Editing Buffy the Vampire Slayer (section)

==Broadcast history and syndication==

''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' first aired on March 10, 1997 (as a mid-season replacement for the series ''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]'') on [[The WB]], and played a key role in the growth of the [[Warner Bros.]] television network in its early years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/Speaker-Biographies-Generation-M-Media-in-the-Lives-of-8-18-Year-olds.pdf |title=Generation M: Media in the Lives of 8–18 Year Olds |publisher=Kff.org |date=March 9, 2005 |access-date=March 9, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804080910/http://www.kff.org/entmedia/upload/Speaker-Biographies-Generation-M-Media-in-the-Lives-of-8-18-Year-olds.pdf |archive-date=August 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author1=Schneider, Michael |author2=Adalian, Josef |url=https://variety.com/2006/scene/markets-festivals/wb-revisits-glory-days-1200336857/ |title=WB revisits glory days |work=Variety |date=June 29, 2006 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218025029/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946199?cs=1&s=h&p=0 |archive-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> After five seasons, it transferred to [[UPN]] for its final two seasons. In 2001, the show went into [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] in the United States on local stations and on cable channel [[FX (TV channel)|FX]]; the local airings ended in 2005, and the FX airings lasted until 2008 but returned to the network in 2013. Beginning in January 2010, it began to air in syndication in the United States on [[Logo TV|Logo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.afterellen.com/blog/dorothysnarker/buffy-wants-her-mtv-and-logo-too |title=Buffy wants her MTV, and Logo too |publisher=AfterEllen.com |date=December 14, 2009 |access-date=March 6, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410204950/http://www.afterellen.com/blog/dorothysnarker/buffy-wants-her-mtv-and-logo-too |archive-date=April 10, 2010}}</ref> Reruns also briefly aired on [[MTV]]. In March 2010, it began to air in Canada on [[MuchMusic]] and [[MuchMore]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/buffy/ |title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer at MuchMusic.com |publisher=MuchMusic.com |access-date=March 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313005210/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/buffy/ |archive-date=March 13, 2010}}</ref> On November 7, 2010, it began airing on [[Chiller Network|Chiller]] with a 24-hour marathon; the series airs weekdays. Chiller also aired a 14-hour Thanksgiving Day marathon on November 25, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.whedon.info/Buffy-Tv-Series-to-air-on-Chiller.html |title="Buffy" Tv Series to air on Chiller Network from November 2010 |work=Variety |date=October 20, 2010 |access-date=October 21, 2010 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190318/http://www.whedon.info/Buffy-Tv-Series-to-air-on-Chiller.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2011, it began airing on [[Oxygen (TV channel)|Oxygen]] and [[TeenNick]]. On June 22, 2015, it began airing on [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]].

While the seventh season was still being broadcast, [[Sarah Michelle Gellar]] told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' she was not going to sign on for an eighth year; "When we started to have such a strong year this year, I thought: 'This is how I want to go out, on top, at our best.'"<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2003/02/26/gellar-explains-why-buffy-over/ |title=Gellar explains why ''Buffy'' is over|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421025404/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C426799~10~0~gellarexplainswhybuffy%2C00.html |archive-date=April 21, 2007 |access-date=January 18, 2022}}</ref> Whedon and UPN gave some considerations to production of a spin-off series that would not require Gellar, including a rumored [[Undeveloped Buffyverse productions#Faith the Vampire Slayer|Faith series]], but nothing came of those plans.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haberman |first1=Lia |title=A Buffy-less "Buffy"? Have Faith |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/44610/a_buffy-less_quotbuffyquot_have_faith |website=E! Online |access-date=January 18, 2022 |date=February 11, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629050722/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b44610_A_Buffy-less_quotBuffyquot_Have_Faith.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011}}", ''E! Online'' (February 11, 2003).</ref> The ''Buffy'' [[Buffyverse canon|canon]] continued outside the television medium in the Dark Horse Comics series, [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight|''Buffy'' Season Eight]]. This was produced starting March 2007 by Whedon, who also wrote the first story arc, "[[The Long Way Home (Buffy comic)|The Long Way Home]]".<ref name="ew-firstlook">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2006/07/18/the_new_buffy_c/ |title=First Look: The new 'Buffy' comic |last=Brown |first=Scott |date=July 18, 2006 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119045507/https://ew.com/article/2006/07/18/the_new_buffy_c/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the United Kingdom, the entire series aired on [[Sky One]] and [[BBC Two]]. After protests from fans about early episodes being edited for their pre-[[watershed (broadcasting)|watershed]] time-slot, from the second run (mid-second season onwards), the BBC gave the show two time slots: the early-evening slot (typically Thursday at 6:45 pm) for a family-friendly version with violence, objectionable language and other stronger material cut out, and a late-night uncut version (initially late-night Sundays, but for most of the run, late-night Fridays; exact times varied).<ref>Burr, Vivien, "[http://slayageonline.com/essays/slayage8/Burr.htm Buffy vs the BBC: Moral Questions and How to Avoid Them] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927234420/http://slayageonline.com/essays/slayage8/Burr.htm |date=September 27, 2007 }}" ''Slayageonline.com'' (March 2003), p1.</ref> Sky1 aired the show typically at 8:00 pm on Thursdays. From the fourth season onwards, the BBC aired the show in anamorphic 16:9 [[Widescreen#Widescreen TV and computer displays|widescreen]] format. Whedon later said that ''Buffy'' was never intended to be viewed this way.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.videostoremag.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?sec_id=2&article_ID=5243 |title=Angel Creator Joss Whedon Sees Evolution of TV Shows on DVD |access-date=September 21, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190217/http://www.videostoremag.com/news/html/breaking_article.cfm?sec_id=2&article_ID=5243 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 }} ''Video Store Mag'' (August 28, 2003).</ref> Despite his claims, [[Syfy (UK and Ireland)|Syfy]] now airs repeat showings in the widescreen format.

