I never had a relationship with Buffy. When I flipped past the show, I'd usually laugh at the silly demon makeup and keep going. When a friend tried to play Once More With Feeling in the car, I begged her not to. I barely glanced at this print of Angel when looking through Betty Turbo's awesome shop. But then my daughter started waking up to nurse at 5 a.m., and I started watching Angel on mute, half-asleep. Maybe it was seeing Pete Campbell with floppy hair. Or Dexter's wife vamping it up. But I started sneakily turning up the volume. The next thing I knew, I was DVRing the show, riveted when Cordelia gave birth to Jasmine, shocked when Spike reappeared, teary when Angel saw Connor with his new parents. Now I've plowed through the first season of Buffy on Netflix in just a few days. I can't wait to see Angel become Angelus before Buffy's eyes. And years after it offended my ears, I can't wait to hear Spike sing Rest in Peace.
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I got into Buffy by watching Angel first, too! It started with an episode of inter-dimensional travel and I was hooked, then my Buffy-obsessed grandma gave me tons of the VHS tapes. Both shows are pretty great, have fun with them!
I've been avoiding the reruns because I know I'll freak out and have to watch every show.
And, yes, that is Pete Campbell, isn't it? Too funny.
I love Angel <3 Once you're hook on the Buffyverse you're really really hooked ;)
Haha, Pete Campbell with floppy hair!
I never gave Buffy a chance either, hmm.
we never watched but we have all the season's in our instant watch queue now. maybe it won't take forever to get to them all. i'm working my way through leave it to beaver one show at a time right now. i never realized as a child how much more funny wally was than beaver.
Alex, how cool, a grandma who is Buffy-obsessed! Hilarious.
Loretta and Missa beware: don't start if you don't want the time commitment. As Patty said, once you start, you're hooked for good.
Tonya, totally agree about Wally. The Beav was totally his straight man.
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