What’s In It For Doogie Howser? -- an analysis of Joss Whedon's experiment in an alternative development/distribution model with Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

It may not be the kind of bucks he could make from writing and directing a feature film, but very few feature films make millions of bucks in profit (and bear in mind that Whedon’s own feature films haven’t actually done so well, his rabid fan base notwithstanding). The Internet freemium model may be just what Dr. Horrible ordered to enable him to connect with his fans, get the artistic freedom he needs, and sustain himself in a business sense with a niche fan base.

Fourteen Passive-Aggressive Appetizers:

2. Vegetarian friends? Try veggie rumaki: wrap a strip of imitation bacon around a water chestnut, spear with a toothpick, and broil—but instead of imitation bacon use real bacon, and instead of a water chestnut use veal.

That must make it hard for Jess to hang out with Jess, then...

this may truthfully be the nerdiest song we've written

Jess doesn't hang out with people who refer to themselves in the third person. Plus, I'm in Tanzania!

Anyone want to join Paras on a pseudo-impromptu trip to Hinton/Jasper for two-ish days during August long weekend?

Sounds like last saturday! That's right I didn't give a f*&k that whole day!

Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long:

Why such a long training time?
Batman can't really afford to lose. Losing means death—or at least not being able to be Batman anymore. But another benchmark is having enough skill and experience to defend himself without killing anyone. Because that's part of his credo. It would be much easier to fight somebody if you could incapacitate them with extreme force. Punching somebody in the throat could be a lethal blow. That's pretty easy to do.

But if you're thinking about something that doesn't result in lethal force, that's more tricky. It's really hard for people to get their heads around, I think. To be that good, to not actually lethally injure anyone, requires an extremely high level of skill that would take maybe 15 to 18 years to accumulate.

11 hours left to watch...