PerTubi,Buffy the Vampire Slayerwill make its way to the free streaming platformbeginning Friday, September 27, when all seven seasons of the series will drop simultaneously. You don’t even need to register for an account to watch it, though signing up does have its benefits, like being able to pick back up from where you left off if you need to take a short break.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Buffyjoins a list of other horror offerings that are making their way to Tubi just in time for Halloween, including classics such as John Carpenter’sChristineand Sam Raimi’sThe Evil Dead, as well as new favorites likeIt FollowsandInsidious: The Last Key. They join Tubi’salready extensive library of horrorthat has long been lauded for featuring films you can’t see anywhere else, making it the go-to destination for fans of the weird and macabre.
The Endearing Legacy of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Debuting at a time when the teen drama market was saturated with shows that were grounded in reality, such asMy So-Called Life,Party of Five, andBeverly Hills, 90210, Joss Whedon’sBuffy the Vampire Slayerput a whole new spinon the high school experienceby introducing supernatural creatures that acted as metaphors for life’s problems. Unlike the 1992 film that Whedon had written, the small screen version managed to connect with audiences in a way that still resonates today, mainly due to its timeless themes of love, loss, friendship, and empowerment.
It wasn’t just the supernatural elements that made it a success, though, as the series introduced audiences to a new kind of vernacular that hadn’t quite been heard on TV up to that point. At least not to any memorable degree. Writers such as Marti Noxon, Jane Espenson, Douglas Petrie, and Whedon himself can be credited with crafting witty dialogue and slang terms – such as “sitch,” as in, “What’s the situation?” – that managed to seep into pop culture, and got everyone talking about that new show on The WB.
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All of that coupled with three-dimensional characters, its willingness to tackle social issues such as same-sex relationships and sexual assault, the fruit of forbidden love, and a unique lore that is still explored to this day in books and essays, helped makeBuffy the Vampire Slayerthe success it became, and why it’s still considered one of the most influential shows of all time that would go on to inspire the likes ofSupernatural,The Vampire Diaries, andTwilight.
You can stream all seven seasons ofBuffy the Vampire Slayerfor free on Tubi beginning September 27.
