But as long as I'm here, I might as well display a chart I've been creating while watching the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Terrible shows, with some good ones tossed in. I finally figured out how to watch the show: Buffy isn't a cut-rate teen-angst version of The X-Files, it's a 90s updating of The Munsters.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs. The Munsters
| Category | Buffy | Munsters |
|---|---|---|
| Monsters | Yes | Yes |
| Teenage girl angst | Yes | Yes |
| Special effects | Bad | Chintzy |
| Lighting | Bad | Good |
| Vampires | Yes | Yes |
| Werewolf | In A Band | In Grade School |
| Frankenstein's Monsters | No | Yes |
| Cemetaries | Yes | Yes |
| Dialog | California pseudo-hip | Puns |
| Pop references | Yes | No |
| Laugh Track | No | Yes |
| Loving Family | Yes | Yes |
| Kids are social outcasts | Yes | Yes |
| Designer wheels | No | Yes |
| Characters | Develop | Stay the same |
| Theme Song | Bad | Good |
| Goth chics | Faith | Lily |
| Fight scenes | Lots of kicking | Lots of stomping |
