elisi: Edwin and Charles (LOL by killmebecomeme)
elisi ([personal profile] elisi) wrote2006-06-19 08:47 pm
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*gigglesnort*

These guys just don't give up! At least other members of the group are a amused/bemused as me:

BTR1701 writes:
>You posit a scenario where the most powerful army the world has ever
>known is barely adequate and it's a coin toss as to whether they'll even
>manage to hold the line but...

>...one girl who punches really hard and does a few impressive back flips
>can single-handedly keep them all in check.


Stephen Tempest replies:

Yes. You've just explained the basic premise of 'Buffy The Vampire
Slayer' in a nutshell.

In the Buffyverse, one tiny blonde girl armed with assorted mediaeval
cutlery and a pointy stick *is* better at defeating the forces of
darkness than the government, the police and the army with all their
guns and high technology. That's the whole idea.

You can either suspend your disbelief, accept that things work
differently in TV-land, and enjoy the show...

...or watch all 144 episodes while grinding your teeth and giving
yourself ulcers, shouting at all the bits that "wouldn't happen that
way in the real world" until you die of apoplexy.

I know which I prefer. *g*

[identity profile] azdak.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
ROTFL! Hmm, there used to be a Stephen Tempest on alt.fan.pratchett - I wonder if this is the same guy?

[identity profile] spuffyduds.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Hah! Yes. Well put.
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[identity profile] lmbossy.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 09:41 pm (UTC)(link)
*hee* ... wait ... you mean it's not real?!?

[identity profile] mbangel10.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Bwahahaha! I lost interest in the thread but NOW I have to go back and read. It's funny but I just made a similar argument to Burt1 in the Spike thread. Heh!

[identity profile] curiouswombat.livejournal.com 2006-06-19 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
I know which I prefer. *g*

Ah - but which would that be - If he died of apoplexy it would raise the universal IQ, but watching might be less entertaining than a rewatch of Buffy. Hmmm - difficult question.