Joe
Mar 3, 2017
Such a great show! It's got everything- great characters, strong storylines, many issues, and horror, romance, tragedy, comedy, coming of age, and much more!!
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Get home before dark.
1997 - 2003•7 seasons•144 episodes•Unknown runtime•
★8.1(2,107 ratings)
ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Overview
Into every generation a slayer is born: one girl in all the world, a chosen one. She alone will wield the strength and skill to fight the vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness; to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their number. She is the Slayer.
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Writing
- Staff Writer: Drew Goddard
- Story Editor: Drew Z. Greenberg
- Executive Story Editor: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Production
- Co-Executive Producer: David Solomon
- Associate Producer: Denise Pleune
- Co-Executive Producer: Jane Espenson
- Producer: Marc David Alpert
- Co-Executive Producer: David Fury
- Executive Producer: Marti Noxon
Music & Sound
- Sound Editor: Mike Marchain
Keywords
monsteranti heromagicvampirechosen onesupernaturalhigh schoolfemale protagonistapocalypsefighting supernatural
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User Reviews(2)
GenerationofSwine
Jan 11, 2023
Wow. I mean it unfortunately came out in 97 and ended in '03 which was really the worst possible time for me. That was going to HS and working full time to save for college and then going to college and working two jobs to avoid debt time. So when it came out I was vaguely aware of it and some people who's opinions on things like this I still trust absolutely loved it... and some actually hated it. Which to me made it a controversial must see for me... but 97-03 was just not the time. I didn't get to watch it until life calmed down a bit and that was around '09. And, of course, by then NO ONE wanted to talk about i and everyone had moved on to other shows. So I was left in my own Buffy Bubble and it became a sort of private love affair. So... what you have here is a television series based on B-Movie tropes that then turns them upside down in a way that you will absolutely love... if you love B-Movies and all their tropes. The cast is across the board hysterical. It's not really a comedy, but you're going to at least chuckle in every episode. And the pretty blond ditz that dies in every B horror movie is the kick-butt savior. Which is problematic in 2020 because you
Seasons
7.6
12 episodes · 1997
After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.
7.9
22 episodes · 1997
New vampires Spike and Drusilla come to town along with the new slayer, Kendra Young, who was activated as a result of Buffy's brief death in the season one finale. Xander becomes involved with Cordelia, while Willow becomes involved with witchcraft and Daniel "Oz" Osbourne becomes a werewolf after being bitten by a young cousin who just happens to be a werewolf. Buffy and the vampire Angel develop a relationship over the course of the season, but Angel's dark past as the evil and sadistic Angelus threatens to destroy Buffy and the world.
8.1
22 episodes · 1998
Buffy returns from the big city to find her friends have been battling the forces of evil without her. As she struggles to regain her mother's and her friends' trust, a new slayer named Faith arrives in town, quickly winning over all of Buffy's friends. But Faith's arrival is just the beginning of new forces Buffy must face. For a few nights later she encounters Angel, who has somehow returned, feral and violent from the hellish demon dimension where Buffy had sent him. But the real demon Buffy must ultimately face is already on this side of the portal, preparing a special graduation day surprise for Sunnydale High.
7.6
22 episodes · 1999
Buffy begins college feeling completely overwhelmed...but once the monsters show up, it's just like old times. Then she starts dating Riley, a handsome commando battling the same monsters. He's part of a secret organization called The Initiative, and Buffy is all too happy to join the team. But she soon suspects The Initiative may be more dangerous than the monsters they are supposed to be battling...
7.9
22 episodes · 2000
After an unsettling encounter with the Dracula, Buffy asks Giles to once again be her Watcher. Luckily he agrees, for Buffy is about to face mortal problems far more threatening than the undead.
7.8
22 episodes · 2001
Elated with having Buffy back from the dead, her friends never wonder if she may have been in a better place.
7.6
22 episodes · 2002
As Buffy accompanies Dawn on her first day at the new Sunnydale High, Giles continues Willow's magic education in England. But while Buffy is surprised to be offered a guidance counselor job, Willow is shocked to experience a horrific future vision of the Hellmouth.
49 episodes
Featurettes, Interviews, the Cast Reunion and the unaired pilot
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TV Show Facts
Original Name:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Status:
Ended
In Production:
No
Age Rating (US):
TV-14
Language:
English
Country of Origin:
United States of America
First Episode:
3/10/1997
Last Episode:
5/20/2003
Networks:
Production Companies:
Mutant Enemy Productions
20th Century Fox Television
Kuzui Enterprises
Sandollar Television