The ’90s

Presenting 2012 in nostalgia — from Matthew…

Posted by admin on Dec 27, 2012 in boy meets world, ferris bueller, girl meets world, limp bizkit for some reason, matthew broderick, nostalgia, the '80s, the '90s | 0 comments

Presenting 2012 in nostalgia — from Matthew Broderick’s Ferris Bueller commercial to Girl Meets World and beyond. (Seriously beyond: There’s something about Fred Durst in there.)

In which your favorite Boy Meets World fansite EW remembers Boy…

Posted by admin on Nov 28, 2012 in adam scott, boy meets world, griff hawkins, nostalgia, the '90s | 0 comments

In which ~~your favorite Boy Meets World fansite~~ EW remembers Boy Meets World’s best celebrity guest stars — beginning, of course, with Adam “Griff Hawkins” Scott.

UNDAPANTS! Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have officially signed…

Posted by admin on Nov 27, 2012 in ben savage, boy meets world, cory and topanga, danielle fishel, girl meets world, my hosiery is bunching, nostalgia, the '90s | 0 comments

UNDAPANTS! Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel have officially signed on to reprise their roles as Cory and Topanga on Girl Meets World, Disney Channel’s Boy Meets World spinoff.

Are you thinking what we’re thinking? (What we’re thinking is “ASDF;OIUQWRZXD;LKFJSAER.”)

Amazing blast from the past alert! Our intrepid librarian, Sean…

Posted by admin on May 31, 2012 in AOL keyword: EW, meta, nostalgia, the '90s | 0 comments

Amazing blast from the past alert! Our intrepid librarian, Sean O’Heir, just discovered EW.com’s birth announcement, which ran in the magazine’s January 9, 1998 edition. It is titled “Webbed Feat,” and it just gets better from there. The full text:

Download this, Net crawlers! The surf’s up on our revamped online edition.

Want to hear from director Paul Verhoeven what really happened during Sharon Stone’s infamous Basic Instinct scene? Care to listen to author Carl Hiaasen read from his best-seller Lucky You? Interested in taking the “Melrose Place and 90210 Morality Quiz”? You won’t find any of the above in the pages of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY. You will find them on the Web pages of the new and improved EW ONLINE.

Type in www.ew.com and you’ll find a constantly updated supplement to the magazine: daily news stories, smart weekly commentary, charts, an interactive Critical Mass, and message boards that give you an opportunity to talk back to our staff. And magazine subscribers get free access to the exclusive “EW Special Edition” area; there, you’ll be treated to audio celeb interviews, a photo gallery, games, and—most handy of all—“The Complete EW,” an archive of reviews and articles from past issues. “While the magazine covers everything, we focus on the news item and review that deserves your attention on that day,” says EW ONLINE editor Michael Small. “That way, you can get your fix and get back to work.”

Of course, plenty of websites have sass—and not much else. But, says Daniel Okrent, editor of New Media for Time Inc., “with all the talent on the Web, there aren’t a lot of people who think like an editor.” After stints at PEOPLE and HotWired, Small does, and his online team brings professionalism and good humor to the task of creating a must-bookmark site.

In truth, EW ONLINE represents but the latest upgrade in our commitment to new media. In October 1994, we became one of the first national magazines to publish on the infant Web on Time Inc.’s just-launched PATHFINDER supersite. The subsequent three years have been pretty good for both the Web and this magazine, and we think you’ll agree that the new EW ONLINE is a perfect melding of messenger and medium. In other words—it clicks.

Melrose Place! Message boards! PATHFINDER, for Pete’s sake! And how come nobody calls it the Web anymore?

Joss Whedon’s official top 10 favorite ‘Buffy’ episodes

Posted by admin on May 10, 2012 in the '90s, whedonesque | 0 comments

Whedon’s 10 favorite episodes are airing as an all-day marathon on LOGO May 19. Here’s what made the cut:

“Prophecy Girl” (112)

“Innocence” (214)

“Becoming Part II” (222)

“The Wish” (309)

“Doppelgangland” (316)

“Hush” (410)

“Restless” (422)

“The Body” (516)

“Once More With Feeling” (607)

“Conversations with Dead People” (707)

It’s kinda interesting that the finale didn’t make the list — and unsurprising that seasons 5, 6, and 7 are represented by just one episode apiece. Do you agree with Whedon’s picks? Which other great episodes do you think deserve to be in this list?