Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a supernatural drama\fantasy\action\horror television show created by Joss Whedon, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar in the title role.

The show premiered on the WB network on March 10, 1997 and aired on the network for five seasons before moving to the UPN network where it aired for two more seasons.

The supporting cast throughout the series' run consisted of Nicholas Brendon, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, Charisma Carpenter, Anthony Stewart Head, Seth Green, Marc Blucas, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, Emma Caufield and Amber Benson.

"Buffy" received critical and popular acclaim and usually reached between four and six million viewers on original airings.

Although such ratings are lower than successful shows on the "big four" networks (such as ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox), they were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB Television Network.

It was ranked 41st on TV Guide's list of 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, second on Empire's "50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time", 27th on The Hollywood Reporter's "Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows", voted third in 2004 and 2007 on TV Guide's "Top Cult Shows Ever" and listed in Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-Time".

In 2013, TV Guide also included it in its list of "The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time" and ranked it #38 on its list of the "60 Best Series of All Time". Buffy was also named the third Best School Show of All Time by AOL TV.

It was nominated for Emmy and Golden Globe awards, winning a total of three Emmys. However, snubs in lead Emmy categories resulted in outrage among TV critics and the decision by the academy to hold a tribute event in honor of the series after it had gone off the air in 2003.

The show also spawned a spin-off series called "Angel" which aired from 1999 to 2004. On May 20, 2003 (after 7 seasons and 144 episodes), "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" came to an end.

Plot
The show was about a young woman named Buffy Summers who becomes the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers" (or simply "Slayers").

In the story, Slayers are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness.

Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, she surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang".

Cast

 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers
 * Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
 * Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
 * Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles
 * Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
 * David Boreanaz as Angel
 * James Marsters as Spike
 * Seth Green as Daniel "Oz" Osborne
 * Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
 * Marc Blucas as Riley Finn
 * Emma Caufield as Anya Jenkins
 * Amber Benson as Tara Maclay