"Watcher's Guides"
The Official guides to Buffy the Vampire Slayer offer a comprehensive guide to the show. The episode guides include synopses, lines from the shooting scripts that were deleted, biographies, interviews, music listings, monster listings, special notes, pictures, quotes, and lots of behind the scenes information.
| Watcher's Guides Vol. 1 | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Christopher Golden, Nancy Holder |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | October 1, 1998 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Vol. 1 Key Contents | Description |
|---|---|
| "Mythology of Buffy" | Mythology surrounding slayers and vampires. |
| "Sunnydale Guidebook" | Tour of the town. |
| "Character Guide" | Profiles of key characters |
| "Episode Guide" | Buffy Seasons 1 & 2. |
| "Monster Guide" | Profiles on key vampires demon.. |
| "Bloodlust" | Sunnydale Love connections. |
| "Behind the Scenes" | Interviews with many key cast & crew members. |
| "Music" | Info on main songs that appeared in Seasons 1–2. |
| Watcher's Guides Vol. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, Maryelizabeth Hart |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | October 31, 2000 |
| Pages | 304 |
| Vol. 2 Key Contents | Description |
|---|---|
| "Buffyverse: Character Guide" | Profiles of key characters. |
| "Buffyverse: The Pain" | Extended commentary on love and loss in Sunnydale. |
| "Episode Guide" | Buffy Seasons 3 & 4. |
| "Cast Profiles" | Profiles of key actors |
| "Creating Buffy" | Set report on "The I in Team" and interviews with cast & crew. |
| "Bands of Buffy" | Interviews with bands who appeared on the show. |
| "Meranandising" | Guide to spinoff products. |
| Watcher's Guides Vol. 3 | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Paul Ruditis |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
| Publication date | July 6, 2004 |
| Pages | 368 |
Watcher's Guide Volume III opted to include only an episode guide (Seasons 5–7), and a number of essays:
| Author | Vol. 3 Essays |
|---|---|
| Ginger Buchanan | "The Journey of Jonathan Levinson" |
| Hank Wagner | "The Family Hour" |
| Rob Francis | "Buffy from a British perspective" |
| Maryelizabeth Hart | Slaying the Big Lies: Love conquers all, and other monstrous myths" |
| Allie Costa | "A Part of Something, or Buffy the Vampire Slayer: My First Long-Term Relationship" |
| Scott and Denise Cienin | "I Know You Are, but Who Am I?: Dawn" |
| Charles De Lint | "Why I Like Buffy" |
| James Moore | "Monsters Made to Order" |
| Joss Whedon ("Restless" teleplay), Paul Ruditis (commentary) | "Restless: A Path to Premonitions" |
| Micol Ostow | "Chosen: A Postmodern Postmortem of Buffy as a Contemporary Icon" |
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