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Buffy
the Vampire Slayer is an American cult television series that aired
from March
10, 1997 until May 20, 2003. It was created by writer-director Joss
Whedon. The
series follows Buffy Anne Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar),
the latest
in a line of young women chosen by fate to battle vampires, demons, and
the
forces of darkness as the Slayer. Like previous Slayers, Buffy is aided
by a
Watcher, who guides and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy
surrounds
herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the "Scooby
Gang." |