I'm sorry I ever doubted you! At least you'll never have to eat weird food!
I don't think it's pessimistic, just realistic. Maybe Joss didn't intend for that be the case and wanted to create something beautiful, but the text reads like the text reads.
It's kind of depressing, but at least I'm maturing as a Buffy fan! ;D
To me the comic book has never been a part of the REAL Buffyverse. So when I see this crap go on, it has less validity than if a fellow fan said something. I don't care if Joss helmed it. It never felt right to me, even a little. It was like "Dollhouse" for me. Try as I might, I couldn't like it and it never fit. It, from the get-go, didn't mesh with the series so to my mind it doesn't matter. I give it zero energy. It's not legit Buffy. (Forget Twilight, forget how they view Spike - all I needed was how horribly Buffy treated whats-her-face, her experimental lesbian relationship.) As soon as I read that, I was --- gone.
So, yeah. The comics are off track? Preaching to the choir. Don't give it your energy.
I still had hope that DH would have learned from their mistakes and gotten on the right track. It would be unrealistic to expect them to suddenly make a comic that was *amazing*, but you'd think they would know better than to continue with the lousy characterisations, shock value tactics, and goofy plot twists. I was even cautiously optimistic about Spuffy, vacillating between excitement and worry, although the feelings were fairly mild as my investment in the story was half-hearted
Yes! This is wonderfully put. These were my exact feelings as well. I had hope that having come from season 8, they'd be more knowledgeable about, well, everything. I didn't expect great comics off the bat, but a genuine effort. I do not see that in season 9. All I really see is carelessness and a quick effort to make Angel look good while dismissing his crimes in season 8 completely.
Really, the only reason I had any investment in the comics is because Joss sees it as canon, so to get over my comics angst I reminded myself that there was no way Joss
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Brings me back to my rant about the Spike mini. I gotta say it was a waste of space. As much as I love Spike, the mini was pointless. He is where he was in season 8 more or less. I do not see how he is supposed to be "totally different" because Spike fans have seen him more or less independent since AtS5.
Yeah, this. To the rest of that paragraph, too. In the comics Spike should properly move on or make the decision to move on. I would personally like DH to never touch Spike's character ever again. I'd rather they end it by killing him again or putting him on a bus.It's very sad that the character would probably be better served by getting killed off now than to stay in the hands of these "professionals". That goes for Spuffy, too; it's been written so badly they made me root for Spike to move on. But that's just the comics, I still love them in the show and fanfic
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It's very sad that the character would probably be better served by getting killed off now than to stay in the hands of these "professionals". That goes for Spuffy, too; it's been written so badly they made me root for Spike to move on. But that's just the comics, I still love them in the show and fanfic.It is sad. And honestly, I don't see the DH people as "professionals". Doing a professional job means putting aside your bias and making sure to pay attention to all detail. They are "professionals" only because they get paid for their work, but it doesn't show in their quality
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And yes, of course. Please befriend me if you wish! I'm always happy to make new friends.
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I don't think it's pessimistic, just realistic. Maybe Joss didn't intend for that be the case and wanted to create something beautiful, but the text reads like the text reads.
It's kind of depressing, but at least I'm maturing as a Buffy fan! ;D
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So, yeah. The comics are off track? Preaching to the choir. Don't give it your energy.
And nice to see you back
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But I'm getting better! I dismiss the comics more with each day! It's just taking time.
I hope to stay back? I yo-yo too much.
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Yes! This is wonderfully put. These were my exact feelings as well. I had hope that having come from season 8, they'd be more knowledgeable about, well, everything. I didn't expect great comics off the bat, but a genuine effort. I do not see that in season 9. All I really see is carelessness and a quick effort to make Angel look good while dismissing his crimes in season 8 completely.
Really, the only reason I had any investment in the comics is because Joss sees it as canon, so to get over my comics angst I reminded myself that there was no way Joss ( ... )
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Brings me back to my rant about the Spike mini. I gotta say it was a waste of space. As much as I love Spike, the mini was pointless. He is where he was in season 8 more or less. I do not see how he is supposed to be "totally different" because Spike fans have seen him more or less independent since AtS5.
Yeah, this. To the rest of that paragraph, too. In the comics Spike should properly move on or make the decision to move on. I would personally like DH to never touch Spike's character ever again. I'd rather they end it by killing him again or putting him on a bus.It's very sad that the character would probably be better served by getting killed off now than to stay in the hands of these "professionals". That goes for Spuffy, too; it's been written so badly they made me root for Spike to move on. But that's just the comics, I still love them in the show and fanfic ( ... )
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