Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 7

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Woof. I want to buy Angel season 1, but don't feel like shelling out the cash right now. But...crossovers! Too many this season! Woof! ::explodes:: What's the cheapest it's going for now? I see it 49.99 most places.

[Guest Mole]

I'm still waiting for Ripper to send me season 1.

 

Can't start without that.

 

I got your season 3.

Okay, sounds good. Hurry up Ripper!

 

I'm on the third episode of season 4, and so far so good.

[Guest Mole]

Woof. I want to buy Angel season 1, but don't feel like shelling out the cash right now. But...crossovers! Too many this season! Woof! ::explodes:: What's the cheapest it's going for now? I see it 49.99 most places.

I saw it for $60 at FYE. Damn store.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

If you wait till season 2 comes out on September 2nd I'm sure Best Buy will have a combo deal that will save you like 10 or 15 bucks.

[Guest Mole]

I'm on "Beer Bad" now, and the first four episodes were pretty good. I wish that Parker was Riley and Riley was Parker, if you get what I am saying.

[Guest MarvinisaLunatic]

Im probably going to wait and pick Season 4 up from Amazon with Season 3 of the Simpsons and 24 Season 2 all in 1 big DVD extravaganza order in September when 24 comes out.

[Guest Cavi]

Just got back from Best Buy - Buffy Season Four DVD set is mine, yay! Now I can watch the season in its correct screen ratio, unlike that sodding UK version.

[Guest Ripper]

I'm still waiting for Ripper to send me season 1.

 

Can't start without that.

 

I got your season 3.

Okay, sounds good. Hurry up Ripper!

 

I'm on the third episode of season 4, and so far so good.

I'm gettin done. How dare my work life get in the way of my wanting to review buffy. Those people at my job have some fucked up priorities

 

1 day...2 tops. I SWEAR!!

[Guest Youth N Asia]

I got my Angel at Target for $46.99. And I got my Buffy 4 at Sams Club for $37.88

[Guest Mole]

I'm still waiting for Ripper to send me season 1.

 

Can't start without that.

 

I got your season 3.

Okay, sounds good. Hurry up Ripper!

 

I'm on the third episode of season 4, and so far so good.

I'm gettin done. How dare my work life get in the way of my wanting to review buffy. Those people at my job have some fucked up priorities

 

1 day...2 tops. I SWEAR!!

It's cool bro, take your time.

[Guest Lil Naitch]

Woof. I want to buy Angel season 1, but don't feel like shelling out the cash right now. But...crossovers! Too many this season! Woof! ::explodes:: What's the cheapest it's going for now? I see it 49.99 most places.

You might get it brand new for cheaper prices on e-bay. That's how I got Season 3.

[Guest Mole]

Aren't they used though?

[Guest Kagato Otaku]

People don't just sell used junk on eBay, mole.

 

I've picked up a number of new DVDs for a good price there.

[Guest Lil Naitch]

No some people by new sets bulk and sell them. My season 3 was brand new and still sealed when I got it.

[Guest bps "The Truth" 21]

That wasn't a slam, Ripper.

 

I haven't even started thinking about my season 7 column yet.

 

There's no time frame.

[Guest Mole]

People don't just sell used junk on eBay, mole.

 

I've picked up a number of new DVDs for a good price there.

That's true, I remember seeing something on TV about these guys who get stuff from Sears, and sell them on eBay and make lots of money.

[Guest Max Danger]

This should actually probably go into the Angel thread, but I figured you all want want to see which of your favorite Buffy writers would be going over to the sister show. Here's the list from aintitcool.com:

 

The season-five “Angel” writers report to work on Monday! (Which was this past Monday.) Here’s who’ll begin crafting the all-new tales of the Buffiverse in about 60 hours:

 

Joss Whedon (“Waiting in the Wings,” “Spin the Bottle”). The “Buffy”-“Angel” mastermind writes and directs the “Angel” season opener for the first time since the pilot. (And, yes, this nails dead the possibility that the male-slayer fan-fic that blighted the Internet last weekend could be even partially legit. There's no way those pages sprang from the giant brain of The Whedon.)

 

Jeffrey Bell (“Habeus Corpses,” “The Magic Bullet”). An “X-Files” vet who joined Team “Angel” around the same time Winifred Burkle did, he became de facto showrunner last season when Whedon and Tim Minear were busy putting “Firefly” on its feet, and co-creator David Greenwalt left to oversee ABC’s short-lived “Miracles.”

 

Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain (“Release,” “Players”). Joined the series last season. Their other big credit was writing for the WB’s “Glory Days,” a short-lived whodunit from Kevin “Dawson’s Creek” Williamson.

 

Steven DeKnight (“Apocalypse Nowish,” “Inside Out”). A vet of MTV’s nakedness-free porn soap “Undressed,” DeKnight served as a “Buffy” scribe during the slayer’s fifth and sixth seasons, then leapt to “Angel” with last season’s terrific opener, “Deep Down.” He’s been exclusive to “Angel” ever since.

 

(The Great) Ben Edlund (“Sacrifice”). Edlund is a certified comedy genius, having created “The Tick” comic book, the Saturday morning cartoon based thereon, and the primetime Fox sitcom version of “The Tick” starring Patrick Warburton. He was hired last season to work on Whedon’s spaceship show “Firefly.” When that was cancelled at midseason, he joined “Angel.”

