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Summary: perfect
Review: frunest season one of the most popular shows on tv and its not just about slaying its about romance in season two its a tear jerker family issues and boyfrinends
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Summary: Buffy, Shakespeare, and the Bible
Review: Harold Bloom, in The Western Canon, tells us that world-changing literature, like the works of Shakespeare or the J Writer of the Old Testament, can be identified by two salient features: 1) a profound interogation of the language -- puns, wordplay, double-meanings and the like, and 2) a complete disregard for existing genre, jumbling all manner of existing story types into something new.Both of these are key features of this late addition to the Canon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Appearing on (barely) network television only by a perfect storm of events (Joss Whedon's towering talent and love of junk culture, note-perfect casting, and a struggling netlet that considered 2.8 million viewers an acceptable audience), Buffy not only survived, but thrived (in cultish fashion). This is the incomparable first year. Lighter, fluffier, and argubly wittier than later, longer seasons, these first 12 episodes introduced the seemingly ludicrous notion that a bunch of photogenic twentysomethings posing as teens, battling vampires with martial arts and purposefully tangled syntax, could be the best thing on televison. And give Bill Shakespeare a run for his money (Bloom said it, not me). At its best (here, the season opener and finale) this dazzingly written and conceived show can trump anything else in media.
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Summary: Buffy - the best seven TV years of our lives
Review: Now that it is official, and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" will come to an end it is all the more reason to catch up on your DVD collection, begining with this not yet qiite perfect but totally indispensable first season of this extraordinary show. Get all the others, too: This thing keeps getting better and better, gaining fresh momentum with each season, never lame, never repetitive, and certainly never boring in all of seven years. That is all you can wish for in any show.
"Buffy", which so successfully evaded any insipid one-way labelling as "horror", "mystery", or even "drama", continued to thrill more than its original teenage target audience with its intricately woven levels of metaphor, with the most sparkling casual wit since Oscar Wilde, with a whole world of clever cultural cross-referencing, and last but not least with a thorough love of language and all its splendours (and not just the much talked-about teen lingo, just think of multi-layered episode titles like "Earshot", "Pangs", or "Entropy").
This show is really anything but kids' stuff. It's not just "feminist" either, although it is more than refreshing to see women for once being in charge, being obviously and naturally in cool and complete control, empowered to the brim, without degrading men either. But "Buffy"'s merits also include depicting overachievers, underachievers, hormonally overcharged boys, emotionally neglected youths, and many more sadly under-represented average existences other than the popular and the beautiful, and depicting them in a way that actually is at the same time fair and realistic. Yes, realistic it is, which may come as a bit of a shock to people who up to now only knew that this is a show about a blonde girl fighting vampires and demons with taek-won-do. Go, watch it: You'll be surprised! Then there is the fine and differentiated handling of love and addiction, of violence and self-control, of loss and depression (which the frequently misunderstood season six was all about). All of these are things you don't see dealt with that recommendably very often, certainly not on television. The casting is exceptional, too. Every single actor gives a brilliant performance, with Sarah Michelle Gellar pulling through the years of her demanding job with as much discipline and talent as Buffy herself, and Alyson Hannigan outgrowing herself so quickly she definitely needs to be in a lot more movies as soon as possible.
Fortunately DVD collections have been invented, so this legacy can be cherished and passed on to generations to come. I have no doubt it will.
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Summary: ONE OF THE TWO BEST SHOWS ON TV TODAY!!!
Review: The other being Angel.This first season,were introduced to Buffy Sommers,the slayer who's come to Sunnydale.There she meets her watcher,Giles the school librarian.He forces Buffy to accept being the slayer but she does'nt at first.At school she meets Willow Rosenburgh,shy at first but will realize her powers as a witch later.Xander Harris,a wise cracking kid that will continually keep you in stiches.Cordeila Chase,a selfish cheerleader who eventually finds her meaning later on.The last is my favourite character. Angel is the tortured vampire cursed with a soul.If he finds true happiness,he'll turn back to his evil self,Angelus.These chracters slowly progress in this first mid-season replacement of 12 episodes. Scoring numerous fans,the series has become a landmark in t.v. history.In my opinion,every season of Buffy or Angel should get 5 stars!
