There’s something about coupling YA stories with the supernatural that I find especially intriguing. It truly encompasses and heightens the emotions all teenagers experience and adults remember – secrecy, love, sexuality, pining, and the ever-cool superteen whose abilities we envy/wish we had.
Since Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been on the instant queue on Netflix, I’ve really enjoyed the teen cult classic in a whole new way. While I’d seen the movie a million times as a kid, I didn’t get to see the show as often as I would’ve liked (which is sad because the movie was apparently a perversion of what Joss Whedon wanted and got through the show). It’s also given me the opportunity to learn something about Buffyology.
Whether you’re Team Angel or Team Spike when it comes to vamps with a soul, David Boreanaz isn’t the only one who’s continued his career (Bones). Most of us remember James Marsters as the sexy, bad boy and semi-villain of the show – especially after the episode “Smashed” where he and Buffy hook up. Although the actor and musician no longer has that platinum blond look and is nearly 50, he’s still pretty nice to look at and may end up in Nashville for an event next year. Among other cons, Marsters is slated to be at Wizard World Comic Cons across the country. Nashville is on the TBA list, but the con probably won’t be here until after the March 2011 date in Toronto. But there's more to it than pining for vampy walks on the wild side.
Other interesting info? You can study Buffyology in college, especially in film and pop-culture classes.
In “One More, With Feeling”, the cast actually sings and you can buy the album through iTunes for about $8.
The episode “Hush” was nominated for an Emmy for writing, though the characters were silent for a good portion of the episode when the gang’s voices are stolen.
The episode called “The Body” had a lack of music as well and was well-received, as it perfectly reflects the silent emptiness associated with death.
Other interesting info? You can study Buffyology in college, especially in film and pop-culture classes.
In “One More, With Feeling”, the cast actually sings and you can buy the album through iTunes for about $8.
The episode “Hush” was nominated for an Emmy for writing, though the characters were silent for a good portion of the episode when the gang’s voices are stolen.
The episode called “The Body” had a lack of music as well and was well-received, as it perfectly reflects the silent emptiness associated with death.
There are books, too! Comics, Season 8 and ones just about the slang and language Buffy and the Scooby Gang use. I love some of these:
- “There's gotta be a reason why the chip is going all wonky”
- “I'm gettin' the brush off for Captain Peroxide”
- “Are you gonna come by and get all Dawson on me every time I have a boyfriend?”
- “The last time I looked in on you two, you were fightin' to the death. Now you're back making googly-eyes at each other like nothing happened. Makes me want to heave.”
- “Face it, white bread, Buffy's got a type, and you're not it. She likes us dangerous, rough, occasionally bumpy in the forehead region.”
- “What do you think happened? Another demon woman was attracted to me. I'm going gay! I've decided I'm turning gay. Willow, gay me up. Come on, let's gay.”
2 comments:
I've recently been rewatching all my Buffy DVDs. I was excited to see it on Netflix instant viewing, but it doesn't really matter that much to me since I own every season. I'm wrapping up season 6 now, which is probably my least favorite of all the seasons because it's not cohesive like the others... but still has some great episodes in it like the musical.
I agree that Season Six is very different. I think it's a good reflection, however, of every young adult's "dark time". Dealing with death, independence, unhealthy relationships, etc.
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