The Geek6

The Geek6: Whedon’s B-List Elite

Jason
Tuesday
9:52 pm

I have kinda gone back and forth on trying to put together something like this. Given that the Whedonverse is so small and compact, with most of it laying in the Buffy/Angel realm, I didn’t know if I could lay down a solid list without it seemingly being confined to one ‘verse or the next.

So I did what any great, intelligent writer would do…ask other people to do it for him. So one hot and blustery August afternoon I made my way around the GeekSix offices, knocking on everyone’s door. And my simple question to each of them, “Who is your headliner out of the Whedonverse B-listers?”

After three days I ..read more

Comics, Television

Battlestar gets more backstory

Jason
Wednesday
9:32 pm

Comics are all the rage right now as the medium to continue dead television series. It started with Firefly and Serenity, then to Buffy and Angel, then moved on to Pushing Daisies. The latest sitting out there now a backstory on the final five cylons from Battlestar Galatica. io9 has an early preview of the first issue.

You know, I am not sure if this will remain a viable option for the critically acclaimed, but low rated television shows to live on. Eventually the market will be a wasteland of canon television comic series. But where does the tipping point come?

Joss Whedon’s decision to bridge the Firefly television series and ..read more

Television

Spike offers hope, realism on spinoff

Jason
Thursday
11:08 pm

SciFi Wire cornered James Marsters on Monday at a press event promoting Dragonball: Evolution. Marsters was around to talk up his new project, but of course SciFi Wire totally forgot about that and started drilling him about the always rumored Spike spinoff from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Now Marsters has always contended that he would only put a five to seven year window of reprising the role of the ever loving vampire we all grew to love. With that window closing, Marsters offered up some hope that it could still get done, but was very realistic that the chances of a studio backing the spin-off would be slim.

I ..read more

Television

Lorne moves on to his next life

Jason
Monday
8:07 pm

Sad news for all you Whedony Angel lovers out there. Andy Hallett passed away last night after a five year battle with heart disease. Hallett is best known for his portrayal of muse Lorne on the Buffy spin-off.

Suddenly I don’t feel like singing at this point in time. Hallett, a fan favorite, from the show will surely be missed.

Let this not be the trinity beginning to turn again, last time we lost Khan, the original Number Six and Lost in Space’s robot. It really better not be the Whedon trinity or I think there will be mass hysteria in the streets.

We will miss you Andy. Join with me on your ..read more