Welcome to Rewatching Angel, the part of the blog where I rewatch the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off: Angel. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love these shows so many years ago. Rm with a Vu Cordelia's complaining about a commercial she didn't get. When … Continue reading Rewatching Angel – Episode 5
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Rewatching Buffy – Episode 61
Welcome to Rewatching Buffy, the part of the blog where I rewatch Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love this show 21 years ago. Beer Bad Like many episodes, we open in a graveyard. Buffy's fighting a vampire. Wait... what's Parker … Continue reading Rewatching Buffy – Episode 61
After AFI – What’s Next?
If you've kept up with this blog since the beginning, you know that I've spent a lot of time watching and writing about each of the American Film Institute's top 100 movies of all time. Thanks to a couple of breaks here and there, it definitely took me longer than I intended for it to … Continue reading After AFI – What’s Next?
I Can Sell Anything…
Occasionally I'll hit up a fast food drive through here and there. I know, they're not good for me. That's fine. But they sure are convenient. And the preservatives and whatnot that they inject into the food sure does make it tasty and probably slightly addictive. Anyway, this is not about the moral ramifications of … Continue reading I Can Sell Anything…
Question of the Week #142
What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about? More and more each day, it seems. I'm not saying it's wrong to be politically correct. I'm not necessarily saying it's right, either. It's just funny how you can look back at movies or TV shows that were made 20, even 10 years ago and … Continue reading Question of the Week #142
I Need to Get Some Things Off My Chest
I'm breaking my blogging hiatus even though I'm not entirely sure I'm ready to break my blogging hiatus. But there are some things that have been happening in the world that have gotten under my skin and I would like to address those things, briefly. This will not be an award winning blog post that … Continue reading I Need to Get Some Things Off My Chest
A Week of Hiatus
I know what you're thinking... "Where's Rewatching Buffy? Where's Rewatching Angel?" Sorry, kids. I've gotta take a break for a few days. Maybe a week or so... There come times in all our lives when responsibilities take over and things get busier than normal. For me, this is one of those times. So I'll be … Continue reading A Week of Hiatus
AFI #1 – Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane 1941 Directed by Orson Welles Netflix says... Still considered one of the greatest films ever made, Orson Welles's complex and technically stunning film chronicles newspaper baron Charles Foster Kane's rise from poverty to become one of America's most influential men. Well, here we are. We made it to number one on the American … Continue reading AFI #1 – Citizen Kane
Question of the Week #141
Would you accept a guaranteed, lifetime allowance of $50,000 per year (adjusted annually for inflation) if accepting it meant that you could never again earn money from either work or investments? No brainer. Absolutely, I would. Even if it wasn't adjusted annually for inflation, I'd do it. It's not that I don't enjoy work or … Continue reading Question of the Week #141
Rewatching Angel – Episode 4
Welcome to Rewatching Angel, the part of the blog where I rewatch the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off: Angel. Each Tuesday evening, you’re invited to join me as I attempt to rediscover what made me love these shows so many years ago. I Fall to Pieces At the offices of Angel Investigations, Cordelia laments the … Continue reading Rewatching Angel – Episode 4
The Confusing Middle 