Buffy the Vampire Slayer

By Hazel There are undoubtedly great episodes after S4 but overall the seasons are troublesome and I have to put it down to one thing: Spike gets a crush on Buffy. I loved evil Spike and chipped Spike but, after he fell for Buffy, I became irritated as the show focused on Spike and his relationship with...

By angelauric@yahoo.com Many of them, especially the charismatic, powerful leader, Buffy Summers, is seen as a terrorist to the government. Vampires have made their presence known, but who or what are slayers? VTV, a popular TV network, featuring Harmony's popular reality show "Harmony Bites" makes slayers o...

By Sunshine Superboy and we live in world where comics that were being written post 2003 have that as a pop-feminist foundation, beyond which we get all kinds of serious (by which I mean totally badass-ferocia). Lets talk about some badass anti-sexist comics & characters! Buffy! Runaways! Y-the last man...

By lexielue This is the first of several posts entering the Buffyverse…  wanting to be normal… like Buffy my love of books… Giles being able to craft some wicked spells… Willow separated from true love… Angel “Buffyverse” is a term coined by fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel to refer to

By Lanie James 1.) I loved that it didn’t take itself seriously – it’s “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” after all. 5 – The Wish, Season 3 – We get an idea of a Sunnydale without Buffy. Also – Willow & Xander as vampires. Fun! Want more? Here are some Buffy/Angel/Whedon Twitter Suggestions to follow:

By gumbastrife Buffy eventually finds Willow in a graveyard with the vampire. A second vampire, Darla, has brought a boy who also goes to school with Buffy named Jesse. Buffy “dusts” the vampire who lured Willow to the graveyard. Xander helps Willow and Jesse escape leaving Buffy to face Darla. Buffy easily...

By Hazel Dawn was in danger of getting an interesting storyline. Although I don’t think I would have wanted her to be a potential slayer, she desperately needed a stronger purpose on the show. Even in the comics she still isn’t that interesting.

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) Art: Georges Jeanty. Loved his earlier stuff, hated his recent stuff. The art in this issue is a definite improvement, and Jeanty is re-learning to spend the appropriate amount of time on facial expressions and likenesses. For the first time ever, Oz and Andrew don't look alike. Buffy looks l...

By noreply@blogger.com (Billie Doux) Buffy wants to hurt Gepetto, but the dolls beg her not to; they say he keeps them safe. Dawn tells Buffy that Buffy can't keep her safe. At least two references to Buffy being the only slayer, even though there are a zillion of them. Buffy still has more responsibility than anyone else.

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) What Is It?: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Issue #27: Retreat part II (written by Jane Espenson; art by Georges Jeanty). Characters We Know: Amy, Twilight, Riley, Warren, Willow, Buffy, Oz, Giles, Dawn, Xander, Tara (flashback), Faith, Andrew.

By noreply@blogger.com (Billie Doux) Faith and Giles rescue a reluctant new slayer named Courtney from a vamp. Courtney mentions the Slayer Sanctuary, a place where slayers don't have to be slayers. Giles says this is a place they need to check out. Quotes: All of my Buffy reviews are archived here. Season eight comics, issue 24)

By noreply@blogger.com (Billie Doux) Buffy: "Fine. You can keep the island. Now give me back my nerd." Synopsis: Review: Quotes: Xander: "Forgive her. We're up to our eyeballs, or, for some, eyeball, in Harmony fallout." Billie All of my Buffy reviews are archived here. Season eight comics, issue 23)

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) What follows is the big magical battle, the Buffy/Giles conversation (not as volatile as I imagined... pretty much just sweet, but it works), and the submarine stuff. Some cool character moments and good dialogue (not Whedon, Goddard, or Vaughan good, but good) make the battle scene easier...

By Charlie Jane Anders But really, the Buffy/Angel love isn't where Buffy got into real trouble, and helped to inspire Edward Cullen. The real crux of the problem is the vampire who pretty much took over as the new Angel after Angel left: William the Bloody, aka Spike.

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) REVIEW: This sounds like a fantastic idea. I was at the Dark Horse panel when Scott Allie announced this one-shot, so it was pretty cool to actually have the book in my hands after a few months of anticipation. Also, I loved the original Tales of the Vampires miniseries, so it couldn't really g...

