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Buffy the Vampire Slayer appreciation thread

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ChristmassyContessaConSparkles · 08/12/2018 16:03

I don't think we've spoken of Buffy for a while now. Let us speak of Buffy and her adventures, intrigues and puns.

I will start: series 1 is fun but DATED, man.

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ChristmassyContessaConSparkles · 08/12/2018 18:50

Bump!

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Livpool · 08/12/2018 19:11

Very dated- all shows from them are though. I still loved it

nocoolnamesleft · 08/12/2018 19:16

I just love the not very hidden public health messages:

Only evil people smoke
Internet dating is dangerous
Underage sex is dangerous
Once your boyfriend has got you to have sex he will change
Books are good
Knowledge is power
Getting in with the wrong crowd seems cool but can be disastrous

Livpool · 08/12/2018 19:19

Ha yes it was quite preachy - in a good way. I always liked the Willow character too

FoxInForrest · 08/12/2018 19:23

Beer is also dangerous

WatcherOfTheNight · 08/12/2018 19:28

One of my favourite shows years ago .
Ive just started re watching Angel from the beginning .

afrikat · 08/12/2018 19:38

One of my favourite shows of all time and always will be..It's so clever, so witty and despite a few low points (Beer Bad, I'm looking at you), it's 7 seasons of awesomeness.

Season 3 is my fave I think. Great Big Bad, fab character growth and Prom / Graduation episodes are my all time top episodes i think (along with The Body and Hush)

EmpressAdultHumanFemale · 08/12/2018 19:39

My favourite was Season 2. Loved Buffy.

purpleme12 · 08/12/2018 21:26

I loved Buffy! Wouldn't mind watching them again but that's a lot of dvds to get!

Dhalandchips · 08/12/2018 21:28

Loved the whole thing apart from Riley. Yawnsville

PinkCalluna · 08/12/2018 21:30

“Once more with feeling”

Best episode ever

dudsville · 08/12/2018 21:32

I've watched the whole series 3x. Fabulous. I look forward too being bedridden sometime in the next few years and restarting it again! I love the ending.

DottyDotAgain · 08/12/2018 21:34

I have found my people Grin. I pretty much lived in Sunnydale back in the day and ds1 is named after Xander... Blush ( if we had had a girl, I had negotiated Willow as a middle name). It is to my eternal regret that I went on and on about it so much, that neither ds will ever watch it with me...

I can still watch it now - it looks a bit dated but the script is still brilliant and Spike will always have a special place in my heart... Smile

PlayingForKittens · 08/12/2018 21:35

I've just finished watching season 1.I love the simplicity of it, the fun episodes with no major stuff and before the whole Angel angst. stuff like the praying Mantis.

DottyDotAgain · 08/12/2018 21:39

I struggled with the introduction of Dawn... Hmm but one of my favourite ever bits of any episode is in season 5 where only Spike can remember that Ben is Glory. It's absolutely brilliant and often springs to mind in work situations when everyone is being completely stupid and missing the obvious..! Grin

Dhalandchips · 08/12/2018 21:56

Hush was well scary. Once more with feeling was brilliant. I was smitten with David Boreanaz (sp!?) Until I saw an interview on TV with him. He came across as really thick 🤣

ThanosSavedMe · 08/12/2018 21:59

Hush was the best one. Very scary and clever. I might have to watch them all again

BevBrook · 08/12/2018 22:02

Love Spike and Anya. Once More With Feeling is my favourite, but I also love Tabula Rasa, and the one where Buffy says “I’m not having sex with Spike, but I’m beginning to think you are”or something like that. Intervention?

reallyanotherone · 08/12/2018 22:07

I loved Buffy! Wouldn't mind watching them again but that's a lot of dvds to get!

They’re all on amazon prime at the minute :)

JaneR0chester · 08/12/2018 22:10

Love Buffy. Love Giles. Love Spike. Conflicted about Joss Wheedon now though and his good girl / bad girl preaching Hmm

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ChristmassyContessaConSparkles · 08/12/2018 22:21

I'm currently rewatching series 1 and they're all so YOUNG. Even Giles!

The messages are a bit heavy-handed, it's true. I'm loving how light-heatered it generally is though, compared with series 7 mixed

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Whedon · 08/12/2018 22:21

Currently rewatching on Prime and loving it.

WhoGivesADamnForAFlakeyBandit · 08/12/2018 22:23

Although Jonathan and the gang were a bit me for me, the demon with the venom that made Buffy think the whole thing was made up in her head was brilliant - because it could well have been.

FamilyReferee · 08/12/2018 22:30

I have always loved the Buffy series, since it first came out. A bit preachy in places, but ahead of it's time in others in preaching acceptance & understanding the problems of teenagers.

I always planned to call a child of mine either Willow or Xander!

Angel didn't really do it for me. But Spike on the other hand is one of the highlights for me. Even Faith was cool in her own way, despite being seriously screwed up. It was a great show for strong female characters.

purpleme12 · 08/12/2018 22:49

Yes I really like Faith. And Spike. And Giles and all of them!

I hated it when Anya and Xander split up. To me, it didn't make sense.

Personally I thought season 7 was the worst season