Buffy The Vampire Slayer - The Complete DVD Collection

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From its charming and angst-ridden first season to the darker, apocalyptic final one, Buffy the Vampire Slayer succeeds on many levels, and in a fresher and more authentic way than the shows that came before or after it. How lucky, then, that with the release of its box set of seasons 1-7, you can have the estimable pleasure of watching a near-decade of Buffy in any order you choose. (And we have some ideas about how that should be done.)

First: rest assured that there's no shame in coming to Buffy late, even if you initially turned your nose up at the winsome Sarah Michelle Gellar kicking the hell out of vampires (in Buffy-lingo, vamps), demons, and other evil-doers. Perhaps you did so because, well, it looked sort of science-fiction-like with all that monster latex. Start with season 3 and see that Buffy offers something for everyone, and the sooner you succumb to it, the quicker you'll appreciate how textured and riveting a drama it is.

Why season 3? Because it offers you a winning cast of characters who have fallen from innocence: their hearts have been broken, their egos trampled in typically vicious high-school style, and as a result, they've begun to realize how fallible they are. As much as they try, there are always more monsters, or a bigger evil. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the core crew remains something of a unit--there's the smart girl, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) who dreams of saving the day by downloading the plans to City Hall's sewer tunnels and mapping a route to safety. There are the ne'r do wells--the vampire Spike (James Marsters), who both clashes with and aspires to love Buffy; the tortured and torturing Angel (David Boreanz); the pretty, popular girl with an empty heart (Charisma Carpenter); and the teenage everyman, Xander (Nicholas Brendon).

Then there's Buffy herself, who in the course of seven seasons morphs from a sarcastic teenager in a minidress to a heroine whose tragic flaw is an abiding desire to be a "normal" girl. On a lesser note, with the box set you can watch the fashion transformation of Buffy from mall rat to Prada-wearing, kickboxing diva with enviable highlights. (There was the unfortunate bob of season 2, but it's a forgivable lapse.) At least the storyline merits the transformations: every time Buffy has to end a relationship she cuts her hair, shedding both the pain and her vulnerability.

In addition to the well-wrought teenage emotional landscape, Buffy deftly takes on more universal themes--power, politics, death, morality--as the series matures in seasons 4-6. And apart from a few missteps that haven't aged particularly well ("I Robot" in season 1 comes to mind), most episodes feel as harrowing and as richly drawn as they did at first viewing. That's about as much as you can ask for any form of entertainment: that it offer an escape from the viewer's workaday world and entry into one in which the heroine (ideally one with leather pants) overcomes demons far more troubling than one's own. --Megan Halverson

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All seven butt-kicking seasons of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, all the special features from the original Buffy DVD box sets - this Complete DVD Collection is the perfect way to enter the world of Buffy and her friends, demons and love interests. Join Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Angel, Spike, Cordelia and Dawn for over 115 hours of high voltage vampire action!

