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Registered: Jan 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 12:37
Oh I just counted them, there are 42 episodes with Willow and Tara in them. Oh yeah, in no particular order:Season Four 1. ep 10 :: Hush
2. ep 12 :: A New Man
3. ep 13 :: The 'I' in Team
4. ep 14 :: Goodbye Iowa
5. ep 15 :: This Year's Girl
6. ep 16 :: Who Are You
7. ep 17 :: Superstar
8. ep 18 :: Where the Wild Things Are
9. ep 19 :: New Moon Rising
10. ep 20 :: The Yoko Factor
11. ep 21 :: Primeval
12. ep 22 :: Restless Season Five 13. ep 01 :: Buffy vs. Dracula
14. ep 02 :: Real Me
15. ep 04 :: Out of My Mind
16. ep 06 :: Family
17. ep 08 :: Shadow
18. ep 09 :: Listening to Fear
19. ep 11 :: Triangle
20. ep 12 :: Checkpoint
21. ep 13 :: Blood Ties
22. ep 14 :: Crush
23. ep 15 :: I Was Made To Love You
24. ep 16 :: The Body
25. ep 17 :: Forever
26. ep 18 :: Intervention
27. ep 19 :: Tough Love
28. ep 20 :: Spiral
29. ep 21 :: Weight of the World
30. ep 22 :: The Gift Season Six 31. ep 01 :: Bargaining, part 1
32. ep 02 :: Bargaining, part 2
33. ep 03 :: After Life
34. ep 04 :: Flooded
35. ep 05 :: Life Serial
36. ep 06 :: All The Way
37. ep 07 :: Once More, With Feeling
38. ep 08 :: Tabula Rasa
39. ep 09 :: Smashed
40. ep 10 :: Wrecked
41. ep 13 :: Dead Things
42. ep 14 :: Older and Far Away Discounting Wrecked and Smashed, for being too highly W/T angsty for me, the rest (which would be 40) actually are my favourites, heh heh, even the ones W/T are only in for a few minutes. *editing to add: I really mean it when I say these are my favourite eps, I am very biased and unobjective, but I also posted this as a list to show what episodes Willow and Tara have been in. (I used Adrienne's Extra Flamey's caps section.) And the list will grow. [This message has been edited by Dr.G (edited February 23, 2002).] IP: Logged |
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Registered: Sep 2000 | posted February 23, 2002 12:46
Well I'll tell you there is no way The Gift is better than OMWF. Sorry.. no. no way.Also some choices are weird, obviously kittens will want to see NMR and Family but the one that is glaring at me is Tabula Rasa, much better than half the episodes listed on your list. Anyway, you'll probably find a lot of disagreement I don't think there can be an ultimate Buffy list that pleases many. *edited to add Tough Love a must!! [This message has been edited by xita (edited February 23, 2002).] IP: Logged |
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Registered: Oct 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 12:50
On a top 40 list there will be lots of different opinionions and variation of both content and order of preference but if you narrow it down to a top 5 or 10 I'm pretty sure most of the same eps would appear on most lists, though the order may still vary due to personal tastes.------------------
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What i did was highlight the most important episodes on Buffy, including Tuba Rusa, Family, New Moon Rising, Wild At Heart, Anne, Ted, and Nightmares. I had to trim down to 40 so they got cut out, if it was a top 50 they would of been on but a top 50 list would be too much for a show that only has 115 episodes so far.IP: Logged |
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Well OMWF would probably be in the top ten. Top five even. It was just you know, all rounded and too good to not be included.Gah, I sound like a fool. ------------------
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My favourite episode ever is Tough love and that's not on the list either. I have too say though that for decisions made in the episodes NMR should at least have made it into the top 20 part. ------------------
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Registered: Apr 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 14:28
I've only seen 8 episodes of Season 6, and I've not seen about half of Season 2. (Must get myself the boxset...)1. The Gift
