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TV v. Film: The Kick-Ass Women of TV
On Tuesday, I wrote about some of the ways television creates strong female characters. Now, film has its share of powerful women — Ripley, Sarah Connor, Thelma & Louise, and Clarice Starling, to name a few – but television has the luxury of creating equally powerful characters and then building upon them for multiple seasons. [...]
Continue reading...Once More With Feeling
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Right now, there are a fair number of decent shows on the summer schedule. Okay, three. Maybe four. Still, it’s enough, in theory, to tide me over for a bit. Plus, right now I should be packing, preparing for the big move in a week’s time. This, of course, explains why I decided it was [...]
Continue reading...The All-Whedon Tidbit
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
The Whedon news has been coming fast and furious lately, which is good news for those that believe a television set without a bit of Joss is wrong, somehow. For today’s dose of completely unsubstantiated gossip, Ausiello reports that Joss Whedon is considering adding some Buffyverse alums to the cast of Dollhouse. Considering that the last [...]
Continue reading...When TV Hurts So Good
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I’m a geek. I assume this is common knowledge, but it doesn’t hurt to restate the obvious. I was reminded of my geek-like status this weekend, as I curled up on my sofa with an entire Whedonverse of comic books: the last two Buffys, all the Angels, and the first Serenity. Now, it’s been fairly well-established [...]
Continue reading...5 Best Television Robots
Friday, March 7, 2008
In honor of this week’s season finale of the cyborg-infested Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, today’s Friday 5 celebrates the best artificial lifeforms on television. Sure, they’re electronic, but that doesn’t mean they don’t want praise from time to time. 5. Buffybot (Buffy the Vampire Slayer). Sometimes, I worry that I mention Buffy too much, but [...]
Continue reading...5 Creepiest, Scariest TV Monsters
Friday, February 1, 2008
Monsters are on my mind these days. This is not a metaphor for some tormented mental state, either; I’m just thinking about monsters. What with the reappearance of Lost and Supernatural on the same night, it rather feels like Monster Week on the TV, ten months early. This week’s Friday 5 looks at some of [...]
Continue reading...5 Best TV Characters with the Worst Habits
Friday, January 4, 2008
It’s that time of year again. We’re making resolutions with the best of intentions. We’re going to eat more healthily (as soon as we finish that last piece of Christmas candy), exercise more (as soon as it gets a bit warmer out. I mean, no one wants frostbite on their nose), maybe even drink a [...]
Continue reading...Tidbits for December 13, 2007: Viewers’ Obsessions Edition
Thursday, December 13, 2007
X-Files may have gone off the air in 2002, but suddenly Gillian Anderson is everywhere. Next summer, loyal fans can finally get their Scully fix when the second X-Files movie is released. She will also be hosting the revamped Masterpiece Theatre on PBS and doing some old school radio drama for BBC Radio 4, performing [...]
Continue reading...Angel Lives To Fight Another Day
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Did anyone else do a little dance of joy when they heard that Joss Whedon is returning to TV with his new series Dollhouse? Television is just better when it offers a weekly dose of Whedon. Of course, the great thing about a Whedon show is it never really goes away. Firefly, of course, was made [...]
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Monday’s top picks:
There’s something for everyone on Monday night. How I Met Your Mother still makes me laugh every week, which is something I never thought I’d say for a CBS comedy. CBS, 8:30
Chuck also still makes me laugh. So does Heroes, which follows it, though I’m pretty sure Chuck is the only one that’s intentionally funny. NBC, 8:00 and 9:00
For cheesy goodness, Gossip Girl’s second season has more than lived up to the promise of the first one. Chuck may be the greatest soap villain since Amanda Woodward first flexed her claws. CW, 8:00
Thursday, August 7, 2008
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