In August 2014, [[Pivot (TV channel)|Pivot]] announced that, for the first time, episodes of ''Buffy'' would be broadcast in [[High-definition video|high-definition]] and in a [[widescreen]] [[16:9 aspect ratio|16:9]] format authorized by the studio, but not by any of the series' principals.<ref>{{cite web |title=With BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Coming to HD, Can a Blu-ray Be Far Behind? |url=https://archive.nerdist.com/with-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-coming-to-hd-can-a-blu-ray-be-far-behind/ |publisher=Nerdist |first=Eric |last=Diaz |date=August 22, 2014 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140825002539/http://www.nerdist.com/2014/08/with-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-coming-to-hd-can-a-blu-ray-be-far-behind/ |archive-date=August 25, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The transfer was poorly received by some fans, owing to a number of technical and format changes that were viewed as detrimental to the show's presentation; various scenes were heavily cropped to fit the 16:9 format, and shots were altered to have a brighter look, often with color levels altered. Other problems included missing filters, editing errors, and poorly re-rendered CGI.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fox's sad attempt at revamping Buffy is ruining the slayer |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/12/15/7397395/buffy-widescreen-Fox-hd-ruined-slayer-terrible |website=The Verge |first=Arielle |last=Duhaime-Ross |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=February 21, 2015 |archive-date=February 17, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217115132/http://www.theverge.com/2014/12/15/7397395/buffy-widescreen-Fox-hd-ruined-slayer-terrible |url-status=live }}</ref> Series creator [[Joss Whedon]] and other members of the original team also expressed their displeasure.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fox is making Buffy widescreen and Joss Whedon isn't happy |url=https://www.avclub.com/fox-is-making-buffy-widescreen-and-joss-whedon-isn-t-ha-1798274895 |newspaper=The A.V. Club |first=Sean |last=O'Neal |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221171946/http://www.avclub.com/article/fox-making-buffy-widescreen-and-joss-whedon-isnt-h-213031 |archive-date=February 21, 2015 }}</ref>

The series became available on [[Disney+]] (under the [[Star (Disney+)|Star]] brand) beginning February 2021,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Roger |title=Buffy The Vampire Slayer Coming Soon To Disney+ (UK/Ireland/Canada) |url=https://whatsondisneyplus.com/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-coming-soon-to-disney-uk-ireland-canada/ |website=What's On Disney Plus |access-date=23 February 2024 |date=18 February 2021}}</ref> and was added to [[Comet (TV network)|Comet]]'s digital network in 2022.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221027005882/en/Comet-CHARGE%21-and-TBD-Emerge-as-the-Fastest-Growing-Digital-Broadcast-Television-Networks |title=Comet, CHARGE! and TBD Emerge as the Fastest Growing Digital Broadcast Television Networks |publisher=Business Wire |date=October 31, 2022 |access-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-date=November 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117235403/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221027005882/en/Comet-CHARGE%21-and-TBD-Emerge-as-the-Fastest-Growing-Digital-Broadcast-Television-Networks |url-status=live }}</ref>