Angel / Buffy fans - average age?
Tania Zolkos
Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
average???
I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
describe my two favourite shows).
Tania
paulcs
by adults. I haven't seen precise statistics, but there was a lot of
discussion after the network as to why a show that delivers
advertisers less than 5 million viewers a week should be so sought
after and garner so much attention.
It was reported that BtVS's primary strengths are in the 18-34 and
18-49 demographics. Most BtVS viewers are female. The US network, UPN,
is paying a lot of money for the show: substantially more than the
show will bring in in advertising revenue. UPN has been claiming it is
using BtVS as a loss leader. It hopes to bring in the above
demographics to compliment its largely male audience. UPN CEO Dean
Valentine was recently quoted as saying, "when we meet this time next
year, UPN will not only have improved substantially from where we are
today, but we will have beaten The WB on four out of five nights that
we program in *adults* 18 to 34, 18 to 49 and total viewers." [My
emphasis.]
I think UPN is taking a big gamble here. UPN's chief rival, the WB, is
claiming the amount of money it took to steal the show from them will
almost match UPN's upfront advertising revenue for the entire season.
It's hard to imagine that UPN is betting the farm on a show aimed at
teenyboppers.
I don't think you want to be looking at an average age. Age ranges are
what advertisers look at, and they're looking at females between the
ages of 18-34 and 18-49.
I hope I gave you enough ammunition.
Paul
Ingeborg Denner
>
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
> average???
>
A short time ago there was a thread on this... didn't it put the median
somewhere in the late 20s? Does anyone remeber the subject line?
Most people I know who are watching Buffy are around 30, but that might
be because most people I know at all are around 30. <g>
inge
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>>family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
>>average???
>>
>>'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
>>describe my two favourite shows).
>>
>
>people in my family who watch it are 24, 29, and 56.
>
>I also know many people who watch it, who are between 25 and 50.
>
>The problem is, people think it's a teen show, and don't even try it
>(I was the same once).
>
>---
Well, I'm 36 and my sister is 34.
Julie
lab~rat
Don't you mean 'median' age? lol
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Fred
I am 37 and watch both shows because they are just good shows.
Bonita
> average???
I will be 29 next week
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
I too thought it was a teenybopper show until I caught an episode in season
3. Marketing on the show could have been done better and I would have found
it sooner! Now I get to catch up with FX this fall.
Kanji Moder
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I'm one of the younger Buffy fans - I'm only 15, and I know a chick who
watches both Buffy and Angel that's around my age. Unfortunately, she's the
bane of my existence so I'm left with nobody to talk to except my dad (who
is 42) about the show.
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Pockets
Got introduced to movie a few years ago by my Mum, Both are now (sadly were
in the case of mum) fans of the TV series.
JP
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Heather
I am 31, and dont feel bad, Tania, I get the same thing, that I watch
a "kids" show and that I "need to watch grown up shows" whatever
Heather
Tammy Stephanie Davis
Tania Zolkos <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote:
:Hi all,
I'm 41. I tape Buffy and watch it later and I watch & tape Angel.
I very much perfer Angel.
--
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"Kanji Moder" <kanji...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Tania Zolkos" <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
> news:nBb77.10627$A5.3...@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au...
> | Hi all,
> |
> | Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> | family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
> an
> | average???
> |
> | I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> | 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> | describe my two favourite shows).
>
>
> I'm one of the younger Buffy fans - I'm only 15, and I know a chick who
> watches both Buffy and Angel that's around my age. Unfortunately, she's the
> bane of my existence so I'm left with nobody to talk to except my dad (who
> is 42) about the show.
>
>
Here's what you do, force your friends to watch it when it starts
syndication on FX on Sept 24. Have your friends over, have a party,
give them free food, whatever it takes!!! If this doesn't work, you can
always talk to us on this here newsgroup thingamajig. :o)
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Kanji Moder
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And yet again, my lack of friends forces me to only speak to people on the
Buffy newsgroup. =) Well, lack of guy friends, anyhow. Most of them would
only watch the show because "SMG is so hot" or "that chick from american pie
is hot", or whatnot. It's like nobody cares that the show has an actual
story to it.
