Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season

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Summary: Very Grainy, still a great show
Review: Well I got this dvd yesterday, popped in the first disk and had to do a double take at some of the scenes, i've never seen grain this bad in a t.v release, some scenes looked fine but others were definatly on the poor side. Surprsing since i've seen 20 year old t.v shows that look better, Fox dropped the ball on that part of the release, but grain aside there is nothing wrong, definatly a buy for fans of the show. It still has a cheap budget but definatly has a stronger story for the second season.

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Summary: Love the second season of Buffy, which for a better DVD.
Review: I don't think that the average user could see the problems with the DVD, but to me, they really stand out. The first disk is very poor, the last disk seemed better.

As this is the only Buffy second season DVD available, I purchased it, but if a new, updated version comes out, my old copy goes to ebay.

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Summary: Perhaps the best season.
Review: The only draw back is that not every episode has commentary. The whole cast shines in this season, especially Sarah and Alyson. When I watch this in syndication, I noticed that they cut chunks of dialog out to fit in more commercials. DVDs are the only way to be sure of getting all the BTVS available. I am planning to get seasons 3, 4 and 5 as soon as they are available ( and probably season 6 although that was the weakest one to date.) How did a sick mind like Joss "I am not wearing pants" Whedon come up with the best show on television?

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Summary: Buffy vs. Quality
Review: Yes, this DVD was terrific, but definitely not because of its digital quality. I had to adjust the color on my television set multiple times because the pictures were always too red or too dark. Also, part of the fun of a DVD, is the deleted scenes and or bloopers, and I was kinda diappointed not to see either. However, the Star/Character bios were a nice addition, they helped some of my friends who had not seen the first season understand what was happening in the second. But honestly, the truely die-hard buffy fans, those who eat, breath, and sleep the legends of the famous slayer, will not care about anything else other than the fact that they now possess the ability to watch Buffy over and over again. (i.e., since I purchased it, I've watch episodes 21&22 at least 4 times a piece). I won't hesitate to buy season three.

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Summary: Wonderful Season Set
Review: Quite Possibly the best season of network episodic television to date, the writing for this season of Buffy will blow you away. I was skeptical, not being a big fan of the show, but was delightfully proven wrong. I suggest that you buy the first season on DVD before this (a 3-disc set) so that you can get some of the background jokes and understand the mythology of the show. But if you need to choose any season of Buffy, this would be the one. The episodes are described in much better detail elsewhere, but I will say that having the entire season as a whole, without commericals, makes it feel very cohesive and gripping.

Whether you're a casual fan of television or a die hard scoobie wannabe, you'll love this set.

Kuddos to the creators for giving us such an impressive season set.

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Summary: Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete Second Season
Review: I thought they did a better job on the DVD than the first one - seemed like they took more time with the graphics, etc. However - I did find a missing scene in the show Lie to Me - where Angel tells Buffy there's a lot she doesn't know about him after she notices he's drinking a "non-blood" drink. This scene was also cut from the F/X re-runs - but is on my original tape. If your spending money for a DVD - isn't it supposed to be uncut?

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Summary: Great show but poor DVD quality!
Review: This is a great show and it's wonderful to have it available on DVD. However, the quality of the transfer is definitely on the poor side- the pictures aren't as sharp as you would expect and the colors are dark and muted.

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Summary: Great, just great
Review: What a wonderful improvement from the season one box. I love the menus, and the extras are very thorough. Some people may complain about the picture, but it is good for me... you just have to keep in mind that seasons one and two from Buffy were filmed with lower quality due to money reasons, but still you can not even compare watching these episodes on DVD and doing so in VHS. And well, if you are just going to rate the DVD, well, talk about how shiny the disc is or so... I think you must not only review the technical qualities, but the show too... that's the MAIN thing. Many people just won't be bothered all that much by the picture, they will just watch the story and what a great visual storytelling there is (hearing Joss Whedon talk about how he tries to keep energy and dinamism in the frame is wonderful: his long sustained shots). I appreciate much more these resources than the grainy or not so grainy picture. You understand how restrained they were by money when Marti Noxon speaks about how the cementery, playgrounds, and other exteriors take place in the same little tiny space (the parking lot of the warehouses where they film). I have spent a wonderful week watching everything in this box and it's really entertaining, my only complain is that the booklet is VERY lame... I guess they should learn from The X-files boxed set how to make a nice and beautiful booklet (but this is just a minor thing in which I usually find a lot of fun when I receive the DVDs: the booklet). To those of you who decide to buy this... I can asure you that you will have about nineteen hours of fun.

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Summary: Good show-Bad discs
Review: I like the show, so I bought this set.
Quite frankly, these are the worst quality DVDs I've ever seen. The brightness level is WAY too low, so the discs are so dark you cannot see whats going on. Also, it would have been nice if they didn't have a second of blackness where the comercials were, haven't they heard of editing? On at least one part, the actor's lips were out of sync with the sound.
I was NOT impressed.

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Summary: Worth the wait!
Review: Overall, this set is fantastic. If you're already a fan of Buffy, then you know that the second season was one of best for the series. This is the season for the big Buffy-Angel drama. The commentaries are pretty cool, and this time around Marti Noxson and David Greenwalt got to play too. The featurettes are neat, and nice and long.

This set is a bit improved over the first season set. The menus are visually nicer, and easier to navigate. They added some pretty cool 3D digital images for the DVD menus. The sound is great, but in a couple of places the picture is *very* grainy, almost like VHS taped off of broadcast, not what you'd expect from DVD made from the original masters.

Like last season, they didn't include the short "Previously on Buffy..." montages at the beginning of each episode. In the first season this was jarring in terms of the musical scoring, but with this set it was *much* improved. Most of the time, I didn't notice at all. For some episodes they included the "She is the slayer...the one girl in all the world... " intro, but for others they didn't. I don't know what the rhyme or reason was for including or skipping it.

Overall, it was definitely worth the wait. An improvement in every way over owning a VHS box set. Now we just have to wait 6 mos. for season 3!!