Just bought and watched Buffy S1, now, if I buy S2...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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CHRISISALL

Monday, May 9, 2005 12:17 AM

Edit; as of 7/8/05 I have already bought season two, three and season four as well. I'm really diggin' it. I suppose this thread should read: Should I buy Season Five? at this point.
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If I buy season 2, will I be able to stop there? Or will I be inexorably addicted and unable to NOT purchase them all the way to season seven?
I'm being somewhat flip here, but I liked season one. I could stop here. But I'm thinkin' about getting S2.
I mean, like, if I lost my job and became homeless and a kind person handed me $50 for food, would I turn around and spend it on season 4 to play on my cheap hand held dvd player in a dark alley somewhere, simply 'cause I didn't own it yet?
Would it get that bad??

Wanting S2, but scared of it too Chrisisall

SHINEY

Monday, May 9, 2005 12:22 AM

Buy it ! =licks the cover of her Buffy Season Two Dvds=

"Oh My God It's Grotesque! Oh And There's Something In A Jar."

BIKISDAD

Monday, May 9, 2005 12:49 AM

Yes, definitely buy it. Watching Buffy S2 all the way through will probably (from what I've heard, not having seen the movie) give you better emotional preparation for seeing "Serenity" than watching the "Firefly" dvds again. And it's a true classic on it's own anyway. The only problem with the dvds is the picture quality, but that's not due to the transfer. The first two seasons of Buffy were filmed on 16mm film due to the low WB budget. Thereafter, it was filmed on 35mm and had a much better look on the subsequent dvds.

Apathy on the Rise. No One Cares.

SPIKEANDJEZEBEL

Monday, May 9, 2005 1:22 AM

YES, BUY IT. I liked season 1 as well (I actually started watching Buffy on the very first airing) but season 2 is vastly superior. When you finish the last episode, you won't be asking this same question again - you'll be RUNNING out to buy season 3.

"I like smackin' 'em!" - Jayne Cobb

GWEK

Monday, May 9, 2005 1:43 AM

I think season 2 and 3 are much better than season 1 (although I love all 7 seasons). If you just want to SEE them and you're a dedicated watcher, join netflix.

For, like, $18 a month, I think, you can have 3 rentals out at a time. If you are a dedicated (ie, obsessed) viewer, you can watch as many as 6 discs a week. Heck, you could plow throw a season in a week, and 4 seasons in a month, which means you could pretty much watch all of Buffy and Angel for about $60!

DROCCULARI

Monday, May 9, 2005 2:24 AM

You should definitely get season 2. That's where the series establishes itself as something not just really good, but actually profound. Will you be inexorably addicted to the rest of the show? Probably, but there are a couple of escape points if you want to take them. The initial mission statement of the series ends with season three when high school ends, so you could jump off there.

If you go on to season four, you should hang in through season 5. Together they're about the difficult transformation from being a child in a family to being a parent. In a lot of ways season 4 is a setup for season 5. The end of season 5 is the second escape point. I won't say why; the less you know, the better.

Once you've made it through season 5, you might as well finish the whole thing. Season six is probably the most controversial since a lot of it deals with the dark side of both good and bad sex, lust, and love. Although many people think seasons 4, 5 and 6 don't hold together as well as the first three, they each have one of the three best individual shows in the series: Hush, The Body, and Once More, With Feeling. I haven't figured out season 7 yet. I like it, but I don't think I get it.

There's a whole other problem lurking in the flickering light of your DVD player; at the end of Buffy season three, Angel splits off into his own series, and Cordelia goes with him. You might think you can dismiss this, but IMHO the best short story arch in the whole series starts with two episodes of Buffy season 4 and ends with two episodes of Angel season 1. So now you're in for another five seasons of Angel, and you DO want to hang in there for season 5. Wow, what a series ender!

Any way, that's my two cents. Good luck with whatever you decide.

CANTTAKESKY

Monday, May 9, 2005 3:01 AM

S2 is probably the most addictive. You'll then rush out to buy S3. My recommendation is, buy the S1-4 bundle, and give your extra S1 to someone else. If you can't afford it, then join Blockbuster online (cheaper than Netflix) and rent. Then mainline 12 seasons of Joss Whedon through the end of Angel.

That's what I did. Actually, I connected with Angel a lot more than Buffy, and ended up buying 5 seasons of Angel, while renting S2-S7 of Buffy.

Can't Take My Gorram Sky

CHRISISALL

Monday, May 9, 2005 7:14 PM

DrOcculari, that's exactly what I needed to know. Thanks. I suspect I'll go for it all, it's just emotionally reasuring I can end it at S3 if I HAVE to.

Who am I kidding, I'm a dvd junkie Chrisisall

CHRISISALL

Monday, May 9, 2005 9:01 PM

Okay, I went and sold a WHOLE bunch of my movies on dvd to a used dvd place to get enough dough to buy Buffy S2! I am now the proud owner of 22 new (to me) episodes to savor! Should hold me for about two weeks, then - uh oh, maybe I'll sell some of my comics the feed the addiction.
Anybody want to buy X-Men from origin (Dave Cockrum) through to the end of the Pheonix saga (John Byrne)?*he asks, hoping against hope there's some rabid comic fans at this site*

Thanks, everyone, for the encouragement, let the slaying continue!

Still a Buffy newbie (heck, still a Firefly newbie by most standards) Chrisisall

KISSTHELIBRARIAN

Wednesday, May 11, 2005 8:36 PM

Just a warning. You won't be able to stop. Ever. You'll figure that out soon. The way season 2 ends...you will die if you don't find out what happens so you'll need season 3. And it's pretty much like that for most seasons. If you can't afford to buy them all ($250 on Amazon.com, free shipping), then I'd think about doing the online rental thing. OR, FX network shows two Buffy episodes a day Monday through Friday at 1pm and 2pm EST. Granted, they have to shorten the episode by a couple minutes, and it doesn't look as good as the DVDs, but it's still a great way to get acquainted with the entire series, and quickly. That's how I did it. No complaints here. It's on season 7 right now, so in 2 weeks it will begin again with season 1. On that same note, Angel comes on twice a day on TNT. The 8am EST timeslot is in the middle of season 3 right now, and the 5pm EST timeslot is at the start of season 2. You'll have to wait a couple months for those to get back around to the beginning.

Hope this helps. Happy viewing! And take my advice, DON'T read any online summaries, discussions, etc. before seeing every episode. I was very much spoiled and wonder what it would be like if I wasn't. ALSO, I'd maybe hold off on listening to commentaries if you don't want to be spoiled. I know it's hard to resist, but they record those a good year later and the commentors always give away plot points.

"Vampires of the world, BEware." - Buffybot

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