I’m back after my little break for Dragon Con to talk about the greatest of all television shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
On the face of it, Buffy is ridiculous: a show about a teenage girl who fights vampires and demons on top of a literal hellmouth in suburban California and yet somehow it wound up being one of the smartest, funniest, and most emotionally devastating shows ever made. The early seasons had a central metaphor of high school as literal hell, the later seasons got into more ambitious long-form storytelling, and the whole thing was anchored by a powerhouse performance by Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers, the one girl in all the world who had the strength to fight the forces of evil. The show had uniquely witty dialogue, the emotional stakes for the characters were always as high as they could possibly be and it is, with my hand on my heart, my favorite tv show of all time.
Joining me to discuss Buffy is returning guest Derek B. Gayle from the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective. Derek co-hosts a ton of great podcasts on Glitterjaw, and you should go check them all out. Links below.
Also joining me is Laura Leslie - Laura’s someone I met through our shared fandom of the Punchdrunk show Sleep No More but she also ran one of the most popular Buffy fan fiction sites back in the day and it was awesome to talk with her about a different shared enthusiasm. You can find Laura online at her Tumblr Drink the Halo.
Derek's Glitterjaw Podcasts:
Gimmicks: https://www.glitterjaw.com/gimmicks
Walloping Websnappers! A Spider-Man Podcast: https://wallopingwebsnappers.wordpress.com/
Skreeonk! A Godzilla Movie Marathon: https://www.glitterjaw.com/skreeonk
Lee Carvallo's Podding Challenge: A Simpsons Gaming Podcast: https://www.glitterjaw.com/lee-carvallo
Our theme music is by Mister Michael Brousseau
You can email this show at gleamingpod@gmail.com.
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