Bite Me!: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy the Vampire Slayer [Paperback]

Nikki Stafford (Author)

Book Description

Series: Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Publication Date: October 1998

Five million people watch her every week. She's the star of the biggest show on the WB network. She's a camp hit with high-school and college students across North America. Sarah Michelle Gellar is only twenty-one, but she's already got five films, two soap operas, two theatre credits, and a cult-hit television show to her credit. As Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she has become an Internet icon and an example of the increasingly popular portrayal of strong women on television. Bite Me! Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy the Vampire Slayer takes a close look at the woman and the show.

Buffy fans thirst for details about Gellar's life. This bio will answer their questions. It's filled with dozens of exclusive photos, and original information on every aspect of Gellar's career, including her first acting experience at the age of four; her award-winning role on All My Children; her work in the box-office hits Scream 2 and I Know What You Did Last Summer; and, of course, her double-sided persona as a high-school student by day and vampire slayer by night.

Bite Me! spotlights Sarah's role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and features entertaining commentary on each episode of the show, as well as background information about the myths that have influenced the storylines. It also includes short bios of the actors who play the other characters in the series - Xander, Willow, Cordelia, and Angel. Fan-oriented, Bite Me! also provides information about how to join the best Buffy clubs and mailing lists, plus other information about how to get into Buffy's latest act. A must-have for all Buffy and Sarah Michelle Gellar fans.

25 color and 18 b&w illustrations

Editorial Reviews

From the Author

NIKKI STAFFORD is a freelance writer who lives in Toronto, Ontario. She is the author of Lucy Lawless and Rene O'Connor: Warrior Stars of Xena.

About the Author

Nikki Stafford is the author of five books, including Bite Me! An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and co-author of Uncovering Alias: An Unofficial Guide. She lives in Toronto.

Product Details

• Paperback: 175 pages
• Publisher: ECW Press (October 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550223615
• ISBN-13: 978-1550223613
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,707,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nikki Stafford has appeared on television, radio, the web, and in print as an expert on all things Lost, and her Finding Lost series of books (published by ECW Press) is considered the Lost fan's bible. Newsday has referred to Nikki as "one of the show's leading scholars," and superfan DocArzt wrote, "The Finding Lost series is quite simply the best resource for fans." Nikki is the author of several authoritative television companion guides, including ones for Xena: Warrior Princess, Angel, and Alias (all published by ECW Press). Her bestselling book, Bite Me: The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is in its third edition, and she was a featured keynote speaker at the Third Biennial Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses in 2008 (she has been asked back for the 2010 conference). Nikki blogs regularly on her site, Nik at Nite (http://nikkistafford.blogspot.com) and has contributed to other collections, including The Essential Cult TV Reader (ed. David Lavery) and Girls Who Bite Back: Witches, Mutants, Slayers, and Freak (ed. Emily Pohl-Weary). She has conducted a complete Lost rewatch at http://lost-rewatch.blogspot.com. Nikki lives in Toronto with her husband and two children. Her season 6 instalment of the Finding Lost series will be published in October 2010.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun with lots of information on Buffy the vampire slayer., July 31, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bite Me!: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Paperback)

This book is great it has alot on Sarah Michelle Gellar as well as other main charectors such as Nicholas Brendon and Alyson Hanigan. Also I love the fact that this book also has a section on Buffy the vampire slayer. The episode guide to this is very detailed and tells you things that you would not get from elsewhere like the watchers guide (although that too is very good). I love this book and recomend it to all Buffy the vampire slayer fans.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for all Buffy fans!, November 21, 2002

By 

Kim (Phx, AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bite Me!: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Paperback)

To all the Buffy fans out there, I highly recommend this book!! It is of my opinion that this is the best "Buffy Bible" out there. The cast bios are informative, the photos stunningly gorgeous and the sections regarding the fan base of the series was a delight to read. It is wonderful to see all the charity work this show has generated over the years. Think you know everything about Buffy? Try the Trivia section! But my favorite section of the book is the episode guide. Nikki has captured the essence of each episode, written with wit and intelligence. The addition of the Highlights, Interesting Facts, Nitpicks, Oops, Willow Wicca Watch (tracks Willow's development as a witch) and Restless Moment (referring to the episode, "Restless") portions of the Guide were utterly astounding to me because she saw so much more in each episode that I had missed. Nikki clarified and helped me to understaned things in certain episodes that had me confused . What is absolutely enjoyable to do is read each episode description and then watch the episode itself. It is like seeing the show all over again for the first time! I am extremely glad I got this book and intend on giving copies to friends come Christmas time. Thank You Nikki Stafford!!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent- -Outdoing All Others, June 24, 2003

By 

"belthazaar" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bite Me!: An Unofficial Guide to the World of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Paperback)

Coming from a reviewer that has purchased and read several "guides" to Buffy, you should believe me when I say that this is the best. Much better than either of the Watchers Guide, this book contains reviews of each episode of Buffy through Season Six, and each episode of Angel through Season Three. Each review includes bloopers from each episode which are fun to look for, as well as the writers personal highlight from each episode.

The book also has in depth biographies of the actors from both shows, as well as a 20 page summary of Buffy The Vampire Slayer's conception to its change in networks. The book also includes top websites devoted to Angel and Buffy, as well as the stars of each show. Lastly, it has a great trivia section, which is the most difficult Buffy trivia one will ever find. Anyone who is looking to learn up on Buffy, or even those who enjoy collecting Buffy paraphenalia will enjoy this book. A defenite must-have.