TV and Film – Page 9 – A.M. Dellamonica

Things are getting dirty on the @Tordotcom #Buffyrewatch

By Alyx Dellamonica | March 4, 2014 - 11:59 am |March 4, 2014 Appearances, Art and Museums, My Short Stories, TV and Film

Comments Off

This week’s Buffy essay covers “Dirty Girls.” I hope you all enjoy it! One of my favorite things about S7 is the return of Faith, in her new, less evil and slightly more grown-up persona. It’s still a delight this time around.

It has been an action-packed few days: Kelly and I attended the SpecFic Colloquium hosted by Chizine Publications. One of the guests, writer and editor Silvia Moreno-Garcia, stayed with us, and it was a pleasure to get to know her better. (Silvia has recently bought a story, “Snow Angels” from me for her FRACTURED: TALES OF THE CANADIAN APOCALYPSE anthology.)

Later this week we’ll be hooking up with more friends of ours from Vancouver–Rachel Ashe is in town and has an art opening at the Gladstone; the show is called “If These Walls Could Talk.”

Before then, though, there’s grading to be done and the penultimate Buffy essay to be written. I am a few weeks ahead of Tor, of course, so I’ll be writing about “End of Days” this week and “Chosen” after that. I can’t believe I’m so close to wrapping up the rewatch!

The #BuffyRewatch is all lies, lies, lies…

By Alyx Dellamonica | February 25, 2014 - 11:59 am |February 24, 2014 TV and Film

Comments Off

I am up to “Lies my Parents Told Me,” this week on Buffy. This leaves me with three S7 episodes left. It has been a lot of fun, but I’ll be glad to change gears a little, and write about some other things for awhile. Perhaps even books! Or other shows. I have been enjoying Black Sails very much, for example. Toby Stephens! Pirates! Adventure on the high seas!

Andrew verges on interesting in the #Buffyrewatch

By Alyx Dellamonica | February 18, 2014 - 11:59 am |February 17, 2014 TV and Film

Comments Off

This week’s rewatch covers “Storyteller,” which is the season seven Buffy episode where Andrew attempts to impose his own narrative on the killing of Jonathan Levinson, and Buffy eventually makes him cry. As he so richly deserves. Here’s my essay.

A number of the folks who comment on these columns directly (on the Tor.com site, I mean) have expressed the opinion that Andrew’s redemption arc would have made more sense and been more satisfying if it had been Jonathan’s–if he was the one who committed murder, and had to make up for it. I’m pretty much with them on this; I think Danny Strong is wonderful, and find Tom Lenk’s Andrew really hard to take.

That said, it’s a funny script in a season notable for its lack of jolly, and sometimes you just gotta take what you can get. Enjoy!

The #BuffyRewatch is getting down to the last lap…

By Alyx Dellamonica | February 11, 2014 - 11:59 am |February 10, 2014 TV and Film

Comments Off

There has been so much going on here, I may well explode! But in the meantime, certain things happen on their regular schedule, including the weekly Buffy essay. I’m up to “Get it Done,” which means I’m very much in the latter part of S7 now.

Enjoy the essay! I hope to report on exciting things personal in the not too distant.

The #BuffyRewatch is back on the job…

By Alyx Dellamonica | January 28, 2014 - 11:59 am |January 27, 2014 True Stories, TV and Film

Comments Off

I am back at work today, after five glorious anniversary staycation days with Kelly. We had so many lovely and celebratory experiences, and I hope to blog about them in days to come, but for now I’ll just say:

1) Yes, I’m back.
2) I’m a little behind, naturally, so if you’re waiting to hear from me, sorry. Just a little longer, okay?
3) Buffy Rewatch! “The Killer In Me.” Enjoy!