The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" thread - Page 2

Geron · 26-01-2010, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred N

I'd suggest an incision after post #12 or #13 first

Now you make me sound like a surgeon!

And here I thought I'd simply grab my

and get to work.

Geron · 07-02-2010, 15:21

There..*cleans off scalpel*...all in its own thread now.

And I have to admit...if anything kept me from GKA recently, it's been Buffy.

Man, this show really IS captivating, even though all the ingredients for 110% cheese are in there. But Joss Whedon is too good a cook to produce anything even remotely cheesy. Even the mushy scenes are good.

No wonder the show was so damn popular back then!

Although..I don't mind having missed the rush. Makes me enjoy it now just that little bit more, if that makes sense.

Ellen · 09-02-2010, 19:01

Right.. she sucked me totally into watching episode after episode..

No, that was Fred's doing! Am in season 5 by now

I don't want it to end?!

But ya know.. me looking up Joss Whedon on Wiki, guess what I found out? He looks like FRED!!! I swear! LOOK!

Fred N · 10-02-2010, 06:08

Sorry (no I'm not), but no, I don't see the resemblance

I've got more hair, smaller nose etc. You just said that to provoke me into writing a reply, didn't you?

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But Joss Whedon is too good a cook to produce anything even remotely cheesy. Even the mushy scenes are good.

Agreed

Some directors/TV shows try so hard to press ones buttons but miss them completely (Steven Spielberg a lot of times), but Whedon/Buffy finds mine.

Ellen · 10-02-2010, 15:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred N

Sorry (no I'm not), but no, I don't see the resemblance

I've got more hair, smaller nose etc. You just said that to provoke me into writing a reply, didn't you?

No, I didn't but frell if I mind you writing replies!

Joss is older then you as well.. and I never did a close up on your nose Fred!

Bet you wouldn't mind your bank account resembling Joss's!

Thought it a funny very vague resemblance, like Michael and his God Jim Butcher. No insult intended anyway!

The ONLY thing that keeps getting on my ear-nerves is that hideous loud wet sucking kissing sounds (like something is stuck in a swamp) each and every time some kissing is done! There Whedon manages to press a button in me that makes me go AAAAAAAAARGHHHH!

Geron · 10-02-2010, 15:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred N

Agreed

Some directors/TV shows try so hard to press ones buttons but miss them completely (Steven Spielberg a lot of times), but Whedon/Buffy finds mine.

Ditto. A good author/director knows that the best way to get the audience to feel along with the characters is to let the emotions flow when they'd naturally flow, and doesn't try to create artificial emotional scenes for the hell of it. Whedon does/did a good job in my opinion.

Geron · 10-02-2010, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ellen

The ONLY thing that keeps getting on my ear-nerves is that hideous loud wet sucking kissing sounds (like something is stuck in a swamp) each and every time some kissing is done! There Whedon manages to press a button in me that makes me go AAAAAAAAARGHHHH!

Well, luckily the major source for that is gone now...Buffy and Angel are not an issue right now, and Xander and Cordelia are out of the closet...and surprise, their smoochies stopped being rabid and desperate. And loud.

*dreads the return of the Smoochies* Earplugs, anybody?

Ellen · 10-02-2010, 16:48

Per prepared, you whom is only at S02E18 so far.

Geron · 11-04-2010, 15:57

Done now

Withdrawals

Fred N · 11-04-2010, 16:15

I watched a trailer for Buffy on TV today, and I thought to myself "Hmmm... I wonder if Michael has finished watching it yet?" Well, now I know

I've read 10 issues or so of the "season 8" comic book series. It's not bad but I prefer to see it on TV.

Ellen · 13-04-2010, 18:50

"Done" long before Michael and yes.. "Bored now." (Nah, kidding, just love to use that quote) After the last episode it was finished for me for good, again. Don't have the urge to go read the comics that were made afterwards.
Had my fill now for some time.. but will keep them seasons for over another few years!

If only to look at the teen world pre-cell phone wise

Fred N · 14-04-2010, 04:36

I probably wouldn't look twice at the comics either, if Joss Whedon and other writers of the TV show wasn't writing them too.

I was tempted to buy the Buffy DVD collection on a sale the other day, or if one should buy another USB drive instead

Ellen · 15-04-2010, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred N

I probably wouldn't look twice at the comics either, if Joss Whedon and other writers of the TV show wasn't writing them too.

I was tempted to buy the Buffy DVD collection on a sale the other day, or if one should buy another USB drive instead

Ah! But still.. as you I prefer to watch it on TV but..

maybe for another time when I am REALLY bored

I'd buy the collection if it be a super-sale.. however I think it'll rather be another USB drive in your case too!

Geron · 16-04-2010, 18:03

Well, I got the comics, and I have to say...they still ARE Buffy, but damn, they get really waHOOOO-ey after a while. With the authors and Whedon himself not being constrained by SFX budget anymore, they're really breaking the weirdness barrier on the stories.

And yet, I can hear the voices in my head, saying the lines, and see the scenes played out by the actors. Even though the artwork is not as top-notch as the series might deserve, it's still good, and conveys the essential Buffy-ness of the stories well.

