Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Series 1-7 - Complete (Box Set) (DVD)

...care what anybody says about Buffy the Vampire Slayer; they can call it strictly for teenagers, shallow, mindless or whatever, I personally believe that it was one of the most revolutionary shows in television history. It was just unique and clever with a real emotional force and I will never forget it for taking my breath away, keeping me addicted through its seven year run and actually making me care for its well crafted characters. It is true ...
...whole story a great depth. Buffy never pretended to have all the answers, but it did have a wisdom that transcended its 'teenage' genre to really resonate with its audience. This box-set is a really great buy, here you can watch every episode in order and see just what made this such a remarkable show….

Spoilers are contained in this Opinion, I try to keep them to a minimum, but as I go through the progression of the characters and ... more

I don't personally care what anybody says about Buffy the Vampire Slayer; they can call it strictly for teenagers, shallow, mindless or whatever, I personally believe that it was one of the most revolutionary shows in television history. It was just unique and clever with a real emotional force and I will never forget it for taking my breath away, keeping me addicted through its seven year run and actually making me care for its well crafted characters. It is true that the show dealt with teenage issues, but as the series progressed and matured to become a fully fledged adult supernatural drama it tackled bigger issues about abandonment and stability, season three was a particular turning point for the show, because it was then that the 'scoobies' finally realized that they would never win, there would always be another demon (literally and metaphorically) around the corner. For me it seemed to mirror life and there wasn't one episode that let the show down, it reinvented itself time and time again and still astounds me now with its sheer inventiveness. Watching a warrior like Buffy, lose everything, but still fight the good fight, seeing a young girl sacrifice everything that she holds close, and still stepping up and being the hero is awe inspiring and even though it was only a show, it did manage to build up its own little world, you felt the weight of the world that 'The Chosen One' carried around with her every day and that gave the whole story a great depth. Buffy never pretended to have all the answers, but it did have a wisdom that transcended its 'teenage' genre to really resonate with its audience. This box-set is a really great buy, here you can watch every episode in order and see just what made this such a remarkable show….

Spoilers are contained in this Opinion, I try to keep them to a minimum, but as I go through the progression of the characters and story arcs it is very hard to not reveal anything.

----------Season One----------

Buffy Summers and her mum Joyce have run away from their former lives, Buffy was expelled from her last high school for burning down the gym and she has already been labeled a 'problem child' with a record of aggressive behavior and skipping school. Little do the authorities know that she is a vampire slayer a unique woman with superhuman strength and agility who's job it is the protect the world from vampires, demons, witches and all sorts of other nasties. Moving from L.A they think they have gotten away from Slayer curse, but unfortunately for them they have moved to Sunnydale A.K.A The Hell mouth a quite town that is situated right on top of the opening to hell, a place with a gravitational pull for creatures of the undead and a particularly high death toll. At Sunnydale High she befriends a geeky computer whiz with serious social issues named Willow Rosenberg and an equally geeky, but hilariously funny guy called Xander Harris. Her new watcher 'A person with extensive knowledge of supernatural occurrences, who watches over the slayer and guide her through her life' is a stuffy British librarian and she has to contend with the attractive, popular cheerleader with the cold heart Cordelia. All this and she quickly gets romantically entangled with the strong, silent Angel, a vampire with a less that angelic past. Slowly through the season a big bad emerges in the form of 'The Master' the world's oldest vampire, hell bent on killing the Slayer and everyone around her.

Season One was all about familiarizing the audience with its core ideals, getting people to invest in its characters and experimenting with its ideas and influences. I personally think that this is the shows most disjointed collection of episodes as it worked to find its pace, and bounced between out and out humors, to more frightening shocking episodes. That is not to say that this isn't a great Season, there is a brilliant chemistry between all of the leads, Sarah Michelle Gellar proves to be a confident excellent actress and handles all of her character twists and developments with grace and finesse. Alyson Hannigon is perfectly cast as the geeky Willow Rosenberg, but it isn't till later seasons that she proves how gifted she truly is and Nicholas Brendan excels as the funny guy side kick. There are some truly enchanting episodes Nightmares is a hypnotizing gothic offering from the cast and crew, Prophecy Girl rounds the season off with an energetic, exciting final, Angel gives the audience more information about their favorite brooding vampire and The Puppet Show made me laugh for ages. This is a good introduction to the 'Buffy verse' with some great fun episodes, this may have been the lightest season in the shows seven year run, but it was still crisply written, finely acted and fully realized. Joss Wheadon in trying to make the skinny blonde girl the heroine, instead of the helpless victim crafted one of the most intriguing shows in history.

