Week 1 of Fall Premieres: Hellcats, The Vampire Diaries, and Nikita (The CW, Wednesday and Thursday)

Though I was one of the 50k viewers to get a sneak peek of the No Ordinary Family pilot in its entirety, this past week was the true beginning of the 2009-2010 TV season thanks to the CW’s premieres of new shows Hellcats (Wednesdays 9pm Eastern) and Nikita (Thursdays 9pm Eastern) along with returning favourite The Vampire Diaries (Thursdays 8pm Eastern). Well, it’s a favourite in my book. I know some still aren’t entirely convinced.

Which Salvatore brother would you take home?

Yesterday (technically Wednesday now), I got a nice little surprise in the mail: season 1 of The Vampire Diaries on DVD. Just under two weeks BEFORE the street date of August 31st.

Now everyone who has read my other The Vampire Diaries posts (either here or through the things I choose to reblog on Tumblr) knows I honestly couldn’t care less about the love triangle that perpetuates on the show because the show has so much more to offer than just that. (See this wonderful fan vid about the female agency/power on the show. Spoilers for everything but the season finale because, well, the vid went up before the finale hit TV screens.) But I’m supposed to write a blog entry on which Salvatore brother I’d take home based on this poll, which will allow you to get exclusive content before the DVDs hit stores should you partake.

So I chose Stefan.

The Con Report (In Brief) – The Whedonverse at Supanova Sydney 2010

So hi to everyone that’s still reading this blog. Like I said when I started the 30 Days of TV meme last month, I would be travelling to Australia soon after that was done, so there wouldn’t be much posting until I was back on American soil, but I had some time to write my initial report for the Supanova Expo in Sydney this past weekend so here it goes. I’ll share more (like photos) when I’m properly back since I don’t think I can FTP with my current Internet situation.

30 Days of Television – Day 30: Buffy Summer’s second death in 5×22 “The Gift”

Day 01 – A show that should have never been canceled
Day 02 – A show that you wish more people were watching
Day 03 – Your favorite new show (aired this television season)
Day 04 – Your favorite show ever
Day 05 – A show you hate
Day 06 – Favorite episode of your favorite television show
Day 07 – Least favorite episode of your favorite television show
Day 08 – A show everyone should watch
Day 09 – Best scene ever
Day 10 – A show you thought you wouldn’t like but ended up loving
Day 11 – A show that disappointed you
Day 12 – An episode you’ve watched more than 5 times
Day 13 – Favorite childhood show
Day 14 – Favorite male character
Day 15 – Favorite female character
Day 16 – Your guilty pleasure show
Day 17 – Favorite mini series
Day 18 – Favorite title sequence
Day 19 – Best television show cast
Day 20 – Favorite kiss
Day 21 – Favorite ship
Day 22 – Favorite series finale
Day 23 – Most annoying character
Day 24 – Best quote
Day 25 – A show you plan on watching (old or new)
Day 26 – OMG WTF? Season finale
Day 27 – Best pilot episode
Day 28 – First television show obsession
Day 29 – Current television show obsession

Day 30 – Saddest character death

Holy cow I’m done when I put up this post! Anyway, I knew I wanted to save Buffy the Vampire Slayer for the last day, but I kept on going back and forth on whose death was the saddest: Was it Buffy’s at the end of season 5 (not the death at the end of season 1) or was it Tara’s in “Seeing Red”? Or even Joyce Summers’s death that was dealt with in 5×16 “The Body”?

Ultimately, I have decided to go with Buffy’s death because even though she came to life once again for the 6th (and 7th) seasons whereas Tara remained dead and it caused Willow to go all Darth Rosenberg and flay Warren, it’s just so powerful. Seeing how Buffy’s sacrifice hit Dawn and others was brutal. Especially seeing how it impacted Spike. When I saw Spike’s reaction, well, like I said on Tumblr, that was when I knew I had become a fan of the guy. And having the realisation that I had become a fan of the guy, I knew Buffy’s death had to mean something powerful.

It’s just, Buffy fucking Summers. She is amazing and gave her life to the cause. I’m proud to end this meme with her.

So now that this meme is done, I can get along with packing for Australia. Check in with y’all in July!