Ten years ago today, the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired in the U.S. Now, Sarah Michelle Gellar shares her fond memories of making the show.
Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer is without a doubt one of the most iconic science fiction television series of all time.
Created by Joss Whedon, Buffy was originally conceptualized as a movie, which came out in 1992 with Kristy Swanson in the title role.
The film was a total flop, but luckily Whedon went on to rework the storyline for TV, and Buffy was reborn as we know and love her, brought to life by Sarah Michelle Gellar.
The series began in 1997 on WB and concluded on May 20, 2003 on UPN with the finale episode “Chosen.” Through its seven-year run, fans will agree that the series had its ups and downs – though you won’t find the fandom agreeing on what they were!
Speaking to The Huffington Post, Gellar looks back on her experience playing one of pop culture’s most recognisable feminist icons.
“I’m incredibly proud of that show,” she says. “Proud of everybody on it, of what we did … You can’t be prouder of that show. It still holds up in reruns and I’m blessed every day … I’ve been pretty lucky.”
Actor-turned-screenwriter Danny Strong (who is writing The Hunger Games: Mockingjay scripts) is best known to Buffy fans as the lovable nerd Jonathan, and he’s got some fond words about the series, too.
“It just gets bigger each year. It’s really exciting how much it penetrated this public consciousness in a way,” Strong says, pointing to the fact that Buffy is now studied as a text at universities. “I’m really honored just to have been a part of it. It’s very exciting.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar will be returning to television this fall, starring opposite Robin Williams in the new CBS comedy The Crazy Ones.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer continues in comic book form; season 9 is in full swing and will conclude on August 14. You can check out the entire series at Dark Horse Comics.
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