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While the idea of infusing a weekly TV series with a Broadway-musical ethos isn't exactly a new one, it became something of a turn-of the-century television mini-trend. But few have reached as far--or succeeded--like this 2001 episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Penned by series creator-producer Josh Whedon and performed by Sarah Michelle Gellar and cast, it's a loving, loopy musical pastiche that takes pot shots at everything from Andrew Lloyd Webber to indie-rock. Paralleling the show's lovable pop culture tweaking, the musical styles here (the episode's musical conceit is a curse visited upon Buffy's hometown of Sunnydale) range from a patent footlight chorus of demons being interrupted by Gellar's hard-rocking stake thrusts on "Going Through the Motions" to Spike the Vampire's goth-metal complaint "Rest in Peace", with everything from parking tickets and mustard stain removal to climactic duels with the supernatural getting the Broadway send-up. Also includes ...
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The Man Who Should Be There: Once more with feeling Dr. Horrible
The next EXPOsure presentation, happening in March, is a Joss Whedon Double feature: Once More With Feeling (the all singing all dancing spectacular from Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. I tried to go for an ol' fashioned musical poster for this one, I even included some of the sheet music for "a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. Now I'm sure most people would have me run out of town on rails when I reveal that I liked the original ...
Don't Miss This Episode: Buffy's
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Best Episode: Once More With Feeling ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Best Episode: Once More With Feeling (Season 6, Episode 7). Author: Sean O'Connell. published: 2011-10-31 15:32:44. Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Best Episode: Once More With Feeling (Season 6, Episode ...
A Hell Of A Woman: Once more, with feeling
I've been surprised to find one of the songs stuck in my head the last few days. ... Labels: buffy, buffy the vampire slayer, depression, feeling empowered, going through the motions, musical episode, once more with feeling ...
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Anya Once More with - blog*spot
... in a butterfly embroidered blouse, this is the Anya variant everyone is singing about. This 6" blister-carded figure captures the feeling of the wonderful Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode, "Once More With Feeling." ...
