You guys were pretty intimidating to a newbie,
Well, we were arguing about Nietzsche and Kierkegaard and the addiction metaphor for Willow's Will to Power.
The contentious season 6 generated some fantastic discussions.
It did! Plus lots of names I'd forgotten but were very active: Mike Hicks, Lilty, Amber B., Jean A., Brenna, Nuella, Torez, Tick, India M...
And look at that, ita's already fucking with punctuation as
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And remember folks the mnemonic is: "Smashed" was smashing; "Wrecked" is a wreck.
Damnit, you've sucked me into a rabbit hole! I've fallen into Buffy 10 and I can't get out!
Holy christ I was an annoying little shit ten years ago. Why didn't anyone TELL me????
Also I'd forgotten about the loan shark in "Tabula Rasa" being an actual shark-man.
We probably need a list of special effects and monster costumes that desperately failed entirely due to conception and/or budget.
I remember a fair number of demons with horns that wobbled, and giant snakes in cheesy CGI.
Of course, actually getting to see the Slime Demon with his neat I'm-going-on-a-date suit and antlers was fun.
Also I'd forgotten about the loan shark in "Tabula Rasa" being an actual shark-man.
We probably need a list of special effects and monster costumes that desperately failed entirely due to conception and/or budget.
I loved the loan shark shark! The extreme literalism makes me laugh and laugh.
Holy christ I was an annoying little shit ten years ago. Why didn't anyone TELL me????
Heh. I was pleasantly surprised to meet you in person!
Anyway, Jess, it's better than the obverse when I look back and think, "I was both more cogent
and
nicer."
Huh. Now we're talking about Mighty Big TV turning into Television Without Pity. Forgot about that.
Askye: "How to tell a lackluster Buffy episode---The Buffistas have NOTHING to say about it."
The episode in question?
Doublemeat Palace.
You know, I knew that Jessica had worked at Starbucks, but I'd forgotten that Ple spent a summer working at Taco Bell.
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Oh, and that Tep worked at McDonald's when she was 16.