Happy 10th anniversary, 'Buffy!'

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hostile17 Sat, Jul 14, 2007 at 08:55 PM EST

Thank you EW for acknowledging the greatness that was Buffy. To me, no TV show that came before was as enjoyable and as great. Long live Sunnydale's champion

Huh? Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:46 PM EST

People that name their children after pop culture are a little suspect in my eyes. How many losers named Paris, Jenna, etc. are we going to have to endure 20 years from now? Ick.

I actually know someone that named their son Lestat. How bad is that kid going to get his ass kicked when he reaches junior high?

AngieB Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:43 PM EST

Yesterday, I was aching to curl up and watch my Buffy DVDs...and I didn't even know about the 10 year anniversary! I was introduced to Buffy by my now husband, who discovered it while he was in grad school, and became a hard-core watcher at the beginning of season 3. We both still love it and agree it's the most well-written series we have ever seen on TV.

And, it has definitely influenced our lives -- we named our first son Xander...and the name fits him perfectly.

Thanks, BtVS and Joss Whedon, for years of enjoyment, many a catchphrase, and TV moments we will never forget.

Favorite eps? Becoming Parts 1&2, Hush and Once More with Feeling. I'm under your spell!

susan Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 03:08 PM EST

My best Buffy moment has to be the night I got engaged to my now husband. His plan was to ask me to marry him after the episode where Xander and Anya were supposed to get married. Little did he know that this wasn't going to happen. End of the show, I burst into tears, and the poor guy had to wait until I calmed down before popping the question! We were also going to name our child (if it was a boy) Alexander, so we could call him Xander for short.

Nick Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 02:55 PM EST

There is just too much to thank "Buffy" for. Thanks for Angel. Thanks for Veronica Mars. Thanks for helping me grow up, and for getting me involved in media critiquing. Thanks for being the first SOLID fiction writing I've ever grown to appreciate fully. Thanks for always being there and relating to my life. Joss will always be an icon of mine.

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 02:28 PM EST

Ellipsian, you ignorant sl*t. The best show ever is, of course, "Seinfeld".

Or "Alf", I can't decide...

Ellipsian Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 02:25 PM EST

What to say about the genious of the best show ever? It can't be explained; it must be experienced. Trying to convince someone that a show called "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" has at once both the comedic and dramatic heft of any show on television is nigh impossible--trust, I've tried. And I was one of the dubious muself, until I was roped in during the first season and never looked back. And I'll never doubt Joss Whedon again. Yeah, he makes mistakes and has caused/let some not-so-great things happen (see: a good deal of Season 6), but he's my man, and I'll follow him wherever he wants to take me.
I also gotta give props to you, EW, who were some of the earliest purveyors of the show and haven't stopped, to this day. Thanks!

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 02:12 PM EST

Almost as good. But not nearly as good as Paul Stanley's part in "Young Doctors in Love"...

furry_tom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 01:11 PM EST

RE: the cameo by Anthony Kiedis and Flea
Is it as good as Sting in Who Killed Bambi?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjIXLYyqVnM

furry_tom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:46 PM EST

It's just that at the time America was embroiled in Chase-mania and I was so sick of hearing about it and I gave it a pass. I might go back and check it out for Henry Rollins though.

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:37 PM EST

Well, you missed a killer performance by Henry Rollins, Tom. And the cameo by Anthony Kiedis and Flea MUST have been the inspiration for "Brokeback Mountain". How that movie didn't get and Oscar nod is anyone's guess...

Nicole Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:29 PM EST

I watched Buffy for the first time between the 2nd & 3rd seasons during the summer. At the time I was 24 and my younger brother would make fun of me, until he watched one episode and became hooked. My friends and I had a party at the beginning of season 6, the cake said "Buffy Lives", at the time my satelite service did not have UPN, so a friend of mine taped it for me every week. After the show and Angel ended two of my friends and I went to to conventions that summer just to meet Spike, we still bust out into Anya's "bunny song".

furry_tom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:11 PM EST

I never watched The Chase. Too trendy. ;)

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:01 PM EST

Sarcastic, Tom? You? Say it ain't so, Tom, say it ain't so. You know, in all fairness, I am pretty much just talking out of my butt. I didn't see the movie, and I've never watched one episode either. I just thought the premise was weak. Maybe I should have given it a chance, but I didn't. It seemed too trendy to me or something. But, then again, I did not watch "Seinfeld" for years because it was "too trendy". What a jerk, huh?

