The chosen 20: The all-time best ‘Buffys’
TV rankings: To mark the 20th anniversary of the show’s TV debut, I pick my 20 favorite episodes of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
‘Star Wars’ flashback: ‘Republic’ Issues 23-31 (2000-01) (Comic book reviews)
When we last checked in with the heroes and villains of “Star Wars: Republic,” the title had built up serious narrative momentum: Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura had become central characters, but not only did we not know their backstories, but – thanks to the memory-loss effects of glitteryl spice, neither did they. Meanwhile, Force-using and Jedi-loathing
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 7 (2002-03), ranked
TV review: “Buffy” doesn’t exactly go out with its best work. But even a weak Joss Whedon season is better than most of what’s on TV.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 6 (2001-02), ranked
TV review: “Buffy” mostly abandons metaphors and goes for the straight-ahead drama in its penultimate TV season.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Buffy’s little sister joins the cast, but “Buffy” avoids jumping the shark in its final WB season.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: A notable step down from Season 3, Season 4 nonetheless features the return of Faith and other great moments.
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 2 (2000-01), ranked
TV review: Angel Investigations moves into the Hyperion Hotel and the cast and mythology also expand.
All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked
TV review: Whedon’s second series starts off as an anthology, but ultimately he realizes fans have come for the big picture.
All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 (1998-99), ranked
TV review” “Buffy” Season 3 is about the end of a first love, and it also marks my first love: the first time I was hooked on a whole TV season.
‘Buffy’ Season 8 was an interesting, instructive failure; bring on Season 9 (Comic book review)
More than a decade ago, I declared Joss Whedon my personal god for creating “Buffy” Season 3, still arguably the greatest TV season ever. But one of the reasons I still admire him today is because he’s not perfect (he proved that quickly with “Buffy” Season 4). Whedon has had hits and misses, but I admire that