Because I'm curious - The Buffy Fandom Character Wars Poll

[shadowkat]

I got curious about this while reading a post on the internet...don't ask which one.
Weird things inspire me. Anyhoo...I left out the obvious ones, because let's face it we already know who prefers Xander to Spike, Buffy to Spike, and Spike to Angel - we've argued those to death. Really. Who cares?? But these are harder choices because in a lot of these cases, people dearly love both characters. I'm making you pick one. Roll the dice. Which one at this particular point in time do you prefer? [ETA: DO NOT OVERTHINK THIS PEOPLE. BY PREFER - I mean which character you liked or enjoyed watching on the show better as a fictional character in the series. Not who you think is the better human being, more morally upstanding, or prefer as a role model for the kiddies or to hang with or be your best bud. This is a fictional character fandom poll not who I want to be friends with or marry poll.]

Don't worry, you're not being held to it. You can change your mind next week or tomorrow as the case may be. I certainly will. Polls are anything but definitive.

I do hope more than 10 people respond or I'll look like an idiot. ;-)

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Comments

[sophist.livejournal.com]

I think NB's acting went downhill in S6-7. As I understand it, that's when his personal problems also began affecting his work. I think the writers had to deal with that and the fans' complaints are unfair in that regard.

Agreed on ITW. I can sort of write that off because Xander plausibly believed it even if it wasn't true. But his self-righteousness generally grated on me, and his attempts at suave came across badly too. He did loyal and supportive pretty well when called upon.

[shadowkat67.livejournal.com]

It's been well documented that both NB and GQ (Doyle) had substance abuse issues. That's the reason they killed off Doyle because of Quinn's issues.
And it's why Brendan's role was reduced, I think.

That's why tv is a difficult medium - because so much of it is dependent on actors...actors die, get ill, get pregnant, have nervous breakdowns, break bones, get haircuts, lose loved ones...they aren't words on paper or drawings. I think it's something tv writers who are often frustrated actors struggle with...I know Whedon did. Dollhouse in many ways was Whedon's self-flogging and critique of how Hollywood writers and directors treat actors.

[sophist.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. At least, S1 was. I still have no idea what the point was of S2.