I will say that I'm impressed that Whedon wrote the lyrics for the all the songs. As we end our Buffy adventure I will say that the experience was much better than I anticipated, and I think a lot of credit goes to Whedon. From a purely production point of view, I think Buffy was an excellent show, very well written and well put together. I look forward to the next work.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Not really digging it
Ok, so I like musicals. Not a lot, but I think they're kind of cool. I DO NOT like singing in television shows. It doesn't matter if we're watching Buffy or Scrubs or That 70's Show or whatever. I'm just not into it. Granted, there were some clever moments in the episode and I thought some of the songs were actually pretty good. For the most part though, singing in t.v. is just kind of corny in my opinion and seems forced. So I'm not knocking Buffy as much as I am the idea of singing throughout the episode.
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I find this post pretty interesting and would love to talk more about the difference between TV musicals and other musicals. Might it have something to do with movies being contained in a way that TV episodes aren't? (In other word, the movie is more or less over when the credits roll, whereas a TV show comes back next week...)
I normally do not like musicals in television. I'll agree with you there. However I feel it was a necessary need for Whedon to craft the emotional growth of his characters.
I feel the same way when it comes to musicals on TV. Though I don't particularly relish the idea of a song-and-dance routine in my television shows, I admire this instance of its use in Buffy due to the fact that Joss Whedon wrote most of the songs. I think it shows just how capable he is as a writer, and how flexible he can be with his talents. Anyone can be a good writer, but it really shows skill to be able to write songs as well.
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