Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[kabbes]

He’s sooo good, isn’t he? The way he nails the mannerisms off all the characters

 

[Sapphireblue]

it was great, i loved as well the joy when you realise he's started saying lyrics....

 

[Chz]

I'm just glad that one didn't need to be a Buffy uber-geek to get the most out of it. That was great fun.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I am currently rewatching, and due to illness have watched about half of series 2 over the last two days. Out of all of the things to cause issues with my suspension of disbelief, how did Buffy’s mum not worry about a middle age man continually hanging out with her daughter? Particularly on any occasion when she turns up in hospital!

 

[kittyP]

I am currently rewatching, and due to illness have watched about half of series 2 over the last two days. Out of all of the things to cause issues with my suspension of disbelief, how did Buffy’s mum not worry about a middle age man continually hanging out with her daughter? Particularly on any occasion when she turns up in hospital!

I have been working my way through a current rewatch and this very thing also only occurred to me this time round.
Maybe it was because it was (thankfully) just so integral to the show how Giles was only ever a paternal role in Buffy's life.

II have also found that I have afforded Dawn a lot more sympathy this time round.
She is still annoying though

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

 

[Agent Sparrow]

I have been working my way through a current rewatch and this very thing also only occurred to me this time round.
Maybe it was because it was (thankfully) just so integral to the show how Giles was only ever a paternal role in Buffy's life.

II have also found that I have afforded Dawn a lot more sympathy this time round.
She is still annoying though

"Get out! Get out! Get out!"

I, for moments, keep thinking about how all Buffy’s behaviour would seem to Joyce and other adults not in the know. I suspect it’s a stage of life thing! Last complete rewatch was when I was pregnant with or breastfeeding my eldest. Now she’s approaching adolescence!

 

[Sue]

II have also found that I have afforded Dawn a lot more sympathy this time round.
She is still annoying though

Hopefully you've still no sympathy for Rubbish Riley though.

 

[kittyP]

Hopefully you've still no sympathy for Rubbish Riley though.

No he was a pain in the arse.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Hopefully you've still no sympathy for Rubbish Riley though.

I’m not sure what change of life circumstances would ever lead to me feeling sympathy for Riley

 

[Agent Sparrow]

On the subject of different perspectives at different ages, a few of the Bronze scenes in Band Candy actually just look like normal drunk adults

 

[Agent Sparrow]

The musical episode of Buffy is the best/only bearable one off musical episode of a TV show EVER. Prove me wrong…

 

[Ax^]

hmm did it having singing Klingons

 

[Agent Sparrow]

hmm did it having singing Klingons

I did a critical comparison at the time. Whilst the singing Klingons were genius and overall the SNW musical episode was not the worst of its kind, it’s nowhere near as well crafted as Once More With Feeling.

 

[Lord Camomile]

The musical episode of Buffy is the best/only bearable one off musical episode of a TV show EVER. Prove me wrong…

'Glee' episode of Community?

Weirdly, was thinking about this the other day after watching The Marvels. I think the above episode is one of the few I actually enjoy/can stand.

Sadly, I'm pretty sure Once More With Feeling isn't another.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

'Glee' episode of Community?

I find both Community musical episodes completely unwatchable.

I appreciate it’s a YMMV thing but the thing that OMWF does that I don’t recall others doing is treat the exercise as a miniature, self contained musical. So a proper overture at the beginning, reprises later on, overlaying singing melodies etc. It feels like musical theatre rather than TV with songs in it, and IMPO that’s what stops it being cringe.

I think I might have to watch Crazy Ex Girlfriend again soon.

 

[Almor]

The musical episode of Buffy is the best/only bearable one off musical episode of a TV show EVER. Prove me wrong…

Personally, I think it's better than most musicals, and I want to like musicals but they're mostly disappointing.

I did like the scrubs musical episode though

 

[The Octagon]

Happened to watch the Scrubs one recently, it is pretty good and does a lot of the same things that worked for OMWF.

