I'm not sure how all three of these books escaped my attention but I'm clearly going to have to go on the hunt for them as soon as possible:
Buffy and Angel Conquer the Internet: Essays on Online Fandom (Paperback)
Angel (TV Milestones) (Paperback)
Buffy Meets the Academy: Essays on the Episodes and Scripts as Texts (Paperback)

Whilst watching Two and a Half Men (just don't ask), the actress who plays Berta has always struck a vague bell for me. I just happened to watch BtVS S2e20 Go Fish today and then realised where I know her from - she is Conchata Ferrell who is Nurse Greenleigh in this episode. I love it when I solve a puzzle like that!

TVOvermind reports that some version of the Buffy comics will be made in an animated style - whether this is the old comics or the S8 comics is uncertain and whether it is stop-motion (a la Watchmen comics) or a fuller style of animation is also uncertain. It does appear that Joss may be involved which means I'm in ( Read more... )

Tim Minear's eloquent and lengthy response is here. What a wordsmith! :-)

In view of the ongoing debate about rebooting the Buffy movie I thought I would go and revisit the original movie.

( Some personal reflections about the movie follow. )

Just. Not.

Music, Sound and Silence in Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the title of a new book out in August 2009. Running through the contents, it sounds it could ne a very interesting read, I think. The use of music to generate mood in BtVS was an outstanding feature of the series, and silence> No doubt Hush will get some analysis there.

Comics Continuum has the blurb and cover for the final BtVS Omnibus listed amongst Dark Horse's April solicitations

( and they are both here. )

I posted the cover for BtVS Omnibus #6 a short time ago but according to TFAW, it has changed

( to this, maybe? )

Went to my two favourite shops whilst in Perth today. From Quality Comics, I got BtVS S8 Issue 18 (Jeanty variant cover), AtS: ATF Issue 12 (Garner variant cover) and BtVS Omnibus #5. From Empire Toys, I got Spike ATF Issue 3 (Sharp Brothers variant cover) and AtS: ATF Vol 2 HC, but sadly no Volume 1 so I put that on order ( Read more... )