"High School As Horror Film"

So I've found a new show to follow on DVD. And I can't believe I'm saying this, but...I actually like Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

I had always known about the show, but never really took an interest in it. Then I got introduced a while back to the tragically-cancelled Firefly (and its brief resurrection as the feature film Serenity), and I found that Joss Whedon is a good writer. Needless to say, I was rather surprised to discover that he was the creator of Buffy. My interest level immediately went up.

I just finished the first season today, which consists of twelve episodes. Although it feels at times like "Monster of the Week", the dialogue is witty and the characters are pretty well thought-out. I like the style of the show, and I'm told that it only gets better from here. Whedon has commented that he built the whole premise from the basic idea of "high school as a horror film." Man, can I relate.

And forgive a slightly chauvinistic drooling-at-the-mouth moment...Sarah Michelle Gellar is (or was) a total babe. Especially with all those skirts and knee-high boots. Mmm... ;)

Be seeing you,
Steven