That's interesting, not the least because it's the opposite of my experience. The first episode of XF I managed to sit through -- riveted, by the way, even though I'd channel-surfed away from some previous ep -- was Jose Chung's From Outer Space, after Cass Sunstein told me that it was a really good show. Thus he's responsible for my obsession and my subsequent career as an intellectual property attorney. So I was a latecomer.
I watched BtVS's premiere, and was taping by episode 3, so I felt that I'd made the discovery on my own. Both shows have their share of postmodern irony, in my view, though BtVS is a lot heavier on the irony, and much better at mixing blood and laughter. In so many ways, BtVS is better written -- dialogue, character development, continuity (say it three times and once more for good luck!) -- and maybe it seemed more complete to me, less crying out for me to fill the gaps. As I said, I really can't explain my dual reactions, which is part of what made me find Hill's book interesting.
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Date: 2003-07-12 10:14 am (UTC)I watched BtVS's premiere, and was taping by episode 3, so I felt that I'd made the discovery on my own. Both shows have their share of postmodern irony, in my view, though BtVS is a lot heavier on the irony, and much better at mixing blood and laughter. In so many ways, BtVS is better written -- dialogue, character development, continuity (say it three times and once more for good luck!) -- and maybe it seemed more complete to me, less crying out for me to fill the gaps. As I said, I really can't explain my dual reactions, which is part of what made me find Hill's book interesting.