Description: Join us with author/actress Amber Benson for a guest vlog, chat and contest at http://bittenbybooks.com/. She will also be talking about her newest release Cat’s Claw.

She is also giving away some AMAZING prizes to several lucky contest entrants.

Prize 1: A personal phone call from Amber where you get to ask her your own 5 questions about Cat’s Claw and the writing process! Open to readers worldwide.

Prize 2: A full read and critique of someone’s unpublished manuscript! Open to readers worldwide done via email.

Prize 3: Five copies of Cat’s Claw – Open to readers with addresses in the US and Canada.

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and get 25 entries to the contest when you show up on the day of the event. If you don’t show up and mention your RSVP AND ask a question, you won’t be entered into the contest.

Check out her website here and get your questions ready for her event.
http://amberbensonwrotethis.blogspot.com/

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According to EW.com, Neil Patrick Harris has landed roles in two films.  He will be occupying the role of a father in the indie comedy Best co-starring the incredible Amy Sedaris.  NPH will also have a supposting role in Beastly a modern take on Beauty and the Beast.  The film will also star Alex Pettyfer, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Vanessa Hudgens.

Mr. Whedon has told Michael Ausiello that he has been coveting Summer Glau for Dollhouse for some time. “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.” He went on to say, “Summer would be perfect to play an active, but she’s done that [type of role] a lot.” And, “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.” (Oh, Joss, you evil, evil thing, you.) And Summer has told Joss, “I would like to play a normal girl before I die of extreme old age.” LOL!

So, yeah, now that T:SCC has been given the ‘ol boot to the head, will we see our mei mei in the ‘house?

“Riikka” mentioned in the comments of the Ausiello piece that he/she would like to see Summer play twins. One on the outside, searching for the one on the inside. That would give Summer the opportunity to play her patented quiet crazy girl role we love so much while making with the talky talk as a nosey sister looking for her twin.

I’d say the best way to cast Summer in Dollhouse is to cast her in a dual role. Say there are identical twins; one has everything and a generally good life, while the other gets in way over her head and joins the Dollhouse. To her twin, it’s like she’s completely disappeared, and there are eventually mistakes where one is thought to be the other. When the non-active twin realises what’s been done to her sister, she also wants to take down the Dollhouse, perhaps even to the point of trading places with her sister to try and infiltrate the secret base.

So, what’s your dream role for Summer on Dollhouse?

The link above will take you to the full article about Joss Whedon’s comments about the previously reported Buffy movie.  Joss has not been approached to help with the film as far as we know.  Whedon’s comment: “I hope it’s cool.”  The author ponders the meaning of the four word comment and expresses outrage of the possibility of a Buffy film without Whedon being involved.  Sound off in the comments section!

Now if everyone did what Seth Green says, our recession might have gone a bit better.

Source

Alyson Hannigan (this is her personal Twitter account)- alydenisof

Amber Benson (personal Twitter account)- amber_benson

Adam Busch (his personal Twitter)- adambusch

Tom Lenk (his personal Twitter)- tomlenk

Beatnik Turtle (official Twitter for the band)- beatnikturtle

Clare Kramer (personal Twitter)- ClareBerry

Seth Green (Well,  actually it’s the Robot Chicken account, but I think he tweets sometimes)- cyborgturkey

Doctor Horrible (Joss has tweeted from this account once)- drhorrible

Felicia Day (personal Twitter)- feliciaday

Jewel Staite (personal Twitter)- JewelStaite

Kal Penn (personal Twitter) Kal_Penn

Miracle Laurie (personal Twitter)- miraclelaurie

Nathan Fillion (personal Twitter)- NathanFillion

Nicholas Brendan (this is his website’s Twitter, but they post updates about what Nick is doing)- NicholasBrendon

These are the ones I’m aware of.  If you know of any more,  post them in the comments below.

Check out all the info here.

So what do you think Joss’d readers?  What is your favorite quote from Serenity?  Firefly?  Who is your favorite character?

Dollverse has the exclusive on this one!

