TableTop - Elder Sign

What do you get when you mix Wil Wheaton, Felicia Day, and H.P. Lovecraft? An episode of TableTop that has three of my favorite things!

Check out TableTop Season 1 Episode 11:

... Now I really need to pick up a copy of Elder Sign. The game looks just confusing enough for me to get super interested in and have no one to play with v.v

Also -- first recording of The Podcast is a Lie tonight, look for it soon! And tell your friends, damn it!

Geek & Sundry: I've been missing out!

I'm bad at YouTube. I follow a few channels, but I never seem to find time to watch videos that don't involve short clips of cats being adorable. This morning, thanks to Pinterest, I noticed that Felicia Day tried out parkour. I enjoy Felicia Day and I think parkour/free running is awesome -- what could go wrong? As a video, nothing! It was a lot of fun to watch.

Then I realized there was a ton more content. Yes, this was all realized today. I really don't keep up to date with web videos and I don't even follow too many blogs. I have the same issue with podcasts -- I get recommendations all the time, but when it comes down to it, I find my attention pulled to writing, reading, or playing a video game.

Well, this is my public apology for not being supportive of the channel Geek & Sundry until now. It is a channel that is all about the things I love from some amazing people, including, but in no way limited to, Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton. My unfamiliarity with the rest of the creators will be something I rectify ASAP!

Why am I posting about this? Because I'm going to make an effort to catch up on all the previous content on G&S AND keep current with new things, and I'll be posting a weekly favorites section where I link (and probably rave about) a video I thought was amazing and no one should miss out on (as I have been). This weeks is going to Felicia Day's parkour/free running adventure:


Also, I've been inspired. In college, a group of friends and I used to play RISK almost every night. When I moved to NY a few years ago, that stopped. Whelp, I'm planning on moving back to MA soon. This Summer would be the earliest. I'm hoping I can get my friends together regularly when I'm up there and I'd like to incorporate a Game Night series where I tape my friends and I playing different games (or just RISK, if that's all they're interested in) and work it into a feature on here.

If that sounds a bit dull or stupid... bear with me! This just came to me this morning!

Alright, now I'm going to get back to work...

Note: If I'm missing more wonderful channels on YouTube, let me know! The Nerd is always looking to increase his nerdy level.

Friday at the Movies - Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

This weekend I will be travelling to and from MA, so I don't suspect I'll have much time for writing or watching movies. That being said, I just watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog again and figured I'd do a short post about it.


First, it's amazing. I do not like musicals (or, really, music in general), but I really enjoy the songs in these webisodes and the story throughout. The main actors, Neil Patrick Harris (Dr. Horrible), Felicia Day (Penny), and Nathan Fillion (Captain Hammer) are phenomenal and can all sing MUCH better than I'd have given them credit for.

While he doesn't sing, Simon Helberg (Howard in Big Bang Theory) is also in a few scenes as Moist, Dr. Horrible's friend (and henchman/sidekick? It's not touched on much). The series was written by Joss Whedon, his two brothers, and his sister-in-law. So it has credentials all across the board.

A very short description: It is a tragicomedy in which Dr. Horrible video blogs about his attempts to simultaneously join the Evil League of Evil and win the girl of his dreams, while being thwarted on both fronts by his arch-nemesis, Captain Hammer.

The three webisodes combined are only 42 minutes long, which in my opinion is the worst part about it -- I wish they were much, much longer. Fortunately, the sequel is being worked on. I've seen conflicting reports as to how far along it is, but I understand that the actors are all busy with their careers and the original was made during the Writer's Strike, so there is some holdup there.

You can see the entire "mini-series" on Netflix or on YouTube (linked below):
Act 1
Act 2
Act 3

Also, someone made an 8-Bit "Video Game" version of the movie:
Act 1 Part 1 (link to rest in video's description)


I had the soundtrack playing in my office all day yesterday -- it was a good day.

Other works you should look into for:

Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother (Netflix)

Felicia Day - The Guild (Netflix/YouTube)

Nathan Fillion - Firefly (Netflix - if you don't already own it, which you should)