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Honest Trailers | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Voice Narration: Jon Bailey aka Epic Voice Guy
Title Design: Robert Holtby
Written by: Spencer Gilbert, Danielle Radford, Lon Harris
Produced by: Spencer Gilbert
Edited by: Kevin Williamsen
Post-Production Manager: Emin Bassavand
Content Manager: Mikołaj Kossakowski
Post-Production Specialist: Rebecca Castaneda
Director of Video Production: Max Dionne
#honesttrailers #buffythevampireslayer
To be fair, Willow pioneered the "Nerd to Witch to Lesbian" pipeline
Like I said all of the good non-exploitive parts of that were written by Jane Epenson and Marti Noxon not him.
@@windowsVD which was arguably still great writing, *if* they didnt turn around and wipe it all clean and pretend it didnt happen..
@@blackfyrestudios I’m not sure that the controversial SA scene(written again by Marti Nixon) was ever going to be necessary and non-exploitative. Just because Whedon isn’t a good person doesn’t mean that we should discredit him from any of the good material, especially given that Buffy was entirely his brainchild.
@@windowsVD thats very fair.. the SA was definitely too much but I dont dislike the addition of toxic relationships and people in television, it makes things seem more real sometimes Id defend it much harder without that scene though. We didnt need that.
Also, while we're on topic of Marti Noxon, we really shouldn't be giving her any praise if we're going to condemn Whedon for his actions, because according to James Marsters himself, Marti Noxon is an attempted r*p!st. I am not joking, just Google "Marti Noxon Seeing Red" and the information is all there. Noxon wrote the scene based on an altercation with her ex-boyfriend where SHE was the aggressor. Here's James Masters' quote during an interview: "One of the writers, a female writer [Marti Noxon], had a situation in her life where she and her boyfriend were breaking up and she decided if she just made love to him one more time, that they wouldn't break up. She ended up trying to force herself on him and decided to write about that. The thing is, if you flip it and make it a man forcing himself on a woman, I believe it becomes a whole different thing."
Actually, Hush was created specifically BECAUSE Whedon was dared to write an episode without his signature quips. Clearly it worked.
Which to me, is still the quality of a good writer.
Hush still creeps me out to this day!
It was a creepy episode. People getting their hearts ripped out, and they couldn't even scream.
@@emptyvoices31 For sure! Ugh! Just thinking of it makes my skin crawl! Which is appropriate given the day! Happy Halloween! (Also, the episode of "Halloween" was one of my favorite episodes, and cemented my love for Spike.) I actually got to meet James Marsters several time, at autograph signings. He was SO nice, and remembered me from previous meetings!
Fun fact: Doug Jones, the actor who was the head Gentleman, was trained in mime. I'm not sure about the rest of the episode's cast. (I've met him, too. Such a friendly guy.)
I don't think this properly conveyed the fact that Buffy is one of the greatest TV shows of all time.
Ya, they are heretics.
Supernatural would like 2 know ur location
@@shonenking3948No way supernatural is better than buffy.
@@becait years better
@@shonenking3948 no
Buffy actually has most of what I love about modern television - without the downside of taking itself so seriously
What about Angel?
it doesn't take itself seriously. Buffy is a comedy.
@@Xander1Sheridan pretty sure that's what the OP meant - modern shows take this stuff seriously - buffy didn't.......
"Hush", "The Body" and "Once more with feeling", the three episodes revolving around the use of sound, are the most creative ones. And considering this show was no short of creativity, that is saying someting.
I'd say Restless was also pretty creative.
@@sk70091I was just about to say that. Restless is probably the most unique and experimental episode I've ever seen, and they used it for the season finale!
Yeah all these were very unique episodes. Love them all. These 4 are definitely my fave episodes and I also have to add The Zeppo and Something Blue just because they were super funny episodes 😂 There are a lot of memorable moments and episodes, we need a whole separate discussion LOL
I was like, "No, The Body is the best episode." Then I realized that it wasn't funny and my opinion on what is the best doesn't really mean anything.
@@matthewgilliland6864I still can't watch that episode most of that episode. it's too close to the time frame my Mother died. Its also too close to my personal experience.
Okay, but Anthony Stewart Head legitimately had a musical career before Buffy.
his brother, Murray, was a legitimate music star
@@kevinw2592 yup. Loved him on the Chess concept album.
