Maybe We Don’t Remake More Shows? The news is they are remaking Animaniacs. It’s slated for, apparently, 2020. And, as a fan of animation, and someone who is still impressed that Animaniacs managed to exist at all with the sheer level of adult humor it contained, I’m super excited. But, I’m also concerned. And, while…
As soon as I said it, you know who you thought would win. If you know the stories, that is. For some it might just be a geeky fighting mash up, but for my wife, my friends Adam and Ren, and I, it has become an intelligent symposium at the best of times and a…
In the third episode of the cult classic, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, entitled “Witch”, we are introduced to a key player in later seasons, Amy Madison. Also, witchcraft is first used and, hey(!), that’s pretty important. “You have a sacred birthright, Buffy. You were chosen to destroy vampires, not to…wave pompoms at people. And as the…
Everyone knows Alyson Hannigan from at least one of her three big roles: Michelle Flaherty in American Pie, the adorable Lily Aldrin from the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother, or her first big role (and my personal favorite) on Buffy the Vampire Slayer as the well-rounded, slightly psychotic, always dorky Willow Rosenberg. Willow and…
Remember to enter our contest! Bleh! –Not the Editor (?) In the season five premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffy and the gang meet the infamous Dracula. Obviously, we’re all pretty skeptical until he goes poof, turns into a bat, and glamours Xander into his human slave. Before Dracula makes his appearance, however, the younger…
In the Buffyverse, Halloween is a time when demons and vampires take the day off. They prefer to steer clear of the marketed attempt to glorify things that go bump in the night and avoid silly costumes. While Buffy mourns her first college one-night stand, Giles encourages her to go out and have fun, just…
I have a very hard time picking favorites. I buy a dozen donuts because I want to share, and then all I can think of is, “But I wanna try ALL of them.” So picking my favorites might have been harder than I thought that it would be, but hey! Here we go: My Top…
I’ve always had a soft spot for the opening credits of a show. In a lot of ways they used to be able to tell you so much about the show, specifically of course the actors and creators, but more importantly an overarching feel of the show as a whole. The right sequence, animation, or…