But you have to admit, Tom, Swanson was cute in "The Chase". LOL...

Anne Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:57 AM EST

It started with the concept -- cheerleader kills vampires. Then the dialogue. THEN, hey, the characters actually deveop on this one? Cordelia shows some depth? What? Other shows would have kept her as her episode 1 self the entire series.

THEN -- they killed Jenny. That was the moment I realized that this show wasn't just different, it was completely new. And brutal, and honest, and hilarious all at once.

The characters changed, there were consequences to actions, and the pain was palpable. "Becoming, Pt. 2" wiped me out.

My younger sister and I found the first common ground we had in 10 years over "Buffy."

And then there was "Angel" and "Firefly." I can't believe that Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry were the first steps into the marvelous Whedonverse.

Sandy Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST

Indelible characters and surprisingly real situations - BTVS had it all. And some of the greatest villians ever - the Mayor, Glory, Faith, Spike.... I loved that Joss wasn't afraid of giving them all more depth and character. He made it tougher to root for the Scoobies to defeat them sometimes! And Giles was a tremendous adoptive 'father figure' to the gang. You felt his growing pangs as this ever-increasing brood of teenagers leaned on him for wisdom and support. My boyfriend used to mock my obsession with the show until he saw "Hush" and then curiousity got the better of him. He cried as hard as I did during "The Body" and was sad to see the series end. Can't wait for the comic on March 14th!

furry_tom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:25 AM EST

All right, then let's say Buffy is comparable to the Pixies since they're more of a cult classic that hasn't been canonized yet, but deserves to be. Back to quality though, I have to give credit where credit is due*, the show was way beyond the movie. Especially the writing which was far more sarcastic/ironic, which appeals to me personally, but, like the Pixies**, it's not for everyone.

*For example, I'm ripping this line off from Dante in Clerks.
**See and you thought I wouldn't be able to wrap up all of my tangents.

Jeremy Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:17 AM EST

I spoke with my brother the other day on the phone and he asked me how things were going, I told him "5 by 5". Damn you Joss, you had me from hello.

Joe C Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 11:13 AM EST

I was DEFINITELY embarassed to admit I loved Buffy, as I was,um, older than the typical Buffy watcher. But during the WB years, there was no better show. It was so violent, and also funny, and also very sad at times. Man, I miss Buffy, Angel, Spike & the gang!

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:42 AM EST

Exactly, Tom. I agree with your sarcasm completely. But does that mean you are comparing "Buffy" to the Rolling Stones? Because I think I'd compare it more with The Pussycat Dolls. I'd rather look at a hot girl singing a crappy song (or doing a crappy show) than I would an uglier one. Most of the music I love is made by ugly people, thank you very much!

furry_tom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:20 AM EST

RE: Swanson was MUCH hotter
Yes, because hotness is the earmark of quality. That's why the Pussycat Dolls are so much better than the Rolling Stones. Mick Jagger has a face that would scare away carnival folk.

thwarted Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:12 AM EST

No TV show ever made me cry before. I bawled like a baby when Joyce died, and I still do, every time that episode comes on.

"Mom? Mom? Mommy?"

Phantom Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 10:04 AM EST

In a word...YAWN!!! Rotten idea for a movie spinoff - even a decade after it's success. Swanson was MUCH hotter...

Jessica Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 09:51 AM EST

I was a sophmore in high school when I saw the 1st episode. I knew right from the start this show would become an obsession. I became a fanatic. I waited in line for hours for Nick Brendan's autograph. I taped pictures on my walls, and watched every episode 20 times. I listened to the musical episode until my ears bled. When it was all over, and I went into withdrawl, I discovered FANFICTION!!! To this very day, I read Buffy fanfiction every day. Buffy has changed my life in extreme ways. It defined my high school and college years. I even wrote a major college paper on Joss Whedon. It taught me the real way way to eat a twinkie, and how to search for slash subtext in television shows. Long live Buffy the Vampire Slayer!

Jay Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 12:08 AM EST

I remember watching one of the season one episodes and thinking "this show isn't as bad as I thought it would be". Then, when Angelus made his way onto the show, it became "this show is pretty good". By season three when they introduced the show's rock star, Faith, it was "man, this show's got definite pantheon potential". By season four when they aired "Hush", it was all over ... I had the gold standard that all other tv dramas would be held up against.

