Sarah Michelle Gellar Books

This book has more biographical information than any other book except "Meet the Stars of Buffy the Vampire Slayer." This book also has a great collection of photographs. If you are looking for the most complete biography as well as bios on other stars of the show, then you should buy "Meet the Stars of Buffy the Vampire Slayer." However, if you want the best mixture of photographs and biography, and you are only concerned with Sarah Michelle Gellar, then you should buy this book.

This is a great book. it tells you all about Sarah Michelle Gellar. I like that it shows you her biographys and the things she likes. In this book it tells you all the appearances SMG had been in. If you are a HUGE fan on SMG you should defantly buy this product.

This book provided an insightful and concise look into the life of one of television's most popular new actresses. The pictures were beautiful and the writing was clear.

I thought that this book was really nice. It had great picturesand lots of info on her past, present, and future plans. It is worthbuying if you're a really big fan of her.

Because "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was a mid-season replacement on the WB there were only 12 episodes that first season instead of the full slate of 22. That meant when the show ended its fifth and final season on the WB the last episode would be number 100 for the series and since the fate of the show was uncertain, creator Joss Whedon had to make sure that if "Buffy" did not find a new home that there would be a big finish. That he certainly provided, but as I watched the second half of Season Five (Episodes 12-22) again, what struck me is how many of the best moments have to do with Spike. Specifically I am thinking of when Spike tells the "Buffybot" why he would not betray Buffy and a couple of moments in the final episode: when Willow tells Spike to "go" and he does without a second thought, the look of horror on his face when he realizes he has failed Dawn, and when he is the one who totally breaks down at what happens to Buffy. The show took a character who was basically Billy Idol with fangs, put a chip in his head so that he was effectively neutered when it came to humans like Buffy and the Scoobies, and inspired by what happened in "Something Blue," decided to have William the Bloody fall in love with the Slayer. But it was James Marsters who took that character and made him so memorable that Spike still has a calendar and Angel does not. The big story arc is Glory's relentless search for the Key, but watch these episodes again and notice how often Spike becomes the focus of your attention:

Episode 12, "Checkpoint" (Written by Douglas Petrie & Jane Espenson, First aired January 23, 2001) has Buffy and the gang going up against the Watchers Council. Quentin Travers has information about Glory, but insists the Slayer and her friends undergo a review first, which does not go well (although Willow declaring Tara is her "lesbian-gay-type lover" is awfully cute). At least Buffy finally gets to find out that Glory is not a demon (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 13, "Blood Ties" (Written by Steven S. DeKnight, February 6, 2001), finds Dawn hanging with Spike and reading in a Giles' journal that she is the Key. If that was not bad enough, Ben learns that Dawn is the Key, right before he turns into Glory. This just cannot be good (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 14, "Crush" (Written by David Fury, February 13, 2001), is what Spike has on Buffy and dressing up Harmony as the Slayer is just not cutting it. Then Drusilla shows up in a forgiving vein and when she knocks out Buffy, Spike knocks on Dru so that he can offer to kill her to prove his love for Buffy. Not that Harmony likes any of this (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 15, "I Was Made to Love You" (Written by Espenson, February 20, 2001), has a strange girl name April looking all over town for some guy named Warren. It turns Warren made April, who is a robot, to be the perfect girlfriend. Apparently there is such a thing as too perfect (4 Stakes).

Episode 16, "The Body" (Written & Directed by Joss Whedon, February 27, 2001), Buffy comes home and finds Joyce dead. After Joss received an Emmy nomination for writing "Hush" we figured there would be a second one for this episode. He did not get that, but the bigger insult might be not getting a directing nomination (5 Stakes).

