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Or... Use Hulu or Netflix, which are totally legit...

2010-07-01T11:56:12.640-04:00

Or... Use Hulu or Netflix, which are totally legitimate means of streaming programming. ;)

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The first season of Buffy was okay, it definitely ...

2010-05-17T16:01:17.075-04:00

The first season of Buffy was okay, it definitely had direction and laid a lot of important groundwork. But there is a difference in quality between the first season and the ones that came after.

Again, not saying the first season of Buffy is bad, but one could hardly have expected Season 6 Buffy based on the sample (even if they had seen all twelve episodes of the first season).

I'm not sure how emblematic my first experienc...

2010-05-17T11:59:59.015-04:00

I'm not sure how emblematic my first experience with the series was. I was at a friend's house studying with her for a film studies midterm. She insisted that we take a break and watch an episode being aired that night. It was "Phases" from the second season. In it, Oz is revealed to be a werewolf. What enthralled me, and annoyed my friend, was that it played out one of my pet theories about the werewolf myth, which is that it investigates what would happen if men menstruated. (Once a month on a cycle connected to the moon, the man's secondary sexual characteristics run wild and he experiences violent mood swings. See Ginger Snaps for an excellent take on the werewolf myth from this perspective.) The final exchange between Willow and Oz clinched the series for me:

Willow: Well, I like you. You're nice and you're funny. And you don't smoke. Yeah, okay, werewolf, but that's not all the time. I mean, three days out of the month I'm not much fun to be around either.

The series creators knew how to work on multiple layers of meaning at the same time and were aware of the multiple meanings that these myths carry.

Thanks, guys!

2010-05-17T11:45:02.637-04:00

Thanks, guys!

I have to admit, I had zero interest in Buffy as a...

2010-05-17T08:17:14.687-04:00

I have to admit, I had zero interest in Buffy as a show when it first aired. In the summer of 97 it was in reruns and I was sitting working on my VCR, trying to get it to record properly. I had tv playing as a test signal and it ended up being the WB just by chance, and happened to be Buffy. I still remember watching about 2 minutes of the show thinking, "Wow, this is kinda funny and well written." It took a few more minute before I realized what it actually was, but by then I knew BtVS was going to be one of my favorite shows. It took me all of a few minutes, some of these reviewer must have really had some preconceived notions on what they expected.

I liked this blog. I also love Buffy, so I must di...

2010-05-17T06:08:34.316-04:00

I liked this blog. I also love Buffy, so I must disagree with all the negative quotes about it here. Nice work.