Btvs @ MindSay

Rerunning on the Biography channel right now is a biography on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".  The biography focuses on the show, not the character.  It's a mini documentary about the struggle to rebound from the terrible movie and how successful the Buffy "world" still is today, several years after the show went off the air.  

If you are a huge fan of the show, you'd enjoy the biography on it, despite getting almost no new information out of it.  If you are not yet a fan of the show, don't watch the biography.  While it may convince you that BtVS is an amazing show still worth watching, all of the major surprises of the show are given away.  I admit that it would be a pretty lame episode of Biography if they didn't discuss the important plot points, but if you are an unspoiled viewer that is still planning to watch, you had better stay away.

Despite already knowing practically everything and having to frequently roll my eyes as extremely major plot points were handed out like free candy, I was surprised at how moved I was by this Biography presentation and the short excerpts from the show.  I choked up when Buffy ____ __ ____ Angel.  My eyes were damp when Buffy ______ _____ __________ ______ and I lost all composure when Buffy _____________ _________ ____ Dawn.  I dried my face and smiled hugely when clips from "Once More With Feeling" were shown.  I had a huge lump in my throat when creator Joss Whedon said, "I didn't create Buffy to be a television show.  I created Buffy to be an icon."

I haven't watched my Buffy DVDs in years.  I'm watching new television and catching up on some other classic shows that I didn't give enough attention to when they originally aired.  Despite continuing to proclaim that Buffy is my all-time favorite show, I have questioned that in the last couple years.  I was totally obsessed with "Firefly" during it's brief run and I adore current shows "Battlestar Galactica" and "The Office".  Are one of these amazing series my all-time favorite show?  My emotional reactions to what amounts to nothing more than a well-produced clip show answered that question for me.  BtVS will always be my favorite show.

My latest Buffy collectible arrived today.  Limited to just 1,000 pieces, I barely got her.  Here she is in my living room.  This won't be her final display location, but it'll have to do for a while.

10 things I couldn't easily part with: (picture me as one of the howling children in the supermarket who refuses to breathe without a toy)

1. caffeine (namely coffee, diet cherry coke, and chocolate)
   
2. flip flops
   
3. pineapple
   
4. peach scented candles
   
5. vacations (the main reason why I am still slogging through teaching)
   
6. Joss Whedon (not so much him as his brainchildren...BTVS, Serenity/Firefly, Fray)
   
7. my 'pocket rocket'
   
8. cheap paints in a billion colors at Wally Mart
   
9. sunny days
   
10. the ocean
    

Notice that these are all superficial things...no air, love, or sleep in sight. I hate it when people put things that everyone needs on these lists. NOONE can live without air, numbnuts. Be a little more creative, huh? It seems like the whole point of lists like these is to expose the writer's inner materialistic 'demon'. Well, I fully embrace mine. Invite to dinner sometimes, even. I though about putting my iPod, but I think I could give that up. Not that I want to, or ever will...but I wouldn't go into withdrawl like I would if someone got rid of all my caffeine. Or Joss, for that matter...I'd go into mourning for months. Speaking of which: I've been playing the 'guess that quote' game with S, and he has never seen Firefly. Which means that I am now in the position to indoctrinate him into the cult (in my case it's the cult of Jayne, muah hah hah). I really am completely, utterly, and hopelessly obsessed with that show. It's even gone so far that it's on a 2:1 watching ratio with Buffy, which is unheard of for me. On a less positive note...he's into heavy death metal *shudder*. I consider my musical tastes to be pretty enlightened, but I CANNOT listen to that crap. Now, if you like it, don't get all pissy...I'm just saying that to my ears, it's crap. Others would probably say the same about what is currently playing on my iBook: ('To Be With You', Mr. Big) Feel free to laugh.

I happen to be very bitable, pal.  I'm moist and delicious.
   - Xander

I know I just blogged some of these a few weeks ago, but this one is priceless.  This is exactly what was going through my head the first time I saw the photo a few years ago, except what went through my head was a little less online-y.