buffy box set

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UPDATED: Thursday, April 13, 2006 19:36
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MISBEHAVIN

Wednesday, January 4, 2006 3:24 PM

Everything you said about Joss' writing was right on target, Kwicko. I've heard that season 1 was the weakest. It did take me a number of episodes to get up to speed, but if that's weak, I'm looking forward to the rest.

If you like vampires -or even if you don't- I recommend that you read "I am Legend" by Richard Matheson. While it is a very different story from BTVS, the main character shares Buffy's sometimes casual attitude toward the job of slaying vampires. The writing is uncommonly beautiful and sad. It is a masterful work, and a short and easy read.

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KWICKO

Thursday, January 5, 2006 3:28 AM

Thanks for the tip; I'll keep an eye out for a copy at the used book store I frequent.

One other thing I forgot to mention - or warn you about, as it were: start saving your change NOW, because you're going to want every episode of Angel on DVD, too. And it doesn't come in a single set yet. Five seasons, at about $40 per. You'll cringe at the cost, but I think that, as you get sucked deeper and deeper into the Buffyverse, you'll see it as a bargain. :)

You don't HAVE to watch both shows, of course. They are different and independent, with a few crossovers in some episodes. If you get hooked as deeply as I did, though, you're going to WANT to watch both. Hell, I was even watching them in the correct order, watching a Buffy episode and following it with the Angel episode that aired the same week.

And if you haven't seen "Firefly" or "Serenity", you'll be wanting those as well. Even more chances to see Joss's talents on display. If anything, I thought he really hit his stride with Firefly; the writing got even tighter, the storylines are fantastic, the characters are even deeper and more richly realized (if that's possible), and so on. Pity Fox only gave that show a half season before pulling the plug on it. If you haven't seen it, by the last episode of Firefly you'll be saying, "But what about...? But what about...? Dammit - I want MORE!!"

Like I said, the dude can write.

Just a *few* of the many, many highlights (spoiler-free, of course) you still have to look forward to in Buffy:

1) Hush (Season 5) - Emmy-nominated episode in which all of Sunnydale is rendered speechless. Imagine the writing challenges imparted by having basically NO DIALOG in a TV script, yet still having an important story to tell! One of the most supremely creepy episodes ever, too - I literally jumped out of my seat at one point!

2) Once More, With Feeling (Season 6) - Let it be said that I just hate musicals, and even more, I hate musical episodes of TV shows. Reminds me of "Cop Rock" (and who needs to be reminded of *that*?). That said, this episode is just sheer perfection. It's genius, nothing less. Every single song, every single WORD of every song, is perfect for the character singing it. And, as an added bonus, the songs drive the story forward, they have a point, and there's even a reason for all the singing. Joss should take this episode and make it the basis for a Broadway show - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Musical". It's that damn good.

3) Spike - if you haven't met Spike yet, get ready for one of the funniest, wittiest, and most irredeemable bad guys you've ever encountered. He's so, sooooo bad, but it's so damn good to watch him being bad.

I'll let you get back to watching now. Enjoy!

Mike

"Kaylee, find that kid that's taking a dirt nap with baby Jesus; we need a hood ornament."

LANDODAPIMP

Thursday, January 5, 2006 5:21 PM

the box set has everything from what I can tell.

I love it

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DUSTYCHALK

Thursday, April 13, 2006 6:50 PM

It is my understanding -- from the sticker on the front of the copy that I saw in the store the other day -- that the first 39 disks are exactly the same as the individual seasons, but there is a bonus disk with a roundtable discussion that has not been shown before.

I'll be getting it, and letting my copy of seasons 1 & 2 go (never got around to getting the rest of the seasons individually) used cheap.

It's an L of a lot cheaper.

Oh, wanted to mention about the commentaries -- some of them are not the best.

I remain,
:-Peter, aka :-Dusty :-(halk

DUSTYCHALK

Thursday, April 13, 2006 7:36 PM

KWICKO -- I can't believe you left out "The Body" -- easily my favourite episode.

And I agree with you about Spike -- he has my favourite moment from any Buffy episode. It's a moment towards the end of the episode in which he is told "you're beneath me".

I remain,
:-Peter, aka :-Dusty :-(halk

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