BJohnson Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 11:19 PM EST

I will cry foul on the comment that "the guy from the coffee ads" was the most famous. I actually avoided Buffy for about 1 1/2 seasons b/c I still saw Sarah M.G. as the bitchy Kendall from All My Children. Oh she played THAT role as well I as I would finally begin to see the brillance of her performance as Buffy. It's hard to make that transition as a soap star, so it's always a check in the plus column for soap operas.

Cece Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 10:07 PM EST

I loved the show from the beginning. I know there were a lot of people who decided not to give it a chance because of the name, but I thought it deserved a try. I was hooked from then. I always tell people who ask me how I can watch a show with such a silly name that you hust have to get past the name. Watch one episode, and thank me later. My recommendations are Suprise and Innocence together, Hush, The Body, Passion, I Only Have Eyes for You and Wild at Heart. After all that, they MUST watch Once More with Feeling. Long list, I know, but definitely the Buffy essentials.

Martha Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:16 PM EST

Buffy was a great show because it used vampires/the Hellmouth/etc. as an effective metaphor for adolescence...blah blah blah. Some pretty nice male pulchritude going on as well. Did anyone catch that the recent "Office" episode about the bat was directed by Mr. Whedon? Made me smile...

Caro Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:43 AM EST

Buffy is truly one of the best tv shows ever!
My BTVS love started in 10th grade, when my english teacher told me I reminded him of Willow. I had never seen it, but being a WB fan, I sat down one Tuesday night & watched the ep "Halloween". From that second I was completely hooked. That same teacher told us for our final that if we dressed like a Buffy character, we'd get extra points! A friend & I dressed as Buffy and Angel, and our teached absolutely loved it.

Another funny memory: A Tuesday night my freshman year of college, I sat down with some dinner and my Buffy, and after the ep (it was "Crush") aired, I started getting stomach pains. Thinking they were somehow Buffy-angst related (Woo! Spike loooves Buffy!!!), I ignored them. Much later that night, I went to the ER with appendicitis. While recovering the next week, I asked my roommates to tape Buffy for me. They brought the tape to recovery center and watched with me, even though they weren't fans. I'm forever a Whedon fan!

ali... Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 08:12 AM EST

Hi
I just wanted to add that i LOVE Buffy! Tried never to miss an episode; if i couldnt watch i recorded it; & if i couldn`t do either.. i got pissed off. I got couple of box-sets, although i want them ALL.. & one day i will!!!

Quentin-Alexandre Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 04:43 AM EST

Buffy is and will always be my favorite show, the one I compare every other one to.
In highschool my bestfriend and I lived for the show, and I can't remember how many arguments I got into trying to explain the greatness of the show (the last one of these was less than a month ago). And yes, when I'm on a date, I always try to bring up Buffy (sometimes more subtly than others), and while this is not a dealbreaker, the person's reaction to my liking it might be.

kc Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 10:55 PM EST

only one word needs to be said about how awesome this show is/was/always will be: FAITH!

Katyna Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 08:11 PM EST

I met my husband because of Buffy. I was so into Buffy that I started reading a blog posted by The First Evil on LiveJournal. I started a blog of my own, friended this guy, got to know him, moved to a different state, got married and we are expecting a child now.

Without Buffy, I wouldn't have ever met him. My obsession paid off.

pede Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 04:34 PM EST

Like many, I remember thinking, "they made a tv show from that stupid movie?" when the series began. Then EW kept praising it, so sometime in the middle of the 2nd season, I watched an episode. That was all it took. People who didn't watch can never fully understand how incredibly powerful the show was & still is. My ex used to say that it was just a high school girl running around killing vampires. To me, the killing of vampires & other Big Bads was secondary to the characters themselves, their lives, and how very real they were. Life didn't always have a happy ending on Buffy, the boy (vampire) didn't always get the girl, and sometimes important characters died. (though Joss, God bless him, usually found a way to bring them back) I own the series on DVD, and whenever I'm in need of a good cry, which we women do from time to time, I put in the final episode of season's 2, 5 or 7. Thank you Joss for creating the best show ever & thank you EW for recognizing it.

M Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 01:02 PM EST

Seth Green and Alyson Hannigan fill my head! I'm stoked for the comics! i love this show!