I'd grab the USB drive...stick a Buffy motif on it, and make it the home of my Buffy Collection Backup.

07-02-2010, 15:21	#22
Geron Game Master Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mainz - Germany Posts: 5,212	There..cleans off scalpel...all in its own thread now. And I have to admit...if anything kept me from GKA recently, it's been Buffy. Man, this show really IS captivating, even though all the ingredients for 110% cheese are in there. But Joss Whedon is too good a cook to produce anything even remotely cheesy. Even the mushy scenes are good. No wonder the show was so damn popular back then! Although..I don't mind having missed the rush. Makes me enjoy it now just that little bit more, if that makes sense. __________________ The third principle of partying life is the capacity for self-sacrifice; the unconscious ability to override evolution and self-preservation for a coctail, a bag of crisps, a toblerone. - Drool of Minibar "I do not seek to know all the answers, but to understand the questions." - Quai-Chang Caine Superstition is like a magnet. It pulls you in the direction of your belief." - Master Po Time is a river. Life is a journey. The door is ajar.

09-02-2010, 19:01	#23
Ellen Miss Moneypenny Join Date: May 2001 Location: Zundert, Netherlands. Posts: 4,760	Right.. she sucked me totally into watching episode after episode.. No, that was Fred's doing! Am in season 5 by now I don't want it to end?! But ya know.. me looking up Joss Whedon on Wiki, guess what I found out? He looks like FRED!!! I swear! LOOK! __________________ No sane mortal is truly free, because true freedom is so terrible that only the mad or the divine can face it with open eyes. It overwhelms the soul, very much like the state described as Vonallesvolkommenunverstandlichdasdaskeit.

10-02-2010, 16:48	#28
Ellen Miss Moneypenny Join Date: May 2001 Location: Zundert, Netherlands. Posts: 4,760	Per prepared, you whom is only at S02E18 so far. __________________ No sane mortal is truly free, because true freedom is so terrible that only the mad or the divine can face it with open eyes. It overwhelms the soul, very much like the state described as Vonallesvolkommenunverstandlichdasdaskeit.

11-04-2010, 15:57	#29
Geron Game Master Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mainz - Germany Posts: 5,212	Done now Withdrawals __________________ The third principle of partying life is the capacity for self-sacrifice; the unconscious ability to override evolution and self-preservation for a coctail, a bag of crisps, a toblerone. - Drool of Minibar "I do not seek to know all the answers, but to understand the questions." - Quai-Chang Caine Superstition is like a magnet. It pulls you in the direction of your belief." - Master Po Time is a river. Life is a journey. The door is ajar.

11-04-2010, 16:15	#30
Fred N GK Addict Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,491	I watched a trailer for Buffy on TV today, and I thought to myself "Hmmm... I wonder if Michael has finished watching it yet?" Well, now I know I've read 10 issues or so of the "season 8" comic book series. It's not bad but I prefer to see it on TV. __________________ "We're pimps and killers, but in a philanthropic way. Can I go now?" - Boyd Langston, Dollhouse (A Spy in the House of Love)

13-04-2010, 18:50	#31
Ellen Miss Moneypenny Join Date: May 2001 Location: Zundert, Netherlands. Posts: 4,760	"Done" long before Michael and yes.. "Bored now." (Nah, kidding, just love to use that quote) After the last episode it was finished for me for good, again. Don't have the urge to go read the comics that were made afterwards. Had my fill now for some time.. but will keep them seasons for over another few years! If only to look at the teen world pre-cell phone wise __________________ No sane mortal is truly free, because true freedom is so terrible that only the mad or the divine can face it with open eyes. It overwhelms the soul, very much like the state described as Vonallesvolkommenunverstandlichdasdaskeit.

14-04-2010, 04:36	#32
Fred N GK Addict Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,491	I probably wouldn't look twice at the comics either, if Joss Whedon and other writers of the TV show wasn't writing them too. I was tempted to buy the Buffy DVD collection on a sale the other day, or if one should buy another USB drive instead __________________ "We're pimps and killers, but in a philanthropic way. Can I go now?" - Boyd Langston, Dollhouse (A Spy in the House of Love)

16-04-2010, 18:03	#34
Geron Game Master Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Mainz - Germany Posts: 5,212	Well, I got the comics, and I have to say...they still ARE Buffy, but damn, they get really waHOOOO-ey after a while. With the authors and Whedon himself not being constrained by SFX budget anymore, they're really breaking the weirdness barrier on the stories. And yet, I can hear the voices in my head, saying the lines, and see the scenes played out by the actors. Even though the artwork is not as top-notch as the series might deserve, it's still good, and conveys the essential Buffy-ness of the stories well. I'd grab the USB drive...stick a Buffy motif on it, and make it the home of my Buffy Collection Backup. __________________ The third principle of partying life is the capacity for self-sacrifice; the unconscious ability to override evolution and self-preservation for a coctail, a bag of crisps, a toblerone. - Drool of Minibar "I do not seek to know all the answers, but to understand the questions." - Quai-Chang Caine Superstition is like a magnet. It pulls you in the direction of your belief." - Master Po Time is a river. Life is a journey. The door is ajar.

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