By Graeme McMillan Yes, I know the idea of a Whedonless Buffy sounds like blasphemy, but the more I think about it, the more it seems like exactly what Buffy and Joss need, even if the hardcore fans don't agree. Join the dots that are my scattered reasoning:

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) REVIEW: I admit being a bit easy on the last few Buffy issues. I've been trying to pull out the good and push the bad under the carpet for the sake of optimism. Do I honestly think #21 deserved a 7/10? In retrospect, no. I'm not sure it would crack 5/10. Do I think #22 and #23 are really 8/10 comics? The...

By Tabz There’s a really nice writeup/review of Buffy Between the Lines on Playtime Magazine: Fanfiction has always been a dirty word.  Maybe because a lot of fanfiction is actually very dirty.  Maybe because a lot of it is complete rubbish.  Let’s face it: as much as Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans lo...

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) REVIEW: With #20, #21, and #22 really getting far away from the central cast of Season Eight, I was glad to have at least Buffy back in play for this issue. I was even more excited about the prospect of pairing her up with Andrew. When the spotlight shifts to that character, you can always expect...

By Geeky Talk I plan to compile a list of my top 50 favourite TV shows and do this every year to see if the positions change or new entries appear.  Buffy, Angel and Firefly would probably easily end up in my top twenty, Joss Whedon in my eyes can do no wrong.  He is a genius in the land of TV and has created some of the most smart, riveting and entertaining shows around.  To learn he was creating a new show was fantastic news, it’s been five whole years since we’ve seen a series from him.  The end of Angel was heartbreaking because that universe which was first created through Buffy was ending but more-so that we wouldn’t be seeing a creation from the mind of Joss.  Now those five years have come and gone and he’s given us Dollhouse.   [read the full post]

By hermione_vader Valentine's Day:  Spike reflects on his relationship with Buffy Wow.  We are Screwed.  Up.  Bloody HELL!" Valentine:  Buffy and Angel watch a movie on valentines day... but who is that actor that seems to look just like Angel?

By Raked BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 3.14 “Bad Girls” And that’s why “Bad Girls” is Faith’s point of no return, so to speak, and possibly the best one to showcase her as a person in Buffy season 3. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: 3.14 “Bad Girls” Faith is a complicated character. And it

By Raked Faith runs out of Sunnydale at the end of Buffy episode “Who Are You” and straight into the beginning of Angel episode “Five by Five.”  We’re immediately reminded of what Angel is now, what Faith is now, and what Angel used to be, and the comparison they’re setting up is hard to miss.  (Yup, thi...

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) The story is mostly standalone, in that it centers on Satsu and co. (yup, there's nary a Buffy or Scoob until the final two pages) dealing with a new problem: Vampy Cats. They're adorable "stuffed" toys that climb into girls' mouths and possess them while simultaneously drying out their ski...

By Juss Episode 3, “Never go Up Against a Sorcerer When Death is on the Line” is a character episode of the finest order. An Ethan Rayne story (introduced at just the right time in just the right way and played expertly with all the ticks and mannerisms in place by Alex Gilmour) with all the hallmarks of the finest Ethan stories as Ethan’s trouble making brings out the personal insecurities and troubles of the character he happens to be harrassing. Giles, unable to cope with Buffy’s death, slips into alcoholism and Ethan only makes it worse by sending him on a trip into his own unconscious, bringing his worst demons and fears to the surface. This episode plays like a trip with different characters and scenes from Giles life being played over in truly sca...   [read the full post]

By satellite4entropy Christophe Beck has also worked on the following TV          and film soundtracks: Angel The Practice We Are Marshall Elektra The Pink Panther Charlie Bartlett Garfield S4E It’s old news to most, but a few months ago an album was released called Buffy the Vam

By Juss You want more? With Willow going to L.A to let Angel know about Buffy’s death we’re even treated to a number of crossover scenes that never did but should have happened in the TV series (or at least the comics goddammit). No, it doesn’t quite fit in with the mad demon murdering university choir-singers storyline, but Willow’s trip also becomes a disaster as there’s a demon on the loose in Angel’s hotel and Willow has to stay cool and save the day. Even more importantly, praise the lord, we’re treated to a wonderful characterisation of Cordelia that casts aside the tedious uninteresting character from Angel and gives us something close to the uber-bitch of Buffy seasons 1-3 as she lays smack into Willow and Buffy when she turns up on their doors...   [read the full post]

By rss@youtube.com (Jess046) Ever wondered what Twilight would be like if it were a TV show in the action-centered style of Buffy the Vampire Slayer? So have, which is why I made this video. Basically, what I did was use the music from the opening credits of Buffy, with clips from the 2008 movie Twilight. If you like it, plea...

