This was a great series. I've started watching it with my 13 year old. There's lots to like in a series with strong female characters and choosing between popularity and doing the right thing. The series does get more serious and darker in later seasons, especially 6 and 7. While Buffy does lose her virginity to her vampire boyfriend while she's still in high school, one couldn't ask for a more disastrous outcome. So those episodes are not about consequence free sexual activity.
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer
(Rated TV-PG, Science fiction , Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Seth Green, David Boreanaz, Alyson Hannigan, Where to watch: FX, DVD, Online)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13. -
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Common Sense says
Cult vampire series has witty bite. Teens and up.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 13–15
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What Parents Need to Know
About Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Parents need to know that while even grade-schoolers may enjoy the horror-movie aspects of this hugely popular vampire series, its mature themes are not a good fit for kids that young. Even kids as young as 12 -- who will enjoy the action and have fun with the one-liners -- probably aren't quite ready for the dark, adult issues the show tackles. Buffy is in mortal danger in most episodes, she loses her virginity to her (much) older boyfriend, and monsters are everywhere. On the upside, the series encourages strength in girls, mentoring, and teamwork. The series is best for teens and adults, who will appreciate the multi-leveled story and the Romeo and Juliet subtext of some of the episodes.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about how Buffy deals with the pressure of her "calling." How do teens deal with the pressures they face every day? Can they draw any parallels between Buffy's life and "normal" high school experience? The show's characters place a great deal of importance on integrity, working as a team and learning to sacrifice for the greater good. Families can talk about how they apply those values in their own lives. What do they consider the greater good? Families may also want to discuss the series' sexual content, including their views about virginity and sex.
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- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
Good for teens, especially if you watch it with them
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Fcking love that show best fcking show eva
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Fcking love that show best fcking show eva
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
One of the Best Shows on Television, Ever!
One of my all-time favorite TV series of all time. This show was incredibly well-written with amazing humor and wonderful characters you really cared about. My wife and I were fans from day one, and bought the complete DVD set along with Angel. I just started watching this with my mature 12 year old daughter, and she's loving it as much as I did. I rated this show 13+, but 11-12 is ok depending on the child's maturity level. Overall Buffy is a strong female role-model, who makes mistakes but always ends up doing the right thing. Friendship, love courage, etc. This show has it all.
- I rate this title on for age 14 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Okay for tweens but there are some sexual moments
I love buffy and was really sad when they ended her show. I think that some of the demons can get pretty scary looking or just plain gross. But in the end Buffy is a good role model.
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