is Buffy your favorite?

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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Monday, May 2, 2005 4:15 PM

I was just wondering if fans of BtVS actually would pick Buffy as their favorite character on the show or Angel as their favorite character on A:TS...

I was thinking about it this morning, and on both shows my favorite characters were Spike, Andrew, Wes, and Fred...and sometimes even found myself hating Buffy. Perhaps it's the fact that I started watching the series later on, or that i've never been a huge fan of SMG, or even the fact that she now speaks ill of her experiences on the show.

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MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

GROUNDED

Monday, May 2, 2005 4:26 PM

Oz from BtVS and Doyle from AtS. Neither character stayed long enough to be ruined ;)

BATMARLOWE

Monday, May 2, 2005 4:31 PM

Yep. My favorite character on BUFFY was Buffy. My primary interest in watching week after week was to see what would develop in the life of Buffy Summers. Great supporting characters and I liked them a lot too and was also interested in what was going on with them. But for me it was all about Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

But my favorite character on ANGEL became Wesley as the show went on. Loved Fred too. Nothing against Angel though. He was a great lead character.

MSCKAREN

Monday, May 2, 2005 5:29 PM

Buffy was a bit of a whiner/pouter - pointed out by Angelus, I believe...

Willow was my favorite on the show - good girl goes bad, reforms and becomes a goddess - the story of my life!

On Angel, I too came to love Wes for the disillusioned, hard shell of a man he became. He kept his gooey inside, though, thanks to Fred and the god she became.

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CALLMEATH

Monday, May 2, 2005 5:49 PM

Buffy was far too whiny (and in season 6 just plain stupid and self-centered) to be my favorite. My favorites on Buffy were pre-witch Willow, then non-college guy Xander, then Andrew on season 7.

As for Angel (the show), I never liked Angel that much. Not sure if it was the character or David Boreanez's portrayal of him, but he always got on my nerves in the first few seasons. In fact, after Doyle died (my favorite character in the first season) I stopped watching the show religiously, and would miss plenty of episodes. I eventually came back in late season 2 and Wesley became my favorite character, with Fred as a close second. Wesley was especially awesome when he became all cold and hard.

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EST120

Monday, May 2, 2005 6:29 PM

i am taking wes on angel. since he was there from basically the beginning, it was fun to watch him change from being a real nerd/loser to being a tough rugged battler.

i liked spike in angel too. he was a great counterpart to angel. they have some very memorable scenes together (like in the italian dance club).

i never really had a problem with angel himself. he was never really my favorite but he was a solid character. i thought david boreanaz was a great choice to play him. he has that brooding down to an art form.

THESOMNAMBULIST

Monday, May 2, 2005 8:07 PM

Xander and Oz were the best characters for me. Willow was tremendously sweet and funny in the first three seasons but then the direction they took her was just too bosy and head 'misstressie' (-as if that's a word). I just became annoyed watching her later on.

Giles was always a great character too- I enjoyed his development, and much of the humour worked because of his typical stiff upper lipness....

In terms of Angel - 'Angel' was always my favourite character he was such an original character for a tv show to follow that sometimes the level of profoundness in the story lines was mind blowing.

And a big shout out to 'Lorne' he was just so funny.

On a side note - Sarah Michelle Gellar was on a TV chat show here in the UK and she had nothing bad to say about Buffy and her time on it. In fact she seemed quite proud of the role. But perhaps she's since calmed down about it - who knows.... It's so easy for actors to be misquoted.

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HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Monday, May 2, 2005 9:10 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by est120:
i am taking wes on angel. since he was there from basically the beginning, it was fun to watch him change from being a real nerd/loser to being a tough rugged battler.

i liked spike in angel too. he was a great counterpart to angel. they have some very memorable scenes together (like in the italian dance club).

i never really had a problem with angel himself. he was never really my favorite but he was a solid character. i thought david boreanaz was a great choice to play him. he has that brooding down to an art form.

I don't have any dislike for Angel, I like him quite a bit, but i was always more of a fan of Buffy's other relationships (translation: spuffy) because i started watching about the 5th season. Because of this, i always despised Angel when he showed up, becaue he got in the way of Spuffy, but when i began watching A:TS he grew on me more and more. I liked him, but just wasn't a favorite.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

HOWDYROCKERBABY1

Monday, May 2, 2005 9:13 PM

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Originally posted by TheSomnambulist:

On a side note - Sarah Michelle Gellar was on a TV chat show here in the UK and she had nothing bad to say about Buffy and her time on it. In fact she seemed quite proud of the role. But perhaps she's since calmed down about it - who knows.... It's so easy for actors to be misquoted.

The
Somnambulist

www.cirqus.com

All I know (for sure) is that Joss doesn't seem to be in any hurry to work with SMG ever again... and it's pretty much where if you don't get a passing grade from Joss you don't get one from me.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
MAL: This is my scrap of nowhere. You go on and find your own.
SAFFRON: You can't just leave me here, on this
lifeless piece of crap moon...
MAL: Sure I can.
SAFFRON: I'll die.
MAL: Well, as a courtesy, you might start
getting busy on that, cause all this chatter ain't doin' me any kindness.

DOCTORPAYNE13

Monday, May 2, 2005 10:10 PM

I rarely like main characters the most, so I'd say I liked Spike (Seasons 1-5,7) the most on Buffy, and Scruffy Kneecapping Wes the most on Angel.

Of course, you could make the arguement that Spike WAS the main character in the final two seasons of Buffy...

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