I might quote a conversation I had with a former friend of mine:
"You saw Swordfish, right? How was it?"
"You got to see Halle Berry's boobs."
"Yeah, but how was the story?"
"I don't know. Her boobs were good though."
I hope you can understand my situation now. =)
Tara O.
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>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
an
> average???
Me (28) and my 6yo daughter watch both shows.
Julie Sam Bausman
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Steve Farrell
somebody called Tania Zolkos made the following views known to all at
alt.tv.buffy-v-slayer:
>Hi all,
>
>Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends
>& family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is
>there an average???
I am 21 years old, and have been watching the show since I was 19 (or
thereabouts).
I'd estimate the average age of Buffy fans to be around 28.
Steve
--
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of them. Unless people have been saying it behind my back.
SFryar
>>Hi all,
>>
>>Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
>>family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
>>average???
>>
>>'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
>>describe my two favourite shows).
>>
>
>people in my family who watch it are 24, 29, and 56.
I'm 43 and I enjoy watching the show.
>I also know many people who watch it, who are between 25 and 50.
So do I.
>The problem is, people think it's a teen show, and don't even try it
>(I was the same once).
Which is a misperception that the WB's marketing dept. has got to correct as
soon as possible. Otherwise, a potential new audience will dismiss it as
nothing more than 'teenybopper junk' when it's anything but 'teenybopper junk'.
>---
>Andy
Stephie
"Why would anyone be afraid of 'Xena'?"
Gunn--Over The Rainbow
Yasminke
Well, you can throw this into the mix: I'm over 40, my daughter's 8, son's
12, my students are in their 20s, my friends who watch Angel & Buffy range
from 26 to 75.
-- Jennifer
"This is worse than when he found out 'Star Trek' wasn't a documentary."
(Lindy in _My Best Friend is an Alien_ or in Canada _I Was a 6th Grade
Alien_)
Paul Hammond
Kanji Moder wrote in message ...
You are merely suffering from your friends' "fifteen-year-old male
disease". They WILL grow out of it, honest. In the meantime, you'll
just have to put up with them calling you gay because you watch
TV for plot rather than the opportunity to see women's breasts.
Paul
Molf
> And yet again, my lack of friends forces me to only speak to people
> on the Buffy newsgroup. =) Well, lack of guy friends, anyhow. Most
> of them would only watch the show because "SMG is so hot" or "that
> chick from american pie is hot", or whatnot. It's like nobody cares
> that the show has an actual story to it.
>
> I might quote a conversation I had with a former friend of mine:
>
> "You saw Swordfish, right? How was it?" "You got to see Halle
> Berry's boobs." "Yeah, but how was the story?" "I don't know. Her
> boobs were good though."
>
> I hope you can understand my situation now. =)
>
>
falling out with a group of `friends' over exactly this subject - I'm a
17 year old male btw.
Molf
Kalroy
"Ingeborg Denner" <Ingebor...@erlf.siemens.de> wrote in message
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> Most people I know who are watching Buffy are around 30, but that might
> be because most people I know at all are around 30. <g>
>
> inge
I'm 33. Most of the people I know who watch it, apart from my sons, are in
their thirties, but then we watched the movie when it first came out too.
Kal
Anne
In article <nBb77.10627$A5.3...@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au>, "Tania
Zolkos" <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote:
I love these polls. I'm a bit past 50 (never mind how much ;))
and two of my work colleagues watch both shows - they are 24 and
48. Alas my narrow-minded partner still refuses to watch, although
I have managed to get him hooked on the X-Files (heh!).
--
"Darn, I have cheerleader practice tonight. Boy, I wish I knew we were gonna
be digging up dead people sooner. I would've cancelled."
Cordelia Chase, "Some Assembly Required"
Tania Zolkos
constantly raving about the story line and wanting to know more about the
writers. He is 25, I am 24. My mum is coming to stay tomorrow night (she is
57) so I am going to see if I can rope her into the show too. I have
explained one of the story lines of Buffy to her before. eg. Buffy loves
Angel, Buffy has to kill Angel, but she just shakes her head and laughs. I
suppose it does sound a bit over the top if you haven't been following the
story line and your favourite shows are BBC comedies!!! hahaha. I am
determined to get her interested in the show. My brother however is a lost
hope. When he taped Friends for me one night he said he wouldn't tape it for
anyone else as it goes against everything he believes - and that is a show
that is widely recognised as a show adults watch. If I asked him to tape
Buffy or Angel for me I'm sure he would refuse, even for me!!! (He is a TV
show snob. hahaha)
Tania
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Mike
Ditto only I'm 36 and most of my friends who watch them are around the
same age I am.
