`They left me out of the picture!` David Fury says of the October 1, 1999 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that listed theBUFFY episodes to date and featured a photo of and a discussion with the principal BUFFY writers. `I was a freelancer last year,` he ex...
Most genre TV shows hit their stride around the third season - just look at STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION or BABYLON 5. BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER had hit that stride even earlier, but a look at last week's series finale shows just what essential viewing t...
For viewers who will be checking out BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER for the first time on its new network UPN, there's good news and bad news. Fans of the show expect that traditionally theseason openers tend to be a little on the expository side as they try t...
A few years ago, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER writer Jane Espenson was just another overachieving U.C. Berkeley student, double-majoring in Computer Science and Linguistics. As she entered grad school, a career in teaching Linguistics almost certainly in her ...
Should you somehow have missed six years of great TV, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER concerns Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an outwardly normal (if slightly neurotic) young woman mystically chosen to protect the world from supernatural evil, a fact she...
Largely derided when it first premiered in 1997 on thethen-fledgling WB Network, Joss Whedon's BuffytheVampire Slayer turned out to be not only one of the best genre television shows ever, but also one of the best shows on TV as a whole. Now, Twentieth...
When Dark Horse Comics began publishing in 1986, they took a strategic path far different than most of the other independent publishers of the day. Dark Horse was clever enough to go after licensed properties that already had a built-in fan following...
I’ve been grousing here for several weeks about the paucity of new fantastic genre video releases and, while the future release schedule shows that this drought will pass, this week is the worst yet. While there are a few titles for special interest fans...
Some long-running television series simply cruise to an end so bland that it's hard to distinguish the finale from a regular episode. Others trail off, leaving major themes unresolved. Then there are those that feel the need to punctuate the audience's em...
After a largely up and down season of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, patience for the devoted viewer finally came to a head with the two hour finale - combining two one-hour episodes ("Two To Go" and "Grave") into one amazingly powerful punch.Whereas the past ...
`Fortunately, the only Mr. Pointy I`ve had to deal with is the autograph pen,` says Nancy Holder in her best Sarah Michelle Gellar voice. Her first BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER tie-in book signing at Burbank, California`s horror bookstore Dark Delicacies brok...
TheBUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER series arrives in all new limited edition 40-disc collectors' case on November 15, 2005 from Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD collection features a one-hour documentary on the special edition bonus disc, a collectible book and ...
Hot off the heels of the highly praised first seasonBUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER DVD box set comes word that Fox Home Video is going to release BUFFYTHEVAMPIRESLAYER:THE COMPLETE SECOND SEASON on June 11.The box set will include, obviously, every episode...
Eliza Dushku, who had left BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER earlier in 2000 and made noises about not returning to the series, has signed on to do five more episodes of Joss Whedon's groundbreaking show. What's more Dushku, who plays thevampire slayer Faith and ...
Whether you agree with this statement or not, the world of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER is getting smaller by the minute. Sure, with each incarnation of the series' characters (animated, comic book adaptation, novelization, etc.) the franchise expands exponen...
Fox Home Video has released details on the May 25 release of season six of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. Fans of the Sunnydale slayer will be happy to know that the famous musical episode, "Once More With Feeling", will include a commentary track by Joss Whed...
One of the fastest growing franchises in Hollywood history, Buffy and her "vampire slaying" gang of friends are currently staring down the Hellmouth into a world of fear and uncertainty: that of Saturday morning cartoons. With a BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER a...
I’m pretty obsessive when it comes to viewing television series on DVD. By the nature of my job I have to jump around a bit from one product to another but typically I’ll have a TV on DVD box set filling the gaps of free time. I can do a sing...
As the creative boss of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER (not including series creator Joss Whedon, of course), producer Marti Noxon is the chief guiding force in the lives of the title character and her fellow residents of Sunnydale. Today, we conclude our chat ...
Now this is how to run a television show! Last season was the best of the series, building mystery upon mystery, thrill upon thrill, throwing lots of curve balls and changing the character’s lives forever. Last May, I thought the show should have ended o...
