{"id":35803,"date":"2017-03-10T23:11:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-11T04:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=35803"},"modified":"2017-03-10T23:29:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-11T04:29:15","slug":"buffyslays20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/buffyslays20\/","title":{"rendered":"#BuffySlays20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a 1990s kind of week! I started out <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/throwback-thursday-1995s-down-by-the-water\/\" target=\"_blank\">obsessing over PJ Harvey&#8217;s 1995 album, <em>To Bring You My Love<\/em><\/a>. Today, I saw #<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23buffyslays20&amp;src=tyah\" target=\"_blank\">BuffySlays20<\/a> trending on Twitter and realized that it&#8217;s been exactly 20 years since the premiere of <em>Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hmoU05_Fr5A\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>I have quite a few pieces of vampire-slayer-worthy jewelry, thanks to my love of <em>Buffy<\/em>, especially my favorite character, <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-vampire-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">the vampire Spike<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/OIA6qdFzs7HH2\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>My right-hand woman, Eryn, outdid herself on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wendybrandesjewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a> with a six-panel post in honor of the anniversary.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35806\" style=\"width: 508px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/buffyig.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35806\" class=\"wp-image-35806\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/buffyig.jpg\" width=\"498\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/buffyig.jpg 933w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/buffyig-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/buffyig-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to enlarge.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The designs in the Instagram post are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Vampire-Stake-Necklace\" target=\"_blank\">my silver vampire stake necklace<\/a> (top left photo, one necklace available); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Word-Earrings-%252d-SLAY-Studs-%252d-Silver\" target=\"_blank\">sterling-silver SLAY earrings<\/a> (top right photo, made to order); <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Vampire-Diana-Ring-%252d-Gold\" target=\"_blank\">the 18K gold Vampire Diana heart ring with removable silver stake<\/a> (bottom left photo, one ring available); and the <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2011\/06\/beautifully-invisible-and-the-vampire-diana-ring\/\" target=\"_blank\">silver Vampire Diana heart ring<\/a> (bottom right photo, sold out).<\/p>\n<p>And, hey, if one of you slayers wants me to add an &#8220;E&#8221; and &#8220;R&#8221; to this ring, I will happily do it! Holla at me at info at wendybrandes dot com with any special requests like that.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_35808\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Word-Ring-%252d-SLAY-%252d-Silver\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-35808\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/slayringresize__12615_std.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" class=\"size-full wp-image-35808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/slayringresize__12615_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/slayringresize__12615_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/slayringresize__12615_std-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/slayringresize__12615_std-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-35808\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click to shop.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you never watched <em>Buffy<\/em>, I could write a big essay on what made it and its badass heroine so great, but I&#8217;m going to show rather than tell by sharing (<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/jewel-of-the-month-vampire-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\">again<\/a>) this brilliant mashup comparing <em>Buffy<\/em> and <em>Twilight<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RZwM3GvaTRM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Related reading:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/buffy-at-20-sarah-michelle-gellar-anniversary-985149\" target=\"_blank\">An Instagram thank you from Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BRepYq8gyeO\/?taken-by=michelletrachtenberg\" target=\"_blank\">A fun Instagram post from Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/2017\/03\/10\/david-boreanaz-buffy-right-spot-right-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Boreanaz (Angel) was &#8220;in the right spot at the right time.&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2017\/mar\/10\/20-buffy-vampire-slayer-feminist\" target=\"_blank\">Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) reminisces for the Guardian<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/buffy-vampire-slayer-turns-20-charisma-carpenter-shows-enduring-legacy-and-566123\" target=\"_blank\">A Newsweek interview with Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia), who originally auditioned to play Buffy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alydenisof\/status\/840199701601312768\" target=\"_blank\">A tweet from Alyson Hannigan (Willow) to series creator Joss Whedon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NicholasBrendon\/status\/840295561261547520\" target=\"_blank\">A tweet from Nicholas Brendon (Xander)<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/buffy-at-20-nicholas-brendon-james-marsters-michelle-trachtenberg-charisma-carpenter-antho\" target=\"_blank\">The Hollywood Reporter did a mega-interview with 13 of the stars<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/photos\/20354\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-where-are-they-now\" target=\"_blank\">The <em>Buffy<\/em> cast: Where are they now?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-turns-20-relive-7-top-moments-w471327\" target=\"_blank\">7 iconic moments<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/variety.com\/2017\/tv\/columns\/buffy-20-years-anniversary-lessons-1202006248\/\" target=\"_blank\">Variety reflects on &#8220;The Body&#8221; episode<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/buffy-vampire-slayer-at-20-gail-berman-how-show-made-air-how-could-come-back-983847?utm_source=twitter\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Buffy<\/em>&#8216;s rocky road to air<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ew.com\/tv\/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-fashion\/slayer-chic\/\" target=\"_blank\">Buffy fashion<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/ZgHgz8hUFLGsU\" width=\"480\" height=\"573\" frameBorder=\"0\" class=\"giphy-embed\" allowFullScreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/pop-vampire-buffy-ZgHgz8hUFLGsU\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been a 1990s kind of week! I started out obsessing over PJ Harvey&#8217;s 1995 album, To Bring You My Love. Today, I saw #BuffySlays20 trending on Twitter and realized that it&#8217;s been exactly 20 years since the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have quite a few pieces of vampire-slayer-worthy jewelry, thanks to&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/buffyslays20\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35806,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[726,719,43,39],"tags":[1193,404,1191,1192,1190],"class_list":{"0":"post-35803","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-art-entertainment","8":"category-jewelry","9":"category-my-designs","10":"category-tv","11":"tag-buffyslays20","12":"tag-buffy-the-vampire-slayer","13":"tag-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-jewelry","14":"tag-charisma-carpenter","15":"tag-sarah-michelle-gellar","16":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35803"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35811,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35803\/revisions\/35811"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}