Tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of the debut, on the then-struggling WB network, of a series based on a flop movie, a drama whose best-known star was the Taster’s Choice coffee guy. You don’t really need PopWatch to tell you what a milestone the debut of Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned out to be, how overwhelmingly the show exceeded expectations and beat the odds, or how tremendous an influence the series had throughout pop culture. (If you do need a reminder of Buffy‘s legacy, check out this article.) In fact, we’ll step aside and let you tell us below how the show changed your life.
Mar 9
2007
10:18 PM ET
Happy 10th anniversary, 'Buffy!'
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It introduced the comedic (and comely) talents of Emma Caulfield. What more needs to be said?
Buffy changed the face of TV. After Buffy, it wasn’t enough to have young people who looked hot on TV- they had to be smart, witty, and multi-dimensional. Think about a pre-Buffy “90210″ and how those shows don’t hold up. I couldn’t quote a line from that show. Now think about how the dialogue a post-Buffy “The O.C.” crackled. That is thanks to Buffy.
Changed my life?? Hmm….I became obsessed with all things Whedon.
I was completely hooked – on Angel and Buffy. It was one of the best written shows ever, and I have to think back to a show that was better BEFORE Buffy came on.
After, yeah, there are a lot of shows that stepped up their writing game.
But before? Hmmmmmm, it is to ponder.
This isn’t a new thought, but it is often easier to write about the truly interesting things in life if you write in SF or horror. Many of the most true things written were written about worlds that don’t exist and people you’d never meet.
Happy Decade, Buffyverse!
I will never love a TV show as much as I love Buffy. This show has the whole package: great cast, drama, comedy, action, suspense, horror, a fantastic story and that’s just the beginning. I miss all the characters, especially Anya and Spike. Thank you to anyone that was ever involved in the show for it’s amazing run and continuing legacy. Joss, when do we get a movie? Or a spin-off? Throw us a bone, we are starving!
P.S. The comic book is a good start.
My job at the time prevented me from watching “Buffy” when it aired. But, I spent last month watching all seven seasons and I gotta say, I don’t think there has ever been a more creative, whip smart show on television. The silent episode, the episode where Buffy’s om dies, the musical– Joss Whedon and his amazing writers were always trying innovative things with success. And, oh yeah, the cast was astounding. There are many fine, fine moments of acting on “Buffy” as well as constant hilarity and fun.
obviously Buffy is one of the best shows ever to grace tv screens, but more importatntly I met my best friend because of it. after missing “What’s My Line pt. 1″ I desperately searched for someone who had taped it. she had. and then everything was five-by-five.
Never before or since have I felt so wholly satisfied by a television show. It showed me how good TV can be, and it has yet to be equalled.
I remember watching the first season finale with my first real boyfriend sitting next to me on the couch and I was so nervous because he was there and I couldn’t help crying through pretty much the whole thing and he thought that was sweet and I got my first kiss that night!
Do yourself a favor, and buy the entire series on DVD. You will not be sorry. It is the most important TV show of my generation (followed closely by My So Called Life)!!!
As newlyweds we watched nothing together but this brought us together once a week and from there turned into X-files, Angel, LOST, Alias, Veronica Mars, Smallville,…It opened my wife’s mind to something beyond Oprah and soaps.
Man, I feel old.
“Buffy” helped me to feel at home in Los Angeles when I first moved there. I had made friends with people on the show’s official Posting Board, and met some of them before moving to the area. We used to get together for weekly dinners, just to hang out and talk about what was going on in our lives, and we’d have all-day-long Saturday movie marathons every so often. Not to mention the yearly Posting Board Party – geeky, I know, but Joss, Nicholas Brendon, Alyson Hannigan and many others from the show would come to just hang out with the fans, so that was pretty cool.
And as a matter of fact, my husband was the original administrator for the Posting Board, and he and I met through mutual friends from the Board. So if it wasn’t for Buffy, we wouldn’t have met, married and had a precious little girl together!
Talk about your lifechanging experiences.
Oh, and BTW – “Hush” was my favorite episode – so eerie, and yet hilarious (the overhead projector, especially).
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER was such an important aspect of my teenage years. As cheesy as it sounds, I really came of age with this genre-defining series. It was exciting, dark, hilarious, and very touching. I still remember the first time I saw “The Body”, the episode in which Buffy’s mom dies. I am not ashamed to admit I cried as if somebody from my own family had just passed. All of the characters, especially Buffy, Xander, Willow, and Anya were so complex and real–it was amazing that I had so much invested in them. I would make sure I did not have any major things going on Tuesday nights. With this show, Joss Whedon changed my life. Thank you Mr. Whedon. I wish you and your talented cast and crew the best!
P.D. Where’s Emma Caufield these days? I miss her.
I never had cable television, so I was never able to watch Buffy when it ran. One day my friend showed me “Once More with Feeling” on the internet. At the time the first 5 seasons were out on DVD. I watched the first 3 within a weeks time. I think I slept a total of 20 hours that week. The next week I was so hooked and in BuffyWorld that I couldn’t go outside at night for fear of vamps coming to get me. I have since come out of my delusional Sunnydale world, well sort of. I would still love to hear Spike call me his “pet.”
the best show ever. i started watching it when i was in fourth grade, and stayed with it all the way until the very end of season seven. in college i still watch it- early morning on FX and on the dvds. buffy is one of tv’s greatest shows- and it lives on today