Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003)

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...

Creator:

Joss Whedon

Stars:

Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 41 wins & 99 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers (145 episodes, 1996-2003)
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris (145 episodes, 1996-2003)
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg (144 episodes, 1997-2003)
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (123 episodes, 1996-2003)
James Marsters	...	Spike (97 episodes, 1997-2003)
Emma Caulfield	...	Anya (85 episodes, 1998-2003)
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Dawn Summers (66 episodes, 2000-2003)

Storyline

At the young age of 15, Buffy Summers was chosen to hunt vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. Joined by friends Willow and Xander and her watcher Giles, Buffy fights the challenges of High School and saves the world...a lot.

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Plot Keywords:

demon | vampire | friend | high school | apocalypse | 

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Taglines:

Get home before dark.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Fox [Germany] (German) (Flash req'd) Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

BtVS

Filming Locations:

1313 Cota Drive, Torrance, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mutant Enemy, Kuzui Enterprises, Sandollar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min 44 min (144 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ryan Reynolds was originally offered the role of Xander.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Faith: Five by five.

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Crazy Credits

During seasons 6 and 7, the ones that took place on the UPN network, the final shot of the opening credits shows Sarah Michelle Gellar, as in all the previous seasons. The difference is that rather than those images being that of Buffy, they were of facsimiles of the Buffy character. For the majority of Season 6 the final image of the opening credits was of the Buffy Bot shortly before Glory ripped its head off and Season 7's image was of the First Evil, pretending to be Buffy while manipulating Spike. For some fans this plays to the idea that Buffy was somehow not the same after having been resurrected at the beginning of Season 6 through the end of the series run.

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Connections

Featured in The Blockbuster Buster: Scooby-Doo (2012)

User Reviews

It IS a show that will stick with you

Definitely the best of its genre. I watch a lot of TV, collect a lot of dvds and LOVE a lot of shows. To me nothing was more loved than Buffy and although i have current shows i love(Lost,etc) Buffy stands out as the best. After the first few seasons you really knew and cared about all of the characters. And to all those people who say SMG can't act...pleaseeeee, she was fantastic in her part and she became a great role model. This show had its serious side, but also left room for some innocent humour and some real love stories. Some of the characters like Spike for example, will always pop up into my head when thinking of TVs greatest villains.

After over 10 years since it first aired, Buffy is still a must have TV show and Buffy and Angel will always be one of TVs best couples.