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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season

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Rating: 3 stars
Summary: YAY! Buffy season one
Review: OK. I must admit reviewing this season after seeing season 2-7 again is kind of pointless. You see the major flaws, the baby steps taken. But this season 12 episodes in all (10 less than 2-7). It suffers the same as season 2 where the main story lets filler episodes (good ones) take the spotlight. Some wil see it as cheesy since the series is trying to find its footing. But worth it at the price!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Buffy DVD better then the MOVIE. GOOOOO SMG
Review: PREMIERE DATE:
March 1997
NETWORK:
UPN

PRODUCTION STUDIO:
Twentieth Century Fox Television
Mutant Enemy, Inc.
Kuzui/Sandollar

SHOW DESCRIPTION:
Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Scooby-Doo") stars as The Chosen One, aka Buffy Summers, the one girl in the world with the strength and skill to hunt vampires. With the help of her close friends, Willow (Alyson Hannigan "American Pie") and Xander (Nicholas Brendon), she balances slaying, family, and friendships.

BRIEF HISTORY:

Since the show's first season, Buffy has graduated from high school, dropped out of college, died (twice) and gained a kid sister who used to be a powerful energy source called "The Key."After five seasons on The WB, "Buffy" moved to UPN.

STARS:
Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
David Boreanaz as Angel
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
Seth Green as Oz
Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndham-Pryce
James Marsters as Spike
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Emma Caulfield as Anya Emerson
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
Eliza Dushku as Faith

Name Number First U.S. Airdate

Welcome to the Hellmouth / The Harvest 4V01/4V02 March 10, 1997
Series premiere; Buffy moves to Sunnydale and must stop the Master from rising.
The Witch 4V03 March 17, 1997
Buffy and Giles must stop a witch who's wreaking havoc on cheerleaders.

Teacher's Pet 4V04 March 25, 1997
Xander has a dangerous crush on a new substitute teacher who's not what she appears to be.
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date 4V05 March 31, 1997
Being the Slayer conflicts with normal teenage desires when Buffy wants to date cute-guy Owen.
The Pack 4V06 April 07, 1997
After a school trip to the zoo, Sunnydale's cool group - and Xander - start to act like savages.
Angel 4V07 April 14, 1997
Buffy and Angel share their first kiss, and she finds out who he really is.
I, Robot... You, Jane 4V08 April 28, 1997
A demon is unleashed onto the Internet and lures Willow with a false identity.
The Puppet Show 4V09 May 05, 1997
The gang participates in the school's talent show, where someone (or something) is harvesting human organs.
Nightmares 4V10 May 12, 1997
People (including Buffy and pals) are haunted by waking nightmares as fear becomes reality.
Out of Mind, Out of Sight 4V11 May 19, 1997
A perpetually ignored student becomes invisible and seeks revenge on perpetually popular Cordelia.
Prophecy Girl 4V12 June 02, 1997
A book of infallible prophecies predicts that Buffy will face the Master in a battle to the death - hers.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: buffy, Buffy, Buffy
Review: This is easily the greatest show to never be watched in the history of television. The first season sets the enter Buffyverse into motion and anyone fortunate enough to get thrown into its orbit will be forever faithful to this tale of a girl. Just a girl with extraordinary powers.
The picture quality is great and all of them are shown in the original form. No commercials, no edits, no adjustments just pure beautiful Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: I Like Season One
Review: Buffy is my favorite TV show and I'm kind of sad that season seven was the end but at least we get to have Buffy on DVD for keeps! Though later Seasons are better season one is excellant and well worth buying and there are some excellant episodes but my favorites are:

Welcome to the Hellmouth:

The Harvest:

Witch:

Never Kill A Boy on the First Date:

The Pack:

Angel:

The Puppet Show:

Nightmares:

Out of Mind, Out of Sight:

Some have complained about the quality of the DVDs but I have had no problems at all it's free of annoying commercials so that's definitely a bonus! If you buy this set you won't be disappointed. I can say with complete honesty that I wasn't disappointed one bit and it is the best purchase I ever made!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: The Best Season! Very Fun!!!
Review: Season 1 of 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' was terrific. It set up the rest of the series brilliantly, and contains some of its best episodes. This was before things got very out of hand--the episodes here and light, fluffy and fun. The pilot was clever, bringing to it the feel of the film version, yet giving it a more sinister and deadly tone, darkening up things just a bit while keeping the whole "Valley Girl" feel. Characters are introduced who we think we'll never see again, but who cleverly show up in later seasons.

