For those who would like background to Buffy-verse, you may want to check out the movie, which came out in 1992 and starred Kristy Swanson, Luke Perry, and (redeeming feature) Donald Sutherland. Be warned, although the script was written by Joss Whedon, it was not directed by him.
Note from Mike: The movie is pretty bad, but does provide some back story. However, Joss is well documented on saying that the movie was a HUGE disappointment for him--meaning he didn't like it either!
Here's a couple Buffy related things to keep you entertained in the meantime!
Buffy :The Animated Series Pitch
Just a short 3 minute promo used to market the idea of an animated series.
Buffy/Twilight Remix
This came out last year, to the joy of all Buffy-dom.
Monday, May 31, 2010
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I remember loving the movie when it came out. Now, it is almost impossible to watch. Only Donald Sutherland (a wonderful pre-Giles) and, oddly enough, Luke Perry, seemed to have a clue how their characters should be played. Everyone else either hammed it up or played teen movie angst (รก la Pretty in Pink).
Another negative aspect of the movie is that Kristy Swanson starts out as a kind of Cordelia character, but as soon as she becomes a vampire slayer, she turns into tom-boy jock girl. And that isn't Buffy. The point with Buffy is that she never does turn into the proper/gung-ho image of the slayer (only in alternate universes).
Kate again: So why did I love the movie so much when I was young? Well, it’s a teeny-bopper film, and I was just out of my teens. But I think, too, that I loved it because it was an early Whedon concept. After all, I hadn't been spoiled yet by the show and Angel and Firefly, etc. etc. When you don't have the real thing, you take what you can get.
Yeah, I like the movie when I was a kid too, but now it's kind of a cringe-fest. I also really love the animated promo, and really wish it made it to series.
As for the movie, I guess Joss was so upset with the changes they were making to his script, he walked off set one day and never came back!
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