The fourth season of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER was released this past Tuesday on DVD and deserves a special mention, albeit a somewhat tardy one. The six-disc set contains a lot of goodies that fans will want to check out including commentaries by series c...
In a new interview with TV GUIDE, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER Sarah Michelle Gellar has a few things to say about this last season of the show (which closed out on UPN last night) and what she hopes for next year. "(This season) was a little dark even for me...
One of the things I’ve most enjoyed about reading Dark Horse’s adaptations of BuffytheVampire Slayer is the one thing an adaptation offers over a show. Assuming for a moment that you wouldn’t bother with an adaptation if you didn’t like the property in ...
In light of the ever-popular television series, it’s easy to forget the original cinematic version of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER - which is probably for the best. While the general rule of thumb is that television spin-offs of hit movies pale in comparison ...
Whenever BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER comes up with a show that seems gimmicky in nature, it always seems to overcome the initial hokiness of it with a great payoff. Creator Joss Whedon has always been at the forefront of those episodes. In "Hush" he did an e...
Second only to Joss Whedon in theBUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER creative roster, producer Marti Noxon has a strong influenceand strong feelingsregarding the lives of the Slayer and the other characters on the popular UPN show. Today, CINESCAPE continues its di...
BuffytheVampire Slayer and Angel have proven to be a one-two punch for Dark Horse Comics, turning out to be one of the most lucrative licenses the company has acquired. Refusing to merely churn out one comic after another that pales in comparison to the...
BuffytheVampire Slayer and Angel have proven to be a one-two punch for Dark Horse Comics, turning out to be one of the most lucrative licenses the company has acquired. Refusing to merely churn out one comic after another that pales in comparison to the...
It's a good time to be a BUFFY: THEVAMPIRE SLAYER fan. TheBUFFY spin-off, ANGEL, kicked off its third season this week on The WB, while the original BUFFY episodes have begun syndication on the F/X channel (isn't that baby fat on the first season Ms. Ge...
So I went outta town over the weekend and I took the second season of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER with me on the trip. After season one I was excited to dive into season two. The first season wasn't perfect. It had a few episodes that crashed and burned a...
Today marks the release of the seventh and final season of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. By now you should have heard something of this show and it's impact on genre fans and television; if you haven't, how's life been treating you living in outer space?We've...
Plot: Unknown, but probably something big and bad. Something so big and bad it can't be shown on the TV show. Of course, given what we've seen on the show, we can't really conceive of what that would be.Players: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Ja...
The third season of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION was important for two significant reasons. One, the crew of the starship Enterprise finally got fashionable collars on their formerly jumpsuit-styled uniforms. Man, what a difference a starched collar can...
OK, let me just get this out of the way; what the hell happened? Season one was good but not amazing, season two was fantastic, and seasonthree was some of the best TV on DVD. Now we get to season four and the whole thing is a big mess.&n...
`She`s a new girl. This is Faith in the year 2000,` Douglas Petrie says of his upcoming episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, entitled `This Year`s Girl.` He adds with a laugh, `It`s also the name of an old Elvis Costello song I like a lot.` Douglas Pe...
To call Kevin Smith's Jay and Silent Bob creations the next "it" comedy duo may be reaching, but the two have certainly impressed some Hollywood's hottest clientele. So much so, in fact, that when the director decided to base an entire film on these norma...
Noxon talks more BUFFY by Christopher Allan Smith, Arnold T. Blumberg and Anthony C. Ferrante (Wed 03-20-2002)
In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine, producer/writer Marti Noxon is talking again about this year's changes on BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, and her increasing role in shaping the series. In part two of her three part interview with us, Noxon re...
In Buffy, theVampireSlayer: Crash Test Demons, Dark Horse Comics’ running series of adaptations finally aces the most challenging test of any media adaptation: that of reproducing the look and feel of the show it’s based on. It’s a thankless challenge, ...
So, it all ends here with season seven of BuffyTheVampire Slayer. I must say I entered this season with the most trepidation; not out of concern that theseason would be bad but that after this season ended there would be no more episodes to w...
