Although such ratings are lower than successful shows on the "big four" networks ( ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox), they were a success for the relatively new and smaller WB Television Network.
The series received critical and popular acclaim and usually reached between four and six million viewers on original airings. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang" – a reference to the animated franchise Scooby-Doo that features a group of friends solving mysteries together. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches and trains her. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but as the series progresses, she learns to embrace her destiny.
In the story, Slayers, or the "Chosen Ones", are chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. The series narrative follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a line of young women known as "Vampire Slayers", or simply " Slayers". The series premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. It is based on the 1992 film of the same name, also written by Whedon, although they are separate and otherwise unrelated productions. Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (comic book)īuffy the Vampire Slayer is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon.
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