Marti Noxon

First episode impressions: ‘Sharp Objects’ (TV review)

“Sharp Objects” (9 p.m. Eastern Sundays on HBO) takes a familiar genre – a crime journalist investigating small-town murders – and turns it into a

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Noxon’s ‘Point Pleasant’ (2005) an interesting failure

Marti Noxon wrote three of my top 20 “Buffy” episodes – second to only Joss Whedon – and in recent years she struck gold again

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The chosen 20: The all-time best ‘Buffys’

Today marks the 20th anniversary of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which premiered on March 10, 1997. That sentence is technically incorrect – “Buffy” debuted with a movie

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First episode impressions: ‘UnReal’ (TV review)

To be honest, the only reason I set my DVR for the first episode of “UnReal” (9 p.m. Central Mondays on Lifetime) is that Shiri Appleby stars

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 7 (2002-03), ranked

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 7 (2002-03, UPN) is the ultimate mixed bag from the series’ run. Although it bows out in a satisfying enough way and

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 6 (2001-02), ranked

Although the centerpiece arc is Willow’s drug-like magic addiction, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 6 (2001-02, UPN) is the year that mostly abandoned metaphors and went for

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 5 (2000-01), ranked

It took me 11 years since its original airing, but I finally watched “The Body” for a second time as part of my rewatching of “Buffy

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 4 (1999-2000), ranked

I had always ranked it as the second-to-worst season (in front of Season 7), but I liked “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 4 (1999-2000, WB) a lot

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All 22 episodes of ‘Angel’ Season 1 (1999-2000), ranked

“Angel” Season 1 (1999-2000, The WB) is all over the place creatively, but every place it chooses to go, it treads confidently. The result is 22

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All 22 episodes of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Season 3 (1998-99), ranked

“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” Season 3 (1998-99, The WB) is about the end of a first love (Buffy and Angel’s romance), and it also marks my

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