Preparing my first Monster of the Week game... any tips?

[intently]

I’ve DMed a lot of 5e, some Gumshoe, and a bit of many other games, but never Apocalypse World and never Monster of the Week. I’m prepping for my first campaign and looking for some tips or lessons-learned that have made your MotW games awesome.

Side note: I am listening to the new season of TAZ, but not really enjoying it, to be honest. Me and my players love Buffy and I want to capture that magic somehow.

 

[Gradine]

This too is relevant to my interests; my partner hasn't GMed anything before (but she has played in multiple of my D&D campaigns) and is pretty obsessed with TAZ too, and she's been trying to get a MOTW game started

 

[intently]

I guess no one is playing motw!

 

[Gradine]

Well, if my partner's game ever gets off the ground I'll let you know how it goes!