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<title><![CDATA[Imagenes de Piccolo en Dragon Ball Live Action]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Realmente esta es la imagen de Piccolo(Pikoro)???
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<title><![CDATA[DragonBall]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 11:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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Omg, Omg, Omg! Japanese magazine Roadshow has provided more information to the storyline of the upc]]></description>
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<p><span class="a12gr">Omg, Omg, Omg! Japanese magazine <em>Roadshow</em> has provided more information to the storyline of the upcoming popular manga cartoon series adaptation<em> "Dragonball" </em>in its October issue, revealing the films detailed plot synopsis and the reason behind Goku's attempt to fight the villain. The magazine also features </span>highlights on the interview with some of the major cast, including Justin Chatwin, Chow Yun-Fan and Emmy Rossum. I'm a huge <em>Dragonball </em>fan. There was a time when i had almost every piece of <em>Dragonball Z</em> (which is just one of the many spin off series's to the entire <em>Dragonball</em> saga) memorabilia. Sadly, these have since been chewed away at by younger siblings or have found their ways into better homes, but still my admiration for the spikey haired, energy blasting, super human, anime faced clan has remained. Though I'm not sure how a live action film with feat combated against my beloved animated series.</p>
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<p>What's interesting to note before you continue reading is that In total, throughout the entire story arc of the <em>Dragon Ball</em> series which spans from 1986-1996, there have been 16 films, and 4 specials made. All of the films (excluding the specials) were originally released in Japanese theatres, with the odd limited release<a title="Limited release" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limited_release"></a> in the US. The English dubbed films were released and edited (partial nudity, blood, language, etc.), while most of the films were released under different titles.</p>
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<p>The outed details revealed that Goku will take on his journey to find Master Roshi and the seven Dragon Balls after his adoptive father Grandpa Gohan made his dying request. On his way to Roshi, he meets Bulma who then joins him to help him in his mission. When arriving at Roshi's place, he is not welcomed with embrace but he has to fight Roshi. But, Roshi soon learns that Goku is Gohan's grandson and thus trains him to prepare him for the ultimate battle with Lord Piccolo to prevent him from collecting the powerful orbs.</p>
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<p>Lead actor Chatwin revealed that his character Goku is a great character in a sense that he always sees things from the positive side and always attempts to protect the weak. In addition regarding Roshi character, Yun-Fat praised his character to be a very funny one stating further, "Character is very fascinating and dramatic. The important thing for an actor is not money or work, but whether the character is fascinating or not." Whereas Rossum noted her character Bulma as an energetic, sexy, and strong-willing girl.</p>
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<p>Adapting Akira Toriyama's famous Japanese manga of the same name, "Dragonball" comes from the renowned director James Wong and noted producer Stephen Chow. The 20th Century Fox's action fantasy starring also James Marsters<a class="submenu" rel="tag" href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/james_marsters/"></a>, Eriko Tamura and Jamie Chung is said to be having its trailer attached to "Max Payne" theatrical release on October 17, while the movie itself is slated for April 10, 2009 release.</p>
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<p>We'll be bringing you more news on <em>DragonBall </em>as we get it. Be sure to check out the official movie website by clicking <a href="http://dbthemovie.com/">here!!!</a></p>
<p>- A</p>
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<title><![CDATA[پی نوشت : دوستت دارم  ؛ با مردگان نباید مرد ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[اگر مطالب وبساز را پیگیری کرده باشید مطمئنا تاکنون متو]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:right;"><a href="http://PostURL"></a>اگر مطالب وبساز را پیگیری کرده باشید مطمئنا تاکنون متوجه اهمیت جایگاه خانواده و نیز احترام و ارتقای علاقه  بین همسران در مطالب شده اید .پست حاضر داستانی از یک فیلم خانوادگی دیگر با داستانی دلپسب است P.S.I LOVE YOU . " هالی کندی " به همراه همسرش "گری" زندگی خوش و گرمی را میگذرانند<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a> آنها برای آینده زندگی خود آرزوهای بسیاری دارند اما بیماری تومور مغزی "گری" سبب مرگش میگردد و "هالی" را با اندوهی بی پایان تنها میگذارد . "هالی" پس از مرگ گری دچار افسردگی میشود و اینجاس همسرش که کاملا با روحیات او آشنا بوده تنها ناجی وی از این شرایط خواهد بود<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>گری فکر همه چیز را نموده و از طریق فرستادن نامه هایی که از قبل اماده نموده بود ,  او را تشویق به تحول و آغاز یک زندگی تازه میکند . اولین نامه گری در سی امین سالروز تولد هالی به دستش میرسد و از او میخواهد تا به کار خوانندگی مشغول شود و سفری نیز به ایرلند داشته باشد. هالی بسیار شوکه میشود . این روند در ماه ها و هفته های بعدی نیز ادامه میابد و در مراحل بعدی از او درخواست هایی چون سر و سامان دادن به آپارتمان و.<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>. دارد . دوستانش شارون و دنیز نیز از این واقعه تحت تاثیر واقع میشوند<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>زیبایی ماجرا در انتهای نامه هاست و آن جمله ای است که پیوست تمام نامه هاست : دوستت دارم !</p>
<p style="text-align:right;">باقی ماجرا را از <a href="http://psiloveyoumovie.warnerbros.com" target="_blank">وب سایت اختصاصی  فیلم P.S.I LOVE YOU</a> مشاهده کنید</p>
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<p style="text-align:right;">"ریچارد لاگرونز" متولد 1959 .م در بروکلین نیویورک است<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>از سال 1989 .م با فیلمنامه نویسی کارنامه سینمایی خود را شکل داد . از سال 1998 .م با فیلم " زندگی بدون زرق  و برق " مقوله کارگردانی را تجربه نمود<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>عمده شهرت لاگرونز مدیون فیلمنامه های "شاه ماهی گیر " , "آرین براکوویچ " و " نویسندگان آزادی " است که فیلمنامه نویسندگان آزادی را خود در سال 2007 .م قبل از فیلم " پی نوشت : دوستت دارم " کارگردانی کرده است.<br />
" پی نوشت : دوستت دارم " بر اساس رمانی پر فروش ساخته شده و لاگرونز کوشید تا نهایت وفا داری را به منبع اقتباس خود داشته باشد . همین استراترژی سبب طولانی شدن بیش از اندازه زمان فیلم شده است<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>اتفاقی که میتواند با وجود بازی خوب نقش های اصلی فیلم تماشاگر را کم طاقت کند .<br />
فیلم ایده ای ساده دارد . مهم ترین پیام آن اینست که " با مردگان نباید مرد " چرا که زندگی ادامه دارد .<br />
 گفته " اندره مالرو " را به یاد بیاوریم که میگوید : زندگی هیچ ارزشی ندارد و هیچ چیز نیز ارزش زندگی را ندارد .