2. The Body
3. Once More, With Feeling
4. Graduation Day - Part 2
5. Hush
6. Superstar
7. Bargaining (Both parts... is that allowed?)
8. Doppelgangland - Willow in leather... yummy...
9. Triangle
10. Prophecy Girl 11. Tabula Rasa
12. Tough Love
13. Fool For Love
14. The Wish
15. Restless
16. New Moon Rising
17. Spiral
18. Family
19. No Place Like Home
20. Graduation Day - Part 1 21. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
22. The Replacement
23. Where the Wild Things Are
24. Blood Ties
25. Becoming - Part 2
26. Gingerbread
27. Who Are You
28. I Only Have Eyes For You"
29. Earshot
30. Forever 31. Nightmares
32. This Year's Girl
33. Fear, Itself
34. Intervention
35. Innocence
36. Passion
37. Something Blue
38. Buffy v.s. Dracula
39. Into The Woods
40. The Harsh Light Of Day Oh, I agree about Becoming being overrated. I liked the second part, but the first part wasn't great. [This message has been edited by morgan1707 (edited February 23, 2002).] IP: Logged |
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PProbably done before but, when confined to five, and i mean 5 (lol) what would you choose as the ebst? Which 5 Buffy eps would you take to the desert island with you? You can count two-part stories as one choice as long as they are officialy labelled as such. Here are mine in desending order!5. Graduation Day Part 1 & 2
4. The Body
3. Hush
2. The Wish
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Registered: Nov 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 15:47
Well this is a timely thread. A group of my non-Buffy watching friends (I don't know why I hang out with them either) has agreed to give me a Saturday afternoon to convince them of the greatness that is BTVS. They have agreed to watch 6 episodes.I've been trying to select those episodes which provide general background information, yet also stand on their own in terms of plot. Of course something that shows the pure genius of the writers and actors is equally important. Hush and The Body seem like locks to me but as for the other four, I'm still somewhat undecided. Of to peruse the thread.
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Registered: Oct 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 15:56
6 eps huh? Well my top 6 would be 1- The body 2- Hush 3- Dopplegangland 4- OMWF 5- Graduation day 1&2 (does that count as 1 ep?), and The wish.
Whatever you choose as your 6 I'd recommend showing The Body last. It's just so stunning and sets the bar so high you really wouldn't want to put it before any other episode for newbies to the series.Edit. PS. Nice to see another Canadian in here. ------------------
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Registered: Nov 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 16:37
Thanks for your suggestions Incarnadine. I don't think I can get away with showing a two parter as one ep. I hadn't actually considered Graduation Day 1 and 2. I think maybe I need to watch them again to refresh my memory.As for OMWF, i think it was truely brilliant but hesitate to include it. Musicals are usually something a show does when they have an established audience, one that knows what's going on and is willing to go out on that limb with them. Given, Joss did an outstanding job but I think that was because the songs weren't just songs, they were arc advancing instruments. That and the levitation. Hmmm, perhaps if accompanied by the right selection of episodes. It's something to noodle. Oh and I raise my home grown canadian beer to my fellow canuck. IP: Logged |
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Registered: Feb 2002 | posted February 23, 2002 16:46
Great list... thanks for sharing...not sure if it's agasint the rules... but i'm saving my #1 ep spot for the one that Tara and Willow get back together in! ps: hey fellow Canucks! make that three! ------------------
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Registered: Jul 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 16:53
Hmmm. The top 5 or 6. It all depends on whether you are choosing yor favourites or trying to turn someone on to the goodness that is Buffy.I must admit that when it comes to faves I like to stick to the stand alones that may just advance the plot, but dont have to. They exist in parallel to the main storyline, but also have to integrate into it somehow, without it being obvious.
So my top five would be: 5. One more with feeling.. for the sheer chutzpa of it more than anything. Its still too fresh in my mind otherwise
4. The Body..... for acting excellence and for coming at what is a taboo subject from an entirely new direction, with honesty.
3. Restless...for providing 2 years of speculation for kitties everywhere, and for Amber, the enigmatic.
2. Dopplegangland... for Aly's performance, more than anything, but I liked the storyline too. Honest
1. Hush....goundbreaking, bold, well acted, with the all time creepiest 'hide-behind-the settee' baddies ever. And we got to see Tara. There are others, NMR, the Gift, Anne [no.6]which I can watch over and over, but mostly for specific scenes, bits or even just looks [I am you know] which make you want to hit the replay time and time again. Mind you by the end of S6, I'll have changes my mind again
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Registered: Aug 2001 | posted February 23, 2002 19:45
Hi everyone. It's been 3 months since my last post since my phone has been disconnected. I miss you all. Anyway, these would have to be my favorite episodes: 1) Once more, with feeling- Tara, Spike, and Giles sexy goodness. Brilliant episode.
