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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8165923" data-attributes="member: 7808"><p>I feel we should also acknowledge Twin Peaks in this list. While Buffy and X-Files took episodic shows and transitioned them into an arc, Twin Peaks started more on the soapy side but merged into a murder show. Also, it was from earlier: 1990. Note: I have only seen an episode or two of Twink Peaks, but one of these days I'll get around to watching the whole thing.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The "lived through it" part is also why I think Season 6 often doesn't get the credit it's due. Despite being low on my list, I still love it.</p><p></p><p>Season 6 doesn't binge well, I think people might like it better when watched one episode a week. As you said, it's dark and depressing, and it's a shift in tone and style. But it's really important to remember the context that it was released in. First, the show was almost cancelled and changed networks, which is a shock few shows can recover from. It was unsettling to the fandom at the time, and everyone new that there would be changes in writers, sets, etc.</p><p></p><p>Second, it was being made and released in the immediate wake of 9/11. A lot of TV was screwed up then. On the one hand, you had shows like Third Watch that re-wrote themselves around it. On the other hand you had shows like Friends that completely ignored it. For Buffy there was no great way to address it directly; there's no way that linking in the supernatural to it would have been well accepted. But IMNSHO, a lot of the tone of the show really reflects the emotions of the day. Among other things, the idea that the big bad was "among us" really fit with the fears of terrorism instead of a monolithic nuclear foe.</p><p></p><p>And finally, Season 6 is also the season that most directly addresses the real world changes in technology. Does anyone remember Buffy's iconic "If the apocalypse comes, beep me" line from Season 1? Season 6 is where they give Dawn a cell phone as a present, and Willow magics into the internet. How many of the season 1-3 plots wouldn't work if all the high schoolers had cell phones (and cameras) all the time? It's a noticeable change and a transition for the characters - just as it was a noticeable change and transition for all of us living through it at the time. For a show it can feel rough at times, but it's also realistic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 8165923, member: 7808"] I feel we should also acknowledge Twin Peaks in this list. While Buffy and X-Files took episodic shows and transitioned them into an arc, Twin Peaks started more on the soapy side but merged into a murder show. Also, it was from earlier: 1990. Note: I have only seen an episode or two of Twink Peaks, but one of these days I'll get around to watching the whole thing. The "lived through it" part is also why I think Season 6 often doesn't get the credit it's due. Despite being low on my list, I still love it. Season 6 doesn't binge well, I think people might like it better when watched one episode a week. As you said, it's dark and depressing, and it's a shift in tone and style. But it's really important to remember the context that it was released in. First, the show was almost cancelled and changed networks, which is a shock few shows can recover from. It was unsettling to the fandom at the time, and everyone new that there would be changes in writers, sets, etc. Second, it was being made and released in the immediate wake of 9/11. A lot of TV was screwed up then. On the one hand, you had shows like Third Watch that re-wrote themselves around it. On the other hand you had shows like Friends that completely ignored it. For Buffy there was no great way to address it directly; there's no way that linking in the supernatural to it would have been well accepted. But IMNSHO, a lot of the tone of the show really reflects the emotions of the day. Among other things, the idea that the big bad was "among us" really fit with the fears of terrorism instead of a monolithic nuclear foe. And finally, Season 6 is also the season that most directly addresses the real world changes in technology. Does anyone remember Buffy's iconic "If the apocalypse comes, beep me" line from Season 1? Season 6 is where they give Dawn a cell phone as a present, and Willow magics into the internet. How many of the season 1-3 plots wouldn't work if all the high schoolers had cell phones (and cameras) all the time? It's a noticeable change and a transition for the characters - just as it was a noticeable change and transition for all of us living through it at the time. For a show it can feel rough at times, but it's also realistic. [/QUOTE]
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