First Aired: March 1997 on the WB
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Anne Summers, Nicholas Brendon as Alexander ‘Xander’ Harris, Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg, and Seth Green as Daniel ‘Oz’ Osbourne.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV Show was created by Joss Whedon and premiered in 1997. Originally Whedon wanted to create the movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer back in 1992. He never did complete and release the movie that matched his creative vision and talent. Television has allowed him the freedom and the fans to reach beyond the normal TV shows and create a hit cult classic. Critics and fans are hooked and all agree that Buffy is one of the best written shows on television. Buffy the Vampire Slayer lasted for seven seasons before the show ended.
Pop Matters Yet, when given the opportunity to purchase the show this past year, NBC, CBS, and ABC all passed for fear that Buffy was a cult hit that wouldn’t appeal to a “broad” audience. Perhaps, but its consistent excellence makes it worthy of a larger audience than UPN can provide. Michael Abernethy
DVD Town What’s so special about a show that chronicles the exploits of a young girl who goes around killing monsters? Like anything else, “Buffy” would be boring if it adhered closely to a one-line marketing pitch. The genius of the show lies in series creator/executive producer Joss Whedon’s wonderful imagination. Yunda Eddie Feng
DVD Verdict Based on the 1992 film of the same name, Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues to be, week in and week out, the best written show on television. Now, I will admit that is not always evident with the first season’s batch of episodes, but to fair the show was trying to find its footing. Harold Gervais
Reel Regardless, the episodes presented here stand on their own. Buffy the Vampire Slayer may be one of the strongest programs to be found on TV today, and this DVD collection reminds us that it started out that way as well. You might say it’s the “chosen one” of modern genre television. Scott Collura
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