Wednesday, October 10 2007

Part 3 - The New Networks

By PopMatters Staff

It would never work... no one challenged the reigning broadcast junta and survived. No surprise then that the upstarts snuck in and changed the face of TV forever.

Monday, December 13 2004

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Seventh Season

By Mary Colgan

Joss Whedon says, 'We sort of worship at the same altar. Me and my staff are the biggest Buffy nerds alive.'

Tuesday, June 17 2003

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Complete Fourth Season

By Cynthia Fuchs

That is, the season that many fans have called out as disjointed and erratic, maddening and disappointing. To a point, the complaint is justified, as Joss Whedon and company tend to concede. But only to a point.

Monday, May 19 2003

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Lord of the Nerds

By Jesse Hassenger

Buffy is often mentioned specifically as a "female empowerment" show, but one of its most inviting aspects is the way its cast has always been uncommonly split between guys and girls.

Sunday, January 1 1995

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Scooby Love

By Michael Abernethy

But the Scoobies have expanded the tv series, to include character study and analysis of the bonds of humankind.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel

By John G. Nettles

Given Buffy's track record for playing with conventions, there may be hope for Dawn Summers on the horizon, but as of now she is definitely the Scrappy-Doo of the Scooby Gang.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Boys and Girls and Buffy

By Todd R. Ramlow

We've all learned a lot about the politics of being young and being adult, about sexuality and gender roles, as well as about the difficulties of daily life from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but perhaps we've learned the most about all of this from Xander.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Surprises

By Tracy McCloone

Many non-initiates of Buffy the Vampire Slayer dismiss it as a show about teen angst or girl action. But Buffy's diverse fan base understands that these things are worthy of our attention, and know Buffy as a series with a little something for everyone.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - We Could Be Heroes

By Erich Kuersten

The finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer marks not only the end of a great series, but also the end of one of the most popular myths of our postmodern times.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

By Michael Abernethy

With so much going for it, why isn't 'Buffy' the hottest show on television?