There will be a NUMBERED special edition DVD boxset which will include a note from Joss. Only available at San Diego ComicCon.

Holy moly, Batman! Another reason I’m glad to be an attendee this year! Weeeeee!

I could not find a clip of the Land O Lakes commercial, so I found an amusing clip of Dagney Kerr performing some poetry and doing some interpretive dance.  It is funny.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1Sh3HoYeow

Most possibly the best acceptance speech in the history of mankind.

Or Fy Sy kind.

According to The Late Late Show website, Nathan Fillion is scheduled to be on the show May 6th. If you’re going to be in LA, you’ll want to be there! If you go, come back here and tell us all the details!

“Greg the Bunny” is a brown bunny puppet… er, Fabricated-American, who first broke into showbiz on a NY cable access show called “Junktape”. His charm and wit caught the attention of the Independent Film Channel, who gave him his own show, “The Greg the Bunny Show”, where he and fellow puppets introduced various movies and parodied films.

Eventually, in 2002, those wily execs over at FOX gave Greg his own sitcom and paired him with Seth Green, who played Greg’s roommate, Jimmy. In the FOX show, “Greg the Bunny”, the premise is that puppets live side-by-side with people, though albeit as second-class citizens. Greg gets the chance to live out his lifelong dream of acting on public access children’s television show, “Sweetknuckle Junction”. Jimmy’s dad Gil, played by the incredible Eugene Levy, is the producer of the struggling kid’s show, and Greg’s naïveté helps give it new life.

“Sweetknuckle Junction” is hosted by Junction Jack (Bob Gunton) and Dottie (Dina Waters), and is home to many puppet characters. Amongst the puppet cast are Warren Demontague, aka Warren the Ape, Tardy the Turtle, Susan the Monster, Rochester Rabbit, and my favorite, Count Blah, the has-been vampire. Behind the camera there’s Jimmy and Gil, but also Alison, played by Sarah Silverman, as one of the studio execs.

The core of the sitcom is Greg and how he deals with his fellow fabricated-Americans, especially Warren, who is a classically-trained thespian forced to work on a kid’s show to make a living, and is often upstaged by the new kid, Greg. Jimmy’s friendship with Greg is also very important, because this helps us cement the idea that puppets are people, too. Count Blah really steals the show, not just because he is a caricature of Sesame Street’s Count, but because he delivers some great material.

Tragically, the FOX series “Greg the Bunny” was cut short in its first season and suffered from having the episodes played out of order. (Where have we heard that before?) Moreover, it suffered from the studio not knowing what to do with the show. It is evident from the writing that there was a sharp edge to the material, but the studio dumbed it down for the masses.

Eventually, Greg, Warren, and Count Blah made their way back to the IFC for a couple years, irreverently lampooning great cinema, uncensored and unfettered. You can find the FOX series on DVD, as well as two DVDs featuring a collection of shorts from the IFC years. You can also find some videos still online. I highly recommend watching them all, especially if you become a fan of Count Blah like I have. If what you really want is to see Seth Green having a lot of fun, the FOX series DVD will be a winner for you.

David Boreanaz talks about Booth as a character and a spoiler for the end of this season.

Sorry if you’re not in the US and can’t see Hulu clips.

(If you remember Neil Patrick Harris has appeared on Family Guy – playing Barney in 2007).

Tabz at PJ Harsma Book Signing (photo by danregal)

Tabz at the PJ Haarsma book signing at Barnes & Noble on April 18, 2009. Nathan Fillion and Alan Tudyk were there to show support for PJ and Kids Need to Read.

If you haven’t yet picked the Softwire series by PJ Haarsma, check it out. Or if you have a reluctant reader in the pre-teen to teen age range.

It was great to get books and Firefly items signed by the guys and nice to know a part of the proceeds went for such a great cause!

If you’d like to help out KNTR go to pjhaarsma.com download the coupon and take it into any Barnes and Noble and Barnes and Noble will donate up to 25% of your purchase on your behalf to the Kids Need to Read Foundation. Good from now till April 24th, 2009.

Also check out danregal’s photos of the event!