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"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997): Season 1: Episode 12 -- As the Spring Fling dance approaches, Giles discovers an ancient book foretelling the Slayer's death at the hands of The Master.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997): Season 1: Episode 12 -- When Willie (ROBERT ENGLUND) is critically injured, Donovan (MARC SINGER) and Ham (MICHAEL IRONSIDE) kidnap a Visitor doctor who's sympathetic to the Rebels and reveals that the Visitors are smuggling armaments into the city; Kyle (JEFF YAGHER) suspects that the computer image of Nathan Bates (LANE SMITH) is not really his father.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997): Season 1: Episode 11 -- As Cordelia prepares for Sunnydale High's May Queen competition, an invisible force starts attacking her closest friends.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997): Season 1: Episode 11 -- Aliens posing as Rebels stage a terrorist attack on Science Frontiers hoping to turn public opinion against the Resistance; Chaing (AKI ALEONG) and Charles (DUNCAN REGEHR) form an alliance and decree that one Resistance sympathizer a day will be executed until Rebel leaders surrender; swept up in the mass arrests, Robin (BLAIR TEFKIN) falls for a seemingly heroic compatriot.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997): Season 1: Episode 10 -- The nightmare world of a comatose child sends Buffy and her friends into a realm where their worst nightmares become reality.
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Overview

User Rating:
8.5/10   23,579 votes
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Creator:
Joss Whedon
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Contact:
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
10 March 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Fantasy more
Tagline:
Get home before dark. more
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... full summary
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 34 wins & 99 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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User Comments:
It IS a show that will stick with you more (578 total)

Cast

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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 (123 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)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
BtVS (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
Buffy (USA) (short title)
Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: The Series (USA) (long title)
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Runtime:
44 min (144 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:M | USA:TV-14 | 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 more
Company:
Mutant Enemy more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
James Marsters originally auditioned for Spike with a Texan accent. This was quickly jettisoned in favor of a London accent instead. more
Quotes:
Willow Rosenberg: It is kind of novel how he'll stay young and handsome forever, although you'll still get wrinkly and die... and oh, what about the children? I'll be quiet now more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Faces of Death: The Make-Up Effects of 'All Souls Day' (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme more

FAQ

I just got the ________ DVD, and Sarah Michelle Gellar isn't in any of the extras or blooper reels, or at the season 7 wrap party. WTF? Didn't she, like, star in the show for 7 years?
Where can I see the unaired pilot?
What happens to all the new Slayers, and the Slayer line itself, now that there are thousands of them?
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User Comments

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8 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
It IS a show that will stick with you, 27 June 2008
10/10
Author: Buffsterbabe

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.

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