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2.0 out of 5 stars
Amateurish... No real insight.,
This review is from: Bite Me!: The Chosen Edition The Unofficial Guide to Buffy The Vampire Slayer ( Seven Seasons One Book): The Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Kindle Edition)
Some parts are enjoyable to read, but the style is very amateurish and offers no real insight into the programme.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Bite Me! - A Worthy Tribute From The Heart,
This review is from: Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Paperback)
In general, I tend to favour the 'unofficial' guides over the official, studio-approved alternatives when it comes to my television shows - and in the case of 'Buffy', my all-time favourite, well, it's certainly no exception.I bought 'Bite Me!' (as well as the 'Angel' companion guide 'Once Bitten' from the same author) on a whim after re-watching the series through for the fourth time, looking for some reading material that could further my love for the show. I was teetering between this here 'unofficial' guide and the official 'Watcher's Guide' series. After doing my research, I plumped for the former - and I'm extremely glad I did so. Nikki Stafford, the author, is a self-proclaimed, all-things-Buffy fanatic, and it shows in her writing. She puts an incredible amount of passion into the volume, whether it be simply describing the cast and crew or going into depth about each individual episode. It is these episode 'reviews', for lack of a better-term, that truly makes the purchase worthwhile. Instead of simply giving the episodes a rating of 'four stakes out of five' or something as equally tiresome, Stafford instead goes into detail - sometimes minute - about the themes of the show, the parallels one can draw between certain characters and events, religious and historical connotations, and (my favourite) the mythological significance and context behind certain demons seen in the episodes. She provides a truly fascinating insight into a series that is all about the symbolism, and gives her own unique interpretation of the events that even a stead-fast viewer like myself could never have fathomed. Although the episode guide is by-far-and-away the highlight of the book, she also provides cast biographies (including a rather prattling account of Sarah Michelle Gellar's life-story which, in my opinion, takes up slightly too much valuable page-space) and trivia questions to test your own passion for the show. However, as a student of English Language and Literature, I have to point out the sometimes - I want to say 'amateurish' - way in which she words her reviews. Even if it is coming from the heart, she does tend to repeat herself on occasion, and seems to have a particular fondness for the word 'brilliant' when describing, well, anything. All-in-all, I would highly recommend this buy to any fan of the series who is looking to enhance his/her 'Buffy' experience. Trust me when I say, Stafford knows her 'Buffy'-stuff!
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3.6 out of 5 stars (9 customer reviews) 12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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The definitive fan guide, updated to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary,
By Jessica Lux - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Paperback)
Nikki Stafford, author of companion guides for five television programs from the ECW Press, has just released a revised version of her classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer guide to coincide with the show's 10th anniversary. Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is now available in The Chosen Edition: Seven Seasons, One Book. Stafford examines each of the show's eleven main characters and provides episode guides, charting the development of the Buffy mythology across all seven seasons, as well as in the Dark Horse season eight comic books. Her episode guides contain trivia, fan gripes, nitpicks, references to bands and music, and "did you notice?" moments. She has also written a 6-page ultimate Buffy trivia quiz.In this updated 2007 version, Stafford is able to chronicle the legacy of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which lives on in fanhood well beyond the 2003 end of the television series. Updates on the careers of the show's stars are included. The author also addresses the show's move from the WB to UPN network, the short-lived follow-on show "Angel," and the unaired pilot episode. Stafford has also written ECW Press guides to Xena, Angel, Alias, and Lost. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Biased and inaccurate at times,
By Raimie - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bite Me!: The Chosen Edition The Unofficial Guide to Buffy The Vampire Slayer ( Seven Seasons One Book): The Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Kindle Edition)
I found this book to be biased and at times, incredibly inaccurate. Depending on the author's preference for the episode, you will get a longer and more detailed explanation with facts and commentary woven in. Same goes for the characters. We get it, you love Willow and think Alyson Hannigan was the real star of the show. The "Nitpick" portions of this book are what really bother me because it would appear this person has not actually WATCHED the episode in quite some time in order to make such incorrect summaries of what's going on. Examples include: "The Prom" nitpick: "At the beginning of the episode, Buffy walks into Angel's house and throws the curtains wide open, almost incinerating him. Doesn't she know better by now?" when in fact, they wake up together after a post-slayage nap and she is unaware that it is morning and this entire incident was accidental. Or "Life Serial" in which the comment is, "How did Buffy get into the demon bar with a bottle of alcohol? The bartender never would have allowed it, especially considering she's only 20" when in fact Spike orders drinks from the bartender and Buffy snags the bottle out of his hand, removing the stopper and chugging it. For someone who includes pages and pages of triva questions, they really don't seem to have their facts straight.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good,
By Patricia M. Macdonell - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sarah Michelle Gellar and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (Paperback)
A very complete guide, pretty interesting. Main problem is that I noticed some of her "Nitpicks" sections were incorrect. On the episode "The Replacement," she complained that Xander picked up the phone when he had barely moved in, that the phone shouldn't have already been hooked up. But when he first looks at the house, the woman says that the phone is already hooked up. And other stuff like that.
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