DralaFi
"Tania Zolkos" <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
> average???
>
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> describe my two favourite shows).
I'm 23, my brothers are 19 and 15.
Story gets more interesting... at work we had a co-op who absolutely hated
Buffy, based solely on the fact he didn't like a five-minute clip he'd seen
towards the end of one episode. He tried teasing me about it, which didn't
amount to much because I wasn't ashamed of watching it (one Tuesday night we
were all working late, and I made a point to loudly bemoan the fact I was going
to miss my weekly dose of SMG. "Download a picture!" was his retort).
A month later, during dinner at a department retreat, the discussion somehow got
around to asking who at the table liked and watched Buffy. Of the 10 people at
the table, 6 were solidly in my camp with another two liking it but not watching
it religiously. The other two were him and another who doesn't watch much TV.
So here are some stats:
my manager (plus his wife): mid 30s
supervisor (plus his girlfriend): early 30s/late 20s
2 co-ops: early 20s
Various other co-workers: mid-20s, early 30s, one early 40s
Needless to say, he was quite shocked that otherwise intelligent people were so
into this poor excuse for a TV show (to paraphrase his words) ;-)
Then again, he liked Voyager, and thought the Phantom Menace was better than
Empire Strikes Back, so draw your own conclusions ;-)
DF
Mike
( a minor spoiler if you haven't seen it yet, run away now before you
read further! You've been warned!)
when Xander said about Anya that smart chicks are hot and Willow
retorted that he shoulda known that in high school is right on the
money. So if you're friends are teasing you because you enjoy Buffy
rest assured that in 20 years A) It won't matter cause they probably
won't be your friends anymore anyway and B) You'll be a lot wiser
then them and it'll make it that much easier for you to find a
girlfriend cause you hopefully will fill find smart chicks hot. I did
not when I was in High School and i regret that now. wasn't until I
was a senior that I had an inkling that just cause she's cute does not
mean that she has a brain. 'Nuff said
mamta.dhand
Mamta
"Tania Zolkos" <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
an
> average???
>
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> describe my two favourite shows).
>
> Tania
>
>
Beren
Lily
The youngest person I know who watches Buffy is 28. Me, my other friends,
my sister, sister-in-law and my ex are all in various stages of being in our
thirties. Oh, and I recently won the receptionist at work over to the cause
and although she won't tell me her exact age I know she has to be at least
in her fifties because she has children who are my age.
My young nephew, on the other hand, had to be stopped from watching Buffy
when he took to carrying a small knife around for his own personal
protection. It is not a children's show.
Linda
65 with my dad 68 and my brother 38. My boss says he watches once in a while
(just Angel though) and he's 27.
--
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Linda
Lindsey - "How did you think this would end?" - The Trial
DarkChilde
average age of a Buffy viewer between 24-28. I know, I have a link somewhere
for it, but I can't seem to find it right now.
DC
"Ingeborg Denner" <Ingebor...@erlf.siemens.de> wrote in message
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> Tania Zolkos wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends
&
> > family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
an
> > average???
> >
>
>
> A short time ago there was a thread on this... didn't it put the median
> somewhere in the late 20s? Does anyone remeber the subject line?
>
> Most people I know who are watching Buffy are around 30, but that might
> be because most people I know at all are around 30. <g>
>
> inge
>
>
> --
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dad, is 42 and watches Buffy but not Angel. My little sister is 18 and
watches. I know a lot of people in their 20's who watch and at least one guy
who's 32.
DC
"Tania Zolkos" <tzo...@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
an
> average???
>
Beren
Molf wrote:
Stand true, stand strong, Mr. Molf. You are light years ahead of these
petty mortals you call. . ."friends". . .
