What attracted you to the show?
POSTED BY: UFO
UPDATED: Friday, November 8, 2002 07:10
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Did you start watching the show because you are a Joss Whedon fan or because you're a sci-fi fan?
There seems to be two camps. In general, those who absolutely LOVE the show seem to be Joss Whedon fans. Those who are disappointed in the show seem to be sci-fi fans. I place myself in the latter camp. I started watching the show because I give most sci-fi shows a chance...irregardless of who write/produces it. I've never watched Buffy, nor am I inclinded to...sorry, I have a thing against vampires...they're so...yesterday, overused, cliche, etc. :)
Anyway, just wondering why you started watching the show.
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Sorry, I have to disagree with you, UFO. I started watching this show as a Sci-Fi fan and I love it. While I was familiar with Whedon's work, I was never a rabid fan of his other shows and I'm still not. I love the western and sci-fi motif and am not disappointed at all.
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Originally posted by UFO:
Did you start watching the show because you are a Joss Whedon fan or because you're a sci-fi fan?
There seems to be two camps. In general, those who absolutely LOVE the show seem to be Joss Whedon fans. Those who are disappointed in the show seem to be sci-fi fans. I place myself in the latter camp. I started watching the show because I give most sci-fi shows a chance...irregardless of who write/produces it. I've never watched Buffy, nor am I inclinded to...sorry, I have a thing against vampires...they're so...yesterday, overused, cliche, etc. :)
Anyway, just wondering why you started watching the show.
Whole reason I watched the show: My friend stopped a pool game to watch it. And she was actually winning! But I stayed with it, well, mostly because I haven't had any life-taking-over obsessions lately.
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I'm probably from the Whedon camp. I actually first became interested when I heard that Jewel Staite had gotten a new series (I loved Flash Forward when I was younger), then I heard the Whedon angle and I knew I had to watch it.
I probably would've watched it for the sci-fi anyway, though. I mean, the current state of TV sci-fi is not pretty. I think the mere presence of Enterprise is sucking all the life out the genre.
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I'm both a sci fi fan and a Whedon fan.
I'm also totally hooked on Firefly and annoying everyone I know into watching it.
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I've never watched Buffy, nor am I inclinded to...sorry, I have a thing against vampires...they're so...yesterday, overused, cliche, etc. :)
I find most people who don't watch Buffy have some scrap of a bias they cling to in order to not give the show a real chance (the other one I hear all the time is "I just hate the name of the show... 'BUFFY the Vampire Slayer'... Eew). It's too bad because Buffy is easily the best written show on TV and it is about SO MUCH MORE THAN VAMPIRES. It's about good vs. evil and all the shades of grey in between. It's about family and loyalty. It's about growing and dealing with life in real terms (rather than in TV terms). The revisiting of the vampire lore (interesting in and of itself) is just the action dressing.
There's a reason so many people refer to Joss Whedon as a genius. You're getting a small taste of it from Firefly. Buffy (and Angel as well) is where Whedon's genius was cemented into fact.
mattro
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Originally posted by MollyBloom:
Sorry, I have to disagree with you, UFO. I started watching this show as a Sci-Fi fan and I love it. While I was familiar with Whedon's work, I was never a rabid fan of his other shows and I'm still not. I love the western and sci-fi motif and am not disappointed at all.
This fits me exactly, too. I was looking forward to the show long before I learned who its creator was...
Pat.
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I'm a Whedon fan, that's it for me and TV series. He's not only a creative powerhouse, he's set a new standard for art on the television screen.
I'm not anti-television, I never was very interested in it till I saw my first Buffy. And just look at me now...
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I may be one of the few who came to the show because of the western parts. I was thinking last fall we needed cowboys on TV, and space cowboys (and girls) are close enough for me. 
Plus I was writing a story along similar lines, and I thought, "Hey! That's my idea! But BETTER!" 
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Joss Whedon has ruined me for other tv. As of now, I only watch three shows. Whenever a friend forces me to watch something else... it's just so shallow. There is no substance to it. I do not mull it over. And I am therefore bored. I watch Whedon because he challenges me as a person to examine the world and what it means to be human. I'm sorry, but Star Trek and Sitcoms don't do that.
Besides, cops and lawyers are boring. You wanna talk over used, go to those shows. I mean, Law and Order is a good show and all, but geez. How many spin offs can you make?
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