My file was 43:33, so maybe a minute longer. Sigh, not nearly long enough. I'm going to be a puddle before it even starts.

Yesterday I watched Prophecy Girl. And bawled. Today I watched The Gift. And really really bawled. I thought I was done, but then I came here and read the filk, and the remembrances, and the tributes, and many of the articles that were linked to, and now my eyes are all leaky again.

Ten more minutes.

Another few minutes, and the end begins.

It's been such a great ride. And you guys have made it even better. Thanks.

I won't watch and post, but I'll be by after. Cheers, everybody.

Ben and Jerry's New York Super Fudge Chunk

Askye is me.

Thank you to the Buffistas and to the show that have made these last four years bearable. Without you, I don't know where I'd be. I hope most of you will still be around.

I remember my first time....

It was my sophomore year in college. I was studying for my math final by examining the output from my television set.

And then my TV output some show about vampires.

And it had relatively attractive people in it.

And the blond girl in the first scene....whoa....she's the vampire? And not the vaguely jerky guy? Interesting.....

Needless to say, I got hooked. And I went on to hook the wife, her sisters, a friend in DC, and a coworker.

And I've been lurking since season 2 on Table Talk.

And tonight it ends.

(*sniffle*)

Because J. watches 24 I won't be back to comment until 10. Which is just as well because I'm sure it will take at least that long to pull myself together.

And may I say how fond I am of all of you (including those I've fought with).

But the Buffyverse continues on Angel (thank The Powers That Be).

Like I said before, I saw BEER BAD first and understandably ignored the show for a few more weeks until I started reading the TT threads and realized maybe I should check it out again. R*ley bugged me but there was some great stuff in mid-s4 that got me hooked. This was before there were DVDs and Kazaa and all, and I couldn't afford the tapes, so I went to the Museum of Broadcasting and watched what I could. They were missing a LOT. Each week it was different--THE HARVEST was being watched by somebody else, THE ZEPPO was misfiled, PASSION PART I was there but whoops, PART II was being conserved, can you wait a couple of months? etc. etc. It was hard but finally with the help of the museums, the video store, and a cable connection, I saw them all. But the mix of when I started and seeing everything out of order made it a little harder to see the big picture until I started reading other people's takes on it. I still don't take it too seriously, especially after seeing the seminars at the Museum that revealed how lightly many of the actors and creative staff take the show to begin with. However, I'm glad I stuck with it and I'm thrilled to be watching here with you.

Here we go...tick tick boom!

I hearby open the

Final Post'n'Watch Of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

May I not be the only one here, may everyone's vcrs tape, feeds behave, electricity stay stable and cable remain unmolested as we bid a fond farewell.

Top off the scotch and grab the kleenex!

mmm....I was kinda hoping Previously would do some sort of every episode flashback Gift-esque type thingy....

I've got the tape going and I'm watching and posting with you!