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Disappointments

I know, I know, I know, this will seem redundant at first glance. However, I’ve seen new things that add even more nuance to the issue at hand.

Joss Whedon, I grow more disillusioned by the day. Ray Fisher was bad enough, now we have Gal Gadot lending credibility to the bad behavior that went on during the Justice League filming.

First of all Gal Gadot is a real life Wonder Woman. She is an Israeli trained soldier. In real life. She isn’t just a pretty face, she’s the real deal. When Whedon tried to intimidate her, well, she didn’t go meekly into the night.

I know this was published back in February, but I just saw this. Charisma Carpenter’s account of what happened to her on the set of Buffy/Angel. I had long suspected part of it. But to see the whole thing was sickening. I highly suggest you check out her twitter account from February 21st.

After Charisma’s post the floodgates opened. His ex-wife stated in 2017 that he was a serial cheater and a liar. He touts himself as a modern day male feminist. Just look at all of my female characters, he says. But behind the scenes it’s a completely different story.

Amber Benson has hinted at her Whedon induced trauma, as has Michelle Tratenberg. She has said there was a rule he was not allowed to meet with her alone due to his inappropriate behavior with her. She was a minor at the time. What did he do to Harriet the Spy???? Sarah Michelle Gellar has issued a statement saying she would forever be proud to be associated with Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but did not want her name associated with Joss Whedon.

I would love to hear from others, the bigger names, some from the Avengers crew. But perhaps those stars were big enough names that he behaved himself. We may never know, what I do know is that my favorite shows are forever tainted.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The Dollhouse, Firefly, Agents of Shield, the Avengers. All tainted now, Joss Whedon proving that the ones that ring their own bells the loudest have something hiding behind all of the clanging.

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The Greatness That is Joss Whedon

I made a decision Thursday evening, nay, a commitment, I was watching the current episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and it made me want to watch the first Avengers movie. But I felt I had to earn it, so I started with Ironman and worked my way towards The Avengers, Earths Mightiest Heroes.

I still laugh in all of the appropriate places and get goosebumps when the team is shown altogether for the first time, suited up. It’s a magical time and place, almost like Tahiti.

What makes it so magical you ask, I’m so glad you did, it is Joss Whedon of course. He injects the right amount of humor, horror, fun, adventure and gives us heroes with flaws and it is all perfection.

They are all unapologetically human, even Thor, who is Asgardian, they all bicker and fight and are snarky and sarcastic and in the end have each others back. Just like family.

Joss writes amazing female characters, from Buffy to Willow, Cordelia, Fred, River, Kaylee, Inara, Zoe, Faith, Echo, Sierra, Whiskey and Adele. So from the beginning I knew he was going to do Black Widow justice, and he did, she was smart, funny, strong, intuitive and inventive. She can think on the fly and can make the bad guys hurt.

You can see Joss’s influence throughout the whole movie, one of my favorite lines is “he’s adopted.” Simple, but works and is funny, I still laugh.

If you have not watched this movie I suggest you bone up on Buffy, Angel, Firefly, The Dollhouse and yes, Agents of SHIELD, then watch all of the Marvel movies that come before The Avengers. It might take you a few weeks but I think you will enjoy it more.

You can also see Joss’s influences in Endgame and Infinity War. It’s the humor, it is trademark Whedon, you cannot have such heavy movies without the humor, otherwise you come out of the theater felling like you have been beaten down.

I think if I ever met Joss Whedon I would just pass out, it would be far worse than meeting Dean Cain or Scott Baio.

He is not a crush, he is an intellectual crush, which is much worse when it comes to meeting someone.

Speaking of crushes, I am in a Twitter war with someone over Luke Pasqualino, I shall win, of course. When I say Twitter war, I mean fun back and forth banter over an actor. I will win of course. Of course.

This next week will be a short one with the holiday, then next week I shall be spending it with Tessa.

I hope you all have a great day and enjoy some television! Go, learn about Joss and watch his greatness unfold in front of you! Oh and may I suggest his rendition of Much Ado About Nothing, that was awesome! I’m a big fan of Shakespeare as well and he did that play justice.

