Wil Wheaton's Blog, page 146
July 21, 2010
A Little Summer Reading
Yesterday on Twitter, I joked: "Trying to read a book about Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle, but whenever I look for it, it moves."
It's wonderful, and I highly recommend it. It's one of those rare books about physics and science that is entirely accessible to people who aren't total math nerds (like me.)
While I'm talking about books, I thought I was recently...
one small step for man
Ken Levine, on the anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing:
I honestly don't remember whether we saw video or just heard audio
when Neil Armstrong made his historic first step. You'd think that
would be indelibly imprinted in my brain but it's not. I've seen the
video so many times since but that first time – I just can't tell ya.What I do know is this: 450 million people around the world heard it.
And they heard it at the same time. For the first time in history the
entire planet...
Colin Ferguson and me, on acting
This was filmed by one of the producers, near the end of a very, very long day on the set of Eureka:
We're obviously having fun and being silly, but there is an element of truth to what we said: we have a good time when we bring these characters to life, but it really does require a great deal of focus and dedication. One of the reasons I loved working on Eureka so much was the cast and crew's ability to have fun and stay relaxed, while remaining focused and working hard to make the very...
If you could ask the cast and creators of Big Bang Theory anything, what would it be?
This Friday, I'm moderating the Big Bang Theory panel at Comic-con. The entire cast will be in attendance, as well as series creators Bill Prady and Chuck Lorre. We only have an hour, which always goes by faster than we think, so I'm going to start out with a handful of my own questions before I invite questions from the audience.
While preparing my questions, I've talked to some friends of mine who are fans of the show, and I also thought that I had a unique opportunity to reach out to a...
July 20, 2010
The w00tstockSD and comic-con 2010 FAQ
In just about 48 hours, I head down to San Diego for w00tstock and Comic-con. Here is my effort to answer questions about both:
w00tstock
Q: Are tickets available?
A: Yes. You can get them from Ticketbastard, or from the box office.
Q: Ticketbastard says there aren't any seats! Do I have to stand for the whole show?
A: No. Ticketbastard is stupid. This is a seated show, for your comfort.
Q: Ticketbastard says the show is sold out!
A: Yeah. Ticketbastard is fucking stupid, an evil...
The Guild Season Four - Episodes 1 and 2
Season four of The Guild is underway.
Here's episode one:
Video: Season 4 - Episode 1 - Epic Guilt
And here is episode two:
Video: Episode 2: Strange Allies
I wish I could say more about these, but I'm afraid all of my stories and memories are spoilers (or spoiler-adjacent), so I'll just say: I'm incredibly proud of the work we all did this season. Felicia wrote a fantastic script, and everyone in the cast and crew rose to the occasion. I think fans of The Guild are going to love Season...
July 19, 2010
to make something, where nothing was before
"Come float with me in the pool," Anne said.
"I have to write something, first. It should only take a few minutes."
"Okay." She kicked her feet and drifted away.
It was early in the morning, and already over one hundred degrees. A light breeze did nothing to alleviate the heat, but I didn't mind. You don't go to the desert in July on purpose if you want to stay cool.
I opened my notebook and turned to a blank page. A pang of disappointment flashed through me when I only had to turn a few pages...
July 18, 2010
in place of a title, imagine the sound of a howling wolf
I'm going to be traveling like crazy for the next several weeks, so last week Anne and I took a couple days off to have a quick two day getaway. We went out to this hotel in the desert that we like, and spent about 36 hours sitting by the pool, doing a whole lot of nothing. It was glorious.
The thing about driving out to the desert is that you spend a fair amount of time on the Interstate, where truck stops are as abundant as country and mariachi music on the radio. The thing about going...
July 13, 2010
marshmallow meeps and an 8-bit wwdn coat of arms
Yesterday, the final two T-shirts in the first round of my collaborations with Jinx were released.
First up, Marshmallow Meeps!
Like Rules Lawyers, this idea amused me greatly, and I was shocked to discover that someone hadn't done this already. Maybe it's too small a slice of overlap in the Venn Diagram, but I think it'll be pretty popular with the people who get it. I couldn't come up with a description for this, so Jinx did this, which I think is appropriately cute:
Always in...
July 12, 2010
code kansas
After being away for much of the last month, I finally got to have a date with Anne on Saturday night.
We made dinner together (seriously, that's one of life's great, simple pleasures) and then watched Black Dynamite from Netflix on our Roku.
The original plan was to watch Forbidden Zone on DVD (remember those?) but I stupidly bought the color version, and I wanted Anne to see it in glorious black and white, so we went to the on-demand section of Netflix to find something that would entertain, ...
