EPISODE
SEASON
There exist a long line of young women who are chosen to carry out a specific task; They are the vampire slayers.
27 June 1979, Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA
24 April 1960, Los Angeles, California, USA
20 February 1969, El Paso, Texas, USA
14 July 1964, Ames, Iowa, USA
21 September 1970, Columbia, Missouri, USA
29 May 1957, London, England, UK
25 February 1966, Salisbury, Maryland, USA
17 June 1996
15 March 1956, Marshall, Arkansas, USA
13 March 1930, Port Huron, Michigan, USA
24 August 1973, Richmond [now Staten Island], New York City, New York, USA
13 July 1987, Tampa, Florida, USA
28 March 1943, Charleston, West Virginia, USA
25 July 1969, Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
8 June 1917, New York City, New York, USA
21 June 1972, Findlay, Ohio, USA
13 October 1980, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York, USA
15 August 1946, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
19 September 1948, Portland, Oregon, USA
November 22, 2017
Buffy is done with a sly yet generous humor that lets you forget the pain of its premise -- hence its appeal. The show manages to be sweet without offering any hope whatsoever.November 17, 2017
But a little Valley-speak goes a long way. The dialogue is riddled with phrases like ''totally dead,'' ''morbid much'' and ''way extracurricular.'' Someone should take a stake to the script.November 22, 2017
Being the first season, it was *very* rough around the edges in the early stages. The villains weren't particularly memorable, and the work on the vampires and demons wasn't that strong then and certainly doesn't hold up now.November 22, 2017
But damn did it take chances with its storytelling, and more importantly it became the gold standard for how to make a supernatural show so deeply connect with what it means to be human.November 22, 2017
The cases of the week were fairly stereotypical, and the low budget meant that the effects looked laughable, especially today.November 21, 2017
Look - early Buffy is important.November 21, 2017
Buffy's metaphorical punch gives the show its place in the intellectual life of the English-speaking world.November 22, 2017
Buffy - both the show and the character - gave me the strength and confidence I needed to begin living my young life anew in a world that often thought of women as weak, defenseless creatures. I now had a super cool heroine to look up to.November 17, 2017
For fans of youth shows, occult shows and action shows, this new, weekly "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is the right program at the right time.November 22, 2017
The establishment of the Hellmouth and the season's overall arc with the Master and his flock of deeply religious vampires was actually quite well done despite [being a short season].