= )
-B
laura speck
is 21. used to watch it with my mom and well, shes turning 58 this friday :)
KGM
<nBb77.10627$A5.3...@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au>:
>Hi all,
>
>Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends
>& family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is
>there an average???
>
>I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
>'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
>describe my two favourite shows).
>
>Tania
I am a 43 year old male, a close friend who really likes the show is 42
(she has twelve year old and sixteen year old daughters that both love it
as well). I've turned my 44 year old brother onto it, and he said, "it is
the best television show since Dick Van Dyke!" [High praise, we're talking
the early 1960s DVanD show which is roundly praised as one of the finest TV
shows EVER by "TV Historians". I agree with him, by the way.]
My folks - both in their 70s - are eager to see my tape of "The Body" based
on what they've heard about it. (I'm also sending "Real Me" for contrast,
since it's the funniest episode of the season thanks to Harmony's
ineptness.)
I think that pretty much covers the ages from here.
-KG
--
Glory: What is that, and why is it's hair that color?
KGM
Wanted to clarify: all the above are regards to 'Buffy'. I watch Angel as
well though none of the above do, but I don't find it nearly as re-
watchable as Buffy.
H.G.Hettinger
wrote:
>My husband and I both watch it. We are both 37. All the people I know that
>watch it or in early 30s to early 40s.
Well, I can add three thirty-somethings, (38 f, 29 f, and 31 m) that I
know about.
hgh
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Daniel Milburn
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
> average???
>
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> describe my two favourite shows).
>
> Tania
>
>
>
I'm 23. I've made friends through Buffy/Angel ranging in age from 13 to
50. The show really does cross age boundaries. :)
Not sure about an average (and I think less interesting than the range
of people who watch it), but if I had to guess I'd say mid-20s.
Dan
Sorceress
My Mother who is 58 makes me record them if she misses one, that's how much
she likes it.
Susana
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Andrea
constantly.although i think i watch it more:-)
Micky DuPree
: Andy wrote:
:: The problem is, people think it's a teen show, and don't even try it
:: (I was the same once).
:
: Which is a misperception that the WB's marketing dept. has got to
: correct as soon as possible. Otherwise, a potential new audience will
: dismiss it as nothing more than 'teenybopper junk' when it's anything
: but 'teenybopper junk'.
"The night is young [and so are our viewers]" is how the WB is carving
out a specialized ratings niche and marketing itself to advertisers,
though. It's not clear to me that the kind of clientele they're trying
to attract is going to be all that excited about all the middle-aged
people watching their commercials.
-Micky,
43 here.
Mrs. Poet
>From: mdu...@tiac.net.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree)
>Date: 7/28/2001 11:48 PM Pacific Daylight Time
>Message-id: <GH82w...@world.std.com>
No wonder they were willing to let go of BtVS and aren't emphasizing Angel much
in their promos. We've been saying for years that these shows aren't just for
"kids" and I guess we convinced 'em.
RosePoet
Keeper of the Codpiece of Mumble*&%^, the Key to Spike's Redemption!
"I made a promise to a lady." -- Spike in Knight mode
Da Blue Guy
this question. As I recall the average age was at least somewhat north
of what I expected, which was a comfort to this 39 year old.
On the whole if I had to guess, I'd guess that the average ANGEL fan is
a little older than the average BUFFY fan. I could be totally wrong
about that though.
"This invasion just got taken to the EXTREME!"
Darth Republican
> >From: mdu...@tiac.net.snip.to.reply (Micky DuPree)
> >"The night is young [and so are our viewers]" is how the WB is carving
> >out a specialized ratings niche and marketing itself to advertisers,
> >though. It's not clear to me that the kind of clientele they're trying
> >to attract is going to be all that excited about all the middle-aged
> >people watching their commercials.
> >
> >-Micky,
> >
>
> No wonder they were willing to let go of BtVS and aren't emphasizing
Angel much
> in their promos. We've been saying for years that these shows aren't
just for
> "kids" and I guess we convinced 'em.
>
That would certainly be a huge bit of irony. And speaking of promos, has
anybody else noticed that in the new WB "Faces" promo, everybody is
barefoot? You'd think that after the ugly bidding war with UPN over Buffy,
the last thing The WB would want is to create the image that they are too
cheap to spring for shoes for their actors.
