The Watcher's Guide?

You don't know what The Watcher's Guides are? The three books? Tried googling...? Hehe. They're everywhere. They are essentially just episode guides for BtVS but with inventive extras and lots of cast and crew interviews which are really cool.

The Watcher's Guide Vol 1 covers Slayer and Watcher lore, demon lore, vampires, character profiles, cast and crew interviews and info, and seasons one to two. Also the music of the seasons

The Watcher's Guide Vol 2 covers more BtVS lore, more character profiles, more cast and crew interviews, photos and episode guides for seasons three and four.

The Watcher's Guide Vol 3 includes the same type of material but details seasons 5 to 7.
 
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I agree, very cool.
I really love these books. Not that I´ve read every page just yet but it´s nice from time to time just to pick it up and read more about a special episode. And as Joyce said, it has lots of other things as well. One of the best buys I´ve ever done. Bought all three books together in a box.
 
Ooh Kinslayer- I saw the pretty box collection of all three books and really wanted, but I'd already bought all three separately. :sigh:.
They are a really good, and fun, read though.
 
They are a fun read. I remember that I just had to have them when they first came out!

I haven't looked at them in a while, they're all packed up with my other Buffy books, I do definitely remember them.

I just loved all the extra stuff that was in the books. Thinks like, lore, continuity, trivia, and all that jazz.
 
Yeah, they're really interesting books, and I'm glad I bought them (and only £10 for all three! Bargain!).
 
The Monster Book is another good one. I think it only goes through season 4, if I remember correctly. I haven't looked at it in awhile. It catalogs all of the villians and has some interesting background information on the real mythology behind all things that go bump in the night in Sunnydale.
 
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The Monster Book is another good one. I think it only goes through season 4, if I remember correctly. I haven't looked at it in awhile. It catalogs all of the villians and has some interesting background information on the real mythology behind all things that go bump in the night in Sunnydale.
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Yeah, it "only" goes through sesaon 4. I havn´t read much of it yet but it seems great And it´s not only villains in it. There´s a section called "Magic user" which includes Willow, Giles and Tara.

I also have "Sunnydale High yearbook", and since it is the only yearbook I´ll ever have I´ll treasure it forever. 😉 It´s a "fun" book plain and simple, don´t expect a lot of information and deep analysis.
 
I wish there was a more comprehensive Monster Book. Like a set that spans both Buffy and Angel.
 
I bought the 1st watchers guide yesterday for 80p. I wouldn't have bought it full price though, there are better unofficial books.
 
I love the Watcher's Guide books, although I've only read the second volume. I like reading the characters' and cast's biographies & episode analyses.
 
I wish there was a more comprehensive Monster Book. Like a set that spans both Buffy and Angel.
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Well, Willow's Demon Database does cover all 7 seasons of Buffy and is on the DVDs (Season 7 disc 1 to be precise).

Not a whole lot on Angel is available though.
 
I love these books. I've had volumes 1 & 2 for a few years now but I still don't have volume 3 yet so I'm going to have to order it soon along with the other Buffy books I need to order!!
 
I have vol 1 and think I've seen vol 2 in Borders. Will have a look sometime. Don't think I've seen vol 3 here though.
 
I think Vol 3 got a bit of a slating in reviews, and I have never got around to purchasing it. When Vol 1 & 2 and the Monster Book were first out there weren't many (if any) comprehensive guides, so they were good for their time. I still refer to them now. 🙂
 
I personally LOVE the watchers guides, I have all three. The first two are great, the 3rd is ok but it had 3 seasons to cover instead of 2 like the first two guides did and it just gives the episode instead of just interesting little tid bits from each episode like the first two guides. But I would say buy them all, they are enjoyable.

I need to buy new ones though one day since mine are getting really old and a bit torn. I would also suggest Bite Me!

Wikipedia has a list of all the guides and descriptions of each:
List of Buffyverse guidebooks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
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