Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • The Soundtracks

    The Soundtracks

    “Give me something to sing about…”

  • The Chronicon Aeternum: A Watcher’s Account of the Long Ages

    The Chronicon Aeternum: A Watcher’s Account of the Long Ages

    From the collected and uncollected works of Rupert Giles (1954-2005)

  • Interview Index

    Interview Index

    Looking for a particular interview with a cast member, writer or producer? Here’s a list of archived interviews from the pages of the Official Buffy and Angel Magazines released by…

  • Spotlight: Inca Mummy Girl

    Spotlight: Inca Mummy Girl

    As Sunnydale’s students prepare for a cultural exchange, Buffy finds herself with houseguest Ampata Gutierrez, a foreign exchange student from Peru. Unfortunately… she’s not quite as she seems, as Xander’s…

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #32

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #32

    “I guess we all made good steps. Yay for us.”

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #31

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #31

    “I’m afraid we don’t know a bloody thing – except I seem to be British, don’t I? And a man, with glasses, Well, that narrows it down considerably.”

  • Spotlight: School Hard

    Spotlight: School Hard

    A new vampire duo come to town to celebrate the Holiest of Holiest days in the Vampire calendar – which also happens to be Parent-Teacher Night!

  • Spotlight: Some Assembly Required

    Spotlight: Some Assembly Required

    Grief for his football star big brother leads science student Chris to do the impossible – and bring his brother back! And every man needs a princess… Shame Cordelia’s alive,…

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #30

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #30

    “Our number was clearly a retro pastiche that’s never gonna be a breakaway pop hit.”

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #29

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #29

    “I’m searching for supportive things and I’m coming up all bras.”

  • Spotlight: When She Was Bad

    Spotlight: When She Was Bad

    Buffy is back from her summer vacation – and boy, is she mad! When the Anointed and his forces plot of resurrect the Master, they target the Slayer’s nearest and…

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #28

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer Magazine #28

    Dedicated to the memory of Nicholas Brendon, the Slayer’s anchor and the one who saw it all.

  • Nicholas Brendon (1971-2026)

    Nicholas Brendon (1971-2026)

    Nicholas Brendon, also known as Xander Harris, has passed away at the age of 54.

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…