tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post2253730205906190873..comments2024-01-08T17:53:50.573-06:00Comments on Joy Preble: The Buffy FactorJoy Preblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-43579304359281325452011-07-04T19:52:28.470-05:002011-07-04T19:52:28.470-05:00BTVS is the best television show, EVER! I am watch...BTVS is the best television show, EVER! I am watching it all the way through again, in preparation of reading the graphic novel Season 8. I tell my 2-year-old that there is no need to be afraid of monsters b/c Buffy will kill them all, LOL. It helps, I swear. I've noticed lots of parallels in writing since then, but I absolutely love when characters refer direclty to BTVS. If you quote anything Giles said, I will be a super fan and rec any books you've written to my patrons.Mrs. Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02805633032663726843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-11228124824611970782011-06-30T13:49:53.161-05:002011-06-30T13:49:53.161-05:00I loved Buffy. It was truly fantastic television--...I loved Buffy. It was truly fantastic television-- one of the few shows that could suck in even my father (who is not much of a TV watcher, and certainly not the target demographic for a show about a teenaged girl.) Not to mention, Buffy was a remarkably layered TV heroine. I miss those days.<br /><br />I do certainly see shades of Buffy in certain shows, but I don't mind it. Actually, I think the idea of a 'chosen one' has been around quite a bit longer than Buffy, but Buffy was one of the first large pop culture phenomenons to really make that chosen one on a heroic mission a female.SJ Kincaidhttp://sjkincaid.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-66242764466326765622011-06-26T14:36:47.359-05:002011-06-26T14:36:47.359-05:00I knew you loved Zeppo, Cyn. And I do agree with y...I knew you loved Zeppo, Cyn. And I do agree with your observation - I did like the idea of Xander's world while B&A were saving the world yet again. As for your other comment, I think there are probably lots of factors at work - but I do see these reviews a lot for many paranormal romances, mine included. And more rarely do I see the 'hey, you're paying homage to the Whedonverse, aren't you?' Possibly I'll be doing a blog series of "Pop Culture Influences that You Absolutely Must Know" :)Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-52889832893116178882011-06-26T09:20:07.884-05:002011-06-26T09:20:07.884-05:00I'm an unabashed "Buffy" fan, and it...I'm an unabashed "Buffy" fan, and it's had a huge influence on my writing. I say this in all of my talks.<br /><br />My favorite episode is "The Zeppo" because it took on the series' own tropes with affection and at a slant. It also had a terrific growth arc.<br /><br />Apart from "Twilight" and for that matter "Harry Potter," the nothing-has-come-before-my-experience analysis of books does worry me. Is our arts education really that bad?Cynthia Leitich Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650058326282279022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-17860791200502664352011-06-24T20:18:56.280-05:002011-06-24T20:18:56.280-05:00Yes, I know... Spike. So many favorite Spike momen...Yes, I know... Spike. So many favorite Spike moments. But the seasons 1 and 2 parts of the Buffy/Angel romance are still my faves.Joy Preblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00532958575068320212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4466265205543193229.post-37526089288278616512011-06-23T19:55:06.975-05:002011-06-23T19:55:06.975-05:00I am a die hard Buffy Fan. There is nothing better...I am a die hard Buffy Fan. There is nothing better in the universe! I converted my roommate... now I want to watch it again, for the 10th time (I even bought all freaking seasons from both Buffy and Angel series).<br /><br />That ending was devastating... T_T<br /><br />But I'm on the Spike Team, ooooh Spike....Natascha De Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13518786455521515538noreply@blogger.com