It gives an in-universe reason for music / singing, has good mix of original songs (sillier in general but it is a comedy) and does some nice stuff with the usual tropes.

 

[Yossarian]

The musical episode of Buffy is the best/only bearable one off musical episode of a TV show EVER. Prove me wrong…

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil - kind of a cruder, Canadian Buffy - had an excellent heavy metal musical episode

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Personally, I think it's better than most musicals, and I want to like musicals but they're mostly disappointing.

I really like musicals when I think they’re done well but can’t stand others. This isn’t always directly linked to critical acclaim. There’s something about Les Mis that makes me want to break things for example.

Happened to watch the Scrubs one recently, it is pretty good and does a lot of the same things that worked for OMWF.

It gives an in-universe reason for music / singing, has good mix of original songs (sillier in general but it is a comedy) and does some nice stuff with the usual tropes.

Maybe I need to try rewatching it again, but I really do remember spending half of it cringing behind a pillow and not managing to finish - and I really WANTED to like it. On the flip side I don’t think CEG ever did an awful song in all three seasons.

 

[Agent Sparrow]

Todd and the Book of Pure Evil - kind of a cruder, Canadian Buffy - had an excellent heavy metal musical episode

That does sound a lot of fun! Do you have to watch preceding episodes to enjoy it?

 

[Yossarian]

That does sound a lot of fun! Do you have to watch preceding episodes to enjoy it?

Would probably help but it's not exactly super-sophisticated stuff

(adolescent humour warning)

 

[hitmouse]

I find both Community musical episodes completely unwatchable.

I appreciate it’s a YMMV thing but the thing that OMWF does that I don’t recall others doing is treat the exercise as a miniature, self contained musical. So a proper overture at the beginning, reprises later on, overlaying singing melodies etc. It feels like musical theatre rather than TV with songs in it, and IMPO that’s what stops it being cringe.

I think I might have to watch Crazy Ex Girlfriend again soon.

Have you watched Oz? The musical episode of that is... quite something. Does The Nightman Cometh count as a musical episode?

 

[Sapphireblue]

I find both Community musical episodes completely unwatchable.

I appreciate it’s a YMMV thing but the thing that OMWF does that I don’t recall others doing is treat the exercise as a miniature, self contained musical. So a proper overture at the beginning, reprises later on, overlaying singing melodies etc. It feels like musical theatre rather than TV with songs in it, and IMPO that’s what stops it being cringe.

I think I might have to watch Crazy Ex Girlfriend again soon.

have you watched Zoe and the Extraordinary Playlist? might be on prime (was on ch4 so might be on 4player). very well done singing for no reason.

 

[Chz]

I usually find I can't stand most musical episodes (Buffy and Scrubs excluded), but for some reason I'll happily watch Central Park where every episode is a musical.

 

[Steel Icarus]

The recent Star Trek musical episode was excellent tbf

 

[iona]

I don't remember seeing any of the other musical episodes people have mentioned, so can't comment on those, but all the netflix crap like Riverdale that can't go more than a few episodes without a musical number can definitely fuck right off.

 

[girasol]

Has anyone listened to the podcast? Is it any good? I don't have an audible subscription, but could do a trial if it's good.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Audible-Slayers-A-Buffyverse-Story/dp/B0CGJ1YYVH

Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die—even if you bury them.

A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys. Rebellious vampire Spike (James Marsters) is working undercover in Los Angeles with his old pal Clem (James Charles Leary) when he meets feisty, rookie Slayer, Indira (Laya DeLeon Hayes), who wants Spike to be her mentor. Stakes intensify as Cordelia Chase (Charisma Carpenter) emerges from an alternate reality where she alone is the Slayer, and Buffy Summers doesn’t exist. Cordelia enlists Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world…his ex, Drusilla (Juliet Landau). Giles (Anthony Head), Anya (Emma Caulfield Ford), Jonathan (Danny Strong), and Tara (Amber Benson) also return, but through the years and the vastness of the multiverse, not everyone is who they used to be…

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story is written and directed by Amber Benson and Chris Golden, and co-directed by Kc Wayland.