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The Rise and Fall of the USA Network

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USA Network is a basic cable tv channel owned by Comcast's NBCUniversal. Early Years USA Network was established in 1977 but with a different name. In 1980, Its name is changed to the USA Network. Throughout the 80s and 90s, it struggled to break into the mainstream. Until the early 2000s, it hosted mostly cheesy sci-fi shows. Everything Changed After 2002 when Monk debuted on the USA Network. Monk In July 2002, Monk debuted on the USA Network and found instant success. It is a police procedural series with a comic tone. It is a show about a former police officer turned consultant who has severe OCD. It was a big success for USA Network. It ran for 8 seasons. Tony Shalhoub, the actor playing the lead character got nominated for Emmy every year the show was on the air. Character Welcome and Psych In 2005, USA Network introduced a new logo "Characters Welcome". This logo was introduced to contrast the USA Network with HBO, FX, and AMC gri...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 8 Commentary

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In this episode a blast from the past appears, from the past of Giles of course. He did some experiment into the oocult then it went haywire and hence a demon appears who is hellbent on killing him and his friends involved in the process. The demon gets hold of Ms Calender. In the end, Angel fights it off and everything is fine again untill the next episode. 

Beastly Review (Well, Kind of)

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Beastly is a 2011 movie starring Vanessa Hudgens and Neil Patrick Harris. I don't remember the name of actor who played the protagonist. Beastly is a modern day adaptation of the Beauty and the Beast Story.  Vanessa Hudgens is Belle in this Story and the actor who plays Kyle is the Beast. His name is Kyle Kingson, which is a subtle hint that he is the prince. It was smart, I have to admit.  The Plot In the opening scene, We see Kyle doing pushups and exercise while looking in the mirror and the background song is Look at me, which subtlety conveys that he is vain, which was again shown in the next scene where he gives a speech about how others people are ugly and hence suck. However, he is rich, handsome and popular.He is also rude to people in general. Like he insults her housemaid for no reason. But, she doesn't take it personally. However, it is hinted that he may have a spark of goodness buried inside boatload of vanity and bragging. He regularly pu...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 7 Commentary

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So there is a new kid in town and turns out he has not the most best of intentions. Willow sells her awkward role very convincingly. So the new kid is Buffy's old buddy and has cancer or something, and he doesn't want to die ,which is impossible but they are gonna keep trying it. Anyways, in order to do that he makes a deal with the devil which in this case is Spike but it all gets tits up and he kills him instead. But, turns out he is not completely dead but Buffy completes the process. 

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 6 Commentary

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So the episode kicks off with Buffy killing a Vampire, all regular stuff but... Someone is videotaping her. Who is he? It's Spike's henchman of course. So Spike is not a dumb villian, he is a smart villian. This means he kicks back and observes Buffy before attacking her. It's sensible I guess than going all guns blazing without knowing what you are getting yourself into. Then, Buffy goes to bar or something to meet with Angel, however Cordelia is already there. But wait, Weren't they going to have coffee? So anyways, they are leaning hard on the whole Buffy wanting to be a normal teen girl, which I doubt is even possible. Anyways, She gets low key upset and decides to buzz off. It's Halloween time people. In order to woo Angel, Buffy dresses up as a 18th century women and turns into that. The thing is the shop where they purchased these clothes turns people into the characters they dress up as. So Willow dressed up as Ghost and then She turns into one. ...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 5 Commentary

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So the episode starts with the gang watching a Bollywood movie. Since the last episode, there has been much emphasis on Buffy being generally resentful of not being able to be like a normal teenager and do things other teenager do like going to dances and parties. So Buffy gets invited to a party thrown by frat boys. She refuses but later decides to go after Cordelia's insistence and persuasion. Cordelia does this cause the college kids said that if Buffy is not coming then She can't either that why Cordelia acted so out of character. And Yes Cordelia like this Richard Guy's Money, Richard who invited her in the first place is in fact very rich and lives a lavish lifestyle which Cordelia covets. So Buffy along with Cordelia go to the party of Rich Richard. Where they get drugged and handcuffed in a dungeon by Richard and his friend. Turns out they are a part of some wierd cult and they are going to make ritual offering to a hideous creature whom they...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 4 Commentary

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The episode starts off with Buffy conveying her annoyance with her living with a exchanging student. I wonder if she is named Buffy cause she is super strong like a buff guy would or maybe not. What gets lost in translation is how beautiful Sarah Michelle Gellar. She is just drop dead gorgeous. It gets slightly overlooked cause of how badass her character is. She is blonde and smart.  In this episode, we also get to see the more teen-y side of Buffy when she acts stubborn with Giles and acts out untill He finally caves in. Even though she is the slayer, she is still a teenager with teenager's dreams of going to dance and enjoying with friends.  Students of Sunnydale go to a museum and one of them manages to wake a millenia old mummy. This mummy was 16 when she was sacrificed by other people, So she also wants to be a normal teenager like Buffy. She and Xander hit it off and go to the dance together. Xander is the mummy's dearest in the episo...

Buffy The Vampire Slayer S2 Ep 3 Commentary

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  It's been a long time since I watched the previous episode but today I felt like watching it and I did. Buffy is like comfort food for me. After a long day you just relax and watch an episode and you enjoy. So the episode kicks off in the principle's office where Buffy and Shiela are sitting and being berated by the disciplinarian principle. He then assign both of them to organise the Parent-Teacher Night,which sounds like a horrible idea to me.Cut to next scene in the dark side, where there has been a void created after the demise of the Master. A new Vampire bursts onto the scene claiming to kill the Slayer and brags about himself as one Villian does. Funnily enough his name is Spike and has an awful blonde hair. Then we see Buffy talking to her mother. One of the best aspects of the show is it's dialogues. I love when my favorite characters quip and exchange insults. It's similar to my friends trying to insult each other. So those scenes are funny and r...