Hivey McGoodness!

[Ao the Overkitty]

I like them both, honestly. For different reasons. I haven't seen all of seasons 2-4 (almost none of 4), so I can't really form too much of an opinion on them. I've enjoyed what I've seen, but have decent sized holes in my knowledge of what is going on.

Season 1 has a good selection of episodes and cast members, but there isn't that much linking the episodes together. It is pretty much just a season of one shots with a minimal amount of overlapping plot. I'm not as into this type of show, but I really like some of the concepts they came up with. "Room with a View" is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.

Season 5 is a little weak in storyline, but I really like the character interaction in it. Putting Spike and Angel together is always interesting, mostly because Spike merily mocks Angel's brooding angst and drama queen act.

 

[Crothian]

THe first season did a really good job of making it different from Buffy and the slow introduction of Wolfram and Heasrt was great. THe fifth season had great interaction with Spike and Angel and Illyria and Wesley, but the episodes themselves seemed weaker.

 

[Ao the Overkitty]

Yeah. Wesley and the Smurf were good.

And I love Angel for its shades of gray (one of the most distinguishing differences between Buffy and Angel).

 

[Darkness]

And I love Angel for its shades of gray (one of the most distinguishing differences between Buffy and Angel).

Giles killing Ben was a nice change of pace from that for Buffy. Not to mention one of the best scenes in Buffy ever.

 

[Ao the Overkitty]

Good old Ripper. Always fun when he surfaces. And a good example of why it is good to have someone in your cast with Mental Problems (Cruelty).

 

[Crothian]

REminds me of my Buffy/Angel game. we had a slayer in training, a hacker with mob connections, and two demons. I took them through one of the aventures and it lasted two sessions. Of course so did the campaign.....I had a lot of great things planned for them. The only think worse then the 2 session Buffy campaign was my follow up....the two session Star Wars game.

 

[Angcuru]

I feel you there, Crothian. Sorta.

When I used to game not too long ago, our primary DM could make some interesting stuff, but the games wouldn't last more than a few sessions, because he'd always be making new ones and wanting us to try them out. One of the main reasons I stopped gaming was because of that Among other things.

 

[Crothian]

It wasn't bad, it just those games were not meant to be. We've had trouble with some player combinations and game expectations. But I've got my other game that's been going strong for over a year.....

 

[Ao the Overkitty]

I've only been in three campaigns that only lasted a single session, but I wasn't running any of them. Two D&D games and one Star Wars game.

As for Buffy games, mine takes place in Salem, Mass. We have an American Gym Teacher Watcher (with the clown drawback), a Cajun Witch (with family into voodoo), an amnesiatic Cajun Ex-Cop Zombie, and a slacker musician/janitor with prophetic dreams. At least, those are the currently active main cast. Our teenage paraplegic former football jock and our teenage brainiac slayer are currently on hiatus. We've been playing for about 3 1/2 months and have almost finished the first episode (PBPs can be slow). Hopefully it'll prove to be an interesting game (has so far).

 

[ASH]

I just finished the first season of Angel yesterday, started season 2. I also recently finished season 6 of Buffy and season 7 of Stargate. My sister is going to be lending me Alias... and I am watching Sex and the City by renting the DVD seasons from the vidieo store.
Yup I am a Seasonal DVD junkie....