Monday, January 22 2007

24: Day Six

By Cynthia Fuchs

As 24's sixth day takes shape, it looks as though moral certainty isn't what it used to be.

Monday, December 6 2004

24: Season 3

By Cynthia Fuchs

When playing Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland observes, 'Everything that's happening at any given moment is more important than anything else in the world.'

Monday, May 19 2003

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Lord of the Nerds

By Jesse Hassenger

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.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Scooby Love

By Michael Abernethy

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

By Todd R. Ramlow

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

By Tracy McCloone

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

By Erich Kuersten

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

By Marco Lanzagorta

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.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Death Is What a Slayer Lives

By Cynthia Fuchs

However you read the twisty evolution of Buffy, it's worth remembering, amid the current reevaluating and memorializing, that it has always been about ends, specifically, the ways that young people deal with loss.