Records, fandom, Jar Jar

We had 30,000 pagehits at Whedonesque.com yesterday, that's 10,000 more
than our last record. Big fandom brouhaha today, utterly tiresome. I'm
up to my neck in all things Whedon, so it is going to be very strange
to be pulled back into U2 fandom next week. Fortunately, the band has
been playing a few new songs in the set. With four gigs on our menu,
hopefully we'll catch most or all of those songs. Despite their tour
continuing, it's been quiet re: U2, it's the first and second legs that
get all the press. Now that they've returned to the States to play the
third leg, the pressure is off and they are under less scrutiny and can
relax a bit on stage. That makes for better shows for the jaded fan.



Anton Corbijn has an exhibition on in NYC next week, what wonderful timing of ze tall and famouz. He's doing a signing session too, so hopefully I can pick up a copy of his new 'Directors' DVD and get it signed.



I hope I can go see Serenity again in NYC, but am not sure if I can
talk anybody into going. It really is a fabulous movie that deserves to
be seen by a larger audience. I'm not sure how to entice them -
probably 'Imagine Star Wars with real actors, real dialogue and real
emotions. Without Jar Jar.' (It's better than the Lord of the Rings
trilogy too, and that's because Whedon writes more relevant stories
than Tolkien does. But I won't say that out loud. Oops, now I have.)