Just A Little Red

There are TV shows and then there are TV SHOWS. “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” is certainly the latter. I am not some crazed fan who calls Sarah Michelle Gellar Buffy, and will always think of her in that role, but I am the crazed fan who knows everything there is to know about the series, the characters and behind-the-scenes trivia. I don’t need to spit out facts about the hundreds of tie-ins, pop-culture references, spin-offs and even academic programs (no lie!) that has come out of the series. Instead, here is why “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” will always be #1 to me.

6. The Writing

Whenever writing gives you chills, you know it is something special. As much as I love different TV shows for the writing, few shows give me that ‘OMG’ sensation that I feel down to my core. Buffy does this repeatedly. Buffy and Angel’s showdown in “Becoming (Part 2)” (episode 2:22) and Buffy telling Wesley where he can stick it in “Graduation Day (Part 1)” (episode 3:21) are empowering. They make you feel like you can go save the world, without being overstated. Then there are the words that will break you. (You’ll never think of the phrase “We’re not supposed to move the body!” again without remembering that moment – that hurt). And of course the lines that make you laugh “We know the world didn’t end ‘cause – check it out” and the wow moments: “Are you ready to be strong?”

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