Once More with Feeling: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Script Book - Softcover

Whedon, Joss

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0743467973 ISBN 13: 9780743467971

Publisher: Pocket Books, 2002

Synopsis

A demon who takes sadistic delight in forcing his victims to express themselves in song visits Sunnydale. In the process, Buffy and her friends are made to reveal some inner secrets which would otherwise have remained unspoken.

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Review

Fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer are used to seeing its creative team pull off unique feats in every season, but Once More With Feeling is perhaps the most creatively challenging episode so far. A superbly enjoyable pastiche of old Hollywood musicals and Broadway shows, it finds an all-singing, all-dancing demon descending on Sunnydale intent on making the town's inhabitants free their innermost secrets through song. As a pivotal episode it proves a turning point for many of the characters, and as a unique piece of TV it's quite clearly unrivalled. There isn't a bad song among them and it's hard not to turn demon-green with envy that show creator Joss Wheedon, who wrote and directed this episode, can be so sickeningly talented. It doesn't matter that some of the cast are less then blessed vocally, but stand-out performances from James Marsters (Spike) and Amber Benson (Tara) help carry along the weaker voices. This book is fan's dream with a detailed behind-the-scenes look at how the episode came about, the complete script, photographs and even the music sheets should you wish to try the songs from the comfort of your Steinway. This is a worthy and essential companion to perhaps Buffy's finest hour (and eight minutes) yet. --Jonathan Weir

Edition details

• Publisher: Pocket Books
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743467973
• ISBN 13: 9780743467971
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 96