Comments on: Guest Author: Colleen Gleason

By: Stephie

Stephie — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:36:59 +0000

Hehe, very funny list. Buffy was great, but things can always be improved upon

By: AnimeJune

AnimeJune — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 20:06:42 +0000

The Puppet Show was part of the first season, was it not? Yeah, the first season with the flaming cheerleaders, robot demons, and talking puppets was pretty quirky, as it seemed that the show was still looking for a niche or target audience.

I kinda liked that ep, especially the “I don’t get it, is it avante garde?” at the end.

I can understand the not wanting comparisons to Buffy, but comparisons to Buffy are better than comparisons to Laurel K. Hamilton. *shudder* All the romances I get from my fantasy e-zine to review are nearly all “vampire romances” like LKH’s and I have dispised (or been apathetic) towards pretty much all of them, so as a rule I tend to avoid vampire romances like the plague. But the idea of a vampire slayer in Austin territory seems like just the right kick!

By: Nonny Morgan

Nonny Morgan — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:40:03 +0000

*gigglefits*

Priceless.

By: Susan Helene Gottfried

Susan Helene Gottfried — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:31:31 +0000

I dunno. It seems sort of obvious. Buffy’s blonde, modern, and a TV star. Victoria’s literate (in that she appears in books), and isn’t she brunette? At any rate, she is NOT modern. For her times, absolutely. But if you dropped her into today’s world, she’d have some adjusting to do.

Seems sort of obvious to me how different they are…

By: SweetNSourGirl

SweetNSourGirl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:31:04 +0000

PS Bam, I was referrring to “The Puppet Show” during season one of Buffy where a wooden dummy is suspected of killing talent show contestants for their brains and hearts. Not “Smile Time” on Angel, since we’re talking about Buffy, but it works both ways. They’re good episodes.

By: SweetNSourGirl

SweetNSourGirl — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 15:27:31 +0000

Have an Anya reference to evil bunnies taking over the world. That’d be cool. Can you imagine, bunnies with knives killing people? Or monks, ‘cuz monks are damn creepy.

By: Phoenix

Phoenix — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 12:41:58 +0000

Hmm, I’ve had both books on my TBR list and yet just haven’t had a chance to get around to them.

2. Victoria’s never met a giant praying mantis (And I promise, she never will)

So I take it giant honeybees, mosquitos and ticks are also out of the question? ;-P

By: Flo

Flo — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:10:49 +0000

Oh man “Hush” and the musical episode were all full of awesome.

I honestly want to check these out but sadly the BX here in Italy hasn’t supplied them and we’ve closed out APO Box (for zee movingz!) so alas! I’ve been reading Jim Butcher to get my fill of vampire hunting.

And yeah anytime I see a comparison deal my hackles rise and I sort of snarl meanly at the book before cracking it open to do a page test.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 05:40:11 +0000

Oh, I have wanted to read the first one for ages! And now there’s a follow-up — I love an auto-follow. It’s like finding out your’e out of crack and then LO! more CRACK.

Not that I do crack. Unless it’s in book form. I’m a teacher.A role model. I feel the need to….er…review this book immediately for inclusion in my classroom library! Yes, that’s it. And also, to, um…write a model compare and contrast sample essay using BtVS. It’s research. It’s academia. It’s my CIVIC DUTY.

For God’s sake, IT’S FOR THE CHILDREN!!!

Oh, crap. . . I’m lying. It’s summer vacation, and I’m a freakin’ broke-ass high school teacher. I’m pathetic.

By: Karen W.

Karen W. — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:33:45 +0000

I’m a huge “Buffy” fan and picked up the first book because of the comparison, and I absolutely LOVED it. I also loved the second one, and I’m anxious for them to keep on coming! Write faster, Colleen!