BUFFY the VAMPIRE SLAYER already has me HOOKED. 

OK Gal. Now you've done it. Please keep your arms and legs in the car at all times. Please secure all loose items. Brace yourself. It's gonna be a WILD ride.

"What is your childhood trauma?" One of the most iconic lines in the series right in the first episode. Gotta love it.

Think of Buffy as a superhero without a costume. This is a rare show that aged like fine wine.

Every time someone falls down the Buffy rabbit hole, it makes me want some cheese. If you know, you know.

"What a dumb idea, Xander." Be prepared to repeat that statement over and over and over again. 😂

I'm a 53 year old man from Birmingham England and this is still my favourite show of all time

One of the greatest shows ever. It starts very slow, a bit goofy, but it becomes legendary show with so much of everything

Telling Cordelia to stop being mean is like telling a fish not to live in water.

Welcome aboard the Buffy Train. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll jump scare and plot twist so hard some pee might come out, you'll get angry too, deal with it.

I assumed this was the Buffy movie cause of Donald Sutherland but I just realized it's the show. I mean this from the bottom of the depths of my soul when I say that if you watch this entire show it will be the best thing that has happened all year. Like I need this to make it through the 4th quarter. It's like an early Christmas present. Whoever made this happen is a true friend.

Our girl Dolly Parton was a secret producer of Buffy.

"ONE TIME AT BAND CAMP GIRL" 🤣🤣🤣 Imagine having that be what you are remembered for 😋

I never noticed “Aphrodesia” calling Buffy’s name strange 😂 that’s great

Joss Whedon used vampires and monsters as metaphors for teenage angst! It was a brilliant idea that worked well for the show. I also liked the fact that the characters changed and grew as people as the show progressed. Seasons 1-3 were set in High school, and Seasons 4 & 5 were set in college. Lastly, Seasons 6 & 7 were all about ADULTING. Just be warned that Joss doesn't believe in happily ever after for his characters!

GIRL. you are in for a ride. Get ready to live, love, cry, and slay!

I was a teen when Buffy first aired and was obsessed. No TV programme has ever had that grip on me since.

Ashleigh, Ashleigh, Ashleigh Welcome to 'The Buffyverse'. You have chosen one of the greatest shows of all time. The way this series develops over the seven series is incredible, it has everything, life, love, lust, friendship, betrayal, heartbreak grief and joy, with brilliant characters, storylines and meaningful life metaphors, and fantastic comedy also. The show has everything you will love it. S1 of BTVS is a bit cheesy due to low budget etc but you will see it improving leaps and bounds from S2 onwards. An amazing show. This show just seems to be more popular than ever, with so many young people switching on to it and being blown away by how brilliant it is. Enjoy your viewing you will love it, this really is one of the greatest shows of all time!

“This intro music kinda goes hard” - what an understatement

The theme for this show is "What if we made 'high school is hell' literally true?" It's got the classes and the dances and the friend drama. Also spooky monsters that want to bite you.

Ok, I am only 40sec in... but the scream I scrumpt when I saw this thumbnail/title. So excited! I love when people I already love start watching Buffy! It is my favourite show of all time!

One thing I will say going into this, please! please! Pay attention to the small details of this show. The writing is so good, little weird moments that don't make sense, will make a comeback later down the road and you won't realize it unless you paid attention. This is such a good series and did the 'female badass' story with perfection.

Please don't let this series die, it's gonna be a great journey!

Buffy is the perfect show for you! You will laugh and you will cry! First season is a bit wobbly and budget-challenged, but still fun.

OH MY GAWD!!!! Finally someone that I love to watch is reacting to this just epic show!!! I loved this show so very much, still do. No one was allowed to speak to me from 7:59pm to 9:01pm on Tuesday nights - PERIOD!! I would not answer my phone, I ignored my two grade school aged children, I wouldn't answer the door....nothing got in the way of Buffy Time! ohhh I'm so excited!!!

If you want the backstory of her old high school, you should watch the movie sooner rather than later. It's not canon in every single detail, because Joss hated how the studio and director messed with his baby, but the overall universe carries on into the series. Hell, come to think of it, the movie could have been your "farewell reaction" (name suggestion 😉) to Donald Sutherland, too.

