diff --git a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/BitmapText.lua b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/BitmapText.lua
index b3318eeeaf..3ac680d806 100644
--- a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/BitmapText.lua
+++ b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/BitmapText.lua
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
--- A simple BitmapText example. Puts “Hello World!” in the center of the screen.
+-- A simple BitmapText example. Puts "Hello World!" in the center of the screen.
 -- BitmapTexts put text on the screen (pretty self-explanatory)
 
 Def.BitmapText{
-	Font=”Common normal”,
-	-- Chooses the font for the text. The font needs to be in the themes Fonts folder or 
-	-- the fallback theme’s Fonts folder. By default, Common normal is 
--- “_open sans semibold”.
-	-- File is used in XML files from ITG, instead of Font. It’s deprecated. 
--- You shouldn’t use it.
+	Font="Common Normal",
+	-- Chooses the font for the text. The font needs to be in the theme's Fonts
+	-- folder or the fallback theme's Fonts folder. By default, Common Normal
+	-- is "_open sans semibold".
+	-- File is used in XML files from ITG, instead of Font. It's deprecated.
+	-- You shouldn't use it.
 	
-	Text=”Hello World!”,
+	Text="Hello World!",
 	-- Chooses what the BitmapText will show. Pretty straightforward.
 
-	OnCommand=cmd(Center)
+	OnCommand= function(self) self:Center() end,
 	-- Puts the text in the center in the center of the screen.
 }
diff --git a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/Quad.lua b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/Quad.lua
index a5aa31d54f..26a6a2d3c9 100644
--- a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/Quad.lua
+++ b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/Quad.lua
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@
 Def.Quad{
 	-- Quads have no special attributes, but they do have a few special functions.
 	OnCommand=function(self)
-		self:SetWidth(40) -- scales the quad’s width to 40
-		self:SetHeight(40) -- scales the quad’s height to 40
+		self:SetWidth(40) -- scales the quad's width to 40
+		self:SetHeight(40) -- scales the quad's height to 40
 		-- SetWidth and SetHeight must be capitalized to work.
 		-- SetSize (or setsize) is a shorthand for SetWidth and SetHeight. 
 		-- The syntax is setsize(x, y), where x is the width and y is the height.
 		-- The default width and height is 1, which is less than 1 pixel on some displays
 
-		self:diffuse(color(Red))
+		self:diffuse(Color.Red)
 		-- Sets the color to red. 
--- A list of all possible names for the colors can be found in 
+		-- A list of all possible names for the colors can be found in
 		-- Themes/_fallback/Scripts/02 Colors.lua
 		
 		self:Center()
diff --git a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/RollingNumbers.lua b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/RollingNumbers.lua
index 80b142013c..45b8c7931e 100644
--- a/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/RollingNumbers.lua
+++ b/Docs/Themerdocs/Examples/Example_Actors/RollingNumbers.lua
@@ -4,35 +4,40 @@
 -- To test this, put this in your metrics ini:
 
 [RollingNumbersExample]
-Fallback=”RollingNumbers”
+Fallback="RollingNumbers"
 
-TextFormat=”%04.0f”
+TextFormat="%04.0f"
 ApproachSeconds=10
 Commify=true
 LeadingZeroMultiplyColor=Color.Orange
 
 -- Be sure to reload the metrics if StepMania is currently open.
 
--- Let’s go over the parts:
--- TextFormat: How many trailing zeroes you want, using the format “xx.0f”, where xx
+-- Let's go over the parts:
+-- TextFormat: How many trailing zeroes you want, using the format "xx.0f", where xx
 -- is the number.
 -- ApproachSeconds: How many seconds it takes to reach the target number (explained later)
 -- Commify: Whether or not to use commas every 3 digits, i.e. 1,000 vs 1000.
 	-- Commify can only be true or false.
 -- LeadingZeroMultiplyColor: The color of the closest zero to the number.
 -- For example, if you were to make LeadingZeroMultiplyColor red, and
--- your RollingNumber was at 100 with a TextFormat of “%04.0f”, then
+-- your RollingNumber was at 100 with a TextFormat of "%04.0f", then
 -- then the zero before the 1 (0100) would be red.
 
 -- Now, for the actual thing:
 Def.RollingNumbers{
-	-- RollingNumbers derives from BitmapText, so you’re gonna need a font.
-	Font=”Common Normal”,
+	-- RollingNumbers derives from BitmapText, so you're gonna need a font.
+	Font="Common Normal",
 
-	-- Text is unnecessary however, and may break the game.
+	-- The Text field is ignored.
 
-	-- Let’s load the metrics and set our target number
-	OnCommand=cmd(Load,”RollingNumbersExample”;targetnumber,1000)
+	-- Let's load the metrics and set our target number
+	-- If you don't call Load, your RollingNumbers actor will not be rendered
+	-- and you won't be able to set the target number.
+	OnCommand= function(self)
+		self:Load("RollingNumbersExample"):targetnumber(1000)
+			:xy(_screen.cx, _screen.cy - 100)
+	end
 
 }
 -- Your RollingNumber should start at zero, then take 10 seconds to reach 1000.
diff --git a/src/RollingNumbers.cpp b/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
index 22ae87f144..09f6fd9167 100644
--- a/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
+++ b/src/RollingNumbers.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ RollingNumbers::RollingNumbers()
 	m_fCurrentNumber = 0;
 	m_fTargetNumber = 0;
 	m_fScoreVelocity = 0;
+	m_metrics_loaded= false;
 }
 
 void RollingNumbers::Load( const RString &sMetricsGroup )
 {
+	m_metrics_loaded= true;
 	TEXT_FORMAT.Load(sMetricsGroup, "TextFormat");
 	APPROACH_SECONDS.Load(sMetricsGroup, "ApproachSeconds");
 	COMMIFY.Load(sMetricsGroup, "Commify");
@@ -40,6 +42,10 @@ void RollingNumbers::DrawPart(RageColor const* diffuse, RageColor const& stroke,
 
 void RollingNumbers::DrawPrimitives()
 {
+	if(!m_metrics_loaded)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 	RageColor diffuse_orig[NUM_DIFFUSE_COLORS];
 	RageColor diffuse_temp[NUM_DIFFUSE_COLORS];
 	RageColor stroke_orig= GetCurrStrokeColor();
@@ -93,6 +99,11 @@ void RollingNumbers::Update( float fDeltaTime )
 
 void RollingNumbers::SetTargetNumber( float fTargetNumber )
 {
+	if(!m_metrics_loaded)
+	{
+		LuaHelpers::ReportScriptError("You must use Load to load the metrics for a RollingNumbers actor before doing anything else.");
+		return;
+	}
 	if( fTargetNumber == m_fTargetNumber ) // no change
 		return;
 	m_fTargetNumber = fTargetNumber;
@@ -109,9 +120,15 @@ void RollingNumbers::SetTargetNumber( float fTargetNumber )
 
 void RollingNumbers::UpdateText()
 {
+	if(!m_metrics_loaded)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
 	RString s = ssprintf( TEXT_FORMAT.GetValue(), m_fCurrentNumber );
-	if( COMMIFY )
+	if(COMMIFY)
+	{
 		s = Commify( s );
+	}
 	SetText( s );
 }
 
diff --git a/src/RollingNumbers.h b/src/RollingNumbers.h
index 9dec441c37..6e26cf2068 100644
--- a/src/RollingNumbers.h
+++ b/src/RollingNumbers.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ private:
 	float	m_fTargetNumber;
 	/** @brief The speed we are trying to reach the target number. */
 	float	m_fScoreVelocity;
+	bool m_metrics_loaded;
 };
 
 #endif