# Going through the motions - Life without Buffy **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 27, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506 "2003-03-27T12:50:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/1 "2003-03-27T12:50:40Z")
I’m sitting here, listening to my Once More With Feeling soundtrack and suddenly it hit me…No more Buffy. But I’ve grown so accustomed to having it in my life! What am I going to do? I’ve laughed with it, cried with it, discussed it with my friends, discussed it on the internet, read articles and books about it. It’s become such a fixture that whenever I’m depressed, I always think/thought: Well, there’s always another Buffy episode to look forward to! This makes me feel a bit stupid…after all, it’s just a TV show, isn’t it? I’ll sure miss it a lot when it’s gone. And I don’t think I can replace it with _Angel_ or any spinoff that might come, even if it heavily involves Spike 🙂 Are any of you experiencing similar feelings? Make me feel less stupid… ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/2 "2003-03-27T13:58:28Z")
Yes. And it’s amazing, because I only got into the show this past Christmas. But because I’m like a mental patient when I get into things, I got all three available seasons on DVD, and recorded the FX two-per-night broadcast, which caught me up to season six so far. In a sense, it’s been great… I hate having to wait a week to see what happens next, and I haven’t had to. But there’s no doubt it will leave a hole in my entertainment life. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/3 "2003-03-27T15:14:54Z")
My response is the same as **Bricker** ’s word for word except that I started watching in October, not around Christmas, and I haven’t gotten the S3 DVD set yet as I have all those episodes recorded from FX. Although I will get it eventually. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Charlie\_Tan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/charlie_tan/32/12582_2.png) [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/4 "2003-03-27T15:38:04Z")
Let’s just say, that seeing my own obsession, which started last May\*, I finally understand Trekkies. \*Reading about Buffy on this very board, again and again, thinking, WTF… that’s just a stupid kiddie-show, isn’t it…? And season one was just $40. No biggie. ---
**Author:** ![Einmon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Einmon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Einmon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/5 "2003-03-27T15:47:12Z")
Now you see where I’m coming from. I’ve been watching it since it first aired. My obsession really had time to grow since 1997… At least I live in Europe where you can purchase the first five seasons on DVD. And I did. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/6 "2003-03-27T15:52:53Z")
I had stopped watching TV entirely for a couple years until I picked up watching Buffy at the beginning of season 5. I had seen a few episodes of seasons, uh, one or two or three, don’t know, and then nothing for a long time. Season 5 came along and I was addicted. Now I watch every night on FX. Except for three other shows (one of which being Angel), Buffy is all I watch or look foreward to on TV, so there is going to be one big-ass gap when the series ends. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/7 "2003-03-27T16:06:29Z")
And since the OP mentions the soundtrack for “Once More, With Feeling,” it’s only appropriate to mention that I’m listening to it right now. And I am always finding little bits in the music or (watching it again) the staging that I appreciate. Last night I noticed that when Willow does her “I’ve Got a Theory,” bit about being trapped in some kid’s whacky Broadway nightmare, Tara obligingly illustrates the points with some hand flourishes. It’s pure genius, this show. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/8 "2003-03-27T16:07:14Z")
Oh yes, I listened to the same soundtrack this weekend, and it made me sad when I thought about the show ending; I’ve been watching it since the first episode aired, so it’s been a part of my week for a long long time. It’s been a rough couple of seasons for drama and sci-fi, since _many_ of my favorite shows were canceled last season (X-files, Roswell, Felicity) or are being axed this season Buffy, Dawson’s Creek). However, on the bright side they’re all in syndication - or will be by the end of the month- and most are on DVD so I don’t really have to say goodbye to my favorite shows, at least not entirely. I do wish there were more episodes left, but… Nothing they’ve replaced my old shows with has been nearly as good! [sub]except Everwood[/sub]. Of the shows I’ve watched on a long-term basis, all I’ll have left after this season is **Charmed** and **e.r.** \ ---
**Author:** ![Judith\_Prietht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b19c9b/32.png) [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/9 "2003-03-27T16:46:32Z")
Just remember, dear hearts, what can’t we face if we’re together? ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/10 "2003-03-27T21:04:05Z")
I already went through my “Buffy” decompression phase some time around the Glory season. I still watch it every week, but I’ve been cooling to it for a while. It looks like “Angel” is becoming watchable, though, unless that gets ripped off the air… The whole thing kind of reminds me of _The Orchid Thief_ and _Adaptation_, the bit about “serial obsession.” I related to that more than I care to admit, and could completely identify with that weird depression that comes when you’re between hobbies or fan fixations. ---
**Author:** ![Interrobang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/interrobang/32/17463_2.png) [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/11 "2003-03-27T22:03:58Z")
I’ll admit it: I’m looking forward to the end. Not because I really want to see it end, mind you. I just think a satisfying ending is necessary for any narrative art. Buffy’s been on for 7 seasons, which is about 80 in human years. I’m happy to see it go out with some dignity, even if I think that a truly great ending was reached 2 years ago. (Not that the last two seasons have been worthless, by any means.) Yeah, I’ll have a hole in my weeknights and obsessions, but I have no doubt that they’ll be filled with something else in due course. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-through-the-motions-life-without-buffy/164506/12 "2003-03-27T22:27:44Z")
A life without Spike? Dear God…is it even worth living? _sigh_ I’m really hoping for that spin-off…