| buffy the watchers guide: The Watcher's Guide Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, Maryelizabeth Hart, 2001-10 When the first volume of the official Buffy the Vampire Slayer Watcher's Guide was published in January 1999 it was hailed by critics and fans alike as the best episode guide of its kind. Volume Two was voted SF and Fantasy Non-fiction Book of the Year for 2000 by the readers of SFX, the world's biggest science fiction entertainment magazine. Crammed with statistics, comment, analysis, interviews, quotes, dialogue, pictures and inside-story behind-the-scenes information which can be found nowhere else, the two books combined offer the most complete package available to the series which has taken television by storm. Volume one covers every episode from Season One and Season Two while voume two covers every episode from Seasons Three and Four. Buffy and Angel, Spike and Dru, Giles, Willow, Xander, Anya, and not forgetting bad girl Faith and series villains The Master, the Mayor and Adam - they're all here in the ultimate companions to the Buffyverse. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying Christopher Golden, 2017-10-03 A special hardcover collector’s edition of the authorized Buffy the Vampire Slayer Watcher’s Guides, now with updated content from the cast and crew! As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. From the first vampire staking to the last glimpse of Sunnydale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a genre-busting hit, attracting millions of fans worldwide. Even now, two decades later, Buffy the Vampire Slayer still plays a role in shaping an entire generation of media. Just in time for the show’s twentieth anniversary, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Watcher’s Guides have been compiled into one hardcover collector’s edition for the first time! Inside, you’ll find all the best content from Volumes 1–3 of the original Watcher’s Guides, as well as exclusive new content, including never-before-seen interviews with the cast and crew. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, 1998-10-01 The ultimate fan guide to this season's most distinctive and sharply written new show (Entertainment Weekly), this official companion book includes exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, a day on the set journal, and more. of color photos. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Watchers Guide Buffy The Vampire Slayer Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, 1998-10-01 The ultimate fan guide to this season's most distinctive and sharply written new show (Entertainment Weekly), this official companion book includes exclusive interviews, never-before-seen photos, a day on the set journal, and more. of color photos. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Monster Book Christopher Golden, Stephen R. Bissette, Thomas E. Sniegoski, 2000-08 An official guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer describes the mythology and influences behind the monsters, ghouls, and characters through interviews with the creators and details of the episodes. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy, the Vampire Slayer Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, Maryelizabeth Hart, 2000 THE GUYS, THE GALS, THE LORE, THE LINGO The chillingly complete WATCHER'S GUIDE VOLUME 2 will slay you. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer 20 Years of Slaying Christopher Golden, 2017-10 As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. From the first vampire staking to the last glimpse of Sunnydale, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a genre-busting hit, attracting millions of fans worldwide. Even now, two decades later, Buffy the Vampire Slayer still plays a role in shaping an entire generation of media. To celebrate the show's twentieth anniversary, the best bits of the official Watcher's Guides have been compiled into one hardcover collector's edition for the first time alongside exclusive new content including never-before-seen interviews with the cast and crew! This very special, official guide to the series is a must-have for all Buffy enthusiasts! |
| buffy the watchers guide: Vampire Watcher's Handbook Constantine Gregory, Craig Glenday, 2003-10-17 An authentic guidebook to vampire watching and hunting that will excite vampire fans everywhere, The Vampire Watcher's Handbook presents a wealth of information on the lore and history of vampires. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Watcher's Guide Paul Ruditis, Various, 2004-07-06 An official companion to the popular television program profiles each episode and offers cast and production interviews, an account of a day on the set, and other information |
