Gabrielle
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Well, guess it's time for a little introduction of myself...
First of all: hi everyone! I'm really glad about finding this site since now I'm living my 'Buffy - renaissance' days. I got all the 7 seasons on DVD from a friend for X-mas, and now I'm re-watching all the episodes. I've seen them in English for the first time because in my country (Hungary -> Middle-Eastern Europe) they were never released on DVD which would include the English version as well... 🙁 I could see them only on tv and therefore only in Hungarian (but that was not bad anyways, Hungarian voice actors are quite good).
Now, why I love the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Well, I've been keen on this whole vampire - business since I was a little girl. I've simply fallen in love with them. (My having a 'Gothic soul' explains it all.) So no wonder the reason I started to watch Buffy was the word 'vampire' in the title. But that was only the beginning. Actually, after a while I really forgot about the vampire - thing. Okay, there were Angel and Drusilla, perfect vampires for me, and they are still among my favourite characters (especially Angel, who is THE favourite character for me), but there got to be another point of why I got absorbed by the series so much. It helped me a lot. Whenever Buffy had a change in her life, I had a change as well. Her reactions explained and meant a lot to me. Her love and caring for her friends made me understand how much my best friends meant to me. It helped me realize that love is not a bad thing, that having people who actually care for you is not bad either. And that is only one thing. And other example can be that when I started university I felt completely lost and all, but remembering that Buffy had to go through something similar and finally it turned out real good helped me. Now, I'm not lost anymore. And I could just make a neverending list of things like that but I won't. All in all, what I want to say is that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about the life of a young woman. Maybe you can't take it literally but underneath it all, and understanding the series metaphorically it has a lot of psychology and can be considered as a 'guide to life for young people' - or at least for me...
Finally, a few words about me (apart from my thoughts considering Buffy): I'm a university student who likes to read Gothic fiction, science-fiction and manga in her free time, to watch anime, to hang out with her friends (a looooooot), to make music (especially playing the bass when I have the time to do so), and to draw niiiiiiice pics. I love all kind of arts,and I like to talk about the pieces of art. And an 'important' info: as someone who has ever been interested in literature concerning vampires I have to tell you that my favourite vampire (apart from Angel, of course) is Anne Rice's Lestat.
P.S. Hope I can become a real part of this community! 🙂
First of all: hi everyone! I'm really glad about finding this site since now I'm living my 'Buffy - renaissance' days. I got all the 7 seasons on DVD from a friend for X-mas, and now I'm re-watching all the episodes. I've seen them in English for the first time because in my country (Hungary -> Middle-Eastern Europe) they were never released on DVD which would include the English version as well... 🙁 I could see them only on tv and therefore only in Hungarian (but that was not bad anyways, Hungarian voice actors are quite good).
Now, why I love the Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. Well, I've been keen on this whole vampire - business since I was a little girl. I've simply fallen in love with them. (My having a 'Gothic soul' explains it all.) So no wonder the reason I started to watch Buffy was the word 'vampire' in the title. But that was only the beginning. Actually, after a while I really forgot about the vampire - thing. Okay, there were Angel and Drusilla, perfect vampires for me, and they are still among my favourite characters (especially Angel, who is THE favourite character for me), but there got to be another point of why I got absorbed by the series so much. It helped me a lot. Whenever Buffy had a change in her life, I had a change as well. Her reactions explained and meant a lot to me. Her love and caring for her friends made me understand how much my best friends meant to me. It helped me realize that love is not a bad thing, that having people who actually care for you is not bad either. And that is only one thing. And other example can be that when I started university I felt completely lost and all, but remembering that Buffy had to go through something similar and finally it turned out real good helped me. Now, I'm not lost anymore. And I could just make a neverending list of things like that but I won't. All in all, what I want to say is that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is about the life of a young woman. Maybe you can't take it literally but underneath it all, and understanding the series metaphorically it has a lot of psychology and can be considered as a 'guide to life for young people' - or at least for me...
Finally, a few words about me (apart from my thoughts considering Buffy): I'm a university student who likes to read Gothic fiction, science-fiction and manga in her free time, to watch anime, to hang out with her friends (a looooooot), to make music (especially playing the bass when I have the time to do so), and to draw niiiiiiice pics. I love all kind of arts,and I like to talk about the pieces of art. And an 'important' info: as someone who has ever been interested in literature concerning vampires I have to tell you that my favourite vampire (apart from Angel, of course) is Anne Rice's Lestat.
P.S. Hope I can become a real part of this community! 🙂
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you should get sorted :) http://www.buffy-boards.com/showthread.php?t=33120&page=31
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