here.)

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So cool!!! Is it possible for me to love him even more??

It's official

Between reading his blog on Myspace (he is a funny, funny guy--I love that!), seeing that picture of his cat kissing him on the lips, and now reading a couple interviews with him (plus, he's not hard to look at), I am now officially in love with Nathan Fillion.







Hmmm...too bad he doesn't have some kind of weekly tv show so that I can see him every week... Grr...argh!

Squeee!!!

Somebody buy me this!!!

Hee! Look what I got!

This is the picture I took of my actual pendant.
























But, Hell, I couldn't get a good picture, so here's the shot from the site I got it from.



Shiny!

Which Serenity character are you?

You scored as River Tam. The Fugitive. You are clever and dangerous, which is a nasty combination. The fact you are crazy too just adds to your charm. They did bad things to you, but you know their secrets. They will regret how they made you. River Tam 81% Zoe Alleyne Washburne 75% The Operative 69% Capt. Mal Reynolds 63% Simon Tam 38% Inara Serra 31% Hoban 'Wash' Washburne 31% Kaylee Frye 31% Shepherd Derrial Book 31% Jayne Cobb 19% Which Serenity character are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Oh, God, I'm having withdrawls!

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I've been feeling ok for the last few days, most of the week. I'm sure that's due to actually accomplishing something (ie: securing gainful employment). But yesterday there was a hint of downness. And today I've felt odd. Maybe anxious. Unable to concentrate. Unable to keep my brain still long enough to organize my thoughts. (Which might mean the same thing as 'unable to concentrate'.) I got very little done today. I thought maybe it was breathing paint fumes all day (they're painting the outside of the building.) Then I realized I haven't watched any Firefly in, like, two days. I must be jonesin.

I've just put on 'The Train Job'. Maybe I'll feel better soon.

*Insert maniacal laugh here*

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The boy's been running around the house singing, "burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me!"

Take my love, take my land,

take me where I cannot stand.

My God, how many times have I heard that song since Monday? Been going nuts with my new DVD set.

I still can't get the boy interested in the show, aside from a couple of funny parts. But he does love the theme song. :D

First I watched all the shows with the commentaries, except for Objects in Space, because I hadn't seen it yet. Then I watched Objects in Space. Then I watched Objects in Space with the commentary on. Then I found the Easter Egg with Adam Baldwin singing "Hero of Canton".
That was great. Then I just started watching random episodes. Next is Safe.

I can't get enough. I changed my computer wallpaper to the Serenity Chinese symbol, and I made a slide show screensaver of a bunch of Firefly screencaps.

No power in the 'verse can stop me!

Wow, my 100th post!

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Who'da thunk I'd have so much to say? (Granted, much of it is either rambling, pissing and moaning, or uncontrolled outbursts.)

My thoughts on the latest episode of Firefly, which I just saw for the first time. I don't know the name of the episode because I couldn't be arsed to look it up, but (I think) it's the second to last episode, and it's the one where Inara's friend from the whorehouse asks Inara for help when some ass wants to take the baby of one of her girls. SERENITY SPOILER INCLUDED, SO READ AT YOUR OWN RISK.

• Given that I've seen Serenity, the scene with Zoe and Wash talking about babies is now very, very sad.
• The exchange between Kaylee and Wash was funny: "Tell me I'm pretty..." Once, long ago, someone on the WD had this whole quote in their sig. I didn't get it at the time.
• Jayne not wanting to help them if he wasn't getting paid, then changing his mind -- VERY funny scene.
• Jayne wearing a nice shirt instead of his usual t-shirt -- all dressed up for them --was funny.
• Jayne...well, every scene he did was funny.
• Inara actually breaking down a bit when she found out about Mal and her friend was...I don't know how to describe it, but it touched me. She's a strong woman, but she still has her moment of weakness. Like us all, I guess.
• Found out I still can't listen to 'Amazing Grace' without bursting into tears.
• And again, since I've already seen Serenity, I was spared the shock of Inara announcing that she's leaving.