Apparently they were originally planning for The Annoited One
to be the big bad for season 2 but then they killed him because the actor was growing too quickly and so he wouldn't be believable as an ageless vampire. Spike killing him is such a great moment because a) it was totally unexpected, at least for me. And 2) The Annoited One was personalityless and boring and I was glad to be rid of him.
@Ludious, I'm as sober as a judge and have no ready access to intoxicants.
Convince me to do something I'll regret!
Go to school for radio
Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
Gonna take my chances with this media thing.
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@Ludious, I'm as sober as a judge and have no ready access to intoxicants.
Convince me to do something I'll regret!
Go to school for radio
Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
@Ludious, I'm as sober as a judge and have no ready access to intoxicants.
Convince me to do something I'll regret!
Go to school for radio
Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
Gonna take my chances with this media thing.
you should focus on AM radio
I actually am. Ideally sports, though news-talk ain't out of the question either.
Though of course in reality my first years out of school will not be in front of a mic anyway!
@Ludious, I'm as sober as a judge and have no ready access to intoxicants.
Convince me to do something I'll regret!
Go to school for radio
Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
Gonna take my chances with this media thing.
you should focus on AM radio
I actually am. Ideally sports, though news-talk ain't out of the question either.
Though of course in reality my first years out of school will not be in front of a mic anyway!
Like, to compare and contrast a little bit between Buffy villains.
Spike and Drusilla are monsters, but they have so much humor and style. And they are not invincible. They are careful planners, who while capable of some really seriously awful stuff, are on a very even level with Buffy. They are playing to win, but not cheating. The actors are also terribly charismatic and it is difficult to hate them completely.
The Master and the Mayor are in basically the same boat. They are big bad guys, but they are written with so much humor that they can never be truly loathesome. The Mayor in particular is, though he is a real big bad guy, so God damn funny that the audience is sad to see him get vanquished.
Angelus
is the closest to Glory level of "KILL THIS FUCKER NOW" he is so evil, so filled with malice that it's almost beyond the pale. And even more frightening; he's not playing by the villain's guide book. He has no boundaries, he can kill anyone. The audience is terrified because no one is safe. But there is a huge enormous caveat here:
he is also Angel.
When he fights Buffy to the death the audience cannot experience any joy or relief because this is a classic "If you win, you lose" scenario for Buffy. The exact opposite of the catharsis you get from Buffy beating Glory down, instead of relishing her victory, her victory is awful and completely traumatic.
Those are really the noteworthy villains that come to mind. The nerd trio were weird and different. They shouldn't have been scary, but in the end they weren't playing by the rules either and some Whedon shit went down. I certainly wasn't bothered when Willow went crazy and murdered them. Bitches had it coming.
@Ludious, I'm as sober as a judge and have no ready access to intoxicants.
Convince me to do something I'll regret!
Go to school for radio
Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
Gonna take my chances with this media thing.
you should focus on AM radio
I actually am. Ideally sports, though news-talk ain't out of the question either.
Though of course in reality my first years out of school will not be in front of a mic anyway!
you should go to church
Could do, probably not at this time of night, though.
Whenever I go I have to be careful about refusing the eucharist - people sometimes view it as insulting, but I'd feel like I'm insulting them if I DID receive it.
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Oh I forgot about the military experiment monster dude from season 4.
He was pretty evil and scary, and he certainly was pretty damn close to invincible, but he had an important distinction of being a monster that was the results of mans abuse of science. He wasn't some evil magic being reveling in his power and chaos, he was an intelligent Frankensteins monster run amok.
I couldn't hate him anything like I hated Glory or
CindersWhose sails were black when it was windyRegistered Userregular
Newly unwrapped research suggests that sex with condoms is just as earth-shaking as sex au naturel, HealthDay News reports.
A cross-section of nearly 6,000 18- to 59-year-old Americans -- women, men, gay and straight -- revealed as much in data analyzed by the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The results, published Jan. 23 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, indicated that all parties consistently graded protected sex as "highly arousing and pleasurable," according to an Indiana University news release about the study.
Center co-director Debby Herbenick said the findings defy long-held beliefs that condom-use makes sex less natural.
According to the news release, the study also found that men showed "no significant difference" in maintaining erections with or without condoms, and women couldn't tell whether a condom was lubricated or what material it's made from during the act.
