Posts Tagged ‘angel’

true blood vs. twilight

On Friday, radio talk show host and political commentator Laura Ingraham guest-hosted for Bill O’Reilly on The O’Reilly Factor. One of Bill’s regular features is his Back of the Book segment. In this particular installment, Laura talked to Anne Rice about the recent popularity of vampires, and whether that was a good or a bad [...]

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definitely angel-lite

I wish everyone would stop comparing Moonlight to the incomparable Angel. Just because both have lead characters who are vampires searching for redemption and, oh yeah, happen to be private investigators doesn’t mean that CBS’ new drama is the second coming of the critically acclaimed — and cult favorite — Joss Whedon series.
For one (obvious) [...]

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why couldn’t xander be possessed by a puppy? or some ducks?

I happen to have The Chosen Collection, which is this nifty little box filled with discs containing all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Plus some extra little bonus items, including a booklet breaking down each season. At the beginning, Joss names the top episodes he didn’t write/direct, and the first one if “The [...]

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gone but not forgotten

Over the past few days, I’ve been reminded of what it was like to struggle with the hell that is dial-up. I found a torrent for all 13 episodes of Tim Minear’s The Inside, including the six that never aired here, and it took almost three days to download. That didn’t slow down everything else that much, [...]

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happy birthday, buffy

With Veronica’s cancellation all but assured, I’m feeling a little reminiscent. And I also can’t sleep. So I hope you’ll permit me to wax nostalgic on the first TV show that ever really impacted me. It seems somewhat appropriate, given that Buffy the Vampire Slayer made its mid-season debut on the WB ten years ago [...]

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