Would Buffy have been a better series to the end if...

POSTED BY: chrisisall
UPDATED: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 16:55
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CHRISISALL

Saturday, August 20, 2005 7:13 PM

Angel had not gotten his own show? Did taking away Angel and Cordellia weaken Buffy? Was Joss taking too much on, especially with Firefly too?

What if -?

Alternate reality Chrisisall

MIKEYMO

Saturday, August 20, 2005 10:48 PM

I don't think the loss of Angel really hurt Buffy (the series, that is) at all, although Cordy's ability to poke holes in everyone's sense of self-importance may have been missed, hence Anya. Still, as a fan of both, it just wouldn't work if Cordelia would have stayed in Sunnydale - too 90210.

But Joss's divided attentions probably hurt Buffy, especially if you're of the mind that series took a nose dive sometime after season 3.

CHRISISALL

Saturday, August 20, 2005 11:05 PM

Good point about Cordellia...

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UNSAVORYPLATYPUS

Saturday, August 20, 2005 11:24 PM

no, it would have been a better show had they been able to do a few more cross-overs though...

MIKEYMO

Sunday, August 21, 2005 12:20 AM

It would have been cool if Giles had come to Los Angeles at some point - I would especially liked to have seen he and Wesley cross paths sometime in season 4.

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UNSAVORYPLATYPUS

Sunday, August 21, 2005 4:36 AM

i agree, alas that is why we have fan fiction!

EMBERS

Sunday, August 21, 2005 4:56 AM

well personally I never felt that there was much wrong with the ending of Buffy...
I might not have chosen to do the stuff they did, but I can find a lot to enjoy in Seasons 6 & 7,
so I'm wouldn't say they were bad.
Have you watched all of 6 & 7 yet, Chrisisall?

Actually I disliked Angel's season 4 more than I disliked Buffy's season 6...
JMPO of course.

I think JW may have taken on too much w/Firefly, Angel & Buffy all on at the same time, but he had some very good writers and co-producers, so I would still say that the shows were better than virtually anything else on TV.

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GROUNDED

Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:58 AM

If we had to take a decline in Buffy in order to get Angel, it was worth the sacrifice ;)

ECGORDON

Sunday, August 21, 2005 12:08 PM

I've haven't seen Buffy season seven yet, and just finished with Angel season three. Although there are a few things in Buffy season six I didn't care for, I still think it was consistently good during all those years. I doubt if Cordelia's character would have been developed in the same way if she had stayed in Sunnydale, and it has surprised me that she has become one of my favorites.

I may be among a minority, but the Buffy/Angel relationship was my least favorite part of the Buffy storylines, and so far I have to say that I like AtS better.

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OURMRREYNOLDS

Wednesday, August 31, 2005 4:39 AM

It would have been better without Dawn. Period. I hate the damn angst-y little kid sidekicks shows get saddled with. Come to think of it, I hated Connor too. Thought Joss brought him in just to kill him off.

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