Trailer of the Week: The Animated Adventures of Doctor Who

I'm fairly certain that Jenna Coleman doesn't really look like that.

Trailer of the Week: The Animated Adventures of Buffy

Yes, I am a Buffy addict and it's no surprise that much of the fanfic I've been writing lately inevitably involves either characters of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer or else characters of its spin-off, Angel.

As a result, part of me feels churlish saying anything mean about this trailer even though it's quite likely that I would have hated this idea had I first seen it ten years ago.

Then again we are talking about a trailer for a TV show which -- as much as I hate to admit it -- will never really exist. It would be nice to think that I'm wrong but this trailer was first uploaded in 2014. The fact that there's not yet a TV series like this doesn't seem very promising.

On the plus side, it's hard for me to really hate anyone who can find genuine humor in the likes of Dark Willow and Ghost Tara. (Not to mention Ghost Anya.) And of course, the Buffy theme is always hard to resist.

Trailer of the Week: The Jetsons: The Movie (1989)

*Sniff!* Apparently this was the last film for both veteran voiceover artist Mel Blanc and not so veteran voiceover artist George O'Hanlon -- the latter, of course, being more commonly known as the voice of George Jetson.

Despite an attempt to provoke the interest of Bush-era teens by hiring then-popular teen star Tiffany to voice Judy Jetson, this film was never much of a success at the box office but it was supposed to be quite popular on VHS. Not that VHS means a lot nowadays.

Trailer of the Week: Tim Burton's Corpse Bride (2005)

Who needs a royal wedding when you can go see a movie like this?

Trailer of the Week: Watership Down (1978)

Please don't just sit at home this weekend and hunt for eggs.

Why not go out and see a movie?

Trailer of the Week: Alice in Wonderland (1951)

You say you're at a loss as to what to see this weekend?

Go ask Alice. I think she'll know.

All the Trailers That I Have Seen

1. Nancy Drew.

Thanks to Veronica Mars, a modern-day Nancy Drew movie was probably inevitable. But a Nancy Drew movie directed at the type of people who hate Nancy Drew? Something tells me the producers are going for the same satiric effect produced by The Brady Bunch Movie -- which manages to be both a homage to and a parody of the original TV series. But I'm probably being way too kind.

2. Shrek III.

I am still not sure that Shrek II was that great an idea. And I loved the original Shrek.