Editing Buffy the Vampire Slayer (section)

===Fandom and fan films===
{{See also|Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer productions}}
The popularity of ''Buffy'' has led to the creation of websites, online discussion forums, works of ''Buffy'' [[fan fiction]], and several [[Unofficial Buffy the Vampire Slayer productions|unofficial fan-made productions]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Newitz |first=Annalee |url=https://www.wired.com/2006/06/fan-films-reclaim-the-whedonverse/ |title=Fan Films Reclaim the Whedonverse |magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]] |date=June 8, 2006 |access-date=January 19, 2022 |archive-date=May 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519230750/https://www.wired.com/2006/06/fan-films-reclaim-the-whedonverse/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since the end of the series, Whedon has stated that his intention was to produce a [[Cult following|cult]] television series and has acknowledged the "rabid, almost insane fan base" that the show has created.<ref name="The" /><ref name=":2" /> In 2016, [[Jenny Owen Youngs]] and [[Kristin Russo]] began the ''[[Buffering the Vampire Slayer]]'' podcast, recognized as one of the top podcasts in production by ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' and ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazines.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5178078/best-podcasts-2018/|title=The 50 Best Podcasts to Listen to Right Now|magazine=Time|first=Eliana|last=Dockterman|date=April 2, 2018|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190122094434/http://time.com/5178078/best-podcasts-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g19408625/best-podcasts-2018/|title=The 15 Best Podcasts of 2018 (So Far)|date=September 4, 2018|work=Esquire|first=Emma|last=Dibdin|access-date=October 20, 2018|archive-date=September 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180906035755/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/g19408625/best-podcasts-2018/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017 the 20th anniversary of the show attracted even more writers to create their own adventures of the series' characters.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/arts/television/buffy-vampire-slayer-fan-fiction.html |title='Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' Reimagined by Its Fans |last1=Correa |first1=Carla |date=March 27, 2017 |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 12, 2017 |last2=Genzlinger |first2=Neil |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=June 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620203820/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/27/arts/television/buffy-vampire-slayer-fan-fiction.html |url-status=live }}</ref>