Great News everyone!  Comedy Central have ordered 26 new episodes of Futurama!

Futurama is one of my favorite shows, and the movies only served to remind me how much I needed more.  Now that the show is coming back, I am as giddy as Zoidberg catching a wiff of the stench of anchovies.

My only hope is, they will not retool the show or make any major changes that will screw it up.  My fingers are crossed.

(via /Film)

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Throughout one’s life there arises nuisances that annoy and antagonize us like a fly at the dinner table.  The instinct is to swat that annoyance, rid it from our lives and return to whatever it is we are working on.  Though that is our instinct and the most immediate satisfying action, are there times when we should bear the annoyance and not swat the fly?

I love the scene in the book Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind when Richard and Kahlen are faced with the temptation to swat the Blood flies that were annoying them.  In this instance the annoyance was not only buzzing about them but they were even stinging and biting them.  The real danger they were in was if they attacked the small annoyance they would have gained the attention of a very dangerous and lethal predator a long tail Gar.

This scene is a great metaphor for our own lives and gives us the answer to the question: are there times when we should bear the annoyance and not swat the fly?  The lesson here is it’s sometimes wiser to tolerate the small annoyances because attacking the small stuff can make a situation much worse then it already is.  In other words as I’m told often “Don’t sweat the small stuff.”

There are many real life examples of when people should not have swatted at their small annoyances and because they did they ended up in much bigger trouble.  Watch politics for a moment and the examples flow.  Take for example the young couple on a date who couldn’t leave the fly alone and ended up spilling their drink over their plate and nice outfit, not to mention the embarrassment.   For me, recently, I lost an afternoon because I could not leave the small plumbing annoyance alone and because I messed with it I made a situation that was ignorable into a bigger situation that had to be fixed.

The next time you are faced with an annoyance, endure for at least a moment and seek the truth behind the situation.  Discern and ask yourself if I go after that small annoyance will it make the situation worse.  If not then swat away but heed the Seeker’s warning for if you swing at the wrong one a long tail Gar might just be waiting for you.

Get your copy of Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind here and enjoy.

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Entertainment Weekly has some amazingly exciting potential Dollhouse news:

Joss confirms to me exclusively that, well, he’s one step ahead of you. “If anybody thinks [bringing Summer onto Dollhouse] hasn’t occurred to me already then they have not met me,” he says. “I mentioned it to her before [SCC] was canceled. I was like, ‘You know, we should get you in the ‘house.’ But first we have to come up with something that works.” And casting her as a doll would not work, insists Whedon. “Summer would be perfect to play an active, but she’s done that [type of role] a lot,” he says. “I’d rather see her play someone who talks too much. The most fun I have is when I get somebody who’s good and comfortable at doing something, and then I make them do something else. Summer said to me, ‘I would like to play a normal girl before I die of extreme old age.’” Got any ideas? Head to the comments section (EW)!

Well, they do need a new November, and It would make sense that they would replace one female sleeper active with another (ahem, can you say River?).

I hope beyond hope that Summer will be in the new season.  Dollhouse is an amazing show, and the addition of Summer Glau would put it over the top!

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How much does it cost to get to London?

Actor and TV personality John Barrowman is to star in the West End stage production of La Cage aux Folles, according to his official website.

The Torchwood star will play drag queen Albin in the show at London’s Playhouse Theatre from 14 September (Gay Sci-Fi Nerds).

Really?  I hope a DVD comes out!  I would love to see this.

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How can dollhouse make me my best?  The other day was a particular difficult day.  My head was swarming with thoughts on work, family and life.  As thoughts go they were negative, pessimistic and petty.  It was a situation best defined as frustrated: to make ineffectual: bring to nothing.  That is when Dollhouse stepped in.

Suddenly I found my self sitting at a table with Echo.  Still tortured by my dark and debilitating thoughts she looked at me with child like innocence and asked:  Are you the best you can be?  She just sat studying me, waiting patiently for my answer.

What could I say?  The answer came to me within the blink of an eye.  The first and true answer was no.  Then my mind raced for a better answer to give.

A slew of excuses and nonsequiturs followed but none would placate nor be acceptable to Echo and I knew it. Anything other than a simple answer, that a Doll would understand, would result in more clarifying questions and confusion.  There I was, trapped, defeated in debate by a doll and her simple view to life.

