{JOSS WHEDON TAKES SOME TIME OUT TO TALK ABOUT VAMPIRE PHENOMENON "TWILIGHT"}

Over a decade ago there was another vampire phenomenon taking over the psyche of teens everywhere. And that was "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." The story of a slayer, Buffy, falling in love with a vampire, Angel, became an instant sensation when the show made its debut on the now defunct network, The WB in 1997.

So, with "Twilight" mania taking over the world these days, how does "Buffy" creator, Joss Whedon, feel about the franchise? Long story short, he's cool with it.
"I don't get this whole vampire romance thing. I...

Ever since I first started watching Buffy The Vampire Slayer, I've always felt that Angel was a better match for Buffy than Spike. To me, Bangel is the perfect couple and they're soul mates who are star-crossed lovers like Romeo and Juliet. They've had to deal with things that no other couple have had to deal with but yet they've come out strong in the end. Angel is the one that Buffy truly is meant to be with because she told him she was cookie dough and not fully baked while Angel told her that he wasn't getting any older. They have been through a lot and I will always love them. I've always...

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 dont 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...