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By Chris Snellgrove
| Published 1 hour ago

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a show that very nearly got an animated spinoff. Sadly, that show never saw the light of day, and this cartoon project remains deader than the Master. However, that didn’t keep this seminal urban fantasy show from inspiring one of the greatest animated series in television history!

You see, one of Buffy’s biggest fans was Bruce Timm, who kickstarted the DC Animated Universe with Batman: The Animated Series. He went on to produce other beloved DCAU shows, including Justice League Unlimited. In a bit of geeky synchronicity, the JLU episode “This Little Piggy” was inspired by the Season 2 Buffy episode “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered.”

Ratty, The Vampire Slayer

The Buffy episode in question has its characters gearing up for Valentine’s Day, and Xander gets his heart broken when a peer-pressured Cordelia breaks up with him. He then forces local witch Amy to cast a love spell on his ex, but it ends up backfiring, and everyone but Cordelia falls in love with the young man. Eventually, the spell is reversed, and Xander gets back together with Cordelia, but along the way, a jealous Amy transforms Buffy into a rat.

What does this rat transformation have to do with Justice League Unlimited? That show’s producer (animation legend Bruce Timm) was a big fan of Buffy, and he thought that “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered” would feature a different ending. Specifically, he thought that Buffy would have to use her Slayer skills to fight off a cat (she does approach the kitty and unexpectedly scares him off) while she was still transformed into a rat!

Wonder Woman Or Wonder Bacon?

Obviously, that didn’t happen, but Timm still thought it was a cool concept. So cool, in fact, that he wrote something similar into his own show. In the Justice League Unlimited episode “This Little Piggy,” Circe transforms Wonder Woman into a pig, leaving Batman with the unenviable task of figuring out how to restore his kindasorta goddess girlfriend (it’s complicated) back to her divine self.

In the audio commentary for “This Little Piggy,” Bruce Tim revealed that this Wonder Woman plot point was based on how he thought the ratty Slayer would have to fight the cat. In the Justice League Unlimited episode, Wonder Woman is a bit like Buffy: she is transformed into an animal but otherwise retains her human intelligence. Unlike Buffy, though, Wonder Woman has to fight against humans who aren’t afraid to take her to the slaughterhouse.

Slay, Queens!

This is evident when one of the humans tries to kill her with a gun; when he fires what would have otherwise been a fatal blast, Wonder Woman deflects the shot with her bracers. It’s a crowd-pleasing moment, one that shows that the Amazon’s warrior spirit is more than skin deep. The scene also helps to illustrate what Timm was hoping to see in “Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered:” a transformed hero taking on foes who are way above her weight class.

As a very different kind of cartoon pig might say, th-th-th-that’s all, folks! A forgotten episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended up inspiring one of the craziest episodes of Justice League Unlimited, transforming Wonder Woman into a pig just as Buffy was transformed into a rat. It’s a fun bit of franchise crossover that reminds us of a very important point: no matter what form they take, these two women know how to slay!

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By Jonathan Klotz
| Published 50 seconds ago

It will always be a little strange to see a high-profile original series move from one streaming service to another, but as more and more discover the real money is in licensing out their productions versus streaming them themselves, it’s going to become more common. Amazon’s deal with Netflix involving the MGM catalog includes not only all of the James Bond films, but also 2015’s The Man in the High Castle, an alternate-history take on the world in which the Allies lost World War 2. The four seasons series is coming to Netflix on March 11 where again, the Netflix effect is going to turn the decade old show into another hit.

An Alternate World Where The Allies Lost World War 2

The Man in the High Castle might be worth the effort. The series loosely adapts the book by Philip K. Dick, very loosely, the two take place in the same world but the book goes further into mysticism, philosophy, and presents a far scarier world where the Nazi control of half the world has been completely normalized. By contrast, the television adaptation has a significantly larger cast with more of a focus on individualism, depicting a far more divided world, and it includes a guy by the name of Adolf Hitler. 