This show defined a LOT of our childhoods, they don't make tv like this anymore, and it's inspired how many shows are made today.

Buffy is a microcosm of late 90s early 00s supernatural teen schlock, and I love it.

Buffy's comment about the "Time/Life series" is referring to the magazines Time and Life, who in the 80s and 90s produced different series of collections of books on various subjects.

It's rare for me to already be a subscriber to a youtube channel when said channel starts Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Welcome to the Buffyverse. I hope you continue enjoying. Episode one and two aired as a full movie event with the intention of breaking them up into individual episodes thereafter. Crosses hurt vampires. Silver is usually a werewolf thing. And even then it depends on the mythology. But in this mythology its not about crosses being silver, just the fact that they are crosses. Also, biting without draining won't do anything to Jesse. Like Buffy said to Giles: Buffy: "To make you a vampire they have to suck your blood. And then you have to suck their blood. It's like a whole big sucking thing." Joss was five years from _Firefly._ At this point he was only known as a secondary _Toy Story_ writer, the Buffy movie writer, a minor writer for _Roseanne_ none of which he was known for. This show is what put him on the map. Alyson Hannigan hadn't done _American Pie_ at this point. That was still two years away. But it is her. A score in years is 20 years so The Master has been trapped for 60 years. Xander, first time he meets Buffy: "Can I have you?" Second time: Willow unintentionally vouches for him (and Jesse), in friendship, after said fumble that had Buffy gathering her books and walking away quickly enough that she didn't hear him say she forgot her stake, by saying, "This is Jesse and that's Xander. Third time: Makes fun of her with conversation he overheard in the library by saying, "Oh, hey, I hope he's not a vampire because then you might have to slay him. Without Willow, who Buffy sought a friendship from, he wouldn't be winning any points with Buffy, in my opinion. DeBarge is a family musical group of Blues singers. I don't know how popular thy were at the time or are now. I laughed hard at "unless you were sleeping." I love that the delete joke worked the only way it can, by having Cordelia's file high-lighted

The biggest plot hole of the entire show is how quickly Willow and Xander get over the death of their childhood friend here.

Get ready for a bunch of new subscribers! The Buffy crowd are a great bunch.

omg I have never clicked on a RU-vid video faster! Ashleigh reacting to Buffy seem like a match made in heaven.

When I tell you I adore season 1 with all my heart, it's not a patch on what's to come. Season 2 is when the show really cuts its teeth, and gets a lot more Cinematic. I truly hope you go along for the whole ride! It's a weird and wonderful one💜

Me at work when this was uploaded: "EVERYBODY GET OUT OF MY WAY! I GOTTA GET HOME AND WATCH SOMETHING!"

Yeah, Im a 53 year old dude, and this is by far my favorite series of all time. Between this and its spinoff, its the only show ive watched multiple times all the way through. Speaking of the spinoff there is a watch order that integrates watching it along side Buffy. Highly reccomend it be viewed that way, since they have occasional crossovers, and character arcs in common. After season 2 of Buffy ,take the time to look up the proper order. You won't be disappointed.

This is one of the very rare shows that only gets better the further you get into it. The first season is fine, but come season two, once you really get into it.. well, there’s a reason that there are college courses on this series.

oh my god yes Ashleigh I hope youre going to do all seasons, so ahead of its time and SO SO GOOD!.

Catherine Sutherland who's Buffy's mom was also Mae Thompson in "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" which you reviewed on Monday.

I love the way Ashleigh always encourages the characters even in their dumbassiest moments.🥰

“YOU KEEP YOUR FLUTE IN THAT BACKPACK?” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Girl you made me laugh so loud I scared my cats!! Plz put that on a merch mug or something & sell it to me!

That line “tradition is just peer pressure from dead people” always makes me think of Buffy. But you’re the Chosen One! Exactly, so I’m gonna choose the way I do this. Such an icon ❤

I was such a nerd. Buffy, charmed, and dark angel....

