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:: 5.20.2003 ::
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From BBC News:
Buffy set for final slaying
Cult TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer comes to an end in the United States on Tuesday ...
The fantasy horror series has been a hit around the world and has made a Hollywood star of leading actress Sarah Michelle Gellar.
She plays Buffy Summers, a young woman who teams up with a group of friends to kill vampires and fight evil - while they are still, on the surface, living normal lives in California.
It was based on the moderately successful 1992 film of the same name, starring Kristy Swanson.
But the darker themes in the TV series have seen it debated by academics as well as enjoyed by millions of fans.
Show creator Joss Whedon is reportedly planning further spin-offs to keep the Buffy story alive.
Gellar, who promised a "pretty spectacular" finalé in an interview in February, told Entertainment Weekly magazine she was keen to see the show go out on a high.
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Seven seasons after first kicking her way onto our televisions, "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" is finally pulling up stakes for good. Along with a dull, aching sadness stabbing our hearts, it's also left a gaping hellmouth in a fine night of primetime programming that includes "Smallville" and "24."
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