Oscar Nominations! I quite approve, and I am quite amused that I've only seen one of the 5 films nominated for Best Picture, and none of those nominated for "Best Director". I'm absolutely delighted (and not at all surprised) that "Ryan" was nominated for "Best Animated Short." I saw it at Siggraph, and it's amazing.

Tangentially related, here's a nifty article from the March 2005 "Total Film" (not a clue why a March issue would be out now, but who am I to question?) on the fabulousness of Serenity and the lameness of recent Sci-Fi.

Also, wasn't Bootstrap Bill supposed to be Orli's spitting image? (Though the fact we have a Bootstrap Bill -- unless we're talking flashbacks -- proves I was SO RIGHT and that BOOTSTRAP BILL LIVES! Because dude, he was left for dead after the curse was enacted. He couldn't die!) Okay, I'm done.