Today is a big day for Joss Whedon: the fifth season of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER and all thirteen episodes of the short-lived FIREFLY series both go on sale in two DVD sets from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Fans of both shows have been anxiously a...
Well there is good new and bad news for fans of Harry Dresden. The good news is that the complete first season of the Sci-Fi Channel TV show is now on DVD. The bad news is that it looks like it will be the ONLY season on DVD. The dim-witted...
Select Toys has released an image of their upcoming BuffytheVampire Slayer action figure -- "Primeval" Buffy. The figure will be available exclusively from Diamond Select Toys' online and will go one sale in June."Primeval" Buffy marks the fourth and f...
Anybody who was surprised to see Joss Whedon writing one of the best comics being put out by “the House of Ideas” or Marvel Comics for those not in the know, must not have seen BuffyTheVampire Slayer. I haven’t talked about t...
One of the most prolific of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER`S writers, Marti Noxon writes some of the darkest and most heartbreaking episodes of the show. In contrast, Noxon herself is bubbly and cheerful and both surprised and delighted by her success as one of...
After last season’s disaster I didn’t know what to expect from season five of BuffyTheVampire Slayer. Right away I was annoyed with the new character Dawn. She was just dropped into the series at the end of season four as if ...
Even the most dedicated fan boy can never catch every genre series when it airs on TV. You'd think it wouldn't be difficult because until recently there weren't that many sc-fi/fantasy/horror TV series out there. Somehow though back in the old days I mi...
As we move toward the holiday shopping season, more studios are announcing tentative release dates for new DVD titles. We've compiled a list of the major releases from various studios and their announced release dates; in many of these cases the artwork a...
You`ve got to give Joss Whedon a lot of credit. The guy decides to take a failed motion picture named BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, which was based on his script, and turns it into the hottest genre series since Fox introduced THE X-FILES. And as if this isn`...
Ah, the evil twin. What a wonderful science fiction cliché—and where would genre TV be without it? What other convention of fantasy and science fiction shows allows the actors or actresses playing the heroes to mug shamelessly as slightly different versio...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
The UPN TV network has released their logline for the coming season premiere of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, a two-parter titled "Bargaining." Here's what they provide:"BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER" PREMIERES ON UPN WITH A SPECIAL TWO-HOUR EPISODE AIRING TUESDAY...
The UPN TV network has released information for the coming January 8th episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Gone."In the episode's story, a social services worker threatens to take guardianship of Dawn. Complicating matters, thethree geek vi...
Mania is happy to announce our latest contest, a giveaway of the first season of Bones on DVD.In the show, David Boreanaz (Angel, BuffytheVampire Slayer) stars as F.B.I. Agent Seeley Booth, who teams up with forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "...
Try as he may, ANGEL supervising producer Tim Minear seems unable to remove himself from the sci-fi and horror genres. Alright, admittedly he`s probably not trying all that hard to escape a form of storytelling that has been very good to him, but it is c...
In the midst of all the press generated by a shift to Monday nights (beginning tonight) from Wednesday, plus the tobasco-mailing campaign to save the show, actor Jason Behr, who plays alien high school student Max Evans on the WB’s ROSWELL, admits he is s...
Best known to genre fans as Faith, that other slayer on BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, Eliza Dushku has actually had a lengthy acting career considering her young age. Before nailing the role of Faith, the tough-fighting, hard-living, take-no-prisoners slayer,...
Dark Hose comics has announced that they will head back to press on the first issue of the new BuffytheVampireSlayer:Season Eight comic."Admittedly, our expectations were already gigantic, but this has surpassed even those," said Dirk Wood, ...
Fairly early on in its first season, ANGEL proved itself to be a series that could stand apart from its progenitor, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. In the following interview, supervising producer Tim Minear begins taking FANDOM on a personal tour through all 2...
One of the most popular television shows during the last few years has been BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. Based on the movie with the same name, BUFFY basically expands on the movie, while making the show darker and edgier for today's society. With any popula...
If the end of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER has got you feeling the blues, better invest in a next gen game system if you want more of the Slayer. Today Vivendi Universal Games announced that the second BUFFY video game, titled BUFFYTHEVAMPIRESLAYER: CHAOS...
