- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ONCE MORE WITH FEELINGS PROFESSIONAL
- BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ONCE MORE WITH FEELINGS SERIES
There was an element of geeky cool in pledging allegiance to “Buffy” when it was on TV.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ONCE MORE WITH FEELINGS PROFESSIONAL
Part of that is generational professional TV viewers like yours truly were beginning to sort through the intricacies of dramas and comedies that were airing in 1997.
But anyone who regularly read television coverage and criticism over the past two decades knows the show has never gone away.
BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER ONCE MORE WITH FEELINGS SERIES
ET/PT - although the entire series is available to stream at your leisure on Hulu and Netflix). “Buffy” is power fantasy, but it speaks to something real about the ceaseless battle of living.įriday March 10th marks the 20 th anniversary of the series premiere of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” which is why you may have noticed a surge of stories about it within the past few days (You can even wake up to celebrate the anniversary with cable’s Pop, which is airing the two-part premiere at 9 a.m. Fans like me can recite the dialogue word for word, remember the serene look on Sarah Michelle Gellar’s face as her heroine closes her eyes and, trusting her instincts, catches that deadly steel. But for millions of viewers who came of age while “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” aired on The WB and later, on UPN, the influential series wins that designation because of moments like this. Sword raised, he slashes down for the coup de grace…and to answer his question, she catches the blade between her palms and says, “Me.”įew television series earn a place in the Comfort Viewing Hall of Fame. No hope,” says Angel to Buffy in “Becoming” after he’s disarmed her and knocked her off her feet. Tonally speaking, the episodes could not be more different, though the message at the core of them is the same: When you’re backed into a corner, what are you made of?
Many frustrating workdays ended with a viewing of the sword duel between Buffy and with her soulless former lover Angel (David Boreanaz) in the second season finale, “Becoming (Part 2)” my husband’s balm of choice is “The Zeppo” from Season 3. Just as often a particular day at the office might inspire a return to a specific episode, or a moment in an episode. Instead, it speaks to the forlorn ache binding their lives with a catchy songbook perfect for theatrical sing-a-longs. Far from the finest hour of “Buffy,” it’s not even a stupendous TV musical episode. Maybe that’s why season six’s musical romp, “Once More, with Feeling,” is beloved by the “Buffy” faithful. Spend enough time in this world and you realize that everybody experiences their own “Buffy” season six, a thunderstorm of tribulation that either knocks you into the Hellmouth or inspires you to dig in your heels and keep on punching long after your strength gives out.
The sixth season wasn’t terribly popular among the “Buffy” faithful when it aired, but a number of us have come to appreciate it in its afterlife. Her best friend Willow (Alyson Hannigan) is an addict, her father figure Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) has left the nest, and her buddy Xander (Nicholas Brendon) is mired in an existential malaise. The lowest points in my life call for a revisiting of the entire sixth season – that chapter in which Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) is ripped out of Heaven and returns to her hellish earthly existence in Sunnydale, California. Whether it gets a repeat viewing depends on the kind of year I’m having. Nearly 14 years have passed since the finale of “ Buffy the Vampire Slayer” aired, and during that span of time I’ve watched that episode, “Chosen,” at least once a season.
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