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Wow!
(I'm always a little worried that I was the person who left the comment that broke wwdn).
Treat her like a lady, and she'll always bring you home.
In 2001, blogs were very new things. In fact, as much more time was spent arguing talking about what blogs even were, and where they fit into the media landscape than was spent actually, you know, writing in them. In fact, I don't even think the word "blogging" existed back then, and whenever it...
I hope you have fun. Sadly, I suspect my move to San Jose means no more PAX Prime for me. On the other hand, it probably also means SDCC is within reach.
Do you ever come to conventions in San Jose?
Here are my plans for PAX
Tomorrow, I'm heading up to Seattle for PAX Prime. This year, I hope to play a shitton of games, both of the Tabletop variety and the Video variety. To accomplish this noble goal, I'm not going to do a ton of signing like I've done in years past. If you're planning to attend, and want to do thin...
I'll take a stab at this...
It is your childhood fantasy to be the James Bond villain instead of James Bond. These roles bring out childlike joy in you and that makes the characters oh so entertaining for us.
Answering a FAQ: "Why do you play so many evil characters lately?"
Every actor has a particular type they can play well, for some reason or another. It doesn't necessarily have anything to do with who we are in real life, but it's just what we do well. Example: Travolta is amazing as the Lovable Loser. When he's in Welcome Back Kotter and Saturday Night Fever i...
The pictures you posted of the dogs interacting were so adorable.
And now is the time where I try to guess the dog's name.
I'm going to go with...
Phineas
Please meet the newest member of Team Wheaton
We were introduced last week at the Pasadena Humane Society, when Anne and I were there for a tour of the new facility WWdN readers helped raise the funds to build. We were standing in the lobby, talking about how much we love Seamus, when a worker walked in with this puppy. She had the exact ...
You look like the parent of the red-headed child.
in which I am an indirect contributor to Highlights for Children
In february, I wrote about the time that Anne and I discussed Highlights for Children at great length: "You know what I always hated about Highlights?" Anne said, "some idiot kid had always circled the hidden pictures." "Seriously!" I said, "fuck that kid, man. That kid's a dick." "And what kin...
Bah! Kids today...
I'm my day we'd have given up an arm and possibly a leg to go into space. Of course, NASA and the USAF would have disqualified you from being an astronaut if you were missing limbs, but we'd have done it anyway because we were kids and tended to be shortsighted (not near-sighted -- which will also get you off the launch list -- despite the fact that micro gravity tends to make your eyes go bad anyway).
Hey you space kids, get off my lawn!!!
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What's that you say?
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Oh, right. Nevermind.
A troubling realization
This comes to us from my son, Ryan Wheaton. Click it to embiggen: Click to Embiggen Footnote: If there was any question that love -- not biology -- makes a family, look no further than my son's delightfully twisted sense of humor, which I think I helped foster.
Congratulations, Wil. That is so cool.
One of my favorite pictures is me standing in front of the sign for the spacecraft assembly building.
Sadly, I hear JPL is not the place it once was.
...across the gulf of space...
Last week, I got to do one of the coolest things I've ever done in my life: I went to JPL in La Canada to record a video for the landing of Mars Curiosity on August 5. I have to believe that their first through eighth choices weren't available, because it's the only thing that makes sense, but s...
I've rejected about fifteen funny things to say in my head because none of them add anything. I think that means this is a perfect video.
Well done, sirs.
Where's Carl?
Earlier this year, Chandler Riggs and I were both at the Supanova convention in Australia. This is a short film we made together while we were there. Fun fact: you can follow Chandler on Twitter; he's a really awesome person.
When I found the 4th Doctor reference in the response, I was unable to resist.
When am I?
On Saturday, I texted my friend Molly: If you're here tomorrow, come over to my house for games and beer. She texted back: What time? Can Chris come? I replied: 6pm. Chris is always welcome at the Wheaton Secret Headquarters! Yesterday, while we were at my friend's house for his birthday dinner,...
*whisper* It's "Doctor" not "Dr.". It is a name, not a title.
(why are we whispering?)
When am I?
On Saturday, I texted my friend Molly: If you're here tomorrow, come over to my house for games and beer. She texted back: What time? Can Chris come? I replied: 6pm. Chris is always welcome at the Wheaton Secret Headquarters! Yesterday, while we were at my friend's house for his birthday dinner,...
"Number three, I'm standing on the shoulders of Chris Hardwick, which is always a nice place to be -- especially after he just had shoulder surgery."
FTFY.
I'm hosting Falling Skies: Second Watch
Two creators, one geek. Remember when I said I don't cancel convention appearances lightly, because I know how disappointing it is for the people who are attending. I assure you that this isn't a ploy to win a game of Mystic Warlords of Ka'a, or even a bowling match... this is just s...
Whoa!
Yes, I know that has been said, but it bears repeating.
Wil coming out of exile...
Winter is coming.
