...my new avatar, Spike sans Platinum. Still spiff, even sans peroxide.
Finally broke down in a big way and purchased all six seasons of Buffy. The last straw came last night. The local Fox station has been fairly steady over the last few months, running from season 2 to season 3 with nothing more unusual than a few skipped episodes. The first dropped ball came two or so weeks ago, when they replaced an end of season 3 episode with one from the end of season 7. Then last night, they replaced the scheduled season 4 ep (featuring Spike, I might add) with the very first show. ProtoBuffy. Episode 1 from Season 1--Welcome to the Hellmouth.
That tore it. I actually broke down and rescinded my years-long BBR boycott in order to get all 6 seasons for a nonbank-breaking price. Be that as it may--I find the thought of no longer having to rely on the whims of the local station strangely liberating.
And I will be able to watch Buffy anytime I want.