I watched these two series in very different ways. Smallville I watched from the start and stayed with it through all of it's ups (John Glover, Michael Rosenbaum, the JSA, Guest stars from Superman's movie and TV past) and downs (the "Lana is a witch" season). With Buffy, I felt it was too late for me to catch up with by the time I had read enough buzz to interest me. Finally I binge watched the entire series on Netflix. While it could get formulaic at times, the core group of characters and their interactions with one another kept me invested in the show.
