Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Dr. Horrible
I wasn't quite getting into the pre-publicity for Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog -- but now that the first act is out, I can certainly recommend it if you think a superhero musical is long over due, and, well, are in favor of watching something by Joss Whedon.
It is free...for now... so definitely check it out.
It is free...for now... so definitely check it out.
Friday, March 09, 2007
Ten Years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
It's a bit of a challenge to believe that it's been ten years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first appeared. At first, the title made it sound like it would be an obnoxious, silly series -- and it was, at times -- but in the best possible way.
Buffy's influence on genre television is pretty easy to spot; you can see elements of it in shows like Heroes and the new Doctor Who, and also female-led shows like Alias and Veronica Mars.
My first episode of Buffy wasn't until the last episode of the first season. I had heard through the grapevine that it was a surprisingly good show, and the season finale absolutely proved it to me. And I didn't miss an episode after that.
Buffy's influence on genre television is pretty easy to spot; you can see elements of it in shows like Heroes and the new Doctor Who, and also female-led shows like Alias and Veronica Mars.
My first episode of Buffy wasn't until the last episode of the first season. I had heard through the grapevine that it was a surprisingly good show, and the season finale absolutely proved it to me. And I didn't miss an episode after that.
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Monday, September 16, 2002
eBay item 1563843326 (Ends Sep-23-02 01:03:35 PDT ) - James Marsters got a new sofa...
Bringing Buffy fandom to a new level...
Bringing Buffy fandom to a new level...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2002
Oh happy day: the Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling soundtrack is coming out next month.
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Tuesday, November 06, 2001
Sunday, November 04, 2001
Zap2it | TV: SHOWS: VIDEO CLIPS
Has lots of clips for next week's episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Which is going to run eight minutes long, so set your VCRs and TiVos appropriately.
Has lots of clips for next week's episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Which is going to run eight minutes long, so set your VCRs and TiVos appropriately.
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Thursday, November 01, 2001
The official Buffy the Vampire Slayer site has some preview material for next week's musical episode. Something to look forward to, I think. Especially with Anthony Stewart Head's background in Musical Theater as well. It's going to run long, apparently, so make sure you set your TiVos and VCRs to go beyond just the one hour. (Which will make watching Smallville difficult.)
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Tuesday, October 23, 2001
Tuesday night is probably my biggest night of Television.
The Farscape repeat was an interesting enough episode. A middle part of a three part story from the second season. There's good humor in the series, and it works pretty well. Right now this series gets a lot of my time, and it's all still new to me.
Buffy was very funny, but I'm somewhat disturbed to see the geeks becoming bad guys. Wasn't Buffy the series where the geeks were the good guys? [Xander and Willow seem to be less geeky by the season as well.] Though their dialog was hysterical. And I'm going to so miss Giles.
And I think Smallville continues to show a lot of promise. I don't want them to rush into the Lex-as-bad-guy role, and I like how they've got that set up. I think the modifications in general are solid. They'll have some problems in having him discover powers every week - that's not going to last -- but otherwise, this continues to be on my schedule of shows to watch. It's also interesting to compare to Buffy, since Buffy is no longer about high school life, where Smallville is perhaps trying to recreate some of that feel of Buffy of five years ago.
The Farscape repeat was an interesting enough episode. A middle part of a three part story from the second season. There's good humor in the series, and it works pretty well. Right now this series gets a lot of my time, and it's all still new to me.
Buffy was very funny, but I'm somewhat disturbed to see the geeks becoming bad guys. Wasn't Buffy the series where the geeks were the good guys? [Xander and Willow seem to be less geeky by the season as well.] Though their dialog was hysterical. And I'm going to so miss Giles.
And I think Smallville continues to show a lot of promise. I don't want them to rush into the Lex-as-bad-guy role, and I like how they've got that set up. I think the modifications in general are solid. They'll have some problems in having him discover powers every week - that's not going to last -- but otherwise, this continues to be on my schedule of shows to watch. It's also interesting to compare to Buffy, since Buffy is no longer about high school life, where Smallville is perhaps trying to recreate some of that feel of Buffy of five years ago.
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Monday, October 22, 2001
Rory the Vampire Slayer
I've only watched one episode of Gilmore Girls, which seemed a quality show I'm not really part of the target audience on, but this is a funny article about the challenges of it being up against Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
(I record Buffy while I watch that night's Farscape repeat, and if it was on another night I'd probably watch That 70's Show....)
I've only watched one episode of Gilmore Girls, which seemed a quality show I'm not really part of the target audience on, but this is a funny article about the challenges of it being up against Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
(I record Buffy while I watch that night's Farscape repeat, and if it was on another night I'd probably watch That 70's Show....)
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Sunday, October 14, 2001
''Buffy'' slays competition in syndication
And I imagine it must be doing well for FX as well. (I spent a couple hours today catching up on episodes that I'd recorded but hadn't seen since they were originally aired.)
And I imagine it must be doing well for FX as well. (I spent a couple hours today catching up on episodes that I'd recorded but hadn't seen since they were originally aired.)
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Wednesday, October 10, 2001
UPN has a Buffy site now that they are running new episodes.
I think the show is still really, really good. I won't spoil here though....
I think the show is still really, really good. I won't spoil here though....
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Wednesday, October 03, 2001
As a joke, after last night's Buffy, I wondered what would happen if you looked for the Urn of Osiris on Ebay.
Someone lived up to my expectations
(Though I wouldn't have mentioned Buffy directly if I'd have done it...)
Someone lived up to my expectations
(Though I wouldn't have mentioned Buffy directly if I'd have done it...)
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Thursday, September 27, 2001
Ain't It Cool News says that the first season of Buffy will come out in January on DVD, with a good set of extras.
Yes!
Yes!
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Tuesday, September 25, 2001
'Buffy' faces her toughest task: popularity
Only one week until the season starts up....excellent!
(And Angel was good as well last night, as it distances itself a little from Buffy after the network change....)
Only one week until the season starts up....excellent!
(And Angel was good as well last night, as it distances itself a little from Buffy after the network change....)
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Wednesday, September 05, 2001
Tuesday, September 04, 2001
WooHoo -- FX Networks will be starting repeats of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the beginning at 7 pm eastern / 6 pm central starting September 24th. I'm pleased, because that's not a time that really conflicts with anything big. (Babylon 5 sure, but I've seen all of those...)
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Tuesday, August 14, 2001
More "Buffy" Fansites Slayed
argh.....
I would have liked to have talked about this sort of stuff at the CONvergence fan websites panel, but we found out more about Harry's website and other activities instead, which is a different beast entirely from this stuff. Some other day, perhaps...
argh.....
I would have liked to have talked about this sort of stuff at the CONvergence fan websites panel, but we found out more about Harry's website and other activities instead, which is a different beast entirely from this stuff. Some other day, perhaps...
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Thursday, July 12, 2001
Salon.com Arts & Entertainment | Who does Buffy have to slay to get an Emmy nomination?
indeed!
indeed!
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The Buffy Shooting Script Site
It also includes the original second episode script for Angel called Corrupt, but production was halted on it because it was too dark.
It also includes the original second episode script for Angel called Corrupt, but production was halted on it because it was too dark.
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Buffy was robbed of an emmy nod for The Body in this years selection of Prime-Time Emmy Nominations
(also see official emmys site)
(also see official emmys site)
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