buffy facts
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There were seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a total of 144 episodes
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The first episode was a 2-hour movie that aired on March 10, 1997 entitled "Welcome to the Hellmouth"
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The series finale "Chosen" aired on May 20, 2003
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Creator Joss Whedon wrote the campy movie of the same name before turning it into his true vision on television
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Whedon was also a writer for Roseanne, and has writing credits for Toy Story and Alien: Resurrection
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He just completed a film version of his T.V. series Firefly entitled Serenity
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Sarah Michelle Gellar originally auditioned for the role of Cordelia, which eventually went to Charisma Carpenter
awards & nominations
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Buffy won 2 Emmys in 1998 for Outstanding Makeup and Outstanding Music Composition for a Series
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Aside from many technical award nominations, Buffy was nominated for an Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Emmy for season four episode "Hush," written by Joss Whedon
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Sarah Michelle Gellar was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a TV Drama Series in 2001
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At the 2003 Television Critics Association Awards, Buffy won the Heritage Award, which recognizes a long-standing program whose positive cultural and social impact extends beyond television
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Buffy was also nominated for Outstanding Drama and Program of the Year at the 2000 and 2001 TCA Awards, with Sarah Michelle Gellar getting nominated in 2001 for individual achievement
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Buffy Summers
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Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Brendon
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Anthony Stewart Head
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Cordelia Chase
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Spike
Eliza Dushku
Faith
Michelle Trachtenberg
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Kristine Sutherland
Joyce Summers
Amber Benson
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Emma Caulfield
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