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<p style="line-height:2;background-color:#EAF7FB;border:3px double #003399;direction:rtl;text-align:center;padding:10px;" align="center">ابتدا نویسنده و سپس فیلم ساز به ما میگویند که پس از هر مرگی سعی کنید با اندوه خود کنار بیایید و زندگی را ادامه دهید . چون فقط ازدواج و رابطه زناشویی نیست که به زندگی معنا میدهد که با نبود آن زندگی بی معنا شود<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>بلکه چیز های دیگری چون دوستی و خویشاوندی نیز ارزش های خاص خود را دارند . حتی در گامی آرمان گرایانه که در نامه های گری مجسم شده , به مخاطبین خود میگویند که میتوانید شریک زندگیتان را در فراموش کردن اندوه فقدانتان یاری کنید !</p>
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<p style="text-align:right;">فیلم محلی برای نشان دادن قدرت بازیگری "هیلاری سوانک" و همچنین "جرالد باتلر" است که در صدد خروج از قالب بازیگر نقش های اسطوره ای و تجربه گونه های متفاوتند . این فیلم لحظات تلخ و شرینی دارد که برای هر بیننده ای به رغم سادگی اش میتواند جذاب باشد<a href="http://websaz.wordpress.com" target="_blank">.</a>تم عشق بعد از مرگ از آن تم هایی است که همواره موجب پدید آمدن یک فیلم دست کم خوب میشود . و پی نوشت:دوستت دارم هم از این قاعده مستثنی نیست .</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 25 Episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The Top Five.]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is it, the end of the list. If you were saving your comments for the list in full, speak now. I don't really mind if few people were reading this, it was fun to put together either way. If you wanna see all the screen caps I made, including episodes that didn't make the cut, you can see them <a href="http://photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/">HERE</a>. If you want them for yourself, feel free to take them. It's not like I own the copyright. Just don't hotlink.<br />
<!--more--><a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-25-21/">#25- "School Hard"<br />
#24- "Passion<br />
#23- "Doppelgangland"<br />
#22- "The Replacement"<br />
#21- "The Prom"</a><br />
<a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-20-16/">#20- "Prophecy Girl"<br />
#19- "Who Are You?"<br />
#18- "Villains"<br />
#17- "Two To Go"<br />
#16- "Grave"</a><br />
<a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-15-11/">#15- "Normal Again"<br />
#14- "Earshot"<br />
#13- "Chosen"<br />
#12- "Innocence"<br />
#11- "Once More, With Feeling"</a><br />
<a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-10-6/">#10- "Conversations With Dead People"<br />
#9- "The Wish"<br />
#7 (tie)- "Graduation Day" parts 1 &#38; 2<br />
#6- "Restless"</a></p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#4 “Becoming” parts 1 &#38; 2</strong></span><img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Becoming1.jpg" alt="Druscilla kills Kendra" align="right" /><br />
Episodes 33/34 – Season 2<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Seth Green as Oz, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar/Janna Kalderash, James Marsters as Spike, Juliet Landau as Drusilla, Bianca Lawson as Kendra, Julie Benz as Darla, Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Max Perlich as Whistler, Jack McGee as Doug Perren, Richard Riehle as Merrick, James G. MacDonald as Detective Stein<br />
<strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 100 words or less:</strong> Angel discovers the remains of the demon Acathla, planning to use it to suck the world into Hell. Giles is kidnapped to help Angel and company, after Drusilla kills Kendra and hospitalises Willow and Xander, making Buffy the prime suspect by the Sunnydale police, and resulting in her suspension from school. Meanwhile, Willow succeeds in restoring Angel’s soul, but is too late to stop him from awaking the Acathla, leading Buffy to have to kill Angel. Now wanted by the <img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Becoming2.jpg" alt="Buffy kills Angel" align="right" />police, expelled, kicked out of her house, and having killed her boyfriend, Buffy leaves Sunnydale.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Easily one of the best episodes of the series, this two-part season finale is a laundry list of classic Buffy moments. It began with Angel’s origins, continued to show Willow using magic for the first time, then had Drusilla’s awesome killing of the unpopular Kendra, Giles standing up to Angel’s torture, Drusilla tricking Giles into thinking she was the slain Jenny Calendar, Spike helping Buffy, Joyce learning that Buffy was the Slayer, Buffy and Angel’s big fight, then finally Buffy having to killed the re-ensouled Angel. Buffy’s heroic decision might be the most heartbreaking moment in the series’ history.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Angel:</em> I want to torture you. I used to love it, and it's been a long time. I mean, the last time I tortured someone; they didn't even have chain saws.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#3 “The Gift”</strong></span><br />
Episode 100 – Season 5<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Clare Kramer as Glory, Charlie Weber as Ben, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Joel Grey as Doc, Todd Duffey as Murk<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Craig Zimmerman as Minion #1, Josh Jacobson as Teenager, Tom Kiesche as Vampire<br />
<strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> It’s the final battle with Glory, who plans on using Dawn to open a portal to hell so she get back to her own dimension. Working together, the gang succeed in defeating Glory, but not before the portal is opened, leaving Buffy to sacrifice her life to close it.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TheGift.jpg" alt="Buffy is dead. Long live Buffy" align="right" /><br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The culmination of the season-long arc involving Glory and Dawn, “The Gift” could have easily served as the series finale (as the WB was billing it, since it was leaving for UPN), and would have been considered one of the best series finales ever. Of course, I was happy to get two more seasons, so you won’t hear me complain. What I like best about this episode is how everyone and everything comes together to play a key role in the final battle against Glory, which is very X-Men-esque. From Anya’s planning, to Willow’s magic, to Tara leading the gang to Glory, to Spike’s muscle, Giles’ moral dilemma, and Xander’s swell bowling skills—all the gang help Buffy in her fight with Glory. They even bring in two elements from earlier, self-contained comedy episodes to help, with everything culminating in Buffy’s biggest sacrifice yet.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Xander:</em> I'm looking for something in a broadsword.<br />
<em>Spike:</em> Don't be swingin' that thing near me.<br />
<em>Xander:</em> Hey, I happen to be…<br />
<em>Spike:</em> A glorified bricklayer?"<br />
<em>Xander:</em> I'm also a swell bowler.<br />
<em>Anya:</em> He has his own shoes.<br />
<em>Spike:</em> The gods themselves do tremble.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#2 “Hush”</strong></span><br />
Episode 66 – Season 4<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Marc Blucas as Riley Finn, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Leonard Roberts as Forrest Gates, Phina Oruche as Olivia, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Lindsay Crouse as Professor Maggie Walsh<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Brooke Blume as Nicole, Jessica Townsend as Cheryl, Doug Jones as Gentleman<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Hush.jpg" alt="The Gentlemen" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> As Buffy and Riley have a hard time communicating their feelings, a group of fairytale demons called The Gentlemen steal the voices of everyone in Sunnydale, so they can steal the hearts of seven people without being interrupted by anyone’s screams.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The only episode in the show’s history to have been nominated for a writing Emmy. It’s also the creepiest and most genuinely frightening episode in the show’s history, while at the same time having one of the funniest scenes in the show’s history. This is the famed “silent” episode, which contained no spoken dialogue for over half the episode. This, along with the look and movement of The Gentlemen (think: Tim Burton directs <em>Nosferatu</em>), is what led to the creepiness. “Hush” is also an excellent examination of communication in general, a theme it hits before, during, and after everyone loses their voice. This is also memorable as the show that Buffy and Riley both learn that there is something up with the other and the first appearance of Tara.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Forrest:</em> We have a gig that would inevitably cause any girl living to think we are cool upon cool. Yet, we must Clark Kent our way through the dating scene never to use our unfair advantage... thank God we're pretty.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#1 “The Body”</strong></span><br />
Episode 94 – Season 5<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Randy Thompson as Doctor Kriegel, Kevin Crisalton as First Paramedic, Stefan Umstead as Second Paramedic, Loanne Bishop as 911 Operator, J. Evan Bonifant as Kevin, Kelli Garner as Kristi, Rae’Ven Larrymore-Kelly as Lisa, Tia Matza as Teacher<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TheBody.jpg" alt="'Where'd she go?'" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After coming home to find her mother dead from complications due to her recent brain surgery, Buffy and friends have to deal with the immediate after-effects associated with death.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Quite simply, 42 of the finest minutes the medium has ever produced. The show made the bold decision to kill off a supporting character, and do it in the most normal and mundane way. In the middle of an arc where they are battling an all-powerful god, her mother dies from medical complications, just like anyone’s mother (or anyone, for that matter) could die. Showing that, on top of vampires, demons, and gods, the people of Sunnydale also have to worry about illness and death. Then, at the end of the show, when the characters are dealing with the numbness of death, Buffy has to kill a vampire in the morgue, showing that evil in Sunnydale doesn’t just show up when it’s convenient. There is nothing about this episode that isn’t brilliant, from the long shots that follow Buffy after the paramedics are unable to revive Joyce, almost grotesquely invading her privacy, to Willow’s desperate attempt to distract herself with the inane pursuit of the most appropriate grief-wear before collapsing into Tara (incidentally, this is the first time they kissed on air—making the show’s first lesbian kiss a natural, comforting one, instead of a sleazy ratings-grab), to the voyeuristic shot of Buffy telling Dawn the news through the window of another room, to the brilliant decision of having no accompanying score for the entire episode. An emotional score would let people out of the moment, guiding them with their emotions as a viewer. But, amongst all this greatness, I think the best moment of episode was Anya’s heart-breaking, child-like soliloquy about how, as an ex-demon, she can not grasp the concept of death and mortality. It’s impossible to be a fan of this show and not cry when watching this episode, unless you’re like me and have been socially programmed to not reveal basic human emotional responses. Then, you suck them back and swallow a great big lump in your throat. Yet another example of how <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> took chances that few other shows ever have.