Friday, October 26, 2001
bloody hell!!!!!!! is this friggin show ever going to make to the air?
Sci Fi Wire says "Fox will delay the series premiere of The Tick one week, to Nov. 8 from Nov. 1. The Tick, starring Patrick Warburton, will air Thursdays at 8:30 p.m."
Sci Fi Wire says "Fox will delay the series premiere of The Tick one week, to Nov. 8 from Nov. 1. The Tick, starring Patrick Warburton, will air Thursdays at 8:30 p.m."
wanna hear some singing Spike or Giles but can't wait for the musical episode? or maybe you're in the mood for the crooning of Darla or Lindsay? the Host? how about Angel's rendition of "Mandy"? then you gots ta check this out.
Thursday, October 25, 2001
TVGuide Online says "Crossing Over" host John Edward will attempt to communicate with victims of the Sept. 11 attacks during several November sweeps episodes, Broadcasting & Cable reports. Steve Rosenberg, president of Studios USA, which syndicates Crossing Over, says the shows "will be done tastefully... and won't be exploitative."
also, CBS News anchor Dan Rather is refusing to get tested for anthrax or take antibiotics — despite the fact that his assistant was infected with the disease and traces of the bacteria were found in his office. "We're not going to run scared and we're not going to work scared," he told The Associated Press.
is it me, or does it seem like something's happening inside Dan's head that we should be worried about?
also, CBS News anchor Dan Rather is refusing to get tested for anthrax or take antibiotics — despite the fact that his assistant was infected with the disease and traces of the bacteria were found in his office. "We're not going to run scared and we're not going to work scared," he told The Associated Press.
is it me, or does it seem like something's happening inside Dan's head that we should be worried about?
ok, there's some talk about numbers over at the IGN Buffy boards, and i've been wondering the same thing they're asking. what's with all the characters wearing shirts with numbers prominently displayed on them? is it some sort of new fashion trend that's about (re)explode across the country? or are the numbers hidden clues about something? or are they total Cheeseman in nature and mean absolutely nothing?
my review of "Life Serial" will be delayed a day. a co-worker sent me one of those "If you're a TRUE AMERICAN, you wave the flag and KNOW that the Founding Fathers wanted a Christian nation" email things, which pissed me off, so I had to write a big, long denunciation of such unthinkingly false (and poorly written) religio-patriotic pieces of shit-talk. i'm not going to be very popular around here for a while. anyway, "Life Serial" review on Friday, i promise.
there's another positive point to the FX schedule change: Ally McBeal is being moved to much early and much later times. that means i don't have to see Calista Flockhart just before and after Buffy (Buffy was sandwhiched between two eps of Ally)(and Sarah Michelle Gellar could soooo kick Calista Flockhart's ass that it's not even funny, but Sarah should do it anyway, just to show she can).
FX has made a change to their schedule (several, actually, but only a couple concern us):
beginning Monday, Oct 29, the afternoon repeat of the previous evening's Buffy will no longer be shown. instead, two episodes of Buffy will be shown back-to-back (but you knew that part, because you've been watching syndiBuffy and saw the commercial, right?), but neither will be a repeat, i.e., Monday's first episode will be "Innocence", followed by "Phases."
Tuesday's episodes will be "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and "Passion."
next Wednesday is Halloween (the holiday, not the episode, although...), and the Buffy-in-sequence thing goes out the window as one episode from each of the first four seasons is shown ("Halloween," "Teacher's Pet," "Dead Man's Party," and "Fear, Itself").
Thursday returns to the proper sequence with "Killed By Death" and "I Only Have Eyes For You."
Friday finishes up the week with "Go Fish" and "Becoming, part 1."
i'll miss the afternoon repeat. it was the one chance for me to catch an episode if something when wrong and i missed it the night before. but, this means we'll go through them much faster, and i'll get to see them all much sooner than before and Jean will get "Lover's Walk" sooner too (Nov. 9).
beginning Monday, Oct 29, the afternoon repeat of the previous evening's Buffy will no longer be shown. instead, two episodes of Buffy will be shown back-to-back (but you knew that part, because you've been watching syndiBuffy and saw the commercial, right?), but neither will be a repeat, i.e., Monday's first episode will be "Innocence", followed by "Phases."
Tuesday's episodes will be "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" and "Passion."
next Wednesday is Halloween (the holiday, not the episode, although...), and the Buffy-in-sequence thing goes out the window as one episode from each of the first four seasons is shown ("Halloween," "Teacher's Pet," "Dead Man's Party," and "Fear, Itself").
Thursday returns to the proper sequence with "Killed By Death" and "I Only Have Eyes For You."
