Category Archives: Buffy, Whedon, etc.

Obviously, some hairy-legged feminist.

Posted on March 11, 2006 by Maia

I always enjoy Ampersand’s link threads, but when I see the word ‘Buffy’ I start making squeals of geeker joy (that’s supposed to be a quote from Ted, but it may not be accurate). So I was really interested in … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Rape, intimate violence, & related issues | 20 Comments

Quick, Geeky Buffy Note

Posted on November 3, 2005 by Ampersand

Just watched Pleasantville, a movie which for me is elevated above its extremely fluffy level by how much I enjoy the black-and-white mixed with color graphics. (The movie’s plot involves a black-and-white town which, object by object, turns color). The … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Popular (and unpopular) culture | 11 Comments

Serenity Stuff

Posted on September 30, 2005 by Ampersand

I saw Serenity at a preview months ago, liked it very much indeed thank you sir, although I didn’t think it was quite as good as the best of the TV show it was based on. Still, it was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 38 Comments

Watching TV and Thinking at the Same Time

Posted on May 7, 2004 by Ampersand

So was everyone who watched this past Wednesday’s Angel as irritated by the ending as I was? Don’t get me wrong, it was a fun episode. And I like the basic idea of showing that Andrew has actually grown up … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Same-Sex Marriage | 21 Comments

Some stuff Ampersand is reading lately.

Posted on September 5, 2003 by Ampersand

Kip at Long Story; Short Pier warms my geeky heart with the best geek-media news I’ve heard in a while: there will be a Firefly movie. If we’re lucky, the movie will be so successful that they’ll make a TV … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Link farms | 8 Comments

Firefly movie? And other genre notes.

Posted on May 29, 2003 by Ampersand

Rumour has it that the fabulous sci-fi flop Firefly may be headed for the big screen. Normally I wouldn’t bother reporting a rumour, but the primary source of this rumour is Nathan Fillion – who, as the star of Firefly, … Continue reading →

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Joss Whedon's Top Ten Buffy Episodes

Posted on May 3, 2003 by Ampersand

Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy, gave USA Today a list of his ten favorite Buffy episodes. (Via Ms.Musings). Not bothering with false modesty, eight of the ten episodes he selected were written and directed by himself. (And rightly so … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 25 Comments

Interracial dating and Angel

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Ampersand

Blueheron is pleased by Gunn’s interracial one-night stand on Angel: Even better, this character has now had one romance and (in this ep) a one night stand, and in both cases, Whedon and company didn’t feel the need to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Popular (and unpopular) culture, Race, racism and related issues | 6 Comments

Buffy: Why Riley is not a nice jock

Posted on March 13, 2003 by Ampersand

Via the Supergeek comes this PopPolitics “roundtable” discussion of the current (and final) season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. All the participants are enjoying season seven (although one of them is, like myself, profoundly bored with the Spike/Buffy relationship), so … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc. | 4 Comments

The Absent Fatso

Posted on January 26, 2003 by Ampersand

You all saw the final episode of Seinfeld, right? (I liked it better than most people did). You remember: Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are in small-town Massachusetts, and they spot an exceptionally fat man being carjacked. [Cut to shot … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Whedon, etc., Fat, fat and more fat, Popular (and unpopular) culture | 4 Comments