The Sarah Michelle Gellar Opinion Thread

POSTED BY: chrisisall
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MILFORD

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:14 PM

While me and my household have long been fans of the Doo, I was in no way interested in seeing the movies until I found out she was in them. I hold my head high in the fact that I'm honest, as opposed to many others who either claim to haven't seen the films, or who claim support for another star.

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REGINAROADIE

Tuesday, July 17, 2007 11:57 PM

I'm surprised that so many people have mentioned "Amends" as the favorite bit of SMG's acting ability. I didn't think too much of that episode to begin with. When I first saw it, the thing that took me out of it was the fact that at the end of the ep during her speech it began to snow.

It's the same thing that took me out of CRASH. I cannot believe for a second that it would snow in California. I don't care if it is a Hellmouth and that weird shit happens all the time there. For there to be half a foot of snow in the streets on X-Mas Eve in California, that just makes me go "Nope. Don't buy it. You're pushing it with the fact that in this town that full of monsters and demons that very few outside of the Scoobies notice this. But snow in California is too much for me."

If there's a YouTube clip of that moment, please send me a link to it.

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SERENITYINSCOTLAND

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:16 AM

Sorry, but I don't think you could have missed the point more.

It began to snow not as a coincidence, but as a sign that something other than the First wanted Angel to live. I think it's generally accepted this is where we get the first hints of The Powers That Be who became so prominent in AtS.

The snow was a direct response to Buffy's question "If I can't convince you that you belong in this world, I don't know what can". Angel required a miracle to show him that he was more than a timebomb waiting to go off, and the snow was that.

I saw parallels between the snow in 'Amends' and the rain in one of my other favourite Joss-scenes from 'Lullaby' in Angel season 3:

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When the rain came down to wash Darla of her sins as she committed suicide in her one redeeming selfless act. The rain was symbolic of the gift of grace for her. Snow on the other hand, is more of a symbol of a fresh start. Snow doesn't cleanse, only covers. It gives you a chance to "write" what you want on it, and that was what AtS was all about - what Angel chose to do with this blank canvas. In fact, I would almost say that in a way, 'Amends' was the first episode of Angel. Maybe a view shared by whoever chose to include a couple of shots from 'Amends' in the opening credits of Angel season 1.

6IXSTRINGJACK

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 11:20 AM

She's hot man.

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CHRISISALL

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:09 PM

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It began to snow not as a coincidence, but as a sign that something other than the First wanted Angel to live.

And it was a beautiful moment.....

Sissy Chrisisall

LIGHTMEDARK

Wednesday, July 18, 2007 9:53 PM

me thinking of smg =

yes, i think she's not-so-attractive.

EMBERS

Friday, July 20, 2007 4:55 PM

1. I think that SMG did an awesome job as Buffy, I never had any quarrel with any of her performances...
but I do think the other's could have played the roll, or could at some point in the future.

In the mean time I hold to my stance that the Buffy in the S8 comic book looks EXACTLY like the real Buffy (and SMG has gotten a little bit delicate and skinny looking these days)

2. I never for one moment felt that she was phoning it in, I thought all of her performances were strong and believable (I really do admire SMG's work as the Buffster).

3. Okay, everyone is talking about the drama of The Body, but I actually liked her work the best (and thought it was the more difficult to do) when she had to do comedy. I loved Pangs, when SMG was channeling Martha Stewart! She was very funny. I loved her when she went nuts in Living Conditions... I love the comedy!

4. well, she is very cute, but I thought that Giles was hotter (LOL)
and Spike! Big Spike fan here.

5. I tuned in to Scooby-Doo a couple of times and I couldn't stand it for 2 minutes without changing the channel! One thing though: her doing so many of them just proves that she'll do ANYTHING on the big screen, I'm sure she would be happy to reprise Buffy if it was a movie format!