Friday finishes up the week with "Go Fish" and "Becoming, part 1."
i'll miss the afternoon repeat. it was the one chance for me to catch an episode if something when wrong and i missed it the night before. but, this means we'll go through them much faster, and i'll get to see them all much sooner than before and Jean will get "Lover's Walk" sooner too (Nov. 9).
who knew Jack Tripper could be so menacing? "Ted" must have been a good episode. Mike walked through the room just as it came on, sat down for a few minutes, and ended up watching the entire episode with me. it's been close to a year since that's happened. he wasn't impressed by the teasers for the musical episode (though *i* nearly wet myself everytime one came on).
Wednesday, October 24, 2001
Dark Horizons reports that "there's rumour that much like the upcoming "The Scorpion King" spin-off from "The Mummy Returns", Universal is also considering doing a spin-off movie of "American Pie 2" surrounding the famous 'Band Camp' scene."
i didn't care for either American Pie movie, but if they want to give Alyson Hannigan a lead role in a movie, i'm all for it.
i didn't care for either American Pie movie, but if they want to give Alyson Hannigan a lead role in a movie, i'm all for it.
in case you ran to the kitchen or had to go potty every commercial during Buffy last night, Schmuck Bait has posted links to two of the Buffy the Musical Teasers (here and here). i'm looking for the two new teasers, one focused on SMG and the other with full cast and back up dancers and Spike! good god! Spike! that one three second portion gave me goose bumps!
i'm thinking that i should have a watch party for the musical episode and invite over everyone i know, but i live with two of them (what? i didn't tell you that i moved last weekend?) and i think Jean will want to stay home to watch. it wouldn't be much of a party without her :) everyone else i know i don't think i could stand to have over during Buffy. they'd talk all through it, or keep asking questions, and when i'm watching Buffy, i wear a big "Do Not Disturb" sign on my chest (and have a Big Knife nearby, in case i need it).
i'm thinking that i should have a watch party for the musical episode and invite over everyone i know, but i live with two of them (what? i didn't tell you that i moved last weekend?) and i think Jean will want to stay home to watch. it wouldn't be much of a party without her :) everyone else i know i don't think i could stand to have over during Buffy. they'd talk all through it, or keep asking questions, and when i'm watching Buffy, i wear a big "Do Not Disturb" sign on my chest (and have a Big Knife nearby, in case i need it).
Tuesday, October 23, 2001
"The best change [in the Angel series], however, may be the maturation of Buffy's former spoiled brat Cordelia, played with increasing depth and dexterity by Charisma Carpenter. With Buffy out of the picture, Cordelia may even serve as a romantic interest for her vampire boss — though if so, Greenwalt promises not to string out the story."--USAToday
yay! i LERV Cordy! Charisma deserves the adulation.
yay! i LERV Cordy! Charisma deserves the adulation.
Everyone will be amazed by Sarah Michelle - the lady can sing!" announces costar James Marsters.
hooray for the coming musical episode!
hooray for the coming musical episode!
i've been volunteered to participate in my workgroup's Halloween decoration thing for a stupid contest. i hate my job. these people can't get it through their thick heads that i don't like to participate in crap like this. and it doesn't matter that i tell them i don't want to be a part of it. they ignore me.
Monday, October 22, 2001
tonight on syndiBuffy: "What's My Line, Part 1"
i'm gonna skip over the cocaine jokes that spring to mind. actually, i hadn't given much thought to that title before, but now, i suddenly see how appropriate it is for this episode. clever titler, and yay for Buffy epiphanies (Buffiphanies? say that word out loud. it's fun!).
i'm gonna skip over the cocaine jokes that spring to mind. actually, i hadn't given much thought to that title before, but now, i suddenly see how appropriate it is for this episode. clever titler, and yay for Buffy epiphanies (Buffiphanies? say that word out loud. it's fun!).
heh. last post i said i wanted more J. August Richards stuff to link to. if i'd looked a little harder, i would have had something.
since today is Angel day, i'll throw out a couple more Angel-related links: Alexis Denisof interview (one i may have linked before. it felt familiar, but i couldn't find a previous link) and "The Art of Being Charisma Carpenter." they really need to do more with J. August Richards. i want to link more often to things about him.
tonight's Angel ep is "Fredless": Angel (David Boreanaz) goes into full detective mode when Fred's (Amy Acker) parents unexpectedly arrive in Los Angeles to bring Fred home, but their appearance inexplicably sends her into a tailspin and on the run.
tonight's Angel ep is "Fredless": Angel (David Boreanaz) goes into full detective mode when Fred's (Amy Acker) parents unexpectedly arrive in Los Angeles to bring Fred home, but their appearance inexplicably sends her into a tailspin and on the run.
the Charisma Carpenter fansite says "Charisma stars in an episode [of VH-1's Strange Frequency series] called "Don't Fear the Reaper," where she plays a goth singer obsessed with death -- that is, until the Grim Reaper shows up at one of her shows! The air date is listed as Saturday, November 10, 2001 at 10pm."
also from the CC fansite, here's Charisma with wings, and i didn't realize that CC's hair was so important to the WB (i couldn't decide which way i preferred).
also from the CC fansite, here's Charisma with wings, and i didn't realize that CC's hair was so important to the WB (i couldn't decide which way i preferred).
