Some of the S1 episodes are impossibly dark to watch on VHS tapes. Thank god for the DVD's which made it better after years of squinting.
Sooner or later, you're gonna want it. And the second — the second — that happens, you know I'll be there. I'll slip in, have myself a real good day.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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Gleebo - Jul 13, 2003 6:54:20 pm PDT #3393 of 10001
"God...my brilliance is now becoming a bit of a burden...get back to me." Dr. Cox - Scrubs
Maysa - Jul 13, 2003 7:19:46 pm PDT #3394 of 10001
I toyed with the idea that bright morning light characterized s.1 and 2, midday s.3, and afternoon s.4. S.5 was just a mess, s.6 was always at night, and s.7 had more daylight. I don't think this progression was really intentional, though.
That's so interesting and the more I think about it the cooler it gets. I really like the morning light idea for S2.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 13, 2003 7:58:36 pm PDT #3395 of 10001
"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
Odd: I looked up Todd Babcock (Tom Warner from "Reptile Boy") on tvtome.com after seeing him in a commercial from an Angel season 1 ep tonight. Seems he was born the day before me—I would have guessed several years after. But happy to see he's getting semi-regular guest appearances on Days of Our Lives now.
bon bon - Jul 13, 2003 8:32:04 pm PDT #3396 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Odd: I looked up Todd Babcock (Tom Warner from "Reptile Boy")
He's dreamy. All of the guest cast in Reptile Boy is remarkably good.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 13, 2003 8:58:29 pm PDT #3397 of 10001
"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
Oh yeah. Also plays recreational hockey in Century City in his spare time (or at least did back in 1998) and shares my utter antipathy for the swaggering egotists of the Colorado Avalanche.
I can't believe I didn't realize upon first meeting him that he'd played Lt. Barnard in Gods and Monsters. (I somehow mistakenly thought it was Zeljko Ivanek in the role.) But he had funny stories to tell about working with Ian McKellen at the next Posting Board Party.
esse - Jul 14, 2003 4:03:22 am PDT #3398 of 10001
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
It was just so different and there was nothing else to compare it to.
Oh yeah. The WB at the time had a lot of entirely unmemorable shows, but Buffy was what first peaked my interest in the network. Granted, I stayed for Dawson's Creek, but Buffy remained in my viewing schedule for four years before I gave up for a little while.
I honestly can't compare season one with any of the following seasons, because season one means something different to me than later seasons did. It really was exciting, at the time. I still adore the first season most out of all of them for that.
askye - Jul 14, 2003 3:34:41 pm PDT #3399 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I watched the first episode of Buffy and was hooked right away. At the time, where I was, Buffy came on WGN. And it kept being pre empted and moved around because of basketball, at least I think it was basketball.
Anyway I had to follow the show around and make sure I watched and tried to catch when they were showing it after pre-empting it.
I loved it and tried to convert people to watching it but the shifting schedule made it impossible to really recruit any one to watching it.
I'm not sure how I'd rank all the seasons but I know after watching all of Season 7 it's my least favorite. Even with the stand out episodes, over all I was mostly miserable watching it.
Gleebo - Jul 15, 2003 6:39:18 am PDT #3400 of 10001
"God...my brilliance is now becoming a bit of a burden...get back to me." Dr. Cox - Scrubs
I have never been miserable during anyone second of watching Buffy, except for when I shot Vanilla Coke out of my nose lauging at the "we are as gods" portion of Storyteller.
erikaj - Jul 15, 2003 8:17:18 am PDT #3401 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Some of the speechy ones were pretty painful viewing to me.
tina f. - Jul 15, 2003 8:35:09 am PDT #3402 of 10001
The speechy episodes become so much better with judicious application of fast-forwarding.
I know it was *supposed* to be painful - but Empty Places ...I was fidgeting, cursing, I don't think I have ever been so uncomfortable during a Buffy ep ever. I understand where they were going but I don't like that episode - and not in the same way I don't like DMP or other eps where folks are mean to Buffy.
eta: essential "h"s