'Twilight' vs. 'Buffy'...it's on!
Denise Martin has a fun piece on our sister blog Show Tracker about this great bit of bloodsucker creativity...
On June 19, Jonathan McIntosh vanquished “Twilight’s” undead heartthrob Edward with the help of one Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
It was something that needed to be done, McIntosh said in an interview, calling Edward “a creepy stalker guy.” After the vampire’s obsessive pursuit of his teenage love Bella in last year’s “Twilight,” McIntosh was driven to act.
“Bella is not weirded out by his behavior at all, which made me think, ‘What would Buffy do to this guy if he was into her? What would she do if he snuck into her room at night watching her sleep without her knowing?’” McIntosh said.
As realized by McIntosh, he’d get rebuffed, mocked and, ultimately, a stake through the heart.
McIntosh, 30, a freelance Web designer and owner of RebelliousPixels.com, took it upon himself to pit the two characters against each other in a video he created using footage from the “Buffy” TV series and the “Twilight” film to show, well, an alternative -- and fatal -- ending for the love-struck Edward.
"Buffy" executive producer Marti Noxon said in an interview, "I'm a sucker, so to speak, for any vampire story so I'm a fan of the 'Twilight' saga, but it's true that Edward hasn't come up against a kick-ass woman like Buffy."
"I'm really glad that she didn't end up doing the smoochies with him..."
--Denise Martin
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Wait....
Girls DON'T like stalkers?
...Crud.
Posted by: AmbroseKalifornia | July 02, 2009 at 08:05 AM
You clearly are not familiar with either the Twilight books or the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Series. First of all Buffy did have a handsome vampire who stalked her... albeit only at night but just the same he did watch her sleep at night and his name was Angel! Second the Meyers vamps had certain abilities that Buffy has not come up against being a. Edward can read minds which would include Buffy's, b. their skin is like solid marble, and c. the "dazzling" effect. As to which of the two would come out on top I am not sure maybe you should ask Stephanie Meyers or Joss Whedon. Buffy might have met her match.
Posted by: Midnite607 | July 02, 2009 at 08:36 AM
Nobody cares about Buffy being a kick butt girl. THE SHOW HAD AN AWFUL ENDING AND IT WAS DISAPPOINTING !
Twilight is so HUGE that this makes me laugh ! Yea theres alot of people who still love Buffy but COME ON TWILIGHT IS LOVED AND ADORED WAY MORE like it or not !
Posted by: Sia | July 02, 2009 at 10:10 AM
LOL the dead 'Edward' is Cedric Diggory.
Buffy has always been heaps better. The Twilight film doesn't even make sense to have a black vampire as they describe all vampires as pale skinned both in the books and in the film... The books are good, shame the adaptation was s*** and just sold out for the scene kiddies.
Posted by: BuffyStakesEdward | July 02, 2009 at 12:56 PM
Buffy is alot more better
ive read and watched the twilight film and i was bored out my head felt like the film went on for ages
Buffy yeah it had a disappointing ending, but Buffy is alot more huge than Twilight will ever be.
Posted by: terry | July 09, 2009 at 11:39 AM
This video is hilarious! Well done, very nicely edited. As a huge buffy fan, I have to say that while I enjoyed 'Twilight', it had nowhere near the emotional breadth, humour, and pop-culture savvy of 'Buffy.'
But as for Buffy not liking stalkers... seems to me this writer needs to revisit the Buffyverse... Angel stalked Buffy both before, during, and after their relationship (remember 'Pangs'?), though he was mostly a benevolent/helpful stalker (except when he lost his soul in season 2). And how about Spike? Major stalking all through season 5! Recall all those cigarette stubs beneath her bedroom window? Buffy totally loves the bad boys, stalkers included. The main think about Edward (sorry Twilight fans) is that he's kinda wussy and miserable... Buffy likes more sarcasm and wit in her vamps... That's just my two cents worth. I know you Twilight folks will eat me alive for this. Bring it on!
Posted by: Anouk | July 21, 2009 at 06:18 AM
As a fan of both Buffy and Twilight I must say I love this video and I will also say Buffy could beat him anyday in the first season the master held great power over buffy and she still kicked his ass also when she turned 18 all of her powers were takin and she still out smarted a carzy vamp and killed him and lets not forget the last season with the super vamps, it took a lot of work for her there but she still beat them so yeah I say she can beat edward not that I would want to see that happen but any Buffy fan know her style and she most likley would fall for him...lol
Posted by: Michelle | November 07, 2009 at 05:12 PM