Fannish things. And my first poll!

[frayadjacent]

I'm vidding a show I don't know as well as the other shows I've vidded.  And I keep learning new things about the show and discovering new feelings and I'm letting myself try stuff out without planning so much in advance and it's fun!  Also I laid down a couple clips at just the spot I was planning (on the bridge, of course) and then I watched six billion times and I like it.  :D  We'll see if that's still the case next time I open up FCP.

Tonight I'm going to try and get a friend hooked on Buffy.  So, time for a poll!

Poll #13754 Best Practices for BtVS Evangelism

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 22

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If you were trying to introduce someone to BtVS and only had 2-3 episodes to show them, what would you choose?

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Welcome to the Hellmouth, The Harvest, and The Witch, of course!
4 (18.2%)

A couple of the better S1 episodes, like Angel and Prophecy Girl
3 (13.6%)

The beginning of the Angel arc: Angel, Lie to Me
0 (0.0%)

A few good standalones from any point in the series (e.g., Hush)
11 (50.0%)

Other. I will tell you!
4 (18.2%)

If you picked "other", what do you recommend?

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Also I'm in the middle of season 2 of Breaking Bad.  More words to come!

Comments

[next_to_normal]

A few standalones. But which ones... it's hard to choose. I wouldn't go too late into the series, because of spoilers, but S1 is... mostly not great, and you want to capture all the facets of what the show is (drama, horror, comedy, coming-of-age, romance, action, etc.). Maybe Prophecy Girl, Lie To Me, and The Wish?

[frayadjacent]

Yeah, I definitely want to avoid spoilers -- I think "Hush" is as far as I'd go. (If my friend is anything like me she won't even remember having seen Spike or Riley if/when she watches on her own.)

"The Wish" is an interesting idea -- it shows the horror aspect of the show more than most early-season stand-alones. (Well, I should say the well-done horror!)

[deird1]

I wouldn't go with The Wish, simply because so much of it relies on knowing what the normal world they're contrasting it with is like.

[thirdblindmouse]

I don't think it does, entirely. It was the first or second Buffy episode I saw, and it did pique my interest.