As usual any comments, questions or criticisms can be sent to me at angie@angieworld.com. Peace out peeps!

 

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Fatty McButter Pants

I have several things to admit to today, the first is I actually stepped on the scale and if it could talk it would have yelled “hey fatty McButter pants get off of me!” It is beyond ridiculous. I am back on the food wagon big time. I’m so embarrassed.
The next thing is, I love the Walton’s and Little House on the Prairie. There I said it. You see those were the two things that my mom and I bonded over. As everyone knows I was adopted, not as a baby but as an older child. The first thing I noticed was my new mom had the whole set of Little House books, I was already a big fan. I could hardly believe it, I casually mentioned the books. My mom proceeded to tell me she loved them as they reminded her of her childhood in rural Oklahoma in the early 1900’s. It was an immediate bonding moment, we talked about the books and she would interweave her own adventures in the conversation. It was nothing short of magical.
Then one evening the Walton’s was on, I thought I was too cool for such a corny show. My mom said come watch this with me, then proceeded to tell me she loved the show because it reminded her of her early married life during the depression. She shared so many stories with me.
I tell you this in order to explain what happened to me last night. I was flipping through the channels and there it was. The Walton’s, an Easter story. I really tried to flip past it, but I couldn’t. I felt my mothers presence so strongly while it was on, it was nothing short of soothing. Then, to my surprise, was Julie Benz of Buffy and Angel fame. Currently on Defiance, of course I did the only thing I could. I tweeted it, and Julie Benz retweeted me!!! I was so excited! I know, a silly thing to be excited about but when one is currently Fatty McButter pants you have to take joy where you can find it.

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My New Career

I have decided that I want to do celebrity interviews, the problem is I don’t know any celebrities, however I shall not let that stop me. I am going to do fake celebrity interviews, I will ask the questions then answer how I think they would answer. Fun! Ok, now I just have to decide who is first, I know, Dean Cain is the obvious answer, but I don’t want to be obvious, Christian Kane comes to mind immediately, I mean he is filming the new season of Leverage right now and doing publicity is part of his job. I think I might be to nervous to interview him right now, must gain experience in doing fake celebrity interviews before tackling major crushes.
Ah, the perfect person to cut my teeth on, so to speak, Joss Whedon, he does have the new Avengers moving coming out May 4th, he does need the publicity. Joss it is! I hope I don’t Baio it all up!!!
Welcome everyone to my very first ever fake celebrity interview, please join me in welcoming Fake Joss Whedon to the party!
Me: Mr Whedon, thank you so much for taking the time to speak to me today.
FJW: Please call me Joss, and thank you for allowing me to be your first Fake Celebrity.
Me: Joss, first off, let me get my geeky awkwardness out of the way, I love Buffy, Angel, Firefly, The Dollhouse, really anything you do. I would jump up and down and squeal, however I am trying to pretend I am sophisticated.
FJW: Thank you, my fans are the lifeblood of my career. Without all of you I would just be lining the walls of a studio apartment with unread scripts.
Me: Let’s talk Avengers
FJW: Happily
Me: How was it working with all of these superheros?
FJW: Um, you do realize they are actors right? Not actual superheros?
Me: What!!! You used fake superheros? How does one actually do that in a movie about them?
FJW: I think I made a mistake booking this fake interview.
Me: Next you will be telling me that Angel really wasn’t 200 years old and that a fake vampire was used in the shows.
FJW: Help me!
Me: Ok, was SMG even a real Vampire Slayer?
FJW: I’m fake leaving.
Thank you all for being at my first Fake Celebrity Interview!

