Category Archives: Buffy, Whedon, etc.

The Trouble With Topher

In Aspects of the Novel, E.M. Forster argues that there are essentially two types of characters: flat and round. (I’m describing this from memory, since for some unfathomable reason I’m a novelist who doesn’t own the book, so correct me … Continue reading

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Doll house Episode Six: Man on the Street – it deserves a mammoth review

Wow. Wow. Wow. If you haven’t watched “Man on the Street”, the sixth episode of the Dollhouse, don’t read another word. This episode is available on Hulu and itunes for those in the US (and through less legal means for … Continue reading

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As Mandolin finally watches Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, she finds herself thinking…

Please, start the series over and refilm it, only this time have Danny Strong playing Xander. No, I mean it. Go. Start over and refilm. P.S. I wouldn’t be heart-broken if you replaced Sarah Michelle Geller with someone else, too. … Continue reading

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Dollhouse Episode Five

Congratulations Dollhouse writers, you very almost got through an entire episode without any sexual violence. Unfortunately, this episode fails because you couldn’t think of any way to make the cult leader a ‘Very Bad Man’. Please, please, please, either write … Continue reading

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Five letters about Dollhouse Episode 4

Dear Joss and the other writers and producers of Dollhouse, This show has too much sexual violence. All four episodes so far have contained a threat of sexual violence on some level. If you want to talk about sexual violence, … Continue reading

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Dollhouse Episode 3: Stage Fright

If anyone ever asks me when I started loving Dollhouse, I’ll tell them “When Eliza Dushku hit a singer with a chair and said “Friends help each other” I don’t feel like Dollhouse is great TV yet, but I do … Continue reading

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Thought this might be of interest to some of the Whedon fans hereabouts.

From the SFWA newsletter: Joss Whedon, creator of such science-fiction- and fantasy-themed television series as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Firefly,” and “Dollhouse,” has been named recipient of the Bradbury Award for excellence in screenwriting, as presented by Science Fiction and … Continue reading

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Dollhouse Episode Two: Ridiculously Long Review

I am so excited about having a new Joss Whedon TV show (even though I haven’t been able to write anything else, because I’ve been planning this epic review. I may need to make the reviews a little less epic, … Continue reading

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Joss Extravaganza: Commentary! The Musical (and the Dr Horrible Sing-a-long-blog DVD)

So continuing my Joss extravaganza I thought I’d review the Dr Horrible DVD, and most importantly Commentary! The Musical. For those of you who don’t know, Dr Horrible’s Singalong Blog was Joss Whedon’s internet musical phenomena of last year. I … Continue reading

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Joss Extravaganza – The problem with the comics

I’ve really enjoyed the Buffy comics, even though I stopped reviewing them. After a while there are so many ways you can say “It’s great that Buffy had sex with someone that I don’t hate so much I would like … Continue reading

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Cartooning & comics, Fat, fat and more fat, Feminism, sexism, etc, Gender and the Body, Syndicated feeds | 10 Comments