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Xander:</em> The Avengers have to make with the Assembling.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:05:10 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Here it is, the start of the top ten. A quick note to be made here is that I didn&#8217;t miss numbe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here it is, the start of the top ten. A quick note to be made here is that I didn't miss number 8. Number 7, "Graduation Day" is a two-part episode, and thus is a tie. It is both number 7 and 8 on the list, or, 7a and b. If I were only doing a Top Ten, then I'd probably just rank it as one episode, but since this is a Top 25, I figured that they should take their own spots on the list as a tie. To see what ranked 15-11, click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-15-11/">HERE</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#10 “Conversations with Dead People”</strong></span><br />
Episode 129 – Season 7<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Adam Busch as Warren Meers/The First, Azura Skye as Cassie Newton/The First, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers/The First<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Jonathan M. Woodward as Holden “Webs” Webster, Stacey Scowley as Young Woman, Angie Hart as Singer<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/ConversationswithDeadPeople.jpg" alt="The four stories" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Jane Espenson, Drew Goddard, Marti Noxon and Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Nick Marck<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Buffy fights a former classmate-turned-psych-major-turned-vampire who psycho-analyses her insecurities while they battle; Willow is confronted by the apparent ghost of Cassie, claiming to speak for Tara; Dawn battles a poltergeist at home; Andrew and Jonathan return from Mexico to find trouble at Sunnydale High.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> An astounding episode that features 4.5 separate stories that (save for an unanswered phone call) don’t intersect, yet all build to a climax with the same intensity and dread. By the end of this episode, the evil that had been bubbling through the first six episodes of the season had announced its presence, but left behind even more questions than it had before. The episode had a different tone and feel than every other episode in the series, starting with the opening sequence featuring the title, date and time and a song (written by Joss Whedon) that began and ended the episode. In between, it gives a bit of everything, from Buffy’s cute discussion with vampire “Webs” (played by Jonathan M. Woodward, who will show up in <em>Angel</em> as Knox), the geeky-hilariousness of Andrew and Jonathan, the sadness of Willow and Cassie, Dawn’s terrifying night alone, and the shocking conclusion of Spike feeding on the young woman at the end. As an added bonus, the dialogue in the episode is chock-full of references to past episodes. Sadly, this is the only episode in the series history in which Xander does not appear. Also, Willow’s scene would have been better had they been able to get Amber Benson back to play Tara, instead of having “Cassie” speak for her.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Holden:</em> Oh, my God!<br />
<em>Buffy:</em> Oh, your God what?<br />
<em>Holden:</em> Oh, well, you know, not my God, because I defy him and all of his works, but...Does he exist? Is there word on that, by the way?<br />
<em>Buffy:</em> Nothing solid.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#9 “The Wish”</strong></span><br />
Episode 43 – Season 3<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, Seth Green as Oz, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TheWish.jpg" alt="Willow and Xander feed on Cordelia as Giles watches" align="right" /><br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Mark Metcalf as The Master, Emma Caulfield as Anyanka, Larry Bagby III as Larry Blaisdell, Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Nathan Anderson as John Lee, Nicole Bilderback as Cordette #1, Mariah O’Brien as Nancy, Gary Imhoff as Teacher, Robert Covarrubias as Janitor<br />
<strong>Writer(s):</strong> Marti Noxon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> David Greenwalt<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After catching Xander and Willow kissing, Cordelia is left heartbroken and ostracised. While bonding with a new girl, Anya, she wishes that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale. Anyaka the demon grants the wish, creating a Sunnydale much worse than the one we know.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> It’s both a fun and a dark episode. It’s fun because the alternate universe allows us to see different versions of the characters we love, allowing the actors to have some fun. Xander and Willow were vampires, Giles, Oz and Larry were vampire fighters, Angel was The Master’s prisoner (The Master rose in Buffy’s absence), and Buffy is a joyless Slayer based out of Cleveland. Sunnydale had been overrun with vampires and The Master had a plan to revolutionise the way vampires fed on humans. By the end of the episode, before Giles was able to reverse the spell, Xander and Willow kill Cordelia, Xander kills Angel, Buffy kills Xander, Oz kills Willow, and The Master kills Buffy.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy:</em> You take an awful lot on faith here, Jeeves.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#7 “Graduation Day” parts 1 &#38; 2</strong></span><br />
Episodes 55/56 – Season 3<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/GraduationDay1.jpg" alt="Buffy vs Faith" align="right" /><br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, Seth Green as Oz, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Harry Groener as Mayor Richard Wilkens III, Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Larry Bagby III as Larry Blaisdell, Mercedes McNab as Harmony Kendall, Ethan Erickson as Percy West, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, James Lurie as Mr. Miller, Eliza Dushku as Faith, Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Hal Robinson as Dr. Hal Robinson, Tom Bellin as Dr. Gold<br />
<strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 100 words or less:</strong> As the gang desperately attempt to find a way to defeat the Mayor, Faith shoots Angel with a poisoned arrow. The only cure for the poison is to drain the blood of a Slayer, leading to a fight to the death between Buffy and Faith. Failing to capture the defeated Faith, Buffy instead had Angel drink from her. After recovering with a blood transfusion, Buffy and company enlist the entire senior class to defeat the Mayor at graduation.<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/GraduationDay2.jpg" alt="The gang say goodbye to High School" align="right" /><br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The one-on-one battle between Buffy and Faith would have qualified this for the list on its own, but other than that, this season ending two-parter was chock full of memorable scenes. Here’s a few: Giles stabs the Mayor with a fencing foil, Willow and Oz sleep together, Buffy quits the Watcher’s Council, Angel feeds on Buffy, Cordelia and Wesley share possibly the worst kiss in television history—ending their flirtation, Angel leaves the show, Harmony is turned into a vampire, Larry dies, Principal Snyder is eaten by The Mayor, and the gang blow up Sunnydale High. School’s out forever.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Oz:</em> Guys, take a moment to deal with this. We survived.<br />
<em>Buffy:</em> It was a hell of a battle.<br />
<em>Oz:</em> Not the battle. High school.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#6 “Restless”</strong></span><br />
Episode 78 – Season 4<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Marc Blucas as Riley Finn, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Mercedes McNab as Harmony, Phina Oruche as Olivia, George Hertzberg as Adam, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Seth Green as Oz, Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> David Wells as The Cheese Man, Michael Harney as Xander’s father, Sarah Ferguson as The First Slayer<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Restless.jpg" alt="Spike poses for pictures" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After combining their essences with the Slayer to defeat Adam, the gang (Giles, Xander, Willow, and Buffy) relax at Buffy’s house to watch videos. They quickly fall asleep, and are attacked in their dreams by the spirit of the First Slayer.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Possibly the most brilliant and original piece of gobbledygook the show has ever produced. Each of the dream sequences, from Willow and the school play, to Xander’s <em>Apocalypse Now</em>ish reunion with Principal Snyder, to Giles’ exposition song, work on so many levels. As funny as they are creepy, along with a lot of foreshadowing that one can only appreciate after watching the whole series then coming back. Here’s a few: the black satchel Buffy finds in The Initiative (the one with the grey mud in it) is the same black satchel Principal Wood will give her in season seven (it was his mother’s). At the beginning of Buffy’s dream, the clock reads 7:30, a reference to the dream Buffy had in “Graduation Day” part two, when Faith mentions “counting down from seven-three-oh”, which itself was the number of days until Buffy would die at the end of season five. And, of course, Tara’s quote: “be back before Dawn”, an obvious reference to the next season. When it first aired, this episode just seemed like brilliant nonsense. Now, we know better.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Xander:</em> Sometimes I think about two women doing a spell... and then I do a spell by myself.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-the-top-five/">HERE</a> to continue on to #5-1.</p>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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#15 “Normal Again”
