Wil Wheaton's Blog, page 154
March 2, 2010
The 8-bit Bang Theory
My friend Rich, who writes and draws Diesel Sweeties, occasionally gives me wonderful gifts, like that awesome 8-bit drawing of me in the infamous clown sweater that sits on what would be my blog's masthead, if blogs had mastheads.
When I got home from working on The Big Bang Theory yesterday, this was waiting for me:
Today's my last day on this episode, which seemed to fly by much faster than the last one. I'm so excited for the audience to watch the taping tonight, because I know how...
February 27, 2010
in which we are bound to the land, and the land is bound to us
I'm recovering HP and mana today by constructing a Vampire/Artifact deck for Magic: The Gathering. While opening boosters earlier, I came across a card in Zendikar called Landbind Ritual. It's a sorcery card that gives you two life for each plains card you control, and it has one of the most beautiful flavor texts I've ever read:
"Honor this place, for our children's children will stand here and speak these same words again." - Ayli, Kamsa cleric.
I would love it if this card was handed out...
February 25, 2010
The Cooper-Hofstadter Coffee Table Proof
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As I walked from the comic shop set down to the bowling alley set today, I passed the set for Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, which is in the center of the stage. I gawked at it the way you do when you're a fan of the show and can't believe you're actually close enough to actually walk through it, and my eyes fell on the coffee table. I saw a lot of things that could have been on my own coffee table, so I decided to ...
The Cooper-Hofstadter Coffee Table Proof
(Image by me. Click to embiggen. Please link to this post if you reuse it.)
As I walked from the comic shop set down to the bowling alley set today, I passed the set for Leonard and Sheldon's apartment, which is in the center of the stage. I gawked at it the way you do when you're a fan of the show and can't believe you're actually close enough to actually walk through it, and my eyes fell on the coffee table. I saw a lot of things that could have been on my own coffee table, so I decided to...
Notes on the Wheaton Recurrence - Day Two
Bill Prady revealed the title of this episode on Twitter earlier today, so I guess that means I can also reveal it, and perhaps explain why I nearly required medical attention when I opened up the script and saw it.
So it was another awesome day on the set of The Big Bang Theory. We rehearsed the show again this morning, and then we had our first run through for the producers after lunch. This first run through can be really stressful for some actors (including a rookie version of me) because ...
February 24, 2010
no mee maws were harmed in the writing of this post
Walking into the stage this morning felt very different than last time. I knew where to go, I knew who to look for, and my stomach butterflies were pure excitement, without the nerves I had during The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary.
From the moment I parked my car, I felt like I'd come back ... well, not home, exactly, but back to camp, or back to school, I guess. There's a story about that on today's Radio Free Burrito 23, which I just released; it's only 12 minutes long, and I think you...
The Who's Baba O'Reily, played using only items from Think Geek.
I watched this while trying to drink my coffee this morning.
I say "trying" because I just sat here with my mouth hanging open until the whole thing was over. This is pure brilliance.
Anyway, it seems appropriate to share this as I'm going out the door to start work on The Big Bang Theory:
(Seen on Reddit )
February 22, 2010
this post brought to you by wil's lizard brain
You know about the Blue Car Syndrome, right? It says that when you buy a blue car, you suddenly start seeing blue cars everywhere. It doesn't mean that there are actually more blue cars than before, it just means that you're more aware of them.
About a month ago, I read something about The Lizard Brain. It suggested that humans have this part of our psyche that is so risk-averse, so focused on survival, it will actively work to prevent you from doing something you think is risky - even...
February 20, 2010
Your Saturday Moment of Zen.
I don't like to work on the weekends if I can help it, but I'm doing Big Bang Theory all next week, and this keynote isn't going to write itself while I'm off being Evil Wil Wheaton, so here I am.
When I write something, especially something this important, I spend most of my time letting ideas incubate and grow (which to an outside observer looks an awful lot like I'm goofing off) broken up by intense periods of writing a few hundred words at a time, staying as many steps ahead of the...
February 19, 2010
Evil Wil Wheaton returns to The Big Bang Theory
Well, it's official. Evil Wil Wheaton is going back to The Big Bang Theory!
Geeks everywhere will be happy hear that Star Trek star Wil Wheaton will be returning to hang out with TV's hippest nerds on The Big Bang Theory.
"We were very excited when Wil Wheaton appeared as Sheldon's nemesis, and right now we're looking to see if he can come back to give Sheldon an opportunity to settle the score," Executive Producer and Co Creator Bill Prady announced to TV Guide...
