Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[Gaddabout]

I searched for a thread on this. Couldn't believe there wasn't one.

I've bought the first three seasons of this for $15 a pop at WalMart. The first season only has 12 episodes, but 22 for all the others. I'm really enjoying seeing how Whedon's vision is more palpable on TV than the farce the movie was. It's brilliant how he uses the horror genre as a metaphor for teen angst, gender gap, growing pains, etc., and there's no end to the many angles they approach.

I think it's pretty clear Whedon's strength is in re-writing his youth and relating to teens. He gets it.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The entire Chosen collection was available at Deep Discount DVD a couple of weeks ago for $67. Less than $10 a season.

 

[Mulli]

The entire Chosen collection was available at Deep Discount DVD a couple of weeks ago for $67. Less than $10 a season.

Do they ever have Sopranos DVD's?

 

[TBaslim]

I searched for a thread on this. Couldn't believe there wasn't one.

I've bought the first three seasons of this for $15 a pop at WalMart. The first season only has 12 episodes, but 22 for all the others. I'm really enjoying seeing how Whedon's vision is more palpable on TV than the farce the movie was. It's brilliant how he uses the horror genre as a metaphor for teen angst, gender gap, growing pains, etc., and there's no end to the many angles they approach.

I think it's pretty clear Whedon's strength is in re-writing his youth and relating to teens. He gets it.

Defiantly a must-watch series. Wheaon is brilliant. He does complex, strong female characters very well, in addition to letting full ensemble casts shine over time.

 

[Linderbee]

Gad, you are absolutely going to love this series. Each season (with the exception of maybe 4) just gets better & better.

 

[JerkFace]

One of my favorite series.....you should watch Angel as well (as soon as you get up to the timeline)

 

[thirty-two]

I have NEVER seen ONE episode of this show, and I'm really not totally sure why. I think it's because I was more of Dawson's Creek girl back in the day, so I never found a reason to see this. I will have to try and check this show out sometime. I did like Firefly.

I do love the original movie though

 

[joeshmo]

Buffy and Angel, best TV shows of all time. Just so character driven, and I love character driven stuff.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Buffy and Angel, best TV shows of all time. Just so character driven, and I love character driven stuff.

Wow Joe... Would have never thought. lol

My wife loves these two shows. Buffy is her top all time by a long shot.

Both, to me, were good some seasons and corny in some others IMO

 

[Gaddabout]

I'm on Disc 2 of Season 4 and this show has gone LAME. The puns are tiresome, the storylines slow. They didn't know what the hell else to do with these characters. It's like Whedon all but abandoned it.

Maybe we should go the way of the BBC. Shows get three to five years, and that's it. On to the next one.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

I'm on Disc 2 of Season 4 and this show has gone LAME. The puns are tiresome, the storylines slow. They didn't know what the hell else to do with these characters. It's like Whedon all but abandoned it.

Maybe we should go the way of the BBC. Shows get three to five years, and that's it. On to the next one.

He did from IIRC. He put most of his effort into Angel. Season 4 is probably the weakest IMO.

 

[Linderbee]

I'm on Disc 2 of Season 4 and this show has gone LAME. The puns are tiresome, the storylines slow. They didn't know what the hell else to do with these characters. It's like Whedon all but abandoned it.

Maybe we should go the way of the BBC. Shows get three to five years, and that's it. On to the next one.

Season 4 is VERY weak. It gets better, keep goin'.

 

[Shane]

Entire series is VERY weak. It doesn't gets better, but keep goin'.

FTFY!

 

[Linderbee]

FTFY!

Yeah, you've seen the entire series to judge.

It's a fantastic show, and those that refuse to watch are the ones missing out, and I'm fine with that.

 

[D-Dogg]

Watching now. Season two.

 

[Covert Rain]

My wife and I watched Buffy and later Angle religiously. LOL. Two of our favorite shows of all time.

Really annoyed they have not released on Blu Ray. I have both sets on DVD and they take up a ridiculous amount of space. I have seen tons of old series and shows released so most of the excuses are bunk. It's about time, money and ROI for the studio to do it.

I would buy them in a heartbeat again on Blu Ray....probably have a several week marathon with the wife watching them.

