· 12:15 Starting Band Candy now.
· So this episode was written by Jane Espenson. Of course it was.
· 12:26 “You’re a good mom.” “I’m the best.” YES SHE IS :’(
· 12:30 Angel doing tai chi in the moonlight. Buffy brings him butcher blood. Angel’s about 200, isn’t he? How old is Edward? Which one is creepier? The answer is: The Doctor, because he’s fucking 900 years old and preys on teenagers.
· 12:35 Xander and Willow are awkwardly playing footsie under the lab table. This makes me sad. And nostalgic.
· 12:54 Ethan was such a good character we could have gotten a lot more mileage out of. His dynamic with Giles was excellent. “You’re my slayer! Hit him!”
· Vampires in Buffy are bumpy, strong, gothic, often clad in black and deep red and leather, sardonic, pale. They go poof when they’re staked.
· 1:03 “I’ve got the SATs tomorrow.” “Oh, blow them off. I’ll write you a note.” “No, it’s okay.” Obligatory lesson learned. Seasons 1-3 were really incredible with the whole using demons as metaphors for growing up thing.
· 1:09 Now watching Being Human Episode 1. “Everyone dies” is the first sentence of this series.
· Vampires have sex too! How True Blood.
· 1:12 Alonso ass! Though I guess his name isn’t Alonso in this series, is it. Bad wolf mention, also. Cool.
· Cheery, Friends-y music over title screen. Establishing tone, weird contrast with the darker opening sequence with blood and sex and ass and death.
· Created by Toby Whithouse. Why does that sound so familiar?
· Oh yeah, because he wrote for DW.
· 1:26 Ooh, interesting werewolf design. Less wolf-y, more feral furry creature thing. Also established: Annie can walk through walls because she is a ghost.
· This is a pretty comedic show, it just happens to feature a werewolf, a vampire, and a ghost. Already excitedly anticipating the dark humor and dark/light contrast to come.
· These vampires are immortal, or maybe immortal until staked/killed? Or something. And they can be in sunlight because they can vampirize themselves whenever they want, it looks like. Similar to Buffy vamps in that they have pitch black eyes.
· 2:13 Beginning 33 now. This might be my favorite episode of the entire series.
· This episode is an interesting, if not kind, introduction into the world of BSG. First of all, there are a LOT of characters, all on different ships, all doing different things. Gaius isn’t even mentally present on the ship half the time. Oh, and Six isn’t real. And there’s another Six and another Sharon on a rainy planet with Helo. It was pretty hard to grasp at first. The guiding element that tied it all together was the jump every 33 minutes.
· 2:22 Seconds of the clock ticking away is the only sound you hear, and then jump to the amazing title sequence.
· 2:52 Since Being Human is 60 minutes long versus a typical 42, give or take, pacing is different. Build up and exposition of 33 is brilliant. Climax with the Olympic Carrier happening now. Gorgeous.
· 2:57 This ending is incredible. And backed by a McCreary score, it’s perfect. Billy tells Roslin she can add one to the population count, because a baby was born.
· 3:00 Starting Field Trip. Hey Roy Anderson. I think I’ve only seen this episode twice, which is unusual because it’s one of my favorites.
· Teleplay by Gilligan and Shiban, directed by Manners = instant win.
· 3:19 “Everything she’s said is textbook, down to the last detail.” When details are too perfect, too typical like that, it’s easy to call bullshit. The Fourth Kind movie, for one.
· Oh Mark Snow. How I’ve missed you.
· 3:39 I love this ending. M Night-esque for sure. I really dig the reality/unreality (which is real?!) theme that’s rather prevalent recently, a la Inception and Amy’s Choice. Are there more? Common for sci fi fantasy anyhow.
· 3:47 I’ve decided on the Seventh Doctor’s Ghost Light for the next hour. Companion is Ace.
· Victorian-era man mentions Ace’s state of “undress,” like how Rose was a wee naked child in Tooth and Claw. ”She comes from a less civilized time.”
· I predict much humor will come of a butler named Nimrod.
Stopping now in favor of watching Dead Like Me.
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