I have written about Nathan Fillion quite a bit. Some might say too much. My wife, for one, who is neither a Browncoat (though I’m working on that; a Labor Day Firefly marathon was received rather well) nor a Castle watcher, would agree. If I had a therapist, I’m sure my man-crush obsession would find its way onto the to-do-on-the-couch list. I can usually keep said man-crush controlled…until I hear news like “Nathan Fillion will be at the NYC Apple Store in Soho on 9/18.” Then, the gears start turning, and I start wondering aloud, to coworkers, on Twitter, “How can I get Nathan Fillion to come to the Entertainment Weekly offices?”
You might say, “Dude, you work for EW. Just get on the horn with his publicist and work it out.” And I could do that, but I think that’d be cheap. I want to, as Tom Hanks’ Cpt. Miller might say, “Earn this.” So I’m taking my campaign to the internets — I’m going viral, as the kids’-parents-who-work-in-marketing-but-don’t-really-understand-what-viral-means would say.
What do you think we should offer Nathan (Can I call you Nathan?) to entice him to come over? Hair care products? The finest baked goods in all the land? Gold bullion? Intern sacrifices? (Sorry, Henning. You’ve been swell.)
If you think this is a noble quest — or, at the very least, a marginally entertaining one — let Nathan know on Twitter: @nathanfillion. And if you can think of something fantastic (and fantastically affordable), let me know. If he agrees to grace us with his robust presence, we’ll make it worth your while, too. Somehow.
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Okay, I refuse to Twitter, but PLEASE go to the EW offices, Nathan! Because I love EW and I love you. I have no gift ideas b/c I’m only focused on the gift to me that it would be.
I refuse to twitter too but Nathan Fillion, come on! Obviously Marc Bernadin really likes you in a non-creepy way so you should come over and visit him. I think having the ew staffers perform a rendition of Dr. Horrible would be a great thank you. You should get on that!
he needs a special pie, like he got in “waitress”. hmmm, who-dun- it pie, you have to discover what goes in it?
How about a gold pie plate like the one Dr. Pomatter gave Jenna?
How about offering to let him see you dressed up in your full Browncoat gear? Doing an impersonation of him? And allowed to take blackmail photos?
Done. http://twitter.com/rural_juror/status/3844155311
i bet he would come if you let him feed the birds on (or in!) EW
I met Nathan when he was on “One Life to Live” and he was charming and adorable. My friend and I left a card @ the studio to thank him for his time. Later in a soap mag there was a pic of him holding our card w/ a caption that fans had given it to him and he absolutely loved that book.
It was a “Where the Wild Things Are” card. Tell him you can get him something from the movie (if this is what works I want an invite to meet Nathan @ EW too!)
How about a cover?
What a great idea! I second the cover idea.
Yes! Great idea – then we all win!
Challenge him to a game of Ninja Ropes.
Ninja Ropes, eh? Esplain to me how these work…
See Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog DVD musical commentary song “Ninja Ropes” iphone game Think this is the link http://www.sarkscape.com/games/iphone/ninja-ropes-extreme/ Nathan and other cast/crew played the game during production…then sang about it during the musical commentary.
I second this one! “NATHAN HOLDS THE RECORD – ONE NINETEEN POINT SEVEN YARDS”
Challenge him to Ninja Ropes AND offer him a cover!
a) Call him Nate & b) I really think he’d come by if you ask him really nice….. but if that doesn’t work offer to arm wrestle him
Offer him an in-character interview as Richard Castle to promote his new book “Heat Wave.”
Not entertaining and kinda creepy.
I have an autographed “How to Kill and Cook Wild Game” cookbook by Ted Nugent and his wife that I’d be happy to throw in ….
The only thing that would be better than a visit to the EW offices would be a visit to my place of work, the Perl Mack Library in Denver, Colorado where there are A LOT of Browncoats! I know you are a good guy Nathan, you can pull this EW visit off!
Think up a really good prank that EW can play on Jewel Staite better thant he one played at Dragon Con. He will know what that means. You’ve probably heard the story.
You can offer to make dirt cups. Just post something like, “Nathan, let’s relive our childhoods…with pudding. XOXO Marc”
Chocolate pudding + whipped cream + crushed Oreos + gummy worms = magic and fulfillment
Nathan, I”m offering you my first born. Sure, you’d have to father it first, but you can have it!
Apparently, he really likes chocolate, or so he has said in the past. Offer him chocolate.
Did you just say you want to do him on the couch?
yeah, I, um…tweaked this a bit. To make things marginally less creepy. Marginally.
Cover! Cover! Cover!
Make him a nice pie dressed like a Browncoat. Don’t give him like a hand-crochet afghan with his face on it.
Nathan – time to promote the upcoming season premiere of Castle.
Bam! said the lady
I agree – give him a cover – Castle needs the P.R. I’m tired of seeing Jay Leno, Vampires, and spoiled teen celebrities and reality stars on every magazine cover. Do a cover story on Nathan and Castle!!!
Your offices? How do I get Nathan Fillion to mine, that’s the better question!
I twittered him to go to your offices…hope he stops by! Then send him my way!
thank you, sir-or-madam!
anti twitter, but Nathan, please come by EW….we love nathan!
I don’t twitter sorry. But seriously Nate! Please come to the EW offices! And send everyone who emailed that you should come an autographed pic…
Whilst I appreciate you wanting the Great Nate to stop by your office what exactly does that do for us? Other than a few (admittedly yummy) pictures in your magazine or at ew.com. Now if we were petitioning for him to appear somewhere public where we don’t have to pay $375 for a gold ticket (ie the apple store at Century City) then it would seem a little fairer. We have to spread the love around after all. Why should you get him all to yourself?
ps I was very disappointed when Nathan abandoned myspace for twitter
Jackie, he hasn’t abandoned myspace. He bulletined about it. He is neglecting myspace. See he is still checking in http://www.myspace.com/nathanfillion and adding friends. I assume he’ll blog again when he has time and has more to say than 140 characters.
In return for a visit, I think you should promise to read a book of his choosing at a children’s story hour at the local library. With him in the audience.
I am definitely anti-twitter, but I agree with the cover story idea as enticement for him to come to your offices. You could also offer a donation to Kids Need to Read.