...also sold coffee
yup, this sounded like AI doing an Honest Trailer about Buffy. What a missed oportunity!
Giles had some of the best straight character moments. Also, Anthony Head had a pretty solid musical theatre CV prior to Buffy.
Yep!!! Repo The Genetic Opera!!!!
@@YolandaAnneBrown95726 That was post Buffy though
@@ruthmebAre you certain? He is Murray Head’s (original Judas Iscariot from Jesus Christ Superstar) brother, after all.
@Egilhelmson Repo the Genetic Opera was post Buffy. He did a ton of other musical theatre and music before that, though.
All jokes aside, the episode "The Body" has to be one of the best hour of television ever put to screen. The embodiment of death and grief in one episode. It still hits me to this day.
This will stay with me always: "Mom? Whadya doin'? Mom? ... Mom? ... Mommy?" So sad 😔
@@ErnaG84 What are you doing? Now I'm crying.
So light of touch. So respectful. Right in the feels.
The Body used to hit hard, then 2 years ago I found my mom’s body one morning after she passed in her sleep. Now it hits like a fucking train.
Atheobald, I’m so sorry for your loss… May she rest in peace.
All jokes but "The Body" is a gutting representation of grief
One of my favorite episodes of television ever
After extensively consuming television over multiple decades The Body is still one of the best episodes I've ever seen. It should have won all the awards.
'The body' messed me up on a sub-atomic level
Truth. It's actually ironic how, in a show with tons of supernatural threats, more 'ordinary' things like a tumor or a gunshot-wound (Tara) had the most profound impact.
@@JeeVeeHaych probably because they are actual threats you might experience in your life.
Cordelia Chase probably has the best character development in the series, despite Joss Whedon's attempt to character assassinate her in the later seasons of Angel.
There's a solid case for Wesley Windham-Price, too.
@@Demonstormlord Yeah, Wesley 100% for me. So good and so unexpected when you see how he started in Buffy. But really pretty much everyone in Angel. Buffy is fantastic, but I think the character development pretty much everyone in Angel got over the course of the series was bigger and more interesting.
@@thinshadowwhat about willow. Or even Buffy. One of the many things whedon is good at is character development.
Yes she does! She became one of my favorite characters after I watched Angel.
Wouldn't say its character assassination of CORDELIA since its not Actually CORDELIA doing any ofthose things. In fact before the pregnancy, the plan was for actually HER to become big bad anyway.
The trailer is funny, but they seem to be under the impression that BtVS was all about Joss. It was one of the few times in his career when he was willing (however grudgingly) to work with other strong-willed people and sometimes accept their vision. There's very little love lost between Sarah Gellar and Joss, but from a creative standpoint they really benefitted from each other.
He had to. At one point he was running 3 shows at once. In fact that alone lead to the downfall of all of them.
I'm with you. Great comment.
@@Xander1Sheridan It didn't though? Firefly and Angel "failed" because the CEO's were utterly worthless.
The later seasons were surprisingly SO. RELATABLE. I was struggling with my entrance into adulthood like Buffy. I was dealing with depression and they really explored the side of life in a way I did not expect. Sarah Michelle Gellar deserves the praise, she brought a badass character to life and was able to go any way the writers wanted. She is so talented.
the point of the show was that adults look back on the highschool days with nostalgia but the people going through it hate it-so he made it so high school was literally hell.
wow. idk why but that got to me.@@GravesRWFiA
What still amazes me to this day was hearing James Marsters (Spike) actual voice and realizing he's not British. Mind blown
James Marsters narrates the Dresden Files without the British accent and he is fantastic in it. Top notch voice acting.
Same here.
It's Wesley that gets me. His American accent still sounds fake.
Yeah, I always forget he's actually American given it's funnily the exact reverse of the typical "'American' actor turns out to be British" thing that far more usually goes on. (Also doesn't help that Anthony Head *is* British.)
He was also a great brainiac in smallville
Having watched the show recently for the first time, I will say it might be one of the best shows ever made.
Welcome to the club there are millions of us
@@dwainpannell8366I was genuinely surprised at how well the show holds up. I have watched a few old popular shows, all of them feel dated.
I would have to agree with you on that! :)
Watch more TV.
