Tag: horror
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The Buffyverse
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the tv series) debuted in 1997. It’s based on the 1992 movie of the same name starring Kristy Swanson but the tv series takes the premise more seriously and expands the mythology of the slayer universe. Buffy lasted 7 seasons and spawned the spinoff series, Angel, which lasted 5 seasons. It’s…
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Halloween 2024
Every year I put together a horror movie binge list for Halloween but I never end up watching more than a couple of movies on the list. I live with someone who doesn’t like horror movies so it’s always a negotiation choosing what to watch. It’s like putting together a playlist. You need the right…
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Alien
Before Alien, science fiction space movies had a certain look — all shiny and pristine. Think of the corridors of the Starship Enterprise. The future is clean and bright, apparently. But would it really look like that? I doubt it. Alien was the first movie set on a spaceship that looked lived in. The Nostromo…
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Writer Spotlight: Ben Edlund
I always pay attention to the writers on shows that I like. I look for them on other shows that I watch. The good ones write good scripts wherever they go. The best might even land showrunner gigs, like Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). My favorite Supernatural writer is Ben Edlund. Edlund came…
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Alternate Cuts, Part 1
Note: this was originally going to be a one-off but I got so deep in the weeds on the three movies below that the post got too long. I’m going to save the rest for a later post. The home video age is the era in which multiple different cuts of movies became an increasingly…
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Anthology series
There are a lot of anthology series on tv these days. Not so much the old style anthology shows like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits where each episode is a standalone story. The new anthology model is a new story each season with usually 10 or more episodes per season. I like this…