Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Review
In every generation, there is a chosen one. She alone will stand against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. She is the Slayer. The idea for Buffy came from the head of Joss Whedon when he thought of turning over the trope in horror movies where a helpless blonde is being chased by a monster and gets trapped in a dead end where her doom is stepping towards her. He thought what if the blonde was the threat and the monster was the one who should be afraid? Thus the Slayer who would become a feminist icon was born. Joss wrote a screenplay from his idea and production for it began in the early 90s. Unfortunately, the producers and some cast members (namely Donald Sutherland) altered his original script, turning it into a cheesy teen horror comedy; a different approach to what he originally planned. Joss left halfway through production, never to return. The original Buffy I will say I didn't watch the movie first since people said it wasn't...