Buffy is undeniably great serialized TV. I would however like to say there is a world of TV out there which rivals it well. Depending on your preferences, there is an entire lifetime and world of great television to experience. And I cannot wait for you to discover more! My suggestion is to take best series lists from the genres you like from different countries (not just the US). Then watch the shows in order of oldest to newest. (Take into account the age and background of the person recommending it. If they were a teenager when it aired you might want to get a second opinion just to be safe). It is hard to find the spot between new excitement and nostalgia to land on actual perspective. My recommendation if you like science fiction would be Babylon 5.
Buffy is a show you watch for the jokes and vampires when you're 13 And then you watch again for the great character writing and coming of age stories when you're 23 Amazingly underrated show
And again when you're 33 for when people are trying to tell you you're no one, and you just have to fight back because it's fun.
@@Trekkie46 Also here on 33 starting my most recent rewatch of Buffy and Angel. Man, those shows had corny effects, but damn, those story arcs and characters are amazing.
@@Trekkie46 Well, I wish you good luck, because take it from a 43 year old: I am not watching it again. XD
I’m 45 and it’s still one of my obsession shows.
@@Trekkie46, I was 33 when it aired. I still watch it.
I love that all the comments are people *rightly* giving love to Buffy, the best show of all time.
Agreed. I'm weirdly disappointed in this trailer. I love Honest Trailers, I love how they poke holes and poke fun at things. But they usually at least give some credit where credit is due. I guess Epic Voice Guy just really doesn't like Buffy.
@@lydiapierce6808 He's correct.
@@lydiapierce6808 I think he just really doesn't like Joss Whedon...
The show had humor, it had violence, it had teenage problem and it had the best dramatic episode ever called the body. I watched the series again when i was over 40 years old and had tears in my eyes during thar episode
Same
I watch the series from time to time. 😊
@@Corlaedi not gonna lie the story telling is probably better than 85% of shows on Netflix or even Hulu
I had tears in my eyes for a lot of episodes
I can't even think about that ep without tearing up.
I wasn't expecting Honest Trailers to do Buffy. It's my favourite show of all time. And leaving the low budget of the first season and a half and some special effects aside, it was an incredible show. And yes, even with all these jokes, the metaphors for growing up were what made the show great.
agreed :)
Yes, what you said.
Man, it was maybe funny, but Buffy is pure garbage. Im a 80s guy and... man, god damn it! IT WAS BAD! We had much better series in the 90s!
@@RaulGalhardi Seinfeld, Star Trek TNG, Deep Space Nine, Stargate SG-1, The X-Files, Xena: Warrior Princess, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, The Outer Limits, Twin Peaks, and... Mr. Bean!
@@RaulGalhardi half of the seasons took place in the 90s
It's been 20 years and I still love this show unapologetically
Shame on whoever has been asking you to apologise!
Whedon's style of quippy, hip humor got old, but when Buffy came out, it was new, fresh and it felt that way. Truly one great TV show (making those lists of greatest TV shows when they are compiled.)
I'm less certain the quippy got old rather than people who couldn't do quippy well were trying to do quippy. And maybe it's just because _I'm_ dated, too, but I find the quips in _Buffy_ still land.
Right there with you. @@boobah5643
One of the best shows of my childhood. I don't know how the hell I got away with watching it, but I'm glad I did. Sure, It's a bit dated now, but if you want a slice of late 90's teen drama nostalgia, there's nothing better.
Agreed
I'm 31 now and I had never seen it before, but my wife and I watched it recently and we loved it! They don't make them like this anymore
I’m mexican & i do food reviews on my KZhead channel 😂
I did not get away with watching it. It was banned in my house after the episode where Drusilla tortures a topless Angel strapped to a bed.
Sounds like your parents knew good writing
Half of this trailer is blaming Buffy for using now tired tropes it either invented or popularized oO Boy the Honest Trailer for Citizen Kane will not be kind....
You're totally right! Because of Whedon's ickiness, this show will probably never get the respect and study it deserves in a historical context. It's clear that those did not watch the show in real time have no idea of its true influence or contribution to pop culture entertainment.
@@vintagezebra5527The whole "Xander is a Marty Stu" part is pretty damning too. Xander was the butt of the joke almost the entire show. The trope "Butt Monkey" is named after him. The extract they showed where he's pursued by girls was a humiliating new low for him with Giles openly disgusted by him. So yeah, basically Wesley Crusher right?
