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Buffy The Vampire Slayer (TV Series)
''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. The concept is based on the 1992 film, also written by Whedon, although they are separate and unrelated productions. Whedon served as executive producer and showrunner of the series under his production tag Mutant Enemy Productions. It premiered on March 10, 1997, on The WB and concluded on May 20, 2003, on UPN. The series follows Buffy Summers (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar), the latest in a succession of young women known as "Vampire Slayers". Slayers are chosen by fate to battle against vampires, demons and other forces of darkness. Buffy wants to live a normal life, but learns to embrace her destiny as the series progresses. Like previous Slayers, she is aided by a Watcher, who guides, teaches and trains her. Unlike her predecessors, Buffy surrounds herself with loyal friends who become known as the "Scoobies". The show primarily takes pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernatural Fiction
Supernatural fiction or supernaturalist fiction is a subgenre of speculative fiction that is centered on supernatural themes, often contradicting Naturalism (philosophy), naturalist assumptions of the real world. Description In its broadest definition, supernatural fiction overlaps with examples of weird fiction, horror fiction, vampire literature, ghost story, and fantasy. Elements of supernatural fiction can be found in writing from the genre of science fiction. Amongst academics, readers and collectors, however, supernatural fiction is often classed as a discrete genre defined by the elimination of "horror", "fantasy", and elements important to other genres. The one genre supernatural fiction appears to embrace in its entirety is the traditional ghost story. The fantasy and supernatural fiction genres often overlap and may be confused for each other, though there exist some crucial differences between the two genres. Fantasy usually takes place in another world, where fantast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marsters
James Wesley Marsters (born August 20, 1962) is an American actor, musician, singer, comic book writer, and audiobook narrator. He is best known for his role as the British punk vampire Spike in The WB series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and its spin-off, '' Angel''. Since then, he has played the alien supervillain Brainiac along with Professor Milton Fine and Brainiac 5 on the Superman-inspired series ''Smallville'', Captain John Hart on '' Torchwood'' and terrorist Barnabas Greeley in Syfy's '' Caprica''. He appeared in a supporting role in the film '' P.S. I Love You'', as Victor Hesse in the 2010 reboot of '' Hawaii Five-0'', and Victor Stein in the Marvel series '' Runaways''. He is also the voice of Zamasu along with Future Zamasu for the ''Funimation'' dub of the '' Dragon Ball'' franchise. He starred in the critically acclaimed two-part indie film '' A Bread Factory'' by director Patrick Wang. He also voiced the roles of Lex Luthor in the film '' Superman: Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Rubel Kuzui
Fran Rubel Kuzui is an American film director and producer. She directed the films '' Tokyo Pop'' (1988) and '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992). She also produced the films ''Orgazmo'' (1997) and '' Telling Lies in America'' (1997). Biography Kuzui received her master's degree from New York University and was a script supervisor for a decade, prior to her first film, 1988's '' Tokyo Pop'', which she co-wrote and directed. The movie was shown at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival and received critical acclaim for its depiction of an American woman trying to make sense of the Japanese youth culture. She is best known as the director of the 1992 film '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (which was the basis for the television series). She discovered the screenplay of writer Joss Whedon, expanded the Buffy character with him, and together with producer Kaz Kuzui put together the financing to produce the picture. Kuzui served as an executive producer on the TV series and its spin-off '' Ang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Fury
David Fury is an American television writer, producer, actor and director. Career He is well known for his work on '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', '' Angel'', '' Lost'', '' 24'', '' Fringe,'' '' Tyrant'' and '' The Tick''. Fury was a co-executive producer and writer for the first season of ''Lost''. He was nominated for a Best Writing Emmy for his episode "Walkabout." He and the writing staff won the Writers Guild of America (WGA) Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the first season. Fury was born in New York City, the son of a model and a textile salesman. He was a stand-up comic at The Improv, Comedy Cellar, Comedy U and Catch a Rising Star, and founded the comedy theater troupe "Brain Trust" at the Manhattan Punch Line Theater. He also wrote for '' The Jackie Thomas Show'', '' House of Buggin''', '' Dream On'' and '' Pinky and the Brain''. In 2008, Fury cameoed alongside Marti Noxon as a singing newsreader in Joss Whedon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Greenwalt
David Greenwalt (born October 16, 1949) is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He was the co-executive producer of the TV series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and co-creator of its spinoff, '' Angel''. He is also co-creator of the short-lived cult television show '' Profit'', and co-created the NBC supernatural drama '' Grimm''. Early life Greenwalt was born and raised in West Los Angeles, California. He attended Los Angeles City College, California State University, Northridge, and University of Redlands, where he graduated with a B.A. in drama, English, and education. Credits ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' Greenwalt was a co-executive producer on ''Buffy'' until the show's third season, when he was promoted to executive producer. He left the show at the end of the third season to co-create the spin-off series '' Angel'' with Joss Whedon. He was credited as a consulting producer on ''Buffy'' from Season 4 until the sixth season, although did not write or direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Duncan (composer)
