Summary: Here it is, the premiere episode of the Hellmouth Podcast. A Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast. Please bare with the audio, I should have the bugs tweaked for episode 2. Also a big thanks to Aminos for letting me use A Calmer Storm for the music. You can check out A Calmer Storm and other Aminos music at http://www.myspace.com/aminosband (http://www.myspace.com/aminosband) Hope you like the podcast. All feedback is welcome hellmouthpodcast@gmail.com -------------------------- Show Notes -------------------------- BTVS – 01.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth Opening Scene – obvious misdirection Remember the first time I saw this scene expected guy to be vamp. Really sets the tone for the series from the beginning about how women are not damsels in distress. They can be the bad guys as well. Darla – First Vampire we see. Darla Buffy having visions of the Master and a few other season 1 baddies. Actor – Jesse David Boreanz credited as guest star. Jesse might as well have Star Trek Red Shirt on. Didn’t like xander at all in the first episode. Attitude, way he talked. How does Willow make you love her so quickly? Intro of Willow, Xander, Jesse Meeting with Principal Flutie Burned down the gym – reference to movie Saw the movie – accept cannon refuse to accept the existence of the film. In defense of Whedon… Ridiculous rings Looks like a ring pop Charisma Carpenter The Bronze – anything to say Library, love, love, love the library. Intro of Giles Vampyr – the book misspelled or written in old language – says I am an old, old book. Aphrodesia “What kind of name is Buffy?” She is named Aphrodesia… - funny her friends name was Aura Willow’s Bowling pin, geek detail. Buffy talks to willow about tutoring Xander shows up and another example of him being annoying. Xander returns stake “building a really little fence” Dead guy in the locker, Buffy goes to library Buffy confronts Giles The slayer, Giles mantra that plays during the intro. Audio Clip Giles tells Buffy about mystical convergence, which we will later learn, is called the Hellmouth. Time Life series reference, classic. Prepare me speech, setting up Buffy’s series struggle Xander hiding in the stacks, learns of Buffy’s secret sort of. Cool transition of scene from front of school with bus driving by down into the master’s lair as if you are sinking in the earth. This guy has played at least 50 bad guys throughout the course of this series. List the other baddies he has played. Reciting as though from a written prophecy “the world will bleed.” Might be referring to the Codex we learn about later. “Hi, I’m an enormous slut!” looking for clothes to wear to the bronze – funny Kristine Sutherland – Buffy’s Mom great actress. Talking to Buffy as she get’s dressed for the bronze. Introduction of Angel – Cool Angel Line “I’m a friend” “Didn’t say I was yours.” Audio Clip - Pic Wasn’t sure what to think of Angel at first. Gonna make a fist and fight with a ring pop on your hand. First reference to the “mouth of hell” The Bronze – so many scenes, important scenes happen here all the way at least through season 6. This is our first visit. Live music features a lot of contemporary acts that were popular at the time and also gave some exposure to lesser-known acts. Willow sitting eating a box of raisins… geek detail. “I really didn’t like him” referring to Angel. Vampire spotted because he has horrible fashion. “Excuse me I have to call everyone I have ever met, right now!” – Cordelia Audio Clip after Buffy attacks her. Jesse is seen talking to Darla as Buffy is leaving the Bronze. – He is toast. Back to Master’s Lair Master rises out of a pool of blood. Very creepy. Mark Metcalf makes a fantastic evil master vampire. Willow and fashion victim vamp walking through cemetery.
