Wanted: Buffy/Angel episode(s) to watch
Okay, I’m a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, but not a normal one. I’ve read all the comic books for both properties and seen the original movie that launched the phenomenon about three times over the years. And yet, for some reason I’ve never seen a full episode of either show.
When Buffy first came out, I lived in a city that didn’t have The WB. And by the time it was available to me I was already several years behind, and I hate coming into the middle of something. Then, for whatever reason, it has remained on my “to do” list over the years.
So where does that leave me for the Retro Squad Buffy/Angel week? I want to participate, but in a way I’m a newbie to the show. So how about you guys tell me a good episode to immerse myself into the world of the Buffy-verse? In fact, maybe one from each show? I’m hearing from the Squad that ’Hush’ is a good candidate.
This should be fun, as it’s kind of weird reading the new stuff as they come out in comics while only having the vaguest idea of what went on in the original series. I’ll get to see how it all began (well, I saw that I guess with the movie but you know what I mean!) It’ll be like, “Hey, that Dawn kid isn’t nearly as tall as she is in the comics” and “Isn’t Los Angeles supposed to be in hell?”
A “done in one” episode might be best, or some pivotal juncture that doesn’t require having seen sixty-two priors to keep up. Fill up the comments with what you think is a good one to introduce someone to the series and I’ll have my people contact your people to set up a time we can all sit down together and spend some quality time with “The Slayer.”
The Greatest American Hero is making comic books
It seems that a guest-stint on Heroes isn’t enough, William Katt must further prove himself by starting his own comic book company, Catastrophic Comics. Their debut comic, called Sparks, is being released today.
According to the press release, the series is set in 1948 and follows Ian Sparks, a masked vigilante who discovers the high price of being a hero. Sparks was co-created by William Katt and Christopher Folino, the writer/director of the cult comedy film “Gamers.”
“My goal for Catastrophic Comics is to tell original stories, with amazing art work, that don’t suck. And I can’t imagine a better book to launch our company with than Sparks. JM and Chris have done a superb job with this gritty book,” commented William Katt.
Between this and his upcoming TV appearance, it seems that Mr. Katt is milking his former television glory for all its worth. Not that I blame him. The Star Trek actors have been doing it for decades.
Heroes gets the Greatest American Hero
According to an interview with Newsarama, the actor William Katt who is best known from the ’80s television show The Greatest American Hero will be appearing in a guest starring capacity on the NBC show Heroes. He is playing a reporter that is pursuing Ali Larter’s ’Nikki’ character (who, given this information, likely survived the explosion that ended last season).
“I just filmed it last week,” Katt says. “I play a really, really wonderful, seedy, smarmy-mouthed reporter that goes after Ali Larter. It was a lot of fun.”
When comparing Heroes to the superhero show he once starred in, Katt says “It’s more Hitchcockian. It’s a more dark and seedy look at the world of superheroes. It’s offering to television viewers what some of the better comic books do…Tim Kring is just an extraordinary writer. And I think there’s no end to his creativity. He’s kind of mad, in an insane way. And that always makes it interesting. There are a lot of twists yet to come.”
My only question is: will he tell the other heroes where to find the instruction book?
Tobey Maguire to Bring Robotech to the Big Screen
Warner Bros has picked up the rights to bring the classic anime series Robotech to the big screen. Tobey Maguire is producing the film, with plans to star.
Robotech refers to the scientific advances discovered in an alien starship that crashed on a South Pacific island. With this technology, Earth developed giant robotic machines or mecha (many of which were capable of transforming into vehicles) to fight three successive extraterrestrial invasions. At the time of its broadcast, Harmony Gold also launched Robotech through a popular line of comics to be followed by novels, role-playing games, video games, comic books, toys, and other consumer products.
I never really followed the series but I’ve heard that many people love the complex sci-fi plot. And it seems ripe for a big screen adaptation, especially coming off the huge box office of Michael Bay’s Transformers.
source: THR