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Summary: A Realm of Infinite Possibilities...
Review: That is the only way to describe the ongoing saga of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". While the movie was an amusing way to spend an empty afternoon, the series is a masterpiece of the melding of sci-fi/horror and mainstream drama. I did not expect very much from the series, after all the film was a little bit on the "fluff" side, but was instantly surprised and pleased at the innovative workings of Whedon's mind. Though targeted for a younger audience(I'm in my 30's) the show instantly mesmerised me. The effects alone make this a must have for your DVD collection, but the ever evolving storyline is another treasure entirely. The characters are well built and developed, and easily identified with, and the plot line always seems within the ealm of reason. Sort of. Ther are few shows on television that I refuse to miss, but this is one of them. I just wish they would put all five seasons out at once. I hate waiting for anything this good. Hint. hint!!
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Summary: You've just got to laugh!
Review: What can I say... once Buffy gets into your blood you're the victim! And you just gotta' keep buying stuff like this. Coming from the father of a family who all watch buffy together (now there's got to be some sort of generation gap fixer here),this is a great buy...even without the extras. I gotta say I've owned all of first series and second series on DVD for quiet some time now and sure season two is better but season one is magical- and you can tell your at the beginning of something big!And some news to make you weep...in three weeks I'll be going to buy all of season three on DVD ('cause thats when it comes out in Australia).
Lets all hope nothing stupid happens to the show with the big network move.
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Summary: Thank TPTB! Finally
Review: Took long enough... But since its buffy Maximum amount of stars! I've heard great things from friends in the UK about the dvds Kinda strange though how Australia and the UK are up to or soon to be up to season 3 box sets of dvds of Buffy and getting Angel season 1 dvds on Dec. 10 and we are only soon getting Buffy Season 1, that seems not fair at all. 20th Century Fox should hurry up and try to make releases same time
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Summary: Excellent Series
Review: I use to make fun of my friends for watching it but then I watched an episode and got hooked and watched it ever since. I started watching it at the end of the 3rd season so now that it's on F/X I've been catching up. I read about someone almost buying it from Australia but then they found out about the regional coding, well I was buying a multi-regional DVD player just to buy and watch buffy on DVD but then they released it so I cancelled the order for the multi-regional DVD Player (whew...close one there...) This is an excellent series but I've been told that the DVD quality of this 1st Season release is very poor on the ones released in Region 2. I'm hoping one reason for the late release date was to fix the problems they had when they did the region 2 release.
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Summary: It's True It's Finall Here !
Review: Finally the box set we've all been waiting for.I think that
this first season set the standard for the rest of the seasons to come.This first season deals with everything with vampires to
hyenas.Plus you get episodes that aren't on the vhs version which only contains 6 episodes for the 1st 3 seasons. Buffy has been the best show on t.v. for 5 years and still going.
Every year Joss Whedon has fresh new ideas to make this show so great.If you're a first time Buffy fan you have to get this DVD
set.It's the best! I just can't wait for the next seasons to come out.
Hope that'll be soon!
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Summary: 14 year old long time Buffy fan
Review: It's about time they did. It's cool how it's going to be on DVD. Season One was really good. I've waited a long time for it to come out on DVD. This is the best show ever and SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR rocks.
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Summary: Reconsidering the First Season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Review: Surely the legions of fans of the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" television series appreciate the irony that now that the show is in syndication, the First Season (1997) is finally coming out on DVD. This still puts us behind the fans in Europe who can already get last season on video tape, but we will try to be patient, hard as that might be (But it was still a big mistake NOT to include "Prophecy Girl" in the first set of videotapes). Now that "BtVS" is into its Sixth Season and the Slayer is on her third life, this might be a good time to re-evaluate that first season. I therefore offer the following points for contemplation: (1) The most important factor that gives the television series more depth than the movie is clearly the character of Angel (David Boreanaz), although the creation of the Scooby Gang is huge as well. But even more impressive than the fact that a vampire with a soul is in love with the Slayer is the fact that Joss Whedon holds off on this revelation until the seventh episode ("Angel"). For the first six episodes Angel was Mystery Guy, Stealth Guy, Cryptic Guy, and then in the first truly memorable moment of the series, Buffy learns the truth as Angel's face morphs in her bedroom. Creating these star-crossed lovers is where this television series start an operatic story arc that culminates in "Becoming: Part II," the show's zenith. (2) Related to this is the Master (Mark Metcalf) story arc that defines the first season. Each subsequent season of Buffy has similarly been defined by a pair of story arcs, usually dividing the season in half: Season 2 starts with Spike & Dru and then Angelus takes over in the second half. Of course, this helps set up the thrilling season finales each year as the Master/Angelus/Mayor/Adam/Glory meets their fate. But it also means that throughout the season things are brewing and building. In other words, the order of the episodes matters. (3) As Joss Whedon has often told us, the subtext of "BtVS" is that High School is Hell. I was surprised that over half the episodes from the First Season dealt primarily with the horrors of going to high school, as opposed to expanding the Buffy mythos. Living up to the unreasonable expectations of parents ("Witch"), having a crush on a teacher ("Teacher's Pet"), school cliques ("The Pack"), meeting someone on the internet ("I Robot, You Jane"), facing your worst fears ("Nightmares"), being ignored by everybody ("Out of Mind, Out of Sight"), and even just trying to go out on a date ("Never Kill a Boy On the First Date") are dealt with in Season One. (4) The final obvious strength of the show would be the characters and the actors playing them. Willow (Allyson Hannigan) might by the all-time best Best Friend, and watching the character grow over the years has been fascinating. Poking fun at the pomposity of Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) never grows old, but I have to admit that I think Xander (Nicholas Brendon) is the [punch line] of way too many jokes. Then again, one of the show's masterstrokes is that Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter), who represents everything about high school that the others hate, gets dragged into being a member of the gang. It is also clear in retrospect that Joss Whedon's knows how to use the characters and acting talent he stumbles across. Elizabeth Anne Allen (Amy Madison), Robia LaMorte (Jenny Calendar), and Mercedes McNab (Harmony) are all introduced in first season episodes and brought back for even greater fun in future episodes. Watching the first season episodes of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" makes it clear that the show certainly started strong. Yes, there are some efforts that could be a lot better: my groaner is "Teacher's Pet" although others have problems with "Witch," "I Robot, You Jane" and "Out of Mind, Out of Sight." But all of those episodes suffer in part because they are the farthest removed from the core of the Buffy mythos. But the "Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest" pilot, "The Pack," "Angel" and "Prophecy Girl" are first-rate efforts, and that's a third of the initial season right there. However, as soon as you watch "When She Was Bad," the first episode from Season Two, it is clear that the show had gotten a LOT better. So I would really give Season One 4.5 stars, which rounds up on the strength of Sarah Michelle Gellar's performance and especially her "I don't want to die" speech in "Prophecy Girl." Killing Buffy only makes her stronger.
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Summary: The best show on TV finally comes home to DVD!
Review: For any fan of "Buffy," this box set is absolutely essential. For any one who has never seen "Buffy," it is essential as well. What better place to start than the beginning of the story? True, the show is still starting out here, so it is not yet the perfect, amazing brilliant piece of art we see every week, but it is still very, very good. It is amazing how well the characters were written, from the beginning. In some shows, it takes a few episodes or even years for the writers and actors to find the right tone for their characters. Not so with "Buffy." From the very first episode, everything falls into place perfectly, and the character interaction is realistic and wonderful. It is also amazing how well the episodes hold up continuity-wise. One would expect that a show that has been on 6 years, whose writers were creating the mythology as they went along, might have stumbled here or there...but no. I was only able to find one continuity error. When Angel meets Buffy in the first episode, "Welcome to the Hellmouth," he tells her that he thought she'd be taller. In a later episode, "Amends," in the third season, we learn that Angel had seen Buffy from afar in L.A. the year before, so he already knew how tall she was. And that is the only slip I was able to find. In fact, the episodes from the first season are even better if you go back to them after watching the other seasons. In "Nightmares," we learn that one of Buffy's biggest nightmares is being buried alive...And in "Bargaining," that is exactly what happens to her. I could go on and on about the extremely complex, brilliant mythology of the show, the great writing, the amazing acting, and the excellent production values and directing. But why not do yourself a favor, stop reading this review, and order the darn thing already! You'll be glad you did. For Joss Whedon did the amazing task of not only creating a successful show with a silly name like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but also making it the most intelligent show on TV today, and, arguably, ever.
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Summary: FINALLY!!!
Review: I just started watching Buffy during season 5 and now I'm hooked! I have been trying for over a year now to find all episodes beginning with season 1 and could not believe they are not available in the U.S. I love BTVS and want ALL seasons on DVD. This is great news and I hope the other seasons will follow! I know this DVD will be AWESOME!!!
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Summary: I LOVE THIS SHOW!!
Review: Even though I haven't gotten it yet, I know I'll love this set. I fell in love with the series with the first tapes which I rented from my local BlockBuster. They were not what I thought they would be, I was expecting silly comedy like the movie. I was pleasantly surprised. Now it's in syndicated reruns and that first season DVD set comes out soon. I just saws Faith's first episode last night. Yay!!
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