Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book, Season Two, Volume 3

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Script Book Season Two #3

by Joss Whedon

"You still haven't told me what you want for your birthday." "Surprise me." -- "Surprise" Buffy the Vampire Slayer knew that her love of Angel, the vampire cursed with a soul, was ironic at best. But against all better judgment, the two were drawn to each other. And on Buffy's seventeenth birthday, that love pushed Angel over the edge. Now Buffy's worst enemy is her ex-boyfriend, onetime dorkus maximus Xander Harris is an unparalleled ladies' man, and her best friend Willow is having serious dating -- with a werewolf! You've seen the episodes, sure. But what better way to cement your fanaticism than with the scripts themselves? Read along as Angel says, "I love you,"...and as Buffy later vows to destroy him. Best of all -- these shooting scripts contain never-aired dialogue, inside jokes, and production notes for the true Buffy-phile!

Genres: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Vampires, Young Adult, Reference

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

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 is the fifth in the Pocket series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer scripts and collects the third set of scripts from the second season of the television show, five of them this time. Reading the scripts allows you to experience the story itself without having your opinion or perception swayed by the appearance of the actors, the sound of 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 scripts range in dating from mid-November of 1997 to mid-January of 1998, but still read as fresh and vibrant. The first two scripts are actually a two-part story, Surprise and Innocence, in which the biggest changes of the series happen to Buffy and Angel. The concluding line, "I'll just let it burn," is just as chilling and bleak on the page as it was on screen. The next one, Phases, features Willow and Oz, and is much lighter in tone, as is Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered, in which Xander learns to be careful what he wishes for, because he might just... you know. It's very impressive how one character can be featured in one and then turn up again later and be re-introduced in context rather than by summary. The final script, Passion, returns the focus to Buffy and Angel and marks the departure of a beloved character; Angel crosses the line that can never be forgiven and leaves things again in a bleak state of despair. It's a very enjoyable read, and though enhanced by appreciation of the filmed versions, the mastery of the storytelling is quite impressive in the stark script-on-paper format.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Is anyone that isn't a fan of the show, reading these?
Not much that I can say about this 5th installment in the Buffy Script books that I haven't already said.
It's more of the same, just covering different episodes in typical Joss Whedon style. You'll either love it or hate it.

[Alyce · Rating 5 out of 5]

buffy is simply the best.