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Bad Weather Blues

Amy, Amy, Amy, I don’t know whether to thank you or throw my empty pocketbook at you! Love the Zappos website, found the perfect pair of silver shoes, so cute, so princesslike without being childish, perfect for a 10-year-old girl. Thank you!
In other news the gym was hot and crowded yesterday evening, they need to turn the air conditioning on, it was crazy and I actually broke into a sweat. And yes, I know how that sounds, one is supposed to sweat while working out, however I hate to sweat. Almost as much as I hate to work out, it is a vicious cycle.
Speaking of heat, this is February, did someone forget to tell mother nature? I had to turn the air on last night! Yes, the air conditioning! I turned it off after an hour or so, but still, I am not supposed to have to do that in February! I am supposed to be building fires and sipping hot cocoa, with tiny marshmallows and wearing sweaters and boots. I am not happy.
Tonight is the Irishman’s 1759 club meeting, it is their anniversary, he asked if I would come with him to this one, so of course I said yes. I am taking off a couple of hours so we can spend a little time together before going. It should be fun, it is a fun group of people, very friendly (could be due to all of Guinness being consumed) a lot of laughter and good times. Never a dull moment. I am looking forward to it. And no, I do not consume the Guinness, it looks and smells disgusting, I am the DD when we go to these things.
So I am off to start my day, watching the episode of Angel where Cordelia finds the perfect apartment and acquires Phantom Denis, I hope you all have a great day!

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Welcome to the Month of Angie

So now that Elizabeth’s birthday is over we can all focus on mine, last years was not the best I have ever had, for multiple reasons, I am hoping this year is vastly different.
I have often said the whole month of February should be declared Angie month, perhaps I should issue a decree and rename the month to honor, well, me. In all the land there would be celebrations, food, dancing, disco balls and lots of coffee for everyone! Wow, sounds just about perfect. Oh, and new shoes for all, there, that makes it perfection.
What would you have for your celebratory month? I sometimes wonder what other people do to celebrate themselves. I do believe we should all celebrate who we are, unless you are a bad person, the list of what makes one bad is long, so I wont do that here, but you know who you are. I could name a lot of the women that I know of that do not deserve anything in the realm of celebratory anything, but I wont. You know who you are, and you know you should just go hide in a basement and wait for the apocalypse.
Speaking of apocalypse, did anyone see Ringer? Buffy came out to play in the last episode! So good to see Sarah Michelle Gellar kicking behind! Oh how I miss Buffy, Angel, Cordy and well the whole Scooby gang.
Must go, just wanted to pop in and say hello, like Punxsutawney Phil. Let’s all lift our glasses to six more weeks of winter!

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Deep Thoughts

Well good morning everyone, I know it has been a while since we have visited, however I am still here. As you all know I live in North Texas, we are having incredibly strange weather, it is December and it is muggy, yes muggy, my hair is so curly it is ridiculous. I try and try to straighten it, but I just look like the wicked witch of the west. Ugh!
It is almost Christmas, almost time for my vacation, almost time to spend an evening with my amazing children. Almost, when it is almost time things seem go to in slow motion. At times I wish I were the Flash and could get everything done in an instant and the almost time would be gone and I would be at the good parts.
I am still reeling that someone who knows the little girl that went through so much found my blog and was able to give us all an update. I am still offering up thanks to God for her health, happiness and safety.
I love my mornings now, I awaken, watch an episode of Angel, have my coffee, ok, coffee is during Angel, then get dressed. I am loving it. TNT is playing the last season of Angel now, they are at the episode where Fred becomes a big blue meanie. I am loving it. I still miss Cordelia Chase, I identified with her character so much.
Angel is an interesting concept, redemption, we all want it, however can we earn it by doing good deeds? The bible teaches us that the only thing we have to do for redemption is to accept Jesus Christ as our lord and savior, accept that he is born of a virgin, died on the cross for our sins and rose from the grave three days later. I accept that. That is heavenly redemption. To gain redemption from our loved ones and those we have wronged here on earth is a different matter. That requires major hoop jumping, I don’t care if they seemingly accept your apology, one still has to show the wronged party they have changed and want to do better. It is a daunting task indeed and few are up to the challenge, but when one is, well it can be soul cleansing.
“Thank you for calling Angel Investigations, we help the hopeless”