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Buffy The Vampire Slayer, its misguided title put aside, is what I
consider, and millions of other devoted fans believe to be a genuine
and purely astonishing work of achievement in television history. With
creative and daring story lines and terrific character development, the
show that began its run on the WB as a mid-season replacement, became a
dazzling cult hit resulting in a secure fan base and merchandising for
as far as the eye can see.
The show follows a young girl endowed with the ancient powers of the
slayer, one girl who fights the forces of darkness, battling alone,
relieving the world of vampires and demons. In Buffy Summers' case,
after moving to Sunnydale with her single mother, she befriends two
loving, but out of place peers, Willow and Xander, who bravely march
along side of her. Together, along with her watcher, Giles, they
encounter creatures of darkness and strange mystical occurrences, which
as a result, draw them closer together and occasionally, set them
apart.
On occasion, Buffy is mistaken as a foolish, sci-fi television show
which should probably be aired during the depressing Saturday afternoon
time slot. But actually, nothing could be farther from the truth. A
surprising element to Buffy is that the monsters and demons are a
relatively small part of what the show actually stands for. From first
love, life, death, sexual experimentation, and self identity crises
Buffy chronicles what it is like to be young person growing up in an
overly mature world with monsters! Between a slayer, a lesbian witch,
a carpenter, and a werewolf anything is possible and welcomed in the
Buffy world. With the imaginative and extremely innovative writing of
the show's creator Joss Whedon, along with the most intelligent and
skillful writing staff that the biz has ever encountered, they were
able to produce many groundbreaking episodes including "Hush", "The
Body", "The Gift", "Becoming part 2", "Seeing Red", "Conversations with
Dead People", "Grave", and "Chosen" sadly I cannot continue this list
for there is not enough space.
Without further ado, Buffy The Vampire Slayer is and will always be an
incredible show. If you haven't had the privilege of watching this
show, check your local listings for reruns or rent or even buy the
entire series on DVD. Without a doubt, you will fall in love with the
characters and stories, and by the time you finish the first season you
will have welcomed a new family into your lives sweet and sometimes
muddled Buffy, clever and endearing Willow, faithful Xander, perceptive
and paternal Giles. This show will linger in our hearts for eternity,
and will go on to influence generations of intellectual and audacious
writing in television.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
Anyone who will honestly sit down and watch a couple seasons of this show will find it incredibly hard to not like it. A lot of people here the name of the show and automatically dismiss it as cult fan garbage. That is simply not the case. This show is as well written, directed and acted as any show on TV. I think it's better it most respects. One of the things it does well is character development. There are a lot of changes even from season to season. It refreshing to see that, you care about them more because they go through things that you went through. A show like CSI you'll have virtually no character evolution. Grissom is basically the same guy he was in the first season. Oh no, wait, I guess he's got a beard now. Yeah, that's completely different. In Buffy you get to see her go from high school student to college student to burger flipper to mom all while saving the world. That's what I'm talking about. Give this show a chance. The first season maybe a little rocky because their establishing a lot of things but the second season onward really rocks.
Very often, when you find a particularly negative review of Buffy the
Vampire Slayer, you find someone whose glancing opinion bounces off the
surface "appearance" of the show and does not delve into the actual
substance therein. Frequently, they are people who haven't really seen
enough episodes to form a well thought-out opinion on the series, the
content, and the characters as a whole--especially, people who have
only seen a few eps from season one. Season one is the most shallow end
of the series. It really gives you no clue as to what the series ends
up being. Believe me, it gets more intense and complicated and dark as
it goes on. If you decide to give it a try, I suggest checking out a
handful of episodes from season three on before passing judgment. Some
good examples are S3--The Wish, Helpless, Doppelgangland, S4--Something
Blue, Hush and Restless, S5--Fool for Love, Triangle, Weight of the
World, The Gift (I'd also say The Body but that one gives too much
away) S6--Bargaining, Tabula Rasa, Older and Far Away, S7--Beneath You,
Selfless, Conversations With Dead People, The Killer In Me, Get It Done
(I'd say Chosen but it's the series finale which also would give too
much away).
About the show itself--Buffy is the antithesis of the
"pretty-blond-victim" who runs from the "psycho ax-murderer" in horror
films past--the girl who always twisted her ankle and fell in her
attempt to get away. How many times did we see that scene and feel just
a little bit disgusted with the victim for not even trying to fight
back? How many times did we see that scene and feel disgusted with the
directors for typing female victims in this way over and over again?
Buffy, herself, isn't the "traditional" feminist TV icon. Many of those
are women who have forfeited the ultra-feminine symbols of their
gender--love, compassion and vulnerability in order to maintain equal
footing with men. Buffy doesn't do this. Buffy embraces those symbols
in one hand and hones and wields them to fight evil in the other.
The show appears as a bubble-gum program, aimed at teens and while it's
fan-base is largely younger viewers (teens-twenties), it's major themes
profoundly confront the more mature ideas of good vs. evil, life and
death, friendship, religion, the soul and the true meanings of power
and love in such a way that is rarely addressed in current
entertainment. It challenges the traditional ideas of religion as being
an "institution" and asserts that it is something to be lived, that
real love requires self-sacrifice, that true friendship requires
far-reaching forgiveness, that true power is rooted in love and
compassion and that good and evil, while in shades of gray can still be
defined.
