Category Archives: Firefly/Serenity

Top TV dramas

Posted on Wednesday 13 January 2010 by Hazel

In the light of The Guardian's top 50 television dramas of all time, I thought of the dramas that I remembered fondly and also remembered being, well, top. So, here's a list which is not in any order except for … Continue reading →

Posted in Battlestar Galactica, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dead Like Me, Firefly/Serenity, Mad Men, Television | 6 Comments

Top five Whedon characters

Posted on Monday 12 October 2009 by Hazel

Five? Five! Practically impossible but I'll try: Tara Willow River Faith Adelle oh hell's bells, I forgot Buffy, so off you pop for a nice cuppa tea, Adelle Please join in.

Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dollhouse, Firefly/Serenity, Meme, Television | 10 Comments

Anchovies, anchovies, you're so delicious. I love you more than all the other fishes.

Posted on Monday 20 July 2009 by Hazel

Conversations With Dead People (Jane Espenson & Drew Goddard) One of the signs of great writing is to introduce a stranger into a cast of familiar characters and have the audience care about the interactions between the stranger and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy Season 7, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly/Serenity, Television | 17 Comments

It's not coddling. Now go to your closet.

Posted on Wednesday 1 July 2009 by Hazel

Him (Drew Z. Greenberg) This rehash of season 2’s “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” is quite dreadful for the first two thirds. Women fighting over men is so flipping tedious and (really!) there was no need to tell the story again. … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy Season 7, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly/Serenity, Television | 6 Comments

Comics update

Posted on Wednesday 30 July 2008 by Hazel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight #4-16 (Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty, Paul Lee, Cliff Richards, Karl Moline) I blogged about the first three issues and then stopped. I'm not clear why. Ahem, several issues later, … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy Season 8, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Comics, Firefly/Serenity | 4 Comments

53:47

Posted on Sunday 14 October 2007 by Hazel

StephenT has a very interesting analysis of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer opening credits in terms of its female to male regular cast ratio. And does Serenity pass the Bechdel Test? I was hopeful for the deleted scene when Inara … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Films, Firefly/Serenity, Television | 3 Comments

Incredibly true

Posted on Tuesday 29 May 2007 by Hazel

Except for the fact it was Buffy the Vampire Slayer that made me spend all that money: this list is the same as mine (except add Wonderfalls and Dead Like Me for Farscape). So Farscape, hmm... And the early issues … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on Thursday 1 March 2007 by Hazel

Type pop culture heroines into Google and it asks you if you meant pop culture heroes. Which is obviously why a blog called Pop Culture Heroines is needed. It uses the lovely Joshua Middleton cover of River from the Serenity … Continue reading →

Posted in Comics, Female thinking, Firefly/Serenity, Television | Leave a comment

Farewell 2006

Posted on Sunday 31 December 2006 by Hazel

It's been a good year. Adam continues to be as lovable, funny, smart, sweet and gentle as ever and his achievement in passing his grade 2 piano exam with merit makes me especially proud. Andy and I have now been … Continue reading →

Posted in Amber Benson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Comics, Films, Firefly/Serenity, Music, Other people's written work, Television | 3 Comments

Wash and Tara

Posted on Wednesday 29 March 2006 by Hazel

What does Joss Whedon have against happy couples and irenic personalities?

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