| buffy the watchers guide: Slayer Kiersten White, 2019-01-08 “Will get Buffy fans up in their feels.” —Entertainment Weekly A New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller From bestselling author Kiersten White comes the first novel in a series set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer that introduces a new Slayer as she grapples with the responsibility of managing her incredible powers that she’s just beginning to understand. Into every generation a Slayer is born… Nina and her twin sister, Artemis, are far from normal. It’s hard to be when you grow up at the Watcher’s Academy, which is a bit different from your average boarding school. Here teens are trained as guides for Slayers—girls gifted with supernatural strength to fight the forces of darkness. But while Nina’s mother is a prominent member of the Watcher’s Council, Nina has never embraced the violent Watcher lifestyle. Instead she follows her instincts to heal, carving out a place for herself as the school medic. Until the day Nina’s life changes forever. Thanks to Buffy, the famous (and infamous) Slayer that Nina’s father died protecting, Nina is not only the newest Chosen One—she’s the last Slayer, ever. Period. As Nina hones her skills with her Watcher-in-training, Leo, there’s plenty to keep her occupied: a monster fighting ring, a demon who eats happiness, a shadowy figure that keeps popping up in Nina’s dreams… But it’s not until bodies start turning up that Nina’s new powers will truly be tested—because someone she loves might be next. One thing is clear: Being Chosen is easy. Making choices is hard. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide: Volume 3 Paul Ruditis, 2004-07 Presents a complete episode guide to seasons five, six, and seven of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and includes character descriptions, photographs, and other facts and anecdotes about the television show. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy Nancy Holder, 2012 Celebrating the 15th anniversary of Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV series, this lavishly produced book is the first authorized, fully illustrated retrospective of the hit show. Offering in-depth commentary on the making of the series, the book explores the characters and mythology of the Buffy universe and follows the evolution of all seven seasons. Die-hard Whedon fans will also find insider information on his involvement in other projects, including Angel, Firefly, and more. Housed in a foil-stamped slipcase, this volume features more than 120 images, including rare behind-the-scenes photos, sketches, props, and memorabilia from the Twentieth Century Fox archives, along with stills from the most pivotal on-screen moments. Tucked in the inside cover of the case is an envelope holding Slayer Lore: Texts and Magicks for the Battle. These 13 removable pieces are replicas of the ancient spells and prophecies the characters used on-screen to defeat vampires, demons, and other monsters, making this the ultimate treasure-trove for every Buffy fan. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Queen of the Slayers Nancy Holder, 2005-06 There is no time for Buffy to take a vacation and she could be facing death because there is a lot of evil in the world. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Out of the Madhouse Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, 2017-12-05 KNOCKIN' ON EVIL'S DOOR Werewolves. Trolls. Sea Monsters. Rain of toads. Skyquakes. Sunnydale is being besieged by dark forces. But even with Buffy providing her unique style of damage control while Giles is hospitalized out of town, it's more than one Slayer can handle -- especially since the abominations are coming from a centuries-old portal through time and space. Somehow, the hell-hole must be found and corked at its source. For Buffy, Angel, and the rest of her gang, that means a road trip to Boston where an ailing Gatekeeper resides over a supernatural mansion that has been, until recently, holding the world's worst monsters at bay. Once there, Buffy discovers the catastrophic truth: the magical structure houses thousands of rooms, all of which are doorways to limbo's ghost roads, and all of which may bring her face-to-face with the most nefarious forces in hell and on earth -- forces bent on horrific plans far worse than the Slayer ever imagined. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy Meets the Academy Kevin K. Durand, 2014-01-10 This book presents serious academic scholarship on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It differs from other works because it uses Buffy as a primary text and not as a secondary instrument to explore other concepts. In doing so, it demonstrates that popular culture studies should be approached with the same serious attention that is paid to classic philosophy and other long-established fields. Essays assemble the Buffy canon and explore how Buffy treats Shakespeare, comics, power, sisterhood, apocalyptic revisionism, folklore, feminism, redemption, patriarchy, identity and education. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Sunnydale High Yearbook Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder, 1999 Willow, Xander, Oz, and Cordelia have stolen Buffy's yearbook and are filling the pages with personal notes, funny drawings, song lyrics, short passages that flash back to key episodes, etc. Packed with all sorts of references to the show--as well as little-known secrets from behind the scenes--this yearbook is a must-have for all Buffy fans. