DEADBOLT: TWILIGHT VS BUFFY-THE VAMPIRE WORLDS OF MEYER AND WHEDON
The Deadbolt.com has another great article, this time comparing the vampire worlds of Stephenie Meyer and Joss Whedon. Twilight or Buffy? You decide.
Deeper into Twilight, New Moon Eclipse, and beyond, The Cullens, as they are described in the Twilight novels, do not share the same traits as the vampires created by Joss Whedon. The Stephenie Meyer vampires don’t incinerate when exposed to the sun. Instead the Meyer Twilight vamps become more beautiful than they were before. The Joss Whedon universe established vampires that follow more in line with traditional lore. However, their physical appeal, especially in the reformed heroes, is a quality that they do share with the vampires in the Twilight, New Moon, and the remainder of the Twilight series.The Cullens are described as being astonishingly good-looking, each in their own individual way from their piercing eyes to their elegant grace. As compared to Buffy, Angel and Spike are both good-looking in their individual ways but the transformation from human guise to vampire facial transformation is something that has not been explored yet in the Twilight series. James, the villain in the first Twilight film, managed to transform slightly when he bit the character Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), which slightly touched on the subject. But the brief transformation tease was nowhere near the same degree as the vampires in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Perhaps the most important difference between the Stephenie Meyer Twilight series and Joss Whedon’s Buffy is the absence of fear in Twilight. Bella is not afraid of Edward’s true vampire nature, which can be attributed to his constant human guise. While Edward of twilight and his family are exceptionally powerful and lithe, those attributes only strengthen their physical appeal. The underlying concept of their true nature only becomes evident with James and his clan, and to a slightly lesser degree, Jasper who continues to struggle with his bloodlust in Twilight and New Moon. Edward’s protectiveness of Bella also serves as a motivator in his ability to try and reign in his more natural impulses of hunting and killing. Edward’s pseudo father Carlisle is able to control his bloodlust so well that he seems almost unaffected in any way by Bella’s all too obvious mortality. In the TV world of Buffy, the true nature of the vampire is made evident in every episode since the very essence of the show is about Buffy being a slayer, and therefore Buffy must slay vampires and demons. In Buffy the element of fear was (and is) always present.
With two similar yet distinct interpretations of vampires and their history, Joss Whedon and Stephenie Meyer have both reshaped and remixed the popular vampire concept and character to create a more compassionate and human world for them to live in. The interaction that the vampires in both Buffy and Twilight maintain with humans is as important as their depictions, both physical and emotional.
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I love seeing these two worlds compared. For me, Twilight still wins. How can you ever beat vampires who sparkle in the sunlight? Twilight also has a secret weapon: Edward Cullen.
What did you think of this comparison? Which vampire world is your favorite?
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I’ll be crucified for this, here, but it’s still a tie for me!!!
I’m as devoted to Buffy as ever, probably even more so, since Twilight began, and I JUST CANNOT CHOOSE BETWEEN THEM!!!
AHHHHH!!!!
I agree i love both Buffy and Twilight, but for different reasons.
Do we really have to choose? I was a fan of Twilight long before I even started watching Buffy, but I still really like both of them. I compare Buffy to Twilight without even thinking about it as I watch the episodes, but to have to choose only one. . . I don’t think I can.
I love Twilight, and I grew up watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer the Show and the Movie. I love Them Both, but I love Buffy a little more since I’ve know it longer.
i agree with marlena since i also grew watching the buff the vampire slayer movie and tv show plus dont get mad i love Edward hes hot but spike is a little hotter
I’ve loved Buffy forever and for way, way longer than Twilight. (I agree with veronica that spike is hotter than Edward). I don’t want to be attacked for this but, even though Buffy and Twilight are completely different and I love them both, I have to say Buffy is better hands down. It just has more, how do I say this…Well, Buffy is just…it has more to it. Whereas, a lot of the time, Twilight can be very flat. Buffy is well rounded and actually has a point/message. Whereas Twilight is just really really good brain candy. I love them both, but they’re not even on the same level as each other.
mmmm… Edward or Angel??? Tough question. I also grew up with Buffy and loved the spin-off “Angel”… (and a little crush for David Boreanaz). The characters are really different, having in common the “protector” role for Bella and Buffy.
