Round Four: The Bigger Bad Asses
Lothos from the movie and the TV show’s Spike are both constant pains in the slayers’ sides, but the latter perfected the kind of bad guy we secretly root for. He did turn good, which was pretty lame, but at least he didn’t lose the Billy Idol look.
Round Five: Throwing Punches, Staking Hearts
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Maybe it’s because she studied tae kwon do for a few years before Buffy, but SMG’s a more believable fighter than Swanson. Plus, on the TV show, the vampires explode into an awesomely dramatic dust cloud rather than just falling on the ground, as they did in the movie.
Five out of five times, the Buffy TV series annihilates the movie in terms of characters, fight sequences, and overall quality. Clearly, a Buffy without Whedon is no Buffy at all, and who wants to fork over ten dollars to see the poor man’s version? Given the choice, I think most fans would rather see their beloved vampire slayer rest in peace.
