Review
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (BTVS) is a wonderful crossover between the realms of science fiction horror adventure and whodunit. The main cast meet together to solve mysteries and obviously vanquish the undeadthis earns them the reputation of being Buffy and her Scoobie Gang.
What makes the character Buffy prominent is that she is the exact opposite of the hero these type of television programs and movies popularized previous to this show. Being a slayer gives a girl increased speed dexterity stamina strength and acuity alertness of nearby vampires. For the show to explore this unlikely avenue is what gives it the distinction of being completely different from anything before it. Although some might not be willing to suspend disbelief to see Buffy as a heroine she stands for progressiveness in everyone. Buffy's story has a huge arch that many can relate to from chosen one to leader.
The show itself is timeless although some of the early episodes coincide with the advent of the internet and at times you will be watching and yell at the screen "Use your bleeping cell phone!" (cell phones weren't used mainstream by teens until after 2000). This show was slightly ahead of its time in some regards where you may think some plot lines were lifted from something like The Matrix in episodes that were actually released a good year before it hit theaters.
The stories are quite good and what I enjoyed most about this show is that the writers actually throw a lot of curve balls at you when you might decide what the outcome will likely be. The characters are witty thankfully which keeps the dialogue fresh and the plot developing. Although many episodes start with slaying in the graveyard everything is kept really fresh.
Yes there are a few episodes that get a lot of recognition but it's the overall storyline and main characters in the show that makes it worth watching. It has won 3 out of 11 nominated Emmys and 9 out of 29 Saturn Awards with Sarah Michelle Gellar being nominated for a Saturn every season of the show winning once. You can see at least the first two seasons of this show free on IMDb.com (and elsewhere) at this point although just a month ago they had the first three. It can be picked up for $15 a season at Walmart or in some cases in double packs from $2030 at WalmartTarget.