Episodes: Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest: Series premiere; Buffy moves to Sunnydale and must stop the Master from rising.
Witch: Buffy and Giles must stop a witch who's wreaking havoc on cheerleaders
Teacher's Pet: Xander has a dangerous crush on a new substitute teacher who's not what she appears to be.
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date: Being the Slayer conflicts with normal teenage desires when Buffy wants to date cute-guy Owen.
The Pack: After a school trip to the zoo, Sunnydale's cool group - and Xander - start to act like savages
Angel: Buffy and Angel share their first kiss, and she finds out who he really is.
I…… Robot You Jane: A demon is unleashed onto the Internet and lures Willow with a false identity.
The Puppet Show: The gang participates in the school's talent show, where someone (or something) is harvesting human organs.
Nightmares: People (including Buffy and pals) are haunted by waking nightmares as fear becomes reality.
Out Of Mind Out Of Sight; A perpetually ignored student becomes invisible and seeks revenge on perpetually popular Cordelia. Prophecy Girl: A book of infallible prophecies predicts that Buffy will face the Master in a battle to the death - hers

----------Season Two----------

This season is often classed as one of the shows greatest, it catapulted Buffy into a new league of programming with strong story arcs, hugely impressive acting and emotionally engaging writing. Buffy and Angels relationship deepens throughout the whole series, Willow gets over her high school crush on Xander and gets together with a rock singer Oz, who turns out to be a were-wolf and her previous crush starts a relationship with the uber popular Cordelia, who feels ashamed of her new beau. For the first half of the season everything goes at a fairly ordinary pace, until Buffy and Angel have sexual intercourse. This transforms Angel into Angelus, the vampire that he once was, a creature of the night who stalked and tortured thousand of innocents, that was until he killed a gypsies girl and her family put a spell on him. He was forced to have a soul making him experience all the pain that he caused thousands of family's throughout the world, that is unless he experiences one moment of pure pleasure or reaches a place where he truly wants to love somebody, then he would loses all sense of humanity and go back to his old ways. This forced Buffy to see just how much she would have to continually give up to save the world; it also put her in the position of killing the love of her life to fulfill her destiny. Buffy's relationship with her mother slowly starts to deteriorate as she becomes more and more distant, buried in her own pain. Angelus starts to hunt Buffy's friends until the ex lovers' lives collide in a particularly emotional and exciting fashion, leaving Buffy's world torn apart seriously contemplatlating ending it all. Giles gets a young girlfriend, who goes by the name Jenny Calendar, Spike and Drusilla, two ex mates of Angelus turn up to stir the scene, the police chase Buffy for attempting to murder her friends and another slayer is called to Sunnydale after Buffy's temporary death at the end of last season.

Season Two was a completely devastating season for fans, everything that we had came to rely on was taken away, leaving the show with a stark, cold atmosphere that managed to get under your skin and truly make every twist and turn completely fresh and unpredictable. I don't think that I have ever seen such a desperately sad piece of television writing since -many have tried, but failed- it really was a mature and surprisingly believable twist in the Buffy tale and allowed the whole cast to show their true colours. Sarah Michelle Gellar truly does shine as Buffy Summers, desperate, strong, energetic, scared, and fearless with a touch of old Hollywood presence and an amazing confidence she can make you laugh and cry with a deft wisdom and poise, she proves to be one of the most competent leading ladies ever to headline a prime time series. David Boreanaz showed that he was capable of more than just scowling and brooding with an intelligently subtle performance that effortlessly switched from charming to utterly terrifying and back again, making a successful baddie. I always had a soft spot for Alyson Hannigon, no matter whether she was shy geeky willow, or scary evil Willow I always felt engaged by her and her persona and think she really does have a heap of talent, the sub plot with her and her were wolf boyfriend was handled in a particularly intelligent way and Nicholas Brandon is again great as Xander. Season two was amazing when it first aired, and is just as moving and inspired if being viewed now, it is a scary, suspenseful, involving and funny piece of television history. The two part saga Surprise and Innocence are two of the best pieces in episodic television, they turned the whole series around, were shocking, touching and genuinely thrilling. This season deals with loss and separation and has a really strong heart; the finale is enough to make anyone cry and allows Season 3 to soar. A mature, extremely well written season that has to be seen to be believed because of its rich atmosphere and the strong ideas that ran through the whole season, there is a storming cliff hanger that leaves the whole Buffy universe in the balance, whilst still being subtle.

