Buffy the Vampire Slayer remains one of my two most favorite tv shows of all time. Joss Whedon's show started it all and was innovative in its day. Before DVRs, iTunes, Netflix, etc., there was Buffy. A show about a blonde teenage girl who was born to fight monsters, especially vampires. Whedon came up with the concept because he was annoyed by the movies where the girl running from the killer ALWAYS trips and gets killed. He wanted the girl to rise up and be the one who slayed the monsters – the one they feared. The show started as a movie with Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry in 1992, and it was the first movie I ever went to by myself. I HAD to see it. It was a revelation for someone raised on fairy tales, Poe, Carroll, and Dracula. I was obsessed.
Wednesday nights in the '90's were the best since you got to see Charmed and Buffy the Vampire Slayer back to back. Remember no streaming and a lot of us weren't record on our VCR's so no rewinding or watching it again. My friends and I would watch episodes together and chat on the phone or call each other afterwards. So much fun! I even have all the accompanying episode guides on my bookshelves today. Whedon was one of the first that I can recall using pop culture references woven in with comedy and horror. The first writer that shocked us by randomly killing off a main character or a major side one. Although, one could argue M*A*S*H did this long before Whedon. I grew up watching M*A*S*H with my parents, but Buffy is my girl.
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I ran across necklaces on Etsy.com and you don't have to wait for Christmas or birthdays. Give them on any occasion. I bought myself a Christmas gift! Even if you don't want one of them to be Buffy specific, you might know someone to gift the “Slay Girl Slay” one too? Enjoy shopping and treat yourself!
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The Gentleman from the episode “Hush”
Giles: Who are the Gentlemen? They are fairy tale monsters. What do they want? Hearts. They come to a town. They steal all the voices so no one can scream. Then…
[Giles shows drawings of Gentlemen ripping out the heart from a person in bed]
Giles: They need seven, they have at least two.
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Chosen One from the episode “The Harvest”
Giles: For as long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, a Chosen One…
Buffy: He loves doing this part.
Giles: Alright. The Slayer hunts vampires, Buffy is a Slayer, don't tell anyone.
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“Slayer, The” from the episode “Doomed”
“I'm the Slayer. Slay-er. Chosen One. She-who-hangs-out-a-lot-in-cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: ‘Slayer, comma The.'”
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“Beep Me” from the episode “Never Kill a Boy on the First Date”
Giles: Buffy, maintaining a normal social life as a Slayer… i-i-is problematic at best.
Buffy: This is the '90s. The 1990s, in point of fact, and I can do both. Clark Kent has a job. I just wanna go on a date.
Giles: Well, I-I suppose it was a fairly slim lead…
Buffy: Thank you, thank you, thank you! And look, I won't go far, okay? If the apocalypse comes, beep me.
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“Seize the Moment” from the episode “Welcome to the Hellmouth”
Buffy: Well, my philosophy – Do you wanna hear my philosophy?
Willow: Yeah, I do.
Buffy: “Life is short.”
Willow: “Life is short.”
Buffy: Not original, I'll grant you. But it's true. You know? Why waste time being all shy and worrying about some guy and if he's gonna laugh at you. Seize the moment. ‘Cause tomorrow you might be dead.
Willow: Oh… that's nice…
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“Life’s a show and we all play a part” from the episode “Once More with Feeling”
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Slay Girl Slay
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If you're a Buffy fan, who did you choose for her to ultimately end up with – just for fun. Angel or Spike? Let me know in the comments below or post your favorite show episode or quote.
