and going into the history of When Come Back Bring Tape.

Which is how JZ and I got together.

I first met her at the S5 Finale party she hosted in Berkeley. But early in S6 I missed an episode and we realized that she worked around the corner from me at UCSF, so she walked down and dropped the tape off with me.

And thus began the Hanging Out (which lead to the Making Out).

Oh that does bring back lovely memories. Thank you, once again, with feeling, for bring us together, Buffy.

Now the notion of having to wait until next Tuesday at a specific time for the next episode is bonkers. Streaming was the best thing ever for my television viewing preferences. No doubt I do still have some tapes around in a box from days when recording was the only way to watch when convenient. Now I like to see a few seasons available before starting something new.

I still have all my tapes: the complete runs of Buffy and Angel, plus pretty much everything else I taped while VCRs were a thing. The Whedonverse tapes live in a couple of media shelves in my office rather than being incorporated into my living room decor now, and all the other stuff is in milk crates in my storage building (probably unplayable at this point if I had a working VCR).

I actually gave my tapes away on a buy nothing group waaaaay back in 2006 or thereabouts. I had made special labels for the tapes. First just Buffy, and then Buffy and Angel. The full run as I recall, minus an ep or five from forgotten programming or the dreaded brown/blackout.

The Buffy reboot pilot has wrapped shooting, with Chloé Zhao producing and directing, and Nora and Lilla Zuckerman set to be showrunners.

Gellar says in a new interview with IGN. “For me, the heart of Buffy was always about found family—that sense of belonging and being loved for who you are—and that’s more important now than ever.

Of course, I will have to watch, but I am determined to manage expectations. I don't want to hate it.

I have high hopes. I'm not expecting the same show, of course, or even the same attachment to it, but I think there's a possibility for some good entertainment.

It is quite the challenge to satisfy those who loved the original, and at the same time attract a new generation of fans. I am cheering for them to get it right.

I just can't imagine how they're going to manage that tricky tone with the quippy one liners and deep emotional beats and the HSQ.

I'll certainly check it out, but they need a lot of really good comic actors who can play richer material too, not just cute faces.

I will certainly watch. I have no idea what to expect and will try to keep it that way as I feel like that will be the only way to manage my expectations (that is, to strive not to have any at all).

I was thinking I haven't seen any Chloe Zhao movies, but I have seen Eternals. I don't think that tells me anything, though. I just looked up the Zuckerman sisters and they are associated with Poker Face and Fringe and some other things that sound positive, so that's promising