 

[D-Dogg]

Finished season 3, great stuff. Season one was a bit weak, season 4 looks to be a mix of poor and really good episodes, judging from online rankings. It seems like a middle ground season to transition the show between the H.S. years and beyond.

So far, so good. Perfect blend of campy B movie and absoutely perfect, spot on humor with angst and emotion stirred in.

Oh, and Stephanie Meyer basically cribbed this whole show to create her series...and JK Rowling probably had some Buffy influence as well.

 

[crisper57]

Finished season 3, great stuff. Season one was a bit weak, season 4 looks to be a mix of poor and really good episodes, judging from online rankings. It seems like a middle ground season to transition the show between the H.S. years and beyond.

So far, so good. Perfect blend of campy B movie and absoutely perfect, spot on humor with angst and emotion stirred in.

Oh, and Stephanie Meyer basically cribbed this whole show to create her series...and JK Rowling probably had some Buffy influence as well.

The Mayor is my favorite Big Bad. He was awesome!

Season 4 has the best episode in the entire series "Hush". I know a lot of people think "The Body" in season 5 is the best, but I love me a gimmick!

Season 5 was my favorite season of the bunch and one of my favorite season finales of all time (this was when it was leaving the WB for UPN, so they went all out).

Season 6 had the second best episode in the series "Once More with Feeling". Again, I love gimmicks when they work.

Season 7 was good, but I admit that I don't remember it as well because I haven't watched it as much as other seasons (no UPN in my viewing area at the time, so I had to catch up on DVD)

After you finish Buffy, start on Angel. There is some really great stuff in that series and the last season of that show is absolutely masterful.

Those of you who get bogged down in parts of Season 1 or Season 4, keep going. It's worth it.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Hush freaked the crap out of me!

 

[Stout]

Finished season 3, great stuff. Season one was a bit weak, season 4 looks to be a mix of poor and really good episodes, judging from online rankings. It seems like a middle ground season to transition the show between the H.S. years and beyond.

So far, so good. Perfect blend of campy B movie and absoutely perfect, spot on humor with angst and emotion stirred in.

Oh, and Stephanie Meyer basically cribbed this whole show to create her series...and JK Rowling probably had some Buffy influence as well.

Then why bother watching it? You already know everything about it

Just joshing you. It did remind me of people that rely on ratings and critics for stuff, which gave me a laugh. I also agree with the paragraph right after the bolded. It hit the sweet spot, for sure.

 

[Covert Rain]

Hush freaked the crap out of me!

Hush gave my wife nightmares. Seriously! One of my favorite episodes of the entire series.

 

[D-Dogg]

After you finish Buffy, start on Angel. There is some really great stuff in that series and the last season of that show is absolutely masterful.

I have to stop my wife from starting Angel before finishing Buffy. She loves her some Angel. I have to say, I do too...great character and arc.

 

[D-Dogg]

Then why bother watching it? You already know everything about it

Because I even enjoy the "bad' episodes.

Just joshing you.

Jossing. :BIM:

It did remind me of people that rely on ratings and critics for stuff, which gave me a laugh. I also agree with the paragraph right after the bolded. It hit the sweet spot, for sure.

Lol, I'm desperately avoiding spoilers, but also yearning for thoughts on episodes I've seen and have seen season 4 eps in rankings both high and low. Hush is highly rated, and several other (late season 4 I think) eps are too. And yeah, Joss absolutely nailed it with this show...really, really good, sweet, fun, funny and campy. i'm shocked it took me so long to watch, because I adore SMG.

 

[Covert Rain]

I have to stop my wife from starting Angel before finishing Buffy. She loves her some Angel. I have to say, I do too...great character and arc.

The only problem with that is there were some great crossover episodes. If you watch all the way through Buffy without watching the Angel crossover episodes it gets confusing.

 

[Stout]

I have to stop my wife from starting Angel before finishing Buffy. She loves her some Angel. I have to say, I do too...great character and arc.

See, I've been told Angel is an excellent show, but I haven't checked it out yet. Angel got really, really old really, really fast for me, and he had to go. And

Spoiler

I think he got waxed at the right time

. Angel's such a polarizing character. Some liked him, some hated him. I don't think anyone thought the character was just okay.