#watchercast

Next Up: WatcherCast: An Unofficial Buffy Podcast; Hannah Boyens, Lillian Kraack.

Basic Synopsis: Available on Stitcher.com and Soundcloud, WatcherCast is an unofficail Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast in which Buffy veteran Hannah Boyens and newbie Lillian Kraack discuss each individual episode of BTVS (including the original film). Much of their analysis is based around explaining the plot and episodes, as well as explaining their reactions to each episode. Similarly to Boyens’ other podcast, Netflix and Kill, the analysis drifts between technical aspects and more personal, comedic commentary about each episode of the show. 

Will I Like This Podcast?: If you enjoy BTVS analysis, comedy, and a bit of discourse, then this podcast is for you. Honestly, I think just about any Buffy fan will enjoy this podcast, especially if you’re a first-time watcher who chooses to listen to each episode after watching the episode to compare your thoughts with the podcast hosts’ thoughts. 

Boyens and Kraack are both very good at keeping a knowledgeable and educational discussion going without sounding like pretentious know-it-alls, which I think is a fine line for podcasts that analyze television shows, especially those that are so thoroughly gone through online as BTVS is. So if you want to listen to an analysis that sounds more like an everyday conversation than a lecture, this is probably the podcast for you.

If you’re a diehard fan who picks up on all of the details, this podcast may become pedantic to you, but that may depend on the person. I’m a huge fan of BTVS, and I’m very detail oriented, but I’ve found myself enjoying this podcast because it’s a fresher take on all of the content of the show, as well as the behind-the-scenes details that make the show special.

My Personal Experience: I’m a hardcore BTVS fan, and have watched it many times over at this point, but I really enjoy this podcast, which could  easily be seen as targeted at newer BTVS fans to an extent, because it’s easy to listen to and follow while doing other things, and at the same time, it has fun facts about behind-the-scenes information that some people (myself included) may not have known, which I think is a nice additional touch to the analysis of show content.

6 days! Check out WatcherCast, premiering on iTunes starting March 1st!

7 days! Check out WatcherCast, premiering on iTunes starting March 1st!

8 days! Check out WatcherCast, premiering on iTunes starting March 1st!