The specific slant found within the program formula for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (BTVS) is unique in both film and television: the lead character is a female world-saver who belongs to no government organization, who seldom relies on men for help, who is not an androgyne and who has a curfew. The series was created and continues to be meticulously overseen by Academy Award winning writer Joss Whedon. Whedon writes for his female characters with …showed first 75 words of 2245 total…

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