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   100 of 103 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Quite simply a masterpiece, 30 Mar 2008 By  Ruth (UK) - See all my reviews Buffy is more difficult to sell than 'serious' shows like The Sopranos and The West Wing. The name itself is very silly; the notion of "Buffy" and "vampires" was probably enough to scare off half the population before it even aired. And then there is the main character. Buffy is no cool, serious or attractive man but a blonde, stereotypical teenage cheerleader holding a stake. There seems to be no depth, reality or threat. But Buffy triumphs in defeating stereotypes and the preconceptions you have whenever a young blonde woman walks onto the screen. From the very first scene where the blonde victim idea is subverted, Buffy establishes itself as the wittiest, funniest drama around. As the season progresses you realise that this show can also be dark and is as innovative as any other, more acclaimed, modern culture. The writing is consistently brilliant, avoiding predictability and cliché throughout, unlike most drama scripts. Each character is beautifully created. They are always real, tangible, different and three-dimensional. Although there is a sharp sense of morality in Buffy, the fantasy element never leads the writers into the trap of the superhero versus the evil monsters. Buffy and her friends are not perfect and not even always good. The writers also seem to be equally at home with the moments of drama and loss as they are with humour and wit - the scenes where death and pain occur never seem forced or embarrassing. Worth mentioning too is the brilliant pacing of the dramatic stories. Although Buffy has its deaths, relationships and disappearances it never falls into the trap of creating these constantly. Each one seems fresh and affecting, not just repetitive. But probably what makes Buffy great, rather than just another sharp witty drama, is the direction. Buffy is a TV show, not a book or film on the small screen. The strengths of the medium are constantly exploited - the uniquely long amount of time TV has to establish character and expand plot are used brilliantly. Look at Buffy over the 7 seasons and it is clearly a cohesive whole, a journey. A journey you are invited to join over a vast period of time. The camerawork is also brilliant and the moves from scene to scene fluent. The momentum very rarely, if ever, slackens and it seems the characters, and the camera, are always moving. Buffy is also innovative. The totally silent, "Hush", though not one of my favourite episodes, explores how strong a merely visual medium can be - this show is not just about witty banter. Later, in the heartbreaking episode, "The Body", there is no music at all. This enables a stunned, silent feeling to emerge and true empathy with the characters is created. Because of these strengths the acting doesn't have to be brilliant but it generally is. Many of the actors here are little more than average but something in the chemistry of the show raises them well above their game. No one sees Sarah Michelle Gellar as an Oscar winner, but here, on the small screen, her acting is pretty near perfect. The final strength of this show is the concept. The hero is, unusually, a woman and a strong, capable, demon fighting one at that. The often quoted metaphor that High School is Hell does fit the first seasons but there is often a lot more to it that that. There is a sense of morality, goodness and duty that runs throughout. The strength of friendship and the importance of doing what is right even if it hurts you is constantly emphasised. I do not want to make Buffy something it is not. It is not always deep, serious and meaningful. It is sometimes only silly. But what I can guarantee is that it has moments of breathtaking brilliance and is almost always really good fun. It is wonderfully acted, directed and written. It is different, never clichéd and always fresh. So if you have resisted Buffy until now, if, like me, you have been put off by the title, the heroine and the concept please give it a chance. I can promise that you will not regret it. Comment Comments (3) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   17 of 18 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Buffy's still the best TV show ever made, 12 Jan 2008 By  steven (UK) - See all my reviews This boxset is just the new releases in a solid card board box. Ok, the box is better then the Angel set which I also own but it's not worth buying again. What can be said that hasn't been said before? Don't be put off by the title - this is by a large margin the best US drama / Fantasy series ever made. Joss Whedon is a genius and at this price you'd be crazy to miss it! Go back to the beginning and see what all the fuss is about. The price at the time of writing is £10 a series - hu? What a great deal -for 144 episodes and all those lovely extras. This should be on your to do list Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   46 of 52 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Still amazing, 7 Nov 2007 By  Mark Bonatti "M.Bonatti" (Scotland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Buffy is brilliant. You could be forgiven to believe it is just another american teen-drama, it does have most of the usual tell-tale signs of impending irritance: annoying teen-isms, rubbish music (aside from the title score, which rocks) and it has been known to reach levels of cheese so high it would have the French running for air. However, if you can learn to ignore them underneath is just one damn fine example of telly-gold. Series one to three are fantastic, I even got swept away in the tide of coagulated dairy produce on more than a few occasions. Series four gets just a wee bit too silly, however it manages to pull it off by containing some of the best episodes of the franchise. I really didn't care much for the love interest Riley either (nothing personal man). Series five seriously hams it up by a good few tons of bacon, mostly due to the main baddie Glory. Some people hate her, some love her. I'm the latter. It's worth mentioning that this series also introduces one of the shows main downfalls, Dawn. The whining little sister who will plague the show right 'til the end. Series six is one of my personal favourites, the Trio (the baddies, of sorts, for the series) are fantastic and stand as a testament to those who believe in the power of the geek. Sadly though, Dawn's still with us. Although she does get bashed about a bit, which is worth savouring. Series seven is frankly terrible. Although by the time you've watched your way up 'til this point you'll still get a lot of enjoyment from it. I suppose terrible's not the best word to describe it. It does consistantly entertain and it's got some very dark and disturbing moments (Spike's mum anyone?). It's let down by the entirely unbelievable (even by Buffy standards) series plot arch, the introduction of even more annoying teenagers and the baffling rubbishness of the finale. It'd still probably still get 4 stars were I to review the series individually though. So yeah, now you can get all the Buffy you need in one handy box. Considering the original dvds (the ones with the packaging that scratched the disks) was £80 a pop you can't really complain about the price tag of the set either, you may even rejoice it in fact. Take a week off, shut the curtains, stoke the fire and boil the kettle and settle down to watch Buffy in it's entirety. It's better than Disneyland. Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 45 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars excellent. I was very happy with the quick turnaround, one of the dvd's didn't function, but after reporting it was replaced within days, so I'm even more impressed with the returns... Read more Published 5 days ago by Ld Le Roux 5.0 out of 5 stars A little bit of everything I love alot of TV shows but all the different things I like about all my shows, buffy puts into the 1. Read more Published 14 days ago by Sue 5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Awesome.... "Buffy? What kind of a name is this for a super-hero?" This was my very first thought when I came across this DVD collection in Amazon for the first time. Read more Published 16 days ago by K. Diamantopoulos 5.0 out of 5 stars JF 1 day after i ordered it, the seller emailed me to say that he had taken it out of the warehouse and was going to be mailed the next day, and then i received an email to say that... Read more Published 1 month ago by Ms. Jenna M. Farman 5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Purchase and Delivery Yes this item came through in time, it was in excellent condition and it was also very well package considering how big it was, so all in all I'd give it 100%. Published 2 months ago by Laura L. Ward 5.0 out of 5 stars You'll have forgotten how good it was This is a fantastic box-set, I still think the first few seasons were the best as they had the best jokes and the dynamic between the characters wasn't too weird, but the whole... Read more Published 2 months ago by J. Bray 5.0 out of 5 stars Buffy 'gets sexy' I have been watching Buffy now for about 6 months, and I have just finished watching Season 4. I was disappointed by Season 3 as it was a little all over the place and every... Read more Published 2 months ago by Sophie Louise Mccaffery 5.0 out of 5 stars You should have bought it before I refer, of course, to the fact that this box-set has recently increased in price, so if you were umming and erring, you have snoozed, and you have lost. Read more Published 2 months ago by minor273 1.0 out of 5 stars useless had very poor contact with seller. got refunded in the end and had to buy it from a different retailor at more cost. NOT VERY HAPPY Published 2 months ago by Mr. L. G. Pankhurst 5.0 out of 5 stars buffy's date of birth hi i have just started watching the second season of buffy and i noticed that on the 1st season she was born in 1980 and the school year was 1996 making her 16 years old... Read more Published 3 months ago by Lee Singleton Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 45 customer reviews...

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