• Jenny Calendar

    Janna Kalderash was sent to Sunnydale by her people, the Romany gypsies, for one purpose: to watch Angel and ensure that he suffered for his past crimes, including the death of an important daughter of their clan. While in Sunnydale, under the guise of Jenny Calendar,…

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  • Principal R. Snyder

    The second principal of Sunnydale High, Snyder, who’s first name could be Richard, was a ruthless bully who pressured his students and came down heavily on murders and death – and also smoking. He was in the service of the Mayor, although he knew nothing of…

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  • Hank Summers

    The father of Buffy and Dawn Summers, Hank married Joyce shortly after they attended a high school dance together after Hank ditched his initial date. Buffy was born in 1981, but by 1996 Hank and Joyce’s relationship was at breaking point. Buffy’s strange attitudes due to…

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  • Collin, The Anointed One

    A young boy travelling with his mother into Sunnydale in the summer of 1997, Collin was present on a bus when a cadre of vampires sent by the Master to fulfil an ancient prophecy attacked and killed him. As Buffy battled a vampire who she believed…

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  • Amy Madison

    Amy Madison’s father left the family home, calling his wife Catherine a witch. He left Amy with her mother, and Amy realised that her father’s words were truthful: Catherine Madison possessed the ability to harness the black magicks and in 1997, confronted Amy with her desire…

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  • Harmony Kendall

    Ditzy, blonde and bitchy, Harmony Kendall was one of Cordelia Chase’s Cordettes, who throughout their time at Sunnydale High plagued those less fortunate than themselves with insults, name-calling and bad fashion advice. When Cordelia began to date the ‘uncool’ Xander Harris, Harmony took command of the…

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  • Joyce Summers

    Born in 1958, Joyce married Hank Summers shortly after they met at a school dance. Joyce left with Hank that night and they remained together for years, having a daughter, Buffy, in 1981. Buffy’s initial foray into the world of vampire slaying and Hank’s apparent extra-marital…

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  • Principal Bob Flutie

    The friendly, overtly generous, but occasionally eccentric principal of Sunnydale High, Bob Flutie was prepared to let Buffy Summers start her time at Sunnydale High with a clean slate upon her transfer from Hemery High. He changed his mind when he discovered that she had burned…

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  • Darla

    In 1609, a young prostitute, dying of syphilis, received a visit from a priest who became known to her as the Master. He sired the girl and she became his disciple. He also gave her a new name: he called her Darla. Darla remained at the…

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  • Jesse McNally

    Jesse was part of a close knit circle that included Xander Harris and Willow Rosenberg. The three were considered the ‘losers’ throughout their scholastic lives, and as a result stuck together right up until 1997, when Buffy Summers arrived in town. Jesse was unsuccessful with the…

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Welcome to The Watcher’s Guide, a resource, quite fittingly, back from the dead!

The original website shut down in 2004, following the cancellation of Angel. But Buffy the Vampire Slayer was no flash in the pan. It inspired and changed the way television was made and 30 years later, we’re still discussing the show and hoping for something new from the creative universe built over 254 episodes.

Firefly and Dollhouse also brought unique looks at the human condition in a fresh and innovative way, with a science-fiction twist, just as the BuffyVerse dealt with fantasy.

This website aims to be the ultimate resource for the five Mutant Enemy produced shows, to preserve their legacy, their characters and share it with the generations that have come since…