6 November 2005 15:24, by freakyaye
While VM does seem very interesting and all those things mentioned are true, where it lahs behind buffy is the character base. The supporting characters, unlike buffy, are stereotypical and bland; her detective father is useless and the show tries to convince us vm is a better detective than her father which is typical teen angst fluff. BTVS however, never bothered with such dribble, Giles (the equivelant) was knowleadgeable and an intelligent father figure which let buffy and co save the day, without jepoardizing his character in any way, while vms father is showed up by his daughter (...)