Buffy & Spike & Angel & Faith

I admit it. I was an avid fan of the Buffy series. Didn't miss an episode, even when the show jumped shark. And I also have to admit that I loved when Buffy and Spike hooked up. Spike helped make that show what it was; not Angel. Angel may have started out as a badass vampire who kicked major butt, however he kinda turned pansy in the end with his tortured soul routine. Some people may like a vampire with squishy feelings; I prefer a vampire that acts like a vampire, i.e. I prefer Spike. Yeh I know, he had a period of tortured soul in the last couple seasons as well, but his character was still brass and rude. After all, nice guys always finish last, right?

When Angel took on his own series, I must confess I was pumped. Previews showed him being more like his early days, when he kicked butt and didn't play the Mr. Nice Guy routine. But when they brought back his long lost vamp wife and made her pregnant to boot..... I lost interest. It was alittle too campy even for me.

However one spin off I hoped to see was of Faith, played by Eliza Dushku. Instead she did a TV series called Tru Calling which I loved but was unfortunately short lived. She is currently working with Joss Whedon on a new series set to premiere in April called Dollhouse. I have not heard too much about it but it looks pretty good. I'll definately "stay tuned".....

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Movie Theme Songs

Got any favorites? I've got a few . On top of my list has to be the song from Disturbing Behavior (one of my all time fav movies back when Katie Holmes was cute). It's by a band called The Flys, and the song is "Got you (where I want you)" (I will add a video clip in my Buffy post since I can't find a movie synopsis version of the song on YouTube, just the band).

Another of my favorites is "Down with the Sickness" by Disturbed from the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead

So many times movies offer songs for their soundtracks that really don't support the feelings or emotions of the story line. I think in those cases it makes the movie less appealing because for me, I want to feel what the characters are feeling (well... not literally. I think getting my neck chewed off by a zombie might ruin my entire day). Songs that fall short of this leaves me feeling empty, and that the movie was lacking (I hate to beat up on Cabin Fever, but its a prime example for a potentially good soundtrack gone bad).

I have several other favorites, but I want to hear from you guys. What are some of yours?

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