Serenity
March 10, 2006
Can’t Stop The Signal is the tagline for Serenity, the directorial debut of TV favourite Joss Whedon of Buffyand Angel fame, and it has a clever double meaning. To begin with, the story of Serenityoriginated with a cult TV show from 2002 called...
Serenity
February 19, 2006
In 2002, Joss Whedon was enjoying considerable success writing and directing episodes for three TV shows that he had created: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. The latter was his new show and pet project – a funky hybrid of the science fiction...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 5
July 7, 2005
Buffy the Vampire Slayer has always been a dark show. However, the arrival of Season Five saw the series take an even darker turn as two major characters died and a seemingly unstoppable villain threatened to destroy Sunnydale and the rest of the world....
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 7
June 14, 2005
The last season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a bittersweet affair. Sarah Michelle Gellar made it known that she had grown tired of playing Buffy and wanted to move on—presumably to motion pictures (which is exactly what she did with Scooby Doo 2...
Angel: Season 5
February 21, 2005
The cruel irony of the fifth season of Angel is that not only was it the best season, it was also the last. After Buffy the Vampire Slayer went off the air, several of its writers started working on episodes for Angel. The difference was apparent right...
Angel: Season 4
January 29, 2005
Spin-off shows from other, more successful TV programs almost never succeed. For every Frasier there are many more Watching Ellies or After MASH. Angel is one of those rare examples of a success: five seasons of high quality episodes with a world and...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3 Box Set
October 20, 2003
First off, if you’re not a fan, you should be. This is one of the defining TV shows of our generation. Second off, the DVDs are half the price in the US that they are in dear old Blighty. Drawback: We’re almost on season 6 but they’ve...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4
May 17, 2003
The occult cult that is Buffy the Vampire Slayer reaches its fourth season on DVD, and this time they follow the lead set by Angel season 2 and give us the widescreen version. If you’re new to Buffy be warned, this does contain spoilers. Season...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 6
February 22, 2003
As Buffy the Vampire Slayer headed into its sixth season, the show’s creator, Joss Whedon, took his characters to a much darker place. If there were two overriding themes that took centre stage during this season it was sadness and loss. The Scooby...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Best of Buffy
June 6, 2002
Buffy fans will appreciate these new DVDs that showcase selected episodes featuring our favourite characters. Diehard fans will probably already own the full boxsets, but if you haven’t been able to afford a whole season, or are a new devotee to...