Episode 117 – Season 6
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<font size="5"><strong>#15 “Normal Again”</strong></font><br />
Episode 117 – Season 6<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, Adam Busch as Warren Meers, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Dean Butler as Hank Summers, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Michael Warren as Doctor, Kirsten Nelson as Lorraine Ross, Sarah Scivier as Nurse, Rodney Charles as Orderly, April Dion as Kissing Girl<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/NormalAgain.jpg" alt="'She's gone'" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Diego Gutierrez<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Rick Rosenthal<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> When Buffy is stabbed by a demon, she begins to hallucinate that she is in a mental institution, learning that the adventures of the past six years in Sunnydale are all a part of her intricate schizophrenia.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong>  One of the more interesting concepts put forth by any episode in the whole series, this episode quite convincing posits the idea that everything we’ve seen as an audience was merely a figment of Buffy’s imagination. The episode ends rather ambiguously, letting the question hang, never fully resolved in the rest of the show’s run. I personally believe that the institution world was hallucinatory, because the series (and even this episode) has had many scenes that do not involve Buffy, scenes she is not aware of. But still, the episode does a good job in instilling doubt. What makes the episode even more impressive is that it is the first effort of the series by both the writer Gutierrez and director Rosenthal. Top 25 on your first shot, good job guys!<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy:</em> Cause what's more real? A sick girl in an institution, or some kind of supergirl, chosen to fight demons and save the world? That's ridiculous.</p>
<p><font size="5"><strong>#14 “Earshot”</strong></font><br />
Episode 52 – Season 3<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, Seth Green as Oz, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, Ethan Erickson as Percy West, Larry Bagby III as Larry Blaisdell, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Keram Malicki-Sánchez as Freddy Iverson, Wendy Worthington as The Lunch Lady, Lauren E. Roman as Nancy Doyle, Justin Doran as Hogan Martin, Molly Bryant as Ms. Murray<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Earshot.jpg" alt="Buffy and Jonathan" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Jane Espenson<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Regis Kimble<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Buffy gains the ability to read minds after slaying a demon with that power. Before driving her crazy, it leads to Buffy to learn of a plot to kill the student body.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> A perfect blend of comedy and drama. When Buffy first learns that she’ll gain an aspect of a demon, her reaction is funny (worrying about horns and tails). Then, when she learns that she can read minds, it gets even funnier (Xander can’t stop thinking about sex, Wesley thinks of Cordelia, Oz breaks down Descartian logic, Buffy learns of her mother and Giles’ illicit affair in “Band Candy”, Buffy is unable to read Angel’s thoughts). Then, her newfound telepathy threatens to drive Buffy crazy, which brings danger into the episode, as does the revelation that someone will kill everyone in the school (which led to the postponement of the episode when it was set to air a week after Columbine). Then, the Scoobies interrogate potential suspects, which is hilarious. Then, Buffy stops Jonathan from committing suicide, which is touching. Then, Xander saves the day, which is funny.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Xander (to Oz, regarding the intensity of the basketball game):</em> Yeah, for a minute there, I thought you were gonna make an expression.<br />
<em>Oz:</em> Well, I felt one coming on, I won't lie.</p>
<p><font size="5"><strong>#13 “Chosen”</strong></font><br />
Episode 144 – Season 7<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers/The First, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles, Eliza Dushku as Faith, Nathan Fillion as Caleb, David Boreanaz as Angel, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Iyari Limon as Kennedy, Sarah Hagan as Amanda, Indigo as Rona, Kristy Wu as Chao-Ahn, Felicia Day as Vi, Mary Wilcher as Shannon, D.B. Woodside as Principal Robin Wood<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Lisa Ann Cabasa as Injured Girl, Demetra Raven as Girl At Bat, Katie Gray as Indian Girl, Ally Matsumura as Japanese Girl, Kelli Wheeler as School Girl, Jenna Edwards as Trailer Girl, Julia Ling as Potential with Power #2,<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Chosen.jpg" alt="This is the end" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After defeating Caleb, Buffy decides to take the fight to The First by going into the Hellmouth with the potential Slayers to defeat his army before they rise. To do so, Willow casts a spell which shares Buffy’s power with all potential Slayers.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The series finale, “Chosen” finishes what was a season-long effort to wrap up all the loose ends of the series. The episode features a nice, albeit stilted, final appearance from Angel and ends with the most epic battle in the series history. The episode starts of a little slow (after finishing the battle with Caleb continued from the previous episode), which would be detriment to another episode, but in this episode it gives the audience one last chance to say goodbye to the characters in quiet moments. Then, when the episode reaches the halfway mark, a glorious, <em>Lord of the Rings</em>-style battle kicks off, which is as visually stunning as anything the series had ever accomplished. When the smoke cleared, The First evil was defeated, the Hellmouth destroyed, Anya and Spike were dead, and Sunnydale imploded into the ground. That, my friends, is how you end a series.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy (to Angel):</em> Are you gonna come by and get all Dawson on me every time I have a boyfriend?</p>
<p><font size="5"><strong>#12 “Innocence”</strong></font><br />
Episode 26 – Season Two<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Seth Green as Oz, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar/Janna Kalderash, James Marsters as Spike, Juliet Landau as Drusilla, James Lurie as Mr. Miller<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Vincent Schiavelli as Uncle Enyos, Brian Thompson as The Judge, Eric Saiet as Dalton, Ryan Francis as Soldier<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Innocence.jpg" alt="Buffy has a rocket launcher" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After sleeping with Buffy, the curse that restored Angel’s soul was lifted. Now Buffy and company have to face not only Spike, Dru, and The Judge, but also an evil Angel as well.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> “Innocence” was the second half of a two-parter, begun with “Surprise”, marking the series' move from Monday to Tuesday night. It began with Angel tortured in the street after sleeping with Buffy. He recovers, and then kills a woman who happened upon him in one of the more shocking sequences in the early <em>BTVS</em> episodes. This episode set up Angel as the big bad for the second half of season two, making him quite possibly the best villain the series has ever had. He starts the evil off with a bang in this episode, going back to Buffy after they had sex and telling her that she handled it like “a real pro”, but that it was no big deal, crushing the seventeen-year-old Buffy who had no idea that her boyfriend had just lost his soul. He then sets out to kill her friends (Buffy stops him just in time) and bring The Judge to the Sunnydale Mall to kill all its residents. The scene at the end when Giles tells Buffy that he is not disappointed in her, when she was sure he would be, is one of the most touching moments of the series.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Spike:</em> I know you haven't been in the game for a while, mate, but we do still kill people. It's sort of our <em>raison d'être</em>, you know.</p>
<p><font size="5"><strong>#11 “Once More, With Feeling”</strong></font><br />
Episode 107 – Season 6<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Hinton Battle as Sweet, Hunter Cochrane as College Guy #2, Daniel Weaver as Handsome Young Man, Marti Noxon as Parking Ticket Woman, David Fury as Mustard Man<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/OnceMoreWithFeeling.jpg" alt="Buffy, the musical" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Sunnydale falls under a mysterious spell which causes all its residents to reveal their innermost thoughts through elaborate song and dance numbers. When they’ve revealed all, they spontaneously combust.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> An action-adventure show decides to put on a musical. And it works. This episode shows why the series was one of television’s best, because it was unafraid to take chances, and in doing so, was able to create unique and memorable stories. What’s great is that even though the show went outside the box by doing a musical episode, it didn’t go out of continuity to do so. Instead, it used the spell that turned Sunnydale into a musical to advance the character elements of Xander and Anya’s reluctance, Spike’s love for Buffy, and Buffy’s resentment toward her friends for bringing her back from the dead, and, in doing so, ripping her from Heaven.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy:</em> So, Dawn's in trouble. Must be Tuesday.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/22/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-10-6/">HERE</a> to continue on to #10-6.</p>
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<description><![CDATA[Time to continue with the Big List. The reason why I&#8217;m breaking it down into 5 groups of 5 is ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Time to continue with the Big List. The reason why I'm breaking it down into 5 groups of 5 is that I worry that no one would read the whole thing if I posted it at once. Most would start off reading it, then they'd scroll down, maybe read an episode they love, then scroll some more. Of course, that could still be happening, but breaking it up increases the possibility that some people might read the whole deal. To read what ranked 25 through 21, click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-25-21/">HERE</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#20 “Prophecy Girl”</strong></span><br />