The latter signifies that women need to become more familiar with the condoms their partners use so women can enhance their safety and sexual experience, Herbenick added.
Dr. Jill Rabin, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, told HealthDay that condom criticism stemmed from "a macho thing."
But condom avoidance might also be attributed to comfort. For example, a recent study of gay men showed that the larger a man's penis is, the less likely he is to use a condom. Many respondents said they simply couldn't find the right fit.
As NBC points out, the Indiana University study was funded by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., the company behind Trojan condoms. However, Herbenick told the outlet that "the data is the data."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of condoms reduces the risk of contracting and/or spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
Newly unwrapped research suggests that sex with condoms is just as earth-shaking as sex au naturel, HealthDay News reports.
A cross-section of nearly 6,000 18- to 59-year-old Americans -- women, men, gay and straight -- revealed as much in data analyzed by the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The results, published Jan. 23 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, indicated that all parties consistently graded protected sex as "highly arousing and pleasurable," according to an Indiana University news release about the study.
Center co-director Debby Herbenick said the findings defy long-held beliefs that condom-use makes sex less natural.
According to the news release, the study also found that men showed "no significant difference" in maintaining erections with or without condoms, and women couldn't tell whether a condom was lubricated or what material it's made from during the act.
The latter signifies that women need to become more familiar with the condoms their partners use so women can enhance their safety and sexual experience, Herbenick added.
Dr. Jill Rabin, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, told HealthDay that condom criticism stemmed from "a macho thing."
But condom avoidance might also be attributed to comfort. For example, a recent study of gay men showed that the larger a man's penis is, the less likely he is to use a condom. Many respondents said they simply couldn't find the right fit.
As NBC points out, the Indiana University study was funded by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., the company behind Trojan condoms. However, Herbenick told the outlet that "the data is the data."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of condoms reduces the risk of contracting and/or spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
Newly unwrapped research suggests that sex with condoms is just as earth-shaking as sex au naturel, HealthDay News reports.
A cross-section of nearly 6,000 18- to 59-year-old Americans -- women, men, gay and straight -- revealed as much in data analyzed by the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The results, published Jan. 23 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, indicated that all parties consistently graded protected sex as "highly arousing and pleasurable," according to an Indiana University news release about the study.
Center co-director Debby Herbenick said the findings defy long-held beliefs that condom-use makes sex less natural.
According to the news release, the study also found that men showed "no significant difference" in maintaining erections with or without condoms, and women couldn't tell whether a condom was lubricated or what material it's made from during the act.
The latter signifies that women need to become more familiar with the condoms their partners use so women can enhance their safety and sexual experience, Herbenick added.
Dr. Jill Rabin, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, told HealthDay that condom criticism stemmed from "a macho thing."
But condom avoidance might also be attributed to comfort. For example, a recent study of gay men showed that the larger a man's penis is, the less likely he is to use a condom. Many respondents said they simply couldn't find the right fit.
As NBC points out, the Indiana University study was funded by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., the company behind Trojan condoms. However, Herbenick told the outlet that "the data is the data."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of condoms reduces the risk of contracting and/or spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
Oh I forgot about the military experiment monster dude from season 4.
He was pretty evil and scary, and he certainly was pretty damn close to invincible, but he had an important distinction of being a monster that was the results of mans abuse of science. He wasn't some evil magic being reveling in his power and chaos, he was an intelligent Frankensteins monster run amok.
I couldn't hate him anything like I hated Glory or
Angelus
. His variety of evil felt much less personal.
What about the second-tier villains? Caleb, Faith, Dark Willow, or The First? I really like your insight into these characters.
Newly unwrapped research suggests that sex with condoms is just as earth-shaking as sex au naturel, HealthDay News reports.
A cross-section of nearly 6,000 18- to 59-year-old Americans -- women, men, gay and straight -- revealed as much in data analyzed by the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University in Bloomington.
The results, published Jan. 23 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, indicated that all parties consistently graded protected sex as "highly arousing and pleasurable," according to an Indiana University news release about the study.
Center co-director Debby Herbenick said the findings defy long-held beliefs that condom-use makes sex less natural.
