I think Cordy is less annoying if you take the character in small doses? Also she has an excellent character arc. Buffy is a notable series for it's excellent character arcs.
What's weird about the actors is that they may have had success elsewhere (DB, AH), but they weren't nearly as *good*. The successful roles were pretty rote, phone it in. The biggest letdown was SMG..
I could say the same about Marsters. Although, he makes a really good point when he states that he didn't make Buffy great, it was the writing, the direction, the stunt coordination, etc. He says that over 400 people were involved in putting his character and that show together, he just happened to be in it.
And he's right about that. Also, I don't think the actors have a lot of control over their choices? They take what they get offered or what they like. Marsters has done a lot of voice work as has Gellar, surprisingly enough. (I don't think of her as a voice actress.)
And typecasting becomes an issue. Boreanze did well partly because he played a solider, leader, FBI Agent, Detective - all variations of the Angel role. The Angel role was the most interesting, but the others lasted longer due to the type of series. Hannigan did well because it was silly comedic role - she basically played the girl from American Pie over and over again.
Yeah, it's definitely the whole creative team. Television is truly a collaborative art. It's not just one part, it's all of it. There's a reason Firefly, Dollhouse, the Nevers, and sigh Agents of Shield never did quite as well as Buffy and Angel.
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Date: 2025-05-30 01:11 am (UTC)I think Cordy is less annoying if you take the character in small doses? Also she has an excellent character arc. Buffy is a notable series for it's excellent character arcs.
What's weird about the actors is that they may have had success elsewhere (DB, AH), but they weren't nearly as *good*. The successful roles were pretty rote, phone it in. The biggest letdown was SMG..
I could say the same about Marsters. Although, he makes a really good point when he states that he didn't make Buffy great, it was the writing, the direction, the stunt coordination, etc. He says that over 400 people were involved in putting his character and that show together, he just happened to be in it.
And he's right about that. Also, I don't think the actors have a lot of control over their choices? They take what they get offered or what they like. Marsters has done a lot of voice work as has Gellar, surprisingly enough. (I don't think of her as a voice actress.)
And typecasting becomes an issue. Boreanze did well partly because he played a solider, leader, FBI Agent, Detective - all variations of the Angel role. The Angel role was the most interesting, but the others lasted longer due to the type of series. Hannigan did well because it was silly comedic role - she basically played the girl from American Pie over and over again.
Yeah, it's definitely the whole creative team. Television is truly a collaborative art. It's not just one part, it's all of it. There's a reason Firefly, Dollhouse, the Nevers, and sigh Agents of Shield never did quite as well as Buffy and Angel.