----------Season Three----------

Angel returns from Hell, tortured, driven mad, swinging between the forces of good and evil, walking the road to redemption. Buffy has to wrestle with her feeling for the vampire for fear of him turning again and endangering her friend's lives; she also has to fight inner demons, realizing that the fate of the world is up to her and what she wants in pretty irrelevant. Willow -who is constantly improving with her magic abilities- is still happily coupled with Oz who is keeping his were wolf outburst to a minimum and Xander's relationship with Cordelia is growing ever deeper. It isn't until another slayer, Faith shows up that everything gets stirred up, she enjoys the hunt, likes the rough life, meddles with the dark side and encourages Buffy to go off the rails, a bit of harmless fun or a deadly distraction? Sunnydale's new mayor, is held bent on destruction, ready to use anything in his power to bring down Buffy and her close knit group of 'scoobies' Faith -one of the shows most compelling characters- struggles to keep on the right side of the law and is drawn to this new power in her town. Giles is still hurt and damaged by the loss of his girlfriend and fails to see why the group should trust Angel again, even though he is a vital player in destroying the mayor, who it seems is a million year old demon, which all but destroyed the world thousands of years ago and plans another essention. The season ends in spectacular fashion with Buffy making the ultimate sacrifice to save her ex lover, Willow and Oz deepen their relationship, Xander is forced to face his feelings for the slayer, Faith is left in a coma and the history of Sunnydale will change forever. It's a season of bittersweet goodbyes, thrilling fight scenes and strong character development.

Season Three had to be a season of change; the program had to grow up even more, it's characters were in their last year of high school and had to make that leap into adulthood, so the writers decided to pack the season with really rich character development, every character discovers something about themselves, they are all forced to look at the world differently, they each have to face their personal demons along with the very real ones that threaten their lives every day. Faith was an inspired character to introduce into the Buffy world, she was a tease, it showed what Buffy could be, and then it showed this characters growth, a young girls decision to go to the dark side and struggle for redemption, search for acceptance in a world that had spat in her face, her journey was really intelligently handled and engaging. Angel also had to look for acceptance, from the very people that he previously tortured and put through tremendous grief, the script writers created a tremendous situation for an in-depth character study about people's capacity for forgiveness and gave the young cast a real chance to shine. Season Three felt very much like a collage of emotions and ideas, there was just so much creative juices flowing that the show consistently covered new ground and allowed to audience to become truly engrossed. It was a real turning point for this show, because it came out of its mould -that worked extremely well- and dared to try new things which was a really courageous move in world where unique television are often cancelled, season three had a strong belief in itself which really showed. Sarah Michelle Gellar really stepped up to the challenge of portraying her new, more adult character and shines with this rich effecting performance, David Boreanaz continues his brooding, but adds a gentle layer of humanity to his character that has literally been to hell and back, there is an obvious amount of pain and suffering to his performance, Alyson Hannigon is sweet and shy as ever but processes a really nice energy, Seth green is dryly funny as Oz, Charisma Carpenter is particularly poisonous as Cordelia and Nicholas Brendan gathers a really nice rapport with Green, the surprise this season though was Eliza Dushku as Faith, energetic, edgy, strong, bitter and ultimately evil, she astounds.
Season three of Buffy was a real leap of faith and it paid off, edgy, emotional and inspired, a real television treat.

----------Season Four----------

Season Four was the year of change, Angel left Sunnydale, our favorite group of vampire slayers had to move into college leaving Xander to 'travel' and Spike comes back as a leading character. Buffy feeling out of her depth in college and lagging in her classes contemplates dropping out, until she finds a new beau, a young teaching assistant, with a secret past. Oz leaves Willow, who seeks solace in a 'Wicca' group at school, only to discover that they are more interested in covering feminist issues than actually study of witchcraft. That is all apart from one, a young witch named Tara, shy but powerful, she quickly starts to form a friendship with Willow, which turns into a very real, passionate love affair. Willow is left with having to face her feelings and come out to her friends, but Oz turns up fighting for her love. Xander realizes that the life of a traveler isn't for him and comes back to Sunnydale to work as a bar tender at the Bronze, not knowing that he will fall head over heels in love with an ex demon called Anya. In town a storm is brewing, in the dead of the night a secret government operation is building up a reputation for capturing evil, night walkers, will this conspiracy group threaten the lives of innocence in persuade of the undead? Riley has links with this new organization, and his leader, who also turns out to be Buffy's psychology tutor, works on building a Frankenstein like super human capable of destroying the world. Buffy once again has to put her feelings aside and fight for the world, but with her friends drifting away from her and growing hostility in the group, it won't be easy.

