24

[Chasing Cordy]

If you ran a TV studio and were asked to run a midnight to midnight Buffy marathon, which 24 episodes would you pick?
Would they be in time order or based on your favorites. Would there be a theme regardless of order or likability?

[littlewilly]

Id try to pick the best ones but id also try to include the main story. here would be mine.

1. Angel
2. Prophecy Girl
3. School Hard
4. Innocence
5. Passion
6. Becoming pt1
7. Becoming pt 2
8. Faith, Hope & Trick
9. The Wish
10. Helpless
11. Consequences
12. Doppelgangland
13. Graduation pt1
14. Graduation pt2
15. The Harsh Light Of Day
16. The Initiative
17. Who Are You?
18. Restless
19. Buffy Vs. Dracula
20. Fool For Love
21. The Gift
22. After Life
23. Once More With Feeling
24. Chosen

[InsaneMystic]

leethehost's list is an excellent starting point, and I absolutely agree it should remain in screen date order. My alterations to it would be:

Remove "Helpless" and "The Harsh Light of Day" and most definitely remove "Buffy vs. Dracula" (I'm curious, did you include it for only the last 15 seconds of the ep? :) ). With a sigh of deep regret, also remove "School Hard".

Add "Hush" (I stare in disbelief at you for leaving that one out... geez), "Villains", "Two To Go" & "Grave".

It's a darn pity for "School Hard", but you can't really leave one of "V-TTG-G" out without breaking that arc... and a marathon without Dark Willow is unthinkable.

[littlewilly]

I almost put in Hush and Villains but, Helpless, school hard, buffy v dracula and harsh light of day are all in my top ten.
If i had to leave out 3 for the dark willow arc they would be, consequences, Graduation 1 and once more with feeling

[Tranquillity]

I think I'd have a Spike-centric marathon (buffy only):

1- School Hard
2 - What's my Line (pt. 2)
3 - Becoming (part 2)
4 - Lover's Walk
5 - Harsh light of Day
6 - The Initative
7 - Pangs
8 - The Yoko Factor
9 - Out of my Mind
10 - Fool for Love
11 - Crush
12 - Intervention
13 - The Gift
14 - Bargaining (part 2)
15 - After Life
16 - Once More With Feeling
17 - Smashed
18 - Seeing Red (not the most pleasent episode, but it's part of the story)
19 - Grave
20 - Beneath You
21 - Never Leave Me
22 - Touched
23 - End of Days
24 - Chosen