According to the news release, the study also found that men showed "no significant difference" in maintaining erections with or without condoms, and women couldn't tell whether a condom was lubricated or what material it's made from during the act.
The latter signifies that women need to become more familiar with the condoms their partners use so women can enhance their safety and sexual experience, Herbenick added.
Dr. Jill Rabin, chief of ambulatory care, obstetrics and gynecology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, told HealthDay that condom criticism stemmed from "a macho thing."
But condom avoidance might also be attributed to comfort. For example, a recent study of gay men showed that the larger a man's penis is, the less likely he is to use a condom. Many respondents said they simply couldn't find the right fit.
As NBC points out, the Indiana University study was funded by Church & Dwight Co. Inc., the company behind Trojan condoms. However, Herbenick told the outlet that "the data is the data."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the use of condoms reduces the risk of contracting and/or spreading sexually transmitted diseases and HIV.
A trap is for fish: when you've got the fish, you can forget the trap. A snare is for rabbits: when you've got the rabbit, you can forget the snare. Words are for meaning: when you've got the meaning, you can forget the words.
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Also, I think I'm ready to move back to Iowa. I don't like Texas. It's just big and ... shrug. It is no better than where I was before only I can't walk everywhere cool and I don't have seasons.
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Also, I think I'm ready to move back to Iowa. I don't like Texas. It's just big and ... shrug. It is no better than where I was before only I can't walk everywhere cool and I don't have seasons.
Also, I think I'm ready to move back to Iowa. I don't like Texas. It's just big and ... shrug. It is no better than where I was before only I can't walk everywhere cool and I don't have seasons.
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Before this I was working in parking enforcement, and before that I was fleeing across the country. And before that, I was working in a kitchen. Before that, I was working in landscaping.
Gonna take my chances with this media thing.
you should focus on AM radio
I actually am. Ideally sports, though news-talk ain't out of the question either.
Though of course in reality my first years out of school will not be in front of a mic anyway!
you should go to church
Spike and Drusilla are monsters, but they have so much humor and style. And they are not invincible. They are careful planners, who while capable of some really seriously awful stuff, are on a very even level with Buffy. They are playing to win, but not cheating. The actors are also terribly charismatic and it is difficult to hate them completely.
The Master and the Mayor are in basically the same boat. They are big bad guys, but they are written with so much humor that they can never be truly loathesome. The Mayor in particular is, though he is a real big bad guy, so God damn funny that the audience is sad to see him get vanquished.
Those are really the noteworthy villains that come to mind. The nerd trio were weird and different. They shouldn't have been scary, but in the end they weren't playing by the rules either and some Whedon shit went down. I certainly wasn't bothered when Willow went crazy and murdered them. Bitches had it coming.
Could do, probably not at this time of night, though.
Whenever I go I have to be careful about refusing the eucharist - people sometimes view it as insulting, but I'd feel like I'm insulting them if I DID receive it.
Fuck this earworm.
If you really loved him, you'd know that his first name is Walton.
Boyd Crowder is disappointed in you, EM.
He was pretty evil and scary, and he certainly was pretty damn close to invincible, but he had an important distinction of being a monster that was the results of mans abuse of science. He wasn't some evil magic being reveling in his power and chaos, he was an intelligent Frankensteins monster run amok.
I couldn't hate him anything like I hated Glory or
oh fuck it's this.
Goddamnit my miiiiind
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/23/condom-sex-satisfying-indiana-university-study_n_2533849.html
EM wants his D, not his stationary!
*cough*BULLSHIT*cough*
C'mon, would Trojan condoms lie to you?
Dammit, I'm late. but I've been saying this forever.
I listened to this on repeat for over an hour last night
goddamn that is a fantastic trailer/music combo
What about the second-tier villains? Caleb, Faith, Dark Willow, or The First? I really like your insight into these characters.
If I wasn't so tired I'd make a joke about Trojans spilling out of a wooden container and killing people as a result but I'm going to bed.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
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I am stoked by the RPG thing I am working on too
i have been listening to this literally all day
probably 20 times
i really liked it though
Don Draper has a much better set of guidelines
http://www.hulu.com/watch/40972
Dude, Salt Lake City
Arch,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_goGR39m2k
Of course one time a friend showed me Patton and I fell asleep during it so I can't really talk.
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brian, no.
DONT DO IT