This is generally classed as the worst season of Buffy The Vampire Slayer by fans, after season three which really was amazing, the writers got a new dilemma, how do we transport our characters from High School to college? Their answer was to scrap the formula and start a new. No demon of the week, no skipping classes and they forced their players to grow up. This season was more about individuals and their personal journey through early adulthood, -which was a definite theme in Season three- so there wasn't as much room for action. Because there wasn't a place where they all could meet and study their demon mythology -like the library in past seasons- the group started to separate, which had happened before in certain episodes, but had never been a recurring theme that resonated throughout a whole season. It was a culture shock, but I think if you look back at it objectively it wasn't actually bad, just different. I admit that the government organization sideline didn't work particularly well, Buffy always worked best when it was self contained, and introducing this new world to the show, took the emphasis off the emotion that had previously driven it, the new Frankenstein like 'big bad' Adam packed less of a punch than the villains in past seasons and as the writers experimented with many genres, at times the whole series felt confused. However, Willows journey into homosexuality was handled in a really sweet, subtle, realistic way and opened up some really heartfelt situations that were well explored. Season Four was more about individual episodes that shined, but as a whole I don't think it came off as well as the previous series', because it threw hundreds of ideas at the audience without always tying them up successfully. Spikes return proved to be a fun and fresh twist to the mould and there were some brilliant individual episodes. Hush, a tale about demented demons who steal people's voices so they can't scream is terrifying, original and haunting. Restless a thoroughly weird yet extremely insightful final to the season, is intelligent, subtle and strange. All the young cast does wonderful work as usual, especially Alyson Hannigon portrayal of Willow which is stunning and the writing remains as sharp as ever, but it lost its impact a bit, always hinting at something better around the corner. Riley is a most wet, unbelievable beau for Buffy, and this season replaced the weekly fiend for 'the big bad world' which is alright and works tremendously well in later seasons, but here it doesn't feel like it is willing to explore the issues that arise from growing up and forming morals and ideas, I just wanted it to be heavier, instead of this mix between fun and dark. When it was good it was very, very good, but when it was at its worst, I wasn't up to standard.

----------Season Five----------

Buffy's young sister Dawn moves into the Summer's residence, Riley and Buffy seem to be in a stable relationship, Willow and Tara are discovering themselves together and the evil forces in Sunnydale seem to be at a normal height. But all goes wrong and a dramatic chain of events triggers a devastating final conclusion that will shock and surprise. With the arrival of Glory in town, a god sent from another world to open the gates of hell and destroy the planet, Buffy sees that she has a problem, but when her mother unexpectedly dies and she is left to bring Dawn up, her life slowly starts to fall apart. As a direct consequence of her mother's death, her relationship with Riley comes to a heart breaking end and the new big bad in town attacks a major group member with horrific consequences. Glory needs the blood of the 'Key', a mystical ball of energy turned into human form to reek hovoke on the civilized world, as the identity of the Key emerges to be one of Buffy's friends she is driven to exhaustion trying to save their lives…

