20 years ago, there was a Chosen One.
This article comes fromDen of Geek UK.
It has been twenty years since the first episode ofBuffy The Vampire Slayerhit our screens.
Not to do that horrible wanna feel old?
thing, but if Buffy were a real person, shed have celebrated her 36th birthday earlier this year.
Its kind of incredible.
In honor of its anniversary, lets have a look at its legacy.
It didnt seem unlikely that shed win the fight any more.
Of course someone who looked like Buffy could easily overpower a murderous supernatural creature three times her size.
Post-Buffy, weve seen a lot of other superheroines take centre stage in supernatural stories of their own.
The set-up for world-savers used to be one hero, plus maybe a semi-disposable sidekick.
Buffycompletely exploded that idea.
In some ways, its startling how far we havent come in twenty years.
ButBuffydefinitely helped break new ground with its portrayal of lesbian relationships.
Buffywasnt the first show to try a musical episode (Xena: Warrior Princesshad two!)
Squint hard enough and maybe theres even some ofBuffys DNA inCrazy Ex-Girlfriend, too.
You could dip in and out of almost anything without feeling like you were missing much.
Buffyhelped to change that.
Yeah, there are plenty of Monster Of The Week episodes, but every season even the first one!
Buffys also responsible for the term Big Bad to describe the seasons boss-level villain.
Even now,Buffyis one of the most referenced shows on the site.
Something else inspired byBuffy?
Joss Whedon raised the bar for every writer not just genre/niche writers, but every single one of us.
So there you go.
NoBuffy, noDoctor Whoreboot.
Hes also one of the most referenced, most quoted, most discussed, and most hero-worshipped creators ever.
And all because he never lost faith in the little blonde Slayer who could.
