Tell me about it! I was a massive Torchwood fan for the first two seasons, then at the end of season 2, two characters were killed off, in the very short season 3 my favourite character was killed, leaving just two of the ensemble - the hero and the one character I hated. I didn't bother watching season 4, there was nothing left of the show I'd loved.

I haven't seen The Vampire Diaries or the Twilight films, haven't read the books either, they just don't appeal. Buffy was so completely different it hooked me from the first episode. I really am due a re-watch, problem is finding the time when there's so much else I want to do. A lot of shows I can listen to while doing something else, but with Buffy I always like to watch properly, there's so much going on that you miss if you're not paying attention.

You're right, the writing on Charmed wasn't as good, I watched it more as light entertainment than as a serious drama. Buffy had more depth somehow, the situations resonated more because there's the whole horror of being something of an outcast in high school, not fitting in with the popular crowd and just trying to find your place in life. The Charmed sisters are all older so it's a different dynamic.