Season favourite re-assessment; now, lookin' back...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Saturday, August 6, 2005 21:49
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CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 30, 2005 5:42 PM

I had said in another thread that S4 was my favourite, but I was watchin' some S3 the other day, and I have to say, that seems to be my favourite now. I's mostly 'cause of the funny. S4 was real exciting and such, but S3 made me laugh more...and that's what I first liked Buffy for, anyway.

Anybody else had a change of heart over time as to their favourite season?
Or could we just make this a 'What's your favourite season' thread, there hasn't been one in a while, right?

Zeppo Chrisisall

GROUNDED

Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:05 PM

They usually end up being season ranking threads. I think if you trawled back through this board you'd find I post the same thing every time ;)

2, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 6

I feel two has the strongest overall story (with lots of amusing little asides along the way) and uses the characters in a nice, even manner throughout, never concentrating too heavily on one character and never excluding anyone either.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, July 30, 2005 6:32 PM

I agree that S2 was VERY strong, and Xander has some of his funniest one-liners, however the look bothers me a lot; being shot on 16mm plays havock with the transfer, and just plain looks muddy and grainy. I know I should try to not pay attention to it, but I'm a visual person, so for me, it really distracts.

Chrisisall

BATMARLOWE

Saturday, July 30, 2005 9:33 PM

It had been a while since I watched my BUFFY DVD's. A few weeks ago I was watching S5, and somewhere in the middle of it I was thinking "Hmm, maybe I like S4 more". But by the end I was satisfied with what my ranking has always been. 3,2,5,4,1,7,6.

3 and 2 is a tough choice, but for me 3 gets the nod because...I'm trying to find the words...the show is firing on all cylinders throughout the entire season. The arc, the humour, the drama. I really think it's the strongest season of writing--it's the season that overall is the most Artful and (as you can see) that's art with a capital "A". And I feel that's because of the character development. Watching and BELIEVING the turning of Faith is...well you just don't see something like that done that well in either TV or movies very often. And there's the effect Faith has on Buffy and all that good stuff and Faith's relationship with the Mayor...In the meantime you've also got "Band Candy , "Doppelgangland", "The Wish", "The Zeppo", "Earshot", "The Prom" and the list goes on.

2 obviously has a lot of these qualities going for it too, but I think 3 has more of it--it's tighter than 2. But I can completely understand why someone would prefer 2.

So Chris, have you started Season 5 yet? Huh? Huh?

DIETCOKE

Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:15 AM

Grounded, I'm one of those who loved season 6 the best. Then season 3.

I think it has to do with what you are looking for emotionally in the series.

Season 6 will always be my favorite.

NY/NJ Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

OPPYH

Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:40 AM

Season 2 is still my favorite. There is still a lot of talk about those monster of the week episodes ruining it, but I like those monster of the week eps. Sure they may be a bit goofy, but they are always fun. Season 5 is a close second. I'm not gonna ruin anything for those who haven't seen it yet, but I will say it shows Buffy in a completely different light. Oh, and it's really sad, and as we all know Buffy and sadness are like peanut butter and jelly.

OPPYH

Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:45 AM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
I agree that S2 was VERY strong, and Xander has some of his funniest one-liners, however the look bothers me a lot; being shot on 16mm plays havock with the transfer, and just plain looks muddy and grainy. I know I should try to not pay attention to it, but I'm a visual person, so for me, it really distracts.

Chrisisall

There is a really cool rumor going around. It states that in 2007, all the seasons of Buffy are going to be re-released on dvd, with 5.1 dolby digital, and re-mastered picture. If it is true I will be both happy, and sad. I don't wanna buy all the frikkin sets again.

MIKEYMO

Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:36 AM

Quote:
There is a really cool rumor going around. It states that in 2007, all the seasons of Buffy are going to be re-released on dvd, with 5.1 dolby digital, and re-mastered picture. If it is true I will be both happy, and sad. I don't wanna buy all the frikkin sets again.

God I hope it's true. I haven't gotten around to buying the DVD sets yet, and now I'll probably put it off even further.

Oh, and 3,2,5,4,6,1,7

"Be ashamed to die before you have scored some victory for humanity." -- Horace Mann

WILLOWY

Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:49 AM

For me, it's 3, no question. All of what was said before was true about it. Flawless.

But I must interject, that in the entire run of the series, that absolutely nothing has topped the season ender for 2: Becoming. Especially the second half.

Spectacular. And so, so Joss.

"Once, in flight school, I was laconic..."

SIMONWHO

Sunday, July 31, 2005 3:50 AM

I'm pretty dubious about that because:

a) it was the original filming on 16mm that did for the picture quality and
b) if they were going to remaster, they'd probably do it for the new Hi-Def DVD formats coming out.

M,B@TT, I thought Season 2 was my favourite but ultimate Season 3 pips it. There's way too many classic episodes in there, the whole Faith arc plus the best Big Bad that Buffy ever had in the Mayor. I also was fairly harsh to Season 5 at the time but now it is back in my good graces.

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