I have no idea why people are hating on this brilliant TV show. I watched the entire series on DVD and was completely caught up in it my the end of season one. This show stands up over time and does not become outdated. I watched this show thinking it would be an entertaining hour and was shocked to find the show compelling, hilarious, and full of real emotion. The writers and especially Joss Whedon have come up with some of the funniest TV out there, and easily keep your attention for the entire seven seasons. Each season seems to get funnier, and all the characters continue to develop. Anyone who gives this show a real chance will be captured by the Buffy Universe. If you can ignore some of the more low budget demons and instead focus on the characters and emotion of the story you will not be disappointed. BTVH will make you laugh, cry, and fall in love with the characters. 10/10.
Buffy is series that was not only consistently good, but a series that
grew better over time. The first season is good, but not fantastic. It
was shorter because the WB was not sure if they would have a viewing
base and only had 12 episodes. The second season developed the
characters and you began to see the magic of the show. As the series
progresses, I am astounded by the writing, directing, and acting. Joss
Whedon is a genius of the camera and master of the pen, and anyone who
argues with me is fooling themselves. The cast, as well as the
characters, matures over time and become living, breathing people that
you believe.
In short, if you are considering watching this show, I highly recommend
you watch all of the first and second season before making any
judgements. Frankly, this is my favorite story of all time. It
transcends the TV, and beats out most books, movies, and other TV
shows. This show is beautiful.
If I'm having a bad day I can always count on Buffy to cheer me up (or,
even if it's one of those cases were I just need a good cry I can
always count on Buffy for that as well). It's the perfect blend of so
many different qualities...it's humour, action, romance and just
incredibly well written, believably flawed characters. I'm not exactly
sure where all the haters came from, it's honestly seems to me that
this is a case of judging a show by it's title.
There's little I can say about Buffy that won't become redundant, there
is not much to find fault with. Sure it's got it's bad episodes, bad
story arcs just like any show. But what kept me coming back with the
razor sharp wit and characters that became like a family to me.
This is a beautifully written show and if you can make it past the
goofy title, fantastic premise and (for many people) the campy first
season (You'll grow to love the camp upon re-visiting it) you'll
discover one of the best show's in recent memory.
*** This review may contain spoilers ***
I don't even know where to start on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this is
one of my favorite shows of all time. It was the first show where I had
watched it every week, never fell back on an episode and was obsessed
with it. I was 12 when it first started, never had I ever been so
captivated by a show in my life. This show broke boundaries and had
some of the best writers working on it. This was also Joss Whedon's
baby, he took a film that was pretty funny but tanked at the box office
and turned it into a fantastic show that held a very strong fan base
that continues to grow today.
Buffy is a 16 year old girl who is the chosen one to defeat all the
vampires, demons and the evil of the world. She's beautiful, smart,
strong and has a heart of gold. Her watcher Giles, the school's British
librarian, trains her well, but her stubbornness to accept her "gift"
frustrates him but it actually helps her along the way. He develops a
sincere love for her as a father. Willow is her best friend, a nerd at
first but later on becomes a powerful witch. She is one of the most
helpful of the group and uses her powers to defend Buffy from the
stronger demons. Xander, who has a huge crush on Buffy, but is turned
down when her eyes stray to another man. He still helps out and stays
strong for Buffy, Giles and Willow. Angel, the 200 year old vampire
with a soul who Buffy falls in love with. He and Buffy have sex which
gives him a moment of true happiness, he turns evil, she has to kill
him, but he comes back and they discover they can never have the love
they deserve so he leaves. Cordelia, the popular mean girl cheerleader
who the gang helps out several times as she does back when she realizes
how good they are.
The villains, The Master, the first vampire. He wishes to raise the
hellmouth from under the school, he bites Buffy, she faints as he
pushes her into a puddle, killing her. Xander brings her back and she
kills The Master. Second season: Spike and Drusilla. Drusilla is an
insane vampire. Spike is a bad boy vampire who stirs things up big
time, he will do anything to destroy Buffy but always fails. However,
he comes to her side and eventually falls in love with her because of
the good he sees in her. Third season, The Mayor who is over 100 years
old and wishes to destroy Sunnydale. He and rival slayer, Faith, try to
destroy Buffy, but she puts Faith in a coma after stabbing her and
destroys The Mayor. Fourth season, a government experiment gone wrong
with the perfect demon Adam who is like Frankenstein and wishes to
create chaos by unleashing all demons into the world. Willow conjures a
spirit to help Buffy destroy him. Fifth season, Glory, a God, who is
after a key who is sent in the form of Buffy's younger sister named
Dawn. Dawn doesn't know till later and they found out all the memories
were built by the monks who wanted Buffy to protect her. For once
though, Buffy may have met her match, when Dawn's blood is spilled and
the evil dimension opens up Buffy sacrifices herself to save the world.
What was meant as the original end of the series was only the
beginning.
