No. And yes. It's always sudden.

Tara ,'Storyteller'


Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."


meara - Dec 14, 2023 8:03:16 pm PST #27869 of 28095

Dang, I just canceled Apple TV last month! Guess I’ll have to sign up again when this happens


Jessica - Dec 15, 2023 7:22:20 am PST #27870 of 28095
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?

I don't have a sense of how far AppleTV can be trusted. I think all I've watched has been Ted Lasso and Severance. Those were both better than they really had any right to be, is that the expectation to have?

That's been my experience too - their shows aren't GREAT most of the time, but they've got a solid track record of putting out shows that are PRETTY GOOD.


juliana - Dec 15, 2023 7:42:08 am PST #27871 of 28095
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…

I always thought of MurderBot as a Brienne or Bobbie Draper sort of physical presence, even if it's actually genderless.

Yeah, Frankie Adams [link] would have been my choice, too.


Calli - Dec 17, 2023 6:18:51 am PST #27872 of 28095
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

Yeah, this will get me to sign up for Apple TV+. Might watch Ted Lasso while I’m there.


meara - Dec 17, 2023 2:39:07 pm PST #27873 of 28095

Definitely worth it to binge Ted Lasso if you get the channel!

I just re-read Best of All Possible Worlds and am shocked that when I went on AO3 there is zero fanfic. Like, I get that it is in itself rather fanfic-y, but I still might’ve thought there’d be a couple of things?


Consuela - Dec 18, 2023 12:47:16 pm PST #27874 of 28095
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I really want ART to be played by David Hewlett.

I do not think I will get my wish!


meara - Dec 18, 2023 1:19:28 pm PST #27875 of 28095

Interestingly talking to a friend who just started reading the Murderbot books, I let her know they’re doing tv adaptation and she was shocked Murderbot wouldn’t be played by a woman. I thought that was funny since that wasn’t at all my assumption (though the casting maybe isn’t what I’d expect either)


-t - Dec 18, 2023 2:30:29 pm PST #27876 of 28095
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration

I really want ART to be played by David Hewlett.

I can see that.

I had a complete and total mental block about who could possibly be cast to play Murderbot. Just refused to think about it. I'm ok with Skarsgard, though, at least until I can see it on screen. Then I will judge.


Consuela - Dec 18, 2023 6:18:27 pm PST #27877 of 28095
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

this is an amazing story: [link]


Dana - Dec 18, 2023 6:23:19 pm PST #27878 of 28095
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."

Wow, what a dumbass.