Right lol I was so confused by that! Like, Buffy did so many things FIRST, why are we ragging on it for being quippy when back then it was a very new and very fun thing lol
@@caitlinmangan2414 It's like complaining that Michelangelo made statues because a modern art-filled gallery has been doing it poorly for a few decades.
@@vintagezebra5527 Yh they legit had college course based around Buffy here in the UK. I grew up in Buffymania and it was massive over here.
The title sounds stupid, but the show is profound. A nearly unbroken track record of great episodes (arguably the only bad one is “Beer Bad”), and thematic elements still very very relevant to today. It’s a travesty it never won an Emmy. I also want to mention that, despite Joss Whedon’s icky reputation, the show was put together by many other non-icky creatives who also make it great, and those people went on to make other great things (Supernatural, Daredevil, etc.). And (*grumble grumble*) I don’t care what anyone says - I like the quips. And the puns. And anyone who says otherwise is mythstaken.
Lol. I see what you did there.
it really was a masterwork, and I don't say that lightly
“And what did we learn about beer?” “Foamy!” Dude, that episode was awesome.
yep, the quips and puns added the delicious frosting on top of a moist, gooey cake of awesome.
Beer Bad was fantastic. But, even John Ritter couldn't save Ted
I don't care what anyone says, the Halloween episode featuring Gaknar was freaking terrifying, right up until the gag of him being 3 inches tall. A borderline perfect episode, right up there with Hush.
Don't taunt the fear demon.
Particularly that Hello My Name Is God bit
Giles with a chainsaw
“Actual size” bit slays!
@@sagittated, It’s tacky.
Anthony Head already had a music career. He put out songs in the 80s, appeared onstage in musicals and was Franknfurter for a West End run... All long before BTVS.
His brother also did One Night in Bangkok
Buffy + Angel... one of the best series of our childhood... i rewatched them recently, and they are even better... dayum
I adore Buffy. Definitely one of the best series I've seen. Angel is still on my watchlist.
Angel's last season, when all the crew from Buffy arrived, is definitely the best of both series. Angel's last episode is one of the best tv moments we'll ever see
I'm also rewatching
there is one episode of angel i have no idea how that got past editing. angel is fighting some guy in an apartment IIRC and then the camera switches angles and there is a third guy there holding a camera...they included the other cameraman in the shot.
@@comunicacionysociedad-este3101 Hard agree. The ending to Angel was special, and I don't know an ending I like better.
This is why I'm proud to be part of the Buffy fandom: you read our favorite show to filth, and instead of getting hostile and attacking you, the comments are just full of people talking about how much they love the show and how much it means to them ❤
Agreed. More anger and lashing out is much needed.
We're just excited Buffy is suddenly being talked about again. It's been 20 years and we still have so much love we've been waiting to nerd out.
Unless you mention Joss Whedon. Then people lash out and show you just how mean they are. Which is hard to argue either way.
❤
It's a crap show though.
You missed a few brush strokes there. Yeah, Giles is the silly one, except when he's the stone cold badass. And Xander is the cool one who gets all the girls...very occasionally, and only when it blows up in his face. Usually he's the ineffective butt monkey.
Technically, “The Body” is the best episode, but “Hush” is in fierce competition for that spot.
Doppelgangland !
The scene where Anya is trying to understand Joyce's death is amazing
According to IMDb, the top episodes are ranked: 1. Once More, With Feeling 2. Hush 3. The Body So if you want to be "technical," that's the order.
No The Body is the most traumatizing episode.
Restless!
Buffy is and will always be iconic era defining show. Still resonates today
I think this is one of the best TV shows to ever exist. Silly, scary, dark, philosophical, relatable, moving, exciting, action packed, with great arches, even better characters, excellent acting (for the most part), and so easy to touch you at a personal level (that is if you are lucky enough to having been 15-25 yo while it was aired).
Feels like they spent more time dancing around not saying too many nice things about Whedon than commenting on the show itself.
We need a supernatural honest trailer already!
