I had friends who started watching from the beginning, and kept telling me I should check it out, but I didn't listen. I caught a few episodes here and there, but it was the post-Columbine discussion in the media, and specifically the "Earshot" episode, that made me take a look again. By the end of GD1, I was in love, and I didn't even really know what the hell was going on. I watched "Angel" from "City of" clear through "Not Fade Away." Excuse me, I, I seem to have something in my eye.

I didn't watch until Season 5 (Willow has a girlfriend!). I did tune in once before that due to all the praise I was hearding, but it was the Halloween one when Willow was a ghost and Buffy was a Southern belle and it didn't do anything for me at the time.

It took me years to get into the X Files as well. The first one I saw was that one with the black dude who was sucking pigment out of people. I was hooked!

but it was the Halloween one when Willow was a ghost and Buffy was a Southern belle

I think she was supposed to be from one of those European countries that only exist in medieval movies with dragons.

my first ep was Becoming: Part II. i haven't looked back since.

I came to Buffy through pimpage from my friend B. We got to start at the beginning, but I watched seasons 6 and 7 in realtime. I was thrown by her name of all things. I loved it, of course, like I should have known I would.

I have now surpassed B (and most of my other friends) in my fannishness. I make no apologies either!

I'm not sure what prompted me to tune in for the pilot, since I didn't see the movie. Perhaps I saw some good buzz online, or a good review in the paper. At any rate, I tuned in and was hooked right away.

I caught a couple of episodes during S2 (Band Candy!), but I was a) sharing a tv, and b) put off by the name. I don't know whether I knew about the movie, but I certainly hadn't seen it. Then I got my own apartment and my own tv and could watch S3 in the privacy of my own space and that was that. I hooked a friend during the FX marathons so I could talk about it with someone, lurked on a couple of websites, and little by little found other friends were Buffy fans. I thought I was hanging out with my ex because he wanted to borrow my dvds; I didn't know we were "dating" until the 3rd date.

I missed the rewatch because my weekend plans got screwy. Sad now.

I saw the movie and thought Paul Reubens' death scene made it worth the price of admission. Watching Kristy Swanson bounce around in purple spandex was nice, too. I was surprised to hear about the TV series, then disappointed to find out it wasn't airing where I could watch it. I started catching up with it through the re-runs on FX in 1999. I think the first episodes I saw live were season 3.

Okay, I'm probably not going to W&P tomorrow (or maybe I will--who knows), as I watched Witch tonight. (W&P means not as much time for note taking. I took notes.)

So I give you possible discussion points!

• Authority for good or for evil
• Giles vs. Joyce
• Magic
• Romance vs. reality
• Truth vs. lies

I watched from the very beginning. I was pretty much target audeince I think. I was what? Maybe 14 when it started? Obsessed with vampires, horror, a penchant for broody hot boys, and a particular appreciation for sarcasm.

My house mate has just got into Buffy and Angel in the last month or so, and he's unemployed at the minute, so he's been mainlining them. I have no idea how he's been watching them though, because he comes to me with very odd questions like "So when does Spike leave Angel to go die in Sunnydale?" And "Buffy has a mother?"