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By Samuel J. Scott
Buffy Summers, of course, was not the first vampire hunter (or slayer) in folklore and history (whether in fiction or reality). But she is the latest archetype in a centuries-old mythology that spans Balkan stories, medieval persecutors, and British writers. In this essay, I argue that the qualities of vampire hunters have remained generally consistent despite the variety of mediums and stories that have… Continue reading
What’s Trending’s Shira Lazar hosted a panel with Joss Whedon and Eliza Dushku at a ThriveGulu fundraising event in San Francisco to chat about how they promote change to better humanity and help survivors of Uganda’s civil war: http://ow.ly/cFP5A. Check it out! WT’s main website is here, and you can visit ThriveGulu as well.
Don’t know when you should stake a vampire? Since it’s Friday, we created this fun “Buffy” flowchart and vampire meme to help you out! Use the embed code at the bottom to add this to your website!
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The big difference between me and Buffy is that I was always a slayer. I wasn’t “called” or “chosen” – I was born into the violence and the suffering. But if I were to pick a moment when I knew I was different, it would be a little under two months before my fourteenth birthday.
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By Samuel J. Scott
In the first episode of Season Four of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” Buffy is dejected and depressed as a result of her lack of success in transitioning into college and losing a battle with the vampire Sunday. The slayer runs into Xander, who had just returned to Sunnydale from an aborted cross-country trip… Continue reading
In honor of a meme that has been circulating throughout Facebook and elsewhere, we decided to have a little fun today. We hope you like this! Feel free to like, share, and forward as you wish! Just, please: If you copy the image to put on a website, we ask that you credit us at “Buffy the Vampire Slayer Online.” Thanks!
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<center><img src="http://www.btvsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/buffy-meme.jpg" alt="buffy meme" /></center><a href="http://www.btvsonline.com">Buffy the Vampire… Continue reading
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By Samuel J. Scott
In the first part of this two-part series, we examined how Buffy’s experiences early in her sophomore year at Sunnydale High School in the first season resembled those actions and feelings of freshman high-school students as psychologists, educators, and sociologists see them. Although Buffy was a sophomore, her attitudes and behavior in an entirely-new environment made her just like a freshman in… Continue reading
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