Facts
YES please
You realize that for that they have to watch ALL of Supernatural? There is about half a billion episodes and... look I loved Supernatural but we can all agree the quality is all over the place 😅😅
@@DarkHarlequin they did it with all of doctor who
Absolutely
Buffy rocks, Joss Whedon is icky in retrospect, and that theme song never gets old. Think we can all agree on those three things.
Was it really a shock? You didn't see all the underaged butt shots? Wheaton being a perv is like CK enjoying the pleasure of his own company, it shouldn't have surprised anyone.
Nerf Herder played the hall I used to work at in the late nineties, twice. I am personally responsible - no kidding - for them playing the Buffy theme, both times. They weren't going to play it, I had to talk them into it.
I still can't decide if I love Buffy's theme or Angel's theme more. They're both so perfectly fitting their shows' respective identities. Buffy with the teenage garage band sound to match the high school/college years while Angel's has a darker atmosphere fitting a self loathing immortal vampire with a soul.
Whedon also wrote the theme song for Firefly and, if you listen to the audio commentary, the actors almost always sing along to it.
@@jeffreyscott801 apparently whedon wasn't allowed to be alone with the underaged michelle trachtenberg during buffy filming. also he was physically abusive toward's james masters and basically his whole treatment of charisma carpenter was just bad
Believe it or not, Buffy was very popular in Ukraine thanks to broadcasts on the local TV channel. And the Ukrainian translation was quite funny. We had some memes from it before memes were a thing. Forever grateful to whoever on Novy channel thought they should be buying this TV series. Every school day at 5 pm it was happy time.
Tha brazilian translation also has a few scenes that are funnier than the original. Like Buffy singing macho man in episode 3 (the brazilian version she sings with way more emotion and does high pitch "macho" in the end of the scene that is priceless) and a scene on season 4 finale
Some of these are a real stretch. It's basically a perfect show.
Buffy and Smallville are shows i'd call perfect television
Buffy is Easily one of the greatest female character of all time .
Sarah Michelle Gellar OWNED it. She almost makes you forget about Kristy what's her name. 😎
Quite the insult there. I'll let you figure out to whom.
@@danavixen6274Kristy Swanson was given very little to work with. The script for the movie was pretty bad, I mean the series exists precisely because Joss Whedon wasn’t satisfied with how the film turned out.
Hmm what about dark angel ?😁
@@littlekasino Agreed! The film's script was mediocre at best. The series was far better!
Buffy is one of the best shows of all time.
Amen 🙏🏽. 👻🦇🎃
I concur
And the musical is my favourite episode. What person can't relate to Going through the Motions
No, it's THE best sho of all time.
@@pigeonpoo1823 The great thing about the musical episode is that almost every song contributes to character development. It's not just an excuse for the writers to have fun with show tunes.
The fact that all the stuff you could find to make fun of, the show itself has made fun of within its own episodes, kinda shows how perfect a show it is!
The Zeppo being the best example of this. I just love how self aware that episode is. The moment were Xander interrupts Bangel drama just kills me lol
I remember being on the phone with my sister and us both watching it together. Or watching and then in the ad breaks calling to discuss what just happened and then quickly hanging up when it came back on again. We lived for this show each week.
"Hey Joss, bet your can't write a good episode without your signature apps. In fact, I *_dare_* you." "Bet" *(Hush)* --a convo that actually happened, probably
Keep in mind he was gaslighting, screwing, and abusing the whole staff. So, we'll never know how much he deserves the credit and how much people helped him that he never gave credit to.
One of the best shows ever made ✨
I actually prefered Angel.
@@anubusx You're both right! (sorry I don't know how to argue on the internet but I hear good things)
Not even close.
@@anubusx Angel was even more refined I think setup for a little older audience by that point.
No, it's THE best show ever made.
Honestly such a great show I watched all 7 seasons last year having never heard of it before and got hooked
Good to see new* fans!
Tony Head was already a stage actor. He was even Frank in Rocky Horror!
Actually, Anthony Head had a stage career before he was cast in Buffy, so take that, Honest TV Trailers! I think James Marsters had a band before Buffy, too.
Never seen this. But I have had a friend fall into a Buffy rabbit hole one time. He stumbled upon it, watched the entire thing in a single month, almost dropped out of college and talked about nothing but Buffy the Vampire Slayer for half a year. Then he was okay again. I mean, I've gone on wild rides with dated tv shows too, but never that hard.