Episode 17, "Forever" (Written & Directed by Marti Noxon, April 17, 2001), is how long Joyce will be dead and a grief stricken Dawn cannot take it. So she does a spell to bring Joyce back from the dead (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 18, "Intervention" (Written by Espenson, April 24, 2001), is what is called for when Xander and Anya see Buffy boinking Spike. The only thing is that Buffy is out communing with the First Slayer (Buffy's gift is death apparently). It seems Spike got Warren to create the Buffybot, which provides Sarah Michelle Gellar's funniest moments in the entire series. But before Buffy can kill Spike it seems Glory will beat the Slayer to it because she thinks Spike knows who is the Key (5 Strakes).

Episode 19, "Tough Love" (Written by Rebecca Rand Kirshner, May 1, 2001), finds Buffy quitting college to look after Dawn. But then Glory drains Tara's brains, turning her insane, and Willow goes off to take revenge against the god. Then things get really bad as Glory finally learns that Dawn is the key (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 20, "Spiral" (Written by DeNight, May 8, 2001), has Buffy getting Dawn and everybody else out of town to try and save the Key from Glory. But then the Knights of Byzantium, sworn to destroy the key, attack the Winnebago carrying everybody, and Buffy and the gang have to hold up in an abandoned gas station. Giles is seriously wounded, so Buffy calls Ben, not knowing that she has invited Glory's host past Willow's mystic defenses (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 21, "The Weight of the World" (Written by Petrie, May 15, 2001), finds Buffy has gone off the deep end and is in a catatonic state. Willow takes charge and gets everybody back to Sunnydale, where she enters Buffy's mind to make sense of the circular dream images that Buffy shows her. Meanwhile, Glory plans to use Dawn's blood to open up the doors between the hell dimensions (4.5 Stakes).

Episode 22, "The Gift" (Written & Directed by Whedon, May 22, 2001), begins with a reaffirmative that Buffy is not "just a girl." If Dawn's blood is spilled, Hell will be unleashed on Earth and the only way to stop it is to kill Dawn. But Buffy did that with Angel and she refuses to do it with her sister. Glory is going to enact the ritual atop a giant scaffolding constructed by her minions, and Buffy leads an all-out attack on Glory. Although they defeat glory, it is too late, and the demons are coming to make Earth their home (5 Stakes).

This book may be the best guide about Buffy around, but this not means that it's a stisfactory product. Because it's not.

The enormous volume of pages dealing about parties, whatever, are useless. And, most importanyl, it lacks an index to the world of Buffy, something that would run something like this:

"Willow" - Buffy's best friend. Went from a very shy girl to one one of the most powerful witches in the world, blá,bla;

"Ethan" - Gile's old friend from England, when both them, along with some friends, dealed with the black arts. Appeared for the last time in the episode bla, bla, bla..."

It would have been a huge task, but that was what I was looking for when I bought this book, and was dissapointed when I did not find it.

The part of Angel I don't care, bcause I still did not watch this show (I intend to start buying the DVD sets).

I absolutly love this book. It is entirely complete (well, up to season six anyway... I'm really hoping they do another revision with season seven added... I'd buy the whole damn book again if they did it) and full of information. This one book gets in all the good stuff that the watcher's guides do in two. When I bought this book I had only seen up to season three, and I was beginning to watch seasons 4-6 in reruns, and I read this book right along with watching the episodes.

Some people have a problem with the opinionated way the author writes the book, but to me it enhances the feel of it being a fan's book.

In short, I love this book, and you should too! ^.^

This is the absolute best Buffy guide out there. The book includes DETAILED episode synopsises through the sixth seaons of Buffy and the third season of Angel. Unlike the Watcher's Guide's, these synopsis's are very thorough, as are each actors profile. The book also chronicles the show from its movie beginnings, through each season, to the show's move to UPN. Each episode guide includes the writer's personal favorite moment of the episode, interesting facts, Did you notice moments, Nitpicks, and bloopers from each episode that are fun to scope out.

The book also has an incredibly challenging trivia section, which prompts one to go back and watch the episodes over and over again. Also included are each actors personal websites, as well as good fansites, are included. Having bought many companion guides to this show, I personally say this is the best, for any looking to wise up on Buffy, or maybe simply to extend their Buffy collection.

