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5.0 out of 5 stars
For the Ultimate Buffy fan!, September 24, 2002
This review is from: Buffy 2003 Calendar (Calendar)
The 2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer calendar is a must for any Buffy fan. It includes 12 months of different pictures from the hit T.V. show. January begins with Buffy in a purple top and a smaller pic of her in her prom gown with the crossbow. February depicts Buffy and Angel. March is a group photo including Cordelia, Oz and Angel. April has Buffy in a black lace top and two smaller pics with Spike and Harmony. May has Buffy in a purple top and two pics with Riley. June shows the Scooby Gang. July include a pic of Buffy with wavy hair leaning against a door and there are two smaller pics with Dawn and Glory. September shows the gang including Spike, Riley, Tara, Dawn, and Anya. October shows Buffy in a red top with wavy hair and the pic with Willow sitting on the grass with the fawn. November shows the gang with Anya, Tara, Spike and Dawn. Also, there is a pic of Willow looking "witchy" and Buffy looking frightened. December shows Buffy in the red top and wavy hair again, but there are two really sweet pics with Xander and Willow.
This is an awesome calendar!! I only hope there is another one the next year!! It is absolutely a must!! You will definitly not be disappointed by this calendar!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The best - and maybe last - official Buffy calendar ever!, November 18, 2002
This review is from: Buffy 2003 Calendar (Calendar)
The new (and official) Buffy the Vampire Slayer calendar for 2003 is without a doubt the best one there has ever been. Cedco (makers of the Buffy calendars) must be fully aware that Sarah Michelle Gellar's contract expires at the end of Season 7, as every month has a main photo of her. The calendar has followed the evolution of the show and taken out all the main bits such as Buffy's battle with the Master, Buffy and Angel's relationship, Sunnydale High School graduation, Buffy's first years at college, Buffy's state when her mum dies, Buffy's battle with Glory, Buffy's revival from the dead and many more. Out of all the Buffy calendars, this one is the most thorough and presentable with its screen shots from certain episodes from all six seasons, along with characters who are now long gone making appearances.
The calendar begins with January. The presentation for this month has an attractive blue and purple background and features a picture of a lovely-looking Buffy in a posh lilac top that matches the background art work of the month January. There are also two screen captures from Season 1's finale episode Prophecy Girl. Buffy is seen with her crossbow and one scene where the Master (Season 1's "Big Bad") is behind Buffy without her knowing. In February, the main picture is of Buffy and Angel in a tight embrace. Angel wears a black shirt to complement Buffy's pale blue top. There's also screen captures of Buffy and Angel performing Tai-Chi after Angel's return from Hell at the beginning of Season 3 and Buffy and Angel's acting to trick Faith into tell them all she know about the Mayor in Enemies - also from Season 3. The background art is a bright purple that goes well with the style of lettering. March features a group shot of Season 3's main cast; Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Angel, Oz and Cordelia along with screen shots of Buffy, Willow, Xander, Oz and Cordelia on their graduation day at the end of Season 3. There's also a screen shot of Sunnydale High School. Onto April, and we have a picture of Buffy in a see-through black dress with her hands behind her back looking to her left in a cheeky way! The two screen shots are from Season 4. The first is of Buffy and Spike cuddling as they're under a spell cast accidently by Willow in Something Blue. The second picture is of Sunday fighting Buffy in Season 4's opener, The Freshman. The background is a red/browny, but doesn't go very well with the rest of the pictures. May is another superbly presented month. Buffy is dressed in a sleevless light blue dress as the background art is also a darker blue. The first picture is of Buffy and her Season 4 and 5 lover Riley. The second picture is of Buffy and Riley as they almost kiss in Season 4's highlight episode Hush (when they can speak!)
June is probably one of the worst months as far as presentation goes; it features Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles and Oz in a cast shot with a dark blue/purple background. The first screenshot is of Spike in his vampire state, while the second is of Tara smiling - which is nice for a change. In July, the main picture of Buffy has her stood in a low-cut sleevless white top - the same as the one for December in the 2002 calendar. The screenshots are of Buffy annoyed with Dawn in the kitchen of their house from Season 5's hilarious Real Me. The second screen shot is of Glory's arrival in No Place Like Home when she interrogates a monk about the whereabouts of the Key. From August, we have the death of Buffy's mum in the classic Season 5 episode The Body. Onto September, and this is another one of the year's highlights. This is the cast shot for Season 5 which features Buffy, Willow, Xander, Giles, Dawn, Spike, Riley, Tara and Anya. The background art is a nice mustard yellow with dashes of brown and a fancy pattern. The screen shots are from the show's 100th episode - Season 5's finale The Gift. The first is of Dawn after she has been captured by Glory and is been annointed by a minion. The second is the Scoobie's reaction when they find Buffy dead after jumping to save Dawn and the universe at the end of The Gift. October is another great month. Buffy is seen in a dark red top - the same one from Season 6's VHS Box Sets. The background is a jade green and the first screen shot is of the Buffy Bot in Season 6's opener Bargaining Part 1; that cheesy grin is easy to distinguish Buffy from the Buffy Bot! The second screen shot is of Willow by a lake looking for the "ingredients" for the spell that will bring Buffy back from the dead. November is also an excellent month for presentation. This time we have the cast shot for Season 6; Buffy, Willow, Xander, Spike, Dawn, Tara and Anya. The screenshots are of Willow performing a spell and of Buffy clawing her way out of her grave in Bargaining Part 2. The final month, December, features a picture of Buffy again in that dark red top from the Season 6 VHS Box Sets - with a smile for once! The screen shots are from Season 6's Normal Again, in which Buffy accidently unleashes a demon onto her best friends in confusion over whether or not to believe that she is living in a different reality. This signals the end of the 2003 Buffy calendar and shows the three core characters; Buffy, Willow and Xander in a friendship embrace - a signal of their eternal love and could mark the end of what is the greatest TV programme of all-time...
OVERALL GRADE: 10/10
If Joss Whedon (show creator) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) decide to continue with Buffy, then this will obviously not be the last Buffy calendar - but the continuity of the show looks bleak, so make the most of this calendar! Choose this as your calendar for 2003; it may well be the last and you won't be able to get another one, once the show has finished - buy it now from Amazon!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Pictures, awful background/bordering, January 12, 2003
This review is from: Buffy 2003 Calendar (Calendar)
Unlike some of the reviewers I can't identify each episode presented in this calendar (they're probably right about them)but I do think you get a good set of pictures for your money. I noticed that Ms. Gellar does seem to be the center of attention, she is after all the star of the show, but each of the main cast members does make an appearance several times. Some calendars don't give you much space to write notes on each date, this one does. My only real complaint is with the background or border colors used with the pictures, the colors can be very distracting and sometimes make the month hard to read.
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