15 Best TV Shows Of The Last 25 Years

14. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997€“2003)

Buffy At the young age of 15, Buffy Summers was chosen to hunt vampires, demons, and the forces of darkness. Joined by friends Willow and Xander and her watcher Giles, Buffy fights the challenges of high school and saves the world...a lot. Another show I still watch today. In fact, the one musical episode they did ("Once More With Feeling" in season 6) is still on my playlist. I sing along to it today with great relish, imagining I am right there with them at the "Bronze", or with Buffy in the graveyard. The creator of this show (the amazing Joss Whedon) really knew how to appeal to everyone. This is not your "Twilight" bulls***. This was really dark, and even disturbing at times. It tackled issues that are very hard to take on in this medium and be taken seriously in this kind of show. The episode in season 5, "The Body", showed what is loss. It was one of the most thrilling, devastating moments of television I have ever seen, thanks mostly to the incomparable Sarah Michelle Geller. The acting was great (compared to what the show was about), the romance was realistic (other than the vampire stuff) and the friendship was the most important part, a theme that repeats in many of my favorite shows, as it the most important thing in my life (other than my cat). Also, it was super cool and still is, watching a tiny woman kill lots of things and save the world, who weighs 90 pounds. The best parts of the show, to me, were the audacious moments of humor. Sometimes corny, yes, but always crisp, making you want more. In the midst of the biggest life and death scenarios, someone like Xander would come along and say something goofy, and somehow not ruin the moment or break the tension, which is something very difficult to do - another testament to Whedon's brilliance. On a side note, it had one of the sexiest guys ever €“ James Marsters, who should get (if there was one) the Best British Accent by an American, ever.
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Born in Israel, but raised partly in the UK, Shira is rather an odd duck. She will get in your face with her opinion, but will then be super polite to the waitress serving her a cocktail, no matter how bad the service is. Movies are her passion, along with good TV, music, and Shakespeare. She loves to sing and goes to karaoke a lot, too. She will do anything creative, and will resort to finger painting if necessary. Shira also, apparently, enjoys writing about herself in third person, which is weird. But she just finished her first Fantasy novel, and it's not about her, so that's ok. Shira is very glad to be a part of WhatCulture!