Why do people like this show???

POSTED BY: RiveR6213
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RIVER6213

Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:29 PM

I tried to watch Buffy the vampire Slayer...I really did because there seems to be an aweful lot of people who like it, but I have to say...its not very good at all. What makes it so popular?

HOGWAFFLE

Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:34 PM

well where were you trying to watch it from? the first season isnt very good, but its a foundation for the rest of the seasons. i like the show because its funny, emotional and humanly realistic, same as all joss's shows

RIVER6213

Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:39 PM

Yeah? Well my show hooked me from the start and then kicked me to the curb.

ELEANOR

Thursday, November 3, 2005 11:55 PM

I started watching Buffy because of people on this board--I thought it would be worth a shot since it is from Joss, after all. I find that I can enjoy it as long as I don't take it seriously. Every episode leaves me with a "yes-but what about----?" question, and it's pretty easy to find plot holes. But I just take it as lightweight entertainment and don't worry about that. The dialogue is great, and if some of the actors aren't exactly perfect, they improve over time. (I'm only on season 2 right now, though.)

Admittedly, it doesn't compare to Firefly at ALL. I can react to Firefly as though it were real. I can't really get that into any story based on a supernatural premise, and I always found vampires the least interesting of all nonexistant beasties. But I can enjoy Buffy on a shallow, fun level.

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EMBERS

Friday, November 4, 2005 12:06 AM

did you try watching the movie? because they pretty much threw out Joss' script...
you have to watch the TV show to get an idea of Joss' writing.

if you DID try the TV show, and didn't like it...
then maybe you just didn't get the metaphor goodness or have a prejudice against little blondes?

I noticed that 'Firefly' was pretty much 'little blonde free'....

but personally I loved LOVED Buffy (the musical is my favorite episode of anything Joss ever wrote including 'Firefly' or 'Serenity')

But Firefly will always be closest to my heart...

unless he writes something new I like even better

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VISITINGMYINTENTIONS

Friday, November 4, 2005 3:01 AM

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I tried to watch Buffy the vampire Slayer...I really did because there seems to be an aweful lot of people who like it, but I have to say...its not very good at all. What makes it so popular?

It's constantly witty, it's self-mocking (without just being overly self-referential), and it has some damned sexy characters. I think the majority of the plot lines are a lot of fun, and individual episodes are hilarious. Try watching "Hush", or one of the other episodes people have named on the "best episodes" thread.

Of course, I can't guarantee you'll like it. It's not realistic like Firefly (Sunnydale, for example, expands and contracts as necessary), and it's got melodrama to spare. That means it just isn't some people's thing.

But give it another chance, and don't expect it to be a similar sort of thing to Firefly. You might find you like it after all.

[And by the way-- if you tried to watch the movie, I've got to say, it's some of the most unwatchable shit ever made, judging from the first half a scene, which was all I could bear to sit through. The show is nothing like it.]

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LIMINALOSITY

Friday, November 4, 2005 3:29 AM

Yeah, what he said.

I started watching Buffy after I fell in love with FF. Joss' voice, humor and vision are the things I enjoy, whatever the vehicle.

Vampires have always been my favorite scary creatures, so how could I not love funny vampires, dorky vampires and vamps with angst?

I agree that if you choose from the 'best of' thread, you'll find lots to enjoy. 7 seasons makes for some slogging through eps that are less good.

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OPPYH

Friday, November 4, 2005 7:07 AM

Let's see, how can I put this? Ok got it: Buffy is the best show ever created that didn't get cancelled. It's because of Buffy that I even watched Firefly in the first place. If you are a fan of Joss Whedon, you should love Buffy. It's not a rule, but more of a fact. Joss is Buffy. Here is a simple test: Watch season 1(or at least Prohecy Girl from season 1) of Buffy followed by season 2. If you don't care what happens after season 2, then no your definately not going to like it.
I have friends that love Firefly, and hate Buffy, and vice versa. I guess I'm just a die hard Whedon fan.

VISITINGMYINTENTIONS

Friday, November 4, 2005 8:48 AM

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Originally posted by liminalosity:
Yeah, what he said.

[emphasis added]

Hey, I hope you're not talking about me, because I'm not a member of the minority sex.

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PURPLEBELLY

Friday, November 4, 2005 9:24 AM

People like shows about sex and drugs. Those people that get BtVS is about sex and drugs like it -- those that don't, don't.

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