2) Dead Things- dark and disturbing. Just the way I like them.
3) Fool For Love- I love '70s Spike. The fight sequence on the subway was way cool.
4) Tabula Rasa- "Willow. What a funny name." "I think its pretty."smile "Ready Randy?" "Ready Joan."snerk. Oh, and I took the Giles/skeleton battle as a shoutout to Army of Darkness. Love Bruce Campbell.
5) The Wish- vamp Willow. 'nuff said Boy, that was hard. IP: Logged |
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Registered: Feb 2002 | posted February 23, 2002 20:47
Well as I haven't seen Season 6 yet, most of lists don't mean much to me... So here is my top 5 S5 or before...5. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (S2)
4. Dopplegangland (S3)
3. The Gift (S5)
2. The Body (S5)
1. The Wish (S3) ------------------
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Registered: Jan 2001 posted February 23, 2002 12:37
Oh I just counted them, there are 42 episodes with Willow and Tara in them. Oh yeah, in no particular order:Season Four
1. ep 10 :: Hush
2. ep 12 :: A New Man
3. ep 13 :: The 'I' in Team
4. ep 14 :: Goodbye Iowa
5. ep 15 :: This Year's Girl
6. ep 16 :: Who Are You
7. ep 17 :: Superstar
8. ep 18 :: Where the Wild Things Are
9. ep 19 :: New Moon Rising
10. ep 20 :: The Yoko Factor
11. ep 21 :: Primeval
12. ep 22 :: Restless
Season Five
13. ep 01 :: Buffy vs. Dracula
14. ep 02 :: Real Me
15. ep 04 :: Out of My Mind
16. ep 06 :: Family
17. ep 08 :: Shadow
18. ep 09 :: Listening to Fear
19. ep 11 :: Triangle
20. ep 12 :: Checkpoint
21. ep 13 :: Blood Ties
22. ep 14 :: Crush
23. ep 15 :: I Was Made To Love You
24. ep 16 :: The Body
25. ep 17 :: Forever
26. ep 18 :: Intervention
27. ep 19 :: Tough Love
28. ep 20 :: Spiral
29. ep 21 :: Weight of the World
30. ep 22 :: The Gift
Season Six
31. ep 01 :: Bargaining, part 1
32. ep 02 :: Bargaining, part 2
33. ep 03 :: After Life
34. ep 04 :: Flooded
35. ep 05 :: Life Serial
36. ep 06 :: All The Way
37. ep 07 :: Once More, With Feeling
38. ep 08 :: Tabula Rasa
39. ep 09 :: Smashed
40. ep 10 :: Wrecked
41. ep 13 :: Dead Things
42. ep 14 :: Older and Far Away
Discounting Wrecked and Smashed, for being too highly W/T angsty for me, the rest (which would be 40) actually are my favourites, heh heh, even the ones W/T are only in for a few minutes.
*editing to add: I really mean it when I say these are my favourite eps, I am very biased and unobjective, but I also posted this as a list to show what episodes Willow and Tara have been in. (I used Adrienne's Extra Flamey's caps section.) And the list will grow.
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posted February 23, 2002 12:37 Oh I just counted them, there are 42 episodes with Willow and Tara in them. Oh yeah, in no particular order:Season Four
1. ep 10 :: Hush
2. ep 12 :: A New Man
3. ep 13 :: The 'I' in Team
4. ep 14 :: Goodbye Iowa
5. ep 15 :: This Year's Girl
6. ep 16 :: Who Are You
7. ep 17 :: Superstar
8. ep 18 :: Where the Wild Things Are
9. ep 19 :: New Moon Rising
10. ep 20 :: The Yoko Factor
11. ep 21 :: Primeval
12. ep 22 :: Restless
Season Five
13. ep 01 :: Buffy vs. Dracula
14. ep 02 :: Real Me
15. ep 04 :: Out of My Mind
16. ep 06 :: Family
17. ep 08 :: Shadow
18. ep 09 :: Listening to Fear
19. ep 11 :: Triangle
20. ep 12 :: Checkpoint
21. ep 13 :: Blood Ties
22. ep 14 :: Crush
23. ep 15 :: I Was Made To Love You
24. ep 16 :: The Body
25. ep 17 :: Forever
26. ep 18 :: Intervention
27. ep 19 :: Tough Love
28. ep 20 :: Spiral
29. ep 21 :: Weight of the World
30. ep 22 :: The Gift
Season Six
31. ep 01 :: Bargaining, part 1
32. ep 02 :: Bargaining, part 2
33. ep 03 :: After Life
34. ep 04 :: Flooded
35. ep 05 :: Life Serial
36. ep 06 :: All The Way
37. ep 07 :: Once More, With Feeling
38. ep 08 :: Tabula Rasa
39. ep 09 :: Smashed
40. ep 10 :: Wrecked
41. ep 13 :: Dead Things
42. ep 14 :: Older and Far Away
Discounting Wrecked and Smashed, for being too highly W/T angsty for me, the rest (which would be 40) actually are my favourites, heh heh, even the ones W/T are only in for a few minutes.