Jasper Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 11:52 AM EST

OMG! Buffy is my ATF show(Tied w/ Roseanne)!! I couldn't stand Sarah Michelle Gellar after being Kendall on All My Children so I was hesitant. Then I think I saw Charisma Carpenter in her cheerleading uniform and I was hooked.

J.W. Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 10:20 AM EST

I never understood the show until a good friend of mine sat me down and made me watch a tape of "The Body" and "Hush". Then, at long last, I understood. I own every season on DVD and I watch them at least once a year.

Jen Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 09:47 AM EST

Buffy and the Scoobies were the same age as me so it was almost like we were growing up together, going through all the same experiences at the same time. Once the DVD's started coming out my boyfriend would get them for me, not really convinced I would really watch them over again. Boy have I proved him wrong and and he fully admits it. Now I not only have them all individually but spent my hard earned student money to buy The Chosen Collection and it was worth every penny to have a second copy and the extra disc. Now I can't wait for the 8th season in comic book form. Glad to have the gang be apart of my life at least a little bit.

Devil Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 09:38 AM EST

oh and it changed my life because it got me over my fear of cemeteries

i mean if Buffy Summers can hang out there..why cant i?

Devil Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 09:37 AM EST

Buffy was and always will be the greatest show ever made...

nothing will ever top it

HAPPY 10th ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!

Jenny Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 07:50 AM EST

James Marsters (Spike) ruined me from other men for life. ;)

Natalie Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 05:36 AM EST

Don't think i could even describe why this show is so unbelievable. When i was in hospital during the end of season 5 the only thing i was bothered about was missing the finale! (I didn't, my dad taped it) Me and my boyfriend still have Buffy nights and i will watch any episode re-run on TV. I loved season 6-the nerd trio anyone? And the episode from season 7 'Storytelling' i don't think i have ever loved a character as much as i do Andrew. :) When they started showing Angel on Sci-Fi in the UK...that was a great moment. I miss that show too. Joss is a god.

Erin Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 03:27 AM EST

I met my two best friends in the world because of Buffy. We met in an online forum and than at a Convention. Now almost five years later we are still friends. I've seen their kids grow and we've seen each other through the good and the bad. So Thank you Joss Whedon, Buffy (and Spike!) for helping me find two people that I can't even imagine not knowing.

ME Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 03:23 AM EST

Alyson Hannigan

Jerry McCormick Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 01:22 AM EST

I can't even beging to describe how much I LOVED, LOVED this show. I watched the first episode while I was sick in the bed and thought it was the meds that made me love the show. When I watched the second episode, I KNEW this was the show for me. I absolutely cried, cried, cried during the last episode because I felt like members of my family were leaving me. I own all the seasons and on Sunday afternoons, I'll visit the Scoobies. I've seen each episode a dozen times or more, but I NEVER get tired. EVER. Only "Veronica Mars" holds a candle to this show. And while VM isn't the same, it's pretty darn good.

Meredith Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 01:08 AM EST

At the beginning of the fourth season, my local WB affiliate went off the air, leaving me stranded with no Buffy in sight. I was inconsolable for two solid weeks, until I learned that the new episodes of Buffy were airing on a different channel...at 3:30 in the morning. I didn't have a VCR to record the shows. So once a week for a close to two years, I got out of bed at 3:30 in the morning to watch new episodes. That's how much I loved Buffy.

Laura Reineke Sat, Mar 10, 2007 at 12:23 AM EST

I never cared so much for or believed so strongly in a group of characters until this show, and I doubt I ever will again.

whol Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:55 PM EST

My embarassing confession: I cried when they killed Anya...BASTARDS

NC Viewer Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:44 PM EST

I wrote about Buffy in my college essay to Princeton and got in - suffice it to say that this is the type of work that touches anyone who encounters it.

Ari Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:35 PM EST

Let's just say thanks to Buffy, I developed a strong affinity for punk rock, blue eyes, and British accents. Oh and I learned that mortal enemy sex is rilly rly hot.

Shanu Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:35 PM EST

It was a show that really utilized the strengths of the television medium, possibly more than any other show before or since. It made you care about the characters, it took risks, it was smart and funny and moving and scary. Just wonderful. I don't think its continuing popularity, or the amount of academic scholarship about it are coincidences.

