The Daily Procrastinator

I think it is safe to say that everyone here at the DP is a huge fan of Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer (you could actually end this sentence after “Whedon.”)   Most of us here watched it during its original run, and several of us own the complete series on DVD (myself included).

Sarah Michelle Gellar . . . Sigh.

What can I say?  Watching a hot girl (SMG, please contact me when you realize Prinze is not worthy of you) kill vampires, demons, and assorted nasties was a weekly treat, and the supporting cast wasn’t too bad either.  (Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, Felicia Day: we’re all thinking of you.  And some of us maybe David Boreanaz.  But not me.)

Needless to say, we were all somewhat disappointed when its run ended in 2003, but by that time Joss apparently just had to move on to other things.  So when it ended, where were we to get our fix of such supernatural entertainment?  [See what I did there?]

Three years later, Supernatural debuted.  I have been a fan of the show since it started.  Now that it is about to begin its fifth season (Season Premiere on September 10, mark your calendars), I am prepared to offer an opinion that just might get me kicked off the DP:

Sam and Dean Winchester FTW

Supernatural is better than Buffy.

Yes, I said it.  Even if the leads are two guys as opposed to SMG.

Now I am not going to offer here a detailed analysis of the ways Supernatural is the superior show, but I will state that it fundamentally comes down to one of tone.   While Supernatural has a healthy dose of humor (see, e.g., Season 4′s episode “Horror Movie”),  it takes a far darker view of the underworld, heavens, and humanity.   By comparison, Buffy, as much as we enjoyed it, lapsed into the goofy too often.

I still remember Buffy fondly.  But Supernatural, week in and week out, has shown how a drama dealing with angels, demons, and the pending apocalypse needs a darker edge than that found in Sunnydale.

So how YOU doin', red?

I have a confession: I have a girl crush on Felicia Day.

I revealed this crush to the guys of this very blog, thinking that this would be some sort of startling revelation. Instead, my confession was met with shrugs. “Who doesn’t have a crush on her?” one asked.

So it appears that if you don’t have a crush on her, too, the only conceivable answer is that you must not know who she is. I’m sure that you would recognize her, even if you don’t know her by name. Please refer to this or this. No, really. It’s ok. I can wait.

I’m not sure when the crushing started. Maybe it was when I realized how much my heart broke for Penny at the end of Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (many thanks to Joss Whedon for reducing me to tears yet again), or maybe it was when I realized that I had a ridiculous level of interest in The Guild in spite of the fact that I know nothing of the world of gamers. Or maybe it even goes back to the Buffy days. I can’t pinpoint it, but it’s there.

There’s just something about her that’s funny and quirky and sweet and easy to like. Since her Twitter posts seem to be a reflection of her on-screen persona, I have to assume that it’s the real person that I like, and not just some well-written characters.

Short hair works, too.

So I just wanted to take a moment to suggest that perhaps there should be more Felicia Day in the world. There should also be more Nathan Fillion (Joss, are you listening?), but that’s another story for another post.

Anyone else feel the same way?