Well, I spotted the first official Christmas tree of 2004 last week. And no, store displays and nuts like Ray Liotta who keep their tree up all year round don't count. (And no, I'm not a peeping tom it's right up there in the apartment's front window.) T...
Mania's recent contest giving away the first season of Bones on DVD is now over. The winners are:StephenLucasMisterKrisIn the show, David Boreanaz (Angel, BuffytheVampire Slayer) stars as F.B.I. Agent Seeley Booth, who teams up with forensic anthr...
Summer is over. Rob Zombie’s “Halloween” is the last official movie of the summer. Some will say that Hollywood actually went out with a bang with “Superbad”, but this humble moviegoer will say that Hollywood went out wi...
You may notice something different down at the bottom of the Shopping List from now on. We're going to give Universal Media Discs their own little section. I've been listing UMDs since they started selling them, but up to now I've only given them token me...
Cinescape has the full run down, straight from the horse's mouth, on the soon to be released "Angel: Season 5" DVD. We also linked to special preview clips at the end of the article. In this must-see final season, Angel - cursed with a conscience and a so...
That's right, fans it's October! Theseason of spooky pranks, ghoulish doings, colorful costumes and tasty treats is upon us. Of course you know what I'm talking about: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Everyone who claims to be Canadian c...
Vivendi Universal has just informed us that BUFFYTHEVAMPIRESLAYER: CHAOS BLEEDS has gone gold and is being duplicated for shipment to retail shortly. The game will appear on store shelves starting August 26.Available for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Gamecub...
New property receives multiple media release
LOS ANGELES - 05/25/2001 - TOKYOPOP® Anime is proud to announce it has licensed theVampire Princess Miyu Television Series, while at the same time theVampire Princess Miyu Official Soundtrack will be one...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another entry into the Comicscape canon! Last week, I had to pick between two important subjects – the return of Captain America – temporary or not – and the conclusion of DC/Vertigo’s fantas...
As fans certainly know, BUFFY and ANGEL have always been two series focused on pushing the boundaries in genre entertainment. Now they're exploring the uncharted waters of widescreen broadcasting, but producer Marti Noxon insists that this is still only f...
Don't you just love it when you know when exactly what time each media content will be showing at the Comic Con? Well, this year, it's possible all thanks to Coming Soon's Blog. They've revealed details on who is showing up this year and at what times the...
Now that things have gotten markedly darker on Joss Whedon's signature show, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, over season six, Whedon is hoping season seven will return a little light to the cast and stories. "Last season was about getting everyone so depressed ...
Yeah, so Christmas is coming. Big deal. I know my friends and family are shopping for gifts for me but, as always, I won't get what I really want. I want David Boreanaz to love me. I want ER to be good again. I want Vincent D'Onofrio to love me. I want a ...
Warner Home Video and Amazon.com have announced the wionners of their "DVD Decision" promotion for 2006. The 10 movies that received the most online votes will be released by Warner Home Video in two waves. THE ILLUSTRATED MAN, THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN, PR...
The full schedule for this year's Comic Con has been released here but as always, we're going to sift through the press releases and give you the panels covering Movies, DVD and TV events. You can check out the first two days below.Wednesday, July 23, PRE...
ROSWELL is a television series fighting for survival—not surprising given its fairly lackluster ratings throughout its first season. Unlike other shows in similar situations, however, this one actually has its network, the WB, serving as the one doing the...
`With this sword I will take an oath of vengeance! The evil ones will know my name and fear it! They will ride my blade to hell! And I will never stop until it is done!`—Raphael Cain, The ImmortalAre television audiences ready for another Samurai sword-wi...
Since the success of THE TERMINATOR, which featured Linda Hamilton’s transformation from incompetent waitress to self-sufficient warrior, the tough-girl bad-ass chick has become as much a science fiction cliché as the cowering scream queen that she replac...
It’s interesting just how many of the most visionary writers working in science fiction and animation these days are also so heavily into writing musicals. Seth McFarlane is always looking for a reason to write some music in Family Guy and South Par...