I got this book as a present and was immediately excited. I am a HUGE buffy fan and relish any chance to delve deeper into my obsession. While I enjoyed most of the book including the bios, mini analyses of the episodes, I was bored by the fan and party coverage (who cares? it was like 2 years ago!), and a little offended by the author's off-putting feelings towards some of the characters (give Riley and Joyce half a chance). The most annoying part however was the obvious mistakes this so-called "fan" Nikki Stafford made in relating her "nitpicks" of each episode. She points out each "oops" the show made as far as bloopers but I guess she failed to pass this on to an editor because there were a lot of mistakes made concerning her knowledge of the buffyverse. When she couldn't find something substantial to write she floundered, the most obvious point being in the "Buffy vs. Dracula" nitpick section. Ms. Stafford complains that even though Dracula breaks most of the vampire rules, he would still need an invite to enter Buffy's room and you can feel her arrogance when she points out that somehow the writers messed up this technicality. However, later in the episode it is revealed that Joyce had invited him in for coffee and then there is a whole 5 minute scene between Joyce/Willow/Tara discussing her inviting a man into the house. Then, in the next episode it is mentioned again that Joyce mistakenly invited Dracula in. I really wouldn't care about Ms. Stafford's rants if this weren't a "guide to Buffy" written by someone who does take the show seriously and is a little too arrogant when every now and then there is an inconsistency in the show.
Bottom line: I enjoyed reading it, but I enjoyed correcting it even more.

Yes, I admit it, I've become a Buffy addict - not normally a TV watcher, I became sucked in by its blend of great writing, humor, drama, and honest portrayal of emotions. In addition to all the seasons on DVD, I've picked up quite a bit of the buffy literature - guides, essays, etc. - and this is the one I keep coming back to. I much prefer it to the more often-cited Watcher's Guides. What some reviewers criticize - the emphasis on Stafford's reviews and opinions - are what i consider the book's strength. None of the other guides offer such a personal take on the series or episodes - and it's a series people relate to in a highly personal way. I don't always agree with the author, and even disagree that a few of the "nitpicks" she found were actual errors, but her opionated views make for much more interesting reading. In a few cases, her opinions made me more clearly define my own, or see an episode in a new light.
I love the information on music at the end of each episode, and the other chapters - on the actors' biographies, the posting-board parties, the internet following for buffy - are all pretty comprehensive. This is a fan's take on a show she loves, in addition to being a guide - which, in my opinion, makes it more interesting for another fan to read. So what if she's unduly harsh on Joyce and Dawn? She backs up her opinions with valid reasons, which others are free to disagree with. I disliked some eps ("Gingerbread," "Beauty and the beast," "As You were") that she liked, liked others better than her, and agreed with her on many more. But I always enjoy her take.
I do wish the section on angel was more thorough - she acknowledges it's pretty cursory compared to Buffy, and my hope is that a future book will flesh it out. But if you want a good buffy episode guide, skip the watchers guides and just get this one. My copy is worn i've gone back to it so often.

This book does, in a great way sum up all episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer from "Welcome to the Hellmouth" too "Becoming, part II". Also, it contains a thorough biography of mrs. Gellar's acting career from her first appearance on "Invasion of Privacy" to todays Buffy, I Know What You did Last Summer and "Scream 2". In doing so it gives all Sarah Michelle Gellar fans all the knowledge they need aout their Idol.

It's a good thing this book is out of print. It's pretty bad - full of innaccuracies and it reads like the author assembled a lot of the information from bits and pieces of magazine articles. Also, fully a quarter of it has nothing to do with Buffy at all. It feels like the author ran out of relevant material and just added in a bunch of junk to fill it out.

