Buffy
Posted: Mon Jul 15, 2013 3:05 pmI know we have at least one Buffyphile here who will appreciate this post.....
I started watching Buffy midway through its 2nd to last season, I believe, but never made it a priority to catch every episode. I didn't start to get into it until about 10 years ago when I founding it showing on a cable channel in the morning hour when I was getting ready for work. For most years since then, it's been running at about the same time on one channel or another. Right now it's on Chiller. Some channels also run marathons on the weekends every now and then. I certainly don't get to catch it every time--maybe 15 minutes of it 2-3 times a week. That's only when my kids don't dawdle getting ready for day care and I can come back and watch the end after I drop them off. My special 15 minutes of me time. But I've seen all of the episodes countless times, so that is enough to remind me of the whole show, as if I've sat through the whole thing.
The more I watch it, the more I love it. Joss Whedon and his production/writing crew were brilliant with this series. There is such a level of continuity that it's easy to imagine, like Lost, they had most of it planned out from the start. Or at least after the first couple seasons.
My favorite season/storyline is the one with Glory. I'm in the middle of that one right now. It is such a clever, truly unique story. The actress did a fantastic job with the wonderful character they wrote. I'm surprised I haven't seen her in more since then.
I cry every time I see the final episode of the season--The Gift.
My favorite overarching story is the romance of Willow and Tara. I especially like the fact that they never exploited the fact that they were gay. The only time it was a big deal was when Willow came out, and even then it was much less of a dramatic situation than it is written on other shows. Once that part was over, it was just a truly moving and sensitive relationship we got to follow through its ups and way, way downs.
I could go on and on with more stories and episodes--Hush, Once More With Feeling, the supervillians (the darkest part of the series, I think, is when Willow skins Warren), Willow's unintentional invisibility, vampire Willow and many many more. I could also go on and on about the brilliance of Joss in other series....
I am just realizing that many of my favorite episodes involve Willow. Hmm. She must be my favorite character. And I'm very impressed with the actress. Following such a successful, long-running series, actors either do not get any major roles for a long time (Sarah Michelle Gellar, most of the cast of Lost) or get typecast.It's hard to see them and think of anything but that character. But Alyson Hannigan broke that barrier by doing such a great job in How I Met Your Mother. I can totally separate the characters Lilly from Willow in my mind.
I started watching Buffy midway through its 2nd to last season, I believe, but never made it a priority to catch every episode. I didn't start to get into it until about 10 years ago when I founding it showing on a cable channel in the morning hour when I was getting ready for work. For most years since then, it's been running at about the same time on one channel or another. Right now it's on Chiller. Some channels also run marathons on the weekends every now and then. I certainly don't get to catch it every time--maybe 15 minutes of it 2-3 times a week. That's only when my kids don't dawdle getting ready for day care and I can come back and watch the end after I drop them off. My special 15 minutes of me time. But I've seen all of the episodes countless times, so that is enough to remind me of the whole show, as if I've sat through the whole thing.
The more I watch it, the more I love it. Joss Whedon and his production/writing crew were brilliant with this series. There is such a level of continuity that it's easy to imagine, like Lost, they had most of it planned out from the start. Or at least after the first couple seasons.
My favorite season/storyline is the one with Glory. I'm in the middle of that one right now. It is such a clever, truly unique story. The actress did a fantastic job with the wonderful character they wrote. I'm surprised I haven't seen her in more since then.
I cry every time I see the final episode of the season--The Gift.
My favorite overarching story is the romance of Willow and Tara. I especially like the fact that they never exploited the fact that they were gay. The only time it was a big deal was when Willow came out, and even then it was much less of a dramatic situation than it is written on other shows. Once that part was over, it was just a truly moving and sensitive relationship we got to follow through its ups and way, way downs.
I could go on and on with more stories and episodes--Hush, Once More With Feeling, the supervillians (the darkest part of the series, I think, is when Willow skins Warren), Willow's unintentional invisibility, vampire Willow and many many more. I could also go on and on about the brilliance of Joss in other series....
I am just realizing that many of my favorite episodes involve Willow. Hmm. She must be my favorite character. And I'm very impressed with the actress. Following such a successful, long-running series, actors either do not get any major roles for a long time (Sarah Michelle Gellar, most of the cast of Lost) or get typecast.It's hard to see them and think of anything but that character. But Alyson Hannigan broke that barrier by doing such a great job in How I Met Your Mother. I can totally separate the characters Lilly from Willow in my mind.