Season five really was the start of the new sophisticated, very adult Buffy. Tragic, moving, intelligent, funny this season was a true force to be reckoned with, it struck the absolute perfect balance between all genres and excelled in every thing it did. The Body a shocking, emotional episode where Buffy finds her mothers' dead body was in my mind one of the most tightly scripted pieces of episodic television in history; it really did make me think and the driving performances by everyone involved formed to make a stunning and distressing piece of film making. Tara's -temporary-mental illness proves to be a heart-breaking dynamic to the show, revealing Willows true love for her beau, their relationship proved to be a most pleasing addition to the show in general. Dawn, initially annoying became a gradually more integral part of the overall story arc, which lead to a final episode that left the show wide open and many fans doubting whether the show would be able to continue to run. Spikes character was explored a lot more, with the short arrival of Drusilla opening old wounds and his true feelings for Buffy raising their head; it really gave the audience a chance to understand him whilst still allowing him to have a real, spiky edge. Glory proves to be a most formidable enemy with a strange sense of morality, fueled by greed and obsession, she threatens the world with a stark sense of duty and resentment. By giving this villain a human alter ego in Ben, the writers have shown the conflicting sides of being human, the guilt we feel when we do something bad, but also the fiery temptation that forces us to. Season Five of Buffy really gave us a lead into all the main characters psyche will telling episodes like The Weight Of The World which is a wonderfully obscure idea -Willow goes into Buffy's subconscious, after she is left motionless by the abduction of her sister- and turns it into a really full, satisfying episode that has a surprisingly strong core. The appearance of Dawn is explained rather simply at first we are told that she has always been around, but just living with Buffy's dad in L.A, but as the season progresses her origins start to cloud over and Buffy is forced to re-evaluate everything that she thinks she knows, this mystery will real you in and as it hurtles to its shocking conclusion, you will be left reeling, gasping for breath. This shows main strength was taking ridiculous ideas and making them earthy, witty and engaging, take the episode, I Was Made To Love You, what sounds like a frivolous tale of a geeky school kid creating a robot to be his perfect girlfriend, turns into a clever exploration of love and humanity, yet it also excels at being tremendously funny. As Buffy and Riley's relationship slowly deteriorates, we are shown the desperation of their attempts to keep the fire burning, and the ultimate failure, with one of them turning to a vampire for love, this is a really mature and realistic way of representing a major relationship break up that really involves the audience. Sarah Michelle Gellar remains the central force of the show: she really is an extremely talented actress, who rarely gets the credit that she deserves; James Marsters really gets into the character of Spike later on in the series as the characterization gets really rich, Amber Benson (Tara) proves to be an extremely capable actress while her character goes through mental illness and Alyson Hannigon is really brilliant as well. Emma Caulfield is endlessly funny as the bunny fearing ex demon Anya with Nicholas Brendon adding ample support for her. Michelle Trachenberg is great as Dawn and all other performances involved in the season are excellent. There are endless amounts of episodes in Buffy Season 5 that are moving, wise and hysterically funny, a real treat of a season.

----------Season Six----------

After Buffy's shocking death at the end of last season, Sunnydale has gone to ruin, demons who had previously stayed away from 'The Hellmouth' have taken advantage of the lack of slayer power and the body count is steadily rising. Willow afraid that Buffy is stuck in a hell dimension, uses serious dark magic to bring her back from the dead, only to be greeted with an icy reception. The gang put it down to shock and pain, but the Slayers harboring a secret, she wasn't in a fiery prison, she was in heaven, free of pain and calm, she has to adjust to the world, full of metaphorical and real demons. She is also forced to get a job at the local fast food restaurant and bring Dawn up, whilst hurtling into a dark affair with Spike. Willow slowly loses control of magic and declines into a deep addiction to it that threatens to destroy everything in her life and three geeks from Sunnydale form a group 'the trio' that's hell bent on destroying the town….

Season Six of Buffy The Vampire Slayer was definitely the darkest and perhaps my favorite, it took its characters to some extremely hellish places, with very little light at the end of the tunnel, it was Buffy's most adult year covering subject like rape, murder, addiction and the failure of a marriage, but there is some -rather dark- comic relief and the character development is absolutely stunning. I think that Buffy coming back from the dead, only to be devastated to be ripped from heaven was an excellent plot twist, it gave Buffy an edge, it allowed her to be detached from the group which opened many avenues for her to explore herself, which she did. Hurtling into a dangerous affair with Spike and struggling with a secret that she cannot keep. I have to say though, that my favorite story arc of perhaps the whole series of Buffy was Willows deadly addiction into magic, it felt like such an obvious yet fresh idea that allowed the audience to see the effects of uncontrollable addictions. Her relationship with Tara dissolves and everything is taken away, this is Alyson Hannigon's chance to shine, and this really is a desperate, involving, deeply saddening performance that drove this plotline from great to truly amazing. The two final episodes are apocalyptic and scary, with Willow trying to end all the pain in the world, by destroying it. Spike and Buffy's affair is well structured and reaches a shocking finale. Season Six forced Buffy to get a job at the local fast food joint and made her face the very real threat of having Dawn taken away by the social services, adding this essence of 'the real world' into a show that kept its feet firmly in fantasy makes it feel authentic and very raw, mirroring real life, making the action on screen more resonant and shocking. Buffy season Six felt claustrophobic and very concentrated with a real life twist, illusions are shattered and we really get to see the gang at their most distraught, but the show also has an incredible light, it shows redemption and studies the strength of human spirit. Buffy has to face the world after going up to heaven and Sarah Michelle Gellar really does her best work here, its an extraordinary exploration of grief and forging ahead no matter what, she is every bit the hero, and she shows extreme layers and wisdom as a performer. Buffy is torn between being the mum, the sister, the friend and the worlds savior, when all she wants to do is die again, she has to look back at her life and see how he development as a person exhilarated and the weight of the world starts to grow increasingly heavy. Of course Season Six contained the ultimate, infamous 'Once More With Feeling' episode where the gang are forced to speak in song, it sounds silly, but it really is an intelligent, telling, funny, professional with infectious songs, the whole cast offer their vocal talents and the dance routines are crisply executed. At the end of Season Five Spike emerged as a hero, which made many fans rejoice, but I never liked his character, infact I often found his and Drusilla's time in Season Two a grind, here though I liked his development, yet I still can't see him as a good guy. I felt that he took advantage of Buffy, even though she wanted him, and the shocking climax of their relationship put me off him even more, through sheer cunning of the writers. The only thing I could fault in this season was 'the trio' I found them unfunny, un scary and pointless, Willow makes a much more devastating villain. Top notch acting, Amazing central themes and one of the great Buffy story arcs rose the standard even higher.

