I liked the pilot a whole lot, myself. But I'm a purist.
Anya: It's lovely! I wish it was mine! Oh like you weren't all thinking the same thing. Giles: I'm fairly certain I wasn't.
'The Killer In Me'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
le nubian - May 07, 2013 12:53:27 pm PDT #9844 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - May 07, 2013 1:07:42 pm PDT #9845 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Hi, LeN, I was going to start watching that show you like so much--can you tell me which episodes I can skip so I get to the end faster???
I still fucking answer those questions, because apparently enabler >= purist. That's kinda sad.
le nubian - May 07, 2013 1:09:31 pm PDT #9846 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Ha ha. I agree with you, but a friend who recommended that I start the US "Office" at Season 2 (and not to bother with S1) was right on the $$.That is probably the one and only time I ever started a show without watching every damn episode.
§ ita § - May 07, 2013 1:13:41 pm PDT #9847 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It took me years to get my sister to watch SPN (seven???) and I was so scared she was going to get impatient in the first season and ask for skippage. Thank god that never happened, but she does make me tell her which episodes have Cas so she can get excited on cue.
As far as Community went, I was all YOU WILL SIT DOWN, SHUT UP, AND ENJOY THIS. And it worked on three or four other people I didn't know so well.
If someone asked me which Buffy to skip, I'd chat during Beer Bad, but I wouldn't skip anything unless it became clear an entire season was losing them, and that's also not an option until seven anyway.
(short version: I skipped...3 SPN episodes with bon bon, and still feel guilty)
Matt the Bruins fan - May 07, 2013 3:38:33 pm PDT #9848 of 10458
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
If the Buffy pilot is too long I think "The Witch" is also a good one to rope people in with.
Polter-Cow - May 07, 2013 5:12:29 pm PDT #9849 of 10458
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That was my first episode!
le nubian - May 07, 2013 5:54:04 pm PDT #9850 of 10458
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
too long? harrumph.
Sue - May 13, 2013 7:01:45 am PDT #9851 of 10458
hip deep in pie
chrismg - Jun 26, 2013 7:53:04 pm PDT #9852 of 10458
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
30 minutes of behind-the-scenes Buffy footage posted to YouTube by, of all people, Jeff Pruitt.
§ ita § - Jun 27, 2013 3:37:12 am PDT #9853 of 10458
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I saw a picture of Sophia and SMG the other day in a stuntperson article that...didn't mention Buffy. She doubled for her in an ad or something? It was weird. I like to imagine Jeff was unhappy.