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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide, Volume 1 (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide #1)
by
Christopher Golden (Goodreads Author),
Nancy Holder (Goodreads Author)
The ultimate fan guide to 'this season's most distinctive and sharply written new show' (Entertainment Weekly), this official companion book includes exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, a day on the set journal, and more.
Paperback, 298 pages
Published
October 1st 1998
by Simon Spotlight Entertainment
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I shouldn't like to use the word "worthless". But this book is pretty much everything I DON'T want from an episode guide: Lengthy plot recaps, pages and pages and pages and PAGES of quotes, script excerpts copied verbatim - because, y'know, it's not like I haven't already watched the show, right? How about some NEW information?
The only part of the book that you couldn't have gleaned just from watching the series itself is the "Behind the Scenes" section in the last third, particularly the interv...more
The only part of the book that you couldn't have gleaned just from watching the series itself is the "Behind the Scenes" section in the last third, particularly the interv...more
I don't know why but I find myself once again being interested in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show thus my interest in this book "The Watchers Guide". This book was not what I thought it was going to be. (Clearly, I didn't read the book description)I was expecting something along the lines of various accounts from various watchers telling the accounts of their slayers and the vamps and demons they faced. While this book is something altogether different from that it was still nice. For those...more
Ah yes, the before time. The Long Long Ago. Before wikipedia. I think I read this book cover to cover about three times back when Buffy was still on and the idea of owning a whole season on DVD was but a pipe dream (says the guy who bought poor quality tapes of seasons one and two from someone on eBay.) (Oh but the commercials from the San Francisco TV station were fun.)
This book provides good episode summaries, episode trivia, and tidbits on the makeup and costumes and stuff. Which you can just...more
This book provides good episode summaries, episode trivia, and tidbits on the makeup and costumes and stuff. Which you can just...more
So having just finished Julie and Julia, I've rediscovered my love for Buffy, the one girl in all the world...(If you have no clue what I'm talking about, stop reading, and go out and get two things: Buffy season I, and Julie and Julia. Both are very funny, although only one involves a hot cast and gratuitous violence.)
I actually managed to get through all of this in a day. (I was in bed, nursing arthritic hips I still hate to admit having. Damn you, JRA! I smite thee!) Anyway, there's nothing l...more
I actually managed to get through all of this in a day. (I was in bed, nursing arthritic hips I still hate to admit having. Damn you, JRA! I smite thee!) Anyway, there's nothing l...more
An inside look at the first two seasons of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with an character, episode and monster guides, as well as interviews with the cast and crew.
If, for whatever reason, you've just discovered Buffy the book has some interesting little tidbits. That said, it's an old book and most fans will have already heard and seen most of what's here thanks to the wonders of the Internet.
Worth browsing for the insider look at the effects and guest stars but don't expect to be blown away by i...more
If, for whatever reason, you've just discovered Buffy the book has some interesting little tidbits. That said, it's an old book and most fans will have already heard and seen most of what's here thanks to the wonders of the Internet.
Worth browsing for the insider look at the effects and guest stars but don't expect to be blown away by i...more
How I Came To Read This Book: I was an avid Buffy fan and naturally picked up all 3 volumes of the Watcher’s Guide.
The Plot: More accurately, the concept is this: an episode guide with behind-the-scenes facts on the first two seasons of the series, plus character / actor / show / Sunnydale / memorable quote guides. Plus some colour photograph inserts of the stars. Basically a nice little almanac of the beginning of the show.
The Good & The Bad: The three Watcher’s Guides are actually all pre...more
The Plot: More accurately, the concept is this: an episode guide with behind-the-scenes facts on the first two seasons of the series, plus character / actor / show / Sunnydale / memorable quote guides. Plus some colour photograph inserts of the stars. Basically a nice little almanac of the beginning of the show.
The Good & The Bad: The three Watcher’s Guides are actually all pre...more
I've read this book cover to cover over 50 times since the first time I've received it as a christmas gift in 1999. This is a quint essencial book for any fan of the show. It has all sorts of good things inside ranging from back stories on certain demons, character bios, even the love triangles on the show. My favorite parts are the explanations of the sets, how the make-up is done, and loads of other cool facts. It's my all time favorite BTVS book.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's guide, Volume 1 by Christopher Golden is a pictorial companion guide to the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was published early in the show's run, I believe it was in the third season.
Buffy the Vampire was a very popular show, in it's time. This Watcher's guide was a welcome accompaniment to the show. I wish I still had my copy. I used to really enjoy thumbing through the pages.
Buffy the Vampire was a very popular show, in it's time. This Watcher's guide was a welcome accompaniment to the show. I wish I still had my copy. I used to really enjoy thumbing through the pages.
I thought this book was amazing, i love it because it's got everything on the show, character interviews, quotes, special guest-stars and more. This is the book of all books to get started on.
Ah, the object of middle-school obsession. My love for Buffy will never die, but this book clearly belongs squarely in the "For Obsessed 13-year-olds ONLY" pile. That's okay. I read it when I was 13.
Being a big Buffy fan when I was younger, I bought this and the the other watchers guides but never got round to reading them. If you're a Buffy fan, you'll love this!
Filled with tons of information on the show. I came late to Buffy, so this was a great to familiarize my self with the show and the characters.
It was filled with a bunch of information that you learn from watching the show.
But if you dont know much about it, i think it was pretty awesome.
But if you dont know much about it, i think it was pretty awesome.
This book is really very neat.It was very useful for when i was watching series 1 and 2 of Buffy.I would definetly recommend it
I Love This Book So Much I Think It Gives Buffy Fans An Extra Taste Of Stuff Behind The Scenes I Think It's Very Creative
This isn't what I was expecting... I was thinking more along the lines of analyzing each show instead of many direct quotations from each episode.
Before we had Google, this book had every bit of information you needed!!
Before I had Google this book had every bit of information I needed!!
Oh the Buffy days...how I have missed you.
<3. Did you expect less than 5 stars?
Sep 26, 2012
Carrie Penney
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Need to re-read before I give a rating.
this book is so cool:)
This book was Awesome! It gave me a lot of cool info on BTVS.
This goes through the different characters, the actors, the stories/ideas behind buffy the vamp slayer. It has pictures and is full of information.
Aug 11, 2011
Lady Lioness
marked it as keepers
Den Cabinets
Buffy (role by Sarah Michelle Gellar), she have a duty to slayer all vampire and to find they nest - where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil.
Very good behind-the-scenes and has interviews throughout the book. If you are a big fan of Buffy this book is great for you.
Apr 12, 2011
Kayla Jones
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lovin it too!
This book is a must-have for Buffy fans! It has great behind-the-scenes information on the show and all things buffy.
One of my favorite television shows...arguably my favorite of all time. The Watcher's Guide, in my case, is essential!
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Christopher Golden is the award-winning, bestselling author of such novels as The Myth Hunters, Wildwood Road, The Boys Are Back in Town, The Ferryman, Strangewood, Of Saints and Shadows, and (with Tim Lebbon) Mind the Gap. Golden co-wrote the lavishly illustrated novel Baltimore, or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire with Mike Mignola, which they are currently scripting as a feature film...more
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