tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post7834963127647754258..comments2024-03-26T11:17:40.890-04:00Comments on Cultural Wormhole: "Welcome to the Hellmouth"Paul Steven Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18392153757274116397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post-35807977914254108892010-06-02T16:11:49.115-04:002010-06-02T16:11:49.115-04:00I was a bit late to the party too with Buffy, and ...I was a bit late to the party too with Buffy, and I'm still not totally sold yet (I'm on Season Two). I keep going though because my best friend and my boyfriend keep telling me how brilliant is will become. (It feels a bit like hard work at the moment though!)Antony Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03840096058249335758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post-15165511218610325952010-06-02T10:18:58.109-04:002010-06-02T10:18:58.109-04:00Thanks for the comments, gang. I'm looking for...Thanks for the comments, gang. I'm looking forward to seeing the show turn the corner. I've been warned by several people that the first season is pretty rough compared to what BtVS finally becomes. I'll try to be patient.Paul Steven Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18392153757274116397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post-90543913633425161062010-06-01T15:18:43.679-04:002010-06-01T15:18:43.679-04:00I vaguely remember watching this for the first tim...I vaguely remember watching this for the first time. Here's what I DO remember thinking:<br /><br />"Wow. This is nothing like the movie... which is probably a good thing. No Luke Perry."<br /><br />"I want that nerdy guy [Xander]."<br /><br />"These kids are supposed to be MY age, but they look about 5 years older."<br /><br />"I like this. So, there's no way this lasts more than a few episodes."<br /><br />"I am SO not telling my friends I watched this."Mistress LeBeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151480284550539956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post-13480954690827599402010-06-01T11:43:09.908-04:002010-06-01T11:43:09.908-04:00I remember when this was shown on BBC2 for the fir...I remember when this was shown on BBC2 for the first time. Both "Welcome to the Hellmouth" and "the Harvest" were merged into one feature length episode. <br /><br />When re-watching the DVDs with my (now) wife, there was a very distinguishable difference between how the two Episodes worked apart. There just wasn't enough "meat on the bones" for the first 45 minutes to be digestable on its own.<br /><br />Never the less Buffy turned into a must watch series.Paul Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313427362919606266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438969139466502388.post-70030142146410161692010-05-31T14:56:47.642-04:002010-05-31T14:56:47.642-04:00I remember watching this when it first aired, and ...I remember watching this when it first aired, and I am not too ashamed to admit that I really tuned in explicitly because the show starred several hot girls. I also remember being distinctly impressed by the dialogue (as cheesy as it occasionally was), if not so much by the acting. I followed the show for two or three seasons because of the quality of the writing, and until I had a major falling out with TV in general.<br /><br />I had also come to this show from a few years interest in some of the White Wolf Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game and Jyhaad table-top card game stuff, so I was already fairly invested in some of the paranormal concepts Joss played to in the series.<br /><br />It's interesting to think of how much Buffy influenced some similar genre projects in both TV and other media, which is something to keep in mind--at this point, many of the unique things from Buffy have been re-done to death.<br /><br />Regarding Xander, I also have to admit here, perhaps somewhat more ashamedly, that I really identified with his character. Sure he was annoying, but he was also charmingly funny and sardonic at times.<br /><br />It's hard to comment much more without drawing on my knowledge of later episodes and seasons (though I still haven't watched the last couple). Suffice it to say that though not every episode is a winner, there are more good than bad, and the characters do, for the most part, have well realized arcs.<br /><br />Great first review, BTW. I'll be interested to see how your opinion of the show changes over the next few episodes.coffeemonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035058219257020902noreply@blogger.com