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Post by spaddel2710 on Apr 15, 2009 19:40:43 GMT -5
I noticed that here are a lot of male Buffy fans online. And in school people always kinda made fun of me that I watch a "girly" show what they called it.
Well but I was wondering what is the reason you guys watch Buffy and stay with comics?
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Post by snizapman6294 on Apr 15, 2009 19:55:44 GMT -5
not gonna lie. two words:
Eliza Dushku.
that's why i started out with season 3... and then i really liked the show.
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Post by Lukee on Apr 15, 2009 20:24:39 GMT -5
I was 7 so monsters and demons were all i wanted to see. I had seen the original movie before hand too so as a kid i was happy to sit through it then it grew more to watching it for SMG then for the writing and the show in a whole.
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Apr 15, 2009 20:55:00 GMT -5
A girly show? The show is filled with superhot actresses, who have sex! Some with each other! Have these guys watched the show? (True, it's not exactly baywatch, but I still think you can make fun of them about the hotness and sex they're missing out on.) Hmmm, maybe the lack of macho guys on Buffy might be scary for guys with low self-esteem...  |
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Post by Wyndam on Apr 15, 2009 21:16:51 GMT -5
I can understand why the uneducated would call Buffy a girlie show, but I certainly never saw it that way. I was only 10 when I saw my first episode (Halloween), when Season 2 was airing and was drawn in because I thought it was funny, scary and the show had all the right elements that attracted my young self to it. I've always been drawn to genre shows anyway, so being a fan of Buffy was inevitable for me anyway. Buffy definitely isn't a show for girls though, but I certainly get why some people would think it would be, judging it from its name alone. Shame that it happens.
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Post by Harmony on Apr 15, 2009 21:26:47 GMT -5
I watched Buffy becausee I thought I had magical powers like Willow and i pretended to have them when i watched the show...  So yeah thats what i tell people why i watch it |
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Post by hitnrun017 on Apr 15, 2009 21:37:24 GMT -5
There's a lot more to guys loving the show than just sexy girls and action, it's just an amazing show in general for everyone. Getting invested in the character's lives and stories is what makes it genius, and it doesn't make sense for that to only happen with girls. Sure, it's harder to relate to the female characters, but there are tons of male influences on Buffy.
But yeah, like Wyn said, it's mostly the name, and I say more power to it.
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Post by Hallow Thorn on Apr 15, 2009 22:41:31 GMT -5
Like Lukee said .. 1997-1998 I was like 8-9 ... so I loved monsters and demons...
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Post by Mathieu on Apr 16, 2009 0:13:28 GMT -5
I'm a guy and I started watching BTVS because my cousins were following the show and I thought it would be a good idea to watch it too and be able to take part in their conversations about Buffy.
First they killed off Jenny Calendar and I was like wow...
Then I watched Angel being sent to hell and being brought back. I was hooked.
Then Buffy put Faith in a coma and I went crazy.
Then there was Hush, and I was "speechless". ;-)
Then Dawn came out of nowhere and I thought this was genius.
Then Joyce died and Buffy died. I was connected to the show like never before.
Then came OMWF and I knew there was no other show like Buffy.
Then I watched Normal Again and my level of fandom rocketed.
Then Willow turned evil and I knew I would never stop to be surprised. I wanted BTVS to go on forever.
Then season 7 came along and when I thought they had jumped the shark they added Andrew to the team and he became my favorite character in the Buffyverse ever.
For all these reasons, I'm a guy and I don't care what people think but yes Buffy rocks.
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Post by The Night Lord on Apr 16, 2009 1:22:22 GMT -5
I originally saw parts of Buffy on YouTube, mainly the last five minutes of Chosen where Spike died and I thought Spike was pretty cool, so I watched parts of season 5 and from there, I watched Angel season 5 because of Spike. After watching Not Fade Away, I moved on to getting Buffy and Angel on DVD. And haven't look back since
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Post by gumgnome on Apr 16, 2009 5:11:12 GMT -5
I watched Buffy from ep 1 when it aired on BBC2 in 1998. I was 12 and it rocked. I had always like genre shows, but more than anything else, I wanted a serious show where actions had consequences and past events were aluded to constantly. Back in 1998, this was a rarity and BtVS was just what I needed. Other male friends of mine watched it for the girls (and stopped watching after Season 3, when Buffy's wardrobe became more reserved) but that was never my priority. By the end of Season 1 I was completely hooked and never missed a single ep. I have now watched every season at least 20 times, probably closer to 30 and it remains not only my favourite tv show, but my favourite work of fiction ever.
