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Eh, not really. I'm not sure about Angel, but Buffy was definitely finished. It went on a little too far, but by wrapping it up when he did, they were able to avoid burning out too much.
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Eh, not really. I'm not sure about Angel, but Buffy was definitely finished. It went on a little too far, but by wrapping it up when he did, they were able to avoid burning out too much.
I thought Buffy was ended well, but I was so sad to see it go. Same for Angel.
Never seen an episode of either. Wheatdon would be mad at me.
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Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
It did end well, but there were large segments of late episodes where you just had to roll your eyes and wonder if the series had anything left to offer. Old themes kept getting revisited, and situations started to repeat. Glad he ended it when he did.
Also glad he ended the main Angel story line when he did, because that had gotten incredibly old. I felt Angel's original death was a good place to end that story line, and to Whedon's credit, he didn't have nearly as prominent role as before. I just got sick and tired of the whole Buffy-Angel drama.
When you look at the overall ark of the show that only made up a small portion even if it was referenced Ad Nauseam . It also helped that DB moved on to his own series.
There is still a huge following that would like to see more even today. If you look at DVD sales, all the campaigning and even the rerun ratings that says it all IMO. Not to mention the Whedon penned comic books (Buffy Season 8) are expected to be one of the year’s best sellers. I agree though that Buffy had a good run. Unlike the Angel series and especially Firefly where I felt the shows really had a lot of good stories left to tell. I would say the majority of fans would have liked to see them all continue though.
Don't confuse a still-devoted following with a premature finish to a show.
I didn't see but the first couple of Buffy seasons, so I'm not saying it ended prematurely or not, but just because people are still devoted doesn't mean it didn't run its course.
And, it's tough to say that because its been resurrected in a different medium (comic books) that the TV show still had legs. Different mediums are conducive to different stories and what works in one may not work in another.
I think Buffy ended very well, when it should have. Angel ended so abruptly, they just didn't have time to finish it well, and I feel that one could have gone on for another season, at least.
That's why I said I thought Buffy had a good run. Having said that, having a good run doesn't mean fans wouldn't like to see more. I totally agree on your point about different mediums. If Buffy Season 8 comic is a smash, I wouldn't attribute it all to the TV show fans by any stretch. However, it would seem to indicate there is probably something to it.
Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
When you look at the overall ark of the show that only made up a small portion even if it was referenced Ad Nauseam . It also helped that DB moved on to his own series.
There is still a huge following that would like to see more even today. If you look at DVD sales, all the campaigning and even the rerun ratings that says it all IMO. Not to mention the Whedon penned comic books (Buffy Season 8) are expected to be one of the year’s best sellers. I agree though that Buffy had a good run. Unlike the Angel series and especially Firefly where I felt the shows really had a lot of good stories left to tell. I would say the majority of fans would have liked to see them all continue though.
It becomes even more sad when you realize you dont have anything left to watch.I realized I only have 6 episodes plus the movie remaining.
I realized I only have 6 episodes plus the movie remaining.
It's going to end horribly for you. Like finally admitting you've fallen in love only to discover she didn't love you back. Just eats a hole in the heart when there's nothing left to watch.
We've got the entire season on DVD and although we crave to watch it through again, we don't want to because there's that bitterness of only one season and realizing the movie has very little continuity. Argh.
If I owned Doc Brown's DeLorean, I would go back in time and kick every then-Fox executive in the nuts. Twice. And a third time for good measure.
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That's a pretty good description.
Great post. I couldn't agree more. Make sure after you go back you then take another trip to the future. I could use one of them Greys' sports Alamanacs.
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Not GREAT??
Which was episode 4?
The one where half of it was spent on the ballroom dance floor. The Captain punches the guy out to protect the hookers honor and realizes he challenged a master sword fighter to a sword duel.
I'm about to go start episode one right now.
Im 15 minutes into episode 5
Loved the first episode...definite Joss Wheadon (or however it's spelled) feel.
I just finished episode 6 titled "My Mrs. Reynolds"
It was a fantastic episode and downright funny as hell. If it stays like this it will turn into a great show. By far the best episode Ive watched so far.
" Im going to SPECIAL HELL "
It was a fantastic episode and downright funny as hell. If it stays like this it will turn into a great show. By far the best episode Ive watched so far.
" Im going to SPECIAL HELL "
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Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
I just finished episode 6 titled "My Mrs. Reynolds"
It was a fantastic episode and downright funny as hell. If it stays like this it will turn into a great show. By far the best episode Ive watched so far.
" Im going to SPECIAL HELL "
Yeah. And she's SMOKIN' hot.
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