Lisa Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:30 PM EST

It is amazing that a "fantasy" show did a more realistic job of portraying the human experience than anything else I've ever seen on tv.
I was already a huge fan of the Whedon ouvre, and Buffy had been gone for 4 years when my daughter died suddenly last year. I found that I had bits of Buffy dialogue stuck in my head for months. It made me feel less crazy to realize that someone else had experienced and was able to so beautifully articulate the kind of pain I was experiencing. Joss understands loss and I think that is why so many of us respond to his work with such passion.

Sandy Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:27 PM EST

Started watching in season six (cause my city didn't have the WB but did have UPN), and I was hooked! The richness and humanity of the stories and characters really enthralled me. :o) Thank you, Joss! :o)

Ryan Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:17 PM EST

I still remember the premiere. I tuned thinking, "They made a TV show out of THAT? This should be hilariously awful!" Then of course my love for SMG started immediately. At first it was my secret guilty pleasure, then I realized other people actually liked it too. It consistently gave me everything I wanted in a TV show: action, drama, comedy, etc. I am still deeply affected watching the tragic "Becoming Pt. 2", the screwball hilarious (and prophetic) "Something Blue", and Spike's moving speech in "Touched." Frankly, I could go on forever about how much I love this show. It still angers me when people discount Buffy as a teen drama or a nerdy sci-fi. I usually ask such people if they know what the most universally critically acclaimed series of the last ten years was. I'm over the Emmy snubs after realizing that almost no deserving shows/actors ever win.

Jay Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 11:00 PM EST

I don't know how to talk about why Buffy is so amazing, because it's just too good a show. But I will say that the fact that they're doing sold-out "Once More With Feeling" midnight sing-alongs (a la Rocky Horror) almost 5 years after the Series Finale really says something about how much the show has (and will continue to) endure. It's pretty unusual for a following of any TV show to be this dedicated.

v Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 10:10 PM EST

Buffy is a one of a kind show that showed other sitcoms how to do it right.

Sven Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 09:51 PM EST

For those in need of an Emma fix, check out her myspace page (myspace.com/emmacaulfield). She maintains it, and it is all Emma. She seems to be stuck on doing Lifetime type movies, which I won't watch. It only belittles her talent. She was of course perfect as Anya, and is destined for good roles, but Lifetime movies are not what I am seeking. Getting back to Buffy, I only ever saw it on dvd, starting with Netflix and then buying the entire series, all thanks to EW's critics forever pushing the show on the readers. So for that (and much more), I thank EW. And those who are promoting Veronica Mars, keep doing it. It is one of only two shows I watch (the other being House, which naturally has to air opposite VM).

Dnnlnn Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 09:26 PM EST

BTVS started when I was in the sixth grade and it ended my senior year of highschool. I grew up on that show. I hadn't watched much tv before that, and I remember thinking this is what tv is: smart, funny, and entertaining. Buffy started my tv addiction. I also remember having weekly debates with my friends on how was hotter: Spike or Angel. I still think Spike is WAY hotter. Thank god for tv on dvd; I can still get my Buffy fix.

redgie Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:59 PM EST

i still do the buffyspeak. i.e. movies give me 'the happy'. no one understands me, of course.

John Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:48 PM EST

Buffy introduced me to the kind of TV writing I didn't think possible. The Scoobs felt as close and real to me as my actual friends (which is a little sad), and it was amazing to watch a show where the main characters grew. And changed. And developed. They weren't the same people from week to week like they are on most dramas, but the events they endured changed them, and changed me. I'll never forget the first time I saw "Into the Woods", when Xander, who used to be so insecure and almost cowardly, stood up to Buffy and told her what she didn't want to hear. He was a new person. Because people change, just like in life.

Peter Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:30 PM EST

I loved the article that was linked. It's true about how much of tv has been affected by Whedon & co. I watch almost half the shows in the article (24, Heroes, Smallville & the O.C.) Hopefully Joss will be back with something new to tv soon.

LONG LIVE THE SCOOBIES!!!!!!

Chris Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:20 PM EST

First show to get me into hour-long dramas. Now I watch more than is probably good for my health.

mikey Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:15 PM EST

While saving Sunnydale, I truly believe Buffy saved televsion. The show proved that there was a sizable audience for shows with long story arcs, sharp dialog, strong female (lead) characters, challenging metaphors, etc. Not only that, it showed that an audience could be amazingly loyal to material that made them think and feel while being entertained.