The show is witty and very well-written and developed. It's amazing how well thought out it all is. All the episodes here are stand-outs, playing like mini horror films, mixing teen angst, comedy, and horror flawlessly. The characters are exceptional, the actors have incredible chemistry, and the dialogue sparkles.

Season 1 is by far my favorite. I wish the show kept this tone a bit more throughout its later seasons. A terrific start to a great series.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Nothing Can Compare To Buffy
Review: This is a great buy for any die hard fan or newbie who wants to join in watching the world's greatest show. Many people cannot get past the corny title, and don't give it a chance, but Buffy is the best drama/comedy/horror show out there. The material is funny and deep at the same time. Each episode/demon metaphorically represents a problem teenagers sometimes face. From parents who try to relive their own lives through you "the witch," to being attracted to a teacher "teacher's pet," and feeling completely alone- whether you are surrounded by people orno one knows you exist, "out of mind, out of sight." i highly recommend this show to EVERYONE!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Talk About Teen Angst
Review: While Buffy started out as a typical teen movie, it became so much more as the series developed. It's about high school (and who doesn't cringe when they think of high school), friends, family, and don't forget love and relationships.

The first season is a great one, which sets the pace for the entire series. And while the first isn't too shabby, the later seasons get even better!

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It's Buffy
Review: You have to be a fanboy just to understand.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: THE START OF A GREAT TV SHOW!
Review: Having just recently watched the final episode of Buffy, I felt compelled to write a review of the first season collection. What a difference seven years makes! It's almost like watching a different show. The first year was so much more innocent, lighter in tone, and tongue-in-cheek.

As this was a mid-season replacement, there are only 12 episodes. They introduce us to Buffy who has moved to Sunnydale after the events in the movie where she burned down the gym. She wants nothing more than to live a normal life. Sorry...Sunnydale happens to be right on top of a Hellmouth, an opening into hell itself.

We are quickly introduced to her new watcher, Giles, and fellow school mates, Xander, Willow, and Cordelia, and the good Vampire Angel. The episodes in season one are all self-contained. The season long plotlines would not come about until season four.

Buffy was and is a great show. So many people have trouble just getting past the purposely campy title that they never give it a chance. The 3 disc set include commentary by show creator Joss Whedon on the first two episodes, interviews, original script, and picture gallery.

Buffy may be over, but it will live on for ever on DVD.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Almost Perfect
Review: A show which re-defined a generation. Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season I was something never before seen before. A teen drama that actually made sense. Albeit the demons and mouth of hell. Buffy Season I is a beautiful sight not only because of the unparalelled writing behind the show, but also the realization of the show itself with the little resources available.

Taking an 18-year-old actress whose only true credits included an increasingly sappy soap opera, Whedon picked several other relatively new actors for his show. With it, he created a perfectly balanced chemistry which would propel many of the stars to genuine fame. His show also dared to depict demons and magic, a concept not touched on other shows of the time, save the X-Files, which never definitely had anything super-natural, only hints of it. Whedon's chance paid off. He created a show that would go on to last for seven years, and producing one spin-off, Angel.

I give the show four stars mainly due to the lack of believability, which was a product of the poor funding of the show so early on. Also, there was very little background information provided on the main characters, other than Angel. Buffy's past was never fully explained, as the creators did not want to mess with the continuity created by the cinematic version of the show with the same name. All in all, excellent. Its a must have for any BTVS or Angel fan.


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