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

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UPDATED: Friday, January 20, 2006 05:05
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TOMSIMPSONAZ

Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:39 PM

Never seen Buffy or Angel....is it better than watching Firefly over and over again?

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Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:44 PM

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Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
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.

OMG. You also caught a crap ep. Okay, people who aren't Buffy fans but are considering trying it out...please turn off the tv if its anything to do with

1. Beer
2. The Doublemeat Palace
3. A swim team and fish monsters
4. Eggs
5. A praying mantis

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Thursday, January 19, 2006 3:55 PM

I havent watched the whole series but much like you from the few episodes i have caught it didnt catch or hold my attention and make me want to watch more.

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SAFEAT2ND

Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:15 PM

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Originally posted by Psolaris:
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.

I agree totally!! No Buffy fan here either.
I actually thought the movie was ok, campy B-movie ok.

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CS

Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:31 PM

I like Buffy. Bit nowhere near as much as Angel and Firefly.

I though season 7 was atrocious. Sorry to people who like it, but it was such a bad end to the show. Season 6 was bad enough, at least that had Dark Willow.

I actually like Beer Bad, probably not even in my bottom 20. But it's because I like season 4 a lot more than the others. Not a popular opinion I know, I guess I just like more of a sci-fi element.

And I agree that it was Buffy herself who let the show down for me. Willow, Xander and Giles were all awesome. Oz, Faith, Anya, Tara, they were all great too. But Buffy, she NEVER had a good point in her arguments, just got all whiney and overacted.

They should have left Buffy dead after season 5 and made a 2nd spin off with Willow (not necesarily the main character, just in it for the whole Dark Willow plot). I'd have missed Xander, but lets face it he did bugger all in seasons 6 & 7, and I hate how they broke him up with Anya in what I consider to be the worst Buffy episode (Hells Bells).

USMC

Thursday, January 19, 2006 4:48 PM

I tried to watch Buffy when I found out Joss did that too, after watching Firefly of course. I couldnt get into it either, i seen maybe 8-10 episodes, none of em really did anything from me. A little too weird for me.

QUEENOFTHENORTH

Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:29 PM

I love Buffy. It's a fantastic show. That being said, I've always been really into fantasy and the supernatural, so maybe that made it easy for me. I'm also a girl, so it's easier for me to relate to. And I don't really dislike any episodes of Buffy, although there's obviously some that I won't rewatch as much as others.

Anyways, I suggest to all you "I caught a couple rerun eps on TV, didn't like them" people that you watch the whole season 1 before condemning it entirely. First off, it's hard to get into a show when you don't know all the back story and what the characters mean to one another. Season 1 will help with this. And I guarantee (sp?) that you'll be impressed with season 1's finale, Prophecy Girl. Joss-written and directed, this one always blows my socks off. I think you may even be impressed with SMG's acting. Anyways, give it a good twelve episode try before you totally condemn it. Yes, there's some weak eps, but don't let them stop you.

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Thursday, January 19, 2006 5:41 PM

PrincessRohannen:

Umm... You're the one causing the screen to stretch, now. dax82 edited his post and took out most of the exclamation points. Now, you need to go back and edit your post that quotes him, and remove the exclamations from your quote. Then the entire page will 'wrap' normally.

Yes. I dislike both BtVS and AtS. It seems to me to be characters seriously discussing the goings-on of a Holloween party. If there's a message under there somewhere, I can't get to it through the absurdity.

Firefly got absurd or 'clunky' in a couple of eps, too. But the mild subtext of anarchy in the face of total governmental and corporate control was always front and center, if marginally submerged. I think that was one of Firefly's great appeals to fans all over the world. No matter where you live, no matter what party you support, Da Gub'mint just keeps upping the "hearts and minds" control factor. As Mal says in the first half of the first episode intended to be aired: "That's what governments are for. Get in a man's way." IMO, that was the show's mission statement.

And the megacorporations aren't gonna be satisfied until your children are born owing them money. It's called slavery. The goverment gets your heart and mind, the corporations get your "blood, toil, tears and sweat". Someday, I'll get around to writing a thesis arguing that Wash was the embodiment of compliance with governmental/corporate control, and how people who comply with societal rules are not necessarily all bad, oblivious or stupid.

To recapitulate: The message behind Firefly, combined with great characters and writing, made Firefly a superior product to BtVS and AtS combined. But that's to be expected, I think. Joss got older and created an adult show. How many years did it take the Beatles to mature from "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" to "All the Lonely People"?

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GEEJAKE

Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:14 PM

Just 3 months ago I hated BTVS and Angel after catching only a few random episodes of each show...Then a friend gave me BTVS seasons 1 - 4 on dvd to try to force me to watch it..I was unimpressed with the first season (though i agree it should be watched first)but it was clear by the 1st or 2nd episode of season 2 I was hooked...I went and bought BTVS season 5 - 7 and Angel 1-5 on DVD...It was clear to me that Joss was not as sharp at his craft at the beginning of Buffy as he was when he created FF, but I think its easy to see him improve episode to episode... I agree that the show made some questionable storyline and cast moves as it went on but it improved in a lot of ways...When the show started the actors were very young a great deal younger then the FF or Angel casts..As the show went on the actors improved there skills..They became more comfortable with the comedy parts and at the same time the writing(dialog not necessarily story) and directing seemed to be improving..I think that the show became a extremely funny..

If you watched BTVS and FF/Serenity there is no denying that dialog as well as storyline ideas were used in FF/Serenity that were stolen from BTVS(trigger in the brain that is activated by a song is just one example)..

If you give BTVS a chance ( about 1/2 season) i think you will be surprised...

I cant stand the Buffy character in all 7 seasons but still love the show!!

GLOBLABSURDITY

Thursday, January 19, 2006 7:25 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
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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That's one of the three episodes that I saw recently--Yep, and I didn't get that either. It was the last one that I decided to watch, ever, at the time. However, I'm to understand that Joss didn't have a hand in the writing of that season's episodes--so I'll rent the first season and see if the program was better then. I found the episode in question here to be, uh, ridiculous too. Joss wrote much of the dialogue for the movies 'Speed' and 'Toy Story' and that is what gives me the incentive to give Buffy a try. Of course, I'm looking for the humor element found in those movies and Serenity/Firefly.

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