I couldn't agree more. I know this has been posted somewhere else on this board, but it bears repeating. On PlanetOut, part of the GLBT community on AOL, the description for the show is as follows:
While comparisons between sexual subcultures and vampires fill many a queer theory book, in the world of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" monsters aren't just homework. At Sunnyvale High School, they creep through the halls and pop up in the locker room.
Based on the campy 1992 underground film, this highly rated Warner Brothers show continues to find devoted fans. Each season perky actress Sarah Michelle Gellar grows more handy with a wooden stake.
Creator/writer Joss Whedon, who wrote the original screenplay, was also nominated for an Oscar for writing Disney's "Toy Story." His talents may be genetic: Whedon's grandfather wrote for "The Donna Reed Show" and "Leave It to Beaver" and his father wrote for "Alice" and "Benson." Who knew where such wholesomeness would lead.
With a bold subplot that found Willow (Alyson Hannigan) and Tara (Amber Benson)'s friendship blossoming into a full-fledged love affair -- complete with co-habitation -- and an earlier gay werewolf storyline, there's plenty for queer fans to enjoy besides the campy horror themes. "Slayspeak," the trendy Gen-X lingo from the show, has even become a part of our culture.
And vampires? They never really die. Buffy will have her work cut out for her.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar also starred in two Kevin Williamson hits: "Scream 2" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer." She won a MTV Movie Award for "Best Kiss" thanks to her steamy liplock with "Cruel Intentions" co-star Selma Blair. Look for her next as Daphne in "Scooby Doo." Former child actress Alyson Hannigan (Willow) co-starred in "American Pie" and its sequel. Nicholas Brendon (Xander) appeared in the wacky comedy "Psycho Beach Party." Seth Green (Oz) played Dr. Evil's son in the mega-hits "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" and "The Spy Who Shagged Me."
Now, I ask you, how could any self-respecting gay man or lesbian WHO WATCHES THE SHOW have possibly written that? In fact, how could any PERSON period who watches the show have written that? And the worst part? The accompaning picture is of the cast at the very beginning of season 4 -- no Angel, no Cordelia, NO TARA, but with Oz. They apparently think Oz is still on the show, and did I miss something? When was the "gay werewolf storyline"??! These people were obviously told about W/T sometime during S4 and they quickly threw something together and then just as quickly forgot about it. Fools.