*editing to add: I really mean it when I say these are my favourite eps, I am very biased and unobjective, but I also posted this as a list to show what episodes Willow and Tara have been in. (I used Adrienne's Extra Flamey's caps section.) And the list will grow.
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Fantastico posted February 23, 2002 12:46
Well I'll tell you there is no way The Gift is better than OMWF. Sorry.. no. no way.Also some choices are weird, obviously kittens will want to see NMR and Family but the one that is glaring at me is Tabula Rasa, much better than half the episodes listed on your list. Anyway, you'll probably find a lot of disagreement I don't think there can be an ultimate Buffy list that pleases many.
*edited to add Tough Love a must!!
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posted February 23, 2002 12:46 Well I'll tell you there is no way The Gift is better than OMWF. Sorry.. no. no way.Also some choices are weird, obviously kittens will want to see NMR and Family but the one that is glaring at me is Tabula Rasa, much better than half the episodes listed on your list. Anyway, you'll probably find a lot of disagreement I don't think there can be an ultimate Buffy list that pleases many.
*edited to add Tough Love a must!!
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Registered: Oct 2001 posted February 23, 2002 12:50
On a top 40 list there will be lots of different opinionions and variation of both content and order of preference but if you narrow it down to a top 5 or 10 I'm pretty sure most of the same eps would appear on most lists, though the order may still vary due to personal tastes.------------------
"What does a girl have to do to impress you?"
"Well, it involves a feathered boa and a theme to 'A Summer Place'. I can't discuss it here."
-Devon and Oz
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posted February 23, 2002 12:50 On a top 40 list there will be lots of different opinionions and variation of both content and order of preference but if you narrow it down to a top 5 or 10 I'm pretty sure most of the same eps would appear on most lists, though the order may still vary due to personal tastes.------------------
"What does a girl have to do to impress you?"
"Well, it involves a feathered boa and a theme to 'A Summer Place'. I can't discuss it here."
-Devon and Oz
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IP: LoggedB-Freakunregistered posted February 23, 2002 12:55
What i did was highlight the most important episodes on Buffy, including Tuba Rusa, Family, New Moon Rising, Wild At Heart, Anne, Ted, and Nightmares. I had to trim down to 40 so they got cut out, if it was a top 50 they would of been on but a top 50 list would be too much for a show that only has 115 episodes so far.IP: Logged
posted February 23, 2002 12:55 What i did was highlight the most important episodes on Buffy, including Tuba Rusa, Family, New Moon Rising, Wild At Heart, Anne, Ted, and Nightmares. I had to trim down to 40 so they got cut out, if it was a top 50 they would of been on but a top 50 list would be too much for a show that only has 115 episodes so far.IP: LoggedtommoLesbian Gay Type Lover
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Registered: Sep 2000 posted February 23, 2002 13:23
Well OMWF would probably be in the top ten. Top five even. It was just you know, all rounded and too good to not be included.Gah, I sound like a fool.
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posted February 23, 2002 13:23 Well OMWF would probably be in the top ten. Top five even. It was just you know, all rounded and too good to not be included.Gah, I sound like a fool.
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Registered: Feb 2001 posted February 23, 2002 14:20
My favourite episode ever is Tough love and that's not on the list either. I have too say though that for decisions made in the episodes NMR should at least have made it into the top 20 part.
