Am I the only one who doesn't actually like Buffy?

POSTED BY: Quixotic
UPDATED: Friday, January 20, 2006 05:05
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GLOBLABSURDITY

Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:17 AM

Even though I adore Anne Rice and one of my fav. authors is Laurell K Hamilton--I've found Buffy hard to swallow. However, I've only seen three episodes and have no idea what season they were from. I am going to rent some season episodes from Blockbuster online--with whom I rent my movies and have them sent by mail. What do you guys suggest as to what season to start with? Someone from another Serenity board explained that the first season was not the one to start with, that the second is best to begin with. I don't want to give up yet on Buffy--going to give the show the benefit of the doubt first. What sticks in my mind that really makes Buffy hard to get into for me is the acting is not so effortless as Firefly.

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

DAX82

Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:46 AM

I understand what the person meant when they said not to start with the first season. Like most shows the first season is simple, but you have to start with it. Theres way too much that happens in the first season to just skip it. If your gonna just move onto the 2nd season I say dont even bother watching it at all. Trust me watch seasons 1-7 in order, youll thank me later.

STAKETHELURK

Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:53 AM

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What do you guys suggest as to what season to start with?

If you intend to watch more than one season going in, then start with season one and all of season two before making up your mind.

Season one lays a lot of the groundwork and explanations for the series, but they were still finding their footing in that season and they only really had two good writers, Joss & David Greenwalt. Season one is shorter than all of "Firefly," only twelve eps long. And it does have a lot of good stuff in it, it's just a step down in quality from the rest of the series (which was, IMO, some of the best television ever made, so it's all relative). Basically, I'm saying all this because I don't want you to watch season one, say "This isn't for me," and then stop, because it just gets better and better.

If you're strapped for time/cash, or only want to watch one season before making up your mind, go with Season Two or Season Three. Season Two has a handy recap at the beginning that covers everything that happened in the first season, making it easier to get into. Season two also has some unparalleled emotional highs and great story arcs. However, Joss was not quite done weeding out the good writers from the bad, so there are some rather weak episodes as well.

Season Three, by contrast, is much more uniform in quality, but doesn't quite reach the heights of the best of Season two. It is also somewhat more difficult to get into, with several story lines from season two carrying over and no handy recap to explain things.

...Yeah, in fact, just go with Season two if you're in a rush, I think it just edges out Season three for a first-time viewer.

As for the acting, what can I say? I never had a problem with it; au contraire, I often felt they were kicking it out of the park time and time again in the series best episodes.

GLOBLABSURDITY

Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:56 AM

Thanks to both of you for your replies. I will start with the first season of Buffy. As for the acting--I've only seen the three episodes shown most recently on the FX channel--so perhaps my opinion will change with time and more episodes & an understanding of the essence of the show.
Cheers!

*Never judge a book by it's movie*
*The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs it, leaving on the canvas a less dark,less sharp version of the truth*--D.Koontz (Forever Odd)

J6NGO1977

Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:45 PM

Don't worry I'm not a Buffy or Angel fan either. I just vision lots of teenage boys and girls having fantasies over Sarah Michelle Geller and David Boreanez who also seems to be the houswives choice. I can't watch Angel for too long because I'm blinded by Cordelias oh so white teeth :D

For vampires and vampire slaying you can't beat Blade.

MUIRGHEAL

Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:12 PM

Umm Yikes with the wide screen!

I LOVED Buffy. Or rather I loved Buffy for a while. I hated Faith. I hate when shows add a character. I really started tuning out when it became "Buffy and Willow: The College Years" because then it became more about their whiny "The world isn't going my way" and less about . .well anything but them whining. I think at some point the show got horribly bogged down with the whole World Ending thing. In the earlier episodes you had Buffy saying "If the world ends, Beep me" and that somewhere turned into "The world is going to end, whats the point of continueing" And the only vampire you ever saw was Spike, who had been totally neutered.

So yea, not so much on the Buffy anymore. I similarly lost interest in Angel when it became the same thing.

This is why I didnt watch Firefly in its original run. I was so turned off by what Buffy and Angel had become and blamed that on the fact Joss has turned over the shows to second rate writers who did not share he talent or vision to go work on some space-opera/western hybrid. I was mad about Buffy so I refused to give Firefly a chance.

Look where being bitter got me:)

Muirgheal
A Shiny Happy Person
"Ain't we just!"

PSYCHICRIVER

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:18 PM

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Originally posted by Quixotic:
There. I admit it. The topic says it all.

It's possible that the three or four episodes I caught were simply abberations, but I found the whole thing a bit silly, if not patronizing. The episode with the beer that "de-evolves" people springs to mind.

Oh dear! Its possible you caught the worst ever Buffy episode.

And, you have to take into consideration, when there are 144 episodes of a tv show, its much more likely that there's gonna be some deadwood than if there are 14.

PsychicRiver

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UNREGISTEREDCOMPANION

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:27 PM

I have tried to watch Buffy...twice. The last time was a few days ago. Reruns during the day. Buffy ended up working at a fast food restaurant. Then there was someone with a monster growing out of her head. It was so stupid.

Sorry, no Buffy fan here.

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SPINLAND

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:33 PM

You're not alone. I can't stand Buffy or Angel. If it weren't for Firefly I'd have no Joss love at all.

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PSOLARIS

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:34 PM

You are not alone. I did not ever like Buffy...ever! I tried, I even watched a few episodes...but I hate Sarah Michelle Gellar's acting so much, it got in the way. So I gave up on it. I don't doubt that the story lines were written well, as we all know that Joss is a talented writer, but I just couldn't get past Gellar's acting.

Psolaris

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