Episode 12 – Season One<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Mark Metcalf as The Master, David Boreanz as Angel, Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Andrew J. Ferchland as Colin/The Anointed One, Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Scott Gurney as Kevin<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/ProphecyGirl.jpg" alt="The Master stalks Buffy" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> The signs all point to the Master’s ascension in time for the Spring Fling when Giles learns of the disturbing prophecy that Buffy will die at his hands. After some soul searching, Buffy heads to his lair to face her fate and prevent the apocalypse.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The first truly great episode in the series, the first season finale set the standard for season finales to come. The best part in the episode (and the season as a whole) is the vulnerability the sixteen-year-old Buffy shows upon learning of her prophesised death. Instead of shrugging it off and facing it head on, she quits and tries to get her mom to take her away, before heroically rising to the challenge. Other highlights include Xander’s heartbreak over Buffy rejecting his invitation to the Spring Fling, Willow’s reaction to finding corpses in the school’s AV room, and Xander bringing Buffy back to life (for the first time).<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy:</em> When he wakes up, tell him...I don't know. Think of something cool; tell him I said it.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#19 “Who Are You?”</strong></span><br />
Episode 72 – Season 4<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Faith/Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Marc Blucas as Riley Finn, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay, Leonard Roberts as Forrest Gates, George Hertzberg as Adam, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Eliza Dushku as Buffy Summers/Faith<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Chet Grissom as Detective, Alastair Duncan as Collins, Kevin Owers as Smith, Jeff Ricketts as Weatherby<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/WhoAreYou.jpg" alt="Faith will make Spike pop like warm champagne" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After Faith uses The Mayor’s device to switch bodies with Buffy, Faith tries to slip into Buffy’s life. Meanwhile, a special branch of the Watcher’s Council attempts to take Buffy (as Faith) away to England.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The mind switch between Buffy and Faith was well done, as each actress was convincing playing the other’s part. Sarah Michelle Gellar was a particular standout as Faith, and Faith trying to be Buffy, giving one of her best performances ever on the show. The best was when she seduced Spike at the Bronze. It makes me blush.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Buffy-in-Faith:</em> Oh, when I had psychic power I heard my mother think that you were like a stevedore during sex. Do you want me to continue?<br />
<em>Giles:</em> Actually I beg you to stop.<br />
<em>Buffy-in-Faith:</em> What's a stevedore?</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#18 “Villains”</strong></span><br />
Episode 120 – Season 6<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Amelinda Embry as Katrina Silber, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, Adam Busch as Warren Meers, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Jeff Kober as Rack, James C. Leary as Clem, Amber Benson as Tara Maclay<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Steven W. Bailey as Cave Demon, David Adefeso as Paramedic #2, Jeffrey Nicholas Brown as Hero Vampire, Tim Hodgin as Coroner, Michael Matthys as Paramedic #1, Mueen J. Ahmad as Doctor, Jane Cho as Nurse #1, Meredith Cross as Nurse #2<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Villains.jpg" alt="Willow fails to resurrect Tara" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Marti Noxon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> David Solomon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After Warren’s backyard shooting leaves Buffy wounded and Tara dead, Willow attempts to resurrect Tara. When that fails, she is corrupted by dark magics in order to exact her revenge.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Even if your opinion of season six isn't that high, you have to admit that it finished strong. Following the defeat of the trio and Warren’s inadvertent (and surprising) slaying of Tara, came this episode where Willow turns to the dark side to avenge Tara. This episode, with Willow’s final line of “one down…” spills right into the next episode, “Two to Go”, and finishes with the season finale. Willow’s killing of Warren was one of the most brutal things the show has ever done.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Andrew:</em> I miss Ferris Matthew. Broadway Matthew... I find him cold.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#17 “Two to Go”</strong></span><br />
Episode 121 – Season 6<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, Adam Busch as Warren Meers, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Jeff Kober as Rack, James C. Leary as Clem, Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Steven W. Bailey as Cave Demon, Tanoi Reed as Fire Demon, Jeff McCredie as Officer, Damien Mooney as Patrol Cop, Michael Younger as Truck Driver<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TwotoGo.jpg" alt="Dark Willow" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Douglas Petrie<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Bill L. Norton<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After killing Warren, Willow sets her sights on his former-accomplices Andrew and Jonathan. Determined to stop her before she completely succumbs to the darkness, Buffy and Willow square off. After Buffy is defeated, there is only one person left to get in Willow’s way.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The middle part of three-episode finale follows the cliffhanger of Willow’s slaughter of Warren (which followed the cliffhanger of Warren killing Tara), and ends with an even better cliffhanger of Giles returning to battle Willow. I’m a big fan of this arc, which is unsurprising since it apes my all-time favourite comic book story (which the show itself recognizes, when Andrew says: “She's like Dark Phoenix up there”). The fight between Buffy and Willow at the Magic Box is one of the series best (although not quite up there with Buffy v. Faith). This episode also does a really good job setting up Xander’s involvement in the next episode, as he ineffectually looks on as his best friends the Slayer and the super powered witch square off, while his ex-fiancée-turned-vengeance-demon tries to help. Xander recognizes his lack of power in his soliloquy to Anya,<br />
"You think I'm the hero of this piece? I saw the gun. Before Warren even raised it, I saw it, and... I couldn't move. He shot two of my friends before I could even... You want me to know how useless I am? That it's my fault? Thanks. Already got the memo".<br />
All of which sets the stage for his eventual heroism in “Grave”.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Willow:</em> Come on, this is a huge deal for me! Six years as a side man, and now I get to be the Slayer.<br />
<em>Buffy:</em> A killer isn't a Slayer. Being a Slayer means something you can't conceive of.<br />
<em>Willow:</em> Oh, Buffy. You really need to have every square inch of your ass kicked.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#16 “Grave”</strong></span><br />
Episode 122 – Season 6<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson, Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells, Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Steven W. Bailey as Cave Demon, Tanoi Reed as Fire Demon, Brett Wagner as Trucker<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Grave.jpg" alt="Xander saves the world" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> David Fury<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> James A. Contner<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> After stealing Giles’ borrowed magic, Willow finds herself connected to all life on the planet, and is tortured by their pain. This leads her to set out to destroy the world to end its pain. When no mystical force can stop her, it’s up to Xander to save the world.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> The final chapter of the Dark Willow Saga brought one of my favourite moments of the series, as Xander, plain, ordinary, powerless Xander, the comic-relief sidekick, the guy I most easily identified with on the show, saved the world. He stopped Willow when Buffy, Giles, and Anya’s powers couldn’t, by tapping into the last vestiges of her humanity. With nothing more to offer than an “I love you”, he bravely confronted Willow, revealing himself to truly be “the hero of this piece”. Then, the show sent viewers into the break before season seven by giving Spike a soul.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Xander:</em> You've been my best friend my whole life. World gonna end... where else would I want to be?<br />
<em>Willow:</em> Is this the master plan? You're gonna stop me by telling me you love me?<br />
<em>Xander:</em> Well, I was gonna walk you off a cliff and hand you an anvil, but it seemed kind of cartoony.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-15-11/">HERE</a> to continue on to #15-11.</p>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of my favourite reads this summer has been <a href="http://www.avclub.com/content/tvclub/show/Buffy%2Bthe%2BVampire%2BSlayer">Noel Murray's posts</a> about the first two seasons of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> for The Onion's AV Club. Murray is a first time viewer of the show, and reading him discover the brilliance of one of my all-time favourite shows has been a fun way of re-living the series, so if you haven't already, I highly recommend you check out his posts (which finished up today, to be continued with season three some time around December).</p>
<p>Inspired by this trip down memory lane, I thought I'd re-post my Top 25 Episodes of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em> list that I originally wrote way back in 2005. While an older piece of writing (and thus possibly not as strong as my current writing), it's still one of my favourite blog posts ever, both in terms of how much fun it was to put together and pride in how in turned out. Read on past the jump to find out the first five episodes to make the list, along with some of my reasoning at the time for the post. Numbers 20-1 will follow shortly (or, depending on when you're reading this, have already been posted).<br />
