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When did you first encounter the series?
posted by sati_84STAFFMOD on February 21, 2017 at 9:54 PM
I first caught some eps on TV in 1998, and thought what a clever show - the dialogue and the atmosphere was very unique compared to... anything I saw up to that point - but i never decided to seek the show out.
Then in 2008 I watched Firefly, and I was hooked on that one - and it became my #1 TV-show ever. After watching it (and immediately after that, Serenity of course) I remembered that Buffy was also created by Joss... and I saw some episodes from that already and it was indeed good. So I got all 7 seasons and binge-watched it in 2009. After that, in 2014-15 I rewatched Buffy with my gf, but that time in parallel we watched Angel too. And I was just dumbfounded about that stupid decision to cancel it - I think S5 of Angel was the best... but I digress.
So when and why did you first watch Buffy?
Reply by Joe
on March 5, 2017 at 7:11 PM
Lol yeah, it's awesome- I think I first heard of the show when I was about 7, because people in my class were saying it was their favourite show- I have to say, I wouldn't let 7 year olds watch it
Reply by Pirouette028
on March 8, 2017 at 12:31 AM
I didn't discover it until the very end of Season 3, so I missed most of the Buffy/Angel stuff initially and thus never really got onboard the Buffy/Angel train. I went back and watched the earlier episodes later (I now own the full series box set), but Season 4 was the first season I watched live in its entirety. Buffy is still one of my favorite series and one of the few I go back and watch again on a fairly regular basis.
It's kind of weird how my tastes for the seasons have varied over time. Upon first viewing, I didn't care for Seasons 6 and 7. Now Season 6 is one of my favorites, and Season 7 has really grown on me. I guess the darker tone of Season 6 appeals to me more as I've gotten older. That season had so many layers, themes, and complex character development.
Reply by honeywolf3
on March 8, 2017 at 9:52 PM
I was there for the beginning. Those of you who caught it late man y'all missed Buffymania. When folks found out Angel was a vampire, man that was huge. The Whole Bangel romance. Kendra the black slayer. Can y'all just imagine if social media was happen back then? I even had the YM magazine David & Sarah were on the cover of and some girl in my class stole it. Years later I'm still pissed about it.
I was still mourning over kindred the Embrace at the time so when I heard about a new vampire show i was happy. When folks heard Buffy was going to be a tv show, we was like didn't that movie suck & flop? Glad Joss got a second chance.
Reply by Joe
on March 8, 2017 at 11:53 PM
That's as maybe, but would you let a 3 year old watch Buffy? Plus, I don't think even when I was 8, and watched an episode for the first time, my parents thought it was suitable, and they reluctantly allowed me to watch the last series, when I was 9/10
Reply by honeywolf3
on March 9, 2017 at 12:24 AM
I don't know if I would say no since my parents kinda let me watch anything back then. I was watching R rated movies at 3 especially horror movies. Fright Night, Nightmare on Elm street, Return of the Living Dead just to name a few. I was 12 when Buffy aired. I was kinda mature for my age.
The environment we lived in kind of made it hard for my parents to shelter from adult stuff since it was all around us.
Reply by Joe
on March 9, 2017 at 7:33 PM
Ah ok- where abouts did you grow up?
Reply by Stormy86
on March 10, 2017 at 4:45 AM
What episode are you up to?
Reply by honeywolf3
on March 10, 2017 at 5:10 PM
south side of Chicago.
Reply by Joe
on March 10, 2017 at 6:02 PM
Oh, is it dangerous there?
Reply by Joe
on March 10, 2017 at 6:12 PM
Oh, happy 20th anniversary to this show, btw :)
Reply by honeywolf3
on March 12, 2017 at 1:53 AM
just your typical gang violence.
Reply by Joe
on March 12, 2017 at 1:54 AM
Ah ok