When Vampire Bill and Angel came out together I nearly bit my hand off I was so surprised. But what's with the knowing look David Boreanaz? You are Angel, and you will always be Angel. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but I'd love to see what you guys come up with as a caption for this photograph. What would these two have to say to one another?

Another great little moment from the Emmy's was Michael Emerson winning for Lost, and then going up on stage and creeping us all the hell out. He really is Ben, isn't he? I knew it.

Kristin Chenoweth won for the cruelly canceled series Pushing Daisies, but we already talked about that still her acceptance speech was terrific.

And finally fellow nerd and "I'm A PC" John Hodgman's narrations throughout the evening almost made up for the fact that Battlestar Galactica was completely forgotten in every drama category besides directing, for Daybreak 2, which they didn't win. Still Hodgman's introductory riffs was the icing on the cake....

"If Michael Emerson weren't on television right now, he would be in New York City, having a fancy cocktail with me. That is, until S. Epatha Merkerson walked into the room, then he'd blow me off. That's a true story." -On Michael Emerson's victory in the Best Supporting Actor, Drama category

Read more Hodgemanisms over at NY Magazine.

Talking about the comedian and writer's surprise appearance on last week's episode, Moore said:

John's a friend of ours, and a friend of mine and my wife, and we've known him for a few years now. Of course, he has his own very successful career and John was a fan of the show. It was, we really wanted to find something for him to do [on the show]. I think we almost had a role for him to do, I think it was some point last season, I want to say... And then that fell through for scheduling reasons or whatever. And then this [role as Anders' surgeon] came up, and I think it was Jane's... I think it was [producer] Jane Espenson's idea to tap him for this role and I jumped on it, and thought it would be great to have him in this small [role] because it's such a fun little beat as the brain surgeon... Sort of give him just a... taste of something comedic in all of this.

Also mentioned in the podcast commentary: Cavil will play a large part in The Plan, the final BSG TV Movie, which will shed some more light on his behind-the-scenes machinations against the final five cylons, and "Daniel," the newly revealed eighth cylon isn't necessarily important to the remainder of Galactica, but may be part of spin-off Caprica.

Battlestar Galactica Commentary Podcast [Scifi.com]

Not content with guest-starring in an upcoming episode of Battlestar Galactica, Hodgman is also reinventing our fund of knowledge about the universe, including settling the crucial question: are mole men the new hoboes? He has a whole section of the book dealing with crypto-zoology, addressing all the weird creatures that you might or might not encounter out there. The "Hidden World" chapter also has a very handy guide to alien-spotting, including Hodgman's own personal experiences looking for flying saucers.

After reading this book, I am seeing the world in a whole new, somewhat puce-colored, light. Apparently, if you went to Yale, you are supposed to exchange a whole greeting formula in which you reference the Ancient Supercomputer at the bottom of the world (the one which you operate with the golden punch-cards). And Yale grads who belong to a particular secret society watch over this time-lost Supercomputer until the end of time... which is coming. Also on the computer tip, Hodgman has some ideas about how to use his fantastic, unspeakable wealth to make computers no longer desire the destruction of the human race. (He also has some exciting new designs for the next generation of space station.)

Also, Hodgman explains how he assembled his fantastic wealth, and it apparently involved working with some of the best experts in every field and then surreptitiously collecting their DNA. "It's not legal to say 'genetic experimentation,' but let's just say within seven years, I had assembled a crack team of physically and mentally perfect assistants, NONE OF WHOM HAD ANY GENITALS."

What other author will have the courage to tell you the truth about Napoleon's conquest of the Moon in the late 1790s? What other author will explain how to tell the difference between a good spleen and an evil spleen? Science has been letting us down, which is probably the reason it got so fictional in the first place. Thank goodness we have an actual expert to sort us out.

John Hodgman image by Erik Charlton.

One question remains. What caused the precipitous drop in his "good evening" right at the end of last year?

So we can be expecting naked Hodgman any day now. I, for one, welcome our naked Hodgman overlord. Also, I'm looking forward to his new book, More Information Than You Require.

John Hodgman, More Information than You Need [via BoingBoing]

Let the speculation begin.

Image Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, Moscow

It's by Giulio Romano, an Italian painter of the late Renaissance. Titled "The Battle of Zama," it shows the Romans defeating Hannibal in Tunisia. The palette is too bright for it to be a perfect match with the "Monclair" of the First Cylon War, but the graphic organization, with the banners, the mayhem, and the three distinct vertical masses in the background, are similar.

Of course, the dude who created it may disagree. But you've got to admit the resemblance is amazing.

Photo Eike Schroter/SCI FI Channel