This is really obnoxious, TypePad
Oh, hey, look! It's time for another ranty rant about the Internet. I swear to FSM, I've become Grandpa Simpson. When TypePad was bought by an advertising company, we all knew the clock was ticking, and it would eventually be time to start looking for an alternative. To be honest, I'm surprised ...
I had this master plan that your would love "The 13 Clocks" and talk about it with Neil Gaiman and then you and he would hatch a plan for you to do an audiobook version of it.
Any chance my plan has come to fruition?
"you are hearing me talk"
I'm working on an audiobook -- actually, a series of five audiobooks -- for the next two weeks. I don't know if I can say what it is, but I think it's safe to reveal that it's a classic fantasy series from the 80s, and I'm actually quite surprised it isn't already available in audio. I really li...
My stress dreams usually involve college. Either there is some afternoon class that I keep forgetting to go to, or it is the end of the semester and I realize I haven't gone to class at all.
Recently I had a stress dream about going to Disneyland with my wife, daughter and mother and my wife and mother constantly insisting on doing tasks that would keep us from getting to the park. I've had that dream about three times now.
Then there was that one stress dream I had maybe 10 years ago where I was at your birthday party and I had to tell your friends that I only knew you from posting on your blog and they'd look at me with scorn and derision.
I'm pretty sure I've had non-stress dreams about being in the Star Trek universe. It is kind of sad to me that you'll probably never have a dream like that.
Dream casts a human shadow, when it occurs to him to do so.
Last night, while I slept, I found myself standing on the set of Next Generation. I was in my red ensign's uniform, and LeVar was in Geordi's gold engineering uniform. We were in Geordi's quarters, and the entire crew was waiting to roll the cameras on an important scene. But I had no idea why I...
I'm happy you got to experience that.
I also think it is very cool that they put you center stage with Patrick and Jonathan.
After twenty years, I finally got to say this.
A lot of incredible and wonderful things happened at the Calgary Expo this weekend, and when I'm not as exhausted I'll write about all of them. Until then, though, here is one of them that I really hope you'll spend 5 minutes watching: If you can't see the video, you can watch it right here a...
I see you chose the Lhite version.
Why are you saying it that way?
You aren't autographing the Cool Whip in the grocery aisle again, are you?
Why are you saying it that way?
Excellent!
I love it when a plan comes together.
A few pictures from Emerald City Comicon.
I had a fantastic time at Emerald City Comicon. Until I have time to get my thoughts together and share some of the more awesome things that happened, I want to share the following pictures that I took while I was there: A girl made me this T-shirt. I'm so geeked out about it, I'm going to ma...
Pics or it didn't happen.
A few pictures from Emerald City Comicon.
I had a fantastic time at Emerald City Comicon. Until I have time to get my thoughts together and share some of the more awesome things that happened, I want to share the following pictures that I took while I was there: A girl made me this T-shirt. I'm so geeked out about it, I'm going to ma...
I didn't get a picture, but I did see Darth Vader on a unicycle playing the bagpipes.
I saw you early on Friday and saw you still meeting and greeting nearly five hours later. I have no idea how you kept that up all weekend.
That's what she said.
In unrelated news, I did meet Anne on Sunday just as I was giving up on meeting her. Hi Anne. Hope you both had fun this weekend. I did.
A few pictures from Emerald City Comicon.
I had a fantastic time at Emerald City Comicon. Until I have time to get my thoughts together and share some of the more awesome things that happened, I want to share the following pictures that I took while I was there: A girl made me this T-shirt. I'm so geeked out about it, I'm going to ma...
S01E06 - When a virus from pirated OPC entertainment software infects the department computers, Robocop must download himself into the digital world to find and arrest the software pirate before OPC technicians arrive to sterilize the infected computers.
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
S01E05 - Robocop falls in love with a female cyborg sent back front the future to destroy the leader of the Occupy OPC movement. Will Robocop be able to upload her new understanding of love to the OPC mainframe before she is melted into slag at the local steel foundry?
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
Also: Hennimore!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbQ-0SX8ikM
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
S01E4 - OPC accounting decides that Robocop is using too much ammunition slaughtering innocents and recommend replacing his guns with non-lethal weaponry. An unlikely series of events results in Robocop performing magic tricks at a children's birthday party.
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
S01E02- After the unfortunate death of Sergeant Redshirt, OPC provides more funding for the Robocop project to reward the savings in the pension program. The department uses the bonus to throw a pizza party. Hilarity ensues when the pizza is delivered late and Robocop doesn't like the toppings. Cameo by Christopher Lloyd as the pizza delivery man.
If Robocop was a bad 80s sit-com
I am easily amused, so earlier today, when my brain said, "You know what would be funny? If there was a Robocop sit-com, where he was always screwing up. Every time he did something, the other officers would put their hands on their hips, cock their heads to one side, and do this sing-songy "Rob...
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