When i tell people that Buffy is my favourite show, they immediately assume it's because of SMG and that I just like staring at girls fight all day. But a few weeks later and they're buying the DVD sets.
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Post by PJ on Apr 16, 2009 14:44:44 GMT -5
i personally, always thought buffy was a guy show. I mean come on! hot chicks fighting, what's not to like.  i think buffy was meant to be a very diverse show for male, female, straight, or gay. i mean I'm a straight guy and im obsessed with the show, and comics! lol. |
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Post by spaddel2710 on Apr 16, 2009 16:15:44 GMT -5
I started when I was eleven. With the musical episode because i thought it was a funny thing to watch. And I loved it. Because I always like to watch super natural stuff. And once i got older for Sarah and Aly |
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Post by jellymoff on Apr 16, 2009 17:52:08 GMT -5
I was in college when it aired orginally, and I didn't watch a whole lot of TV in school, so I didn't really get in to it. After I graduated I caught an ep here and there, but I didn't really get hooked until I started watching them in FX in syndication. For me it was the whole story; but I guess I'm not your typical "guy". I don't like sports (although I love explosions and fights), and I like to see the underdog win. I also like to see women triumph; I think in a small sense it paralells my own struggle with racism (although they are NOT the same thing, I'm not trying to say that at all).
I was a little bit of a stealth fan at first, but now I let my Joss flag fly!
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Post by buffyfan21 on Apr 16, 2009 21:05:49 GMT -5
I think Buffy is a show that transcends gender. Yeah, Buffy is a girl. But I don't think Joss intended her to be a strictly female icon. I think Buffy is a humanist icon. She speaks not just to what a means to be a strong, empowered woman, but to what it means to be a human being in general. I think Buffy is a commentary on the human condition as a whole. And I think regardless of gender, there is something about Buffy that we can ALL aspire and relate to.
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Post by MrKittyFantastico on Apr 17, 2009 8:50:18 GMT -5
It does surprise me how often Buffy is thought of as a "girly show". I mean, Joss really did create a premise that would make most men gain attention. Hot women kicking demon arse? Hmmm.... He's really just a horny nerd at heart. If anything, I imagine a lot of the girly stigma is merely because the vast majority of the cast are women. Also, can't forget that most the Internet is made up of guys As for me, I started watching it when it aired on BBC2 over here in the UK, and fell in love with the show as soon as. I'd never seen anything like it, but as far as my interests and attention went, it hit every box perfectly. The obsession grew from there. |
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Post by Nicholas on Apr 17, 2009 14:09:27 GMT -5
The show may promote female empowerment, but in no way is it a girlie show. I began watching it when it first aired and being someone who was not only drawn to the amazing cast, I was a kid who loved horror movies, so this show hit the mark.
Beheading, sex, and death does not equal girlie show.
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Post by AmericanAssassin on Apr 17, 2009 14:09:40 GMT -5
Buffy is probably the most popular show ever where I live. Guys and girls like it. Although, I often hear some guys say they prefer Angel, but like both. It's certainly not girly. The lead is a girl, but that means nothing. Look at Tomb Raider and Lara Croft. Those games are aimed at a male audience, and the lead is a woman. Anybody who cares about such things must be very insecure with themselves. |
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Post by Skytteflickan88 on Apr 17, 2009 15:51:46 GMT -5
^^^^ only 1 female to respond so far. To be honest I hadn't really taken much notice of how many of us were guys or girls. I assumed the "Well but I was wondering what is the reason you guys watch Buffy and stay with comics?" was meant for slayalives males.  |
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Post by Mathieu on Apr 17, 2009 21:00:50 GMT -5
I assumed the "Well but I was wondering what is the reason you guys watch Buffy and stay with comics?" was meant for slayalives males. I took it as a general quote seeing as |
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