Buffy doesn't even hit its stride until the 3rd season where it quickly becomes one of the best television shows of all time

OMG Ashley, I’m so happy you’re watching Buffy! I’m here for it and hope you have a great time! ❤

Welcome to an obsession I’ve had since 1996 when I was a 13 year old girl and watched this premiere. I watched every single episode from then on and have seen them multiple times since. I own the entire series and have watched it once a year for over two decades since it ended. You will love this.

Yes, the Movie (also written by Joss Whedon) is the backstory of what happened before Sunnydale. Didn't turn out how he expected (so he made the TV series). It also stars Donald Sutherland and Luke Perry. Both, we miss dearly.

I gotta say, you watching Heathers and now Buffy just tickles my black Gen X heart!

The real question is "How could someone not be hooked watching Buffy?"

Love watching people see Buffy for the first time. Episode one is, in my opinion, the best first episode of any show ever. It immediately drops you into the world and makes you "get it" by doing a lot of showing, not telling. Also, you don't NEED to watch the movie, even though it's broadly canon in the show. But if you like bad movies, the Buffy movie is a delightful train wreck.

Buffy is, without a doubt, the best tv show to have been put to screen. You're about to start a journey that will change your life forever. Just one thing, girl you aint that young that you don't get some of these references lol

This show had some of the best dialogue ever written. There are lines from the show that I still remember (and sometimes quote) to this day. One of my favorites - I can beat up vampires 'til the cows come home, and then I can beat up the cows.

Omg, 😱 this is your first introduction to the Bufyverse. No wonder why hubben was getting so frustrated. Buffy is my superhero sweet treat that I always go to when I need to slay my demons. In Buffy, we trust.

I love this series. One of my favorite parts though is after the credits there's a little ghoul that walks across the screen and gives this cheesy " Grr. Argh." I always just found it hilarious.

Yes, Buffy ! you are going on a great journey that only get better with each episode !

Joss Whedon is not only the creator, of Buffy he is also the director and writer of The Avengers and Avengers Ultron.

Buffy’s past that the show keeps referring to is really the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. Whedon acknowledges that it happened but also wants to put it very quickly in the rear view mirror because he was not happy how the movie turned out.

El DeBarge was an amazing singer with a smooth voice and a great falsetto. He became famous in the '80s as the lead of the family group DeBarge, and everyone loved songs like "Rhythm of the Night." He also had solo hits, like "Who's Johnny" from *Short Circuit*, which was super catchy. His music had a special way of making people feel good, and he really made an impact on R&B!

When this first came out, Anthony Stewart Head, who plays Giles, was simply known as the Tasters Choice coffee commercial guy. This is a great show. If you're enjoying it already, you're going to love the rest.

Cordelia has so many good lines, but my favorite is "Don't you have an elsewhere to be?" The actress who plays her is Charisma Carpenter, and she has a website where you can order personalized videos. I ordered one, and mentioned that was my favorite line, so I was pleasantly surprised when I got the video and she started it by saying, "John, don't you have an elsewhere to be?" So amazing.

Cordelia is SUCH a Heather. See how Heathers influenced an entire mean girl trend! Even her one liners.

I really got into this show when I was old enough to be Buffy's mom. Now I'm old enough to be her grandma, and still really like it! Lots of great characters and a great storyline.

So happy for Ashleigh to be starting this journey! Buffy has definitely stood the test of time and is still very relevant in today's world. Just please watch the original format and not the atrocious HD reformating. We can send you the box set DVD's if you need them! And be careful with the comments. Buffy is a very spoil heavy show. Don't let people ruin it for you!

Time-Life was a company that sold sets of books through the mail, covering all kinds of topics like history, cooking, and the supernatural. They became popular for their high-quality books and made it easy for people to get interesting information right at home. The only time I laid my hands on one was at school though.

"She looked familiar." Think inappropriate things with flutes... also the pie.

Oh dear lord.....Asleigh.....this is a JOURNEY. I hope you are prepared.

The best part of Buffy is it getting better every season.

