tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post3283391011750332476..comments2024-03-28T02:30:08.913-04:00Comments on Not Just Movies: Buffy The Vampire Slayer — Season 1Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-47714372762301932312020-02-24T17:45:36.237-05:002020-02-24T17:45:36.237-05:00Vampires is not at all like in the movies or books...Vampires is not at all like in the movies or books. Sure, I understand. You are young you have the whole world open to you. You can be anything that you choose if you apply yourself and try hard to work toward that goal. But being a Vampire is not what it seems like. It’s a life full of good, and amazing things. We are as human as you are.. It’s not what you are that counts, But how you choose to be. Do you want a life full of interesting things? Do you want to have power and influence over others? To be charming and desirable? To have wealth, health, and longevity? contact the Vampires Lord on his Email: Richvampirekindom@gmail.comJerome Samsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886505335771600600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-20498314503888395232011-02-27T22:43:56.775-05:002011-02-27T22:43:56.775-05:00I don't even think I'd call it a failure. ...I don't even think I'd call it a failure. Unfocused, sure, but it was the first season of his first show and the good moments are incredible and better than the peaks of many shows.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-34712018834373664142011-02-27T19:54:23.078-05:002011-02-27T19:54:23.078-05:00The weakest season, no doubt. But a Joss Whedon f...The weakest season, no doubt. But a Joss Whedon fail is still better than 98% of the crap out there. And "Prophecy Girl" is right up there with his best.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12660813140510838260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-10963674251372767712010-09-06T08:52:03.975-04:002010-09-06T08:52:03.975-04:00I've read some stuff about Joss Whedon. In one...I've read some stuff about Joss Whedon. In one interview, he talked about lonliness, and it was lonliness that he had and always had when he became old enough. And it's not the type of lonliness that psychiatric help can prevent, and being more social sure as hell can't prevent.<br /><br />He once said that "lonliness is the scarriest thing out there". I dissagree of course, brussle sprouts are much worst. He said that this gave him depression, but he kept working on scripts and stuff. He also said that that he didn't have a girlfriend for a while, and that he wished he could be above being sad about it.<br /><br />Jake, you're a better guy than me. I'm flawed like hell, and I've whined about a hundred times more than most people. Joss is a great guy too, one that's lucky enough to have made four shows-cancelled or not cancelled- and become beloved by many people, not to meintion getting married, even if he was lonely. I just wish I knew how he managed to live with it.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669266022229029181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-25541227896999949592010-01-08T18:34:44.799-05:002010-01-08T18:34:44.799-05:00Yeah, when I'm recommending the show to people...Yeah, when I'm recommending the show to people I usually tell them to watch the first two episodes, Angel, the finale then move straight into S2 and maybe come back later if they're bored.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-75100013323230073702010-01-08T15:11:25.889-05:002010-01-08T15:11:25.889-05:00Angel and the finale(I think) were my favorite epi...Angel and the finale(I think) were my favorite episodes of the season, but I wouldn't say they were some of the best of the early years.(Seasons 2 and 3 do have a whole lot of my favorite episodes.) But I know the difference between a good show with a rough start and a bad show that started good, and I personally prefer the first one.<br /><br />I can understand that Joss was taking his time while trying to develope his little world, believing that (at the time) the series could be cancelled any day. And at least this season gave us one of the better Angel characters (oh yeah, besides Angel)<br /><br />I'm just saying it's average, and it's a tragedy that some people didn't continue watching the series because of it.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669266022229029181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-50645706990197058802010-01-08T09:38:14.905-05:002010-01-08T09:38:14.905-05:00I actually think my opinion has gone up slightly s...I actually think my opinion has gone up <i>slightly</i> since reviewing this. It's got some of the series flat-out worst episodes, but most of them are at least watchable for a show that was still finding its format under the creative direction of a writer who was only just being put in control of his work at last. I think that the premiere, Angel, and the finale are three of the better episodes of the show's early years, though the series got much, much better and none would ultimately my top 25 (Angel got an honorable mention though).<br /><br />Certainly not a great season and only occasionally better than average, but given the circumstances I don't mind sometimes popping in a few of these campier episodes instead of the honest drama that later exhibited itself.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078001374402400232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-494160638739613756.post-56482789968244159822010-01-08T04:08:35.325-05:002010-01-08T04:08:35.325-05:00....I simply didn't love this season that much.......I simply didn't love this season that much.<br /><br />It was enough of a reason for me to get to season 2, which is overall so much better in comparison that it might as well have been the premiere of another series, so I give this season credit for that. <br /><br />I have a secret theory(one that's of course against my conscience) that Whedon's writing didn't start getting really good until after 97. Think about it. Alien Resurrection, the Buffy film(Though I will be fair and admit that I haven't seen it yet, I just know it got bad reviews, and most films that get GOOD reviews I don't like nowadays.)<br /><br />I saw season 1 over a year ago, so my memory's a little fuzzy, but I do remember not being all that impressed. But due to my fading memory of it, I asked for it for Christmas. Afterwards, I took a watch of the first 1 and a half episodes.<br /><br />Welcome to the Hellmouth was, meh, pretty average, and a lot of the writing was a bit too campy. (And was I the only person that saw the opening twist coming from a mile away?) Buffy's introduced in a decent manner, but one of the things I simply couldn't stand was Willow, who I ALWAYS considered to be the most attractive woman in the series from the very start, which is saying a lot buddy, is this unpopular, boyfriend-wanting nerd.<br /><br />I simply can't stand that. You'd think that in a realistic show like this, a nerdy character would be casted by a woman that doesn't happen to be the sexiest person in the series, but maybe that's asking for too much. Watching a woman this attractive play such a nerdy character is like being cruely and senselessly mocked. (And maybe there's some young guys out there that LIKE red-heads and quiet, nerdy looking women, rather than women that have no dignity and don't wear anything.)<br /><br />The only thing in the episode that (intentionally) entertained me was Cordelia. Beyond that, I found myself wanting to skip through like, the season. But since I hate cliffhangers so much, I surrendered to The Harvest, which is so boring and badly-written that if you ask me, IT should be the episode titled "Welcome to the Hellmouth". Between the stale acting and writing, and the COMPLETELY contrived reactions that Willow and Xander make when they first find out about Vampires and how long they've been around, I simply couldn't make it past the first twenty minutes.<br /><br /> This wouldn't have been the case if I hadn't already seen it, but this episode was the reason why I stopped on season 1 and moved on to begin watching Freaks and Geeks. (I have yet to have any regrets on that decision.)<br /><br />Maybe when I reluctantly finish Freaks and Geeks, I will give this season another try and just skip The Harvest. I want to prove to myself that I'm still a Joss fan, even if I have to watch a Hole in the World again.(YOU know why I don't want to watch that more than once.)<br /><br />Feel free to give your opinion on this matter.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03669266022229029181noreply@blogger.com