The less you know about The Man in the High Castle when you go into it, the more you’ll be able to appreciate the wild twists and turns that the dystopian story takes in a world where no one is safe. It starts off with Joe Blake (Luke Kleintank) in New York, offering to drive a truck into the Neutral Zone (the Rockies) for the Resistance, while on the opposite coast, under rule of the Japanese, Juliana Crane (Alexa Davalos) is escorting a box of film to the Neutral Zone for the Resistance. Those films show a different world, one where the Allies won World War 2. Our world. 

A Decade Later Man In The High Castle Is Going To Be A Hit

As far as hooks go, it’s a pretty good one. Fans and critics agreed that the first season was, at the time, a high point for an original streaming series weith a 95 percent fresh rating. The Man in the High Castle wobbles a bit under the weight of the story, and its cast of dozens of characters (including Rufus Sewell as an American officer who accepted the Third Reich’s offer to join them) to keep track of, but it levels out towards the end and finishes strong. Don’t worry, there’s no sudden cancelation cliffhanger here. 

It will be interesting to see the response to The Man in the High Castle a few months after Peacemaker Season 2 tackled a similar plot. What if the Nazis won World War 2 is one of the most common thought experiments in the world of alternate history, but it’s never been done on the same scale and production budget as it was in the Amazon original series. On March 11, thanks to the power of Netflix, it will feel like the show, over a decade old at this point, is being discovered for the first time. Stay away from social media to avoid the spoilers, but more importantly, the inevitable “hot takes” that will do nothing but raise your blood pressure.

By Robert Scucci
| Published 1 hour ago

The concept of free will is a fickle one if you can see your own future and realize that no matter what choice you make in the present, you’ll wind up at the same outcome. 2019’s Volition toys with this deterministic notion when its hero can’t escape his fate no matter how many times he tries to course correct. He’s not living in a choose your own adventure timeline, but in an adventure with a grisly end that always seems to choose him.

Through this framework, Volition succeeds as a time traveling sci-fi thriller where free will and determinism are locked in constant opposition, with no clear way to break the cycle of betrayal, deception, and violence that traps our protagonist Jimmy (Adrian Glyn McMorran). As more variables enter the equation, Jimmy tries to make sense of his surroundings and correct the predetermined path he’s convinced he has to follow, hoping to reach a conclusion he can actually live with.

Clairvoyance, Diamonds, New Relationships, And Death

When we’re first introduced to Jimmy in Volition, we already know he’s blessed or cursed with clairvoyance. He uses his inexplicable ability for sports betting, while also experiencing fleeting flashes of deja vu that hit without warning. Having lived this way without too many complications, Jimmy’s life takes a turn when a woman named Angela (Magda Apanowicz) is mugged by a group of low level criminals. After catching a flash of a future moment suggesting they become friends, or maybe more than friends, he decides to pursue her.

Around the same time, Jimmy’s old friend Sal (Frank Cassini) introduces him to Ray (John Cassini), who offers him the chance to fence a bag of diamonds worth millions. Jimmy only accepts because his visions imply that this is how events are supposed to unfold. In his mind, the future isn’t something to avoid, it’s something he has to fulfill. Up until this point, he’s believed he has no real influence over the outcomes of his visions, so he might as well go with the flow.

As expected, Jimmy and Angela grow closer while Sal and his accomplice Terry (Aleks Paunovic) plan to betray Ray by stealing the diamonds from Jimmy and keeping the profits for themselves. The double cross sets off a chain reaction that forces Jimmy and Angela to flee to Jimmy’s estranged foster dad, Elliot (Bill Marchant), who happens to be a quantum physicist. As fate would suggest, at least in Jimmy’s mind, these events build toward what was always destined to happen. There will be a scuffle at Elliot’s house, and Angela will be shot dead.

Refusing to accept that this is how the scenario must play out, Jimmy consults Elliot, who reveals he created a time travel serum administered intravenously, and that Jimmy’s clairvoyance isn’t mystical at all. It’s the result of being subjected to the serum during childhood. Jimmy is understandably furious that his foster dad used him as a lab rat, but he’s relieved to learn that his visions are actually memories from previous time hops. If that’s the case, he may be able to change the future if he can map it out correctly.