Think of Buffy as an early version of Deadpool. It's almost her reason for existence. "Yadda yadda yadda" stake stake "yadda yadda yadda"

OMG, this brings back such good memories. One of my daughters, then in Jr High, got us all hooked on Buffy. We had a rule that if one of us wasn't home, the rest of us couldn't watch it. It was such an excellent bonding experience. Even though it wasn't gory, it was SCARY sometimes (so we were all glad of the company when we watched)! P.S. The movie & the TV show are COMPLETLY different from each other.

Ashleigh, Buffy S1 is still finding its feet, and there are some goofy episodes but besides that, it was definitely good enough to earn a Season 2, which is when it begins to go from awesom to epic. I am beyond thrilled you decided to jump in. Buffy and Xena are my favorite shows of all time. Have fun, I'm definitely going to be locked in for this!

Buffy also had a spinoff series called "Angel" starring David Boreanaz who later starred on the tv series "Bones" and "SEAL Team".

Welcome to the Buffyverse, Ashleigh! :)

If you end up liking this season you will love the following seasons as the show just gets better and better.

The show increases its drama and horror as the season goes on and seasons but luckily keeps the comedic elements. That is important. It's going to be a helluva emotional rollercoaster, this show. You will cry your eyes out, due to super sad stuff, scare the bleep out and laugh so hard that you wet yourself, the great action scenes (that the show will have) will keep you exited the entire series, also the music.. chefs kiss

From one huge Buffy fan to another, thank your hubby for getting you to finally watch it! Such an amazing show with so many iconic lines and moments. Nice to see it rise again.

Whattt??! Ashleigh entering the Buffyverse??! We’re so here for this!! ❤

Angel is played by David Boreanaz. He went on to star in Bones (12 Seasons) and now Seal Team whose 7th and final season starts next week. I worked on the same show as him fir two years. Coincidentally, we were born on the same day in the same state. Alyson Hannigan was also on How I Met Your Mother for 9 seasons. Episodes 1 and 2 aired back to back. A silver bullet is werewolves, but vampires don't like crosses, period. Did you recognize the mom from Honey, I Shrunk the Kids?

congratulations, you've taken your first steps into a bigger, supernatural world. and it is going to be a wild ride. Buffy starts relatively slow, but then it gets so much better

This is exciting! Season 1 is a little rough but after that it is an amazing show! It gets pretty intense. Looking forward to great times!

Oh girl you are in for A WILD RIDE; This show changed television forever and is still relevent. Truly one of the greatest show of all time

Buffy and everyone in the cast are gonna stomp your heart and fill it with joy so, so , so many times, you gonna hate us for suggesting this one XD

Cruel Intentions Sarah Michelle Gellar 😍😍😍

Not only did we have a whole bunch of skeletons in our science class, we dissected frogs and unborn pigs. In high school.

Non-spoiler tips for Buffy: The movie is optional and not necessary. I'd say watch after you finish all of the seasons standard definition of the show is preferred because the 'HD' version is bad. People are cut out of scenes, you see stage hands, some scenes are too bright/dark... it's a mess Season 1 is verrrry much the hardest season to get through

I’m so happy you’re doing the series. If my memory serves me Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Xena Warrior Princess, we’re on around the same time. I was a Xena fan so I didn’t bother watching Buffy. But now is my chance. Thank you so much for reacting to the show. There are a couple of other shows that you might want to watch is supernatural, it is a classic monster, demon, etc. show, and another one that’s very good with a cult following is called Wynonna Earp.

Not me even 2 mins into the video giggling and kicking my feet out of excitement. I LOVE BUFFYYYYY

I AM SO EXCITED! This is my all-time favourite primetime series. Every single vacation I take during the year I marathon this series, and it's always such a great time for me. I AM HERE! THIS IS HAPPENING!!!!! But a quick reminder: DO NOT READ THE COMMENTS! People are quick to spoil every single thing about this series.

YES YES YES YES YES!!!!!! Finally my favorite reactor reacting to my favorite series! GET READY FOR A WILD RIDE, Ashleigh!!!!! I'm HYPED!

