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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Season 1 (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 12 Fresh: 12  Rotten:0 Average Rating: 8/10
Runtime: 10 hrs
Synopsis:
The entire first season (13 episodes on 3 DVDs) of television series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Buffy is an ordinary 16-year-old girl who learns she's not so ordinary; she is the Slayer, a single exceptional girl who must do battle with vampires, demons, and other supernatural bad guys while... [More]
The entire first season (13 episodes on 3 DVDs) of television series BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Buffy is an ordinary 16-year-old girl who learns she's not so ordinary; she is the Slayer, a single exceptional girl who must do battle with vampires, demons, and other supernatural bad guys while struggling with school and dating at the same time. Enjoy one of the 1990s' most popular and highly acclaimed television series in this special DVD collection, featuring audio commentary by creator Joss Whedon on the two-part pilot episode and an interview with Whedon and star David Boreanaz (ANGEL). [Less]

Genre: Television

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter

DVD Info

Release:

May 30, 2006

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • 3-Disc Set
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital Surround - English, French
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
  • Disc 1: "Welcome to Hellmouth," "The Harvest," "The Witch," "Teacher's Pet"

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Joss Whedon - Creator ("Welcome to Hellmouth," "Harvest")
  • Interview - 1. Joss Whedon - Creator, David Boreanaz - Star
  • 2. Joss Whedon talks about "Welcome to Hellmouth" and "The Harvest"
  • Trailers - BUFFY Trailers

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Essay - Original Pilot Script

DVD-ROM:

  • Weblinks - BUFFY sites
  • Disc 2: "Never Kill A Boy On the First Date," "The Pack," "Angel," "I Robot...You Jane"

Additional Release Material:

  • Interviews - Joss Whedon talks about "Witch" and "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date"

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Stills/Photos
  • Disc 3: "The Puppet Show," "Nightmares," "Out Of Mind, Out of Sight," "Prophecy Girl"

Additional Release Material:

  • Interviews - Joss Whedon talks about "Angel" and "Puppet Show"

Text/Photo Galleries:

  • Biographies

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05/13/05 03:16 AM
Ryan Cracknell
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One of the best TV series of the 90's - long live the Slayer!

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08/30/04 07:36 PM
Mark Palermo
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Enjoyable beginning to a smart, witty and, yes, actually scary TV series.

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03/30/04 08:10 PM
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10/01/03 05:50 AM
Rob Blackwelder
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Standout first season for one of the best TV series of the past decade.

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09/26/03 09:44 AM
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07/25/03 11:16 AM
Michael Szymanski
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Buffy didn't quite hit its stride with this season, but it's still better than almost anything out there in TV-land.

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Jeffrey Westhoff
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It works, not because of the adventures, but because of the interesting people taking on these menacing challenges.

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