The last review of
Buffy that I posted was 276 days ago. That's quite a while, and in this post I will be basically informing you of why I stopped reviewing, where I am in the series and how the reviews will be posted from now on. Sorry for the long wait - I hope you're still there.
So here we go. If you have any other questions than those answered below, please feel free to ask.
- Why did you stop reviewing the series?
There isn't really a basic answer to this question. A lot of things sort of came together to create a 'perfect storm' scenario that resulted in me being unable to post reviews.
I'm currently in my last year of secondary school (high school if you're of U.S. origin) and my workload is pretty sporadic at the moment. It's been difficult for me to find the time to watch anything, let alone review it each day, and in the downtime I'm not in the mood to write posts.
In addition to that, my old and very slow laptop that I wrote the original posts on died without much warning. I recently got a new computer, so at least I now have the medium to write again.
A few other factors that I won't go into detail about (who cares, really?) affected the blog but basically - work and a dead laptop stopped the reviews dead.
- Why have you come back now?
As I mentioned, I recently bought a new computer which allows me to write these posts again. In addition, I've organised my time better and freed up some days to allow me to watch and review the episodes again.
- Have you watched anymore of the series without reviewing them?
This is where things get interesting. After I stopped writing the reviews, I did indeed continue watching the series for a short while.
Basically, I watched up until the end of the first season in the weeks following my absence from the blog and watched the first episode of the second season a few months later. That means that I am currently on episode two of the second season. I have not watched the series in a long time, but will be returning to it very soon.
- What about the reviews for the episodes you watched after leaving?
This is where I need your opinions.
Personally, I can't remember off-hand exactly what each episode entailed and honestly, I'm not sure whether I want to revisit them in order to review each individually.
I've been thinking about this for a while now. Perhaps I could do a general review of the second half of season one? If instead people would like me to rewatch and review the episodes individually (as I had for episodes one through six), I would honestly have no problem with that and would do it.
Please leave a reply and tell me what you believe is best.
- When will you be reviewing new episodes and how often will reviews be posted?
When I started this blog I made an effort to watch an episode every night and post a review the following day. This was unrealistic and resulted in a very hectic schedule for me, so I will not be doing that this time.
What I do hope to do, because I do genuinely enjoy watching and reviewing the episodes, is output the reviews on a more dynamic schedule. There will be no set times or days for reviews to be published. Instead, I will likely watch at least two episodes a week (if not more) and review them as soon as possible (likely the next day, but not always).
Probably, but I can't think of anything off-hand.
I'd like to thank everyone though for their support when I originally started the reviews. It was great to see people comment on each review and say how much they enjoyed it and that's the main reason I wanted to start up again as soon as possible. I hope you all continue to enjoy the posts, even though it's been such a long time. Sorry about that.