This book is good. It is an unofficial guide to the world of Buffy but it has some really cool stuff like extensive reviews of the first two seasons' episodes, a by no means extensive internet guide to must see Buffy sites and entertaining looks at the influence of "Dark Shadows" on the show and also a history of vampires on television and movies. A must read!! Black and white pictures add to its gothic, unauthorized feel. I really liked it

This book is ok, and i would reccomend this book if u wanted some information about sarah when she was younger. It also has the shows from the first and second season.

This wasn't the best buffy book, but it did have some picturesi've never seen before and it had an okay biography on Sarah. thebaack of the book is all about ohter vampire and sci-fi books and shows though, i didnt even read that whole part, it sucked. but the rest of the book was pretty cool, since it was about the hottest woman on Earth of course.

I had to read it twice but I just loved it. It reminded me of the stand alone episodes of the series, only this time it was about a total unknown character.

I was totally lost on this tale. I know it had something to do with the slayer who was taking Buffy's place. But I didn't get the storyline.
Not as good as the other arc. Can't wait for number six which will begin the Faith story.

WARNING: THIS COMIC IS NOT LONGER THAN ISSUES 1-4 AS ADVERTISED. THERE ARE ONLY TWENTY-TWO PAGES OF CONTENT, BUT TWICE AS MANY COMMERCIALS

This is the first standalone issue of Season Eight, and--when you think about it--the only "episode" of the entire series in which Buffy Summers does not appear. A different slayer takes stage, a slayer that Buffy mentioned in the first issue of this season; the slayer posing as Buffy who is "underground... literally."

This issue has been hyped as the equivalent of "The Body" and "Hush" of the comic series. While I think it's good, I'm going to have to say no to that assessment. The story is very interesting and well told for the most part, but the actual method of storytelling almost seems too experimental, making this the most daring, but also the most rough issue of Season Eight so far. I'll have to split this up into the positives and negatives.

On the minus-y side of things, there are panels that are very much put to waste. Not many, but the few that are could be used to slow this very fast-paced story down a notch. The first panel of page three shows Mike Billenger (a random kid) saying (quite as randomly) "Who the hell are you?" Later on, it explains why Mike said this, but Mike has yet to be introduced by page three. So basically, when he comes on the scene, the readers are saying "No, who the hell are YOU?" It interrupts the flow of the story and is basically useless, as the same panel is used in context later on in the issue. I understand why this was done, but I don't think the effect was overall worth the interruption of the story. Throughout the issue, the story flaps back and forth, which isn't a bad thing, but Joss did this a lot in Issue #4. I'm looking forward to a coherent story with maybe two or three things going on at once, told in order. And the fairy's joke on page three... Right over my head.

Now, to the positives. I have to start this off saying that I did LIKE the issue. The above paragraph is just a few minor complaints, but overall the issue isn't bad at all. The fairy itself (sorry, herself) was great, and the slayer--lets call her "Underground Buffy", UB for short--is an attractive character, much like Buffy and her pals in the earlier days, which gets me a bit nostalgic. And nostalgia always adds a pleasant buzz to the effect, doesn't it? The best page in the issue is the commercial with Andrew and Vi (we're going to be calling her Violet now, as in comics she'd have to be VI, and that would just look like a six). Andrew and Violet are both drawn perfectly, and are some of the best likenesses we've seen this entire series. Jeanty could learn something from the way Paul Lee draws Andrew, especially in the hair area. But I digress... The page is damn funny. And it also answers the questions about how all these slayers are being found. Other great tidbits are the sixth page in which UB is shown remembering all the past questions (this should put to rest any questions about the canonical status of "Tales of the Slayers".... it's canon, beeatch), as well as the wrap-up in the end. Joss is great at writing inner dialogue, and it shows here.

