• more about #buffyvsedward
    theshadowalker: My $.02? Spike and Drusilla were, as a couple, my favourite aspect of 'Buffy'. But Spike, by his lonesome? Meh. And Buffy and Spike? Not so much. (... more »
    cynopt: Yeahhh... no. The last few seasons of Buffy were indeed pure pain, but if you actually want to source this nonsense, it's all Rice's fault. She came u... more »
    Slovenly Muse: The best portrayal of vampires I've ever read is in Jim Butcher's The Dresden Files (the books, not the show). He's got all kinds of vampires! Some de... more »
    ubernym: I agree that vampires can be sympathetic, and not even necessarily pure evil and still be interesting. I'm thinking of Cassidy, the alcoholic Irish va... more »
    Slovenly Muse: I don't think it's fair to say that Joss writing 'Slayer/Vampire star-crossed love' storylines caused Meyer to write 'Helpless girl has mopey vampire ... more »
    Xstrikr: At least Angel and Spike were killed stuff. Even when Angel and spike were being mopey/en-souled they still went out and kicked ass. Even if Angel was... more »
    justgroovy: For me, the guy that killed the vampires was Eddie Murphy in "Vampire in Brooklyn", the vampire with a goatee. What was that about?!! Angela Bassett w... more »
    Ed Grabianowski: Everyone go watch/read 30 Days of Night and we'll all feel better. more »
    Liz Weinbloom: "and a piece of the Buffy set in my home." Ooh, what do you have? /missing the point more »
    Alexis: While I see where you're coming from, my inner 16 year old self was in pain reading this. Buffy did get a little irritating with its constant focus on... more »
    Pope John Peeps II: Well to her credit all the Rice vampires kept their air of menace. In the books it was generally made pretty clear that even the good ones were often ... more »
    stoprobbers: Let's get one thing very, very clear here: Not once, in the history of Buffy, did a Vampire walk out into the sun and SPARKLE. You make a very interes... more »
    k4man: Admittedly a vampire who cries over marshmellows in his hot chocolate isn't a viscous demon. Nor is retconning him into a defanged puppy to cover the ... more »
    SinisterBill prints in color on both sides: Didn't Ann Rice's Interview pre-date Buffy? I always thought that's what led to vampires being so freaking pathetic now. more »
    crashedpc - Haifisch: Yeah, well, I prefer the character Agent Booth over Angel any day. And that's all I have to add to this topic. more »
    dry-roasted-peanuts: I still blame one person way more than Whedon or Rice for the shoddy state of the vampire: Yep. Mr. Frank "ohhhhh, ain't I a sexy Dracula" Langella. more »
  • #rant

    It's Buffy's Fault That Vampires Are Weak Now

    This past weekend, the "Buffy vs. Edward" meme hit fever pitch, with a video mash-up joining the popular T-shirt showing the vampire slayer killing the Twilight idol. But Buffy-ites are being hypocrites: it's Joss Whedon's fault that vampires are wimpy. More »