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Unaired Buffy Pilot
Lots of different actors - different Flutie, chubby 'Willow' (who looks like she's 16 going on 40. I know a lot of people don't like AH, but Willow wouldn't have been the same without her... can you imagine this girl turning dark?), no Jesse, no Angel. Lots of extras (like all the various groups that Xander points out).
Completely different library (and I love the way Buffy flips down the tall stairs), Giles is a delight and there's a lot more back-story to Buffy, but less about vampires. The storyline is a lot simpler - no Luke, no Master, no Harvest. Quite a few cool scenes with Buffy, and she seems to be lost in thought a lot, and yet to relish her powers more. Not quite as closed off as she comes across in WttH.
Was there more? Can't remember and I also have to run. Will do my best to catch up with comments asap.
Unaired Buffy Pilot
Lots of different actors - different Flutie, chubby 'Willow' (who looks like she's 16 going on 40. I know a lot of people don't like AH, but Willow wouldn't have been the same without her... can you imagine this girl turning dark?), no Jesse, no Angel. Lots of extras (like all the various groups that Xander points out).
Completely different library (and I love the way Buffy flips down the tall stairs), Giles is a delight and there's a lot more back-story to Buffy, but less about vampires. The storyline is a lot simpler - no Luke, no Master, no Harvest. Quite a few cool scenes with Buffy, and she seems to be lost in thought a lot, and yet to relish her powers more. Not quite as closed off as she comes across in WttH.
Was there more? Can't remember and I also have to run. Will do my best to catch up with comments asap.
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(Anonymous) 2006-07-06 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)Well I wanted to say I preferred this girl, but watching the pilot, I fairly had to say I didn't. It's not her looks, I personally would have preferred a chubbier Willow. But her acting felt a bit stilted to me.
(then again, so did that of most of the other actors. Can I say thank you in regards to Nicholas Brendon's improvement once the series actually started shooting...)
Of course, it's only one ep with her, and I'm sure that had she had the character for longer, like the others she might have gotten better, who knows.
((and hey, us chubby girls can go dark, really...
You do not want to be in the way, when the last piece of cake is standing in the middle of the table*eg*))
Either way, I'm really glad they added Angel. I really don't think the show would have been half as good without at least one non-villain vampire in the main cast. It's a thing*eg*, I needed at least one supernatural character to root for.
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This was the "Sell Pilot"
What fun!! Thanks for pointing it out!
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Now about your points...
But her acting felt a bit stilted to me.
Yes, I agree with that. I think Buffy and Giles were probably the only ones that came across really well.
and hey, us chubby girls can go dark, really...
Hee! I've no doubt about that. I think it was definitely the whole character that was off... she didn't come across as a brilliant student either. At least Tara was comfortably curvaceous!
Either way, I'm really glad they added Angel.
Oh me too! Even though his acting (esp in WttH/The Harvest) is so wooden you could wittle stakes out of it. But yeah, Angel added mystery! :)
Re: This was the "Sell Pilot"
I'm glad they changed it, but it's fun to see the evolution!
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Oh yeah. It's the perfect start for the show - cute, sweet blonde, who's more than she seems. :)
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Well...no, but I cringed my way through the version we DID get. I can't imagine much worse. I've vocally aired my dislike of AH and i think she proved her lack of range in that very storyline. I always felt she was on the brink of giggling and doing her breathy-stutter-speak.
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I hadn't actually realised Angel was missing when I watched it a while ago ... I can't remember how much he appeared in WttH, but obviously not enough for me to miss him *g*
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True. But I think also has something to do with AH actually looking very young - the other girl came across as essentially older.
I hadn't actually realised Angel was missing
Wel he doen't appear much - only to deliver cryptoc warnings - and he's SO wooden I'm surprised they kept him, but I'm glad he was there! Partly because of the whole 'End Of The World' thing which made things a little more interesting (saving Willow from being vamped was nice, but not terribly thrilling) and partly because of the Doomed Love!!! :)
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