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Slayer Slang Michael Adams, 2003-07-03 In its seven years on television, Buffy the Vampire Slayer has earned critical acclaim and a massive cult following among teen viewers. One of the most distinguishing features of the program is the innovative way the show's writers play with language: fabricating new words, morphing existing ones, and throwing usage on its head. The result has been a strikingly resonant lexicon that reflects the power of both youth culture and television in the evolution of American slang. Using the show to illustrate how new slang is formed, transformed, and transmitted, Slayer Slang is one of those rare books that combines a serious explanation of a pop culture phenomena with an engrossing read for fans of the show, word geeks, and language professionals. Michael Adams begins his book with a synopsis of the program's history and a defense of ephemeral language. He then moves to the main body of the work: a detailed glossary of slayer slang, annotated with actual dialogue and recorded the style accepted by the American Dialect Society. The book concludes with a bibliography and a lengthy index, a guide to sources (novels based on the show, magazine articles about the show, and language culled from the official posting board) and an appendix of slang-making suffixes. Introduced by Jane Espenson, one of the show's most inventive writers (and herself a linguist), Slayer Slang offers a quintessential example of contemporary youth culture serving as a vehicle for slang. In the tradition of The Physics of Star Trek, Slayer Slang is one of those rare books that offers a serious examination a TV cult phenomenon appealing to fans and thinkers alike. A few examples from the Slayer Slang glossary: bitca n [AHD4 bitch n in sense 2.a + a] Bitch 1997 Sep 15 Whedon When She Was Bad [Willow:] 'I mean, why else would she be acting like such a b-i-t-c-h?' [Giles:] 'Willow, I think we're all a little old to be spelling things out.' [Xander:] 'A bitca?' break and enterish adj [AHD4 sv breaking and entering n + -ish suff in sense 2.a] Suitable for crime 1999 Mar 16 Petrie Enemies I'll go home and stock up on weapons, slip into something a little more break and enterish. [B] carbon-dated adj [fr. AHD4 carbondating + -ed] Very out of date 1997 Mar 10 Whedon Welcome to the Hellmouth [Buffy:] 'Deal with that outfit for a moment.' [Giles:] 'It's dated?' [Buffy:] 'It's carbon-dated.' cuddle-monkey n [AHD4 cuddle v + monkey n in sense 2, by analogy fr. RHHDAS (also DAS3 and NTC) sv cuddle bunny 'an affectionate, passionate, or sexually attractive young woman'] Male lover 1998 Feb 10 Noxon Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered Every woman in Sunnydale wants to make me her cuddle-monkey. [X] |
| buffy the watchers guide: Why Buffy Matters Rhonda Wilcox, 2005-11-05 A celebration of TV's Buffy the Vampire Slayer from the woman CNN hailed as the *Mother of Buffy Studies* |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia Nancy Holder, Lisa Clancy, 2017-11-14 A comprehensive, authorized compendium of all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer, published in celebration of the revered show’s twentieth anniversary. From its debut in 1997, Buffy the Vampire Slayer became a cult hit with legions of devoted viewers and propelled the show’s creator Joss Whedon to stardom. Now, fans can discover Buffy’s world fully with this full-color A-to-Z encyclopedia that catalogs, explains, and cross-reference every detail of the Buffyverse, from characters, locations, and weapons to episodes, demons, and recurring gags. Packed with content from the television show, The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia is the first companion book that also includes key facts from the official canon comics and its spin-off show Angel—making this comprehensive volume the only truly complete guide to the entire Buffyverse. Lavishly produced and written by Buffy experts, The Buffy the Vampire Slayer Encyclopedia is the authoritative source for fans, allowing them to indulge in the intricacies and nuances of the series as never before. With color stills and photography throughout, an eerie cover with special effects, and an incredible design that reflects the show’s aesthetics, this fully authorized companion is a must-have for all Buffy enthusiasts. Buffy the Vampire Slayer TM & © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer - the Making of a Slayer Nancy Holder, 2012 Buffy, created by Joss Whedon and featuring the titular ass-kicking heroine and her Scooby Gang of friends as they fight vampires and other supernatural horrors in their home town, celebrates its 15th birthday in 2012. This fullcolour, lavishly illustrated book includes quotes from the cast and crew and behind the scenes tidbits from all seven seasons of the show and beyond. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Buffy Chronicles Ngaire Genge, 1999 The Buffy Chronicles: The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a fun and informative look at the first season and a half of the series. It provides the inside track on the show's strange yet seductive characters and topics. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Willow Joss Whedon, Jeff Parker, Christos Gage, 2013 Armed with Buffy's broken scythe, Willow has entered another dimension and begun a quest to somehow, someway, against all odds, bring magic back to Earth. She must keep her darkest self at bay while she battles demons - the scaly and horned type, as well as her own! On a journey of her choosing, Willow runs across familiar faces who will aid in her quest and lead her on a path of self-discovery even if it doesn't garner what she was most hoping for Jeff Parker ,Christos Gage and ,Brian Ching bring magic and adventure! |