SAMANIE

Friday, July 20, 2007 5:14 PM

1) Was she the best Buffy that could be? Could another actress have done it better? I think that she sold it so well that I couldnt imagine anyone else

2} Was she always there on Buffy- ie, never phoning in a perfomance? I think there were some lapses but it was never very bad

3) What was her best moment on the show, acting-wise?when she found Joyce in 'the body'

4) Was she hot, IYO? Hottest on the show?
I don't think she was the hottest on the show

5) Have you watched Scooby Doo 1 & 2 just because she was in them?
no

MALBADINLATIN

Friday, July 20, 2007 10:07 PM

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Originally posted by chrisisall:
1) Was she the best Buffy that could be? Could another actress have done it better?

2} Was she always there on Buffy- ie, never phoning in a perfomance?

I think she was ther as best she could. She is only who she is, not a versatile actress, she can cry very well though

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3) What was her best moment on the show, acting-wise?

When Angel dumped her

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4) Was she hot, IYO? Hottest on the show?

Oh yea!, Eliza Dushku......c'mon Chris, how could anybody be hotter than that

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5) Have you watched Scooby Doo 1 & 2 just because she was in them?

Oh yes indeed!

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PHOENIXROSE

Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:04 PM

I've been watching the series a second time through. The first time I watched it, I mostly disliked Buffy as a character and SMG as an actress. I thought she was, for the most part, closed off and cold, with little to no tenderness in her nature. I thought SMG as an actress was flat and uninteresting and not very skilled.
Watching it again, some of that still holds, but not all. Actually SMG is a good actress, she has tremendous technique. The thing is, technique isn't everything. She can be acting flawlessly and I still feel nothing. I'm not sure if it's passion that's lacking in her performance, or what it is, but it doesn't always touch me. It has gotten me at times, though. I've shed a few more tears over Buffy's travails this time through. Mostly, though, I still think she's kind of a total bitca. She fails to express simple gratitude at several points. She is closed-off, much of the time, and it causes her to treat people rather badly. Not through malice, just through unawareness. Okay, some of it is also malice, especially when it comes to Spike. A lot of that comes from the writing, and I wonder how much of the writing was inspired by the personality SMG might have brought to the role and how much of it was calculated. It seems kind of... odd, I suppose... to make your heroine a rather unsympathetic character. I don't know if they just worked harder at making the other characters more sympathetic because the show wasn't named after them or what it was, but there are many factors that make Buffy one of my least favorite characters on her own show, and i think at least some of it is the actress. Now that I've babbled about that because I've been so immersed in the show for the last few weeks, causing me to dig up old threads that I wonder if anyone even cares about anymore, I'll go ahead and actually answer the questions posed.

1) Was she the best Buffy that could be? Could another actress have done it better?
I don't think she was, no. I found it really interesting to find out she was originally cast as Cordelia, because I was figuring she was cast as Buffy because she was petite and blond, and likely gave a good performance. The two actresses on the top of my head that I think would have made a good Buffy are both on the show as other characters I love, so... I'll have to think about who I really would have liked to see do it. Claire Danes kind of comes to mind, but I'm not sure that's quite right. I like her, though, and I think she would've been around the right age for the role. Not sure I can see her kicking vampire butt... although I never would have thought it would be convincing when SMG did it, either. And actually, since her stunt double is taller and a bit more built than she is, I play "spot the stuntwoman" a lot in those fights. I digressed.

2) Was she always there on Buffy- ie, never phoning in a perfomance?
Well, as I said earlier, I don't think the passion was there much of the time. I think she worked at her performances, though. Kind of a tough call, really.

3) What was her best moment on the show, acting-wise?
I've actually been most impressed by her as Buffy-bot, because it was so different; light-hearted and silly rather than all dark and tragic, which I think she only nailed about half the time anyway.

4) Was she hot, IYO? Hottest on the show?
No. I thought she looked pretty good in the first few episodes, darker hair and more curvage suited her well, but even then she was far from the hottest. I'll admit I think her nose looks funny, and the more weight she lost the odder it seemed to look, not to mention all her curves going away. I've spent most of my Buffy-watching time being not at all attracted to her. Willow, Faith, Tara... I could go on, but I'm kind of stuck on those right now.

5) Have you watched Scooby Doo 1 & 2 just because she was in them?
Oh hells no.

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