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- This teen hit, widely considered one of the best TV shows of all time, made a huge impact on the primetime landscape when it first aired in 1997. Though the special effects in Buffy the Vampire Slayer certainly look dated a few decades on, the show's energy and the sparky performances still make it a hugely enjoyable watch.
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It's absolutely worth a watch. Season 1 is rocky and far cheesier than the rest of the show- as is the first season of many shows. It also very much shows it's age and budget as a 90s to very early 2000s show from things like technology, styles, special effects.
Yes, in terms of production and writing the show is good quality. There's a few rare dud episodes but the that's to be expected over 7 seasons. I rewatch from beginning to end every few years and I love it every time. Watch it for Spike alone.
Mar 10, 2015 · With its strong female lead, engaging storylines and believable characters, Buffy The Vampire Slayer still stands up to repeat viewings 18 years after it first aired on television.
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- Daniella Graham
- Its Treatment of Homosexuality Was Revolutionary
- Buffy Spawned A Successful Spin-Off Series and A Comics Franchise
- It Captured Its Era But It Still Holds Up
- The Show’S Speech Patterns/Dialogue Became Part of The Cultural Zeitgeist
- Its Use of Symbolism and Metaphors Were Off The Charts
- Its Finale Remains One of The Top Series Finales of All Time
- It Was The First Time Joss Was Boss
- Buffy Nailed Every One of Its Major Moments — and It Had Several
- It’S Way More Intelligent Than People Give It Credit For
- Its Use of Structure
While some have criticized the show for not showing more of the physical aspects of Willow’s relationships with other females (both Tara and later Kennedy), when considering the time period, as well as a few other external factors, the show was actually quite groundbreaking in its portrayal of homosexuality. Both Joss Wheden and Amber Benson (Tara)...
Many more successful and popular television shows have tried to spawn sequels and failed: Friends tried with Joey, Battlestar Galactica's spin-off, Caprica, didn’t make it past its first season, and even M*A*S*H, one of the most watched and critically lauded series in history, failed miserably with its follow-up, AfterMASH. But Buffy spawned Angel,...
Sure, the clothes, hair, and music all look and feel very late '90s/early aughts, and the overall look dates the show a bit. And we'll freely concede that some of the special effects were by no means special, and some of the fight scenes looked more like WWE bouts than life-or-death battles — but consider the meager budget Whedon and Co. were worki...
Buffy, like Friends, featured characters that said hilarious things in fun new ways, developing its own slanguage fans couldn’t help but emulate. The characters spoke in very self-aware, often deprecating ways, usually including fun, nerd-centric pop culture references for good measure. The show’s dialogue and speech patterns have been studied by n...
Another stellar element of the show’s writing was its consistent use of symbolism and metaphor — once again, few other shows can compare. High school as a metaphor for hell is the show’s most obvious one, and many demons in the series were representative of other struggles young adults face, but it doesn’t end there. Buffy losing her virginity to A...
The very last episode of Buffy was as epic as it needed to be without going over the top and falling into ridiculousness. Several huge, arguably all-time great TV shows have aired finales that have divided their fanbases (hello, LOST!). Not Buffy. Truly great series finales don’t divide their fans down the middle, they unite them, and that’s precis...
Perhaps one of Buffy’s most impressive feats is that it has achieved such a high degree of success after being such a Little Engine That Could-type of show. When it first aired in March of 1997, on the infrequently viewed WB, the series' most famous cast members were Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy and Anthony Steward Head as Giles — everyone else i...
Once again, most television series don’t even attempt the kinds of episodes Buffy tackled—and once again, Buffy handled majorly difficult material beautifully every time. Whether dealing with the deaths of major characters, writing entire episodes that feature only a few choice minutes of dialogue (like season four’s masterful “Hush”) or tackling t...
Buffy is so dense, and packed with so many layers and interesting themes, that college courses are still dissecting the show today. “Buffy Studies” is an actual thing -- it has its own Wikipedia page and everything. In fact, Buffy is one of the most studied television programs ever by academics. Sample titles of published academic work include “Sta...
This was another early sign of Whedon’s greatness. The show featured season-long arcs paired with episode-long ones, so every episode contained both a different monster-every-week battle while also leading up to a larger, more significant season-long fight. Each episode built off the previous one, which resulted in a growing tension throughout ever...
- Angel. Relocating to Los Angeles, ensouled vampire Angel embarks on a quest to atone for his blood-drenched past. To that end, he teams up with aspiring-but-failing actress — and fellow "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"-alum — Cordelia Chase, as well as half-demon/half-Irishman seer Allen Francis Doyle, to form a private detective agency dedicated to "helping the helpless."
- Crazyhead. "Crazyhead," described by Decider's Meghan O'Keefe as "an enchanting British import... that finally fills the void left by Joss Whedon's 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'" follows two twenty-something seers who share a grim gift: they can see the true faces of the demons who've possessed other humans.
- Veronica Mars. For the "Buffy" enthusiasts who appreciate the Slayer's fashion sense, snappy comebacks, and fierce determination to strike down the evil lurking in the shadows of her hometown, teen sleuth Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell of "The Good Place") essentially serves as Buffy's mystery genre counterpart.
- Doctor Who. According to Anthony Head (Giles), the revived "Doctor Who," essentially a continuation of the classic, long-running British science fiction series, owes a lot to "Buffy" (via Fansided).
May 25, 2024 · Buffy the Vampire Slayer owes much of its success to its careful balance of comedy, drama and action, never skimping on each. As touching as it is to see messy human pathos onscreen, it's the action where the show and its memorable visuals really shined.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Created by Joss Whedon. With Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan, Anthony Head. A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends.