| buffy the watchers guide: Chosen Kiersten White, 2020-01-07 A Seventeen Best YA Book of 2020 So Far A Hypable Most Anticipated YA Fantasy Sequel of 2020 “Will get Buffy fans up in their feels.” —Entertainment Weekly on Slayer Nina continues to learn how to use her slayer powers against enemies old and new in this second novel in the New York Times bestselling series from Kiersten White, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Now that Nina has turned the Watcher’s Castle into a utopia for hurt and lonely demons, she’s still waiting for the utopia part to kick in. With her sister Artemis gone and only a few people remaining at the castle—including her still-distant mother—Nina has her hands full. Plus, though she gained back her Slayer powers from Leo, they’re not feeling quite right after being held by the seriously evil succubus Eve, a.k.a. fake Watcher’s Council member and Leo’s mom. And while Nina is dealing with the darkness inside, there’s also a new threat on the outside, portended by an odd triangle symbol that seems to be popping up everywhere, in connection with Sean’s demon drug ring as well as someone a bit closer to home. Because one near-apocalypse just isn’t enough, right? The darkness always finds you. And once again, it’s coming for the Slayer. |
| buffy the watchers guide: What Would Buffy Do? Jana Riess, 2004-04-30 What Would Buffy Do? explores the fascinating spiritual, religious, and mythological ideas of television's hit series Buffy the Vampire Slayer--from apocalypse and sacrifice to self-reliance, redemption, and the need for humor when fighting our spiritual battles. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: High School is Hell Deluxe Edition Jordie Bellaire, 2021-03-09 An oversized hardcover collection of BOOM! Studios’ critically acclaimed reimagining of Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with an all new story featuring fan favorite Wesley Wyndam-Pryce. Go back to the beginning as the critically acclaimed pop culture phenomenon Buffy The Vampire Slayer is reimagined under the guidance of series creator Joss Whedon! This is the Buffy Summers you know, who wants what every average teenager wants: friends at her new school, decent grades, and to escape her imposed destiny as the next in a long line of vampire slayers tasked with defeating the forces of evil...only this time around, her world looks a lot more like the one outside your window. Eisner Award winner Jordie Bellaire (Redlands), Russ Manning Award winner Dan Mora (Go Go Power Rangers, Hexed), and superstar artist David Lopez (Captain Marvel), along with series creator Joss Whedon (Marvel’s The Avengers), bring Buffy into a new era with new challenges, new friends, and a few enemies you might already recognize. But the more things change, the more they stay the same as the Gang faces brand-new Big Bads, and the threat lurking beneath the perfectly manicured exterior of Sunnydale High confirms what every teenager has always known: high school truly is hell. Collects Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1-12, Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chosen Ones #1 and an exclusive new ten page story about everyone’s favorite Watchers, Giles & Wesley. |
| buffy the watchers guide: False Memories Tom Fassbender, Jim Pascoe, Cliff Richards, Joss Whedon, 2002 Remember that time when Buffy's little sister Dawn first found out that Buffy is the Slayer? And then when Angel almost killed Dawn, because no one had told her that he'd turned evil again? Buffy and the gang all have memories connected to Dawn, and only Buffy and Giles know they're not real. But there are still a lot of unanswered questions as to how Dawn came into Buffy's life, and where these memories come from. Now, Dawn has vanished without a trace, and the Scooby gang has no clue where to find her. But Buffy will stop at nothing to find her little sister, even if she has to face off against a cadre of crazed, bloodsucking monks and a former Vampire Slayer turned Slayer Vampire! |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer C.J. Carella, Christopher Golden (Foreword), 2003-08 Now you can join the Slayer's world! This comprehensive rulebook contains: an introduction to roleplaying and the Buffyverse, a guide to character creation (including the entire regular cast), a primer on magic, a guide to Sunnydale, monster descriptions (including the Five Big Bads), a guide to Buffyspeak, instructions on how to create episodes, and an introductory episode (ready to play.) This hardcover is also packed with vivid, full color art and screen shots. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Once More, with Feeling Joss Whedon, 2002 The script, behind the scenes notes, color photos, and sheet music for songs from the episode in the television series. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Birding in Venezuela Mary Lou Goodwin, 2003 A completely revised and up-dated edition of the acclaimed Audubon Guide. Includes all you need to know about visiting the main Venezuelan locations for observing birds, including how to get to the sites, lodging, list of species in the area and maps. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Slayer Stats Steve O'Brien, Simon Guerrier, 2018-05-01 Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer in this humorously illustrated infographic book. This one-of-a-kind infographic guide to all things Buffy blends striking illustrations with a bounty of facts and stats that shed light on just about every aspect of the hit TV show. Full of fun insights and surprising details about the lore, characters, quips, and most legendary episodes, battles, and villains, this refreshing take on the Buffy-verse will delight fans old and new. