Season 8 #3 (Spoilers)
POSTED BY: daveshayne
UPDATED: Saturday, May 19, 2007 16:55
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I'm not too crazy about the comics, and I can't see why anyone would be. They are rather bland and predictable, but I do like the cover art. Also, this is JUST the type a comic I would have loved when I was 16 years of age.
Don't yell at me too much.
-River
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Okay, then, everyone who's 17 or over, out of the pool! 
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River, it's funny to me how much the things you say sometimes remind me so much of my aunt. Except in her case she says things like that to deliberately try to make others feel inferior, because apparently that's the way she can feel superior to them. For some reason, she needs that, I guess.
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"Drew isn't that talented. He just gets away with stuff because he's cute."--David Fury on Drew Goddard
"Our fate has to be our own, or we're nothing."--Angel
"In Joss We Trust."
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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
River, it's funny to me how much the things you say sometimes remind me so much of my aunt. Except in her case she says things like that to deliberately try to make others feel inferior, because apparently that's the way she can feel superior to them. For some reason, she needs that, I guess.
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"Drew isn't that talented. He just gets away with stuff because he's cute."--David Fury on Drew Goddard
"Our fate has to be our own, or we're nothing."--Angel
"In Joss We Trust."
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How can my not being too thrilled about the season 8 BtVS comics be an attempt at feeling superior, or to make someone feel inferior?? People like what they like and no one, not even myself is qualified to say what is good or bad for someone else. For me right now it isnt doing it, and I was really looking forward to a good story when I stomped into that comic shop to purchase those comics.
I haven't read comics since I was a teen, so maybe I'm no longer familiar with the format. Besides there are only 3 so far. Perhaps it will get better, but like I mentioned before...I liked the cover art, but the story so far is bland and predictable. Now how is that an insult to anyone? It's just mine view on it; not the whole worlds.
Keep it in perspective suger biscuits...
-River
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I didn't say that was what you were doing, I said sometimes the things you say sometimes reminds me of the things she says. I said that was her intention, not yours.
I don't believe at all that you are intentionally insulting anyone.
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"Drew isn't that talented. He just gets away with stuff because he's cute."--David Fury on Drew Goddard
"Our fate has to be our own, or we're nothing."--Angel
"In Joss We Trust."
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Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
I didn't say that was what you were doing, I said sometimes the things you say sometimes reminds me of the things she says. I said that was her intention, not yours.
I don't believe at all that you are intentionally insulting anyone.
You're more forgiving than me, then, JWA. Intentional or not, consider me insulted. To come into a thread where there's almost 40 responses discussing this, where the large majority of ppl are obviously really enjoying the first new Buffy-by-Joss (no matter the format) in four years, and make a comment like, "I'm not crazy about this, and I can't see why anyone would be." Now, the first part of that's fine: that's expressing a personal opinion. The second part of that is insulting, 'cause it's basically putting down everyone who IS enjoying them.
And then to top it off by implying that it's something too immature for anyone over 16, well... I'm over 16--by more years than I could count on my fingers--and I'm loving the comics so far.
Some people here, maybe comments like that would have really bugged me. But thankfully, in this case, I can just consider the source, speak my piece, and then forget about it...
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Well, I don't think the the toon playing Dawn is into the role, she's obviously just phoning in her performance.
Chrisisall
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Who is that supposed to be on the cover of issue #3 Buffy or Willow? Since the woman's hair is red I'm going to say Willow.
-River
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Originally posted by Groosalugg:Quote:
Originally posted by jwhedonaddict:
I didn't say that was what you were doing, I said sometimes the things you say sometimes reminds me of the things she says. I said that was her intention, not yours.
I don't believe at all that you are intentionally insulting anyone.
You're more forgiving than me, then, JWA. Intentional or not, consider me insulted. To come into a thread where there's almost 40 responses discussing this, where the large majority of ppl are obviously really enjoying the first new Buffy-by-Joss (no matter the format) in four years, and make a comment like, "I'm not crazy about this, and I can't see why anyone would be." Now, the first part of that's fine: that's expressing a personal opinion. The second part of that is insulting, 'cause it's basically putting down everyone who IS enjoying them.
And then to top it off by implying that it's something too immature for anyone over 16, well... I'm over 16--by more years than I could count on my fingers--and I'm loving the comics so far.
Some people here, maybe comments like that would have really bugged me. But thankfully, in this case, I can just consider the source, speak my piece, and then forget about it...
Well said. Just because you said all of that I'm going to go and read the comics all over again. Maybe I missed something.
I didn't feel as though I was putting anyone down BTW, but if you feel you need to feel that way then that's okay. It's a free country.
-River
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Groo: The part you found insulting is exactly the part I meant about the way my aunt is. It's fine to me if she has a different opinion on something (say, LOST, or the fact that I like chicken on my pizza, that I used to find pre-cheating Jude Law physically appealing, etc.) If she (my aunt) does happen to have a different opinion about something, or it just happens to bug her how passionate you are about something, she will go out of her way to insult it...and occasionally try to rally others to her cause in order to "prove" her opinion to be "fact".
I still don't think river was trying to hurt anyone's feelings (like my aunt does), but I do agree that she took it a little too far with some of those statements.
Edit: Also, my aunt has that thing where she tries to come off as "so mature" compared to the rest of us, but when called on her behavior she can't even take responsibility for her own actions without directing it toward the other person. She's 54 fricking years old!
River: Confused about how you could think that was anyone but Willow on the cover of #3. It looks just like her. The only one I still have a hard time with is Andrew. Since when is he brunette?
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"Drew isn't that talented. He just gets away with stuff because he's cute."--David Fury on Drew Goddard
"Our fate has to be our own, or we're nothing."--Angel
"In Joss We Trust."
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