The Girl's Got Bite: The Original Unauthorized Guide to Buffy's World, Completely Revised and Updated

by Kathleen Tracy

Buffy Summers is just your average teenager with everyday problems except for one teeny tiny thing-she's the Vampire Slayer. Balancing homework with her duties as the one chosen to rid the Earth of evil forces sometimes puts a crimp in Buffy's social life, but she manages. That the buff high schooler can annihilate vampires and other monsters while remaining fashionably dressed and cutely dressed illustrates the dichotomy that is Buffy.

This companion guide covers all aspects of the Buffy phenomena-from the 1992 feature film starring Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry, to the development and production of the current hit TV series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar. Based on interviews with the show's creator, producers and principal cast members, the book includes cast biographies, critical summaries of each episode, trivia, behind-the-scenes anecdotes, and more.

Like the series, the Buffy book combines the thoughtful (an essay on slayer mythology throughout history) with the frivolous for a frightfully good time.

Genres: Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Nonfiction, Tv, Vampires, Paranormal

342 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Staceywh_17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Although unofficial, this covered everything from the flop of the original film, the cast members, producers & everything Buffy! The bloopers sections irritated the hell out of me because many of them could be explained rather than writing them off as mistakes. When discussing the series/episodes it annoying didn't cover the last few. Definitely a must for those discovering Buffy for the 1st time, but for those of us who watched first time round a chance to refresh your memory & remember Buffy is & always will be a way of life! 🧛‍♂️

[Kristin Dahlman · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was dissapointed that this only went partway through season 7, but until that point I enjoyed it. The most interesting part is the "real horror" section of every episode. While, I don't agree with each selection, I really like looking deeper within the episodes and discovering what I connect with. Which might match up with this author or might not. A good read for a Buffy fan and it spurred me to rewatch some episodes I normally skip.

[Molly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this and the first edition. I like the episode analysis and I would like to see a new edition the covers the whole seventh season as this only goes about halfway through.