Probably because it's well written and deeply into psychology. I recommend "passion of the nerd" on the subject. I have a short list of remarkable television and this is on it for a reason.
I watched this show in undergrad and it was the best thing ever. Was so much deeper than expected and whatever dude, I liked the quips. Buffy herself is an amazing, strong female character, and I loved the portrayal of grief and depression which I could super relate to. Once More With Feeling was such a goated epsiode like dang, feel like I should rewatch it now
Unbelievable show. Just finished Buffy again recently and it holds up so well in terms of themes, acting, humour, and fight scenes. For me, it's the best show ever made.
Can't believe you didn't talk about the Buffy Studies! This series is more major than you think
What are "the Buffy Studies"?
@@panpiper Pop culture studies about Buffy.
Was hoping this would be better. I don't love scrutinizing a monumental show through the lense of the current year. I guess perhaps it's because of the Whedon situation, which valid. There's so much to love from it.
You can have whatever opinion you want of it, but this show is unassailable. It's peak TV, and I don't care how long you wait, it'll STILL be good.
It,s stupid af
The best show of all time. Rewatched during Covid and damn - still amazing, and Buffy is the best character and human being ever, I just wanted to hug her after each episode and promise her she will get better. (Which is a lie)
I'm pretty sure "nerd to Wicca to lesbian pipeline" perfectly describes like half the girls I knew in highschool circa 04.
If anyone else is a musician, they do have the full sheet music available for *Once More With Feeling* including "They Got the Mustard Out"... I appreciate that level of commitment.
You know, now that it’s been pointed out to me, it is rather surprising that Giles never suffered any permanent brain damage.
One of these days he's going to wake up in a coma
@@prion42 Exactly what I was going to say XDD
If you think that's bad, you should watch Smallville. I recently did a rewatch and all the characters on that show conveniently got more concussions than most football teams just so Clark could do his thing without anyone noticing. How Lana didn't end up with CTE is beyond me.
@@expendablegerbil Gotta love TV logic. Concussion? Eh. Just walk it off. 🤦♀️
@@themayhemofmadness7038 To be fair, when Smallville and Buffy were on that was the logic in the NFL too.
This show is the mother of all the shows of these days, I'm not joking. So good! ❤
I literally finished a rewatch of this series yesterday. Funny how things seem to line up sometimes.
I'm in s5.
I’m about to rewatch it.
Im on S1E5 just started yesterday xD
Same here
I'm in s6 (Entropy)
Say what you will about his morals, but damn can Whedon write the hell out of a show. Going back and watching Avengers 1, I had forgotten how tight that script was.
Avengers 1 turned the MCU into the billion dollar earning monolith for years.
I was impressed when I found out Whedon was the exact opposite of Mal Reynolds on "Firefly". It takes real talent to create a character who is basically everything you hate, and make him both believeable and sympathetic.
@@stevenscott2136 I don't think he ever hated Mal, I think he wished he could BE Mal.
* pushes up theater nerd glasses * Tony Head/Giles was singing - and doing musical theater (including Rocky Horror, which released a single of his "Sweet Transvestite" in '91) - long before "Once More With Feeling". Heck, his brother Murray had a huge hit with "One Night in Bangkok" from "Chess"... Maybe I'm a little bit too invested in Giles. 🤣
You forgot to mention that near enough, every girl Xander ever got with has tried to kill him at one point or another And practically all of them turned out to be Demons or witches except for maybe one
I think Cordy was the only girl to not try and kill Xander.
@@Tim.Stotelmeyer.2984 er oh, she didn’t mean to, but she did actually kill him
@@Tim.Stotelmeyer.2984 she wished Buffy never came to Somerdale and in doing so the original pilot episode change so sander, Willow and their friend all died
Well damn. Now they gotta do Angel and Charmed
He just did.... lol
I will never forget Willow skinning that guy that killed her love.
The flaying of Warren Meers? Oh, truly inspired. That was water cooler vengeance. Lloyd has a sketch of it on his wall.
I remember thinking someone would stop her and then... Flayed!
"Bored now"
Or Angel smothering Wesley with a pillow after kidnapping his son. Whedon's shows were pure drama.
Bored now
My hero of all time. I even got a Buffy tattoo ("Be brave" in Buffy font) and one of my dogs is called Buffy 😊
I re-watch Buffy every year and I will probably do so to the day I kick the bucket. It is hands down the best show made to this day.
