If you were a new or casual viewer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy does a nice job of recapping Joss’s screenwriting career and his intention to make BtVS into something more than its big-screen predecessor. Now that we’ve gotten the niceties out of the way… If you have been a follower of BtVS since the early years, were ever involved in an … [Read more...] about Joss's World
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Buffy: When It Was Good
Here's the deal: we each picked our favorite ten episodes/moments/storylines/characters/what-have-you over the seven seasons Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been on the air. We combined our lists, noted the overlaps, briefly contemplated a complex, mathematically-weighted scoring system designed to determine once and for all the World's!Best!BuffyMoment, and eventually asked … [Read more...] about Buffy: When It Was Good
Buffy: When It Was Bad
Y'know how there's that stuff that makes watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer worthwhile? This is really and truly not it. Just like our Best of... List, The 31 or so Things About Buffy That Make Us Want to Hurl are presented to you with no regard for order whatsoever. "Nightmares" (S1) Amanda: This episode sticks out as particularly bad, because it's the one episode I initially … [Read more...] about Buffy: When It Was Bad
Buffy: Drink Up, Friends
Written by Michelle, Amy, Melynee and Kristen After a group-viewing of the hideous, craptastic Xander/Anya wedding, we realized that we'd be hard-pressed to make it through yet another episode of this once excellent show without some outside help. Because, people, we've come to a realization. Buffy... our Buffy... our witty, funny, delightfully heartbreaking and sometimes … [Read more...] about Buffy: Drink Up, Friends
Buffy: The Point of No Return
*this was written before the viewing of “Tabula Rasa.” At times, I appreciate that the entire cast and crew of Buffy are willing to do things that are daring and different. At other times, I wish that they would just knock the Emmy-chip off their shoulders and focus on the story. The excessive publicity and press for these “very special episodes” cheapens the impact of … [Read more...] about Buffy: The Point of No Return