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    its premiere: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Joss Whedon’s adaptation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer has influenced science fiction television shows and movies by inspiring a long arc plot style in current television shows, introducing LGBTQ characters to television, becoming an inspiration which helped increase the amount of female heroine lead characters (in both

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer While the first seasons of Buffy are structured around an external threat seeking to corrupt the order of the world, later the source of the threat becomes increasingly internal, and the characters must embrace a side of themselves which is evil, irrational, or dangerous. When Giles kills an arguably innocent Ben, he does not suffer the moral ambiguity that Willow encounters when she kills a guilty Warren. Willow has to deal with an evil internal to her in a way Giles

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    In Gina Wisker’s article “Vampires and School Girls: High School Jinks on the Hellmouth”, she makes the point that Buffy is a new kind of women within vampire fictions. She supports this point by showing how Buffy is not a stereotypical helpless woman in a vampire film; Buffy is a strong independent woman who kills vampires and other creatures. While Wisker makes a very strong argument, this idea of a new kind of women could be extended to Willow and a new kind of men shown in Xander and Giles.

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    a chance to watch the episode “Hush” of Buffy the Vampire Slayer it is clear understand why this show was a hit amongst viewers. The episode made headlines because of how it used no dialogue throughout to create a storyline that actually worked. It needed no background information to understand the characters and their relationships with each other. The episode was praised because of this. It was known as one of the best episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer considering it was nominated for an Emmy

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    When Buffy: The Vampire Slayer premiered on American televisions in 1997, nobody expected much of it. It was a campy, teen horror-comedy about a monster-fighting valley girl, based on a mediocre, five year old movie. However, with the use of snappy dialogue, adult themes, and memorable characters, this little cult hit spread into a phenomenon that lasted 144 episodes over seven seasons. Buffy's success can be attributed to many factors, not limited to those listed above, but the strength of it's

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    episode 7) of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. In this episode Buffy finds out her boyfriend, Angel, is actually a vampire, and must deal with her feelings towards him that lead to losing feelings of safety in her home, and with him, all while fighting other vampires. The sudden realization of Angel’s true identity puts Buffy through uncanny and “unhomey” feelings and struggles, which tie into her fear and resentment towards the man she was once familiar and comfortable with. In the episode, Buffy

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Mentors feature prominently in the Gothic genre. From Dr Van Helsing in Bram Stoker's Dracula, who leads the young heroes into their quest to annihilate the Count, to Rupert Giles, the Watcher in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, older and more experienced adults have provided essential guidance for the younger protagonists of the genre. The differences in media of expression and the subsequent adaptations from novel to television series has not affected the presence of this

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a very popular show to teens and adults alike. The show’s screenwriter, Joss Whedon, studied literature in college, and therefore, the show has layered episodes with literary elements like symbolism, metaphors, and allusions. The show is easily very relatable to teenagers . Buffy expresses teenage drama in a supernatural way that is interesting to watch. Buffy is also known for its dialogue ,but this popular opinion is the reason why Whedon wrote the episode “Hush”. He

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    Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a supernatural drama series lasting from March of 1997 to May of 2003 was a popular television show created by Joss Whedon. The show is considered one of the top fifty shows of all times for many reasons including the fact that it is deeply rooted in the literary tradition, the episodes always having deeper meanings and metaphors. The show was so successful despite being on a small network that it led to hundred of tie-in products such as novels, comics, and video games

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    Language is fundamental when it comes to building relationships and putting ideas into action. Buffy the Vampire Slayer features several themes that are difficult to notice immediately because of how well-integrated they are into the plot of the show. In one specific episode called “Hush”, the people in the fictional town of Sunnydale have their voices taken away by demons who are called the Gentlemen. The main characters are then forced to find new ways to communicate with each other to defeat

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