what do you think about once more with feeling?

Of course, but some people like their TV to expierment with stuff. Thats what made Buffy so great it wasn't afraid to be different, most other shows every episode is exactly the same!
Plus, brilliant episode, brilliant idea, so, why not do it? 🙂
I mean I like most BtVS episodes, but this surely is something very special, and it's not just good 'cause it's special, it's good 'cause it's good.
 
Black Eye Guy
Black Eye Guy
oh yeah, that too! ;)
Could this have been done without a musical?
Surely the writers had done plenty of episodes prior to this with no singing. Did this one have to be done this way?


Words fail me on how completely stupid this comment is.
In fact, I would risk Banning from this site to tell you how funking stupid this is, if it wasn't for the fact young people post here
 
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Schillaci
Some people genuinely deserve your scorn
Wow... just wow. It's an absolutely amazing episode. End of story.

I think the first time I saw it I hated it; I thought it was just awful. I have no idea why. It was the first episode of BtVS I'd ever seen, and I think it took me a while to get used to it. But... I watched it again... and again... and again... and it sunk in.

I love it.
 
the first time i watched it, id heard so much about, and i was worried that because i had such high expectations for it from all id heard, it wouldnt meet them and i wouldnt like it. i loved it! 😀 sure showed my worries 😉.
 
This episode has a special place in my heart because it was the first time that I ever watched "Buffy." I taped it for a friend who was a big fan of the show, and once I saw it, I was hopelessly hooked.
 
Could this have been done without a musical?
Surely the writers had done plenty of episodes prior to this with no singing. Did this one have to be done this way?

lol.. your so mean Al.. people have the right to express their opinions :silly: i know you might disagree but not everyone likes the same things as you!
xxx


First of all....yay that new Quote Feature is awesome🙂

Secondly, what Chasing Intelligence....i mean Cordy said wasn't an opinion.
He isn't posing some thought that he thinks the episode would have been better if they had done it as a 'speaking' episode. I would disagree but I wouldn't think the guy was a Moron, no whah he asked was, if the episode could have been done like that, if the revelations could have been made through speech not song, and that, my friend, is so inanely stupid it defies any other words being used except - retarded, imbecile, moron, fruitcake and probably stupid(only if i'm calming down see).
 
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Wicked
Hahahahahah :D
This just tells me that no BtVS personality has ever discussed that topic on a disc or in interviews.
99% of BtVS fans come up with their ideas from what they hear Whedon and co. say. Just look at my Dracula post and the comment about Drac being a rock star. The same thing was said by one of the writers on a season five disc.
I hit you guys with a question that has never been discussed and I see how folks respond. Very helpful to see that's how you guys are.
(and ya all know that the concept of the question could have happened. They did do 143 episodes that were not musicals after all...and one of them had no music at all).

(You guys don't know how to respond if you're not told how to...) :biggrin:
 
Could this have been done without a musical?
Surely the writers had done plenty of episodes prior to this with no singing. Did this one have to be done this way?

Well, sure...but I'm saying that it was a brilliant way to weave all those story lines into one unique, amazing ep. You need serious emotion to write songs, for the most part...anger, love, hate, fear...the pent up secrets and emotions in S6 up to the time of OMWF were tailor-made for music...So, yeah, it could have been done in the conventional way, but why not do it this way?
 
This just tells me that no BtVS personality has ever discussed that topic on a disc or in interviews.
99% of BtVS fans come up with their ideas from what they hear Whedon and co. say. Just look at my Dracula post and the comment about Drac being a rock star. The same thing was said by one of the writers on a season five disc.
I hit you guys with a question that has never been discussed and I see how folks respond. Very helpful to see that's how you guys are.
(and ya all know that the concept of the question could have happened. They did do 143 episodes that were not musicals after all...and one of them had no music at all).

(You guys don't know how to respond if you're not told how to...) :biggrin:

Its BECAUSE there are 143 gosh darned episodes where the story is told through speech that makes your comment RETARDED you IMBECILIC numbnut.
You seem to be under some MORONIC notion that Joss and co. couldn't do this makes you a complete FRUITCAKE.
Jeez Louise, seriously, find that rock you were found under as a child and crawl back under it.

AS for your insinuation that none of us have a thought of our own and that we simply regurgitate the words of Joss Whedon.......emmmm shut up.
Not everyone who likes these shows have that much respect for Joss.
I am definitely one of those and I KNOW i've never sat through an entire commentary of an episode BECAUSE when I watch the show, I understand WHAT is trying to be done in most cases as the team have done a good enough job.