The New Blood by David Michael Wharton (Mon 10-18-2004)
These are perilous times in the Wasteland, my friends! The new season has brought strange tidings and mysterious omens. A good show on UPN that isn't BUFFY (see VERONICA MARS, below)! Several outstanding shows on ABC, and the network hasn't cancelled...
The proliferation of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER related toys has been slow coming. Moore Collectibles have done a fine job with their 6” inch line, but Sideshow Toy has done them one better by coming up with a superb 4-character 12” figure set inspired by t...
It's almost time to say goodbye to a show that has captured the hearts of millions: BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. On April 18 Fox held a wrap party for the cast, guest stars, and crew at Miauhaus on La Brea Avenue here in Los Angeles.It was a fun filled nigh...
It looks like Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't all that interested in portraying the ass-kicking vampire slayer BUFFY in a big screen version of the TV show, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. While doing a press junket for her new film SCOOBY DOO, Gellar had this to s...
Here are the latest images from BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER.Afraid that Spike (James Marsters) could be killing again, the gang investigates his mysterious behavior. Their investigation results in a confrontation between Spike and Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gella...
San Diego Comic-Con International 2008 ended last week with the usual fanfare. Comic book and Hollywood talents alike came together to mingle with over 100,000 fans. Those fans learned about the next year’s slate of comics, movies, televis...
BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER co-executive producer Marti Noxon says that you shouldn't expect to see another new slayer given that Buffy died, again. The last time that happened, Kendra took on the slayer mantle. Then, Kendra died, followed by Faith's debut.W...
Popular Anime Convention Will Be Held July 3-6 in Anaheim, CA
NEW YORK, NY (June 30, 2003) — During Anime Expo 2003, Bandai Entertainment, the premiere distributor of Japanese animation in North America, will introduce three new, highly anticipated anim...
This television season, Rudolf Martin has offered two distinct takes on a single `character`, essaying the role of Count Dracula as well as Bram Stoker`s real-life inspiration for the fictional count, Vlad the Impaler. Let`s face it, the man simply can`t ...
Who says the big-time, respectable journalists of the major TV networks are adverse to a little Weekly World News-style sensationalism? Who thinks the members of the nation`s Fourth Estate are so addicted to facts that they`re not tempted to delve into a ...
It’s not every day that you get a chance to talk to one of your fave Star Trek cast members, but today’s the day. Nana Visitor, a.k.a. Major Kira for the entire seven-year run of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, will be the guest of TV Guide Online tonight (5 ...
What would Buffy think?As ANGEL heads into the summer with last night's third season finale, we find several story threads culminating in true cliffhanger fashion. Of them all, the one that would truly give Buffy, who is toiling away elsewhere on the UPN ...
Now that the eighth season of The X-Files is well under way and the post-Mulder era is upon us, it`s time for the TV critics, fanboys and other pundits to weigh in with their opinions as to whether the Great Experiment is a success or not. The viewers hav...
Amid rumors that BUFFY's seventh season might be its last, Michelle Trachtenberg has revealed it may be a bit premature to comment on whether the show will be returning for an eighth season or not. Additionally, she states that it is also too early to spe...
Electronic Arts announced today that Fox Interactive's BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER has entered production.The game will be released on August 19th for the Xbox console and features characters and locales from the popular TV show. Fans of the TV series will b...
Got a television fanatic in the family? Are you a TV fanatic with family begging you for ideas of what you might like for a holiday gift? Well I’m here to help with a list of some of the best buys for your holiday dollar this year.&nb...
On Saturday, February l5, 2003, BUFFY and ANGEL fans from around the world gathered at the American Legion Hall in Hollywood, Calif. for the final Posting Board Party (PBP). The event, this year titled "The Monster's Ball The Last Dance," raised $30,000 ...
So, anyone else sick to death of Dawn on BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER?I really don't like her very much. She's all whiny and "what about me" all the time. So boring.Buffy is the Slayer, always saving the world, you'd think that Dawn would cut her big sis a li...
It was quite a lively year on the tube, thanks to some returning favorites, some interesting freshmen, and special thanks to the craft of animation. Of course, the television season doesn’t conform to the calendar year, which makes it hard to assess a To...