Twilight has brought a completely new prospective of the vampire world: unreality in reality. As a matter of fact I cannot decide… I love them both!
I love both, but I would have to choose Buffy. I agree with Tiffany that Buffy does have more to it. It has more levels. Although I love them both, Buffy is my favorite. And, Angel is SO much hotter!
It is a tuffy. Love twilight and love buffy. I was huge fan of angel to. I mean Edward sparkles but angel is the only vamp with a soul. Not to mention spike!! I always thought he was hilarious.
I love them both the same, but if you were to mention the SVM books or True Blood i’d have to say…. “there’s your winner” : D
No you cant compare those 2. NO NO NO! Once ur a buffy fan you wont betray the show and since i love twilight i refuse to choose. No way
They are 2 completely different takes on vampires. I love both of them for the ways that they are different. I grew up with BTVS when the WB was awesome. Twilight is something new and fun and totally different. I dont really think you can compare the two.
This one is hard, I have loved Buffy and Angel for 6 years and then Twilight came out and that is amazing too, but I would have to say right now I love Twilight more, but in the long one Buffy would probably win!
I love both, I always will. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I am Switzerland. I was a Buffy fan way before I was a Twilight fan. Not that I don’t absolutely love Twilight, but Buffy (and Spike) were here first. Therefor, I love it all They are 2 completely different worlds, and no matter what I will always be a Joss Whedon fan. Guys there’s room in our hearts for all of it! Angel Edward Buffy Alice Willow Spike Xander Jakob Emmett Jasper Rosalie Cordelia Dawn Bella… I could go on and on…
I think angierox is right you can’t compare them thou the concept is similar the objective is different especially with the vampire lore. Also I really hate to say this but RP has nothing on DB but Angel character has nothing on Edward’s
While most everyone else cannot choose between the two, I definitely have an answer. BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER!!! I became a ‘Whedonator’ as I like to call it loooooooong before Stephenie Meyer even came up with the idea for Twilight. I am a big Twilight fan, don’t get me wrong, but when it comes to vampires and werewolves and such, Joss Whedon takes the cake and the pie.
Plus, with BTVS, you get Angel and Spike. They are soooo much yummier than Edward.
oh that is easy. Buffy all the way. I grew up with Buffy the Vampire slayer, i was obsessed with the movie when i was a kid and then the TV show when i was a teenager. It is awesome! Plus it has Angel and Spike!
i did grow up watching “buffy” but i love twilight so much more then i ever loved “buffy”. twilight is addicting and interesting, and intertaining. and “buffy” to me isnt any of those things.
so i choose…
TWILIGHT!!
Got to say… TWILIGHT! I love Buffy as well - and especially Angel but seriously, Twilight has gotta win.
They’re really different and yes, that makes it hard and slightly unfair to compare them. They’re completely different type of medias - one is a 2 hour movie plus 4 books and the other is a movie, a 7 seried TV show - plus a 5 seried spin-off TV show - AND books AND comics.
If you are comparing a 2 hour movie against… what? at least a 100 - I’m guessing about 140? - hours of a TV show… then yeah, that’s really unfair. Obviously, there is going to be “a lot more to Buffy”.
Also Buffy is more of a clichĂ© than Twilight is… no offence like. I mean the majority of vampire lore in Buffy is the same as countless other movies/books/etc. on vampires. What other vampire story/movie does the vampires sparkle like in Twilight? BUT I don’t think Buffy is a big clichĂ© and nothing we haven’t seen or read before; just slightly less original than Twilight. SM just broke all the clichĂ©s about vampires and that is one of the reasons I really like her books.
That doesn’t mean I don’t like Buffy though.. I just think that although Buffy is maybe more relatable in real life, Twilight is more original. Not to mention that there are a lot more hot guys in Twilight than Buffy! Spike - the only thing that is hot about Spike is his accent and to be honest, it’s not even a good British accent,Seth (ew), Riley (ew) and Xander (ew) pfff More like Edward, Jasper, Carlisle and James! Oh and Emmett!!!