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posted February 23, 2002 14:20 My favourite episode ever is Tough love and that's not on the list either. I have too say though that for decisions made in the episodes NMR should at least have made it into the top 20 part.
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Registered: Apr 2001 posted February 23, 2002 14:28
I've only seen 8 episodes of Season 6, and I've not seen about half of Season 2. (Must get myself the boxset...)1. The Gift
2. The Body
3. Once More, With Feeling
4. Graduation Day - Part 2
5. Hush
6. Superstar
7. Bargaining (Both parts... is that allowed?)
8. Doppelgangland - Willow in leather... yummy...
9. Triangle
10. Prophecy Girl
11. Tabula Rasa
12. Tough Love
13. Fool For Love
14. The Wish
15. Restless
16. New Moon Rising
17. Spiral
18. Family
19. No Place Like Home
20. Graduation Day - Part 1
21. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
22. The Replacement
23. Where the Wild Things Are
24. Blood Ties
25. Becoming - Part 2
26. Gingerbread
27. Who Are You
28. I Only Have Eyes For You"
29. Earshot
30. Forever
31. Nightmares
32. This Year's Girl
33. Fear, Itself
34. Intervention
35. Innocence
36. Passion
37. Something Blue
38. Buffy v.s. Dracula
39. Into The Woods
40. The Harsh Light Of Day
Oh, I agree about Becoming being overrated. I liked the second part, but the first part wasn't great.
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posted February 23, 2002 14:28 I've only seen 8 episodes of Season 6, and I've not seen about half of Season 2. (Must get myself the boxset...)1. The Gift
2. The Body
3. Once More, With Feeling
4. Graduation Day - Part 2
5. Hush
6. Superstar
7. Bargaining (Both parts... is that allowed?)
8. Doppelgangland - Willow in leather... yummy...
9. Triangle
10. Prophecy Girl
11. Tabula Rasa
12. Tough Love
13. Fool For Love
14. The Wish
15. Restless
16. New Moon Rising
17. Spiral
18. Family
19. No Place Like Home
20. Graduation Day - Part 1
21. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
22. The Replacement
23. Where the Wild Things Are
24. Blood Ties
25. Becoming - Part 2
26. Gingerbread
27. Who Are You
28. I Only Have Eyes For You"
29. Earshot
30. Forever
31. Nightmares
32. This Year's Girl
33. Fear, Itself
34. Intervention
35. Innocence
36. Passion
37. Something Blue
38. Buffy v.s. Dracula
39. Into The Woods
40. The Harsh Light Of Day
Oh, I agree about Becoming being overrated. I liked the second part, but the first part wasn't great.
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IP: Loggedscarecrow*unregistered posted February 23, 2002 15:01
PProbably done before but, when confined to five, and i mean 5 (lol) what would you choose as the ebst? Which 5 Buffy eps would you take to the desert island with you? You can count two-part stories as one choice as long as they are officialy labelled as such. Here are mine in desending order!5. Graduation Day Part 1 & 2
4. The Body
3. Hush
2. The Wish
*1. Once More, With Feeling
There ya go, what about YOU?
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"Liberate tutemet ex inferis"
"Me and Willow always know how to find each other"
"There is no good, Munroe, there is no evil. There is only flesh"
"There are some corners of the Universe that have bred the most terrible things, things that stand against everything we believe in. They must be fought"
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posted February 23, 2002 15:01 PProbably done before but, when confined to five, and i mean 5 (lol) what would you choose as the ebst? Which 5 Buffy eps would you take to the desert island with you? You can count two-part stories as one choice as long as they are officialy labelled as such. Here are mine in desending order!5. Graduation Day Part 1 & 2
4. The Body
3. Hush
2. The Wish
*1. Once More, With Feeling
There ya go, what about YOU?
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The Futures Bright. The Futures Joss.
"Liberate tutemet ex inferis"
"Me and Willow always know how to find each other"
"There is no good, Munroe, there is no evil. There is only flesh"
"There are some corners of the Universe that have bred the most terrible things, things that stand against everything we believe in. They must be fought"
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Registered: Nov 2001 posted February 23, 2002 15:47
Well this is a timely thread. A group of my non-Buffy watching friends (I don't know why I hang out with them either) has agreed to give me a Saturday afternoon to convince them of the greatness that is BTVS. They have agreed to watch 6 episodes.I've been trying to select those episodes which provide general background information, yet also stand on their own in terms of plot. Of course something that shows the pure genius of the writers and actors is equally important.
