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There Will Never Be a “Very Special” Buffy: Buffy and the Monters of Teen Life

1999; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 27; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/01956059909602800

1930-6458

Rhonda V. Wilcox,

Modern American Literature Studies

Abstract Jhave often said, 'There will never be a "Very Special Episode" of Buffy'" (Rochlin 19). With that comment, Joss Whedon, the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, took aim at those television series that claim redeeming social value by focusing episodes on unmediated presentations of social topics such as AIDS or alcoholism. Whedon specifically mentioned Beverly Hills 90210, but one could add the names of many series–The Wonder Years, Party of Five, Seventh Heaven–to those that, over the years, have advertised those "very special" episodes. In Buffy's world, by contrast, the problems teenagers face become literal monsters.