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Five Fabulous Things Not To Miss In November 2004 - Buffy Season 7 DVD #4

Monday 15 November 2004, by Webmaster

1. The Amazing Race returns

Our favorite reality show is back this week, with twosomes racing around the world in a blurry travelogue. Yeah, the contrived battles for airline tickets get kind of old, but the jaw-dropping locations, entertaining challenges and bickering teams make this a blast to watch. It airs at 8 p.m. Tuesday, KTVT/Channel 11.

2. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide

It’s been more than a decade since the previous edition of this guide, and the fourth edition emphasizes quality over quantity, eschewing one-hit wonders for acts that have made some sort of contribution — be it commercial, critical or just kitschy — to pop-music culture. Plus, there are plenty of reviews with which to argue, with individual entries encapsulating entire careers of artists and bands.

3. Bjork, Who Is It (Carry My Joy on the Left . . .) video

One of pop music’s biggest weirdos plays bells (and dresses as one, we think) in this surreal video filmed on a stark, barren landscape that’s somewhere on this planet but might as well be on the moon. Catch it on VH1.com.

4. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Seventh Season on DVD

The witty horror series, with its slang-slinging, tail-kicking heroine and her cronies fighting vampires and demons, had a strong final season with a satisfying wrap-up — and it’s all here on this set (due Tuesday), with multiple commentaries and extras that’ll help newbies understand why this was such a big deal.

5. George Jones, 50 Years of Hits

Yes, country maverick George Jones has been churning out hits for a half century. The way he used to drink, it’s a wonder he’s been around that long. The best of his stacks of hits are here on this fairly priced ($31), four-CD set, a nice Christmas gift for someone — you know, like you.


2 Forum messages

  • > Five Fabulous Things Not To Miss In November 2004 - Buffy Season 7 DVD #4

    15 November 2004 22:33, by Anonymous

    Strong Season? satisfying wrap-up?

    What the hell are they smoking? The season was and is considered the worst season of the entire show! The First’s big plan was a new thing each week, Buffy would gladly lead as many people to their deaths as she could as long as Spike didnt get a papercut.

    Who would want a season that said it very clear that unless you could have slayer power or be an undead demon that you were a waste of skin?

    The only good about season seven was Xander’s talk to Dawn when she thought she was a maybe Slayer.

    Other then that the DVDs would only be used for skeet shooting.

  • > Five Fabulous Things Not To Miss In November 2004 - Buffy Season 7 DVD #4

    16 November 2004 10:31, by Thurisaz

    The First’s plan may have been complicated, but it wasn’t altered every week. After viewing the season a couple of times, it’s fairly easy to follow. No one should complain about anything having no lack of scope and thickly layered, and then totally miss the times when it’s dropped on them.

    As for Buffy’s superiority - that was the god damn point, people! It was part of why the Shadow Men gave only one girl at a time her Slayer powers, so that she can be alone, and therefore make a better warrior. Look at Kendra and the way she looked down on Buffy’s lifestyle. To the Watcher’s conservative ways, she was the perfect Slayer (no wonder she didn’t last long). Slayers were made to be alone, which is why Buffy felt superior, because no one else understood the specific burden on her shoulders. Now, after she made all the Potentials into Slayers, she has no excuse. She’s just one in a group of girls. Unlike she and her predecessors, they don’t have to be alone. She’s shared her powers, and that is the most selfless thing she could do. Why this is overlooked instead of given backbone to her attitude earlier makes me wonder how closely my fellow fans are actually paying attention. It’s about power and the responsibility that comes along with it. Buffy (as well as Willow) finally realized this, and it was this entrance into adulthood that made it the perfect end to the series.