I'll agree that Randy Orton's kind of a stretch.

FCW: Tom Hardy is a horrific choice. As is Johnny Depp. Both good actors, Hardy couldn't pull it off, and Depp probably would pull it off too damn good

According to imdb;
"Names thrown out who were considered to play the Eleventh Doctor include James Nesbitt, Robert Carlyle, Bill Nighy (who expressed interest), David Walliams (who also expressed interest and came extremely close to being cast, but conflicts with Little Britain USA forced him to turn it down), Harry Lloyd, David Morrissey, Paterson Joseph, David Knijnenburg, Daniel Radcliffe, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Simm, Russell Tovey, Sean Pertwee, Russell Crowe and Randy Orton. "

So, you see, Bill Nighy has been a candidate.

For some strange reason, the ending of this says "To be continued". Why on earth does it do that, when it's obviously not being continued?

Well, one reason would be that we did shoot a good 3 more minutes that takes place right after the ending that didn't make it into the cut.

It could also be that said 3 minutes weren't up to par.

It could also be the fact that I lost all the files in a hard drive crash.

But mostly, it could just be because we hoped it'd take off a bit more, and spark some actual interest for a sequel.

Obviously, it's not a short film in need of a sequel, though. But we have been discussing going back to the idea of a series of shorts both leading up to this, and showing an aftermath. Will it be done? Perhaps. Retconning isn't our strong suite, and I personally don't know if I even want to. We had fun, and it would be equally so, but the ultimate point of the short was just the regeneration vfx test anyway.

Although, if any of you creative minds in here have any ideas that could be pulled off using a cast/crew consisting of up to 8 people, let me know, and we could have some fun together. Maybe even a collaborative process altogether.

The optical drive doesn't bother me that much. What bothers me the most about the new iMac is the lack of a microphone port. I know it's got a microphone built-in, but I've got a Sennheiser microphone and an Ibanez guitar I'd like to plug in there without having to purchase an audio card.
...Which I guess I'll have to either way to get good audio, but still. Wasn't always like that.
I also don't like that I can only afford a 21,5", meaning I won't be able to upgrade the RAM later on. I really can't afford shelling out the extra money for a 27".

But with my needs, a 21,5" will do. At least for now

Also, the deal with FCPX? I don't know. I haven't used it, so I really can't tell. I only know what I've read and heard about it. But when it comes down to things, I only ever really used an NLE to edit. Cutting, trimming and adding audio. I do all my color correction inside AE. Since I'm usually using premiere, I don't even have to export the video. I might have to with FCPX, but I'll work it out.

All in all, I'm happy with my decision to switch to mac again. I haven't owned one for 2 years, and back then it was leopard. I'll do just fine with Mountain Lion

Fuck yeah.

I hate it. It's like the Tru-motion/motionflow technology found in various HDTV sets. It looks completely and utterly horrid.

I leave for TWO damn days, and now everybody's Zarban? WTF is going on in here!

...Wait, am I Zarban too?

Ohcrap.

Yes, and there's the fact that Ethan Hunt is suddenly a goddamn superhero.

..No, that's not actually relevant.