"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)TV series 1997-2003

Creator:

Joss Whedon

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

10 March 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy

Tagline:

Get home before dark.

Plot:

After the traumatizing ordeal in the movie with the same name, Buffy Summers and her mother move to Sunnydale, only to discover that L.A. was just a walk in the park...

Plot Keywords:

Vampire Human Love | Male Female Relationship | Cult | One Woman Army | Student Principal Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 33 wins & 99 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 12	7:00 AM	FX	Homecoming	#3.5
Sun. July 13	7:00 AM	FX	Band Candy	#3.6

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers / ... (145 episodes, 1997-2003)
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris (145 episodes, 1997-2003)
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg (144 episodes, 1997-2003)
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (122 episodes, 1997-2003)
James Marsters	...	Spike (97 episodes, 1997-2003)
Emma Caulfield	...	Anya / ... (85 episodes, 1998-2003)
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Dawn Summers (66 episodes, 2000-2003)

Also Known As:

BtVS (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Buffy (USA) (short title)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series (USA) (long title)

Runtime:

44 min (144 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:M | UK:12 (some episodes) | Australia:M | Israel:PG | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) (season 7) | Singapore:PG | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

California State University Northridge - 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Series creator Joss Whedon wanted to do a musical episode as early as the first season, but the network wouldn't allow him to. When the show switched networks after the fifth season, he was finally able to get his wish, resulting in the episode "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, with Feeling (#6.7)" (2001).

Quotes:

Cordelia: If we die in here, I'm gonna kick your ass, I mean it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme

Its first 3 seasons are the only ones worthy of this praise.

The first 3 seasons of this show were terrific, but after that it became a silly, almost corny and stupid show. After season 3, creator Joss Whedon split his time between this and the spinoff Angel and other projects and the series lost focus and was set adrift. There is still a little amount of entertainment to be felt, but it's a pale shadow to what it used to be. The first years had compelling episodes that really challenged television and dramatic writing. The humor, acting, and writing were all on par, but went down swiftly in season 4 and only picked up for a while in season 5. Currently the show is in talks of being cancelled, and that would be the best thing for it. It's long overdue. I think they should have ended this after season 3. The show's current 7th season is a borefest with bad acting and writing...the show went way downhill. I highly recommend seeing this show, but ONLY the first 3 seasons. In fact, they have them out on DVD and I strongly recommend buying them, they are that good, but season 3 ends in a way that you can consider it the series finale and it works with all ends tied up. I highly recommend you watch up to season 3 and consider that the series finale, it will end on a good note and save you a lot of pain. Nevermind the show really goes on, you will only be sorrier you kept watching if you acknowledge there are more episodes. The show does deserve all this praise, but only for the high school years.