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Date Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 05:22:14am
Author: Lij
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Subject: How Buffy Faced her Fears....

A typical reaction to fantasy series, especially one with such beautifully crafted horror elements as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is to wonder, “Who thinks up this stuff?” The implication, of course, is that it requires a twisted, perhaps demented, mind to create such deliberately frightening images of demons, vampires, and the like. We’ll give Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy and its spin-off Angel, the benefit of the doubt and assume that his mind is neither twisted nor demented. For now, he gets a free pass; we’ll even pat him on the back for his bottomless well of creativity, sense of humor, and understanding of the human condition. In Buffy, Whedon created such rich dialogue and such deep characters that his brainchild did the unthinkable-it lasted for an extended run on what would then have been described as a wannabe cable channel. Today it is common for non-network cable channels to run original series that earn both critical acclaim and respectable television ratings, but this was not the case when Whedon blazed a trail with his vampire-fighting teenager. So, for Whedon, we’ll acknowledge that he has demonstrated for us genius rather than madness.

The rest is here:
http://www.smartpopbooks.com/how-buffy-learned-to-confront-her-fears/
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Oh! And Amy Acker is on the season finale of "Person of Interest!"

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Person-of-Interest-Amy-Acker-1046109.aspx

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[> I will say this much, Buffy was mostly empowering to young girls because she faced down her fears. -- AurraSing, Wednesday, April 18, 10:42:19am (d99-199-122-58.bchsia.telus.net/99.199.122.58)

That being said, Joss certainly brought out the cynical in me because of his take on relationships in the show, both the teen and the adult ones. It's great to be a Joss fan but you have to be willing to have your shit blown up on a regular basis....


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