diff --git a/lib/console/console.js b/lib/console/console.js
index 0a08f089..33c1698c 100644
--- a/lib/console/console.js
+++ b/lib/console/console.js
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ConsoleReporter = function() {
       failedSpecs = [],
       pendingCount,
       ansi = {
-        green: '\033[32m',
-        red: '\033[31m',
-        yellow: '\033[33m',
-        none: '\033[0m'
+        green: '\x1B[32m',
+        red: '\x1B[31m',
+        yellow: '\x1B[33m',
+        none: '\x1B[0m'
       };
 
     this.jasmineStarted = function() {
diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 7e0bf0a5..171890a3 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -97,13 +97,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().base = function(j$) {
   j$.MAX_PRETTY_PRINT_DEPTH = 40;
   j$.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 5000;
 
-  j$.getGlobal = function() {
-    function getGlobal() {
-      return this;
-    }
-
-    return getGlobal();
-  };
+  j$.getGlobal = (function() {
+    var jasmineGlobal = eval.call(null, "this");
+    return function() {
+      return jasmineGlobal;
+    };
+  })();
 
   j$.getEnv = function(options) {
     var env = j$.currentEnv_ = j$.currentEnv_ || new j$.Env(options);
@@ -238,7 +237,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
     this.exceptionFormatter = attrs.exceptionFormatter || function() {};
     this.getSpecName = attrs.getSpecName || function() { return ''; };
     this.expectationResultFactory = attrs.expectationResultFactory || function() { };
-    this.queueRunner = attrs.queueRunner || function() {};
+    this.queueRunnerFactory = attrs.queueRunnerFactory || function() {};
     this.catchingExceptions = attrs.catchingExceptions || function() { return true; };
 
     this.timer = attrs.timer || {setTimeout: setTimeout, clearTimeout: clearTimeout};
@@ -288,7 +287,13 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
           done();
         };
 
-        fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
+        try {
+          fn.call(this, callDone); //TODO: do we care about more than 1 arg?
+        }
+        catch (e) {
+          onException(e);
+          callDone();
+        }
       };
     }
 
@@ -297,7 +302,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Spec = function(j$) {
       thisOne = (this.fn.length) ? timeoutable(this.fn) : this.fn;
     var allFns = befores.concat(thisOne).concat(afters);
 
-    this.queueRunner({
+    this.queueRunnerFactory({
       fns: allFns,
       onException: onException,
       onComplete: complete
@@ -641,7 +646,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
         onStart: specStarted,
         description: description,
         expectationResultFactory: expectationResultFactory,
-        queueRunner: queueRunnerFactory,
+        queueRunnerFactory: queueRunnerFactory,
         fn: fn,
         timer: {setTimeout: realSetTimeout, clearTimeout: realClearTimeout}
       });