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Demons of the Hellmouth: A Guide for Slayers Nancy Holder, 2015-09-29 Demons of the Hellmouth is a fully licensed guide to the vampires and other demons that flocked to the Sunnydale Hellmouth in Joss Whedon’s cult TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. This in-universe illustrated guide is written by Rupert Giles, and also contains handwritten notes from Buffy and Willow. This unique book promises a diabolical romp through the highlights of the beloved show. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Buffyverse Catalog Don Macnaughtan, 2015-08-21 This bibliographic guide covers the “Buffyverse”—the fictional worlds of the acclaimed television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003) and its spinoff Angel (1999–2004), as well as the original Buffy feature film of 1992. It is the largest and most inclusive work of its kind. The author organizes and describes both the original texts of the Buffyverse (episodes, DVDs, novels, comic books, games, and more) and the secondary materials created about the shows, including books, essays, articles, documentaries, dissertations, fan production and websites. This vast and diverse collection of information about these two seminal shows and their feature-film forebear provides an accessible, authoritative and comprehensive survey of the subject. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Cult Television Sara Gwenllian-Jones, Roberta E. Pearson, 2004 A television series is tagged with the label cult by the media, advertisers, and network executives when it is considered edgy or offbeat, when it appeals to nostalgia, or when it is considered emblematic of a particular subculture. By these criteria, almost any series could be described as cult. Yet certain programs exert an uncanny power over their fans, encouraging them to immerse themselves within a fictional world. In Cult Television leading scholars examine such shows as The X-Files; The Avengers; Doctor Who, Babylon Five; Star Trek; Xena, Warrior Princess; and Buffy the Vampire Slayer to determine the defining characteristics of cult television and map the contours of this phenomenon within the larger scope of popular culture. Contributors: Karen Backstein; David A. Black, Seton Hall U; Mary Hammond, Open U; Nathan Hunt, U of Nottingham; Mark Jancovich; Petra Kuppers, Bryant College; Philippe Le Guern, U of Angers, France; Alan McKee; Toby Miller, New York U; Jeffrey Sconce, Northwestern U; Eva Vieth Sara Gwenllian-Jones is a lecturer in television and digital media at Cardiff University and co-editor of Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media. Roberta E. Pearson is a reader in media and cultural studies at Cardiff University. She is the author of the forthcoming book Small Screen, Big Universe: Star Trek and Television. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Whedonverse Catalog Don Macnaughtan, 2018-06-04 Director, producer and screenwriter Joss Whedon is a creative force in film, television, comic books and a host of other media. This book provides an authoritative survey of all of Whedon's work, ranging from his earliest scriptwriting on Roseanne, through his many movie and TV undertakings--Toy Story, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible, The Cabin in the Woods, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.--to his forays into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The book covers both the original texts of the Whedonverse and the many secondary works focusing on Whedon's projects, including about 2000 books, essays, articles, documentaries and dissertations. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Dusted: The Unauthorized Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lars Pearson, Christa Dickson, Lawrence Miles, 2003-12-16 The ultimate guide for every Buffy fan, the unauthorized (but highly professional and sexy) Dusted details and reviews all 144 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in exhaustive detail—with story summaries, quotes, notes on magic, character development, a rolling Slayer Kill-Count and more. Jointly written by Lawrence Miles (Faction Paradox), Lars Pearson (Wizard magazine) and Christa Dickson (Metaphorce Designs), this beefy guide also contains information on the Buffy comic and novel series, plus heaps of behind-the-scenes details on this phenomenal TV show. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Buffy and the Heroine's Journey Valerie Estelle Frankel, 2014-01-10 The worlds of Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and other modern epics feature the Chosen One--an adolescent boy who defeats the Dark Lord and battles the sorrows of the world. Television's Buffy the Vampire Slayer represents a different kind of epic--the heroine's journey, not the hero's. This provocative study explores how Buffy blends 1990s girl power and the path of the warrior woman with the oldest of mythic traditions. It chronicles her descent into death and subsequent return like the great goddesses of antiquity. As she sacrifices her life for the helpless, Buffy experiences the classic heroine's quest, ascending to protector and queen in this timeless metaphor for growing into adulthood. