Survey regarding Buffy and Musicals
Hi all
I'm doing some research on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, particularly on the episode "Once More, With Feeling" (the musical episode). In particular, I'm looking for information on how the episode was received, and how it affected people, particularly if they are/were fans of musical theatre before or after seeing the episode. I've created the ( Read more... )
I'm doing some research on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, particularly on the episode "Once More, With Feeling" (the musical episode). In particular, I'm looking for information on how the episode was received, and how it affected people, particularly if they are/were fans of musical theatre before or after seeing the episode. I've created the ( Read more... )
Yes, although I tend to dislike "big" musicals like "Les Mis" and "Phantom of the Opera."
2. Why or why not?
I find music very evocative, so adding it to some of the most compelling stories told on stage and then, usually, throwing in some spiffy dancing makes for an all-around entertaining experience!
3. Do you have any musical (voice, instrumental, etc), theatrical, dance, or musical theatre training, background, or experience? If so, please describe.
I was a theater major for my first two years of college, and before that I did many musicals in high school and had formal voice lessons throughout.
4. What are some of your favorite musicals, if any (even if you don’t consider yourself a fan)? Why?
Rent (wonderful characters, amazing music and simple but effective staging), Chorus Line (same), Pippin (catch tunes and clever manipulation of historical fact).
5. What are some of your least favorite musicals? Why?
Most of the big ones. I find that when the staging upstages (for lack of a better word) the performances and the orchestra's role in the music is as great as if not greater than that of the performers themselves, you've lost me.
6. When did you decide/realize that you were or weren’t fond of musicals? Or had you not really thought about it before now?
I have been a fan of musicals since I was a little girl, for at least the last 35 years. My mom listened to a lot of opera, which I *loathed,* so she compromised by introducing me to musicals to which I could relate much better.
7. Are you a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? Or do you consider yourself a casual watcher (so to speak), but not necessarily a fan?
Definitely a fan. :-)
8. When did you first see “Once More, With Feeling” (i.e.: when it first aired on television; on television but in re-runs; on DVD long after the show was off the air, etc)? Feel free to elaborate. If you haven’t seen it (or don’t even know what it is), mention that too.
Saw it when it first aired, got a bootlegged copy of the music CD as soon as I could, bought the real version when it came out, now have the episode on DVD in three different boxed sets.
9. If you do like musicals, were you a fan of them before or after you saw OMWF (or both)?
Both!
10. How did viewing OMWF affect your feelings about either Buffy or musicals? Did seeing OMWF make you curious about or turn you on to other musicals (whether in movies, on television, or on stage)? If so, what about it made you want to examine other musicals?
It didn't change my opinion about musicals at all, though it did impress me that so many of the Buffy cast members (and writers) were so musically talented.
11. Do you consider OMWF your favorite episode of Buffy? If so, why is it your favorite, and how does it relate to your feelings about musicals/musical theatre in general? If not, why not (and how does it relate)?
It is one of my favorite episodes because I think it does a brilliant job of both advancing the plot of the series as a whole and allowing the characters to be true to themselves. I think that if I didn't like musicals at all, I would probably still feel that way about OMWF.
12. If you don't mind my asking, what is your sex/gender, and how old are you?
Female, 45 (and a half ;-).
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