Book Description

"I'm the Slayer. Slay-er. Chosen One? She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? Ask around. Look it up: 'Slayer comma The.'" " -- Buffy, "Doomed"" As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers. Dig into it: all--new character profiles, episode guides, quotables, and more -- a fully updated volume filled with the latest dirt on your favorite cemetery-hopper! The Mayor, Faith, Mr. Trick, Angel's return, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, snow in Sunnydale, Graduation Day, Zachary Kralick, the end of the world -- again!, Spike, Veruca, Tara, Riley, Maggie Walsh, The Initiative, Adam -- and much, much more! The Buffyverse: The World According to Buffy Summers. Everybody Hurts: In Sunnydale, love can be downright scary. Anarchy in the USA: How Buffy and Giles came to be footloose and Council-free. Power Girls: Buffy, Kendra, Faith -- wasn't it supposed to be "Chosen One?" BONUS: Creating Buffy: From brainstorm, to script, to genius on the small screen -- with a few tiny detours along the way. Go behind the scenes for Season Four's pivotal episode "The I in Team" and catch all the action, from scouting locations to running lines with the stellar cast to music editing -- it's all inside! THE GUYS, THE GALS, THE LORE, THE LINGO The chillingly complete "WATCHER'S GUIDE VOLUME 2" will slay you

Amazon.co.uk

Packed with information, photos and hundreds of great quotes from seasons three and four of Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide Volume 2 is just as comprehensive as the first Watcher's Guide. For newcomers, the background to the Slayer, her Watcher and their duties to fight the forces of darkness are sketched in, then the book moves rapidly on to character profiles and brief episode guides for seasons three and four, all liberally sprinkled with chunks of razor-sharp dialogue and explanations of pop culture references. An insightful section, "The Pain", focuses on the doomed relationships, deaths of loved ones, experiences of betrayal and lack of trust that have forced the characters to develop and change. These are the serious stories about growing up that have always been at the heart of Buffy.

Having thoroughly dissected the characters, the book then goes behind the scenes with profiles of the actors, an in-depth look at the many aspects of production, listings of featured bands and songs and a brief section on merchandising. The main omission is any focus on monsters--for that, turn to the excellent Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Monster Book, which goes into encyclopaedic detail on all the monsters to have appeared on the show. This book is a more general companion, and performs its duties as well, and as sassily, as the Slayer herself.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　--Elizabeth Sourbut

From Booklist

Here it is, the book that will tell you everything you want to know about seasons three and four of the popular television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. For the unfamiliar, the series, an extravaganza of supercomix proportions, owes its popularity to its quirky vision of teen problems (parent-child relationships, sexuality, drugs, outsiders, etc.) and its young "kick-butt" heroine, who copes with the familiar anxieties of growing up as she works to eradicate evil in her small town. Photos, cast profiles, interviews with stars and members of the production staff, dozens of quotes, and plot summaries--it's all here for die-hard fans. Each episode gets full consideration, not only plot description but also detailed analysis of the show's pop-cultural references, which add comedy and help leaven the violence. There's also a whole section focusing on how an episode is put together. The text is enthusiastic if not always polished, but fans won't be deterred by a little clunky prose.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Stephanie Zvirin

Book Dimension

length: (cm)22.6 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)17.5