I'd need to re-watch this to add proper notes.
(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118276/
A highschool cheerleader, learning she is imbued with the spirit of the Vampire Slayer and her school was built on a Hellmouth, is trained by an ancient order of Watchers to fight vampires and other monsters from ending the world.
An astonishing series, and I don't say that lightly. The characters and story are outstanding. While this is a fast-and-loose show, it matures. It spinoff/partner series, Angel - (1999 show) is even more adult. This show is well worth the time, even if its initial episodes put the viewer off with its childishness. It's not a series that "grows on you", it really does get better and better, building upon and maturing out of its initial impressions.
Mandatory viewing.
- Inspired by Buffy the Vampire Slayer - (1992 movie), which is neither mandatory nor recommended viewing.
- See also Angel - (1999 show), which is set in this universe and shares significant-enough elements that crossover-viewing is largely considered mandatory. See Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel viewing order
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- Nerds made https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_and_Angel
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Ugly Business has/had a lot of great art.
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- Can't directly play episodes.
- Can't play all episodes in a row.
- Stupid cutscenes when trying to go between menu items.
- Stupid mini-intro to each episode.
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Special features are buried one level in, instead of being a top-level option like one would expect.
- 1 s01e01 - 1997-03-10 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
- 2 s01e02 - 1997-03-10 - The Harvest (2)
- 3 s01e03 - 1997-03-17 - Witch
- 4 s01e04 - 1997-03-25 - Teacher's Pet
- 5 s01e05 - 1997-03-31 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
- 6 s01e06 - 1997-04-07 - The Pack
- 7 s01e07 - 1997-04-14 - Angel
- 8 s01e08 - 1997-04-28 - I, Robot... You, Jane
- 9 s01e09 - 1997-05-05 - The Puppet Show
- 10 s01e10 - 1997-05-12 - Nightmares
- 11 s01e11 - 1997-05-19 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight
- 12 s01e12 - 1997-06-02 - Prophecy Girl
- 13 s02e08 - 1997-11-10 - The Dark Age
- 14 s02e09 - 1997-11-17 - What's My Line? (1)
- 15 s02e10 - 1997-11-24 - What's My Line? (2)
- 16 s02e11 - 1997-12-08 - Ted
- 17 s02e12 - 1998-01-12 - Bad Eggs
- 18 s02e13 - 1998-01-19 - Surprise (1)
s01e01 - 1997-03-10 - Welcome to the Hellmouth (1) ∞
cd 1
- 11:09 -- Nice stock door sound as she enters the library. =(
- 12:17 -- Again when leaving. Hrmph.
- 21:20 -- "Hello, would you like a copy of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The Watchtower?"
s01e02 - 1997-03-10 - The Harvest (2) ∞
cd 1
- 15:50 -- Umm.. she didn't re-arm herself?
- 25:00 -- Noooo... not the stock sound!
- 27:20 -- Maybe I should stop noting the nasty video game-esque stock sounds.
- 33:58 -- I can forgive the earlier moment.. but if there's no cover, why is he counting money? Why would a doorman be counting money? Oh, he's just standing there counting his own money. Hrm.
s01e03 - 1997-03-17 - Witch ∞
cd 1
- 19:55 -- Umm, just how blind and stupid is that truck driver? How much time was needed? No honking beforehand? Umm.. contrived bs.
- 22:15 -- When she says "you can get that in science class".. she doesn't mean to suggest that Mercury, a toxic substance.. and nitric acid, a fucking acid.. can .. uh. Whatever.
s01e04 - 1997-03-25 - Teacher's Pet ∞
- 40:34 -- A tape recorder couldn't record the range of sound of "bat sonar", letalone play it back.
s01e05 - 1997-03-31 - Never Kill a Boy on the First Date ∞
cd2
The photo gallery in the special features section has pictures of stuff which hasn't been seen yet. =/
- 25:30 -- Wow, mortuary doors sound just like library doors! Plus.. what's the door doing unlocked?
- 25:39 -- Oh, apparently mortuary doors can't be locked.. so Jiles didn't lock the doors because he couldn't.
- 26:39 -- I see, this show has just the one stock sound. It even works on windows.
s01e06 - 1997-04-07 - The Pack ∞
cd 2
- 38:06 -- Wait a second.. how did they get in the car without their keys?
s01e07 - 1997-04-14 - Angel ∞
cd 2
(no notes were taken)
s01e08 - 1997-04-28 - I, Robot... You, Jane ∞
cd 2
I, Robot... You, Jane (Buffy episode)
The displays in their computer room are Viewsonic 17GAs. =)
- 19:35 -- She turns off .. the monitor. That's not "signing off".. =/
- 26:10 -- The monitor was already on (the green light).. so what did she press? Pressing a button on that display wouldn't do anything. I know, I had one.
- 27:08 -- "What can we do about it?" .. unplug the computer maybe? Take a baseball bat to it?
s01e09 - 1997-05-05 - The Puppet Show ∞
(I didn't note what CD this is.)
(no notes were taken)
s01e10 - 1997-05-12 - Nightmares ∞
cd 3
The biographies in the special features section of this disk have spoilers that talk about events which haven't yet happened in the series.
- 18:20 -- "Looking in the mirror every day, and seeing nothing there. It's an overrated pleasure." should be underrated pleasure maybe?
- 42:15 -- She's being untied.. except that she was perfectly loose the first time Buffy was fiddling with the ropes.
s01e11 - 1997-05-19 - Out of Mind, Out of Sight ∞
cd 3
(no notes were taken)
s01e12 - 1997-06-02 - Prophecy Girl ∞
cd 3
- Just what in the heck is a "global"?
- The fade to white has the Doom sound.
- 25:43 -- Umm, wasn't that necklace broken?
- 45:53 -- Why is there no wood sticking up out of the skeleton's ribcage anymore?
s02e08 - 1997-11-10 - The Dark Age ∞
cd2
So why is Drucilla sick anyways? And.. how?
- 16:12 -- Umm, was the guy trapped in the cubbyhole?
s02e09 - 1997-11-17 - What's My Line? (1) ∞
cd3
- 27:30 -- The guy is obviously breathing heavy.
- 34:00 -- Are those cigarettes in the ashtray? (foreground, bottom)
- 39:12 -- This episode is brought to you by one of the top 10 most dangerous foods.
s02e10 - 1997-11-24 - What's My Line? (2) ∞
cd3
Are these notes for s02e11?
- 7:05 -- This episode is brought to you by less obviously tooth-rotting crap.
- 40:15 -- Did they leave the bag behind?
s02e11 - 1997-12-08 - Ted ∞
cd3
(no notes were taken)
s02e12 - 1998-01-12 - Bad Eggs ∞
cd3
- What exactly tipped her off? There were twin girls.. what lead to the vampire thing? That was confusing.
- 28:47 -- The spread-out one doesn't have stab wounds.
s02e13 - 1998-01-19 - Surprise (1) ∞
cd4
- 31:28 -- What, she couldn't call? Oh, and she had time to dry her hair and make herself pretty.
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