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Summary: Thorough, but written quickly...
Review: This book has an excellent collection of info regarding the first two seasons as well as some wonderful little trivia games to play that challenge even the most hardcore Buffy fans. However, little things such as the author's reference to Sarah Michelle Gellar's appearance in a Burger King commercial failed to prove accurate research or validity to the the book. For example: 'Sarah did 30 spots in total for Burger King, and the fast food chain followed up her commercials with their now infamous "Where's the Beef?" campaign...', when in fact, we all know that belongs to WENDY'S. I know I'm nitpicking, but that brings up another issue. The book features nitpicks in its episode guide section that are (most, but not all) hardly worth mentioning. It's TV, not reality. In all, the book does a good job of explaining the Buffy phenomenon, but fails to decide whether the book is about Sarah Michelle Gellar or the Buffy TV show (i.e. The cover is pretty misleading). This isn't the best book in the world, but definitely a wealth of information and mostly up-to-date covering just about everything but the thrid season -- there is something to say about getting a book on the shelves ASAP. A good guide for newcomers to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but definitely not satisfying for a seasoned watcher (fan).
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Summary: Fantastic. Blood curdling fun-filled excitement!
Review: This book has answered my prayers! It is superbly filled with detailed info on the gang from BtVS! With up to date season guides and star profiles, it has made my dreams come true!
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Summary: A Great Way to Look at a star from the Inside
Review: This book is a great way to learn more about you fave superstar: Sarah Michelle Gellar (also known as Buffy the Vampire Slayer). It gives a great review to you about her life. You know, like hardships, the movies she was in, her feelings about things, all the way down to some of her early to late school days. I think that it is great to learn about your favorite stars, and if Sarah is one of them, this book is just the right thing to look at to find out.
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Summary: Fun with lots of information on Buffy the vampire slayer.
Review: This book is great it has alot on Sarah Michelle Gellar as well as other main charectors such as Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hanigan. Also I love the fact that this book also has a section on Buffy the vampire slayer. The episode guide to this is very detailed and tells you things that you would not get from elsewhere like the watchers guide (although that too is very good). I love this book and recomend it to all Buffy the vampire slayer fans.
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Summary: Even being the best....
Review: This book may be the best guide about Buffy around, but this not means that it's a stisfactory product. Because it's not.
The enormous volume of pages dealing about parties, whatever, are useless. And, most importanyl, it lacks an index to the world of Buffy, something that would run something like this:
"Willow" - Buffy's best friend. Went from a very shy girl to one one of the most powerful witches in the world, blá,bla;
"Ethan" - Gile's old friend from England, when both them, along with some friends, dealed with the black arts. Appeared for the last time in the episode bla, bla, bla..."
It would have been a huge task, but that was what I was looking for when I bought this book, and was dissapointed when I did not find it.
The part of Angel I don't care, bcause I still did not watch this show (I intend to start buying the DVD sets).
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Summary: this is a must get 4 all buffy fans
Review: this is 1 of the best books in the world. i <3 it
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Summary: This is the greatest book that i've read in a very long time
Review: This is a wicked book and I think any true Sarah Michelle Gellar fan should check out this book, or if you want to learn more about her, this is a great book and this book also shows many things about Buffy The Vampire Slayer and is a great book to check out for that show also.
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Summary: Great background info!
Review: This is an awesome book with lots of background information about the show, the actors, and even the FANS of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! I particularly enjoyed the chapter about the Posting Board Parties. And who IS that lucky, LUCKY gal on p. 133 getting a hug from James Marsters?? Gee, I wish I were her!
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Summary: The Best Buffy Companion Out There
Review: This is the absolute best Buffy guide out there. The book includes DETAILED episode synopsises through the sixth seaons of Buffy and the third season of Angel. Unlike the Watcher's Guide's, these synopsis's are very thorough, as are each actors profile. The book also chronicles the show from its movie beginnings, through each season, to the show's move to UPN. Each episode guide includes the writer's personal favorite moment of the episode, interesting facts, Did you notice moments, Nitpicks, and bloopers from each episode that are fun to scope out. The book also has an incredibly challenging trivia section, which prompts one to go back and watch the episodes over and over again. Also included are each actors personal websites, as well as good fansites, are included. Having bought many companion guides to this show, I personally say this is the best, for any looking to wise up on Buffy, or maybe simply to extend their Buffy collection.
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Summary: The best book about the Buffyverse
Review: This is the best all-round book on the most underappreciated series on television. I wonder how many people channel-surf through Buffy without realizing how witty the dialogue and how profound the symbolism; there is so much here that goes beyond a scantily clad teenager fighting mythical creatures. In its 425 pages, Nikki Stafford's guide includes 86 pages of cast biographies, 188 pages of Buffy episode commentaries (through Season Six, to May 2002), and 52 pages of Angel episode commentaries (through Season Three, to May 2002). I enjoy the author's opinions about which episodes are better than others, plot inconsistencies, and character development (or lack thereof). The author is unduly harsh toward the characters of Dawn and Joyce (the mother), but then again the author's personal spin is part of the charm of the book. Some reviewers were unhappy about this book because the author highlights plot inconsistencies, but this is all done in the spirit of fan-dom, and I think the people behind the series would find the book flattering. All that's missing are examples of the witty dialogue, but I'm guessing that copyright issues prevented the author from quoting actual scripts. The weak spot of the book is the pages devoted to fan parties and 'famous fans' - hardly of interest to the rest of us.
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