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September 8, 2007

Buffy is a Top-100-TV-Show!

Over the past few years I have had some friends and close relatives say to me, "Are you crazy?!?! Seriously, Buffy the Vampire Slayer?!?! What are you thinking?!?!" Well, as I was catching up on the latest news from cnn.com I came across Time Magazine's list for the top 100 television shows of all time...of course, Buffy the Vampire Slayer made the list. See for yourself at cnn.com, go to the entertainment page and you'l find it there. James Poniewazik had this to say about the show:

"Who says there are no second chances in Hollywood? Joss Whedon saw his script for the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer made into a one-joke travesty of a teen comedy. Five years later, like a mystic being resurrected within a pentagram, it came back to life as a magical dramedy, a ripping thriller and the smartest work of girls-kick-ass feminism ever crafted by a pudgy guy who's into comic books. Sarah Michelle Gellar nimbly handled the show's undead allegories for coming-of-age conflicts (her stunt double nimbly handled the rest). And the show unspooled a rich mythology, realistic family and relationship stories and the best Sondheimian musical episode ever written for hour long television. The demons and ghouls were comically rubber-faced, but Buffy's spirit was achingly real."

That's all I'm saying. In case you're wondering, Arrested Development, another one of my favorites made the list as well.

| By Nathan Gemayel | 4:44 PM

Comments

Nathan, do you realize this is the second time you've blogged about Buffy in the past few months? Just wondering :)

Posted by: Claire at September 9, 2007 9:51 AM

Hello Claire.
Of course I realize this. Sometimes I can't help myself from writing about what means the most to me. This is one of those times. Maybe one day I'll write about aspiring audiologists. Ha!
Later,
Nathan

Posted by: Nathan Gemayel at September 10, 2007 8:00 PM

audiologists are cool. i think you should blog about abbreves. my cousin used "unfort" twice in an email she sent me today.

Posted by: Claire at September 11, 2007 6:22 PM

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