Seven Seasons of Buffy : Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show.
Title:
Seven Seasons of Buffy : Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Discuss Their Favorite Television Show.
Author:
Yeffeth, Glenn.
ISBN:
9781935251491
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (171 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- FOREWORD: TASTE OUR STEEL -- BUFFY VS. THE OLD-FASHIONED "HERO" -- IS THAT YOUR FINAL ANSWER . . .? -- SEX AND THE SINGLE SLAYER -- THE SEARCH FOR SPIKE'S BALLS -- A SLAYER COMES TO TOWN -- SKIN PALE AS APPLE BLOSSOM -- LIONS, GAZELLES, AND BUFFY -- THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE AMBIVALENT -- FOR THE LOVE OF RILEY -- A BUFFY CONFESSION -- DATING DEATH -- THE MEANING OF BUFFY -- WHEN DID THE SCOOBIES BECOME INSIDERS? -- A REFLECTION ON UGLINESS -- POWER OF BECOMING -- UNSEEN HORRORS & SHADOWY MANIPULATIONS -- INNOCENCE -- WHERE'S THE RELIGION IN WILLOW'S WICCA? -- LOVE SAVES THE WORLD -- A WORLD WITHOUT SHRIMP -- MATCHMAKING ON THE HELLMOUTH -- SLAYERS OF THE LAST ARC.
Abstract:
This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer includes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's Matchmaking in Hellmouth" and Sherrilyn Kenyon's The Search for Spike's Balls." An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much-loved program and future cult classic.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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