Robert Duncan is a composer of film and television music. He has composed music for such TV series as '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Castle'', as well as films such as '' Butterfly on a Wheel'' and '' Into the Blue 2: The Reef''. He has been associated with writer/producer Shawn Ryan, composing some of his produced TV shows including '' The Unit'', '' Lie to Me'', '' Timeless'' and more recently '' S.W.A.T.''. He has received fourteen ASCAP awards. Early life Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Duncan was born into a family with deep musical history. His great-grandfather arranged music for silent films in England, and other relatives were closely affiliated with two of England's prominent composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten. As a child he attended the Claude Watson School of the Performing Arts and in sixth grade he composed his first piece of music. At age 16 in high school, he landed his first gig scoring a promotional video for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Wander
Thomas Wander (born 19 April 1973 in Graz) also credited as Thomas Wanker, is an Austrian-born composer for film and television. While his original plans were to play piano in a jazz band, as a teenager he took notice of the emotional response he had to the scores for '' E.T. the Extraterrestrial'' and '' Once Upon a Time in America'' and grew an interest in film music. In 1992, he moved to Los Angeles to study film composition at the University of Southern California. He has won the BMI Film Music Award in 2008 for his score in ''10,000 BC'', in 2010 for his score in the film ''2012'', and in 2014 for the score to '' White House Down''. BMI 15 May 2014 Wander frequently collab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Murray (composer)
Sean Murray is an American composer who has composed for numerous films, television shows and video games, such as '' God, the Devil and Bob'' (2000), starring Alan Cumming, James Garner and French Stewart, '' Art Heist'' (2004), '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' ( 1997), '' True Crime: Streets of LA'' ( 2003), '' Call of Duty: World at War'' ( 2008), and the record-selling game '' Call of Duty: Black Ops'' (2010). Biography Sean grew up in Santa Barbara, California, where he attended the Brooks Institute Film School. There he began studying film composing, by contributing music to dozens of student movies. Sean debuted as a composer when he was a teenager for the action film ''Scorpion''. Discography Films 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Television Video games Personal life Sean is the son of actor Don Murray, who was nominated for an Academy Award in the 1956 comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audience ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Beck
Jean-Christophe Beck (born in 1968) is a Canadian television and film score composer. He is best known for his collaborations with Disney and its subsidiaries, which include composing the soundtracks of '' The Muppets'' (2011) and '' Muppets Most Wanted'' (2014), '' Frozen'' (2013) and '' Frozen 2'' (2019), the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Ant-Man'' (2015), '' Ant-Man and the Wasp'' (2018), and '' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania'' (2023) as well as the TV miniseries '' WandaVision'' (2021), '' Hawkeye'' (2021), and '' Agatha All Along'' (2024) for Marvel Studios, and '' Free Guy'' (2021) for 20th Century Studios, as well as Disney's 100th anniversary logo. He composed the scores for several of Shawn Levy's films, including '' Big Fat Liar'' (2002), '' Just Married'' (2003), '' Cheaper by the Dozen'' (2003), ''The Pink Panther'' (2006), '' The Internship'' (2013), and '' Free Guy'' (2021). Notably, he won an Emmy Award in 1998 for his work on the television series '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Murphy
Walter Anthony Murphy Jr. (born December 19, 1952) is an American composer, keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for the instrumental " A Fifth of Beethoven", a disco adaptation of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony which topped the charts in 1976 and was featured on the ''Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack in 1977. Further classical-disco fusions followed, such as " Flight '76", " Toccata and Funk in 'D' Minor" " Bolero", and " Mostly Mozart", but were not as successful. In a career spanning over five decades, Murphy has written music for numerous films and TV shows, including '' The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson'', ''The Savage Bees'', '' Stingray'', '' Wiseguy'', '' The Commish'', '' Profit'', '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Looney Tunes'', and '' How Murray Saved Christmas''. He has had a long-running partnership with Seth MacFarlane, composing music for his films and TV shows such as ''Family Guy'', '' American Dad'', '' The Cleveland Show,'' '' Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nerf Herder
Nerf Herder is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California, formed in 1994 by Parry Gripp (vocals, guitar), Charlie Dennis (bass) and Steve Sherlock (drums). They describe themselves as a " geek rock" band, and are known for simple modern punk-style songs with frequently humorous, juvenile, and pop-culture-referencing lyrics. The band's name is a reference to a line of dialogue between Princess Leia and Han Solo in ''Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back''. Their 1997 single "Van Halen", a tribute to the band of the same name, received significant radio airplay and led to their first major record deal with Arista Records. They also composed and performed the theme music to the television series '' Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'' History Nerf Herder was formed in Santa Barbara in 1994 by Parry Gripp (vocals, guitar), Charlie Dennis (bass), and Steve Sherlock (drums). Dennis left the band after the release of their debut self-titled album, and was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amber Benson
Amber Benson (born January 8, 1977) is an American actress, writer, director, and producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1999–2002), and has directed, produced and starred in her own films ''Chance (2002 film), Chance'' (2002) and ''Lovers, Liars & Lunatics'' (2006). She also starred in the movie ''Kiss the Bride (2007 film), Kiss the Bride'' (2007). She co-directed the film ''Drones (2010 film), Drones'' (2010) with fellow ''Buffy'' cast member Adam Busch, and starred as a waitress in the crime thriller ''The Killing Jar (film), The Killing Jar'' (2010). Early life Benson was born January 8, 1977, in Birmingham, Alabama, the daughter of Diane and Edward Benson, a psychiatrist. She has a younger sister, Danielle, who is an artist. Her father is Jewish and her mother was raised Southern Baptist; Benson grew up attending a Reform Judaism, Reform synagogue in Alabama. Career Benson was 14 when she made her feature fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
