Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book Season One #2

by Joss Whedon (Script Writer)

"I may be dead, but I'm still pretty. Which is more than I can say for you."-- Buffy, to the Master, in "Prophecy Girl"

A hip fan knows that when it comes to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the dialogue is as entertaining as the action. Buffy-speak is a unique, pop-culture savvy creation that's as much fun to read as it is to hear.

Collected here in one complete volume is the exciting conclusion to Season One. These six scripts track the conclusion of Buffy's first year as a Sunnydale resident-including the revelation of Angel's true nature, Willow's disastrous first relationship, and the manifestations of the gang's most terrifying dreams, as well as the dramatic season finale featuring Buffy's historic, prophesized showdown with the Master and her (brief) death. Best of all, these scripts represent the most complete source for the writers' and creators' vision-with production notes, dialogue, and scenes that never made it to the television screen.

Sink your teeth into "Angel," "I Robot, You Jane," "The Puppet Show," "Nightmares," "Out of Mind, Out of Sight," and "Prophecy Girl"

Genres: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Vampires, Young Adult, Media Tie In, Paranormal, Urban Fantasy, Fiction

400 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 2000

About the author

Joss Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an American screenwriter, executive producer, film and television director, comic book writer, occasional composer, and actor, and the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co-creator of Bellwether Pictures.

He is best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)', 'Angel (1999–2004)', 'Firefly (2002)' and its film follow-up 'Serenity (2005)', and 'Dollhouse (2009–2010)', as well as the web-series' 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)'. Whedon co-wrote and produced the horror film 'The Cabin in the Woods (2012)', and wrote and directed the film adaptation of Marvel's 'The Avengers (2012)', the third highest-grossing film of all time.

Many of Whedon's projects have cult status and his work is notable for portraying strong female characters and a belief in equality.

credit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon

Reviews

[Craig · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book collects the final six scripts of the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Reading the scripts allows you to experience the story itself without having your opinion or perception swayed by the appearance of the actors, the music, the lighting or direction or other production values, or anything other than what was captured by the writer on the page. It's also interesting to spot differences from the original vision from what was finally realized on screen. The first episode, Angel, written by David Greenwalt gives us background about the mysterious Angel, not to mention The Master, and Darla is introduced. The final one, Prophecy Girl, written by Joss Whedon, wraps up the season very nicely. The other four stories stand alone well, but build on the relationships established in the pilot episodes, while hinting at bigger bads on the horizon. They show that Sunnydale is a magical nexus of supernatural events, with more than just a problem of vampire infestation. (Robots and puppets and more, oh my!) All of the members of the team are given the opportunity to step forth and take their place in the spotlight, rather than focusing entirely on Buffy. The dialog is very clever, full of sharp quotable quips and authentic pathos (especially the haunting Out of Mind, Out of Sight) and humor (Buffy may be dead, but she's still pretty) in turn. The scripts are remarkably fresh and vibrant though they're now a quarter century old.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Unless you are a Buffy fan, just a Joss Whedon in general fan, or perhaps, studying script-writing, I can't imagine someone just randomly picking this book up, in passing, to read.
Its a fun extra for the Buffy fanatics out there, to see the little tweaks made from script to screen but not exactly engrossing.
I've finished my re-watch of s1 of "BtVS" and now moving on to s2 and the next script book.

[Sarah (is clearing her shelves) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of the dialogue is different from what was actually filmed so it was interesting to see what changed from the original script.

[Alyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have to get my hands on the rest of the scripts for the next seasons.

[Bunny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I <3 scripts.