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More aimed at kids, it’s a bit childish. Interesting guide book but not for adult fans.
So having just finished Julie and Julia, I've rediscovered my love for Buffy, the one girl in all the world...(If you have no clue what I'm talking about, stop reading, and go out and get two things: Buffy season I, and Julie and Julia. Both are very funny, although only one involves a hot cast and gratuitous violence.)I actually managed to get through all of this in a day. (I was in bed, nursing arthritic hips I still hate to admit having. Damn you, JRA! I smite thee!) Anyway, there's nothing l...
One of my favorite television shows...arguably my favorite of all time. The Watcher's Guide, in my case, is essential!
I remember begging for this book because - you know - Buffy rules! And such continued my uber-fangirl-otaku penchant for trivia scrounging. Sailor Moon started it...
This was my bible when I watched Buffy and rewatched Buffy, over and over, it is full of trivia and great facts about the Scooby gang.
I was pulling books at my library's bookstore where I volunteer, and this had been out on the shelves too long and would have been tossed. It had been marked as $1.50, along with The Monster Book and Angel: The Case Files. I didn't watch the show, but when I read Halfway to the Grave I saw a slew of people comparing Jeaniene Frost's characters to the ones in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Someone had included such an intriguing quote by Spike to Buffy, that I immediately went on YouTube and looked it...
I shouldn't like to use the word "worthless". But this book is pretty much everything I DON'T want from an episode guide: Lengthy plot recaps, pages and pages and pages and PAGES of quotes, script excerpts copied verbatim - because, y'know, it's not like I haven't already watched the show, right? How about some NEW information?The only part of the book that you couldn't have gleaned just from watching the series itself is the "Behind the Scenes" section in the last third, particularly the interv...
Who read this over and over and over to the point of memorization back in middle school? I did.
Fun read for any Buffy fan, but I mean it's pretty much printed Wikipedia pages. You can get most of this information off the internet nowadays. Obviously it was written before that was a thing, and there a some really fun tidbits that I didn't know before. Not earth-shattering, but a fun read.
Review to come.
Volume One of The Watcher's Guide covers the two series of the fantasy television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It's a great accompaniment that gives you more information about the characters and monsters that feature in the episode, as well as background and in-depth synopsis' of each episode.It's set out in a decent logical order which makes it very easy to dip in and out of. Whilst the photographs are in black and white in general, there is an insert with some promos and behind-the-scenes ph...
I adore Buffy and I'm a sucker for trivia so I totally devoured this book. As it was released alongside the show, it is so gloriously 90s and it was enjoyable to read the writers, actors etc pondering what would be in store for the world's greatest TV programme in the future.
I am a huge Buffy fan, since it first aired. I love reading the background books and collecting the series. This is a nice companion guide to the episodes, with info on the music, cast and creatures.
This book is perfect for Buffy fans, it has everything you could want, episode synopsis, fun facts, actors biographies etc
I remember reading this because my kid brother was the biggest fan I ever met that anything Buffy related, he either owned it or was about to, and he graciously lent me his copy under the guise that I can't eat or drink while reading it and that I needed to treat it like my baby. Lol.This book provides in-depth episode summaries, trivia, and all sorts of information on makeup, costumes, locations, sets, among the character guides. I really enjoyed this behind the scenes look at what turned out t...
I don't usually like behind the scenes type things but this was very very good. Not only does it break down every episode but you get to understand just how the magic of Buffy came together from start to finish. Avid Buffy fans should definitely read this.
How I Came To Read This Book: I was an avid Buffy fan and naturally picked up all 3 volumes of the Watcher’s Guide.The Plot: More accurately, the concept is this: an episode guide with behind-the-scenes facts on the first two seasons of the series, plus character / actor / show / Sunnydale / memorable quote guides. Plus some colour photograph inserts of the stars. Basically a nice little almanac of the beginning of the show. The Good & The Bad: The three Watcher’s Guides are actually all pretty
Ah yes, the before time. The Long Long Ago. Before wikipedia. I think I read this book cover to cover about three times back when Buffy was still on and the idea of owning a whole season on DVD was but a pipe dream (says the guy who bought poor quality tapes of seasons one and two from someone on eBay.) (Oh but the commercials from the San Francisco TV station were fun.)This book provides good episode summaries, episode trivia, and tidbits on the makeup and costumes and stuff. Which you can just...
I love Buffy, The Vampire Slayer. It was nice to get a behind the scenes look at the show.
Thoroughly entertaining. The book contained quotes, information about Sunnydale locations (like the Bronze), an episode guide of the first two seasons, character guides, a section about the relationships in these seasons, such as Buffy/Angel, Xander/Cordelia, Willow/Oz, etc., a monster guide including vampires and demons, music played in each episode, and Behind the scenes with the cast, the writers, and the crew. This book was packed with information about the show and the behind the scenes sec...