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[–] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I annoyed the friend who introduced me to Buffy the Vampire Slayer when I would frequently predict plot twists and even specific lines in the show on my first watch through.

[–] anthropomorphized@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yo. Buffy is peak tropes. The site "TV Tropes" was created for Buffy. Invented the term "Big Bad", the first episodic show to have an overarching story across the season. The only femme in the "Notable Examples" list of "The Chosen One" trope article on Wikipedia. Buffy is using every literary archetype, story diamond formula, and third thing, in its story telling. If you like process and figuring how things are made, Buffy changed everything in TV, and it's a worthy exercise to look at how and why.

[–] anthropomorphized@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can recommend 21 rewatch podcasts, and share my playlists if you're ready to go Deep. I haven't actually started my rewatch yet, almost done prepping, been 2 months since I had the idea tho.. I really hope this isn't something I made too big and is overwhelming now

[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I really hope this isn't something I made too big and is overwhelming now

Narrarator: It was.

[–] higgsboson@piefed.social 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean... a show like Buffy is known and accepted to be formulaic. IIRC, Whedon literally referred it as a monster of the week episode vs a "big bad" plot episode. Unfortunately, to most people, pointing it out doesnt make you seem clever, it just makes you obnoxious.

edit: and, to clear, I am not trying to be rude. I am mostly writing about myself, here.