Just can't believe it's only been 10 years since the world first met the Scoobies. I admit, I was one of the ones who mocked it at first.  For 3 years I refused to open my mind up enough to get past the (admittedly implausible) title.  But, thankfully, I have some very stubborn friends, and they basically wore me down.  Now, of course, they rather wish they hadn't, 'cause I turned into a WAY bigger fan than any of them. 

Buffy filled a niche in my life that I hadn't even realized was empty. I was already watching a lot of sci-fi, but Buffy was a little more down to earth in some ways.  As it says in my profile, I'm trying to save the world, one little piece at a time, and the shows I watch tend to reflect that, but they've mostly been about the right changes at the right time to make the difference.  Buffy showed us that the little things, every day that we don't even really see make a huge difference in the long run. We don't have to be slayers, or politicians, or superstars to make sure that the world is a little better than it would've been without us. As Xander said:

"They'll never know how tough it is, Dawnie, to be the one who isn't chosen. To live so near to the spotlight and never step in it. But I know. I see more than anybody realizes because nobody's watching me. I saw you last night. I see you working here today. You're not special. You're extraordinary. "

Then it brought us Angel, who showed us that it doesn't even matter so much if you actually do make a difference, as long as you try. Because trying makes a difference all by itself.  As Angel said:

"Nothing in this world is the way it ought to be. It's harsh and cruel. But thats why there's us. Champions. It doesn't matter where we come from, what we've done or suffered or even if we make a difference. We live as though the world was as it should be, to show it what it can be."

And then they gave us Firefly. The ragtag bunch, living on the edge, not out for anyone but themselves.  But when a hand is needed, they're always the first ones to step up.  You don't have to want to be a hero.  You may not want anyone to think you're a hero.  But sometimes, the hero inside you just won't stay hidden.

"Y'all got on this boat for different reasons, but y'all come to the same place. So now I'm asking more of you than I have before. Maybe all. Sure as I know anything, I know this - they will try again. Maybe on another world, maybe on this very ground swept clean. A year from now, ten? They'll swing back to the belief that they can make people... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more runnin'. I aim to misbehave."

And there's nothing better that anyone can truly hope for. All we really need to know to make it through life in a truly extraordinary way, all wrapped up in three incredibly good shows. As long as we can remember that the little things we do every day can truly make a difference, that just trying really does help, and that sometimes, you just have to stand up and fight for what you believe in. If we all tried to do that, the world would be a much better place, so it's our responsibility as the Chosen Ones, those to whom the power of seeing was truly given, to show the entire world just what it can be.

You can't take the sky from me. 

'kay, there just aren't enough hours in the day. I realize that I'm totally hooked and all, but seriously, my VCR is about to go into overload.  I've been trying to catch all of the Seaquest eps again, and keep up with Heroes, Jericho, Battlestar Galactica, both Stargates, Supernatural........

Okay, maybe I see the problem.  But I don't wanna change.  I love all my shows, and I'm supporting my local economy (at least half my shows are filmed here in Vancouver), and I just can't give up any of my sanity breaks, but.....

Ah, well, sleeping  is over-rated, anyway.  If I don't sleep, I can catch up, and still have time to keep up my usual 3 novel a week habit.  Plus, I get the added benefit of those fun hallucinations from lack of sleep!  Worth a shot, anyway.