All 12 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 1 (1997), ranked
TV review: Joss Whedon’s high-school-is-hell epic begins in promising fashion with the 12-episode first season of “Buffy.”
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Classic Christmas TV episodes: ‘Amends’ (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’)
Show: “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (Season 3, episode 10) Airdate: Dec. 15, 1998 Overview: This episode is the structural midpoint of the franchise; it’s sort of a backdoor pilot for “Angel” and it introduces the First […]
John’s favorite TV shows of the Aughts (Commentary)
Next, here are my top 10 TV shows. Some started in the ’90s, but for this list, I am just showing the years they aired during this decade. This top 10 is front-loaded (the most […]
The best TV shows of the Aughts … as it happened (Commentary)
I thought it might be fun to look back on my picks for “best of the year” this decade as those years were ending (mostly fun for me, but you can enjoy it too, if […]
Can’t-see TV: 16 sweet shows that aren’t on DVD or Hulu (Commentary)
I noticed that whatever company distributes “Roswell” DVDs recently repackaged them with Katherine Heigl prominently featured on the cover art. Artistically, it’s ridiculous, because Heigl’s Isabel was the fourth-most-important female character on the show, behind […]
A ‘True Blood’ primer for ‘Buffy/Angel’ fans: 10 differences between the vampire mythologies (TV commentary)
I’ve watched most of the first season on DVD, and I can safely say I’m a fan of “True Blood.” Being a huge “Buffy/ Angel” fan, I have trouble liking other vampire stories because I compare them to Joss Whedon’s […]