Out of curiousity...

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UPDATED: Sunday, April 23, 2006 23:32
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KWICKO

Sunday, April 23, 2006 9:55 PM

If you like Joss Whedon's writing - his wit, his one-liners, his ability to make things VERY dark and disturbing, and then to poke fun at them with a well-placed joke - you'll like Buffy and Angel. This was more of the Joss–honing-his-craft era, where he was gearing up for Firefly. To me, Firefly was Joss at the height of his creative powers. Well, so far, anyway. :)

As for the whole "supernatural" aspect of it, you can either let that get in the way of your enjoyment, or you can just accept it as "fact" (in the realm of the show, anyway) and roll with it. I don't believe in gods, demons, vampires, or ghosts, but none of that stopped me from suspending my disbelief long enough to enjoy 144 episodes of Buffy and 110 of Angel. At some point, the writing took over, and I just got caught up in the world that Joss had created for us, and went along for the ride. And what a hell of a ride it was!

As for which is my "favorite"... Hard to say. I think Firefly had much more potential and more promise, but it was cut short before it could even BEGIN to explore its characters and stories the way Joss's other two shows did. So they're ALL my favorites - in disctinctly different ways.

Mike

A baby seal walks into a club...

CHRISISALL

Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:31 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by msckaren:

Cliche alert!

"Life is short. Eat dessert first!"

It appears I did!

*burp* Chrisisall

KAYLEESTHEGREATEST

Sunday, April 23, 2006 10:35 PM

Buffy doesnt have a really awsome soundtrack.

Someday the verse will spit in your soup but at least they gave you soup.
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AMYEL

Sunday, April 23, 2006 11:03 PM

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Originally posted by kayleesthegreatest:
Buffy doesnt have a really awsome soundtrack.

I disagree. Chris Beck was awesome. The soundtrack to the Gift makes me a blubbering baby (the actual episode doesn't get me that much), and Robert Duncan's score of Chosen is brilliant (he posted the whole thing online). Joss is a total music nerd and that shows in his choice of composers for all of his shows. Angel has a full score soundtrack (by Robert Kral) available, and bits and pieces of Buffy scores are on different compilation CDs.

I do think that Edmonson's music had a more important role in Firefly, which makes his brilliance more noticeable.

13

Sunday, April 23, 2006 11:32 PM

I am first and foremost a Browncoat. Or maybe an Angel Investigations intern? Or maybe a Sunnydale High student?

Anyone who saw the series finale of Angel will know just how powerful and emotional that entire show was. I stopped watching Buffy because I fell in love with Angel, and stopped watching Angel because it ended.

Thank God for box sets.

I think a little chaos is in order.

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