--
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cast...@enteract.com
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Ted Kord
is 32, but has drifted away from it lately. (Oh, I'll be 34 in September).
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Roger
doctor made a comment to me (I'm 40) that he thought only "kids"
watched the show, but he has found more and more older people (I'm
older than the vet) were into the show too.
Apparently he was not tipped off by the fact that my cat's name is
Xander.
Bill
we get together every Sunday for breakfast, and this weeks episode of Buffy
is always on the agenda!
Cheers
Bill
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Woogeroo wrote:
> I'm 26 and a guy.
I'm a 34 year old guy.
C.A.M.
will follow the show to any channel it moves to (Hello UPN). It's sad that
the Emmy's don't recognize the writing for what it is . . . extraordinary.
I've gotten some weird glances from co-workers when we discuss favorite
shows . . . and have decided that most people with closed minds refuse to
consider watching it. Their loss is our gain :-)
Caryl
Micky DuPree
fyl...@aol.comspam (Mrs. Poet) writes:
: Micky DuPree wrote:
:: "The night is young [and so are our viewers]" is how the WB is
:: carving out a specialized ratings niche and marketing itself to
:: advertisers, though. It's not clear to me that the kind of clientele
:: they're trying to attract is going to be all that excited about all
:: the middle-aged people watching their commercials.
: No wonder they were willing to let go of BtVS and aren't emphasizing
: Angel much in their promos. We've been saying for years that these
: shows aren't just for "kids" and I guess we convinced 'em.
I doubt that they *mind* older viewers. It's just that they make their
programming decisions based on how strong they are with younger viewers.
I'm sure that I-Zone cameras and the U.S. armed forces recruitment
drives aren't put off by the older viewers watching their commercials,
but neither are they excited by them unless, I suppose, we serve as a
tie-breaker. I.e., for _Buffy_ or _Angel_ they'd easily take 2 million
young viewers plus 1 million old viewers over just 2 million young
viewers alone, but they won't be happy if they're getting 2 million old
viewers plus 1 million young viewers. It would still be 3 million
total, but "the demos would skew wrong."
So the WB's self-promotion is all geared towards creating this image of
being the hip place for the young, and any older viewers picked up in
the process are treated like Giles at the Bronze in "Wild at Heart."
Except for _7th Heaven_, the WB doesn't seem to want to be thought of as
entertainment for the entire family because that connotes, well, Disney
in most people's minds rather than gripping drama that's ageless in its
appeal.
-Micky
--
Giles: I'm down with the new music. And I have the albums to
prove it.
Buffy: Yes, but it's your cutting edge eight-tracks that keep
you ahead of the scene.
Bill
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Jado
> 53 here, ditto my beloved wifey. Ditto a fan.
>
> <rjbuchananATyahooDOTcom (Roger)> wrote in message
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>
>>On a trip to the Vetrinarian, (I was reading "Doomsday Deck") the
>>doctor made a comment to me (I'm 40) that he thought only "kids"
>>watched the show, but he has found more and more older people (I'm
>>older than the vet) were into the show too.
>>
>>Apparently he was not tipped off by the fact that my cat's name is
>>Xander.
>>
I read something about the age group that watches Buffy, can't remember
where though, they were claiming that Buffy (and Angel) have found a
huge market for the 'post-pub' twenty-somethings (in the UK at least)
where they are, or used to be on after closing time - that's certainly
where I got my 'unhealthy obsession' (as my g/f calls it :)
Jado.
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A Bit Of Everything
Karenne
I'm 39, my brother is 42 and my Mom is 67! we all love the show and
discuss it together,it's family bonding time!
Kanji Moder
That's funny, because my girlfriend thinks it's an unhealthy obsession too.
Quote: "I think you love buffy more than you love me."
--
Kanji Moder - Xander is my hero.
"You like The Ramones?"
Spike to Buffy, "Crush"
AIM - Kanji Moder
E-mail - kanji...@yahoo.com
Jarrod Harmier
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there an
> average???
>
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> describe my two favourite shows).
>
> Tania
Right now I'm 25...but my birthday is October 2nd. What a terrific
birthday present I'll be getting this year! Woo-Hoo!
