First let me clarify the 标题 of this article. I did not mean BtVS 粉丝 who have "diehard" metals on Fanpop. I mean BtVS 粉丝 who truly appreciate the show, and who stubbornly and vigorously defend it. The people who live their lives consumed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Whenever I meet someone that loves Buffy the Vampire Slayer... 或者 even just likes BtVS... 或者 even someone who goes "oh yeah I saw that 显示 a couple of times. it was pretty cool." I get so excited. Firstly, this is because I think the 显示 is a masterpiece and deserves to be seen 由 as many viewers as possible. But secondly, I get so excited because I automatically feel connected to the person I am talking to. In my opinion there is something so extraordinary about the 显示 and in order to TRULY understand the 显示 and appreciate it- 你 must be an extraordinary person. It's not just a 电视 show; it's a way of life. It examines so many different ways of looking at life, experiencing love, and finding ways to make the bad times not seem as scary and the good times not seem so brief and short lasting. Usually someone stops being a 粉丝 of a tv 显示 once it goes off the air but with BtVS- that's impossible because it becomes a part of you. The 显示 tugs at your 心 strings so well and I often feel that it describes life, and the events occurring in life, in a way that no one else has. There is a reason there are so many psychology and philosophy 图书 written about BtVS, Joss Whedon, and the Buffyverse. I'm not saying that people who don't like the 显示 are stupid 或者 shallow...definitely not. I'm just saying that the 显示 is very deep and in order to really understand it and connect with it- 你 must be a deep, emotional, and complex person. People who embrace the 显示 and truly understand it are people who live, think, and 爱情 in a certain way. The 显示 is bursting with such passion and depth... and 你 either see that 或者 你 don't.
There are 粉丝 that 爱情 some story lines and hate others--- and then there are 粉丝 that 爱情 every single storyline. There are 粉丝 that 爱情 some couples and hate others--- and then there are 粉丝 that 爱情 every single couple. But what we all have in common is that we see that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an extraordinary show.
I know not EVERY 粉丝 is like this. Some 粉丝 watch the 显示 and don't think twice about it. And some 粉丝 watch the show... and I think they just don't get it. But the people I am talking about in this 文章 are what I consider the "diehard" fans. The people who walk away debating the plots and the philosophy behind the show. The people who sit there crying every time Oz leaves Willow no matter how many times you've seen the episode because we know it's impossible to watch Willow cry without crying ourselves. The people who fall in 爱情 with the characters because they became a family. The people who find themselves using BtVS 语录 as their mottos- not just on fun websites like Fanpop, but as their 格言 for life. The people who hear Buffy say "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be Brave. Live." And REALLY understand what she meant. These are the 粉丝 I love.
Some people turn the 显示 into a whole "Bangel vs. Spuffy" debate. I think both couples were very important to the 显示 and meant a lot to fans. However, I think the 显示 was so much deeper than 爱情 stories between Buffy and her boyfriends. I am not trying to underestimate the power of their relationships...I just think the relationships on BtVS were a representation of what was happening on the show, not vise versa. Buffy's relationships reflected on Buffy's struggle to find herself, to come to terms with her calling, and her growing understanding of how to be a young woman in a lonely violent world. Buffy's struggles were NOT a reflection of her relationships...her relationships were a reflection of her struggles. BtVS was one of the most intellectual and emotionally stimulating 电视 shows ever created and while the romantic relationships on the 显示 were important (and very important to story lines, character development, the representation of 爱情 and passion...) I think the 显示 goes wayyyy beyond these relationships. But what's so great about so many BtVS 粉丝 is that THEY GET THAT! 或者 at least they don't let this "shipping rivalry" overpower the fact that we all belong to the same community: the community of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans.
I'm so sick of 粉丝 of other shows (i.e. One 树 Hill) who turn the entire 显示 into a shipping rivalry. One 树 Hill is definitely 更多 couple-centric than Buffy the Vampire Slayer... but it still stands to reason that if 你 爱情 the same 显示 你 have a lot in common (and I'm not trying to bring down OTH because I like the 显示 a lot...it's just certain 粉丝 make me crazy a lot of the time with the constant rivalries). I have seen A FEW BtVS 粉丝 really bash fellow 粉丝 for liking their rival couple 或者 for insulting the couple they love. But thankfully I haven't seen many of those fans. I have no problem with people who 爱情 Spuffy and hate Bangel... 或者 people who hate Spuffy and 爱情 Bangel. Of course arguing about 电视 couples seems silly and trivial (though at times quite interesting), but sometimes these arguments turn brutal and are completely inappropriate. I've noticed that most BtVS 粉丝 have a preference when it comes to the couples on the show... but they don't let themselves become blindsided to the fact that what we all have in common is that we appreciate the ingenuity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We are all Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans... and maybe 你 identify 更多 as a Willow & Tara 粉丝 than a BtVS fan... but 由 being a 粉丝 of any aspect of the show, 你 understand just how important the 显示 is and how it has impacted each and every one of our lives.
