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Friday, April 1 2011

Nathan Fillion Misbehaves All Across the Whedonverse

Both because of his several roles in Joss Whedon series and because of his extensive interaction with fans, Nathan Fillion has emerged as one of the best-loved actors in the Whedonverse.


Friday, March 25 2011

Joss Whedon 101:  “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”

From the moment it first hit the Internet in the summer of 2008, Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog received near universal acclaim as one of the web's first great creations. With Whedon proclaiming that his future work will be direct to Internet rather than TV, this could be the shape of Whedon's work to come.


Friday, March 18 2011

Still Flying: An Interview with Tim Minear, Part I

Both an integral part of the Whedonverse and a major television creator in his own right, Tim Minear was the co-creator of Firefly in addition to working as a writer on both Angel and Dollhouse. He is currently the showrunner of the FOX series The Chicago Code.


Tuesday, June 1 2010

Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog Showcases Joss Whedon’s Evil Genius

Joss Whedon's groundbreaking Internet musical misses an opportunity to add new special features to this otherwise excellent release.


Monday, March 9 2009

Castle: Series Premiere

Castle establishes the attractive opposites at its center, the womanizing, resolutely unserious novelist and the stern, utterly dedicated cop.


Tuesday, January 13 2009

Off the Radar - The Top 30 DVDs of 2008

Oddly enough, while the major studios continue scratching their heads over how to sell yet another new format (Blu-ray) to disinterested consumers, several outside distributors made sure that this would be a digital year to remember.


Tuesday, November 27 2007

Waitress

Waitress reveals Adrienne Shelly's talent and promise as a unique, curious, and refreshingly lo-fi voice in the American independent film landscape.


Friday, November 16 2007

Outing Riley

This is Outing Riley's general message of liberal tolerance: if we knew more about each other, we could all get along.


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.


Thursday, May 24 2007

Improv skills earn Cheryl Hines some really big winners


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