But what everyone's going to be talking about is this: Who's better, Paul Lee (artist for this issue) or Georges Jeanty (artist for the majority of the series, including the other four released issues and the upcoming 6-9)? Paul Lee's demons are better. Jeanty's Giles (not in Issue #2, but he improved in Issue #3) is better. Paul Lee's faces are more real looking, but too thin. Jeanty's faces are too chubby, but more fun. Lee's Andrew is leagues better. Jeanty's depiction of the world in quirkier, funner. Lee's is more realistic. I'm torn.

But as for this issue overall, it's not the best I've read, but it makes a good addition to the series.

8/10

Warning! Spoilers are alive and well in this review!

This is an interesting one-off comic in that it is set in the Buffyverse and concerns a slayer, but apart from Giles features no regular characters from the original show. The comic concerns an unnamed young girl who turns out to be one of the potentials who became a full-fledged slayer during the events of the TV series finale. Because she bears a resemblance to Buffy Summers, she is recruited to act as a decoy in a mission that results in her death. She is part of a group, just one in the chain that Giles describes as linking all the slayers (and by extension, all women, and by further extension, all human beings).

The story is primarily interesting for the way in which only gradually do we come to understand the first image in the comic, a triumphant demon holding over his head the dead body of "Buffy Summers." We come to understand as the story unfolds that the body was of the girl who narrates the story.

As a stand alone it was reasonably interesting but apart from refocusing attention, albeit briefly, on the demon Yamanh, who we met briefly earlier in an earlier issue of the BUFFY comic. I'm glad that this dealt with one of the other slayers, but it is actually more of an appetizer for the next sequence in the story: a Faith arc written by Brian Vaughan. The relationship between Vaughan and Joss Whedon is a fascinating one. Vaughan, one of the leading comic writers today thanks to his work on series like Y: THE LAST MAN and EX MACHINA, as well as the wonderful stand alone THE PRIDE OF BAGHDAD, is perhaps best known as the creator of the exceptionally fine Marvel series THE RUNAWAYS. If you read THE RUNAWAYS, it is clear that BUFFY was a major influence on that comic. After producing three absolutely splendid volumes that any BUFFY fan would absolutely adore, Vaughan decided to move onto other projects. Marvel wanted to keep the series alive and interestingly turned to Joss Whedon to take over. So now Vaughan is working on BUFFY. They are obviously kindred spirits.

I recommend this, but I will hasten to add that this is not likely to be one of the more memorable entries to the series. It is, however, an interesting change of pace and it demonstrates that Whedon and Co. are more than willing to mix things up some. So while not quite as gripping as the first four issues that make up THE LONG WAY HOME, it is a worthy entry to the overall series.

One bit of revisionism appearing in the first issue of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8" was that the Buffy who was running around in Rome partying and dating the Immortal (which we knew from fifth season "Angel" episode "The Girl in Question"), was a decoy. There was also reference to another decoy who had been killed. In issue #5, which follows the first story arc "The Long Way Home," we have "The Chain," a stand along story about the slayer who died pretending to be Buffy Summers. This explains the striking cover painting by Jo Chen showing "Buffy" about to pull off her face.

Scripted by Joss Whedon with pencils by Paul Lee (who did "Dawn and Hoopy the Bear" back in "Buffy" #55) and inks by Andy Owens, "The Chain" begins with Yamah of Hoht, a demon, displaying the corpse of the faux Buffy, who might be dead but can still appreciate the irony that she never even met the real Buffy Summers. Then we keep jumping time lines, from the faux Buffy talking to a faerie, to a young girl at a private school becoming a Slayer, to Giles explaining the chain, to a commercial Andrew obviously put together for a local TV station all about the support group for girls who suddenly cannot control their strength and having disturbing dreams of being another girl in another time. These time lines stay entwined throughout the story as we see how this young woman came to meet her fate. Early on she says: "Here's how it works. You don't get a choice." But, of course, there is more to it than that.

