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Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer title card.jpg
Genre Supernatural drama
Fantasy
Action
Horror
Created by Joss Whedon
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
Nicholas Brendon
Alyson Hannigan
Charisma Carpenter
Anthony Stewart Head
David Boreanaz
Seth Green
James Marsters
Marc Blucas
Emma Caulfield
Michelle Trachtenberg
Amber Benson
Theme music composer Nerf Herder
Composer(s) Walter Murphy (1997)
Christophe Beck (1997–2000; 2001)
Shawn Clement (1997–98)
Sean Murray (1997–98)
Thomas Wanker (2000–02)
Robert Duncan (2002–03)
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 7
No. of episodes 144 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Joss Whedon
David Greenwalt
Marti Noxon
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Kaz Kuzui
Running time 42–51 minutes
Production company(s) Mutant Enemy Productions
Sandollar Television
Kuzui Entertainment
20th Century Fox Television
Distributor 20th Television
Release
Original network The WB (1997–2001)
UPN (2001–03)
Picture format NTSC 480i 4:3
PAL 576i 16:9 (Seasons 4–7)
1080i (HDTV) 16:9 (remaster)
Original release March 10, 1997 (1997-03-10) – May 20, 2003 (2003-05-20)
Chronology
Preceded by Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992 film)
Followed by Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight (comic book) (2007–11)
Related shows Angel

Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series created by Joss Whedon under his production tag, Mutant Enemy Productions with later co-executive producers being Jane Espenson, David Fury, David Greenwalt, Doug Petrie, Marti Noxon, and David Solomon. The series premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. 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". In the story, Slayers are "called" (chosen by fate) to battle against vampires, demons, and other forces of darkness. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches, and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby Gang".

The series received critical and popular acclaim, frequently being listed as one of the greatest TV shows of all time, and usually reached between four and six million viewers on original airings. 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.


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