A Time Loop Worth Getting Lost In

Volition becomes especially enthralling once it leans fully into Jimmy’s time loop, which fragments at increasingly absurd levels as he tries to save Angela from the encounter that claims her life. He experiences memories, past, future, and present in rapid bursts, making split second decisions based on limited information. He uses the wall of his apartment as a reference point to track overlapping timelines, watching himself from afar and interfering when necessary, yet still failing to crack the code.

No matter what he does, Angela dies, and he refuses to accept that outcome. If saving her life while sacrificing his own is his purpose, so be it. Having never cared about anyone as deeply as he cares about her convinces him that the ultimate tradeoff might be the only way to find peace.

There aren’t any flashy special effects in Volition outside of Jimmy’s visions, which is exactly what I appreciate in a time travel story. The film benefits from that restraint because the experience isn’t driven by laser beams or futuristic gadgetry. Everything unfolds inside Jimmy’s fractured perception as he buries himself deeper in similar yet slightly different timelines that all appear to lead to the same destination.

To experience the deja vu, the confusion, and one man laughing in the face of fate because he refuses to let a deterministic timeline call the shots, you can stream Volition for free on Tubi as of this writing.

Authorities have spoken out after the body of 21-year-old Kyle Bassinga was reportedly found hanging from a tree in a Georgia park.

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Body Of 21-Year-Old Male Was Reportedly Found Hanging From Tree In Georgia Park

According to 11Alive, on Wednesday, February 18, authorities received a call “about a dead person in the wooded area” of Fair Oaks Park in Cobb County, Georgia. On Friday, February 20, Kyle Bassinga’s family confirmed that it was his body found.

Per the outlet, witnesses say Bassinga entered the wooded area at the park around 4:30 p.m. on Valentine’s Day. Furthermore, his family reported him missing on February 15.

“Right now, online speculation is the least of our worries. We are focused on burying our son and am happy to have found him,” Bassinga’s family reportedly told the press last week amid speculation around the nature of his death.

Authorities Reportedly Speak Out After Body Of 21-Year-Old Male Was Reportedly Found Hanging From A Tree In Georgia Park

On Monday, February 23, 11Alive reported that Bassinga’s death was officially ruled a suicide. Atlanta News First adds that Cobb County Police Chief Dan Ferrell has asserted that a “substantial amount of evidence” has been collected. This, reportedly including “video evidence, phone evidence, and witness interviews that [show] no indication of foul play.”

Cobb County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Lisa Cupid also spoke out, addressing social media concerns of the case mirroring Jim Crow-era lynchings.

“This is a violent manner that has caused many to think of the days of slavery and of Jim Crow, and this type of violence shown toward African Americans, particularly men, during that historical time has caused many to respond to what is occurring with great disbelief… I hear you, I understand, and we are sensitive to that here in this county,” she reportedly explained. “We want to see the truth of the matter first for the family, who is deserving… as they go through their own grief at this time, but it’s also important for our community to know the truth.”

Atlanta News First added that, as of Monday, police were waiting to sit down with Bassinga’s family to share their findings.

“Once that meeting takes place, we will discuss releasing additional information to the public and put that context around exactly what happened, and I believe that will answer the questions that people have actually been posing,” Cobb County Police Chief Dan Ferrell reportedly noted.

Fox 5 Atlanta reports that on Tuesday, February 24, a vigil was held in honor of Kyle Bassinga. Furthermore, a GoFundMe has been launched to “honor his memory and guide him to a peaceful rest.” As of Friday, February 26, the campaign has raised more than $10,000 out of its $20,000 goal.

Social Media Reacts

Social media users reacted to the death of Kyle Bassinga and his body being found hanging from a tree in TSR’s comment section. Additionally, social media users reacted to the authorities ruling his death a suicide.

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