Spiral was bad, but you certainly can't say nothing happened. It had horsies!
Occasionally I'm callous and strange.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Gris - Aug 01, 2008 5:37:18 pm PDT #6396 of 10467
Hey. New board.
libkitty - Aug 01, 2008 11:11:39 pm PDT #6397 of 10467
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Love this blog post. Thanks for sharing it, JZ.
Three things:
I kept crying, "Mom? Mom? Mommy?" not "Mum? Mum? Mummy", while simultaneously kicking myself and telling myself not to be such an insular pedant. I think this tiny thing bothered me so much because that episode connected in such a deep way, and this brought it to my brain instead of my gut.
and
I really like Dr. Who, but I find that I tend not to enjoy rewatching them. I haven't really been sure why, but I think that Rilstone may have it with,
What does Buffy have which Doctor Who lacks? The smart answer would be "good writing". But I think the truth is that Joss Whedon is always, at all times, trying to tell a story about a set of characters. Russell T Davies is only ever seeking to manufacture a product.
and
Oh, and Firefly rocks. Obviously.
The man is clearly a genius.
JZ - Aug 02, 2008 4:54:09 am PDT #6398 of 10467
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
It just amused me that Whedon wrote, SMG said, and all the USians immediately understood "Mom? Mom? Mommy?" but Rilstone's ears instantly translated it from our cultural emotional gutpunch into his, and didn't even realize he'd misheard until commenters pointed it out.
Vortex - Aug 02, 2008 7:18:37 am PDT #6399 of 10467
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I was very amused while watching an episode of "Spaced" to see the main character praying to . . . the Buffy poster.
Trudy Booth - Aug 02, 2008 8:37:08 pm PDT #6400 of 10467
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
I will always be the only person ever who liked Spiral, won't I?
Shir - Aug 02, 2008 8:52:29 pm PDT #6401 of 10467
"And that's why God Almighty gave us fire insurance and the public defender".
I think I kindda liked it too, but I can't remember. I wanted to watch it again this weekend, but it seems like I taped over it The Weight of the World. So I watched that instead.
I know a guy that this is his favorite Buffy ep.
tiggy - Aug 02, 2008 9:01:50 pm PDT #6402 of 10467
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
i'll stand in your corner, Trudy.
libkitty - Aug 02, 2008 10:07:29 pm PDT #6403 of 10467
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
It's not one of my favorites, but I think I liked it, Trudy. I may need to rewatch.
Invisible Green - Aug 03, 2008 6:08:08 am PDT #6404 of 10467
I really liked Spiral, too. The Weight of the World, not so much.
Trudy Booth - Aug 03, 2008 6:53:07 am PDT #6405 of 10467
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
The Pro-Spiral block. We exist!