Hush and The Body seem like locks to me but as for the other four, I'm still somewhat undecided.
Of to peruse the thread.
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posted February 23, 2002 15:47 Well this is a timely thread. A group of my non-Buffy watching friends (I don't know why I hang out with them either) has agreed to give me a Saturday afternoon to convince them of the greatness that is BTVS. They have agreed to watch 6 episodes.I've been trying to select those episodes which provide general background information, yet also stand on their own in terms of plot. Of course something that shows the pure genius of the writers and actors is equally important.
Hush and The Body seem like locks to me but as for the other four, I'm still somewhat undecided.
Of to peruse the thread.
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Registered: Oct 2001 posted February 23, 2002 15:56
6 eps huh? Well my top 6 would be 1- The body 2- Hush 3- Dopplegangland 4- OMWF 5- Graduation day 1&2 (does that count as 1 ep?), and The wish.
Whatever you choose as your 6 I'd recommend showing The Body last. It's just so stunning and sets the bar so high you really wouldn't want to put it before any other episode for newbies to the series.Edit. PS. Nice to see another Canadian in here.
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"Well, it involves a feathered boa and a theme to 'A Summer Place'. I can't discuss it here."
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posted February 23, 2002 15:56 6 eps huh? Well my top 6 would be 1- The body 2- Hush 3- Dopplegangland 4- OMWF 5- Graduation day 1&2 (does that count as 1 ep?), and The wish.
Whatever you choose as your 6 I'd recommend showing The Body last. It's just so stunning and sets the bar so high you really wouldn't want to put it before any other episode for newbies to the series.Edit. PS. Nice to see another Canadian in here.
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"What does a girl have to do to impress you?"
"Well, it involves a feathered boa and a theme to 'A Summer Place'. I can't discuss it here."
-Devon and Oz
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Registered: Nov 2001 posted February 23, 2002 16:37
Thanks for your suggestions Incarnadine. I don't think I can get away with showing a two parter as one ep. I hadn't actually considered Graduation Day 1 and 2. I think maybe I need to watch them again to refresh my memory.As for OMWF, i think it was truely brilliant but hesitate to include it. Musicals are usually something a show does when they have an established audience, one that knows what's going on and is willing to go out on that limb with them. Given, Joss did an outstanding job but I think that was because the songs weren't just songs, they were arc advancing instruments. That and the levitation.
Hmmm, perhaps if accompanied by the right selection of episodes. It's something to noodle.
Oh and I raise my home grown canadian beer to my fellow canuck.
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posted February 23, 2002 16:37 Thanks for your suggestions Incarnadine. I don't think I can get away with showing a two parter as one ep. I hadn't actually considered Graduation Day 1 and 2. I think maybe I need to watch them again to refresh my memory.As for OMWF, i think it was truely brilliant but hesitate to include it. Musicals are usually something a show does when they have an established audience, one that knows what's going on and is willing to go out on that limb with them. Given, Joss did an outstanding job but I think that was because the songs weren't just songs, they were arc advancing instruments. That and the levitation.
Hmmm, perhaps if accompanied by the right selection of episodes. It's something to noodle.
Oh and I raise my home grown canadian beer to my fellow canuck.
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Registered: Feb 2002 posted February 23, 2002 16:46
Great list... thanks for sharing...not sure if it's agasint the rules... but i'm saving my #1 ep spot for the one that Tara and Willow get back together in!
ps: hey fellow Canucks! make that three!
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posted February 23, 2002 16:46 Great list... thanks for sharing...not sure if it's agasint the rules... but i'm saving my #1 ep spot for the one that Tara and Willow get back together in!
ps: hey fellow Canucks! make that three!
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Registered: Jul 2001 posted February 23, 2002 16:53
Hmmm. The top 5 or 6. It all depends on whether you are choosing yor favourites or trying to turn someone on to the goodness that is Buffy.I must admit that when it comes to faves I like to stick to the stand alones that may just advance the plot, but dont have to. They exist in parallel to the main storyline, but also have to integrate into it somehow, without it being obvious.
So my top five would be:
5. One more with feeling.. for the sheer chutzpa of it more than anything. Its still too fresh in my mind otherwise
4. The Body..... for acting excellence and for coming at what is a taboo subject from an entirely new direction, with honesty.
