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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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The teaser trailer for J.J. Abrams eagerly awaited Star Wars Episode VII has finally arrived. We see John Boyega in the desert dressed as a Storm Trooper. An R2-D2. A load of Storm Troopers in an aircraft. One of the heroine's of the film flying on an aircraft. Some X-Wing fighters, with Oscar Isaac in particular being shown in battle it seems. And a dark Jedi menacingly lighting their sword shaped lightsaber in a snow covered forest. Then the Millenium Falcon emerging with the rapturous score of John Williams' original Star Wars theme, being attacked by some X-Wings. Then the Star Wars logo in front of a star covered galaxy. All layered by the very deeply voiced, very Benedict Cumberbatch sounding voice over, which may possibly be Max Von Sydow's deep and mysterious voice as he is on the cast list. But make of it what you will. My mind is blown. Just imagine what J.J. will come up with for the official trailer, so as not to give the whole thing away, but to capture

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (or the best heroine to grace popular culture)

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When I first saw Buffy the Vampire Slayer  I was probably around the age of seven or eight years old and it was the mid 90's when girl power was most definitely in.  To aspire to be a vampire slayer was something I was obsessed with, I had a wild imagination and in my mind thought that vampire's did indeed exist. I would practice my high kicks like Buffy would do with Giles in the library at the high school. I was that obsessed with Buffy . I even used a stake of some kind that I had created out of a small stick, I was that hardcore a fan.  I had very nice dreams involving being bitten by Angel or Spike, at first it was definitely Angel who was my vampire crush, but in my latter years definitely Spike, the bad boy vampire. I was going through my pretty guy phase and not even a teenager yet. Buffy the Vampire Slayer  holds a special place in my heart as one of the best TV shows to ever be made, and I count myself lucky that I was allowed to even watch s