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.
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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
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
One of the Best Shows on Television, Ever!
- 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.
- I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
This is the Best show
this is a really good show. the first time i saw it i practically fell in love its the best show ever. i like the actors and freqently defend the vamps. the idea of the slayer being a female is very interesting and is a great thing.
- I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect Show Please watch.
This is a wonderful show. It is the perfect mix of witty humor and very dark danger. Despite the title which suggests a silly horror show it tackles some tough topics such as death and a greater meaning in life. Season one is the lightest season and has a lot of humor it would be ok for kids as young as ten. Seasons two and tree are slightly darker but still keep the humor and are in my opinion the best seasons. Season four is when buffy goes to college it is actually less dark than seasons two and three it is probably my least favorite season except for the one amazing episode hush. Season five is very dark and two main character die(no spoilers). season six is also very dark when a main character turns evil after another main character dies. The musical episode "Once More With Feeling" is one of the best episodes of tv from any show. Season seven is dark also but the ending to the show is pretty amazing. I highly recommend this show to anyone who knows good writing and acting. Its age appropriate for ages 13 and up or a very mature 11 or 12 year old. Please do not judge this show by its title its is very good and sometimes serious show.
- I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Perfect for +14
This show is really one of the best ever made ! Season 1, is probably the only season where their isnt love issues or sex but season 2 onwards has some love issues. Season 6 is probably the worst so I recommend that people under the age of 14 or 15 dont view those episodes Joss Whedon is very smart for coming up with a series like this :)
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