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Geek6 casts The Avengers…Joss style

Jason
Sunday
11:59 pm

Now that the dust has settled from the news going around that Joss Whedon is set to direct Marvel’s The Avengers, and that it is quite possible he will pulling rewrite duties on the movie and on the upcoming Captain America movie, let the speculation begin.

What speculation is that?

Why who would be the perfect Whedonverse people to cast of course. Now being honest with myself I think it is foregone conclusion that most casting here will be decided by the studio, not Joss himself. Heck I think most of the lead players in this game already have signed on the dotted line.

But in the end, Joss loves using his mates ..read more

SUITS! Updated

Christy
Monday
11:11 pm

Let’s all take a moment and thank Dr Horrible for making us aware of the singing and dancing abilities of Neil Patrick Harris.  Tonight’s episode of How I Met Your Mother made me happy.  What can I say, I love musicals.  I love that they are making a comeback through television via Glee and How I Met Your Mother.

I’m pretty sure the girl who plays Brittany in Glee is in the dance chorus, most noticeable during the end scene front right in a pink shirt.

I do find it amusing that Alyson Hannigan has been on multiple series that have required her to sing.  She does look ..read more

Geek Alums Sing FaLaLaLa Lifetime

Christy
Wednesday
1:06 pm

I have a confession.  I love Lifetime movies.  It’s the cheesy, know what’s going to happen, bad dialogue, mediocre acting style of fluff that I can’t say no to.  I’m even more addicted to Christmas Lifetime movies.  I just counted 11 nuggets of Christmas cheese on my DVR and already had to answer the question of “What did you do last night?” with “I watched A Boyfriend for Christmas.” Here’s what I’ve learned, there’s a surprising number of geek show alums in Lifetime’s Christmas lineup.  So, here’s the spray cheese digest for ..read more

The Geek6: Whedon’s B-List Elite

Jason
Tuesday
9:52 pm

I have kinda gone back and forth on trying to put together something like this. Given that the Whedonverse is so small and compact, with most of it laying in the Buffy/Angel realm, I didn’t know if I could lay down a solid list without it seemingly being confined to one ‘verse or the next.

So I did what any great, intelligent writer would do…ask other people to do it for him. So one hot and blustery August afternoon I made my way around the GeekSix offices, knocking on everyone’s door. And my simple question to each of them, “Who is your headliner out of the Whedonverse B-listers?”

After three days I ..read more