Buffy the Vampire Slayer

  • Season 7

    Season 7

    When Potential Slayers around the world are murdered by agents of an unknown evil, events are set in motion that change the life and direction of the Slayer line forever.…

  • Season 6

    Season 6

    “Buffy Anne Summers. 1981-2001. Beloved Sister. Devoted Friend. She saved the world. A lot.” And with that, the saga of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer should be done. But things are…

  • Season 5

    Season 5

    Sibling rivalry was never a staple of Vampire Slaying, at least not until Dawn. Forged from mystical energy, Dawn Summers was the much sought-after Key to open a dimensional gate,…

  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    Buffy the Vampire Slayer

    After the disaster that was the 1992 movie, creator Joss Whedon was approached by FOX to recreate his creation on the small screen. After painful auditions and several cast changes, Buffy…

  • Series Regulars

    Series Regulars

  • Tara Maclay

    Tara Maclay

    Tara Maclay was originally a shy, unconfident Wicca who was part of the U.C. Sunnydale Wicca Group. In a group of ‘Wanna-Blessed-Bes,’ Willow noticed the girl, and recognising the magic…

  • Dawn Summers

    Dawn Summers

    When some ancient monks required a safe place to hide and store the mystical Key to the home dimension of the Goddess Glory, they did something incredible and moulded it…

  • Anya Jenkins

    Anya Jenkins

    Originally a peasant girl called Aud in Sjornjost, in 880 A.D., Aud caught her lover Olaf in a precarious position with a load-bearing bar matron, and cast a spell on…

  • Riley Finn

    Riley Finn

    The country farm boy, turned teaching assistant was a psychology major at U.C. Sunnydale, but there was more to Riley Finn than it initially appeared. His interest in Buffy was…

  • Spike

    Spike

    Transformed into a vampire in 1880, William Pratt was a simple man (but a bad poet, for which he was often ridiculed) who fell pray to the attention of the…

  • Daniel ‘Oz’ Osbourne

    Daniel ‘Oz’ Osbourne

    Daniel Osbourne was the epitome of cool. He was the lead guitarist for ‘Dingoes Ate My Baby,’ a popular band that played at the Bronze. He was also the boy…

  • Season 1

    Season 1

    Sunnydale, California. A small quiet little town that no one could ever believe stands at the month of Hell… In May 1997, forces aligned that brought a 16-year old girl…

  • Fray

    Fray

    The Slayer of the 23rd Century…

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…

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The Watcher's Guide

The ultimate guide to the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. No copyright infringement is intended. Originally published as “The Watcher’s Guide: A Mutant Enemy Resource” from 2002-2004 [Wayback Machine]

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