 

David Fury (“Salvage,” “Peace Out”). The Iron Man of the Buffiverse, Fury joined “Buffy” in season two and has written for every subsequent season. He's also authored scripts for all four prior seasons of “Angel.” He’s also the fellow in “Once More With Feeling” who sings “They Got The Mustard Out!”

 

Drew Goddard (The “Buffy” episodes “Conversations With Dead People” and “Dirty Girls”). Goddard is technically the only true “Angel” rookie this season. He joined “Buffy” last season and his very first episode was season seven’s very best: the sad, scary, hilarious and Anya-centric “Selfless.”

 

Who won’t be writing for “Angel” this season?

 

Jane Espenson. Herc’s second-favorite “Buffy” writer joined the slayer circle during season three and co-wrote the series’ penultimate episode with Doug Petrie. Like Petrie, she hasn’t scripted an “Angel” since that show’s second season. Espenson is committed this season to working exclusively for “Gilmore Girls” (the show that inherited the WB’s “Buffy” timeslot after the slayer made the hop to UPN two years ago).

 

Drew Greenberg. Greenberg joined “Buffy” in season six. And while he crafted an installment of “Firefly,” he's never written an "Angel." Post-“Buffy,” he’s joined the staff of the WB’s “Smallville.”

 

David Greenwalt. With the cancellation of “Miracles,” “Angel’s” co-creator now oversees UPN’s upcoming comic sci-fi actioner “Jake 2.0.”

 

Rebecca Rand Kirshner. “Freaks & Geeks” vet Kirshner joined “Buffy” in season five and wrote the season-seven standout “Help” as well as the series’ antepenultimate episode, “Touched.” We’re not certain what she’s up to this season, but we’re told she won’t be joining “Angel.”

 

Tim Minear. The writer-director behind “Angel’s” spectacular season-four finale has been a major part of the series since season one, but has now left to oversee Fox’s supernatural midseason drama “Wonderfalls.”

 

Marti Noxon. A “Buffy” writer since season two and its showrunner since season six, Noxon scripted only one episode of “Angel,” during its first season, but apparently remained involved in shaping the spinoff’s story arcs. This season Noxon will oversee the Fox’s “Sixth Sense”-esque supernatural midseason drama “Still Life.”

 

Doug Petrie. A “Buffy” writer since season three, the writer-director behind Herc fave “As You Were” hasn’t scripted for “Angel” since its second season. Petrie is now on staff at Eliza Dushku’s upcoming “Groundhog Day”-esque Fox drama “Tru Calling.”

 

Mere Smith. An “Angel” writer since season two, she’s responsible for lightning lass Gwen Raiden’s best moments last season. Smith has moved on to the WB’s upcoming urban actioner “Tarzan & Jane.”

[Guest Cavi]

Might as well call it now - those new shows, Jake 2.0, Still Life, Wonderfalls, etc. - will most likely bomb.

 

Cool to see Jane and Greenberg land some nice spots though.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Jake 2.0 looks like ass. I don't ever see anyother action/drama/horror/comedy show coming along with the run Buffy did.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

Poor thread. It's almost dead. But, a note: I just watched "Wild at Heart" with the commentary from Joss, Seth Green, and Marti Noxon, and it *rules*. I know we were talking about the best commentaries on the DVD sets, and without a doubt this is the best one I've heard so far. Definitely recommended for any of you who love that ep as much as I do.

[Guest DawnBTVS]

I'll try and complete Season 2 review soon, sorry about that. I've been sidetracked with trying to find a job for the summer....I'm sure you can relate, heh.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Wonder if we can squeeze a few more pages out to get to 100

[Guest DawnBTVS]

Maybe one of us could list an episode and after 5 people or so chime in with their thoughts on it, another random episode could get thrown out.

The Episode: Fool For Love

[Guest Cavi]

One of my favorite episodes. I love everything about it from the flashbacks to the ending with Buffy and Spike on the porch. Definitely one of Doug Petrie's best scripts.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

It's a real goodie, and, for better or for worse, what really solidifed Spike as a sympathetic character and turned him into the male lead for the duration of the series. A change I was happy to see. The moment on the porch is one of the best in the series, and all the flashback stuff is delightful. Too many times Doug Petrie episodes rely on one or two great scenes ("The Initiative" and "Potential" come to mind), but he really hit all cylinders this time. My one criticism is that I always thought the "Spike was really a bad poet and a loser" stuff was a bit overblown, but it's not too out of line with how we've seen him act, particularly in season 4 once he's been castrated, so to speak.

[Guest Lil Naitch]

Good Ep all around. Loved the flashbacks, especially the slow-mo walk towards the camera. And that porch scene was GOLD.

[Guest Youth N Asia]

Any eps that go into Spike's past are alright in my book.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

The Crush is on FX right now. I don't really like that episode.

[Guest Edwin MacPhisto]

I've always felt that "Crush" was the least impressive part of the rather good string of eps after Riley's departure. Love "Blood Ties," "Triangle," and "Checkpoint," but "Crush" was...eh. The "date" was wonderful, and the ending with the uninvite spell was of course awesome and depressing, but Dru's token return left me rolling my eyes. It was kind of a necessary episode, but I'll take "Checkpoint" any day.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Well then again the next episode on FX is "I was made to love you" so I shouldn't be complaining about Crush.

 

THE BODY is tomorrow!!!