#bryan johnston

“I met Joel on a movie set when he was still at the UW and I recommended him for an intern position. He was an extremely polite and effective intern and became a great cast member. Things were written for him that played up his leading man good looks but he had a line that he refused to cross. He didn’t like to participate in sketches that hinted at sexual situations. I’m talking about very tame stuff here but he was a real church-going young man. We used to say he’d never make it in Hollywood if he stuck to those views. Guess we were wrong about that. I remember him as a happy, nice, athletic young man who displayed none of the snark that seems to define his presence on TV today.” --- John Keister

“He is not just a good actor, a funny guy and all of that stuff, but he is also a really great human being. I started getting these letters at the radio station, and at first they seemed kind of charming...slowly over time his letters started getting dark, and creepier...and so I’m reading about all this stuff because he is actually threatening to kill me. Joel said, ‘You have to take this to the police.’ I said, ‘No, I’m not that worried about it.’ He said, ‘You should be.’ ... And so Joel decided he was going to just drive down to the guy...Joel drives down there, he pulled up at the house and he sits and does surveillance of this guy who is living with his parents as it turns out...and Joel really watches him and decided he is no big threat. But I mean, he just did that independently.” --- Pat Cashman

“I knew that he was charming, he immediately makes you feel like he’s your big brother.” --- Lauren Weedman

“It was the time of my life. I loved being on the show, I loved that time, it was great to be in Seattle. All those things I got to be a part of. I just felt so blessed” --- Joel McHale

Bryan Johnston, a close up view of the Eucalyptus robusta buds.

Death Makes Great TV

I am trying so hard to get through this book, it’s such an interesting premise - think Truman Show but with assassination. People volunteer to be part of “Death Warrant” a TV show that televises the participant’s death, which happens in various ways at undisclosed times. Once you agree to participate your mind is wiped and you go about your life until it’s terminated. The higher the views the higher payout for your next of kin.

The author does a really good job describing the show and how it works. When discussing an episode, it’s so vivid - it’s disturbing. But when we get the perspective of the main character, Frankie, it just throws me out of it. I’ve never read a book where I immediately thought, she’s written by a male, but this was my first thought (had to go back and see who wrote the book). Her internal monologue is so judgy of other background females it’s annoying. Like in movies where the character is like “I’m not like other girls, I’m …”. I can’t even give book specific examples because there’s so many.

It's a prefect comic. #CarbonGrey Omnibus Collection Review

Writer: Paul Gardner; additional writing by Tanya Lansberger Art: Khari Evans, Hoang Nguyen, Kinsun Loh; additional art by Pop Mhan, Joffrey Suarez, Wayne Thompson, Bryan Johnston, Paul Gardner Cover: Khari Evans, Hoang Nguyen, Kinsun Loh

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to pick up Carbon Grey. I will tell you that it was one of the best decisions that I have made in a…

It's a prefect comic. #CarbonGrey Omnibus Collection Review

Writer: Paul Gardner; additional writing by Tanya Lansberger Art: Khari Evans, Hoang Nguyen, Kinsun Loh; additional art by Pop Mhan, Joffrey Suarez, Wayne Thompson, Bryan Johnston, Paul Gardner Cover: Khari Evans, Hoang Nguyen, Kinsun Loh

I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I decided to pick up Carbon Grey. I will tell you that it was one of the best decisions that I have made in a…