3. Restless...for providing 2 years of speculation for kitties everywhere, and for Amber, the enigmatic.
2. Dopplegangland... for Aly's performance, more than anything, but I liked the storyline too. Honest
1. Hush....goundbreaking, bold, well acted, with the all time creepiest 'hide-behind-the settee' baddies ever. And we got to see Tara.
There are others, NMR, the Gift, Anne [no.6]which I can watch over and over, but mostly for specific scenes, bits or even just looks [I am you know] which make you want to hit the replay time and time again.
Mind you by the end of S6, I'll have changes my mind again
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posted February 23, 2002 16:53 Hmmm. The top 5 or 6. It all depends on whether you are choosing yor favourites or trying to turn someone on to the goodness that is Buffy.I must admit that when it comes to faves I like to stick to the stand alones that may just advance the plot, but dont have to. They exist in parallel to the main storyline, but also have to integrate into it somehow, without it being obvious.
So my top five would be:
5. One more with feeling.. for the sheer chutzpa of it more than anything. Its still too fresh in my mind otherwise
4. The Body..... for acting excellence and for coming at what is a taboo subject from an entirely new direction, with honesty.
3. Restless...for providing 2 years of speculation for kitties everywhere, and for Amber, the enigmatic.
2. Dopplegangland... for Aly's performance, more than anything, but I liked the storyline too. Honest
1. Hush....goundbreaking, bold, well acted, with the all time creepiest 'hide-behind-the settee' baddies ever. And we got to see Tara.
There are others, NMR, the Gift, Anne [no.6]which I can watch over and over, but mostly for specific scenes, bits or even just looks [I am you know] which make you want to hit the replay time and time again.
Mind you by the end of S6, I'll have changes my mind again
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Registered: Aug 2001 posted February 23, 2002 19:45
Hi everyone. It's been 3 months since my last post since my phone has been disconnected. I miss you all. Anyway, these would have to be my favorite episodes:
1) Once more, with feeling- Tara, Spike, and Giles sexy goodness. Brilliant episode.
2) Dead Things- dark and disturbing. Just the way I like them.
3) Fool For Love- I love '70s Spike. The fight sequence on the subway was way cool.
4) Tabula Rasa- "Willow. What a funny name." "I think its pretty."smile "Ready Randy?" "Ready Joan."snerk. Oh, and I took the Giles/skeleton battle as a shoutout to Army of Darkness. Love Bruce Campbell.
5) The Wish- vamp Willow. 'nuff said
Boy, that was hard.
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posted February 23, 2002 19:45 Hi everyone. It's been 3 months since my last post since my phone has been disconnected. I miss you all. Anyway, these would have to be my favorite episodes:
1) Once more, with feeling- Tara, Spike, and Giles sexy goodness. Brilliant episode.
2) Dead Things- dark and disturbing. Just the way I like them.
3) Fool For Love- I love '70s Spike. The fight sequence on the subway was way cool.
4) Tabula Rasa- "Willow. What a funny name." "I think its pretty."smile "Ready Randy?" "Ready Joan."snerk. Oh, and I took the Giles/skeleton battle as a shoutout to Army of Darkness. Love Bruce Campbell.
5) The Wish- vamp Willow. 'nuff said
Boy, that was hard.
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Registered: Feb 2002 posted February 23, 2002 20:47
Well as I haven't seen Season 6 yet, most of lists don't mean much to me... So here is my top 5 S5 or before...5. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (S2)
4. Dopplegangland (S3)
3. The Gift (S5)
2. The Body (S5)
1. The Wish (S3)
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SFX: Where would you like to see Willow go in the sixth season?
Alyson: "I hope Willow gets taller, and she gets a tan."
- SFX Magazine, December 2001
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posted February 23, 2002 20:47 Well as I haven't seen Season 6 yet, most of lists don't mean much to me... So here is my top 5 S5 or before...5. Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered (S2)
4. Dopplegangland (S3)
3. The Gift (S5)
2. The Body (S5)
1. The Wish (S3)
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Maj - (Creator of Willow's Room)
SFX: Where would you like to see Willow go in the sixth season?
Alyson: "I hope Willow gets taller, and she gets a tan."
- SFX Magazine, December 2001
