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Summary: Great packaging of a great show
Review: I am very pleased at how this collection has been released. While many shows are coming two hour-long episodes per disk at little less than the cost of this three-DVD set, the people behind Buffy are giving the fans a great deal. I applaud the offering and look forward to picking up later collections as well. (The set came with an insert promising Season Two in June, can hardly wait!)The episodes themselves are a bit uneven as Joss Whedon, cast and crew found their legs. What is great to see, however, is how much groundwork for later seasons (and the Angel spin-off) is laid down in these first episodes. Later foes make their appearances here and much of the base information of the Buffy-verse is set out. By the end of the first season, the show had found itself and moved beyond the "monster of the week" format and showed its great strength: the depth of the characters and the honesty of their interaction. While the FX network is showing re-runs, this collection provides the best way to discover what all your friends are so excited about. (No commercials and shown in order, unlike FX.) Buffy remains one of the best-written shows on television; get this box-set and see where it all began.
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Summary: It's about time...
Review: The UK has been taunting me with their release for years now... and finally we have it in the US! Excellent packaging, great video quality and nice features. The menus can be confusing in the beginning, and I was hoping for a 'play-all-episodes-at-once' option, but who cares, it's Buffy.
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Summary: A Series to Watch
Review: Buffy is a great heroine who gives somewhat of a cheery prospect to this series. She's funny, and at times, sarcastic. Which makes the series not only a drama, but a comedy. Williow is the shy bookworm, who is Buffy's best friend. Xander loves Buffy, and shows it frequently throughout the first series. Giles is the mysterious librarian-who is also Buffy's Watcher. Angel is Buffy's love, who has secrets of his own. This is a series which I try to watch religiously. I reccomend it to everyone, no matter how old or young, for this is a spectacluar series.
P.S.-the DVD is great!
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Summary: Great show, DVD a huge disappointment
Review: This review is not about the show itself which, on its own merits, deserves five stars. However, the reason I purchased the DVD was because I expected the picture and sound quality to be excellent, or at least an improvement on the TV broadcast. Imagine my disappointment when I found the picture to be grainy and pixellated - like a poorly ripped, low bitrate MPEG - and the sound, muffled and flat. To add insult to injury, the picture and sound quality of the (non-Buffy-related) Fox advert at the beginning of disc three was, in stark contrast, outstanding. It is disrespectful, and a disservice to the loyal fans of such a first-rate show, for Fox to release such an embarrassingly mediocre product (and, frankly, a shameless cash-in). I don't know if the original, more expensive, DVD release is any better, but I would advise anyone thinking of buying the new release to look elsewhere, including VHS.
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Summary: Totally Awesome!
Review: Maybe I'm rating it too fast, but what can you say from an Obessed Buffy fan? This three DVD collection set has all the episodes of Season One.
The cover, and inside case is pretty cool itself! As well as the 3D menu's and voice over's as you switch from episode to episode. All uncut!!
Also this has awesome interviews from Joss Whedon, the creator of the Hit TV series and David Boreanaz (The Star of Angel and Buffy). Plus loads of other goodies on this DVD.
As the story goes Joss Whedon created the beloved TV series because he was unhappy with his movie creation. He also wanted to go into more depth with the heroin Buffy Summers. In the series he gives her friends Willow Rosenberg and Xander Harris as well as her Watcher Rupert Giles. The show in it's first season shows how she became the slayer, growing up in highschool, while dealing with a secret that only her and her close friends know.
On her way she meets a lovely Angel (A vampire with a soul) who guides her way through and eventually they become an item.
This series is hip and on the button. And if your a fan of the show then you probably miss the good old days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. With the original cast and lots of funny and serious moments.
Buffy in itself is more than a drama, more than a comedy, more then just about growing up with evils in the world it's all of these things combined. Plus it's action packed!
It's a must buy for any Buffy fan! You won't be sorry! Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
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David Boreanaz as Angel I mean with a cast like that? What more in one show can you ask for!
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Summary: The best show...ever!
Review: Oh my gosh, words just fail me. This show is THE BOMB. Wow. I just guess I want to say that all the actors are great. All of the story lines are kick a** and so is the show. Long live "Buffy"! Script: A+ / Costume Design: A- / Music: A+++ / Storylines: A / Overall: A+
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Summary: Savoring Buffy: Great Series, Good DVD
Review: Let's get this straight. I'm a very unlikely candidate for Buffy fandom. Even now, current episodes can't be found on Midland TV. But one afternoon in a Dallas hotel, my wife and I caught "The Real Me". If you're not into the mythos, this is the first full episode with Buffy's sister, Dawn. We found ourselves laughing out loud at the well-written dialogue. Then FX began carrying Buffy reruns daily and, quicker than the disintegration of a staked vamp, we were hooked. This DVD set gives you a great introduction into Buffy's universe. You get to meet each of the "Scooby Gang" as they discover what has to be one of the worst kept secrets in history - that slight, 16-year-old Buffy Anne Summers is "The Chosen One", the one girl in all the world who can stop the Apocalypse. Which she does, time and time again. Creator Joss Whedon's stated purpose is to show adolescence as the literal hell it was. He succeeds admirably. My only complaint with the DVD is that the extra features aren't very fulfilling. But hey, I bought the set so I could enjoy the episodes themselves. In that respect, it comes through with flying colors. So, a five-star rating for the episodes docked by one star for a lack of quality extras yields a set that every wannabe Slayerette must have. Bring on Season Two (and Three, and Four, and Five...).
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Summary: Buffy...Good
Review: It's really nice to have Buffy on DVD, it is one of the best shows on T.V right now, as well as one of the few I like to watch! It's great to look back at the characters, and to see the early episodes. Like I said it's great to have the whole season on DVD, but there are some major let downs. First off the picture quality is only decent, it's a few steps above television which isn't that great. I would have thought more effort would have been put into the transfer, though it doesn't mean it's unwatchable, just more of a let down. Another thing I was disapointed in was the extras. What's here is great, the interviews and the commentary with Joss is nice, but why is there so little? For example, he'll talk about a certain episode in the special features and you'll enjoy it and expect a little something for each one, but noooo. It's more of a tease. What extras are here are great, a nice photo gallery, pilot script etc. I may complain a little, however I'm not disapointed in the least, mostly because Buffy is such a great show. Plus the price was good, I still had to knock off a star for the lack of extras and the transfer. Even though it's a little lacking it's by far worth the price. Any Buffy fan would be proud to own it, and if you are like me, you are even more excited for season 2 in June. I hope the next one has more to offer though.
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Summary: Finally the Buffy Season I DVD's are here!! (I'm in Heaven)
Review: The Buffy the Vampire Slayer-The Complete First Season DVD's are a must for any true Buffy fan. While light on the special features that does not detract from catching up with this terrific show and see how it all began. Quite simply, the BEST genre show ever and I am thrilled to finally own the DVD set, the package is impressive, and the special features including commentary by Joss Whedon (his audio commnetary in particular is very funny and interesting). I bought the DVD because I wanted a higher quality viewing experience that would last much longer than regular Video...and I got what I wanted. It's thrilling to finally watch Buffy on DVD!! and I can't wait for Seasons 2,3,4,etc., to follow!!.
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Summary: My favorite TV Show
Review: I really liked these DVD's. I've been a fan of the show since partway through the third season. I'd seen a couple of these shows from the first season on repeats but I'd never seen the very first episodes. It was interesting to see how the characters and their relationships have developed. I can't wait for the second season to come out.
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