... So if I bring a bucket to you secretly, and you kick it over - You're Buffy watching days will be forever over? ... I think it's time for blackmail!
Me too, not every year. Every 4 or 5 years. I think it's about time again.
The thing about Whedon is he knew when to put quips and when to lay off for dramatic moments (for the most part), something all his copycats didn't learn. Looking at you, (almost) every Marvel movie
I wear the cheese, it does not wear me.
I'd say most of the good Marvel films still know how to have their quiet dramatic moments, but a lot of the later ones leaned too much into the humour to the point where it started to become annoying.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (the series) also balanced drama and humor perfectly.
Other than Whedon turning out to be a prat, BTVS is simply nearly perfect.
Far from perfect, but immensely lovable.
If only S7 were better it really would be perfect. But at least it stuck the landing.
@@SarcasticPlotRecaps S7 was a disappointment in the way it just meandered along but S6 was my least favorite.
It was a collaborative project. Whedon was just one of the people working on it.
@@darthlazurus4382 That's my point. Showrunners (Creators/Executive Producers) have varying degrees of direct involvement in the writing and directing roles in shows. And that doesn't often remain constant over the life of the show, either. Some episodes and story arcs were very Joss-created, some were more about the other writers and producers. (Jane Espenson and Marti Noxon in particular) That is why none of the revelations about him detract anything from my enjoyment of the show. Too many other people were responsible for its greatness for that. That said, I refuse to knowingly watch anything directed by Roman Polanski.
Glad this show is getting so much love in the comment section. One of my all time favorite shows from my teen years, and I had a big crush on Sarah Michelle Gellar I know people are getting tired of the quippy Whedon humor because it’s used everywhere now, but back then it was really fun and refreshing
Can’t believe you didn’t mention the remastered version had the lighting messed up. So vampires “hiding in the dark” are just stood in the light.
I have no idea why this honest trailer just didn't hit
Because it was dishonest. It did not separate artist from a person. Joss Whedon was a genius. A lot of people who try to replicate him for the last decade thought they did. But it takes incredible education, talent and effort to write this good.
Anthony Head was in Rocky Horror before Buffy, He already has a music(al) careerer
Spike was the best , hilarious and sarcastic
Buffy isn't just Whedon, nor is it just quips. And Angel is not YA, its actually more akin to adulthood. I highly recommend people watch Passion of the Nerd's breakdowns of the episodes to see how smart these shows really are.
I hate when Buffy gets reduced to just quips. Are there alot of funny lines, even in serious moments, sure. But there are also lots of serious moments where the drama is played completely straight and sincere. Joss Whedon may be a dbag, but it's really not his fault lesser writers have become overly reliant on jokes and don't know when to pull back.
With the whole series available to watch, it's easy to forget it's from a time when quips weren't so prevalent, you had to spend 7 years waiting a week between episodes and there weren't entire cinematic universes that were influenced by the show.
@@mrtb7676 I didn't even watch it first run, I caught it on Netflix years later at the recommendations of a philsophy professor. Still held up because it's quality. And I'm okay liking what I like, cynicism hot take poisoned online culture be damned.
I think you underappreciated the reviewed show's strengths this time.
Its still really good. Also there is evil spike, spike on a leash but can't hurt people but still evil tries to hurt people by using other evils to do it. Spike on a leash but now is a annoying little brother that you hold hostage. Spike on a leash found that he can and does help. Spike on a leash that falls in love with Buffy bit crosses the line because yes he has changed but still no soul so there is no line to cross because he is still an evil being (don't remember if that was before or after the leash was taken off). Spike still evil who thinks if he gets his soul back he will have a chance with buffy.
If I recall, elements of Spike were based on clockwork Orange once season 4 hit. And Whedon was constantly reminding the audience charismatic people can be very dangerous before giving him a conscience in season 7.
I remember a friend telling me about this show in my mid-30s and I rolled my eyes. Then one night I figured I'd give it a shot and couldn't tear myself away. The snappy dialogue was awesome and yeah, the eye candy (SMG in S03, yowza) didn't hurt either.
