Friday, January 11 2008
Angel: Complete Series Collectors Set
This show of moral quandaries, ramifications of choice, and consequences of indifference is one of the great unsung and underappreciated series of the turn of the century.
Wednesday, October 10 2007
Part 3 - The New Networks
It would never work... no one challenged the reigning broadcast junta and survived. No surprise then that the upstarts snuck in and changed the face of TV forever.
Monday, November 8 2004
Angel: Season Four
In the season overview, Joss Whedon asserts that he wanted this season to be 'operatic'. It was that.
Monday, May 19 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Lord of the Nerds
Buffy is often mentioned specifically as a "female empowerment" show, but one of its most inviting aspects is the way its cast has always been uncommonly split between guys and girls.
Monday, May 5 2003
Angel
Tim Minear's fourth season finale of Angel makes elegant, self-conscious commentary on the ways that corporate structures frame (if not ordain) life decisions.
Sunday, January 1 1995
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Scooby Love
But the Scoobies have expanded the tv series, to include character study and analysis of the bonds of humankind.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Boys and Girls and Buffy
We've all learned a lot about the politics of being young and being adult, about sexuality and gender roles, as well as about the difficulties of daily life from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but perhaps we've learned the most about all of this from Xander.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Surprises
Many non-initiates of Buffy the Vampire Slayer dismiss it as a show about teen angst or girl action. But Buffy's diverse fan base understands that these things are worthy of our attention, and know Buffy as a series with a little something for everyone.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - We Could Be Heroes
The finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer marks not only the end of a great series, but also the end of one of the most popular myths of our postmodern times.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Family Relations
Combining the family conflicts characteristic of the horror genre with those typical of melodrama, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has consistently challenged popular notions of feminism and monstrosity.