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That’s right, the Top 25 Episodes of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer</em>, as chosen by me. I decided that doing 5 episodes was too easy, in that I only had to think about the 5 most praised episodes. Then, I decided that narrowing it down to 10 episodes was too difficult, so I chose 25. Which seems like a lot, until you figure that there were 144 episodes to choose from, meaning that I left out about 83% of the series. So, I made some difficult sacrifices in making this list. To make the list, I looked at the episode listings for the 7 seasons of <em>Buffy</em>, picked out 30 of the best from memory, then proceeded to watch them again (when you factor in double episodes that were necessary to watch to fully appreciate episodes on the list, I ended up re-watching 35 episodes or so). This was a very fun way to enjoy my box sets again, and recommend it to anyone who has TV box sets, especially if you have an entire run of a series. I did write-ups for the episodes as I watched, then made my ordering decisions once I was done. In considering where an episode placed on the list, I considered the overall quality of an episode, the episode’s importance to the series as a whole, originality, effectiveness, important events, and my own personal preferences.</p>
<p>I encourage and welcome any and all comments, be they opposing lists (ranked or off the top of your head listings), questions, disagreements, or simple discussion about an episode I bring up.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#25 “School Hard”</strong></span><br />
Episode 15 – Season Two<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar, Andrew J. Ferchland as Colin/The Anointed One, James Marsters as Spike, Juliet Landau as Drusilla, Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Brian Reddy as Police Chief Bob, Alexandra Johnes as Sheila<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/SchoolHard.jpg" alt="Spike and Dru come to Sunnydale" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> David Greenwalt<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> John T. Kretchmer<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Buffy has to prepare for teacher/parents night while new vampires come to Sunnydale— Spike and Drusilla. Spike sets out to kill his third slayer by attacking the school, trapping Buffy’s mom inside.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> This is the first appearance of Spike and Drusilla; that alone would qualify it for the list. However, the episode itself is genuinely scary. As Spike roams the halls of Sunnydale High in darkness, the viewer is given the sense of true danger. It gets added points for the final scene where Spike kills “the annoying one”, by trapping him in a cage and sending him into daylight.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Spike:</em> I was actually at Woodstock. That was a weird gig. Fed off a flower person and spent six hours watching my hands move.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#24 “Passion”</strong></span><br />
Episode 29 – Season 2<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar/Janna Kalderash, James Marsters as Spike, Juliet Landau as Drusilla, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Richard Hassad as Magic Box shopkeeper, Richard Hoyt-Miller as police officer<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Passion.jpg" alt="The death of Jenny Calendar" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Ty King<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Michael Gershman<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> As Angel torments Buffy by stalking her while she sleeps, Ms. Calendar works to find the curse to restore his soul. When Angel finds out about Jenny’s intentions, he hunts her down and kills her, leading to Giles' attempted retribution.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Not only is this an episode showing how bad a soulless Angel could be, it also shook up the Buffy universe by killing off a regular (non-villain) character, the first time the show would do so. Even while Angel stalks Ms. Calendar through the halls of Sunnydale High, as a viewer, you feel like everything will work out. She’ll get away, or he’ll take her hostage, or Buffy will save the day. Instead, he catches up to her, and breaks her neck. Then, it got worse. Angel’s presentation of Jenny’s body to Giles was the cruelest, most menacing thing any Buffy villain has ever done. We also got a glimpse at how badass Giles could be when pushed, marking a turn in the character that would continue in season three.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Giles:</em> Yes, Xander, once again you've managed to boil a complex thought down to its simplest possible form.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#23 “Doppelgangland”</strong></span><br />
Episode 50 – Season 3<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, Seth Green as Oz, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Harry Groener as Mayor Richard Wilkens III, Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, Emma Caulfield as Anya, Ethan Erickson as Percy West, Andy Umberger as D’Hoffyn, Jason Hall as Devon MacLeish, Eliza Dushku as Faith, Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> K’s Choice, Megan Gray as Sandy, Corey Michael Blake as Bartender, Michael Nagy as Alfonse, Norma Michael as Other Woman<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/Doppelgangland.jpg" alt="Willow and Vampire Willow meet" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> Joss Whedon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Anya’s attempts to get back her vengeance demon powers leads to accidentally bringing the alternate-reality vampire Willow to Sunnydale.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> A great funny episode, reprising Alyson Hannigan’s popular vampire persona. The interactions between the real Willow and the fake Willow are hilarious, as is the real Willow pretending to be the vampire Willow.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Willow:</em> It's horrible! That's me as a vampire? I'm so evil! and... skanky. And I think I'm kinda gay.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#22 “The Replacement”</strong></span><br />
Episode 81 – Season 5<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Marc Blucas as Riley Finn, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers, James Marsters as Spike, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Michael Bailey Smith as Toth, Kelly Donovan as Xander double, Cathy Cohen as Building Manager, David Reivers as Foreman, Fritz Greve as Construction Worker<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TheReplacement.jpg" alt="'Kill em both Spock'" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Jane Espenson<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> James A. Contner<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> Hit by a weapon intended for Buffy, Xander finds himself split into two parts: one with all his positive attributes, one with his negative attributes, each half thinking the other is a demon clone. If either half is destroyed, Xander will die.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> This is a Xander episode, and as with most Xander episodes, it is a funny one. The weaker Xander has the most funny parts (including the Snoopy dance), but also shares a poignant moment with Willow which begins to show the depth of the relationship between he and Anya (the one relationship that should have made it, if the show didn’t have a thing against happiness). This episode marked a turning point for Xander, as he starts to grow up significantly after this one. Riley is also given two sweet monologues about his love for Buffy that were so good that I have to wonder why he was near universally reviled.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Apartment Manager:</em> I think someone said you're currently in your parents' basement?<br />
<em>Suave Xander:</em> Right, there comes a point where you have to either move on, or just buy yourself a Klingon costume and go with it.</p>
<p><span style="font-size:large;"><strong>#21 “The Prom”</strong></span><br />
Episode 54 – Season 3<br />
<strong>Featured Performers:</strong> Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, Nicholas Brendan as Xander Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase, David Boreanz as Angel, Seth Green as Oz, and Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles.<br />
<strong>Recurring Performer(s):</strong> Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers, Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce, Emma Caulfied as Anya, Danny Strong as Jonathan Levinson<br />
<strong>Guest Star(s):</strong> Brad Kane as Tucker Wells<br />
<img src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/sayandy/btvs/TheProm.jpg" alt="Buffy and Angel share one last dance" align="right" /><strong>Writer(s):</strong> Marti Noxon<br />
<strong>Director:</strong> David Solomon<br />
<strong>Synopsis in 50 words or less:</strong> As the gang gets ready for the prom, Angel decides that Buffy deserves a better life than he can give her and announces that he will leave town following the Ascension. Meanwhile, someone has trained Hellhounds to attack the prom.<br />
<strong>Why it’s on the list:</strong> Most of the episode is standard <em>Buffy</em>-fare: Buffy and Angel angst, vampire hunting, snappy patter from the Scoobies, and Buffy saves the day. There is a nice moment between Xander and Cordelia that wrapped up their history nicely before she left for <em>Angel</em>. But what makes this one of the best episodes in the series is the speech given by Jonathan at the prom on behalf of the Sunnydale High student body, when he awards Buffy with the Class Protector award. It’s the nicest moment in the show’s history, one that gives me goosebumps every time I see it. Without fail, when the school thanks Buffy for saving them all the time, I have a big lump in my throat. This show didn’t give a lot of nice moments that weren’t soon followed by sad moments, but they did this time, following the award presentation with Angel showing up in a tux for one last dance. Like Giles says in the episode, “I had no idea that children en masse could be gracious”.<br />
<strong>Snappy quote:</strong><br />
<em>Anya:</em> Look, I know you find me attractive; I've seen you looking at my breasts.<br />
<em>Xander:</em> Nothing personal, but when a guy does that, it just means his eyes are open.</p>
<p>Click <a href="http://andythesaint.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/top-25-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-numbers-20-16/">HERE</a> to continue on to #20-16.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy 46th Birthday, James!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[James Marsters
I can&#8217;t believe that I forgot about this yesterday.  Really, James, I&#8217;m ]]></description>
