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Message: <blockquote data-quote="VoodooGroves" data-source="post: 244943" data-attributes="member: 5520">Most gamers prefer Willow.  I'm sure someone has done a study.As a long time fan of BtVS, a few things leap to mind on this topic.  Sure, all the actresses are pretty.  Its Hollywood.  I think they go out on a limb as far as their little (beep beep beep beep) will take them but honestly, no one is going to dispute that the mix of "body types" in TV or movies is not the same mix as in real life.That said, I enjoy Buffy for the writing / dialog / situations.  Even if she were cast with a more "normal" girl, I'd still love it (although I'd bet money it would not have the same fan following and would have been canned after the first or second season).So, why do we like it?  Every show has the hotties...and many are more scantily clad (Cleopatra 2525 anyone?).  Got to be the writing, character development.  Hell, the people that I know who watch Buffy alot have a near soap-opera mentality about it.  Their fascination is more with the character interactions, themes, etc.  The eye-candy is ... well ... gravy ... at this point.  Just remember...Dawn:  You'll never guess what happened at school today!Buffy:  Everyone broke into song?Dawn (annoyed Buffy guessed):  No, I gave birth to a pterodadcyl.Anya:  Oh my god...did it sing?And this is why we watch.</blockquote>