Sixth season, Buffy is brought back by Willow, Xander, and their
girlfriends Tara and Anya. However, life is not so easy when 3 nerds
gang up to take over Sunnydale. You would never think that they could
be threatening since they act like total nerds at first, but then one
of them takes a turn for the worst when he's pushed too far, he shoots
Buffy but when he shoots the gun again he accidentally hits Tara,
killing her almost instantly. Willow looses control of the magic and
becomes an evil witch who destroys the killer and tries to destroy the
world but Xander comes through telling her that he loves her. Seventh
season, the first, the big bad, the evil that can take any form and
devour you. Killing off any potential future slayers, Buffy is in for
one hell of a ride.
Some stand out episodes include Passion with evil Angel. Third season
Helpless where Buffy finds out what it might be like not to be the
slayer. The Wish, where we find out what would've happened if Buffy
never came to Sunnydale. Bad Girls, where we find out how far you could
go as a slayer. Fourth Season This Year's Girl where Faith comes back
for revenge and she finds out that she does need love in her life.
Fifth season: The Body, very possibly the hardest episode to watch but
the best written in the series and if you seriously don't cry during
this episode there is something physically wrong with you. The Gift,
still the strongest season finally and a powerful ending that will make
you cry. Sixth season, Once More With Feeling, the first musical TV
episode that spawned a bunch of wanna-be's, but what a great episode.
Villains/Two to Go/Grave, a great combination of evil Willow and the
fight for her life. Seventh season: Lies my Parents Told me where we
discover Spike's past. Conversations with Dead People where Buffy
confesses she thinks she's better than her friends.
What a great show to sum it up. The first season was a little Power
Rangers with the one liners, second season got more serious, third
season was about finding yourself, fourth was about separation and
coming back. Fifth was about staying strong and fighting. Sixth was
about being done, now what? Seventh was the final chapter to this
wonderful series. I miss it so much.
buffy the vampire slayer, great fun to watch if you've never seen it
and you have an hour to spare, full of action and kick ass lines.
but all changes if you've been watching obsessively, the kick ass
action and the cheesy lines give way to something far more important,
the extreme symbolism, when i watch it im still shocked at how well
joss has used the whole show to sum up the teenage girls struggle
through life, all the characters merge together showing characteristics
of a whole person, the demons show all bad people in life and how they
concure them and the relationships show how hard it is at that age and
how teenagers feel alone.
when watching even after the amount I've watched it through i still
find new bits that amaze me, and so people who say buffy is a load of
rubbish, obviously don't get its deeper side and just see a girl
fighting off demons while tryng to date.
plus there's a musical episode :P what more could you want lol
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (BTVS) is a wonderful crossover between the
realms of science fiction, horror, adventure, and whodunit. The main
cast meet together to solve mysteries and, obviously, vanquish the
undead--this earns them the reputation of being Buffy and her Scoobie
Gang.
What makes the character Buffy prominent is that she is the exact
opposite of the hero these type of television programs and movies
popularized previous to this show. Being a slayer gives a girl
increased speed, dexterity, stamina, strength, and acuity / alertness
of nearby vampires. For the show to explore this unlikely avenue is
what gives it the distinction of being completely different from
anything before it. Although some might not be willing to suspend
disbelief to see Buffy as a heroine, she stands for progressiveness in
everyone. Buffy's story has a huge arch that many can relate to, from
chosen one to leader.
The show itself is timeless, although some of the early episodes
coincide with the advent of the internet and at times you will be
watching and yell at the screen "Use your bleeping cell phone!" (cell
phones weren't used mainstream by teens until after 2000). This show
was slightly ahead of its time in some regards, where you may think
some plot lines were lifted from something like The Matrix in episodes
that were actually released a good year before it hit theaters.
The stories are quite good, and what I enjoyed most about this show is
that the writers actually throw a lot of curve balls at you when you
might decide what the outcome will likely be. The characters are witty,
thankfully, which keeps the dialogue fresh and the plot developing.
Although many episodes start with slaying in the graveyard, everything
is kept really fresh.
Yes, there are a few episodes that get a lot of recognition but it's
the overall storyline and main characters in the show that makes it
worth watching. It has won 3 out of 11 nominated Emmys and 9 out of 29
Saturn Awards, with Sarah Michelle Gellar being nominated for a Saturn
every season of the show, winning once. You can see at least the first
two seasons of this show free on IMDb.com (and elsewhere) at this
point, although just a month ago they had the first three. It can be
picked up for $15 a season at Walmart, or in some cases in double packs
from $20-30 at Walmart/Target.
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Is it just me or does Buffy bug anyone else? I find her SO irritating. That whiny voice.. she seems to show off. I don't like the way she treats spike either. Using him. She was especially annoying in the series when Riley Finn had his appearances. Everything about her.. the way she acts, the way she talks.. just so annoying. And some things she said just seemed to sent an embarrassed chill up my spine arrgg like in one episode they were having a barbecue on the beach and she went running over to xander saying "where's my burger!" in such an annoying childish voice. Does anyone else agree? Also the way she seems to not need anyone else around her. She doesn't seem to show any gratitude. Like when her friends bring her back from the dead she complains.
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