10-12-2010, 10:37 AM
Whedons a huge feminist and gay himself, that doesn't necessarily make everything he does aimed towards chicks, but it does permeate alot of his work including his run on X-Men.
I would say Buffy falls more to the catering towards chicks compared to the typical chick sub plots (girl fall in love with vampire.. never see that aimed at girls these days) and the fact it was on a channel with a programming block aimed at that demographic.
Firefly was far less soap opera-y.
The fact that it was aired on and rated highly on the estrogen block make me question that, as the audience it reached was not primarily men.
Yes, it makes it more palatable to a guy demographic, its certainly aimed at a wide demographic which is why I've repeatedly said it alone would not warrant ridicule for watching - unless you were in the original habit of calling out other guys manhood, then it's questionable enough to warrant mocking.
Putting a hot chick or funny situations in a Rom Com may make it okay or even enjoyable to sit through with your wife or girlfriend, but its still not something you would watch with a group of guys
I would say Buffy falls more to the catering towards chicks compared to the typical chick sub plots (girl fall in love with vampire.. never see that aimed at girls these days) and the fact it was on a channel with a programming block aimed at that demographic.
Firefly was far less soap opera-y.
Quote:It's target audience was men, particularly geeky men.
The fact that it was aired on and rated highly on the estrogen block make me question that, as the audience it reached was not primarily men.
Quote:Gilmore Girls/Sex and the City does nothing to make it palatable to guys. So you just answered your own question. If Orsuns post was talking about some dude watching Gilmore Girls you could see the point. For Buffy you can't.
Yes, it makes it more palatable to a guy demographic, its certainly aimed at a wide demographic which is why I've repeatedly said it alone would not warrant ridicule for watching - unless you were in the original habit of calling out other guys manhood, then it's questionable enough to warrant mocking.
Putting a hot chick or funny situations in a Rom Com may make it okay or even enjoyable to sit through with your wife or girlfriend, but its still not something you would watch with a group of guys