Xena

Xena Vs Buffy “In a time of Ancient Gods, Warlords, and Kings; a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena a mighty princess forge in the heat of battle, the Power, the Glory, the Passion, the Danger, her courage will change the world.” “In every generation there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampire and demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.” If anyone has ever watch the late 1990’s TV show Xena Warrior Princess and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. One can hear those sayings. When someone watches these TV shows, they find out that in both TV shows that Xena and Buffy are the lead characters. They both have a strong female lead. So I am going to compare and contrast the type of people they fight against,…

• Boozer, Jack. "Women and Murder in the Televirtuality Film.", Wilfred Laurier UP, 2006. In this article, the author discusses televirtuality, which is when television directly influences and shapes reality or perception of reality through its selected depiction of it. The article analyses and discusses televirtuality in the films To Die For and Nurse Betty, and how televirtuality prompts murder in both films. The author discusses how Suzanne’s obsession with becoming a television news anchor…

“Where are we going Carmilla? It’s so cold out and we don’t even know where to start.” “Well if there is anything I’ve learned in the years of criminal justice classes’ I’ve taken. It’s that most victims never end up more than five miles out of their living area.” “Can you like, steal a car or something. So we don’t have to walk five miles out of the way?” “Out of the way? You realize that finding Laura and everyone else could be ‘out of the way’ in fucking Switzerland?” “I-I didn’t mean...” “No…

authority changes as women’s role in society changes. Shortly after World War II, Wonder Woman continued to embrace a tough role, but also embraced a male counterpart who was much tougher. As time progressed, Wonder Woman slowly embraced a downplayed role where she became a housewife instead of a superhero. This transformation can be accredited to society’s agenda to help men get their jobs back after the war. Although it seems as if Wonder Woman is either displayed in media as very strong or…

She offered a paradigm for female heroes that has recently been used by the producers of “Buffy”, “Xena” and “Dark Angel” to open heroic fantasy to a broader presentation of women and of heroism. Without Wonder Woman, these feminist role models might not exist. Wonder Woman promotes the feminist values of love, compassion, truth, acceptance, redemption, women mentoring women and sisterhood. Many people falsely think of feminism as women trying to show they are superior to men, instead of their…

tuned into the correct frequency and to keep on that radio setting. These are called ‘place holders’. The most famous place holder is called ‘The Buzzer’ which was recorded in 1982 which may ha ve been on air since 1976. The buzzing sound occurs about 25 times every minute and a Russian voice can be heard every once in a while along with a very faint recording of Swan Lake. No Prizes here guessing who that Number Station belonged to. The Number Stations always broadcast on the same frequency and…

Three phases of playing the part of the other: impersonation: Children under three can just copy others. They don't yet have a self of self-separate from others, and they can just emulate other individuals' motions and words. From about the age of 3 to 6, youngsters profess to play the parts of individuals. They may imagine that they are a firefighter, a wrestler, the Lone Ranger, Super girl, Xena, Spiderman, et cetera. They additionally like outfits at this stage and appreciate sprucing up in…

between the women’s visual portrayal, amount of choice they have, and their roles represent a distinct amount of growth from 2001 to the present. The television show Alias debuted in 2001, the same year Toni Braxton wore a bathing suit dress to the Grammys. With this in mind, Sydney’s Bristow’s portrayal in Alias is still one generally deemed scandalous— not necessarily for her lack of clothing, but more for her obvious nods to fetishized fantasy roles of disempowered women. For example, in…

though. I have to go talk to chief quickly. I’ll be back soon.” “Okay. See you then.” Carmilla walks into the kitchen to see Agent Lawrence messing up the crime scene. “What the fuck are you doing?” “Hello officer...” Agent Lawrence glances over. “DETECTIVE Karnstein. What are you doing to her body? She has to be kept the way it is. I have JP and LaF coming to inspect.” “I am with the government, I can do what I want in this scene. Why don’t you go outside and do something useful…

of seeing her family again was enough of a driving force to keep her strong through the whole ordeal. Marina would resort to thinking that one day she will return to her family and Andre and that she had to keep strong for them, with her saying, "I knew that someday I would feel the embrace of Andre and the love of my family and I had the fight for that" (Nemat 72). It is apparent that Marina used the hope of seeing her family again to motivate her to stay strong and it confirms the notion that…