I am so mad at the Fox Network right now. I just wanna bust down their door and start crackin' skulls.Why, you ask? Here's why: first, the network cancels THE TICK. And now, there may not be much of a future for FUTURAMA.While saying that they have not ou...
Marc Blucas, who played Riley on BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, has been talking about the possibility of returning to the series.While promoting his work in the coming SUMMER CATCH, Blucas revealed that he and Joss Whedon had been talking about that return, t...
The X-Men film may not be out until July 14, but Christopher Golden is already excited. After all, the paperback version of his X-Men novel, X-MEN: CODE NAME WOLVERINE, will be out May 1. `Of all the media tie-in stuff I`ve done, it`s one of the books I`m...
There's something about the words "to be continued" that TV audiences simultaneously love and hate. On one hand, it means the story is going to have at least another hour to unfold its hitherto unexpected complexities before us. On the other hand, it me...
With all the finales finally over, let's talk about what was good and what was bad this past TV season.So, what was good?- THE TICK, while it was on the air anyway; same for UNDECLARED and THE JOB- The musical episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER- HBO's SI...
By the time ANGEL reached its second season, it had already moved away from its "buff" beginnings and established a mythology all its own. Gone were the constant references to Sunnydale and to his long-standing obsession with Buffy (though yet another sma...
So, I'm sitting here listening to a CD of the musical episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER that super cool column reader Joe sent me, and it got me to thinking was there a better hour of TV last TV season?I don't think so.But still, the Emmy voters are wo...
ANGEL producer David Greenwalt has been talking about what we can expect of his series as it goes into its third season on the WB. While talking to TV Guide, Greenwalt mirrored comments made by WB execs regarding any crossovers with the recently departed ...
Tonight the final episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER will air on UPN. The one-hour finale wraps up this year's "big bad" storyline involving The First as well as serves as a coda for the seven-year series. What does series creator/tonight's episode wri...
Sideshow Collectibles has announced they will release an ultra-limited 12" D'Hoffryn figure. Only 750 pieces will be produced worldwide, and it will only be available from Sideshow. D'Hoffryn made several appearances on BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER over the y...
Recently the Moviehole website interviewed actress Sarah Michelle Gellar about her new movie THE GRUDGE, slated for release on October 22. During the course of the interview Moviehole's reporter asked Gellar what were the chances of her ever committing to...
The WB`s hit series BuffytheVampire Slayer garnered two nominations for Television Critics Association Awards, which honor excellence in TV programming, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The awards, determined by a survey of more than 220 North Ameri...
What They SayDisc Catalogue Numbers: DVD-200401/DVD-200403The Review!Audio: Presented in Dolby Digital Stereo Japanese, the show\'s sountrack is, arguably, the greatest asset it\'s got. A generally pleasing mix, the music and dialogue and sound effects al...
In keeping with thetheme of the last few columns, I'm continuing my TV critic education with a crash course in what's presently on the air. This week, I've been through THE 4400, a series I had been intrigued by when it premiered, but had never got roun...
I have seen the future and it's not that exciting.Yeah, so, I've been working my way through tapes of the new fall shows and, well, I'm kinda underwhelmed. So far, while watching these tapes, nothing has hit me as particular great. Nothing has made me sit...
JUDGMENT OF TEARS has a lighter tone than THE BLOODY RED BARON, an element that author Kim Newman decided upon early. `Needing a rest after the war-torn Red Baron book, I decided to skip the obvious World War II setting and relax a little by enjoying `la ...
Creature Comforts, a series I had recently added to the TV Wasteland schedule, just got the big bump by the networks. Last week’s episode came in fourth place in its time slot. If you haven’t watched it, and apparently you haven&rsqu...
In the third part of her exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine, BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER producer/writer Marti Noxon discussed whether the seventh season of the series would be its last."I don't know," said Noxon when asked if Season 7 will be the s...
To help promote their upcoming exclusive Glory action figure, Titan Publishing will be offering a free issue of their BuffytheVampire Slayer magazine with all pre-orders taken at this summer's San Diego Comic Con. Aside from Comic Con, pre-orders will ...