There is a point where our heroine users her Slayer powers for the first time and one of the people she saves says, "Who the hell ARE you?" The obvious question, given the situation, would focus on "what" rather than "who," as in "what happened?" or "what are you?" But Whedon's ultimate point here is about the "who" and so things are slanted in that direction. I appreciate the payoff in this one, but am less than satisfied with the set up regarding Yamah and his troops. I suspect Whedon was going for something like the apocalypse in the background in the "BtVS" episode of "The Zeppo," but what is happening in "The Chain" is much more prominent and what we see is a bit more confusing than it is interesting. Plus I have to say that I find it hard to believe Buffy would never meet the girls who would be risking their lives by posing as her. Reconsidering the issue from the vantage point of the end, I am surprised this one is not more effective.

Still, we should be able to look forward to similar stories in the future in "Season Eight," especially given what we have seen with Whedon with "Tales of the Slayers" and "Tales of the Vampires." One of the freedoms Whedon has with this comic book is that he can do solo stories and not feel obligated to have every character in every issue, any more than he has to write every issue of this comic. That is why the next story arc, "No Future for You," is written by Brian K. Vaughan with Georges Jeunry back doing the art (both Lee and Jeunty did alternative covers for this particular issue, but Chen's is the best of the bunch and I feel no compunction to buy multiple copies of the same comic book just to have all of the covers).

If you want to read about the bios of your favorite Buffy stars, this is a very thorough write-up. makes for great reading for the non-B.V.S. fan, too.

I like that all seven seasons are in one book, and how the author includes her "nitpicks", how it relates to the "Restless" episode, but there is a lot of the same information in this book as there is in the Watcher's Guides. I didn't learn a whole lot of new information. But it's a good format, and has good information.

This book is okay, the commentary is nice as well, but it really does not have anything in it the average Buffy fan does not already know. Most die hard fans like me are looking for things we can go back and watch that we probably missed...as well as really good trivia. For the true Buffy fan, those of us who have seen every episode at least 50 times or more, I strongly recommend The Big Book Of Buffy Bites 2008. This book is up to date (2008), and contains everything you could possibly want to know about Buffy the Vampire Slayer...and more. One feature I have not seen in any other book, is a detailed time line of all the slayers...from the First Slayer...all the way to Buffy. This was a pleasant surprise.

Nikki Stafford, author of companion guides for five television programs from the ECW Press, has just released a revised version of her classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer guide to coincide with the show's 10th anniversary. Bite Me!: The 10th Buffyversary Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is now available in The Chosen Edition: Seven Seasons, One Book. Stafford examines each of the show's eleven main characters and provides episode guides, charting the development of the Buffy mythology across all seven seasons, as well as in the Dark Horse season eight comic books. Her episode guides contain trivia, fan gripes, nitpicks, references to bands and music, and "did you notice?" moments. She has also written a 6-page ultimate Buffy trivia quiz.

In this updated 2007 version, Stafford is able to chronicle the legacy of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," which lives on in fanhood well beyond the 2003 end of the television series. Updates on the careers of the show's stars are included. The author also addresses the show's move from the WB to UPN network, the short-lived follow-on show "Angel," and the unaired pilot episode.

Stafford has also written ECW Press guides to Xena, Angel, Alias, and Lost.

This book gives you THE insite on that gorgeous gel,Sarah Michelle Gellar!Buffys oh so snazzy character is played by a real perso lets not forget.This book describes this persons life so as we feel like we have known her forever.I should stop ranting now because,I have to go and watch This wonder woman at work!

I think that this is a good calendar. Sarah looks lovely, as always, and I think that if you like Sarah (or Buffy) this is an essential.

I bought quite a few books from Amazon.com having lots of books to choose from. This book, being fifteen dollars, is not worth the buy being a KIDS book. Although the picture on the front of the book is great, your wasting your money to get this book. It's a very kiddy book. Hardly any pictures, very few pages, and is a easy reading kids book about buffy. NOT worth it. If you a well worth Buffy book go get the Sunnydale High Yearbook of Sarah Michelle Gellar. Thats a GOOD buy!