Whats your next question.
Could Hush have been done without as much silence?
Could Joss have done it with words.

Note: interesting, I can't have calmed down as I didn't use Stupid.

Stupid retarded imbecilic twat CC.

Ohh wait there it is!


You want repetitive drivel, stick with Charmed.
You want ground breaking TV that pushes boundries and tries new things..well Chasing Cordy YOU still stick with Charmed...everyone else watch Buffy and Angel.
 
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Wicked
you freak ;p
hey guys.. calm down ok? everyone here is cool and i dont like to see friends or possible friends discuss.. everyone here has a dif opinion and we have to respect that... stop fighting and no more names! please! thank you =)
 
This just tells me that no BtVS personality has ever discussed that topic on a disc or in interviews.

I wonder why. 🙄
99% of BtVS fans come up with their ideas from what they hear Whedon and co. say.
(You guys don't know how to respond if you're not told how to...) :biggrin:

The insinuation would be that you are part of the 1% with a smidgen of originality and a knowledgeable understanding of how to make a creative tv show. Unfortunately we've all read your posts.

As for your original question.

Chasing Cordy said:
Did this one have to be done this way?

If you understand the premise of doing that particular episode, then you would know the answer without asking it.

Your comments and questions aren't insightful, they are indicative of your lack of understanding.
 
VisionGuy
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They did do 143 episodes that were not musicals after all...and one of them had no music at all).

sorry if this is a bit off topic, but which was that? do you mean 'hush', cause that had a ton of music, just no talking. and if not, which do you mean? id apprieciate if this was cleared up as i dont remember a music-less episode.
 
every single episode had music in it? what episode are you thinking of... as Spirit of Fred just said Hush had i think more music in it than other eps as they replace voice with music and it needed to be scary.. so they used music.. music i thought that was quite good!! he he and why dont you like omwf... i mean thats what Btvs is all about... they arent afraid to go that extra step and take a little risk.. thats why its awesome.. otherwise where is the fun in just having your day-to-day episodes every week? why not experiemnt a little.. and hey they pulled it off... 😀
 
The episode totally without music was the unforgettable "The Body", from Season 5.

Please, this point should be clear - there was no NEED to make a musical out of episode [HASHTAG]#107[/HASHTAG] of BtVS. MAKING A MUSICAL from the episode was THE POINT in and of itself.

OMWF was a very expensive and time-consuming undertaking, straining the Season 6 budget and requiring big time commitments of all involved. Sure, the story arc of Season 6 could have been told without doing musical theatre. Episode [HASHTAG]#107[/HASHTAG] could have been just another non-musical episode with its own plot and contribution to the season storylines. The show would have saved a lot of money and have kept on schedule more easily. But instead they made this special effort, and in so doing created a landmark in television history.
 
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zombie.apparatus
ahh the body of course, i swear this had music in it! lol
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Spirit_Of_Fred
oh yeah...*blushes* i knew that... :p. thanks watcher 1600.
Well obviously they didn't have to do a musical. They also didn't have to do The Body without music – but those two happen to be the best episodes in my opinion. Of course Joss has to try these things, he wanted to make a musical like forever, and this turned out pretty darn great. They didn't have to do anything – the story could certainly have been told another way – but I'm extremely happy they did, mhm 🙂
 
If you look at it that way, Joss didnt have to make 7 seasons. In fact he didnt have to make it about a blonde high school girl. In fact he didnt have to make the programme at all. But you probably would have preferred that, CC, since you dont like it anyway.

The rest of us are very glad he did 🙂
 
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angeldarla
yeah =) im very glad he did ;)
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Ladybug
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I agree that OMWF was unecessary. I mean why make a musical episode, when Joss can just turn them into superheroes wearing tight spandex, or mermaids, or amazons, or have some gods from olympus make a guest appearance, or have them go back in time to save their younger selves? That would have been great programming right there 😛
 
That makes sense, VisionGuy... but even though it might've been unecessary, it was still a great musical... it doesn't matter how much the show needed it or not, it was a fun episode.

And I totally agree with you, Wicked.
 
That makes sense, VisionGuy... but even though it might've been unecessary, it was still a great musical... it doesn't matter how much the show needed it or not, it was a fun episode.

And I totally agree with you, Wicked.


I was being sarcastic LOL Of course I love OMWF. They needed that episode because there was so much stuff on everyone's minds that needed to be said. And what better way to do it than through song.
 
The singing of it makes it less difficult to hear than speaking it. Kinda like when Xander makes jokes in a crisis situation. Lightens the mood.

It also make the revelations much more powerful.
 
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