I said “No, Echo, I was not being the best I could be.”  Something magical and amazing occurred next. She looked at me, smiled and told me “Then be your best.”

That’s it just be my best.  No complicated plan involving 12 improvement steps or some mystical path of personal social growth.  Just be my best.  Suddenly all of the possible options and worries over.  All of the thoughts over the should have could have would have that were making me ineffectual did not matter any more.  I was able to just be in the moment.

Next time when you are down, stressed, frustrated and don’t know where to go.  Pause for a moment close your eyes and imagine yourself sitting at a table in the tranquil Dollhouse with Echo sitting across you and have the conversation.  “Are you your best?”

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Updated in Clearing up the F.U.D. about Dollhouse.

WTF?!?

FOX have issued a press release for their May episodes which says episode 12 (”Omega”), airing in one months time, will be the finale of Dollhouse. That episode is written and directed by Firefly and Angel veteran Tim Minear (Dollverse).

“Omega” is the much anticipated episode of Dollhouse, where we will finally get to see Alpha for the first time, but it is not the finale!

“Epitaph One” is the filmed finale, also known as episode 13. Joss has said that the finale wrapped up the series in a similar fashion to Buffy season 1: Many questions answered and many more asked. Could this mean Fox has decided to give Dollhouse a second season and don’t want those questions answered?”Epitaph One” will be on DVD boxset… I will keep my eyes on this for further developments.  If you find anything, please add it in the comments.

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I am working on a series on the future of entertainment media: music, audiobooks, books, comics, movies, television series, and I am curious where you think everything is going.  Piracy, copyright, creative commons, user generated works, streaming, and online collaboration have changed the media landscape forever.

The old models for production, distribution, and monetizing entertainment media have been changed forever, and there is no clear path forward.  To make this series, I want to gather as many ideas as possible.  No one has the answer yet, but together, we can start moving in the right direction.

So what are you ideas, you can post them in the comments here, or email me your thoughts.  Is there someone you want us to try to get a comment from?  The best posts will be included in the series.  Let’s get the dialogue started!

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After 24 hours without power or heat, we have had our power restored. I have kept a diary of the Ice Storm and will post it on CEDorset.com later. We are very tired and warming up.

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There was a crocodile sighting in Massachusetts on December 9th 2009.  The police received two separate calls with reports of a Crocodile swimming in Fiske Pond.  They investigated both calls but found nothing.  They reassured the public that if a croc was in the water it would be lethargic due to the chilly temperatures.

This whole thing reminds me of the movie Lake Placid which was set deep in the Main woods.  It’s about a killer croc living in the lake eating people. It wasn’t a very good movie with a lot of unbelievable events in it like a crocodile leaping out of the water and pulling a helicopter down.  Actually the only shining moment was seeing Betty White cuss, I laughed so hard.

Now I may have to reconsider how unbelievable the premise actually is…

(via Cryptomundo)

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Here are some quick headlines for November 18th:

• You Can Be The Last Dalek! | dashPunk –
• The First Vampyre Tale, 1819 | dashPunk –
• boxee blog » a new bug fixing version is available for download – mac update ready to go
• DVD Releases: November 18th, 2008 | dashPunk –
• Eckhart goes from fighting Batman to battling aliens | Film | guardian.co.uk – meh
• Ben Stiller’s Little Fockers | /Film – If the get the complete cast back, I will see it
• Smallville Scribes Hired to Ruin Live-Action Robotech Movie | /Film – Not sure if I am interested or not.
• New Nutty In Development? – cool
• Topless Robot – “KANEDAAA!!!” “TRAAAVISSS!!!” “KANEDAA–Wait, Who?” – The Akira script is done for the live action Akira, maybe, meh
• Just to play along, and add a little fuel to the fire…. JMSNews – THis is a riddle from J. Michael Straczynski, i only hope I can solve it or he reveals the answer soon.
• Seth’s Blog: The Tribes Q&A ebook is here and it’s free – If you haven't read the book yet, this Q&A ia good place to start.
• DVICE: Audi Calamaro: Hottest flying car you’ve ever seen –
• Stan Lee and Olivia de Havilland Among National Medal of Arts Winners – washingtonpost.com –

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