Fray #4 is out (finally! after taking September off). it had a nice little twist at the end that was foreseeable, but not in one of those 'oh, that's soooo obvious' kind of ways. still liking the art, still liking the story, and still eagerly anticipating the next issue.
TVGuide online article : "The Bite Stuff" (har) about Angel.
and from (minor casting spoilers in link)"Insider": "Alas, other former favorites are less likely to drop in. Now that Buffy again has a pulse, a visit with the heartthrob who always made it race — Riley — is a no-brainer. However, sighs Noxon, "that's a big, big maybe. It depends on if Marc Blucas is available. He's turning into a big, fancy movie guy.
"Between him and Seth Green [who played Willow's beau, Oz], we're stuck," she adds. "And forget about Eliza Dushku [aka rogue Slayer Faith] — we can't get her back."
the TVGuide "Insider" article is summarized here at Sci Fi Wire, but they also include some spoilery info about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical episode, and it would have really been nice for SciFi Wire to have put some sort of warning in the title, or at least in the article before you get to that part. bloody bastards).
and from (minor casting spoilers in link)"Insider": "Alas, other former favorites are less likely to drop in. Now that Buffy again has a pulse, a visit with the heartthrob who always made it race — Riley — is a no-brainer. However, sighs Noxon, "that's a big, big maybe. It depends on if Marc Blucas is available. He's turning into a big, fancy movie guy.
"Between him and Seth Green [who played Willow's beau, Oz], we're stuck," she adds. "And forget about Eliza Dushku [aka rogue Slayer Faith] — we can't get her back."
the TVGuide "Insider" article is summarized here at Sci Fi Wire, but they also include some spoilery info about the Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical episode, and it would have really been nice for SciFi Wire to have put some sort of warning in the title, or at least in the article before you get to that part. bloody bastards).
because 5 just weren't enough, Sly Stallone says something about "Rocky 6" and that Rocky may be going to Broadway. (audio clip). he also said a bunch of other stuff, but it's really hard listening to his voice, ya know?
[via Dark Horizons and the Sylvester Stallone website]
[via Dark Horizons and the Sylvester Stallone website]
hey, i'd watch. there are a few reasons i don't want Cordelia to get her own spin off series, but the biggest is: if Cordelia's on a separate series, then she and Angel can't get together and fall in love and have little fashionable vampire babies (hey, if Darla can have Angel's baby, why can't Cordy?).
the second biggerst reason i don't want Cordy to get her own show is that i already spend too much time in front of the television. i watch Angel, UPN Buffy, Roswell, Smallville, Enterprise, Special Unit 2, Mutant X, syndiBuffy five nights a week, and weekend syndiBuffy on the local WB affiliate. and think about what's coming up! X-Files (eeg. was that last night?), 24 and The Tick. plus, James Marsters is guest starring on Andromeda for an ep next month (i already like the show. i'm afraid to watch or i may become interested enough to be a regular viewer), Ab Fab is coming back, and QAF starts up again in January.
i think it's time i started doing some tv viewage trimming. still, even if i just watch Buffyverse, that's 8 hours of tv a week, almost twice what i watched last spring.
the second biggerst reason i don't want Cordy to get her own show is that i already spend too much time in front of the television. i watch Angel, UPN Buffy, Roswell, Smallville, Enterprise, Special Unit 2, Mutant X, syndiBuffy five nights a week, and weekend syndiBuffy on the local WB affiliate. and think about what's coming up! X-Files (eeg. was that last night?), 24 and The Tick. plus, James Marsters is guest starring on Andromeda for an ep next month (i already like the show. i'm afraid to watch or i may become interested enough to be a regular viewer), Ab Fab is coming back, and QAF starts up again in January.
i think it's time i started doing some tv viewage trimming. still, even if i just watch Buffyverse, that's 8 hours of tv a week, almost twice what i watched last spring.
shootings at a downtown club here in Tulsa last night. one of my coworkers was there with family and friends celebrating her birthday. her cousin was the guy shot in the back and the guy who was shot in the head was the cousin's friend. dozens of people witnessed the shooting. many know the shooter by name. no one told the police who he was.