- Paperback: 480 pages
- Publisher: Pocket Books (20 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0671042602
- ISBN-13: 978-0671042608
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 17.5 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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Packed with information, photos and hundreds of great quotes from seasons three and four of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide Volume 2 is just as comprehensive as the first Watcher's Guide. For newcomers, the background to the Slayer, her Watcher and their duties to fight the forces of darkness are sketched in, then the book moves rapidly on to character profiles and brief episode guides for seasons three and four, all liberally sprinkled with chunks of razor-sharp dialogue and explanations of pop culture references. An insightful section, "The Pain", focuses on the doomed relationships, deaths of loved ones, experiences of betrayal and lack of trust that have forced the characters to develop and change. These are the serious stories about growing up that have always been at the heart of Buffy.
Having thoroughly dissected the characters, the book then goes behind the scenes with profiles of the actors, an in-depth look at the many aspects of production, listings of featured bands and songs and a brief section on merchandising. The main omission is any focus on monsters--for that, turn to the excellent Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book, which goes into encyclopaedic detail on all the monsters to have appeared on the show. This book is a more general companion, and performs its duties as well, and as sassily, as the Slayer herself. --Elizabeth Sourbut
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A TV series companion, the complete official episode guide to Buffy series 3 and 4. This volume picks up where the original "Watcher's Guide" left off, complete with behind-the-scenes secrets and interviews with writers, crew and actors.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It seems that every popular show nowadays has some kind of episode guide/companion book hastily thrown together to go with it so its a delight to see one that is actually worth the price and even better, its as good as, if not better than Volume One. To any Buffy fans, this book is a must and even if you're not a fan of the show, dip in - its informative without being gushing and has some excellent colour stills of the cast and behind the scenes info - and you might find yourself realising that its more than just a 'kids show'.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This companion to seasons three and four is detailed, with excellent synopses for each episode complete with notes on continuity, relationships etc, a good selection of photos from the set, the show and publicity shots, and an amazingly in-depth guide to how the show is put together with interviews with cast and representatives from most of the crew areas. Certainly value for money.
But as a Buffy/Angel fan (of the couple), I was disappointed. I felt that in both the section on romantic relationships and also in these sections of the episode guide, their relationship was played down, as if the writers let their knowledge of the end of season three colour how they wrote the relationship actually during season three. Some details of the 'Angel' crossover eps would also have been nice. In contrast to that, I felt that the Buffy/Riley relationship was played up to an extent not backed up by the show.
But buy it anyway, because the other stuff makes it worth it.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
"The Watcher's Guide, Volume 2" is hard to rate because while it is superior to the vast majority of official (or unofficial) companion volumes to various hit television series, it does not seem to be as good as the first volume, which means it is still a great deal for fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." There are three major and two minor sections to this volume, with focuses on seasons three and four of Buffy. First there is the Buffyverse, which recaps what we need to know from the first two seasons of the series in terms of the whats and wheres, covers the main characters with choice quotes from each, and includes an interesting section on "The Pain" which explores the rich pathos of the series. Section two covers the episodes from seasons three and four by providing plot synopses, choice quotes, lines cut from the original teleplays, continuity concerns, pop-culture footnotes, and updates on "The Agony and the Ecstasy" dealing with the aforementioned pathos. The third section provides cast profiles, which are really a hit and miss compilation, with most of the regulars receiving brief treatment and then interviews of varying lengths and value with the rest, most of whom are guest stars. The use of interviews continues throughout the fourth section on the production side of Creating Buffy. The last two sections deal with "The Bands of Buffy" and "Merchandising."
The first volume of "The Watcher's Guide" offered 300 pages and while Volume 2 taps out closer to 500 you do not really get the feeling you are getting that much more in terms of quality. When I look over this volume now I think I know why: It is not because the original team of Christopher Golden and Nancy Holder split up for him to do "The Monster Book" and her to do "The Watcher's Guide, Volume 2." It is because the second half of the book consists of interview transcripts and I think this comes across as being sort of the easy way out. There is some good information and stories in most of the interviews, but sure, a few of them are not worth the effort. You cannot fault Holder and her new cohorts Jeff Mariotte and Maryelizabeth Hart for being comprehensive, but taking more than one pass at each of these people might have been helpful. The main thing is that Joss Whedon's people are out there putting extra effort into these companion volumes and you are not going to find something for another show as good as this volume, whatever its problems.
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A great book
This book is a must for any true buffy fan. It has cast info, ep guides and more.
Published on 15 Mar 2001
This book is a must have !
i got wg2 for xmas and it's a brilliant read that contains interesting facts and gives you behind the scene info from the cast and crew :all in all a good buy!!!
Published on 24 Feb 2001
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