Between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its darker spin-off Angel, the "Buffyverse" has produced dozens of memorable villains, including the likes of The Gentlemen, Glory, Spike and Drusilla, but not every Buffyverse villain is a hit. For every Holland Manners or Master there's a lame-looking monster consisting of a guy in an obvious rubber suit, or worse, some incredibly low budget CGI. Some of these misses are the result of a tight budget and time constraints, others are simply products of their time, since CGI on TV in the late 90s/early 2000s was anything but stellar. Still, these villains sometimes worked in spite of themselves, and others just reminded fans of Buffy's B-movie origins and provided some unintentional camp. After all, Buffy didn't always take itself too seriously, so a couple of dorky-looking monsters rarely hurt the action on screen. That said, there are some particularly bad examples that served no positive purpose, distracting from the action and the overall quality of the show. And they deserve special mention...
Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