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Buffy all the way. The Twilight vamps were created out of Steph’s perception of vampires, which came from Buffy and Anne Rice. So, Buffy and Angel are the orginal Edward and Bella. Plus, the Buffyverse is so much more complex. It’s not just vampires and werwolves. It’s about growing up. It’s a metaphor for life, it has funny scripts and chacters (Xander, anyone?), it is about more than love. Sure, I still love Twilight. But Buffy wins.
Well, I’m affraid I would go for BUFFY right now.
This TV show had 7 or 8 seasons to unfold its wings, and while there might have been some seasons better that the others (only the one about the key/sister annoyed me actually), it rocked the world of so many viewers! The plot and character development were much more complicated. Then again, that’s always the forte of TV shows versus movies… The story had love, adventure, humour all in one package. And “great looking” David Boreanaz was a big plus. Afterwards I fell in love with the character Spike (not really his looks, but what a character, my favorite!).
Twilight is just getting started moviewise, I hope that the other movies will be better than the 1st. I had a lovely time watching them, but I remember my frenzy over some episodes in Buffy…
And while I found Edward OK in the movie, they can do better with the make up (and please no lipstick!). The same goes actually for all of the vampires, especially Carslile and Jasper whose actors are so hot and look so weird in the movie.
But contrary to some people here, Robert Pattinson (the actor) certainly has me wrapped around his little fingers… English charm? I don’t know, but the way he doesn’t take himself too seriously and seems sort of shy at times is so charming. I guess I am sort of dazzled…
Hmmm.. DONT MAKE ME CHOOSE its weird i saw this actually but im watching buffy now ( Something Blue) I Love Them Both Equally I Mean Could You Choose??????????? Spike ( Drools) Or Edward ( Drools) !!!!
Why Cant The Twilight World Have Both???
We Copuld Create Somthing Beautiful >> Buffella The Volturi Slayer !!
I grew up watching every Buffy episode ever time it was on, I recorded it:D
& I love Twilight, it’s amazing.
I’m for both of em, they are awesome.
argggghh!!!
i love them both!!!
i don´t care which one is better, i´ll always be in love in any kind of vampires, but certantly, buffy came first…
OOHH I KNOW!! buffy was like my borning to the vamp life!!!
i think i “became” a vamp since then!!!
oohh and BTW KIRSTY: i love the “BUFELLA THE VULTURI SLAYER”!!!!!
I feel like Stephanie might have used a few ideas from Buffy, mostly the fact they both involve human-vamp love interactions. Buffy the vampire slayer was one of the first television shows to really touch that aspect. I watched Buffy for most of my lifetime and while, I was not obsessed with it, I was still a fan. Now, when it comes to Twilight I’m definitely a fan but the fact is, Buffy was so much more detailed and interesting because it was a series and had many seasons upon it. Twilight is just going to be four movies, there will be no room to grow or develop the way a TV show could. So, I have to choose Buffy. I still adore Twilight though.
The Funny thing is I briefly got into Buffy the Vampire Slayer.. I really liked that show for a long time okay maybe a year, but with Twilight I love it even more than Buffy!! Maybe it is the way that SM portrays her Vamps…
Ok Twilight is an amazing series and I love it (inspite of the horrible movie). But to be honest Steph has nothing on Joss Whedon he is an amazingly creative writer, director and creator. He has created the most interesting worlds with Buffy, Angel and most of all Firefly. Steph’s world is a very close second… very close.
oh please, of course buffy is better. i like twilight, but you can’t compare it to buffy.
Buffy !!!!! I love David Boreanaz !
BTVS all the way!!! i love twilight but it will never come anywhere close to Buffy in my book. I grew up watching it and still watch it all the time. i own alll 7 seasons on dvd and season 5 of angel…mainly becasue of Spike (AHH HeAvEn)…moving on…they are totally different and you really cant compare them but if i had to choose…Buffy hands down…and anyone who is a TRUE buffy fan will agree…Twilight does not even come close. And BTW Spike…and Angel are sooooooo much freakin hotter than Edward…although he is gorgeous.