I would argue that whole point of the quips is that Buffy is like Spider-man and uses them to throw her opponents off and keep herself entertained. Like, compare her first fight with The Master in Season 1 to the second fight with him. In the first, she's quiet and on the defensive, but in the second fight, he's the one who gets thrown off now that she's joking and isn't affected by him.
The wife and I still to this day love and quote, "you have fruit punch mouth." A true, put-the-villian-in-his-place quip.
Giles' actor was a great singer in repo the genetic opera
Yes! There's the Repo love!
AHEM Actually, Xena had TWO musical episodes that aired before Buffy's. Just sayin'. And you should totally do a Xena: Warrior Princess Honest Trailer, but you must have Danielle too!
i'd forgotten how excellent buffy was. thanks for this! i have a lot of old telly to catch up on...
"Reluctant child soldier" 😂
Since you showed a clip of it, I'd love to see an Honest Trailer for Scrubs.
My favourite show of all time, for reason. Recently re-watched it after years and it still held up for me. Never not gonna love Buffy ❤️
Oh come on - "Looks like Willow isn't driving stick anymore" is brilliant.
Pretty sure Anthony Head already had a musical career before Buffy (before most of the cast were born)
We rewatched this with our teenage kids and most of it held up pretty well. Sure, we had to explain things like VHS tapes and old computers and 90's pop stars, but the themes and the feelings are still relatable.
I would like to hear you say or more like sing: "I've got a theory it could be Bunnys"
or midgets
We might have to fight about this. Best series ever. Though the Giles getting knocked out joke was 💯💯💯
This honest trailer leans hard into the "Seinfeld isn't Funny" tvtrope. There being a lot of copycats and Whedon leaning into the quips too much later doesn't make Buffy bad.
I always wonder why the whole scooby gang wasn't wearing a cross and the people in sunnydale never heard of vampires that they go out at night
Spike was an awesome character-such development and nuance, wow.
Trying to make fun of Joss' "bad quips and writing" while using even worse quips and writing and wishing you could say you did it on purpose 😂 Buffy was one of the most entertaining series of all time.
Funny you referenced Dumbledore when talking about Anthony Head, because that's who I'd pick to play Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series lol
Willow even calls him Dumbledore in the last season 😂
This was THE show of my youth. I will always and forever love Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
I don't know how I feel about this. Buffy and Angel are 2 of my favorite TV shows ever
@Skrewbylife Buffy gains telepathy in episode 18 of season 3 because aspect has the meaning of part or feature of something?
Buffy and the Pink Ranger, 2 of my first tv crushes, when I was pre teen lol
"Hush" was the only episode of the entire Buffy series to be nominated for an Emmy Award in the Writing in a Drama Series category. Is that ironic? It sounds ironic.
The "breakup" of Buffy and Angel and his descent has devastated me so much, I have never finished the series. One day it'll pass.
Im still not over them either😭😭😭😭
Pffff Buffy belongs with Spike. No contest.
It’s been 25 years!
@@SlashGriever ah, here it goes once more with the BuffAngel shippers vs the Spikey shippers war Also, if you wanna go uglyville on everyone buffyxAngel vs buffyxSpike is basically grooming vs sexual assault, but it's fiction, don't think it really matters which ship you go with unless you want the characters involved to be with the person who'd really make them happy in life
Bangel is grooming btw
I love how Rupert is defined by his habits of cleaning his glasses and head injuries.
Someday he's gonna wake up in a coma.
@@rwwilson21Wake up in a coma?? Whatever, he has to save Buffy from Hansel and Gretel.
@@ZephyrsCreativeCradle a lot of ppl don't like that episode, but I really like it.
@@rwwilson21 I LOVE that episode!!
@@ZephyrsCreativeCradle It's different than the regular Buffy episodes but it really does work. Too bad Willow had to break her birthday gift for Buffy.
Wow I can’t believe they did Buffy. It’s my favorite show of all time. I don’t think Honest Trailers though is recognizing the greatness of this show though, i didn’t like the jokes this time. Buffy got me through a hard time when I was in 7th grade when I was being made fun of at school and my grandma passed away. I still watch it now and then for comfort 💜
That "getting head" joke was great. Buffy was a good show, but I absolutely LOVED Angel (the show, David Boreanaz is cool, though)
Haha, I only just got the double entendre around Anthony Stewart Head's name. Or should I say triple entendre?