1) I see that as a SF fan with a blog, I am contractually obligated to say something about Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. Enh. It's well-done, but I'm not that much of a Whedon fanboy, and the hapless villain conceit isn't enough to get past the fact that I don't really like musicals.
2) The Watchmen trailer is, indeed, quite pretty, though in the manner of trailers these days, it's edited in such a way that you can't tell what the hell is going on. They've got the look down, though.
3) If you were subpoenaed in Texas, why on Earth would they sequester you in Memphis?
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