Muppetmorphosis
Posted on February 16, 2004 @ 10:14 am
Apparently, in this week’s episode of Angel, David Boreanaz’s character is magically transformed into the blood-suckingest muppet this side of Count von Count. Don’t believe me? Here’s a publicity still that doesn’t quite capture the sheer ridiculousness of the commerical I saw last night, but gets the point across nevertheless:
Oooookay.
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Maybe that’s part of the reason Angel is going to be cancelled…
Did you see last week’s episode? It was a flash back to 1943 where Spike & Angel (the 2 vampires) were on a Nazi submarine!
Angel used to be good back in Season 1 and 2, but it’s gotten slowly worse. It was never Buffy quality, but fun nonetheless. And when Buffy was cancelled, it was the only piece of the Buffyverse still on the air. Now that’s ending too. How sad. I’m not too surprised, but it’s sad to see something go that I’ve been following for the last 6 years.
You know, I’ve never actually seen an episode of Buffy or Angel (although numerous people have told me that I would almost certainly enjoy them). A few years ago, I instituted a policy of only following a certain number of television shows at any given time. I have a tendency to watch way too much TV if I don’t make a conscious effort to limit myself.
Unfortunately, Buffy and Angel never made the short list — although I might have to check out this silly looking puppet episode. It’s like Crank Yankers with a big sword.
It was never Buffy quality…
Seriously, Andy, “Buffy quality”? That’s like going to a steakhouse, and after finishing the meal and saying, “Well, it wasn’t McDonald’s quality, but…”
People that never watched Buffy are so quick to judge. It’s not the kind of show you think. There’s a reason that books have been written on it’s philosophy and why people have based their thesis on the show.
Andy, if you’re serious about that last comment, I’d really appreciate some elaboration. Like Jess, I’ve never watched an episode of either show; but based on the previews I’ve seen here and there over the years…you’re kidding right?
No, I’m dead serious. The original movie was horrible because Hollywood tore apart and rewrote a lot of what creator Joss Whedon has envisioned. With the TV show, he had total control.
First, one of the philosophy books I mentioned is called: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Philosophy: Fear and Trembling in Sunnydale. I bought it for Heather for Christmas, but I haven’t read it yet all the way through yet. But if you follow that link, click on “Explore similar items” for 18 more books written about the show. Okay, not all of them are about the intellectual aspect, but it’s gives a pretty good example of what I was talking about.
Also, for theses and the like, if you can get past the horrible HTML, you should check out The Online International Journal of Buffy Studies. Check out “Archives” and “Recommended” for links to articles that also prove that I’m not kidding.
It’s a shame that so many people couldn’t get past the title to actually watch the show (myself included until Heather made me) because out of my 29.5 years of TV watching—and trust me, I watch a lot of TV—Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the most well-written show I’ve ever seen.
People have written their theses about BtVS for two reasons:
1) People write their theses about anything
2) They’re such fanboi/fangrrls of the show, that they’ll search it long and hard for hidden meaning. Same goes with Star Trek, et al.
I’ve seen the show. I really can’t find much in it; I could care less about the title.
In Andy’s defense, I’ve been at political science conferences where Buffy papers were presented. In fact, there was a “Science Fiction and International Affairs” panel at one of the last conferences I attended. It included a paper on Buffy as an analogy for feminist theory and Star Trek’s Borg as a representation of capitalist imperialism.
I will refrain, however, from commenting on the actual quality of these particular research projects.
Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for the enlightenment.