And here we have it folks!
Not only have we reached my tenth ever post, but I have also finished watching every single truly Whedonesque product out there! (Well, except Cabin in the Woods, but I doubt that'd make it on here). And even though my Angel lists are still going through the workshop (Top Ten Best: Series 3) I promise will be available January, I have decided to name my top FIFTY favorite Whedonverse productions! I know that's not ten, but this is such a special occasion for me, considering very few people have watched every single thing that Mr. Whedon fellow has produced (or at least most anyway), that I have to scream out my excitement by reciting which of these eps had made me my most excited! So, with that, let's get started!
Note: All filmed Whedon products have a chance at making the list. From movies to TV episodes to webisodes, if you can think it, I can....write it down? I dunno.
2nd Note: Fifty is 5x as much as ten, so my usual in-depth analysis of the what and why will not be as in-depth as usual. There will be something though, I guarantee.
50) "There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb" (Angel, Season Two)
49) "Surprise/Innocence" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two)
48) "Shindig" (Firefly, Season One)
47) "Vows" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
46) "Time Bomb" (Angel, Season Five)
45) "Reprise" (Angel, Season Two)
44) "You're Welcome" (Angel, Season Five)
43) Much Ado About Nothing (feature film)
42) "Fool for Love" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five)
41) "Belonging" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
40) "Hero" (Angel, Season One)
39) "Man on the Street" (Dollhouse, Season One)
38) "Jaynestown" (Firefly, Season One)
37) "Epitaph Two: Return" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
36) "Trash" (Firefly, Season One)
35) "The Wish" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Three)
34) "Shells" (Angel, Season Five)
33) "Chosen" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Seven)
32) "Objects in Space" (Firefly, Season One)
31) "Are You Now or Have You Ever Been?" (Angel, Season Two)
30) "Lullaby" (Angel, Season Three)
29) "Home" (Angel, Season Four)
28) "Graduation Day Parts 1&2" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Three)
27) "Five by Five/Sanctuary" (Angel, Season One)
26) "Orpheus" (Angel, Season Four)
25) "Serenity" (Firefly, Season One)
24) "To Shanshu in L.A." (Angel, Season One)
23) "Prophecy Girl" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season One)
22) "The Body" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five)
21) "Getting Closer" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
20) The Avengers (feature film)
19) "Needs" (Dollhouse, Season One)
18) "War Stories" (Firefly, Season One)
17) "Hush" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Four)
16) "Sleep Tight" (Angel, Season Three)
15) "The Zeppo" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Three)
14) "Ariel" (Firefly, Season One)
13) "Reunion" (Angel, Season Two)
12) "A Love Supreme" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
11) "Our Mrs. Reynolds" (Firefly, Season One)
10) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (internet film)
09) "The Gift" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five)
08) "A Hole in the World" (Angel, Season Five)
07) "Restless" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Four)
06) Serenity (feature film)
05) "Epiphany" (Angel, Season Two)
04) "Smile Time" (Angel, Season Five)
03) "Out of Gas" (Firefly, Season One)
02) "Once More, with Feeling" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Six)
01) "Not Fade Away" (Angel, Season Five)
What else could it be, right? I love Angel, and considering it IS regarded as one of the best series finales of all time, it blammed right up there to first, nearby fellow O favorites from Buffy and Firefly. Also up there are the feature-length (or treated as a feature) Serenity and Dr. Horrible, with The Avengers not too far behind. If you want numbers based on how each show did, here you go:
0123456789 (The Numbers):
01) How did "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" do?
Episodes present: Twelve
Total decency (out of 1276): +330
02) How did "Angel" do?
Episodes present: Eighteen
Total decency (out of 1276): +425
03) How did "Firefly" do?
Episodes present: Nine
Total decency (out of 1276): +197
04) How did "Dollhouse" do?
Episodes present: Seven
Total decency (out of 1276): +141
05) How did the movies do?
Movies present: Four
Total decency (out of 1276): +125
330 + 12 = 342
425 + 18 = 443
197 + 09 = 206
141 + 07 = 148
125 + 04 = 129
Therefore, in terms of the combined total points, the show ratings provided by the numbers are:
1) Angel
2) Buffy the Vampire Slayer
3) Firefly
4) Dollhouse
5) The movies
(Keep in mind, Firefly and Dollhouse did not last nearly as long as either of the Buffyverse shows, so these are pure numbers only. Considering though, both did do pretty well.)
