57 thoughts on “it’s a festivus miracle”

1. I just saw this over at The Mary Sue… THIS is why we keep our nerdy friends year after year after year. I’ll be seeing my old Control Data office companion from 32 years ago soon. So, is it going up on top of this year’s tree?
   

2. I love how excited you are when you realize what the gift is. Your joy is infectious, as this clip totally made me smile.

3. That was just super awesome. There’s something special about getting a link back to your past, and I’m really happy for you 🙂
   Say Hi to Noel The Christmas Walrus for me 🙂

4. Now I’m all verklempt!

5. Aaaw, now that’s the reaction we all hope for when we think we’ve found the perfect gift for a loved one!
   That’s a FAB clip!
   And it’s a really touching gift actually, with the shared history, that’s really sweet.

6. Who else now wants a Noel the Christmas Walrus Oven Mitt/Trea Topper?

7. The moment around :56 when light dawns is pretty damn special. In other news Chris Hardwick and Wil Wheaton were roommates. This probably exposes me as a Wil Wheaton trivia lightweight but my mind is blown.

8. Dude, that is awesome!

9. Ok, that is adorable. And sweet. And awwww!

10. That much pure excitement is truly beautiful. Hubs and I both teared up a bit just seeing how happy you were. Thanks for sharing.

11. SO MUCH AWWWWW!

12. I have to go to my parents for Christmas, and they do not have BBC america…. I am the saddest sad girl in all the land. I wonder if I can upgrade their service just for while I”m there?

13. This is almost as good as your reaction when Jonathan coulton and Paul & Storm serenaded you. 🙂

14. OMG I cried at this!

15. Aww… it’s a Saturnalia miracle! 😀

16. That was so great! Sincerity makes everything awesome.

17. I’m not crying, theres just something in my eyes… both of them.

18. I was there!
    It was honestly one of the most touching things I’ve seen in a long time.

19. So do you ALWAYS carry a d12 in your pocket, for just such an occasion?

20. This was really sweet. And Chris Hardwick is such a cutie.

21. I think we need a Noel the Christmas Walrus children’s book.

22. That was the perfect way to start my day. The look on your face was priceless as realization dawned.

23. That is just totally cute!

24. That was very heart warming…thank you for sharing! 🙂

25. I can’t believe I just teared up in my office! Not that I’m not hard at work, because I absolutely am. Very hard indeed. Still, it’s lovely to see sentiment that’s authentic rather than sickening. Thanks for the share.

26. I’m not huge on christmas…actually was going to start celebrating Festivus this year 🙂 Got the pole and the list of grievances, but this aww, this moment made me smile. Thanks for sharing it. 🙂

27. Aw… this makes me well up! That is what the whole season is all about! Happy Christmas to you and your family and thank you for sharing, I can’t wait to see the whole special on TV! 🙂

28. Seriously made me smile like a nerd. Where did the cardboard wings and halo go?

29. hooray for nerdy boys! this clip is the one that drove me to finally comment on this here fine blog. 😉 you are adorable. THAT is the kind of response i like to get when i give a gift. thoroughly enjoyed it…

30. Wholeheartedly agreed!

31. Wow, this caught on fast… A chocolate Noel the Christmas Walrus, at Wal-Mart. I would never have understood the significance. https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2402773112287.2111268.1339888302&type=1&l=f2af5f937d

32. so, can someone please tell me what he says starting at second 49?

33. Your reaction is very genuine and very cool, Wil. That was a pleasure to watch. Thanks for sharing with us. 🙂

34. I agree 110%

35. Wil says “Karen Gillan’s underpants?!?!”, then Chris goes into the history of the gift.

36. Yes, Wil, please tell us if you were able to convince Anne to put it on top of your tree 🙂

37. thanks for clearing that up. though it was funnier when i thought he said “karen goat’s underpants”…

38. sniff…smile…more sniff… May everyone have a moment of jubilance like that one, if not for the holiday, sometime in 2012.

39. (Totally an aside…) I love it that a guy with the moniker “TheTubaGeek” is responding to a note from a guy playing a trombone (and a geeky pBone at that!).

40. That was the sweetest clip I’ve seen in a very long time. Thank you so much for sharing. Hope you, Anne and the boys have a very Merry Christmas.

41. I almost always have some kind of gaming die in my pocket, because I never know when I'm going to need it.
    It's dangerous to go alone!

42. Lol! And a gaming die is much better than a crappy wooden sword. 🙂

43. I love the moment you realize exactly what the gift is. That is priceless and I can tell you were totally surprised. Not even you are that good of an actor. I would have to agree with a previous commenter in saying, “Your joy is infectious”. That kind of gift is what the holidays are all about. Spending time with friends and family and really appreciating them. Thanks for sharing this and I will be watching Mr. Hardwick on December 24th on BBC America. I used to help him edit his website way back when it was an mere infant. I just love how things have taken off for him. Anyways, I can’t wait to see that whole program.
    Happy Holidays Wil

44. You know what’s a REAL Festivus miracle? iMAME on the iPad and iPhone. http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/21/imame-emulation-app-hits-the-app-store-humanity-cheers-in-uniso/ Catch the fever. And now, for the feats of strength…

45. Wil That was awesome! ‘karen Gillan’s underpants!’ I can’t tell you how proud I am of you for becoming such a Doctor Who aficianado nerd! Also how jealous I am of you for taking part in the Matt Smith and Karen Gillan panel at Comicon! Perhaps, maybe one day the Grand Moffat will find a role for you in our most favorite of nerdiest TV shows.
    Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
    Julian

46. My entire family has rescheduled our Christmas Eve party to accommodate this show! …And not just because Grandma has Nathan Fillion on her ‘List’…

47. This reminds me of the year we put a halo and wings on a Troi action figure and made her our tree angel. 🙂

48. And this, everyone, is definitely a story we want to know more about in a blog post. The lesson at the end of the post would easily be this: always remember that the friends who are just like you are the friends to surprise you the most. While other people may give you gifts that say “I appreciate you”, those friends will give you gifts that say “there is no way to improve perfection like you, so here’s something to remind you of our journey to this point.”
    Seriously, Wil, I half expected you to start crying for real on national cable TV, and the audience would have cheered harder for you.

49. Sweet. Those are the best kinds of gifts, aren’t they?

50. Dude, that was awesome. I share a close friendship with another guy where we had a similar exchange. Though the monetary vaue may be minimal, the emotional value was priceless, and a great reminder of why we have remained friends through the years. Though we only talk once or twice a year at most these days, we can still evoke that bond of friendship with such random surprises when we do get together. Thanks for the heartwarming clip that shows how certain, inane things can breach time and distance to remind another how much it’s meant to have them in our lives.

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