Genre TV shows have always had trouble winning the big awards, not to mention mere nominations, at the Emmys, so it`s a pleasant surprise to see some of the newest as well as some of the most recognizable names in sci-fi and fantasy television get nominat...
Novelist Yvonne Navarro would look right at home in the cast of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER. The slim blonde author practices martial arts and, given the right tools, could probably kick some serious vampire butt. But her main weapon is her computer, with wh...
For those who need a recap, Angel (David Boreanaz) was introduced in the very first episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER as a mysterious love interest who turned out to be a 200+ year-old vampire cursed with a soul that makes him both heroic (he wants to a...
Last week, we began an exclusive look at the first season of ANGEL as told through the eyes of supervising producer Tim Minear. What follows is the second part of this guided tour.... `The Bachelor Party` explores a bit more of Doyle’s past, introduci...
What They Say
Based on a manga by Naoko Takeuchi, Sailor Moon is the story of a teenage girl who meets a magical cat who gives her super powers. She becomes the leader of a team of brave girls, known as the Sailor Warriors. Sailor Moon has long been justi...
It may have seemed a natural thing to do, to spin off handsome, brooding Angel from BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER to his own series. BUFFY's creative team are a part of ANGEL, bringing their talents from the Slayer's realm to resettle the tortured vampire in L...
Tuesday night’s season debuts of BuffytheVampire Slayer and Angel pulled in big ratings for the WB Network. The 5.8 million viewers that Buffy averaged surpassed last year’s season average of 4.7 million. Meanwhile, Angel did a little bit better than th...
Greetings, Maniacs, and welcome to another swan dive into the shallow end of the pool with Comicscape! Because of the Christmas holiday, UPS won’t deliver the comics to the shops until today. I imagine a few of you have already succumbed ...
It shouldn't be a surprise that the comic book tie-in series connected with one of genre television's greatest success stories is now reaching its golden anniversary issue. After all, the saga of theVampire Slayer has amassed an enormous fan base over th...
The UPN TV network has released details of the coming October 23rd episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Life Serial."In the episode, Buffy does her best to get on with her life while villains Jonathan, Warren and Andrew unwittingly put the Slayer ...
I have a bit of a hard time classifying The Thirst. It’s a vampire movie and it’s exceptionally gore-filled, but I have a hard time calling it a horror film because it’s not scary. I know…a lot of horror films are not sc...
Watch out sci fi and fantasy fans we've got some work to do with a slew of new titles being released today. The 1632, Diablo, Ghosts of Albion, and A Song of Ice and Fire series all get new installments this week. Koji Suzuki, the literary source for the ...
Picking up where we left off, here's the rest of the best!#7) Elektra - Proving that not all bad girls are irredeemable demons bathing in blood or writhing in the fires of Hell (how Chaotic), Elektra Natchios is a complex woman with some serious issues. A...
The UPN TV network has released details of the coming October 16th episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Flooded."Three new baddies will make Buffy's transition to adult responsibilities even tougher. Buffy tries to find new vocation but is overwhe...
After a season's worth of kryptonite-inspired monsters-of-the-week, Clark Kent (a.k.a. Superboy but don't let The WB know I said that) tackles perhaps the one force (aside from those green glowing meteor fragments) that he is powerless against and no, I...
The UPN TV network has released details of the coming November 13th episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Tabula Rasa."In the story, a spell Willow casts to make Buffy forget she was in heaven has unintended consequences. Meanwhile, Spike tries to ...
The UPN TV network has released images from the coming November 20th episode of BUFFYTHEVAMPIRE SLAYER, titled "Tabula Rasa."The episode not only features Spike and Willow unleashed, but it looks like Buffy and Giles will be having a heart-to-heart befo...
THIS WEEK'S RECOMMENDATIONS In SON OF THE MASK, composed Randy Edelman reprises his vibrantly quirky heroic theme from 1994's THE MASK, but only three tracks of score are included on the soundtrack album, released this week by Silva Screen (SILCD 1179). H...