I was more or less unimpressed with the storylines, etc. (some of which I felt to be a lesser retread of BtVS).
Eh, I hadn't been watching Buffy before I started watching both series at the same time, more or less. So I didn't catch up on old Buffy eps until the dvds became available. The tone of the two shows felt different enough so I didn't spend much time looking for similarities. Angel really hooked me with the first season and it wasn't much like BtVS at all at that point--much smaller cast, different thematic elements...
As for other ensemble shows, I think BSG's cast is stellar. Was Everwood that show with the youngish doctor-father-widower? I think I only watched it once. Heroes seems to have a reasonably good group of actors but I wasn't interested enough to keep watching.
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Eh, I hadn't been watching Buffy before I started watching both series at the same time, more or less. So I didn't catch up on old Buffy eps until the dvds became available. The tone of the two shows felt different enough so I didn't spend much time looking for similarities. Angel really hooked me with the first season and it wasn't much like BtVS at all at that point--much smaller cast, different thematic elements...
As for other ensemble shows, I think BSG's cast is stellar. Was Everwood that show with the youngish doctor-father-widower? I think I only watched it once. Heroes seems to have a reasonably good group of actors but I wasn't interested enough to keep watching.