Caffeine fuels my body, B/X fuels my soul.
"Yes, yes, senator. You have shown how rogue nations may now have the
capacity for developing nuclear stockpiles. But what we all want to
know is how does this affect the probability of Buffy/Xander,
Lori/Merton, and Angela/Jacob romances?"
Miu Kurkela
> discuss it together,it's family bonding time!
*phew* that's good to hear! I've been wondering about this ever since
I 'fell in love' with both series (earlier this year: we're watching
season II of Buffy now here in Finland. Gotta get the DVDs!)
I'm 24 and absolutely totally adore the show (I'm also a Trekkie) and my
hubbie-to-be is 24 too and he likes the show too. And we do have a friend
too (24) who also likes the show....but apart from us, I don't know
anyone who does. Not that I've had any discussions about it with
anyone...
But it's always nice to know you're not alone. :)
Miu
booger
Angel, no idea.
KGM
<rLGc7.20039$Iq4.6...@typhoon.columbus.rr.com>:
Maybe she wouldn't think that if you didn't have her dress up like Spike
had Harmony do and then have your girlfriend chase you around the house
saying, "I'm going to *stake* you... 'cuz I have all these Slayer
abilities...." ;)
Seriously, though: get HER hooked and you won't have anything to worry
about.
-KG
--
Giles: We listened to aggressively cheerful music sung by people chosen
for their ability to dance....
Mrs Gale
teenagers for teenagers, Angel by similar stuff was for the twenty
something's, sort of as the audience grows up and required a different angle
onlife.
I know that I now prefer Angel and find Buffy to be fun, but sometimes very
shallow (sorry).
And I associate this change with growing up.
Mrs...@wildmail.com
http://MrsGale.tripod.com
"To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems"
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Mark
"Old enough to know better, too young to care."
Nicole Frese
:) Nicole (high school teacher)
hlmurphy
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>
>:) Nicole (high school teacher)
>
28, also a high school teacher, and frankly, I think I get a lot more of the
jokes than my students do.
Heather
Elisabeth
In this family the age of the Buffy/Angel Watchers range from 9 to 60
and there are quite a few of us. That means that we have practically
every age group, children, grandchildren mums dads and grandpartents.
Also we buy the video tapes. I find it most annoying when our papers
(England) call Buffy a kiddy programme. No way. Unfortunately it is
aired at about 6 on BBC 2 and 9 on Sky. That is before our watershed
and the programme are badly cut.
We all love Buffy. I cannot think of another TV. series where we have
wanted to buy the tapes and keep watching.
Elisabeth
Matt Thorley
they are uncut - time for the video recorder!
Ruth
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Mrs. Poet
My emotional age is 25
My intellectual age is 110
My maturity age is 2
Therefore, my average age is 25.
Selyne Moonstone
> Hi all,
>
> Just a quick question so that I can throw the answer back in my friends &
> family's faces - what is the average age of Buffy / Angel fans? Is there
an
> average???
>
> I ask this because I am constantly being teased by everyone for watching
> 'teenybopper' shows. (A term I take great offence to when it is used to
> describe my two favourite shows).
>
> Tania
I'm 27, my fiance is 30. I watch the shows because I've been obsessed with
vampires since about age 5 and I've been obsessed with the romance aspect of
vampires since about age 16. The Buffy/Angel aspect reeled me in. Been
hooked ever since.
--
Selyne, childe of the moon
duskm...@yahoo.com
------------------------------------------
Xander: "Where is he? Where's the creep that turned me into a spider-eating
man-bitch?"
Buffy: "He's gone."
Xander: "Damn it! You know what? I'm sick of this crap. I'm sick of being
the guy who eats insects, and gets the funny syphilis. As of this moment,
it's over. I'm finished being everybody's butt-monkey."
Buffy: "Check. No more butt-monkey."
Alex
either first or second year there), been hooked since I read the book (much
better than the Movie IMHO).
Interested in Vamps and WWolves and most supernatural stuff since
Ghostbusters (hehe), My brother (30) his fiance (26) and my mother (55) all
watch Buffy.