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<p>I can't believe that I forgot about this yesterday.  Really, James, I'm so very sorry... Genuinely sorry.  BUT... HAPPY (belated) BIRTHDAY,<a href="http://www.jamesmarsters.com" target="_blank"> <strong>JAMES MARSTERS</strong></a>!</p>
<p>James has been a very busy man, as of late.  He will be performing at a private party/concert at DragonCon this year, on August 30th.  Apparently, the tickets will be sold beforehand, on first come first served basis, AT DragonCon.  Meaning, I'm totall kicking myself for changing my mind months ago and not wanting to go to this year's DragonCon.  I had debated for months... thinking, maybe I'll wait until next year, and get a better idea of who will be there.  Yeah, that was dumb.</p>
<p>And yes, I'm still high from meeting JM in 2006 at his Queen Mary convention.  But like anyone in love with him, I want more.  So this would have been a great opportunity.</p>
<p>Anyway, other than his appearance at DragonCon, he was cast in a live action version of <strong><a href="http://dbthemovie.com/" target="_blank">Dragonball</a></strong>, which was tentatively scheduled for release this month, but looks like early 2009 will be more accurate.  Also, James has also done another 3 episodes for <strong><a href="http://www.bbcamerica.com/content/262/index.jsp" target="_blank">Torchwood</a></strong>, the British Sci-fi show.  Torchwood is another show on my list of shows to watch.  The second season will be released on DVD in September.</p>
<p>Anyhoo, Happy Birthday James!  And keep up the good work.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Poze noi din Dragonball]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Filmul are premiera pe 10 aprilie 2009. Din distributie fac parte Justin Chatwin (Son Goku), Chow Yu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://movnews.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dbz11.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-102" src="http://movnews.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dbz11.jpg?w=276" alt="" width="276" height="300" /></a>Filmul are premiera pe <span style="color:#ccffff;">10 aprilie 2009</span>. Din distributie fac parte <span style="color:#ffff99;">Justin Chatwin </span>(<span style="color:#339966;">Son Goku</span>), <span style="color:#ffff99;">Chow Yun-Fat </span>(<span style="color:#339966;">Master Roshi</span>) si <span style="color:#ffff99;">James Marsters </span>(<span style="color:#339966;">Lord Piccolo</span>). Desi seria manga este cea mai bine vanduta din toate timpurile, filmul a generat un scandal in randul fanilor care au spus ca acesta nu avea prea mare succes, deoarece nu poti sa comprimi actiunea intr-un singur film sau chiar trei. Eu sunt de acord cu acesti fani si din cauza distributiei, adica totusi din ea fac parte atat americani cat si chinezi. Ca sa nu mai mentionez ca  Goku, in Dragonball, avea vreo 15 ani.<br />
<a href="http://movnews.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dbz12.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-103" src="http://movnews.wordpress.com/files/2008/08/dbz12.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="198" /></a>Baiatul asta pare de vreo 20+.Acestea sunt cele mai noi poze de pe situl IGN.com.</p>
<p>Surse:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.getthebigpicture.net">www.getthebigpicture.net</a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.ign.com">www.ign.com</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Erica Durance will not be at Dragon Con- she is needed on the set of Smallville]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Erica Durance had been listed as one of the featured stars attending Dragon Con in Atlanta later this month- sadly she has had to cancel due to obligations on the set of Smallville. Erica is slated to appear in the first four episodes of the new season and can not get away. She will still be at the upcoming Manitoba con and was at the Mega Con in Orlando earlier this year.</p>
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<p>James Marsters, Tahmoh Penikett and Michael Rosenbaum are still listed as attending as is TV's Batman Adam West.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Buffy Lists. ]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello fellow Buffyites and accidental blog stumblers! Welcome to my site (that strangely has the loo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hello fellow Buffyites and accidental blog stumblers! Welcome to my site (that strangely has the look and feel of a blog because I'm too lazy to actually make a site)! Other than what I have to say about buffy lists (click the link on the right that says "About Buffy Lists"), I don't really have a huge post to write here other than welcome! As you'll notice, there are no lists up at the time of this first post. Well, thats because this is the first post. Also, right now I'm making a preliminary list of the lists I intend to make. But soon, there will be Buffy lists up, and they will be glorious. Just you wait.</p>
<p>Seriously, until that time comes, read the "About Buffy Lists" page at the right. It's some high quality stuff; it should be, I wrote it while at work :) Or check out my other blogs or my fanfiction. But, like I said, looking at the my list of lists...I wont be running out of Buffy things to list any time soon. My god.</p>
<p>Chow (aka ciao)</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Fotos de Dragonball]]></title>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Nunca vi <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0214341/">"Dragon Ball Z"</a>, me parecía un poco raro. Un poco infantil. Un poco de todo en realidad. No le di ni siquiera una sola oportunidad, con ver los comerciales en Mega me quedaba claro que era un producto de bajo atractivo para mi, sin embargo, una vez más la masa me sorprendió al demostrarme que eran muchos miles... millones, de personas, muchos de ellos adultos, que seguían capítulo a capítulo las aventuras de esos personajes con el pelo parao. Mayor fue mi sorpresa cuando supe que muchos de mis amigos eran fans y ahora andan detrás de información sobre la película, con actores de carne y hueso, que está preparando el director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939128/">James Wong</a>. No pretenderé saber mucho de la historia, porque la verdad es que no tengo idea de mucho, tampoco creo que siquiera vea esta película, cuando en varios años más den la repetición en Red TV, sin embargo, lo que si les puedo contar es que los fans de corazón de la serie están con pre infarto, por la historia que se está desarrollando, los actores elegidos y por como se está viendo todo, para ellos un verdadero desastre. Las primeras imágenes de esta película, en calidad decente, y el teaser poster los pueden ver a continuación.<!--more--></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Dirigida por <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0939128/">James Wong</a>, escrita por <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0708870/">Ben Ramsey</a> y protagonizada por <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0154226/">Justin Chatwin</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002536/">Emmy Rossum</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/">James Marsters</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000334/">Yun-Fat Chow</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0453641/">Randall Duk Kim</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1512166/">Jamie Chung</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0848772/">Eriko Tamura</a> y <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001368/">Ernie Hudson</a>, Dragonball se estrenará el 10 de Abril de 2009 en EE.UU.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Dragon Ball Z 2009 Trailer!!!!]]></title>
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<description><![CDATA[Dragon Ball Trailer 2009
Coming Soon.net 
Release Date: April 10, 2009
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Dire]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.comingsoon.net/films.php?id=37958">Coming Soon.net </a></p>
<p>Release Date: April 10, 2009<br />
Studio: 20th Century Fox<br />
Director: James Wong<br />
Screenwriter: James Wong<br />
Starring: Justin Chatwin, James Marsters, Jamie Chung, Emmy Rossum, Eriko Tamura, Joon Park, Chow Yun-Fat, Texas Battle, Randall Duk Kim, Ernie Hudson<br />
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy<br />
MPAA Rating: Not Available<br />
Official Website: Not Available<br />
Review: Not Available<br />
DVD Review: Not Available<br />
DVD: Not Available<br />
Movie Poster: Not Available<br />
Production Stills: Not Available<br />
Plot Summary: "Dragonball" is adapted from the manga created by Akira Toriyama; the work was also turned into a Japanese anime series that played all over the world. It tells the story of an alien sent to destroy Earth, who has a change of heart and decides to join the humans in their fight against various aliens and bad guys.</p>
<p><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/RFQOiLD4USg'></param><param name='wmode' value='transparent'></param><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/RFQOiLD4USg&rel=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='transparent' width='425' height='350'></embed></object></span></p>
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<title><![CDATA[El Guión de Dragon Ball The Movie Live Action]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:24:40 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>t800</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Pues ya se ha publicado en varios blogs, pero bueno, se supone que se trata del guión de la pelícu]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pues ya se ha publicado en varios blogs, pero bueno, se supone que se trata del guión de la película de Dragon Ball y la cosa no pinta bien.</p>
<p>De cualquier manera, no es seguro que este sea. Hay que recordar que para eso se hizo la publicidad viral.</p>
<p><a href="http://birdchanger.bytenshi.com/images/dragonball-z.pdf">Guión de DB</a>.</p>
<p>Yo le dí una hojeada rápida y encontré dos cosas que me hacen pensar que es falso... primero, el título es Dragonball Z, lo cual es incorrecto pues se trata de la película de Dragonball, sin la Z... el segundo dato fué que está confirmado que el personaje de Pilaf no aparecerá en la película, y en este guión aparece con Mai.</p>
<p>Esto tampoco significa que nos hagamos ilusiones o nos desilusiones por completo. Ya James Marsters(Piccolo) dijo que EL DRAGONBALL DE LA PELICULA NO ES EL MISMO QUE EL DRAGONBALL DE LOS FANS.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Jump SQ entrevista a James Marsters sobre Dragon Ball]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Entrevista de la revista de Jump SQ de Shueisha a James Marsters.