By Juss I’ve kept away from expanded universe Buffy material including books comics and fan-fiction mostly as the quality of the TV show (and Season 8 comics) has been so high it would seem like desecration and only make me angry. However, having heard about Buffy Between the Lines, a radio production which follows the lives of the Buffy characters inbetween seasons 5 and 6, my curiosity got the better off me; this project was so ambitious It’d either be immensely gratifying to see it pulled off or at the very least it would give me a good laugh for 30 minutes listening to a bunch of Whedonites pretending to be Willow, Xander et al and falling flat on their faces.   [read the full post]

By Tabz Buffy Between the Lines is unfortunately not going to replace the TV show or your monthly comics fix. However, if you enjoy the Buffyverse, are open to the idea of fan interpretations and enjoy good quality audio plays then you could do far worse than to check this show out. I’m certainly eage...

By noreply@blogger.com (Billie Doux) Kennedy blindfolds Present Willow before she opens the rift. Buffy leaps for it, but Future Willow stands in her way. Buffy realizes that Future Willow brought her there for this very reason. Buffy stabs Future Willow with the pointy end of the Scythe, and kills her. Present Willow, blindfol...

By shadowvenom The Story: After being doublecrossed by Fray and her sister, Buffy struggles to find her way home while Future-Dark Willow moves her plans to their final stages. Present day Willow, with the help of Kennedy, prepares a spell to bring Buffy back. All while Xander and Dawn fight off an army of f...

By noreply@blogger.com (PatShand) A lot of the main conflict, which can be boiled down to Buffy vs. Fray/Buffy vs. Dark Willow, is made up of action, but the dialogue and the final resolution to the conflict (c'mon, you don't think I'd give it away, did you?) is at once terrifying and sad. There are a few images here that you won't s...

By Super Jive Joss Whedon, writer and creator of awesomeness such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and most recently Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog has a new show in the pipeline, Dollhouse. The bad news? It doesn't start until February, and many are already predicting Dollhouse's demise....

By Tabz Picking up where season two left off (sans the depressing Sarah McLachlan music.) “Proceed As Planned” wastes no time in catching us up with the characters we know and love. His brief alliance with Buffy now over, Spike heads to South America with an unhappy Drusilla. Distraught after killing Angel, and unable to return home, Buffy heads to L.A. Meanwhile, the remnants of the Scooby gang, Willow, Xander, Giles, Oz, and Cordelia are left in Sunnydale, wondering if they can go back to just being normal. And tucked away in the gleaming offices of Wolfram & Hart, Holland Manners sets plans in motion to bring Angel back into the game. Oz: When I start using more words than you, be afraid.   [read the full post]

By jeff barnosky The Five Funniest Buffy, The Vampire Slayer Episodes 3.       Dracula Vs. Buffy (Season 5, Episode 1): It took four full seasons before Joss Whedon and company got around to bringing the big guy into the BTVS mix and they did so with an apropos exchange between the Slayer and the Impaler.

By noreply@blogger.com (KP) • Buffy Summers played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, our title character and heroine • Rupert Giles played by Anthony Stewart Head, Buffy’s Watcher and father figure • Willow Rosenberg played by Alyson Hannigan, Buffy’s Best Friend • Xander Harris played by Nicholas Brendon, Buffy’s other B.F. and the comic relief • Angel played by David Boreanaz, Buffy’s true love, and BTW, a Vampire • Spike played by James Marsters, A Vampire with a Billy Idol complex who • Dawn Summers played by Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy’s Kid Sister starting in • Oz played by Seth Green, Willow’s boyfriend/Werewolf seasons 2-4 • Anya played by Emma Caulfield, Demon turned teenage girl who falls for Xander Queen who falls for Xander   [read the full post]

By Present Memory In the wake of their first loss following Buffy, the Scoobies seem shaken. None more so than the gang’s newly appointed leader, Willow. In the latest episode, “Fractures, Frogs and Fuzzy Sweaters,” we watch as she continues to delve into magicks that are growing steadily blacker. Meanwhile the Trio accidentally unleashes a plague of frogs onto the town of Sunnydale. And in a rather shocking turn of events, we also learn that it was in fact Xander who first broached the subject of bringing Buffy back. “Chapter 60, onwards.” He says quietly to Willow while she lies in bed, stunned. “Think about it.” Well, I certainly will.   [read the full post]

By Present Memory And in a rather shocking turn of events, we also learn that it was in fact Xander who first broached the subject of bringing Buffy back. “Chapter 60, onwards.” He says quietly to Willow while she lies in bed, stunned. “Think about it.” Well, I certainly will.