In reality, my opinion on these shows are:
1) Angel
3) Tie: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly
3) Dollhouse
4) The movies
So, pretty good. And, of course, I love all of these, so the ratings are mere preference, not whether these Whedonverses are good or bad.
Next up, we have the (in show chronological order) top thirty honorable mentions. If you have any favorites that weren't on my Top Fifty, you'll probably find them here:
Top Thirty Honorable Mentions:
01) "Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season One)
02) "School Hard" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two)
03) "Passion" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two)
04) "Becoming Parts 1&2" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two)
05) "Band Candy" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Three)
06) "Doppelgangland" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Three)
07) "This Year's Girl/Who Are You?" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Four)
08) "Intervention" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five)
09) "Tabula Rasa" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Six)
10) "Conversations with Dead People" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Seven)
11) "Storyteller" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Seven)
12) "Somnambulist" (Angel, Season One)
13) "Guise Will Be Guise" (Angel, Season Two)
14) "Dead End" (Angel, Season Two)
15) "Waiting in the Wings" (Angel, Season Three)
16) "Forgiving" (Angel, Season Three)
17) "Spin the Bottle" (Angel, Season Four)
18) "Soulless" (Angel, Season Four)
19) "The Magic Bullet" (Angel, Season Four)
20) "Damage" (Angel, Season Five)
21) "Power Play" (Angel, Season Five)
22) "The Train Job" (Firefly, Season One)
23) "Bushwhacked" (Firefly, Season One)
24) "Echoes" (Dollhouse, Season One)
25) "A Spy in the House of Love" (Dollhouse, Season One)
26) "Omega" (Dollhouse, Season One)
27) "Epitaph One" (Dollhouse, Season One)
28) "Belle Chose" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
29) "Meet Jane Doe" (Dollhouse, Season Two)
30) Commentary! The Musical
And what is any sort of list from me without some small bit of negativity. Here we have ten bits of negativity to fight the overwhelming amount of positivity:
(If you want me to pick these apart, sound off in the comments below and tell me. It's practically a top ten list already):
Top Ten Dishonorable Mentions:
01) "I Robot...You Jane" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season One)
02) "Killed by Death" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Two)
03) "Into the Woods" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Five)
04) "As You Were" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Six)
05) "Get It Done" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season Seven)
06) "She" (Angel, Season One)
07) "Happy Anniversary" (Angel, Season Two)
08) "The Girl in Question" (Angel, Season Five)
09) "Stage Fright" (Dollhouse, Season One)
10) All of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Top Five Favorite Moments:
05) "Doyle sacrifices himself"
From?: "Hero" (No. 40)
Link: N/A
04) "There's a hole in the world"
From?: "A Hole in the World" (No. 8)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEhO2hjRcBk
03) "I aim to misbehave"
From?: Serenity (No. 6)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VR3Av9qfZc
02) "The Exposition Song"
From?: "Restless" (No. 7)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LudLJzF_oXM (bad quality)
01) "Angel fights Spike as a puppet and wins"
From?: "Smile Time" (No. 4)
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0tNqwNpGGQ
And that's it. Of course there're honorable mentions for the favorite moments, and honorable mentions for those, and for those, and for those...That's the thing about Joss Whedon. If other people had invented the sci-fi/action-adventure romantic dramady before him, he perfected it. Despite that top ten list above there's not a single Whedon work not worth watching. He picks the perfect writers to make sure even the bad can be good. Whether its through a lovable character, or a hilarious line, or a heart-wrenching punch, something'll shine through. Take a look back at Joss' entire television career, and you'll see a massive ball of light that shines brighter than the sun.
Finally, some quotes to say goodbye:
"I do NOT have puppet cancer!"
"Well, my days of not taking you seriously are certainly coming to a middle."
"Welcome to the future, where cars fly, robots serve our every whim, and genetically engineered dinosaurs rule the Earth."
"We're pimps and killers, but in a philanthropic way."
"Now let me know if 'real power' wants a magazine or something."
"Too bad we'll never know if this is a face you'd learn to love."
"Let's get to work."
First person to guess where these quotes are from and who said them gets a great, big imaginary PRIZE!
Thanks, all.
Now out. For. A. Walk....Bitch.
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