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

Movies, Television

Buffy rumors circling

Jason
Sunday
11:15 pm

Here is something to go in the “news so good, it obvious a lie or late April’s fool joke” column. But some random blog is getting some run for claiming that Sarah Michelle Gellar is in talks to reprise her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a feature length film.

I am going to call lie and leave it at that. But I will also allow my imagination to run with the theme of Buffy, turned Mother, who has to get back to slaying. Perhaps she is is bringing up the next generation of slayer with Buffy Jr. I just want to know who the baby daddy is going ..read more

Geek Girl, Uncategorized

Curse my big feet!

Christy
Friday
11:25 pm

I want Zombie Stompers for my feet!  They’re the ultimate Apocalypse Heels.  What are Apocalypse Heels?  Ever notice how Buffy always wore heels when there was an apocalypse?  I did.  So, basically any pair you can run in.  Sadly, they are currently only available in sizes 5, 6, and 7.  My feet are bigger than ..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