By Present Memory Xander, hurt that Buffy chose Spike to protect Dawn above himself, has been throwing himself into his work. Meanwhile Willow continues down her path toward magick addiction. And Giles and Spike both continue their separate mourning, convinced that Buffy’s death lies on their shoulders. The gang drifts further apart, hiding their feelings from one another, while struggling to con Child Protective Services in order to keep Dawn safe. All the while the vampire Javert reveals his own plan to turn Sunnydale into the Atlantis of the 21st Century. Can the Scoobs do it? Can they pull themselves together before it’s too late and Sunnydale becomes the world’s largest water-park? Giles: Has Dawson reconciled with that Joey girl?   [read the full post]

By Present Memory Xander, hurt that Buffy chose Spike to protect Dawn above himself, has been throwing himself into his work. Meanwhile Willow continues down her path toward magick addiction. And Giles and Spike both continue their separate mourning, convinced that Buffy’s death lies on their shoulders.

By Zubon Buffy the Vampire Slayer returns. The show ended after seven seasons, and Joss Whedon is writing a comic with season eight. The last episode redefined the rules of the game, and here is how the Scooby Gang is still fighting the good fight. Few Watchers, many Slayers, and a worldwide effort to f...

By Present Memory Buffy Between the Lines is back for Episode 2, and they’ve brought along the Angel Investigations crew for good measure. “Requiem for a Demon” takes on the daunting task of interlacing two separate storylines. Willow joins Angel and his team in LA to bring news of Buffy’s death, and sticks around for a little impromptu monster fighting. Meanwhile the rest of the Scooby gang remains in Sunnydale, facing off with a demon that has started attacking the girls in Tara’s choir. Back in Sunnydale, Tara is put in charge when a “Puce colored Barney” starts ripping out the throats of her choir members. Without Buffy or Willow, the gang scrambles to put a stop to things before it’s too late. While unbeknownst to them, an even greater threat has just arrived...   [read the full post]

By Present Memory Back in Sunnydale, Tara is put in charge when a “Puce colored Barney” starts ripping out the throats of her choir members. Without Buffy or Willow, the gang scrambles to put a stop to things before it’s too late. While unbeknownst to them, an even greater threat has just arrived on the Hellmou...

By Brad Curran Thanks for the review of Wolverine: First Class. I've been enjoying Van Lente's work on MA: Spider-Man, and I'm obviously ... Two of my favorite comics came out this week and I wan to talk about them! Them, and some thing with Skrulls. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 #13- Last issue, Drew Goddar...

By Present Memory We all know the beautiful sacrifice that Buffy Summers made to save her sister and the world. Her gift. She saved the world. A lot. But what happened after? What was the Scooby Gang busy with during those months without the Slayer? How about dealing with a menacing group of demon…bunnies? This show is a real treat for any Buffy fan that has been searching for more of their favorite slayer since the show ended its run in 2003. It’s already fantastic, and it’s only going to get better. The cast and crew deserve massive thanks for the enormous amount of effort and love they’ve put into bringing Buffy Between the Lines to life.   [read the full post]

By Mark Stoddard Those of you who read my previous Buffy review won’t be at all surprised to learn that it is my favourite-ever TV show. Right up alongside it, however, was its spin-off series, Angel. It has different strengths, though still clearly of the same genre and with a variety of overlapping charact...

By MarkAndrew So. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show is (A) surprisingly close to what you’d figure it would be about from the title. And (B) my favorite TV program ever. P.S. Anybody know? Did the Buffy/X-men sub-plots and main plot structure originate in TV or comics?) Call it Fake Buffy in Fairyland.

By Tempo News emerged a few weeks ago that James Marsters, best known as Spike on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," would be a guest star during the second season of "Torchwood," the "Doctor Who" spinoff starring John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness.

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