¿Cuál es la diferencia entr]]></description>
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<p><strong>¿Cuál es la diferencia entre el manga original y la película de actores</strong><strong> reales?</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: Definitivamente la historia de esta película es diferente del original. <span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span style="color:#000000;"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_tHK2VzFecvQ/R-7dW1KygaI/AAAAAAAAAfw/s8AMN6SJNac/s1600-h/marsters.jpg"><img style="float:right;cursor:pointer;margin:0 0 10px 10px;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_tHK2VzFecvQ/R-7dW1KygaI/AAAAAAAAAfw/s8AMN6SJNac/s400/marsters.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Pero esto es un cambio necesario porque tenemos que condensar la historia larga del original para una película. Por ejemplo, algunos personajes en el original no aparecen en la película. E intentamos darleo un sentimiento más áspero y realista.<br />
Aunque haya diferencias entre los dos, pienso que es bueno si la parte principal <span>de Dragonball</span> permanece. Dejé a mi hijo ver <span>el anime</span> de <span><span><span>Dragonball</span>, </span></span><span>DBZ</span> <span>y DBGT</span> desde que tenía ocho años. Al principio, pensé esto era demasiado violento, pero comprendí que esto es el mejor espectáculo para entrenarse para hacerse un verdadero<span><span> hombre</span></span>. Los verdaderos hombres no tienen que alardear. (Los personajes) Son tranquilos, apacibles y modestos pero cuando hay una amenaza ellos no vacilan en matar al enemigo, y pienso que esto es cual <span>Goku</span> es.<br />
<span>Goku</span> es un hombre verdadero. Sé que mi hijo recibió tal mensaje y lo aplicó a su propia vida. Mi hijo no usa la violencia a otros, pero él no tiene miedo de su propia cólera. Pienso que esto es una cosa importante.</p>
<p><strong>¿Cuántas las horas ello toman para aplicar el maquillaje?</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: Esto toma aproximadamente cuatro horas. Por suerte, mi estilista es muy hablador, tenemos mucha charla durante la sesión.</p>
<p><strong>¡Por favor díganos la escena más espectacular de la película, sobre todo escenas de acción!</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: ¡La batalla final! Me gusta interpretar escenas de peleas. Cuando trabajé para un programa de televisión durante siete años (refiriéndose a Buffy), cada viernes luché hasta la subida de sol, sentí que yo nunca tendría uan experiencia tan buena otra vez, hasta ahora. Además, tengo nunca <span>he llegado </span>terriblemente dañado (se ríe).</p>
<p><strong>¿Usted habla con otros coprotagonistas también?</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: Cuando tengo un problema, tengo una conversación con Justin <span>[Chatwin]</span>. Al principio, nos preocupamos de los trajes. Pensamos esto debería reflejar el espíritu del original, persistimos en este pensamiento a los productores. No quisimos hacer nuestros personajes hermosos y bellos. Hablé con Justin, y él estuvo de acuerdo conmigo. Entonces el director también.</p>
<p><strong>¿Por qué usted se preocupa en la interpretación para esta película?</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: Esta es una buena<span><span> pregunta</span></span>. Hablando de Piccolo, una palabra entra en mi mente, esta es "la soledad". Piccolo siempre flota en el aire en un paisaje hermoso, pero él nunca admira el paisaje, él sólo piensa o reflexiona y mira fijamente a sus pies. Pienso que es una característica de Piccolo más que cualquier otra. Tal vez esto debe ser una característica para la venganza. Él se lamenta y culpa a la gente que lo han encarcelado. Su deseo de matar no sólo a ellos sino también a sus familias, también destruir la ciudad y el planeta donde ellos viven y protegen. Conseguir la venganza es todo para él. Todo.</p>
<p><a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_tHK2VzFecvQ/R_M3aFKygcI/AAAAAAAAAgA/DqoYvJWSKh8/s1600-h/James_Marsters_DragonCon_2007-1.jpg"><img style="float:left;cursor:pointer;margin:0 10px 10px 0;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_tHK2VzFecvQ/R_M3aFKygcI/AAAAAAAAAgA/DqoYvJWSKh8/s400/James_Marsters_DragonCon_2007-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><strong>¿Cómo fue rodar en <span>Durango</span>?</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: El desierto <span>de Durango</span> es muy frío en la noche (se rie). Yo por suerte llevaba la armadura, pero <span>Goku</span> se congelaba en el principio de las tomas. Los habitantes del lugar son muy amables y se llevaban bien con nosotros. ¡Además les gusta la fiesta muchísimo! Si yo no tuviera el trabajo, yo estaría dispuesto a unirme a ellos. Ellos beben y cantan canciones hasta las 4:30 de la mañana. Pero tengo que dormir para las tomas del día siguiente, después de todo entonces cambié el hotel para alejarme de la gente <span>fiestera</span>.</p>
<p><strong>Finalmente, por favor dénos un mensaje a nuestros lectores en Japón.</strong><br />
<span>JM</span>: Japón es hermoso. ¡Gracias por darnos <span>Dragonball</span>! Esto es un espectáculo importante para todos nosotros y quiero que usted lo vea, sobre todo la gente jóven. Agradezco a la serie por darme buenos momentos con mi hijo. Voy hacer lo mejor para cumplir las altas expectativas que tienen los fans.</div>
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<title><![CDATA[Posdata: Te Quiero (11/07/2008)]]></title>
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Titulo: Posdata: Te Quiero
Titulo Original: P.S. I Love You
Género: Drama Romántico
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt;line-height:normal;"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span>Titulo: </span></strong><strong><em><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span>Posdata: Te Quiero</span></span></em></strong></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Titulo Original: </strong>P.S. I Love You</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Género: </strong>Drama Romántico</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Nacionalidad: </strong>USA</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Año: </strong>2007</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span>Director: </span></strong><span>Richard LaGravenese</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Guion: </strong>Richard LaGravenese, Steven Rogers</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Reparto: </strong>Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow, James Marsters, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gina Gershon, Kathy Bates, Dean Winters, Harry Connick Jr., Mike Doyle, Marcus Collins</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Sinopsis: </strong> Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) es hermosa, inteligente, y está casada con el amor de su vida: un irlandés apasionado, divertido e impetuoso llamado Gerry (Gerard Butler). Por eso, cuando una enfermedad termina con la vida de Gerry, Holly ya no quiere vivir. La única persona que podría ayudarla ya no está allí. Nadie conoce a Holly como Gerry. Por eso, es una suerte que él haya planeado todo con anticipación. Antes de morir, Gerry escribió una serie de cartas para Holly, para guiarla, no sólo en su dolor, sino también para que pudiera descubrirse a sí misma. El primer mensaje llega el día del 30 cumpleaños de Holly, en una cinta grabada por Gerry. En ella él le ordena salir y celebrarlo. En las semanas y meses siguientes, Holly recibe más cartas de Gerry, de maneras sorprendentes. Cada una la envía a una nueva aventura, y todas firmadas de la misma forma: “P.S. I Love You”. (Postdata: Te amo) La madre de Holly (Kathy Bates) y sus mejores amigas, Denise (Lisa Kudrow) y Sharon (Gina Gershon), comienzan a preocuparse, porque las cartas de Gerry mantienen a Holly atada a su pasado. Sin embargo, cada carta le da un empujoncito hacia un Nuevo futuro. Con las palabras de Gerry como guía, Holly se embarca en un viaje de reautodescubrimiento excitante, emotivo y muchas veces hilarante, en una historia sobre el casamiento, la Amistad, y sobre cómo un amor tan profundo puede transformar algo tan final como la muerte, en una nueva vida.</span></p>
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<description><![CDATA[La Swank ha decisamente un debole per gli irlandesi: al primo viaggio si trova un marito, al secondo]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>La Swank ha decisamente un debole per gli irlandesi: al primo viaggio si trova un marito, al secondo si fa l'amico del marito, al terzo l'amico diventa il nuovo marito. P.S. non è mai troppo tardi per fare un film di merda. 3.0</p>
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