So thanks for all being mature and not hating each other because 你 like different couples and characters... but instead loving each other because we found other people who understand and appreciate the brilliance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Joss Whedon.
Whenever I meet someone that loves Buffy the Vampire Slayer... 或者 even just likes BtVS... 或者 even someone who goes "oh yeah I saw that 显示 a couple of times. it was pretty cool." I get so excited. Firstly, this is because I think the 显示 is a masterpiece and deserves to be seen 由 as many viewers as possible. But secondly, I get so excited because I automatically feel connected to the person I am talking to. In my opinion there is something so extraordinary about the 显示 and in order to TRULY understand the 显示 and appreciate it- 你 must be an extraordinary person. It's not just a 电视 show; it's a way of life. It examines so many different ways of looking at life, experiencing love, and finding ways to make the bad times not seem as scary and the good times not seem so brief and short lasting. Usually someone stops being a 粉丝 of a tv 显示 once it goes off the air but with BtVS- that's impossible because it becomes a part of you. The 显示 tugs at your 心 strings so well and I often feel that it describes life, and the events occurring in life, in a way that no one else has. There is a reason there are so many psychology and philosophy 图书 written about BtVS, Joss Whedon, and the Buffyverse. I'm not saying that people who don't like the 显示 are stupid 或者 shallow...definitely not. I'm just saying that the 显示 is very deep and in order to really understand it and connect with it- 你 must be a deep, emotional, and complex person. People who embrace the 显示 and truly understand it are people who live, think, and 爱情 in a certain way. The 显示 is bursting with such passion and depth... and 你 either see that 或者 你 don't.
There are 粉丝 that 爱情 some story lines and hate others--- and then there are 粉丝 that 爱情 every single storyline. There are 粉丝 that 爱情 some couples and hate others--- and then there are 粉丝 that 爱情 every single couple. But what we all have in common is that we see that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an extraordinary show.
I know not EVERY 粉丝 is like this. Some 粉丝 watch the 显示 and don't think twice about it. And some 粉丝 watch the show... and I think they just don't get it. But the people I am talking about in this 文章 are what I consider the "diehard" fans. The people who walk away debating the plots and the philosophy behind the show. The people who sit there crying every time Oz leaves Willow no matter how many times you've seen the episode because we know it's impossible to watch Willow cry without crying ourselves. The people who fall in 爱情 with the characters because they became a family. The people who find themselves using BtVS 语录 as their mottos- not just on fun websites like Fanpop, but as their 格言 for life. The people who hear Buffy say "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be Brave. Live." And REALLY understand what she meant. These are the 粉丝 I love.
Some people turn the 显示 into a whole "Bangel vs. Spuffy" debate. I think both couples were very important to the 显示 and meant a lot to fans. However, I think the 显示 was so much deeper than 爱情 stories between Buffy and her boyfriends. I am not trying to underestimate the power of their relationships...I just think the relationships on BtVS were a representation of what was happening on the show, not vise versa. Buffy's relationships reflected on Buffy's struggle to find herself, to come to terms with her calling, and her growing understanding of how to be a young woman in a lonely violent world. Buffy's struggles were NOT a reflection of her relationships...her relationships were a reflection of her struggles. BtVS was one of the most intellectual and emotionally stimulating 电视 shows ever created and while the romantic relationships on the 显示 were important (and very important to story lines, character development, the representation of 爱情 and passion...) I think the 显示 goes wayyyy beyond these relationships. But what's so great about so many BtVS 粉丝 is that THEY GET THAT! 或者 at least they don't let this "shipping rivalry" overpower the fact that we all belong to the same community: the community of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans.
I'm so sick of 粉丝 of other shows (i.e. One 树 Hill) who turn the entire 显示 into a shipping rivalry. One 树 Hill is definitely 更多 couple-centric than Buffy the Vampire Slayer... but it still stands to reason that if 你 爱情 the same 显示 你 have a lot in common (and I'm not trying to bring down OTH because I like the 显示 a lot...it's just certain 粉丝 make me crazy a lot of the time with the constant rivalries). I have seen A FEW BtVS 粉丝 really bash fellow 粉丝 for liking their rival couple 或者 for insulting the couple they love. But thankfully I haven't seen many of those fans. I have no problem with people who 爱情 Spuffy and hate Bangel... 或者 people who hate Spuffy and 爱情 Bangel. Of course arguing about 电视 couples seems silly and trivial (though at times quite interesting), but sometimes these arguments turn brutal and are completely inappropriate. I've noticed that most BtVS 粉丝 have a preference when it comes to the couples on the show... but they don't let themselves become blindsided to the fact that what we all have in common is that we appreciate the ingenuity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We are all Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans... and maybe 你 identify 更多 as a Willow & Tara 粉丝 than a BtVS fan... but 由 being a 粉丝 of any aspect of the show, 你 understand just how important the 显示 is and how it has impacted each and every one of our lives.
So thanks for all being mature and not hating each other because 你 like different couples and characters... but instead loving each other because we found other people who understand and appreciate the brilliance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Joss Whedon.