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Summary: Cult Classic for those who missed it
Review: I didn't start watching the Buffy series until the sixth season, so I was incredibly delighted to find that the entire first season on DVD. Unlike the video sets, which only gave us "select, important" episodes, the entire season is available for our viewing pleasure. Little can be said about the episodes themselves, as they have become cult classics with a good reason. The story is intriguing, the characters interesting, and it's fun to watch. However, many of the functions on the DVDs themselves are bad. For example, the navigation is poor. There is no direct link from the main menu to special features. Additionally, the special features are somewhat wanting. Josh Whedon is the only one interviewed, and it would have been nice to hear from the other characters in the series, especially Sarah and David. Still, it's great to get to watch the whole season, uninterrupted, and not have to catch sporadic reruns on FX. For that, it deserves the four star rating.
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Summary: Just missing one thing
Review: I will not add much to the previous reviews and will not aim to repeat what they have said. I love this show and it is great to get them on DVD. The only problem I have with them is there seems to be no menu option to play all the episodes on a DVD. Each time an episode ends you are require to navigate through the menus to play the next one.
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Summary: A must See
Review: It's been awhile since i've watched the first season..
I love watching it AGAIN..and AGAIN!
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Summary: Life is a song you do not get to rehearse
Review: ...Buffy is often flippant at the start and yet always seems in control. At first she wants to deny her responsibility and return to her adolescent life. Yet there is a certain courage she displays when needed. She even throws in a comedy routine now and then even while fighting. This shows seems to switch from romance to intense drama to comedy to horror within minutes. It really is a horror comedy at times... The heartbeat of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is not actually horror, it is the emotional elements that tie the characters together. Normally I shy away from horror and shows which seem to promote violence. There is a lot of violence in this show. Perhaps it is balanced by the heart of the characters. The characters have wonderful chemistry and are their personalities are literally born in the first show. To understand the complexities later on, it is probably best to see the first shows. This seems to be a cross between X-Files and 90210 with an added dose of emotional appeal and Buffy's cutesy 70s fantasy type outfits. What I loved most about the set is the library. "The Library where the Books Live," as Willow would say. The witty moments, intelligent script and references to pop culture and mythology are a bonus. Many of the shows seem to deal with teenage issues that we never fully bury as adults in many ways. Parents placing unreasonable expectations on their children, competition between teenagers, and the need to be accepted by peers are all explored in full detail. This is a show that is also of interest to adults because we still deal with issues of loyalty, love, fear, loss, jealousy, death, betrayal and friendship. Not to mention inner demons. The themes of good vs. evil are prevalent in this show.
From the start, Buffy takes an interest in the welfare of the innocent that suffer because of the "evil." She really does seem to have a heart and that is what first drew me into watching the show... I also noticed that in "some" episodes, the old tactic of trying to make religious people seem crazy and dangerous is used to make the show even more creepy... While we hear a lot about the after life in these shows, religion is never really presented in a positive light... As the show progresses more occult material is discussed. Parents might want to caution their children about the dangers of dabbling in the occult. Witchcraft is mostly presented as a positive force in regard to Wicca type activities. There are "a few" moments when Witches are seen as evil when they do harm. This show contains rituals, incantations, symbols drawn on the floor, calling on spirits and spell books... However, you can probably learn a few things from these episodes like, "Be careful online," "Don't run with a mean pack," "People can be forgiven, but can they still be trusted?" There are places in this show where you can learn a great deal and positive themes emerge. It does make you aware of how human we all are. The characters do help one another when difficulty arises and there is a sense of "family." Within this "gang" the members grown and mature. At times there is no magical cure. The characters must deal with their loss in a human way.
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Summary: Awful writing and acting.
Review: This might be the number one show on television but I can not see the appeal in it at all. It's just awful with bad acting and writing. This is why regular network TV is as bad as it is. Watch it only if you have nothing else to do, or just read a book. The truth is that Joss Wheaton is a lousy writer/producer and Sarah Geller can not act.
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Summary: yes yes yes
Review: this tv shoe is above and beyond! the writing, the characters mezmerizing and the entire package more fun than a barrel of monkeys....
If you haven't given "buffy" a "good ol'college try" you are only cheating yourself....
I think it it the creme de la creme!
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