Holy crapola! No way Ash! Omg. When this show aired, I was 12 and when it ended I had just turned 18 and 1 month away from graduating high school. This show will forever hold a special place in my heart. And you can bet I quoted the intro every single time lol. Back then, voice overs were a thing. Tv, music, films, commercials, I repeated them. It's so much fun. I wanted to do that for a living. Just a little tidbit, Joss Whedon wanted the vamps to look scary because they aren't suppose to be cute. They're considered and looked upon as demons walking the earth. He also wanted to shock the audience by killing one of the main characters off the show. It's a gutsy move and it paid off. It got the viewer's attention. By the end of the first season, Joss had already written 3 seasons worth of content to present to the big tv execs to keep the show going.

"Does she keep her flute in that backpack?" I see what you did there! xD I'm an old lady. I was in high school when Buffy first came out. It's one of my nostalgic comfort shows.

The acting gets crazy better as they all settle into their roles, but yes, there were a couple of awkward scenes. And be prepared for many weird interactions.

OH MY DEAR LORD - I cannot WAAAAIT for you to dive in to this series!!! I am absolutely obsessed with this show. Many, many firsts for network TV that many people forget. Wonderful story, AMAZING characters/writing...Season 2 and 3 are some of the best things on TV. If you liked Firefly, you'll love this series. Buffy came first! :) the theme song is my ringtone lol

Girl, you can't even imagine how happy I am you're reacting to this 😂. This is my favourite childhood show, please tell me you wont quit, please watch all the season, this is for sure worth to watch.

Oh cool, Ashleigh's uploaded another movie, can't wait... Oh is that Sarah Michelle Gellar? Cool, we're watching Cruel Intentions! Oh no, wait, Alyson Hannigan.. Huh. I didn't know they did a movie together... Wait... WAIT. OMG! OMG OMG OMG!! WHAT??!! Ashleigh has entered the Hellmouth!!? It's BUFFY TIIIIIIIMMMMEEE!!!!!! LEEEEEEEEET"S GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was bullied mercilessly as a pre-teen/young teen and it caused severe depression, this TV show is how I survived. It was, at the time, one of only two fictional worlds I could lose myself in and forget about all of my problems. I can't wait to see you react to the rest of the series. A teacher/staff member being in such close physical proximity to a student is probably the least disturbing thing the kids of Sunnydale have seen or experienced. I believe the scene where Giles (Anthony Head) is standing right behind Buffy was shot that way because it's a close up of both characters, unfortunately Sarah is quite a lot shorter than Anthony (he leans down quite far when talking to Buffy in the previous scene). Since this was filmed in the 4:3 ratio (before 16:9 or widescreen), which meant both or multiple actors/actresses would have to be very close to each other when doing close ups of more than one person.

With Buffy and Angel, every season is better than the last. Ignore the hate you'll see about Buffy season 6 and Angel season 4. They're both super dark and brilliant if you have critical thinking skills.

Ash is doing Buffy, now? Let's goooooooo!!! Best news of the week.😁 *_Welcome to the Hellmouth, baby!!_*

oh. my. god. yes. I'm 37 years old and this show has been my early teenage years. Even read novels and own some of the comics. What a show.

My favorite cat, a beautiful calico, was named Buffy Anne Summers, because she was sweet but fearless. :)

That "hwaaaaa" when Luke jumped into the casket was so melodic!

Love that you're watching Buffy, Ashleigh. You're going to have SO much fun, and by the time you get into season 4, it'll be utterly compulsive watching. Compulsive, but still fun. Like everybody says, it just gets better and better. And its influence on later media is GINORMOUS, from its, uh, /distinctive/ dialogue to the many, many tropes it exemplified or defined, or that Joss and the other writers first gave names to. (I think the site TVTropes was originally created to track Buffyverse-related terminology.) Academic libraries are stocked with papers and books exploring all aspects of this little TV show. It really deserves its reputation for being epoch-defining. (Don't go to TVTropes before you finish Buffy, though, because it has ALL THE SPOILERS, and as anyone enthralled by modern media will attest, you can get sucked into reading that site for days on end and we want you to keep reacting to our favorite slayer and her friends instead.)