A bit of a side note, but what will it take to get Emma Caulfield back on TV? Every time a Buffy topic comes up on PopWatch and I read through the comments, it becomes more and more clear that there is an awful lot of Anya love (myself very much included) out here in the TV watching world.

Dylan Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:04 PM EST

Buffy will forever be one of the most influential and greatest tv programs of all-time. I was one of the few who was a fan of Sarah Michelle Gellar from her All My Children days(embarrassing, I know.) I also loved the movie,but the show was just a big surprise. It had everything you could want. It's one of those shows that every once in awhile you wonder how the characters turned out and where they are now(embarrasing, I know).

Ariella Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 08:00 PM EST

The first show I labeled the "Best Show Ever!" a title that has since been inherited by it's direct decendant, Veronica Mars. Anyone who loved Buffy and isn't watching VM is missing out! VM is the love child of a three way between Buffy, My So-Called Life, and Raymond Chandler. Let it be the next show that will change your life.

mike Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:59 PM EST

Early in season 1, five kids are possessed by hyenas and they eat the principal. I was hooked at that moment.

day Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:48 PM EST

Well, it didn´t change my life, but it´s probably the show I miss the most. Even though its end was overdue, I could´ve/would´ve still welcomed, most whole-heartedly, an 8th season.

ruby Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:31 PM EST

Wow, 10 years. I remember so distinctly driving down the main street in my neighborhood and seeing the big Buffy billboard with Sarah Michelle and Nicholas Brendan and the heading that went something like "She has only one rule on Prom Night...No Necking." I was in 8th grade and was not particularly impressed with the movie, so God only knows why I tuned into the premiere. But by the time Angel meets Buffy in that alleyway and says "I don't bite," I was hooked. My high school journalism teacher was Joss's sister in law, it was all Buffy all the time with her and I. It was one of those shows that swept me up and took me away...loved it and it stood with me even after it ended. To this day, it irks me beyone belief that Buffy and Angel didn't end up together...I get Joss's reasoning, but still...best TV couple of all time.

Lazlo Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:31 PM EST

Last month, I was stuck home and horribly ill. i turned on the tv at 7 in the morning and on one channel they were playing "the Body" and on another channel, "Shells" (when Fred turns into Illyria) was on. I'll blame being sick for my emotional response, but switching from channel to channel and scene to scene was like a mash-up into one of the most intense tv hours ever created. joss, come back and pull tv back from this "American Idol Precipice of Crap" that it is becoming...

Tiffany Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:26 PM EST

Wow...i'm so old now. when buffy first aired, i was exicted. i actually liked the movie! (cheesy, i know). But it just so happened, I had broken up with my boyfriend, Angel, and then this show. so, from the end of high school through my college years until the end, it was a fixture for me. oh and my fave college experience...talking to my first roommate and saying, "well, i watch buffy" just to get "I watch Buffy too!" LOL>>> no one was allowed to bother us on Tuesdays when the show came on!!!

bonnie Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:11 PM EST

as a 5th grader watching the show on tv buffy not only totaly chanegd my taste in television, but my taste in art and life. best show ever.

Caitlin Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:05 PM EST

favorite season- season 7
why? anya and andrew.

Andie Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 07:00 PM EST

10 years ago I saw a billboard for Buffy and thought, "That show is gonna suck." Then I ended up catching the episodes as the reran over the summer and was hooked. It is now my favorite show of all time - I even bought the first season DVD set before I had a DVD player. I've never known a show to have it all (comedy, drama, mystery, suspense, pop culture knowledge) and use it so well.

paul Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:57 PM EST

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

Stephanie Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:56 PM EST

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."

kinglouieXVIII Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:55 PM EST

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.

Little Lamb Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:50 PM EST

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).

T-rev and K-dub Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:41 PM EST

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.

Jp Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:35 PM EST

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)!!!

Stef Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:26 PM EST

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!

Lynn Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:12 PM EST

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.

jarett Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 06:02 PM EST

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.

gina Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:47 PM EST

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.

Scott Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:40 PM EST

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.

Karla Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:36 PM EST

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!

Vicky Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:30 PM EST

Changed my life?? Hmm....I became obsessed with all things Whedon.

Jane Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:28 PM EST

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.

Sven Fri, Mar 9, 2007 at 05:23 PM EST

It introduced the comedic (and comely) talents of Emma Caulfield. What more needs to be said?