I feel like the odd man out in that I never liked anything I saw of Buffy or Angel, to the point where I straight up avoided Firefly for a long time. Finally got around to giving it a shot, though, and ended up really enjoying it. I don't think it's because Joss Whedon did anything terribly different, though -- I just think that the actors in Firefly (for the most part) did a much better job with the script and Whedon's directing style. Probably also helps that I really like sci-fi, whereas I have very little interest in the setup for Buffy and Angel.
This post urges me to give Firefly a shot. Now I just need someone to convince me there's less "romance" in it than Buffy/Angel and I'm sold.
Depends on your age, it's kinda tailored towards the 13 year old crowd and I'm not saying that adults can't enjoy stuff intended for a younger audience it's just that with Buffy and Whedon crap in general it's particularly bad once you are old enough to intensely feel the flaws, cheapness and cheese while watching it.
This duder's got a point, age plays a role. When I enjoyed Buffy, I was probably just about 13. Got harder to stomach as I got older, but bearing that in mind, I watched Avengers as a 26-year-old and I loved it without reservation.
Here's another perspective for you. Firstly, my credits:
Watched Avengers but not Cabin in the Woods
Watched lots of Buffy/Angel
Haven't watched Firefly, but have considered it many times.
I watched Buffy from the second season and probably stuck with it for most of the show. I had some great laughs with that series, mostly for the witty dialogue (as you might have guessed). Nowhere does the Avengers quality come through better than in the characterization and humour. Of course, Buffy also had lots of dirty jokes, which I'm sure most people don't mind, but I for one was glad to see Whedon shine in Avengers without all the sex-stuff that I despised about Buffy. I watched Angel from the first episode and found it darker than Buffy (in a good way). I think overall I enjoyed Angel more. Regardless, I eventually stopped watching both as I found the plot deteriorating in the later seasons and it started to feel like the characters were turning into pawns in some fangirl's shipping game. Well... I hope this helps.
That's got me wondering if I'd enjoy Firefly any, based on my assessment above. I don't wanna hijack this dude's thread, but if anybody's got a comment, I welcome it. :-)
Interesting what you said about witnessing real violence firsthand. I didn't know that was a confirmed fact.
Violence in games. Violence in movies. Violence in comics. I think as long as your perception of fantasy vs reality is intact, these are relatively harmless.
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