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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season
Actor: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $59.98
Release Date: 2003-01-07
Theatrical Release Date: 1997-03-10
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Run Time: 1060 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 6


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
The third season of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer was marked by the arrival in Sunnydale of renegade slayer Faith (Eliza Dushku), a moody loner who seemed to like her demon-staking calling just a little too much. While Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was always wary of Faith, the two developed a deep friendship and appreciative rapport--that is, until the evil mayor of Sunnydale (Harry Groener) tapped into Faith's dark side and lured her into his plot to take over the world, first as a double agent spying on Buffy, then as out-and-out nemesis. And as the mayor's ascension approached--which happened to fall on Sunnydale High's graduation day--Buffy and Faith's battles got nastier and nastier, as Buffy attempted to wrestle with her dark side (literally and figuratively), save the world and her friends, and keep her lover Angel (David Boreanaz) out of Faith's evil clutches. Chock-full of exceptional episodes, this third season started out with a bang (the superb season opener "Anne," in which a runaway Buffy finally returns to her Slayer calling) and never let up. Among other highlights, the season introduced former vengeance demon and soon-to-be regular Anya (Emma Caulfield), fleshed out Angel's tortured character (and readied him for his own series), and featured a hilarious doppelganger Willow (Alyson Hannigan), a vampire from a parallel universe, who in Willow's own words was "evil and... skanky... and kinda gay!" (Total foreshadowing there, folks.) The season's pièce de résistance, though, was the two-parter "Graduation Day," wherein Faith tries to kill Angel, and the students of Sunnydale High prepare to do battle with a mutated mayor and his army of demons. Aside from the series' exceptional writing and acting, this compelling year of Buffy was anchored by the consistently excellent Gellar, as well as Dushku's complicated Faith, a girl you truly love to hate. By the time you finish these episodes, Faith will have cast a spell on you that you'll find very hard to shake. --Mark Englehart

2) Description
All 22 classic episodes are available for the first time in this exclusive 6-disc collector's edition. From "Faith, Hope & Trick," "Band Candy" and "Bad Girls" to "Consequences," "Enemies" and "Graduation Day, Part Two," these Season Three episodes are a must for every true Buffy fan.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Kind of a let down...*spoilers*   [Rating: 2 out of 5]
This season was okay, but kind of a let down after season 2. To me the characters were the problem and so was the fact that I was asking myself who cares. Xander was a jerk throught the whole season, Willow really needed to get over the fact that she was dating a wearwolf, and Giles forgave Angel WAY to fast. Another disappointment was Faith! Okay, I wanted to kill her everytime I saw her. Also Eliza can't act and I don't understand why everyone loved her. I also don't understandy why Buffy kept trying to save Faith. Angel is pretty much crabby during the whole season, then again I would be crabby to if my lover sent me to hell for a couple 100 years so we can forgive him for that. The Wesley chracter was a completely pointless, we already had a stuffy english watcher...did we really need two? All I have to say for the first half, is thank god for Spike because he saved the first half of the season. oh yes, lets not forget the almighty ascension. That was the WORST CGI effects i've seen and this big battle that they have been plugging since the end of season 2 lasted a grand total of 15 mins. They were only a about 4 episodes that stand out "Beauty and the beast", "Lover's walk", "Band Candy" and "Earshot". Big let down...:(

2) Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 3   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I wrote this show off as just another high school show for teenagers when it initially aired but while home on an extended sick leave, I began to watch the cable re-airs and got hooked! The first episode I ever watched was THE WISH and to this day that's still one of my favorite BTVS episodes ever. This season holds a special place in my heart as one of the best ever for the show - it features a strong main plot of the gang trying to stop the mayor's "ascension", the resolution of Buffy & Angel's relationship and the introduction of a new slayer, Faith (the excellent Eliza Dushku).This series truly had something for every viewer: action, suspense, love stories, friendship storylines, fight scenes & the supernatural angle in addition to witty & intelligent dialogue. My only complaint about the set is like a previous poster already noted, there is no "view all" selection option so you have to navigate through the menu at the end of each episode which is annoying.

3) Bad discs   [Rating: 1 out of 5]
The content that I recieved was great. I had already seen them all, so I knew what I was getting. but the manufacturer really messed up on the one I got, so I assume others will have the same problem. All of the discs had the correct label on the top of the CD (each has different pictures) but the content on two of the discs were the SAME EPISODES!!! Disc 4 was supposed to have episodes 12-15, instead it had episodes 16-19 on it. Disc 5 Also had episodes 16-19 on it. (I ended up with two disc 5's and no disc four)If you buy this make sure its seperate from other purchases. I bought it with the same order that I purchased other DVD sets and already returned the recipt with the first Set that had a problem (Season 1 of Buffy the last disc was missing half of one episode, and another full episode)I wouldn't buy these in the slim line cases if I were you. I had 2 bad Seasons, out of the 4 Seasons of Buffy I bought here. Thats a bad record for whoever manufactures them.

4) Love this season of Buffy!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
It's one of the best seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Definitely worth the buy, especially with the interaction between Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz. They have such compelling on-screen chemistry, and it shows in the episodes "Prom," "Graduation Day Part One," "Graduation Day Part Two," and so much more. It's so bittersweet in the end, as Angel leaves Buffy and Sunnydale behind...^-^;;;

5) The Slim Set is much cheaper   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Anyone thinking of ordering this should consider Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete Third Season (Slim Set) instead. The discs are exactly the same and the only difference is that the DVD packaging is a Slim Set. Slim Sets are thin cases (about half the width of a regular DVD) that don't contain the booklets you usually get with DVDs. Those bargain DVDs you see for $5 at the store are usually sold in slim sets. Otherwise, you are paying way too much for this product.If you're trying to get the entire series of Buffy, go with Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Collector's Set (40 discs)