When asked about where the concept of Buffy the Vampire Slayer came from, Joss Whedon explains that it came from being a fan of horror films. In the process of watching them, he grew to feel sorry for the teenage girl who was always being chased and/or killed by some kind of monster and wanted to create a world where she could fight back. Coming into television, Joss quickly learned that the industry standard was essentially radio with pictures. Not content to simply ignore cinematic influences, Joss Whedon created a series that could never be described as radio with pictures. In fact, the final episode of Buffy's first season features his directorial debut. It stands out as the most cinematic of that first season. Consider the opening sequence where a slow motion battle between Buffy Summers and a vampire highlights the essential premise of Buffy The Vampire Slayer using nothing but visuals. Joss would return several more times throughout the course of the series to direct some of the most memorable episodes including the epic season 2 finale "Becoming," the 'silent episode' "Hush" which is about the nature of communication, and the surprisingly well done musical episode "Once More With Feeling." I don't want to spend too much time naming every Joss Whedon directed episode, but I can say that everytime I see an episode that let's me know that it's "Written and Directed by Joss Whedon," I'm attached to my television set by metaphorical industrial strength glue. Not every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will feel like a cinematic masterpiece. Just like Whedon's other shows, it is tied down by time constraints which do force you to make very standardized shots more often than not.
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