----------Season Seven----------

The First is the origin of evil, the original big bad and it's coming to town. It can take the form of anybody, can manipulate all evil that walks the earth and is ready for a fight. Buffy is in high spirits, training dawn in the slayer techniques and accepting a job as school councilor in the newly re furbished high school. Willow after spending months of rehabilitation with Giles in England has made her way back to the States and Spike is struggling with his new soul, being forced to face the horrific acts of terror that he happily dished out. After The First nearly destroys the Slayers troupe, Buffy looks for young ;Potentials' girls who may become slayers after she dies and Faith comes back to help with the onslaught.

Season Seven of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was either the most deeply flawed or excellent one of the whole series depending on which way you look at it, it was intense, fluid and less episodic than many previous seasons, with many stunning stand alone episodes, yet it felt largely like the very first season, occasionally ran out of ideas. Its final episode (the last of the entire run) made the show swing full circle, leaving two main players dead and Sunnydale wiped off the map. It capitalized on one of the shows main themes (female empowerment) and left the slayer running with a high wave of energy and emotion. 'Conversations With Dead People' a most memorable episode, managed to be one of the shows most terrifying and heartbreaking installment highlighting the close link between vulnerability and dread. It brought resolve to Tara's death and Willows redemption as well as examining fear as an emotion. The opening of Sunnydale High School offered many avenues for the writers to explore (like Buffy getting a job as a guidance councilor) and the addition of Faith adds a fun, fresh dynamic to the group. Sadly I found the potential slayers to be rather boring and whiney and Andrew (previously one third of the evil trio) to be a silly, piece of comedy fluff. Buffy Season Seven started well, with a mystery and increased in quality as the origins of 'The First' emerged, but started to stumble at the mid way point, it got too caught up in its own world, making the audience feel like outsiders trapped outside in the frost looking through misty glass, but as story arcs established and characters collided the show developed its stride and sprinted to a well rounded final to one of the greatest shows in television history. Sarah Michelle Gellar is and was always remarkable as Buffy, who as a character was compelling on paper, but her portrayal packed a real punch and kept me engaged throughout the seven years.

Buffy was always about the strength and resilience of the human soul, it was about what makes a hero a hero, and what makes everyone heroic. It was about spirit and forging ahead, even when you don't want to wake up in the morning and it centered on hope, the hope that maybe one day, evil will be banished. It really was an epic television show that changed to face of episodic programming forever, it left its mark, it gathered its fans and it really did -against all odds- make a difference. Buffy was a show that fought the good fight, its strived for its originality, and like its heroine matured and improved with each season.

This huge box set has over ten hours of special features including deleted scenes, commentaries, superb inside documentaries and cast interviews (Joss Whedon's commentaries are stunning). It comes in a gorgeous purple box set which is more compact than collecting all of the seasons on DVD, all the prints are lush and of a high quality and the overall presentation is absolutely stunning and space efficient. It also has a glossy, brilliant little booklet.

You Can Buy This Boxset which contains all the episodes of all seven seasons you can buy ti from Amazon.co.uk for £139.99 ASIN: B000AM6NCW Number of discs: 39

 

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