Tawren 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 I agree. I definitely would have liked a two hour event, similar to the premiere and finale of Season Six. I thought Caleb should have been in the final battle. He and Buffy should have had a big showdown. Instead, he jobbed out early on which I thought was fairly weaksauce. I loved Caleb but I think it was a good way to show just how powerful the Scythe<sp?> was. The Scythe was a huge-ass cop-out. As was the "everyone is a Slayer" thing. Those pissed me off so much. It should have been the Scoobies just hwooping ass, none of this "magic sword we learn about 4 eps from the end and wasn't anywhere near a factor for 7 years". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 But it looked gansta! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 I agree. I definitely would have liked a two hour event, similar to the premiere and finale of Season Six. I thought Caleb should have been in the final battle. He and Buffy should have had a big showdown. Instead, he jobbed out early on which I thought was fairly weaksauce. I loved Caleb but I think it was a good way to show just how powerful the Scythe<sp?> was. The Scythe was a huge-ass cop-out. As was the "everyone is a Slayer" thing. Those pissed me off so much. It should have been the Scoobies just hwooping ass, none of this "magic sword we learn about 4 eps from the end and wasn't anywhere near a factor for 7 years". Yeah, it was a cop out. but I was more insulted by the idea that SITs were dusting Ubers left and right like it was no deal. Yet the first one kicked BUffy's ass major. Let's see...Buffy, 8 years or so a Slayer (figure about how long before the show began)...Great power, tons of training. SITs...Slayer powers for about 11 seconds...couple weeks of training WITHOUT SLAYER POWERS. Now why did Buffy get her ass kicked and these nobodies just smackdown like pros? That part buged me more the anything else. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anakin Flair 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 I agree. I definitely would have liked a two hour event, similar to the premiere and finale of Season Six. I thought Caleb should have been in the final battle. He and Buffy should have had a big showdown. Instead, he jobbed out early on which I thought was fairly weaksauce. I loved Caleb but I think it was a good way to show just how powerful the Scythe<sp?> was. The Scythe was a huge-ass cop-out. As was the "everyone is a Slayer" thing. Those pissed me off so much. It should have been the Scoobies just hwooping ass, none of this "magic sword we learn about 4 eps from the end and wasn't anywhere near a factor for 7 years". Yeah, it was a cop out. but I was more insulted by the idea that SITs were dusting Ubers left and right like it was no deal. Yet the first one kicked BUffy's ass major. Let's see...Buffy, 8 years or so a Slayer (figure about how long before the show began)...Great power, tons of training. SITs...Slayer powers for about 11 seconds...couple weeks of training WITHOUT SLAYER POWERS. Now why did Buffy get her ass kicked and these nobodies just smackdown like pros? That part buged me more the anything else. I'm thinking that, in regards to Buffy dusting the ubervamp... When she first tried to stake it, she staked it like a normal vamp- she didn't put much force behind the stake. As a result, it didn't penetrate the super-hard sternum. When she went to fight them again, she knew that she had to put more force behind the stake, and thus was able to penetrate the sternum and kill the vamp. She would have passed this knowledge onto the SIT's. Also, maybe since the SIT's were activated through the scythe the powere they got was more than Buffy and Faith's, i.e. they were more powerfull slayers, or they gained more inherint fighting ability or what have you. Of course, that'sw just my two scents. Oh, and didn't somebody say that the scyth was brought up in the Fray comic book? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavi 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 Oh, and didn't somebody say that the scyth was brought up in the Fray comic book? Yeah, Fray uses the same weapon. In addition to the SiTs suddenly owning Ubies bit, since when were Anya and Andrew fighters? Granted, Andrew didn't do much, but they both should have been down in a second, like Wes in the Season Three finale. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 Oh, and didn't somebody say that the scyth was brought up in the Fray comic book? Yeah, Fray uses the same weapon. In addition to the SiTs suddenly owning Ubies bit, since when were Anya and Andrew fighters? Granted, Andrew didn't do much, but they both should have been down in a second, like Wes in the Season Three finale. They were down in a few seconds. Plus they fought the bringers, not the Uber Vamps. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavi 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 I thought I recalled Anya dusting a couple Ubies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 2, 2003 If Anya was a Veng. Demon, then should could have caused some major damage. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Even if you talk about Buffy not knowing how to dust one...it still beat her ass hit for hit. And even though I like Xander and Giles...all of the upstairs crew should have gotten slaughtered. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Giles could be fine, he knows how to fight well. Wood got his ass beat, which was nice. I didn't like him at first, but he grew on me after more viewings of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Was Anyas death an homage to Interview with the Vampire? I was watching that flick the other day and Louis kills the Trickster Vampire in a very similar way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 I haven't seen that movie all the way through, explain it to me RRR please. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RavishingRickRudo 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Spoiler (Highlight to Read): There's a point in the film were Louis meets a trickster vamp who belongs to a theatre troupe of vampires. This one is very clever and out-wits Louis and generally gets the best of him. Blah blah blah. These vamps kill Kirsten Dunsts character, Louis gets mad and kills them all. He lights their caskets on fire during the day and as they pop up he cuts their heads off with a scythe. His final murder is the trickster where he cuts him up diagonally through the chest with the scythe. It was a different direction than how Anya died, but it was in a similar (quick) fashion. I can't help but think that there have been other references to IWV before in Buffy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 I've never picked up a reference to the movie. Are the rules of vampires the same between the two? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LaParkaMarka 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 (edited) Not sure if this has been mentioned in the thread or not, but Space is having a 26-hour Buffy Boxing Day marathon. All of season 7, and then the original Buffy movie. It's so long, it has to start at 10 pm on December 25th. Dear Lord God, I thank thee. Except for the movie, which sucked. Edited December 3, 2003 by LaParkaMarka Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Youth N Asia 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 The more Wood was in the show the less I liked him...I wanted him to be evil...or at least die at the end. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin EC Report post Posted December 3, 2003 There's some new DVDs coming out on R2 next year... The Slayer Collection: Buffy The Slayer Collection: Angel The Slayer Collection: Faith The Slayer Collection: Spike The Slayer Collection: Willow No episode details yet but interesting none the less. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Of course they are R2... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin EC Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Well I'm R2, so it matters to me. I'm guessing they're just giving it to us so they can put the S7 DVDs back a few months, they did that with S6 and releasing Once More with Feeling on it's lonesome. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Yeah, but atleast you have season 6 out, season 5 isn't even out yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 3, 2003 Yeah, but atleast you have season 6 out, season 5 isn't even out yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cavi 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 I'm guessing they're just giving it to us so they can put the S7 DVDs back a few months, they did that with S6 and releasing Once More with Feeling on it's lonesome. I'm still pissed at Fox for that OMWF DVD. What rubbish. Browsing Amazon UK a week or two ago, I noticed they had all the Buffy seasons (sans Seven) listed for Amaray releases this month (Amaray being the normal plastic type DVD cases). I wonder if that will extend to the US. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 Bah, I hope not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin EC Report post Posted December 4, 2003 Really makes you wonder how much FOX think the cardboard packaging is worth. Half price because they get rid of some cardboard... makes the original price kinda a joke. There should actually be some new featurretes on the Slayer Collection DVDs as the BBFC rated some earlier this year. My money is on them ending up in the S7 Boxset as well though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank Kingsley 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 They are. I posted this in the Angel thread, too, from Buffy.nu- Buffy Season 7 Dvds - Audio Commentaries Details 2003 - 12 - 3rd « Previous Article - Next Article » Hey, we should probably just note that the VHS versions of season 7 are already out in the UK. They’re PAL, so they’ll play fine on Aussie TV’s. If you try to get them off of eBay, keep in mind the early versions of the 7.1 VHS boxed set were missing an episode. Fox will replace the effed-up tape anyway, but just so you know. - Weevs BREAKDOWN (Updated 2nd Dec - Whole stack o’ Buffy VHS and DVD trailers. *grumble*) Please Note: There is no wild rumourage or flights of fancy here. Everything listed has been classified by the British Board of Film Classification in readiness for release next year (in regions 2 and 4, at least). Please also remember that this list is in no way complete - I’m sure there’s plenty yet to be classified. Enjoy. And by "enjoy," I mean "please don’t drool on my shoes." Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 7 7x01 - Lessons + Commentary (N/C*) 7x02 - Beneath You 7x03 - Same Time, Same Place 7x04 - Help 7x05 - Selfless + Commentary (N/C*) 7x06 - Him 7x07 - Conversations With Dead People + Commentary (Jane Espenson, Drew Goddard, Nick Marck, Tom Lenk and Danny Strong) 7x08 - Sleeper 7x09 - Never Leave Me 7x10 - Bring On The Night 7x11 - Showtime 7x12 - Potential 7x13 - The Killer in Me + Commentary (N/C*) 7x14 - First Date 7x15 - Get It Done 7x16 - Storyteller 7x17 - Lies My Parents Told Me + Commentary (Drew Goddard, David Fury, James Marsters, and D.B. Woodside) 7x18 - Dirty Girls + Commentary (N/C*) 7x19 - Empty Places 7x20 - Touched 7x21 - End Of Days 7x22 - Chosen + Commentary (Joss Whedon) Bonus: Featurette - Spike Character Profile (00:15:00 RT) Featurette - Willow Character Profile (00:14:38 RT) Featurette - Faith Character Profile (00:15:00 RT) Featurette - Angel Character Profile (00:14:16 RT) VHS\DVD Trailers (00:05:11 Total RT) * Participants Not Confirmed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 7 commentaries??? SWEEETTT Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 4, 2003 ANNNDDD James Marsters doing one!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin EC Report post Posted December 4, 2003 Those four featurettes at the bottom, that's what should be on the Slayer Collection DVDs. http://www.r2-dvd.org/article.jsp?sectionI...&articleId=5946 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2003 No, we don't get those in the US.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mole 0 Report post Posted December 5, 2003 I'm not sure if this has been posted, but here is the features on season 6. Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, See more Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.) Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Box set Rated: NR Studio: Twentieth Century Fox Home Video DVD Release Date: July 6, 2004 DVD Features: Commentary by Marti Nixon and David Fury on 'Bargaining' Commentary by writer/director Joss Whedon on 'Once More, with Feeling' Commentary by Drew Z. Greenberg on 'Smashed' Commentary by David Soloman and Rebecca Rand Kirshner on 'Hell's Bells' Commentary by Rick Rosenthal and Diego Gutierrez on 'Normal Again' Commentary by James Contner and David Fury on 'Grave' 21 episodes on 6 discs: Bargaining, After Life, Flooded, Serial Life, All the Way, Once More with Feeling, Tabula Rasa, Smashed, Wrecked, Gone, Doublemeat Palace, Dead Things, Older and Far Away, As You Were, Hell's Bells, Normal Again, Entropy, Seeing Red, Villains, Two to Go, Grave Behind-the-scenes featurettes Easter eggs Music videos: "I've got a Theory/Bunnies/We're Together," "I'll Never Tell," "Walk Through the Fire" Academy of Television Arts and Sciences panel discussion Outtakes Interactive game trailer DVD-ROM Full-screen format Number of discs: 6 This is great, 6 commentaries on my 6 favorite episodes of the season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
