Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs) | 
| Director: Joss Whedon Actors: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Anthony Stewart Head, James Marsters Studio: 20th Century Fox Category: DVD
List Price: $199.99 Buy New: $119.88 You Save: $80.11 (40%)
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Rating: 361 reviews Sales Rank: 1151
Format: Box Set, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Dubbed) Rating: NR (Not Rated) Region: 1 Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Number Of Discs: 40 Shipping Weight (lbs): 5 Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.8 x 5.1
MPN: D2231290D UPC: 024543212904 EAN: 0024543212904 ASIN: B000AQ68RI
Theatrical Release Date: March 10, 1997 Release Date: August 1, 2006 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com From its charming and angst-ridden first season to the darker, apocalyptic final one, Buffy the Vampire Slayer succeeds on many levels, and in a fresher and more authentic way than the shows that came before or after it. How lucky, then, that with the release of its boxed set of seasons 1-7, you can have the estimable pleasure of watching a near-decade of Buffy in any order you choose. (And we have some ideas about how that should be done.) First: rest assured that there's no shame in coming to Buffy late, even if you initially turned your nose up at the winsome Sarah Michelle Gellar kicking the hell out of vampires (in Buffy-lingo, vamps), demons, and other evil-doers. Perhaps you did so because, well, it looked sort of science-fiction-like with all that monster latex. Start with season 3 and see that Buffy offers something for everyone, and the sooner you succumb to it, the quicker you'll appreciate how textured and riveting a drama it is. Why season 3? Because it offers you a winning cast of characters who have fallen from innocence: their hearts have been broken, their egos trampled in typically vicious high-school style, and as a result, they've begun to realize how fallible they are. As much as they try, there are always more monsters, or a bigger evil. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the core crew remains something of a unit--there's the smart girl, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) who dreams of saving the day by downloading the plans to City Hall's sewer tunnels and mapping a route to safety. There are the ne'r do wells--the vampire Spike (James Marsters), who both clashes with and aspires to love Buffy; the tortured and torturing Angel (David Boreanz); the pretty, popular girl with an empty heart (Charisma Carpenter); and the teenage everyman, Xander (Nicholas Brendon). Then there's Buffy herself, who in the course of seven seasons morphs from a sarcastic teenager in a minidress to a heroine whose tragic flaw is an abiding desire to be a "normal" girl. On a lesser note, with the boxed set you can watch the fashion transformation of Buffy from mall rat to Prada-wearing, kickboxing diva with enviable highlights. (There was the unfortunate bob of season 2, but it's a forgivable lapse.) At least the storyline merits the transformations: every time Buffy has to end a relationship she cuts her hair, shedding both the pain and her vulnerability. In addition to the well-wrought teenage emotional landscape, Buffy deftly takes on more universal themes--power, politics, death, morality--as the series matures in seasons 4-6. And apart from a few missteps that haven't aged particularly well ("I Robot" in season 1 comes to mind), most episodes feel as harrowing and as richly drawn as they did at first viewing. That's about as much as you can ask for any form of entertainment: that it offer an escape from the viewer's workaday world and entry into one in which the heroine (ideally one with leather pants) overcomes demons far more troubling than one's own. --Megan Halverson
Product Description From its charming and angst-ridden first season to the darker, apocalyptic final one, Buffy the Vampire Slayer succeeds on many levels, and in a fresher and more authentic way than the shows that came before or after it. How lucky, then, that with the release of its boxed set of seasons 1-7, you can have the estimable pleasure of watching a near-decade of Buffy in any order you choose. (And we have some ideas about how that should be done.) First: rest assured that there's no shame in coming to Buffy late, even if you initially turned your nose up at the winsome Sarah Michelle Gellar kicking the hell out of vampires (in Buffy-lingo, vamps), demons, and other evil-doers. Perhaps you did so because, well, it looked sort of science-fiction-like with all that monster latex. Start with season 3 and see that Buffy offers something for everyone, and the sooner you succumb to it, the quicker you'll appreciate how textured and riveting a drama it is. Why season 3? Because it offers you a winning cast of characters who have fallen from innocence: their hearts have been broken, their egos trampled in typically vicious high-school style, and as a result, they've begun to realize how fallible they are. As much as they try, there are always more monsters, or a bigger evil. Despite this, or perhaps because of it, the core crew remains something of a unit--there's the smart girl, Willow (Alyson Hannigan) who dreams of saving the day by downloading the plans to City Hall's sewer tunnels and mapping a route to safety. There are the ne'r do wells--the vampire Spike (James Marsters), who both clashes with and aspires to love Buffy; the tortured and torturing Angel (David Boreanz); the pretty, popular girl with an empty heart (Charisma Carpenter); and the teenage everyman, Xander (Nicholas Brendon). Then there's Buffy herself, who in the course of seven seasons morphs from a sarcastic teenager in a minidress to a heroine whose tragic flaw is an abiding desire to be a "normal" gi
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Buffy RULES! June 13, 2009 Haley Johnson This is a good, good collectors set of all the Buffy shows, from beginning to heart wrenching end. Of course, my favorite season is with Glory and I could watch that over and over. If you are hard core Buffy fan, you will probably not regret this purchase. I also liked and would recommend Tru Calling: The Complete Series if you're an Eliza D. fan.
I LOVE this box set June 12, 2009 K. Sandlin (Prospect Heights, IL) I bought this box set for my boyfriend on his birthday. He use to be a huge fan when it was on tv. He thought it was great. I have never really watched the show so we've been watching them together, and I have to say, I have become a huge fan! I love it and I'm addicted. I look forward to watching all the shows with him. Now I'm going to get the Angel series box set so we can watch those too!
Loved This! June 11, 2009 Sara Mendoza (Houston, TX USA) I don't think I have made a better investment with my money in a long time! Loved it!!!
buffy dvd collection review June 10, 2009 Punk Geek (Texas, USA) Fast delivery and the dvd's were in perfect shape, I have no complaints. If i need more dvd collection sets ill check this seller out again.
Best Decision Ever! June 7, 2009 A. Giffin 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs) The Buffy Collector's Set is a fantastic buy. I've watched all the episodes and got my family hooked as well. The show is charming and relatable, even with vampires and demons as the antagonists. Everyone should experience Buffy once.
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