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Fighting the Forces Rhonda V. Wilcox, David Lavery, 2002-02-25 For every television series, the original vision grows within a press of forces-both social and artistic expectations, conventions of the business, as well as conventions of the art. Bad television—predictable, commercial, exploitative—simply yields to the forces. Good television, like the character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, fights them. Fighting the Forces explores the struggle to create meaning in an impressive example of popular culture, the television series phenomenon Buffy the Vampire Slayer. In the essays collected here, contributors examine the series using a variety of techniques and viewpoints. They analyze the social and cultural issues implicit in the series and place it in its literary context, not only by examining its literary influences (from German liebestod to Huckleberry Finn) but also by exploring the series' purposeful literary allusions. Furthermore, the book explores the extratextual, such as fanfiction and online discussion groups. The book is additionally supplemented by an online journal Slayage (www.slayage.tv), created by the book editors in acknowledgement of the ongoing nature of television art. Rhonda V. Wilcox and David Lavery have written and edited several books and articles exploring the social, literary, and artistic merit of quality television. In addition to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, their work has covered a variety of programs including Twin Peaks, Northern Exposure, The X-Files, and The Sopranos. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Afterimage Pierce Askegren, 2006-01-24 Real life battles reel life when the grand reopening of the Sunnydale Drive-In unleashes a cast of movie monsters on the town. Original. |
| buffy the watchers guide: The Vampire Book J Gordon Melton, 2010-09-01 The Ultimate Collection of Vampire Facts and Fiction From Vlad the Impaler to Barnabas Collins to Edward Cullen to Dracula and Bill Compton, renowned religion expert and fearless vampire authority J. Gordon Melton, PhD takes the reader on a vast, alphabetic tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the blood-sucking undead. Digging deep into the lore, myths, pop culture, and reported realities of vampires and vampire legends from across the globe, The Vampire Book: The Encyclopedia of the Undead exposes everything about the blood thirsty predator. Death and immortality, sexual prowess and surrender, intimacy and alienation, rebellion and temptation. The allure of the vampire is eternal, and The Vampire Book explores it all. The historical, literary, mythological, biographical, and popular aspects of one of the world's most mesmerizing paranormal subject. This vast reference is an alphabetical tour of the psychosexual, macabre world of the soul-sucking undead. In the first fully revised and updated edition in a decade, Dr. J. Gordon Melton (president of the American chapter of the Transylvania Society of Dracula) bites even deeper into vampire lore, myths, reported realities, and legends that come from all around the world. From Transylvania to plague-infested Europe to Nostradamus and from modern literature to movies and TV series, this exhaustive guide furnishes more than 500 essays to quench your thirst for facts, biographies, definitions, and more. |
| buffy the watchers guide: Why Buffy Matters Rhonda Wilcox, 2005-08-26 Hugely enjoyable, long awaited book by top world authority on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Buffy is still on screens and on DVD in home television libraries of a wide array of TV watchers and fans. This is also the student text for TV and cultural studies at colleges and universities where Buffy is widely taught. Rhonda Wilcox is a world authority on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, who has been writing and lecturing about the show since its arrival on our screens. This book is the distillation of this remarkable body of work and thought, a celebration of the series that she proposes is an aesthetic test case for television. Buffy is enduring as art, she argues, by exploring its own possibilities for long-term construction as well as producing individual episodes that are powerful in their own right. She examines therefore the larger patterns that extend through many episodes: the hero myth, the imagery of light, naming symbolism, Spike, sex and redemption, Buffy Summers compared and contrasted with Harry Potter. She then moves in to focus on individual episodes, such as the Buffy musical Once More, with Feeling, the largely silent Hush and the dream episode Restless (T.S. Eliot comes to television). She also examines Buffy's ways of making meaning - from literary narrative and symbolism to visual imagery and sound. Combining great intelligence and wit, written for the wide Buffy readership, this is the worthy companion to the show that has claimed and kept the minds and hearts of watchers worldwide. |
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Buffy is a Slayer, one in a long line of young women chosen for a specific mission: to seek out and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy …
Buffy Summers | Buffyverse Wiki | Fandom
Buffy appears in a total of 150 television episodes, only after Angel (168 episodes) as the most prolific character. Along with Willow, Giles, Xander, and Angel, she is one of only five …
