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9.0Joe
Such a great show! It's got everything- great characters, strong storylines, many issues, and horror, romance, tragedy, comedy, coming of age, and much more!!
12 episodes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1
First aired Mar 10, 1997Season 1
After moving to Sunnydale, California, Buffy Anne Summers just wants to be a normal teenager. Back in Los Angeles, her first Watcher had died; she inadvertently burned down the gymnasium at her old high school; and her parents got a divorce. The move to Sunnydale is supposed to give both her and her mother, Joyce, a clean slate. But then she meets the school librarian, Rupert Giles, and quickly learns there is no escaping her destiny. With Giles as her new Watcher, she reluctantly steps back into her role as the Slayer. But this time she is not fighting alone. She now has an inner circle of special friends-- Willow, Xander, Cordelia, and a mysterious young man named Angel-- ready to join the fight and drive in a stake or two if need be.
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10.0GenerationofSwine
Wow. I mean it unfortunately came out in 97 and ended in '03 which was really the worst possible time for me. That was going to HS and working full time to save for college and then going to college and working two jobs to avoid debt time. So when it came out I was vaguely aware of it and some people who's opinions on things like this I still trust absolutely loved it... and some actually hated it. Which to me made it a controversial must see for me... but 97-03 was just not the time. I didn't get to watch it until life calmed down a bit and that was around '09. And, of course, by then NO ONE wanted to talk about i and everyone had moved on to other shows. So I was left in my own Buffy Bubble and it became a sort of private love affair. So... what you have here is a television series based on B-Movie tropes that then turns them upside down in a way that you will absolutely love... if you love B-Movies and all their tropes. The cast is across the board hysterical. It's not really a comedy, but you're going to at least chuckle in every episode. And the pretty blond ditz that dies in every B horror movie is the kick-butt savior. Which is problematic in 2020 because you aren't supposed to acknowledge that women were ever portrayed as heroic before 2016, and, as a result, any mention of this will get you the N , M, and F word labels by people want to say that they are fighting for equality and thus Buffy doesn't fit in their timelines.... ... so even today it's controversial... but this time it is controversial by the people that SHOULD like it... because it was made before 2016 so they don't. Point being, it is awesome from start to finish... I'm one of the freaks that didn't take any issue with Dawn...and if you have one of the better teachers you are going to learn all about how it forever changed the English language... so there you go, if the title is the reason you don't like it, you got that academia link. But, who cares, it's just fun to watch and isn't that the point?
Episodes
Episode 1
Welcome to the Hellmouth (1)
Mar 10, 199742 min55 votes
When teen vampire slayer Buffy tries to start a new life at Sunnydale High, she discovers that the school sits atop a demonic dimensional portal.
Episode 2
The Harvest (2)
Mar 10, 199743 min44 votes
Buffy and her friends encounter a powerful vampire bent on opening a portal to a dimension inhabited by demons.
Episode 3
Witch
Mar 17, 199743 min40 votes
Buffy suspects she has a witch on her hands when the cheerleading squad falls victim to sudden blindness and spontaneous combustion.
Episode 4
Teacher's Pet
Mar 24, 199743 min35 votes
Buffy's biology teacher is killed by a giant praying mantis that assumes the form of a beautiful substitute teacher.
Episode 5
Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Mar 31, 199743 min32 votes
With Buffy preoccupied by her date with Owen, Giles is trapped by a group of vampires seeking to raise a powerful leader.
Episode 6
The Pack
Apr 7, 199743 min30 votes
Xander and several other students are possessed by the spirit of a demonic breed of hyenas that wreak havoc at the high school.
Episode 7
Angel
Apr 14, 199743 min30 votes
Buffy discovers Angel's dark secret and hesitates to do anything about it, which could spell danger for someone she loves.
Episode 8
I, Robot... You, Jane
Apr 28, 199743 min30 votes
Willow's new Internet chat buddy turns out to be a powerful demon electronically unleashed from a centuries-old, newly digitized book.
Episode 9
The Puppet Show
May 5, 199743 min28 votes
Buffy suspects that a ventriloquist's dummy may be harvesting organs from classmates performing in a talent show.
Episode 10
Nightmares
May 12, 199743 min28 votes
A series of strange occurrences lead Buffy and her friends to discover that their worst nightmares have literally become reality.
Episode 11
Out of Mind, Out of Sight
May 19, 199743 min28 votes
When an invisible menace starts attacking students and faculty at Sunnydale High, the Scooby Gang traces the problem back to Cordelia.
Episode 12
Prophecy Girl
Jun 2, 199744 min27 votes
Buffy's life may hang in the balance as Giles uncovers an ancient book that foretells not only her death, but also the end of the world.