I dont see Buffy as a teenie bopper show as such, its one of the few shows
that transcend all ages there are bits that a teenager can relate to, but
sometimes I think that maybe the jokes are aimed strictly at an older
audience (same with The Simpsons).
btw its been about 3 years (until about a week or two ago) since I last
posted on this Newsgroup so be gentle.
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Cindy Grogan
8. Sometimes I have to censor for my daughter just because the subject
matter is a little too scary for her but usually its ok. When asked at the
beginning of school to tell about herself, she named Buffy as her fav tv
show.
--
"There are things known and things unknown"
"If heaven is so beautiful on the wrong side, imagine what it will be on the
right side!
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Guava Baby
Leigh
Phoebes
been fascinated with supernatural and unexplainable stuff since I was a
kid - I blame all those crappy 'Hammer Horror' Films from the sixties!!!
I think the show was originally aimed at a teen audience, but there is a lot
of humour there that is lost on them !
Phoebes the Vampire
** 'I'm still standing here'**
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C.A.M.
youngster made my Mom let me sit on her lap as I watched Frankenstein, the
Werewolf, and other classics (while hiding my eyes as needed)! Lifelong
horror buffs know no age limit!
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Kestra
together every week - we also read fanfic, surf the web and write
threatening letters to our local TV station when they pre-empt them for
cricket or football.
Kes
Tas, Australia
Alex
moving of it up in its time line to a 9:30 slot twice (only problem with
that is it clashed with the end of CSI), so Im going to give them the
benefit of the doubt for S6.
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DangerGirl
Angel.
I myself have been attracted to the supernatural since I was a young child.
My favorite movie is The Exorcist and my favorite Authors are Anne Rice and
Stephan King. When I was very young I used to stay up late to watch shows
like "Night Gallery" (showing my age with that one lol).
DangerGirl
--
Go sell crazy somewhere else. We're all stocked up here.
~ Jack Nicholson - As Good As It Gets ~
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Tim Bruening
Guava Baby wrote:
> The few big fans I know are 22, 26, 26, 32, 32.
I will be 35 in just 3 days!
edward schumacher
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John Harkness
John Harkness
Mags
Mags
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>
SandJH
I'm 36 and my older brother is 43. We both love the show "Angel". I watch
"Buffy" but not religiously or anything and my brother does not like "Buffy" at
all.
Sandra H.
Busybee
i'm from france and my nick is busybee.
busybee
Erin Gleeson
--
See you later
Erin
Bingus
>
> I will be 35 in just 3 days!
I was 23 just 3 days ago :o)
Love Buffy and Angel!
Bingus
TedJ...@mindspring.com
at ages 43, 40, and 36.
Loots
NP1...@webtv.net
Adrian & Josie
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>
SFryar
I'm 43, and Angel is awesome! :)
Stephie
"Thanks for the head, bro."
Gunn---"Heartthrob"
Raven
Raven
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>
Mike Sellick
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Allison
year old son and I watch both Angel & Buffy. We've been catching the reruns
on FX. It's nice to watch them again and pick up on the little things we
missed the first time around.
I'm interested in purchasing the DVD's. Do you know where someone in the
states could find these??
"Miu Kurkela" <m...@borgship.net> wrote in message
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> > I'm 39, my brother is 42 and my Mom is 67! we all love the show and
> > discuss it together,it's family bonding time!
>
> *phew* that's good to hear! I've been wondering about this ever since
> I 'fell in love' with both series (earlier this year: we're watching
> season II of Buffy now here in Finland. Gotta get the DVDs!)
> I'm 24 and absolutely totally adore the show (I'm also a Trekkie) and my
> hubbie-to-be is 24 too and he likes the show too. And we do have a friend
> too (24) who also likes the show....but apart from us, I don't know
> anyone who does. Not that I've had any discussions about it with
> anyone...
>
> But it's always nice to know you're not alone. :)
>
> Miu
MacGillEoin
I'm watching the new season AND the old ones :)
I LOVE it, and I wish Angel were on local channels,too :)
Grace
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this show is that I can't get most of my (opinionated, snooty, easily
influenced by a title) peers to even watch it. The people who often come
over for a night of BTVS or Angel (I cook) are all in their twenties.
himiko
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have them all on vid !
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