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19 thoughts on “we are all of us in the gutter … some of us are looking at the stars”

  1. Marc Boudreau says:
    31 July, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    Yeah my week on Twitter was almost the same

    0 New Followers
    0 New Favourites
    0 New Retweets

    Does that mean I’m unloved?….heh

    1. adambombtv says:
      31 July, 2013 at 12:32 pm

      *passes the tissues*

  2. adambombtv says:
    31 July, 2013 at 12:32 pm

    Hodor

  3. Christopher Jeske says:
    31 July, 2013 at 12:39 pm

    “All of us get lost in the darkness
    Dreamers learn to steer by the stars
    All of us do time in the gutter
    Dreamers turn to look at the cars”
    – Neil Peart
    “The Pass” from “Presto”

  4. Magnus von Tesla says:
    31 July, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    I hate to sound like a negative bastard, but it’s kind of disheartening to see how you tweet “Hodor. #hodor” and get over 2000 retweets; and others (yeah, like me), bust our asses to make a good comic, etc, and get like, 3 RTs. 🙂

    Yeah, 33 year old me wants 13 year old to have been Wesley more than 13 year old me wanted it.

  5. Tim Likarish says:
    31 July, 2013 at 12:50 pm

    @Marc Boudreau, just un(der)loved.

    1. Marc Boudreau says:
      31 July, 2013 at 7:49 pm

      I can live with that, heh.

      I’ve got a question for Wil though.
      I’m continuing to level up in geek and have started watching Enterprise but the intro music, holy shit, what the hell?! Enterprise stayed below my radar while on TV but seriously who chose the intro music? I sat through the whole run of TOS, TNG, and DS9 without getting the “nails on chalkboard” effect, third episode of this and I’m scrambling to find the remote to fast forward past the intro. #WTH? #GeekRant

      1. Wil says:
        31 July, 2013 at 8:22 pm

        How can I put this delicately?

        Um …

        Watch anything — anything, even Twilight — instead of Enterprise.

        1. Marc Boudreau says:
          31 July, 2013 at 8:32 pm

          Too funny.

          That bad, eh? Should I even attempt Voyager?

          1. musicchan says:
            1 August, 2013 at 12:34 pm

            I know I’m just some random person on the internet, but I thought Voyager was a lot better than Enterprise. The first two seasons were a little ‘eh’ sometimes and I felt like Janeway whispered way too much, but they hit a good stride later in the show’s run.

            I never got past the first season of Enterprise. It just never really clicked. That being said, I don’t’ remember the opening being BAD. It just didn’t feel like a Star Trek song.

      2. Kevin Seghetti says:
        1 August, 2013 at 1:33 pm

        The first few episodes of Enterprise are really, really bad. Overall the first season, and much of the second season, are just OK. Some character development, and a few good plots, but pretty much all bottle episodes. (although one thing I did like about the show was that things commonly ended without a full resolution, or a lousy resolution, instead of everything being great like most other Trek series).

        3rd season has a season long arc that is pretty good, and 4th season consisted of several 3-4 episiode mini arcs, which were pretty good.

        I also had given up on Enterprise when it premiered, especially after the gratuitous ‘decontamination gel’ scene, but years later watched it on the advice of a friend.

  6. Hey, It's Erica! says:
    31 July, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    I got re-tweeted one time and I thought I was on top of the world….

    *sigh*

  7. DevilDog8541 says:
    31 July, 2013 at 1:49 pm

    So with that Game of Thrones reminder, I am also reminded of aYouTube video I saw recently by “Axis of Awesome” (which they are) entitled, “Rage of Thrones” [www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLCOvZOh1o]

    And while I might be late to *that* particular party, having read and re-read the series numerous times, I can certainly empathize with the singer’s lament.

    Note: put down any beverages prior to watching and enjoy.

  8. Jon Woodland says:
    31 July, 2013 at 2:01 pm

    I sense a little bit of Rush’s The Pass in that title… 😉

    Just saw their Clockwork Angels show in Vancouver on Friday. Twas awesome as always.

  9. Cara Hart says:
    31 July, 2013 at 10:28 pm

    You did that. You made people love you. You seduced the internet, all by yourself. Good on ya, Wil.

  10. sdowney says:
    31 July, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Have you considered taping bacon to a household pet?

  11. greasykid1 says:
    1 August, 2013 at 4:36 am

    … M-O-O-N. That spells Hodor. 🙂

  12. Daniel Lustig says:
    1 August, 2013 at 5:50 am

    Aaaaaand now I’ve got to go listen to Presto again. THANKS A LOT WIL. 😉

  13. CrillFactor says:
    14 August, 2013 at 4:39 am

    so I’m the only one who thought of The Pretenders?

    anyone?

    (apologies to Oscar Wilde, who I didn’t even know was the original source)

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