Buffy the vampire slayer / Anne Billson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Billson, Anne.

Contributor:

British Film Institute.

Series:

BFI TV classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buffy, the vampire slayer (Television program).

Physical Description:

vi, 154 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 19 cm.

Place of Publication:

London : BFI, 2005.

Summary:

'In every generation there is a Chosen One. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer.' Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran for seven seasons, from 1997 to 2003, and in that time revolutionised American TV. Created (and often written and directed) by Joss Whedon, author of the 1992 movie of the same name, this was a television series which single-handedly reinvented the high-school genre, splicing it with action, comedy and the supernatural and captivating its core teenage audience while providing enough formal experimentation, existential reflection and above all pitch-perfect writing and acting to extend the show's appeal to viewers of all ages.

Series by series, Anne Billson unravels the magic of Buffy, examining the Slayer's antecedents and influences and exploring how, in a broadcasting environment inimical to long-running series, Whedon and his collaborators were able to push the outside of the envelope, take so many risks and create a fully realised mythology in which the fantasy elements are underpinned by an emotional honesty that brings fresh relevance to the age-old story of the struggle between Good and Evil. Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a super-heroine for our times: an all-in-one role model, icon and iconoclast. Not only that, but she's funny as well. Television will never be the same again.

Contents:

1 Before Buffy 1

2 The Chosen One 17

3 Welcome to the Hellmouth 27

4 Love and Other Catastrophes 46

5 The Dark Side 62

6 Higher Learning 79

7 Death and the Maiden 98

8 Revenge of the Nerds 108

9 Sharing the Power 122

10 After Buffy 135

Appendix My Favourite Episodes 139.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-150) and index.

ISBN:

1844570894

OCLC:

61529127