It almost doesn't feel like fourteen years have come and gone since Joss Whedon's hit television show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer first hit the air. Praised as number six on the list of the greatest Science-fiction and Fantasy television shows by Total Sci-fi (http://tinyurl.com/26u9uvy ) Buffy's influence can still be felt today. It even, to many fan's dismay, will be made into a new feature film to come out to theaters next year. Unfortunately without Joss Whedon.
Whedon had stated from the very beginning that every monster Buffy and her friends face, is a metaphor relating back to the very real things teenagers have to face in life. But of course it isn't always tough and depressing. The show's witty dialogue and willingness to go to great lengths and explore themes most television shows shy away from these days, is what makes Buffy so special and still in everyone's minds today.
Sure past birthdays for Buffy have been difficult. Who can forget her long-time boyfriend, Angel, turning evil or her slayer powers being taken away to test her inner strength? But this year, Dark Horse Comics is turning Buffy's 30th into something good.
Since the show's ending at season 7, due to Sarah Michelle Geller's choice of moving on and coming to a full circle with her titular character, Dark Horse has picked up the show in comic form. The comic series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8, has Buffy and Xander in charge, based out of a citadel in Scotland. Today, Dark Horse is releasing Season 8 of Buffy on Blue Ray and DvD for all to enjoy.
"So, our endless season ends. We've laughed, we've cried, we've thrown up a little in our mouths, but most of all we've learned," writes Whedon in a letter to the fans.
Although the four-year season is coming to a close. Whedon is not letting up on his beloved character, planning to move forward with a ninth season.
"Every season Buffy had a different intent, and a different set of challenges, from which to build," Whedon writes, "...Some adjustment had to be made along the way, particularly when I completely changed my plan for Season 9...no matter how interesting the world stage or mystical dimensions can be, Buffy's best when she's walking that alley, dusting vamps, and nursing a pouty heart. We're not going back to square one, but our square will definitely have a oneishness to it."
Read Joss Whedon's full letter: http://tinyurl.com/4c8j36c
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