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Summary: Love the show but the DVD has issues...
Review: The show is great and the set is worth getting. However, I'm concerned for future releases.1. The "Previously" segments were cut out. Not much of issue for the 1st season since only a couple shows had them but I hope Fox doesn't cut them from future sets because it *will* be a problem then. 2. The menus are poorly laid out. The special features menu, for example, isn't accessible from the main menu, only from the episode menus. 3. No Play All Episodes mode. You can have to go back to the main menu to play each episode. Kind of annoying. 4. Typos. Typos. Typos. 5. There's nothing to indicate which special features are on which disc. There's nothing particularly bad about the release but there's a lot that should've and could've easily been done. Fox would do well to look at how the best anime series are done on DVD(ie: Bandai). In summation: Excellent material; mediocre DVD presentation.
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Summary: I'll start the Buffy gushing
Review: I've loved the show since the second season. I must confess to laughing when I first the deep voice promoting "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" when it first appeared. Since the movie was pretty poor, I thought a series with the same name could only fail. But I decided to watch the first episode of the second season, and I never looked back. It's the pure campiness and sometimes perverse nature of the Buffy universe that keeps drawing me back time after time. I hadn't seen the whole first season before, I'd seen bits and pieces but I wanted to see it in order with no commercials. This release fulfills my wish, the extras are pretty timid, but most TV season DVDs are this way. I like the commentaries though, humorous as well as giving me those tidbits I crave. The acting, directing, and writing have all been disected more than I can ever do, so I won't even go into it. I guess, my favorite episodes are "Out of Sight, Out of Mind", and "Witch." Prophecy Girl is pretty good also. It's probably the best drama to come out of American television in quite sometime, and it will only get more popular with each passing year, so grab it and enjoy.
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Summary: One of the Greatest Shows on Television
Review: I'm excited to have "Buffy" on DVD after waiting a year from the date it was originally supposed to be released here in the U.S. This show has been overlooked, ignored, and accused of being another "teen" show. Instead, "Buffy" is one of the smartest things on TV in years. It has taken more risks than some films are willing to take, and continues to surprise viewers every week. It should not be missed! The first season was exceptional, but a tad uneven, although most first seasons are (for good reasons). "Prophecy Girl" really makes the whole first twelve episodes worth it. Essential "Buffy". Enough about the show, you know it is good, but I've heard a lot of complaints about the video/sound quality. There is a good reason for this. "Buffy" had a terribly small budget in its first two seasons, and had to be shot on 16mm, where most television product is shot on 35mm. 16mm doesn't allow for much in film, and that easily explains issues with grain and such. Truth is, these episodes look better than they have on television. The lack of extras are disappointing, but there were intended to be more extras on these discs. There were issues with rights to certain materials (unaired pilot for one) that kept this set from being totally worth the price of admission. I don't know what to say about those problems with the third disk. I haven't had any. Season two should be better. Any "Buffy" fan should have these DVDs!
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Summary: Great content. No Extras.
Review: Phenomenal. Joss Whedon's Buffy is the most creative thing on television right now (The West What?), and here's how it all started. Like a televised comic-book, Buffy brings in elements of action, romance, comedy and good old fashioned teen angst together in one great package. Its too bad, though, that the DVDs are light on extras. I mean, we waited forever to get them while Europe already has season four on DVD. You'd think in all that time we could've gotten some screen tests or bloopers or cut scenes? Oh well. I still love it and am awaiting season two!
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Summary: Five star show, one star DVD
Review: I too was unlucky enough to receive a defective set. The third disk is completely unwatchable--it will not run for more than five minutes without skipping or freezing. I've asked around and found that several people have had similar problems and that it is a manufacturing error. Fox needs to fix this NOW. I have taped the entire series run and still, I would gladly buy every DVD set they release for the higher quality and durability. If I'm going to keep getting poor quality products, however, I'm not going to bother. Also, there are typos in the cast/character bios. It doesn't feel like a lot of effort went into creating this product. Which is a shame, since to show is so fantastic.
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Summary: Buffy Background season one DVD is essential to sci-fi buffs
Review: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" season one DVD is an absolute MUST for every sci-fi and fantasy buff. Joss Whedon's typically self-effacing commentary offers insights into "Buffyverse." Follow the develping characters and filming choices made by one of the decade's most insightful artists.
We look forward to future releases of subsequent season DVD's from this award-winning team.
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Summary: Why does the UK get more Buffy?
Review: I am an adult fan of Buffy and Angel and I am in withdrawal! Being in the military and overseas, we have only seen up to season four. I was so excited to see Buffy on DVD until I saw that Buffy AND Angel are in release in the UK, up to seasons five and two, respectively, but not the US and not in a compatible format. It's not fair! How long do we have to wait? The first season on DVD is great in content but not in technical quality, I'm sure the studio can do better. Who controls the release in the US and why are the fans denied the ultimate fix?
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Summary: The show is five-stars, the DVD is awful!
Review: I agree how great a show this is. My problem is with the poor quality of the DVD and its features: the video quality is just grainy, the sound is mediocre, and the extras are shallow. For a show with a dedicated fan base I would expect, first of all, top-rate video quality followed by commentary on each episode, outtakes, screen tests, etc. It just seems like more money was put into the packaging and the marketing than the quality contained on the DVDs. For the next seasons' release, I'll wait and see what the fan reaction to the quality and content is before laying my money down.
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Summary: What A Surprise!
Review: Somehow I managed to miss this entire series. On a whim, I picked up this set and was I pleased. This is a dynamite show. I ended up sitting through each episode twice over the course of two days. I can safely say that now I am a Buffy addict. Thank goodness FX is running double-doses of the episodes daily so I am able to see what I've missed; but when the next seasons are released on DVD, I'll be there. As for the box-set, I would have liked more extras on the set but what is there is enjoyable and not extraneous crap (like the X-files including their commercials on a separate disc - how lame!). If you're not a big Buffy fan or, like me, have somehow never come into contact with this special corner of hell, give it a try. The acting is superb, the scripts and dialogue are wickedly funny, and the mythology puts a lot of other modern shows to shame. Big kudos for the final episode on this set - Prophecy Girl. After years of being subjected to cliffhanger season finales that make you wait 4 to 6 months for resolution, how refreshing to see a self-contained season finale that not only kicks butt, but also manages to tie up some loose ends without the obligatory "to be continued" ending. I am impressed beyond belief. I can heartily recommend this set; now where's the next one?
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Summary: Great Show, Poor Quality DVD
Review: It's Buffy, so the show is great. However, the DVD is not very sharp. It's more like VHS quality. Also, the sound transfer for the dialog is disappointing.
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