IIRC Dawn's friends were originally going to be next gen Scoobies, 'Scrappies' :). I believe it got ditched (along with many, many other things) for lack of time.
Very convincing. Makes me completely want to put myself under government control. Please take me to where you can make me unconscious and naked.
Riley ,'Help'
Buffy 4: Grr. Arrgh.
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helentm - Oct 25, 2003 12:07:51 pm PDT #6145 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
Matt the Bruins fan - Oct 25, 2003 12:11:26 pm PDT #6146 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
I recall a pretty strong "GET. THEM. OFF. My. SCREEN. NOW!!!" sentiment from fandom that might have spooked Marti and Joss off the Scrappy Gang idea.
DCJensen - Oct 25, 2003 12:26:16 pm PDT #6147 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Sorry about the lack of 8x4 review, Screencaps came first.
victor infante - Oct 25, 2003 3:57:05 pm PDT #6148 of 10001
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
I recall a pretty strong "GET. THEM. OFF. My. SCREEN. NOW!!!" sentiment from fandom that might have spooked Marti and Joss off the Scrappy Gang idea.
Shame. I kind of liked them.
Lot better than I ever liked the potentials.
Michele T. - Oct 25, 2003 4:28:53 pm PDT #6149 of 10001
with a gleam in my eye, and an almost airtight alibi
I heard it was the suits at Fox who were underwhelmed by a "Scoobies: The Next Generation" spinoff rather than any fan reaction that killed those two off.
helentm - Oct 25, 2003 6:37:03 pm PDT #6150 of 10001
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
I think the Potentials would have worked better if the main characters hadn't been pods. Buffy and Giles were so frustrating, they didn't use to let any character get away with lecturing the way Buffy did. And her sense of humour had evidently vanished into the ether.
But yeah, those kids were cool. Dawn was cool, and she had an actual role in the plot, which was nice. They could have done something with Buffy's counselling job helping her relate to the Potentials, that would have been good too.
ted r - Oct 25, 2003 7:53:24 pm PDT #6151 of 10001
"You got twelve, and they got twelve. The old ladies are just as good as you are." -Dr. Einstein
Bought the British SFX magazine's special Buffy which (among other things) ranks all 144 episodes. I disagree with a lot of the rankings (inevitably) but still interesting. Their top episodes for Season 7 are:
Chosen #8
Selfless #18
LMPTM #22
Storyteller #34
End of Days #37
CWDP #39
Their top 10 Buffys (in order #1 to #10) are:Hush, OMWF,Restless, The Body, Innocence, Becoming Pt.2, Surprise, Chosen, What's My Line Pt. 2, Fool For Love.
Notable in that they don't have a single Season 3 Ep. in the top 10.
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2003 7:55:09 pm PDT #6152 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Notable in that they don't have a single Season 3 Ep. in the top 10.
That's because SEASON TWO ROCKS HARDER.
Frankenbuddha - Oct 25, 2003 8:14:53 pm PDT #6153 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
That's because SEASON TWO ROCKS HARDER.
Phhht! Sorry - Season two hurts more (in the good way), but season 3 kicked ass. I mean, seriously, What's My Line Pt. 2 over the best of season 3? A Kendra episode?
§ ita § - Oct 25, 2003 8:19:43 pm PDT #6154 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Don't get me wrong S3 was great. But S2, mmm. That's some good watching.