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Editorial Review:
Five million people watch her every week. She's the star of the biggest show on the WB network. She's a camp hit with high-school and college students across North America. Sarah Michelle Gellar is only twenty-one, but she's already got five films, two soap operas, two theatre credits, and a cult-hit television show to her credit. As Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she has become an Internet icon and an example of the increasingly popular portrayal of strong women on television. Bite Me! Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy the Vampire Slayer takes a close look at the woman and the show.
Buffy fans thirst for details about Gellar's life. This bio will answer their questions. It's filled with dozens of exclusive photos, and original information on every aspect of Gellar's career, including her first acting experience at the age of four; her award-winning role on All My Children; her work in the box-office hits Scream 2 and I Know What You Did Last Summer; and, of course, her double-sided persona as a high-school student by day and vampire slayer by night.
Bite Me! spotlights Sarah's role in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and features entertaining commentary on each episode of the show, as well as background information about the myths that have influenced the storylines. It also includes short bios of the actors who play the other characters in the series - Xander, Willow, Cordelia, and Angel. Fan-oriented, Bite Me! also provides information about how to join the best Buffy clubs and mailing lists, plus other information about how to get into Buffy's latest act. A must-have for all Buffy and Sarah Michelle Gellar fans.
25 color and 18 b&w illustrations
Bite Me!: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reviews:
Entertaining at times, annoying at others....... 
2005-06-14 - I got this book as a present and was immediately excited. I am a HUGE buffy fan and relish any chance to delve deeper into my obsession. While I enjoyed most of the book including the bios, mini analyses of the episodes, I was bored by the fan and party coverage (who cares? it was like 2 years ago!), and a little offended by the author's off-putting feelings towards some of the characters (give Riley and Joyce half a chance). The most annoying part however was the obvious mistakes this so-called "fan" Nikki Stafford made in relating her "nitpicks" of each episode. She points out each "oops" the show made as far as bloopers but I guess she failed to pass this on to an editor because there were a lot of mistakes made concerning her knowledge of the buffyverse. When she couldn't find something substantial to write she floundered, the most obvious point being in the "Buffy vs. Dracula" nitpick section. Ms. Stafford complains that even though Dracula breaks most of the vampire rules, he would still need an invite to enter Buffy's room and you can feel her arrogance when she points out that somehow the writers messed up this technicality. However, later in the episode it is revealed that Joyce had invited him in for coffee and then there is a whole 5 minute scene between Joyce/Willow/Tara discussing her inviting a man into the house. Then, in the next episode it is mentioned again that Joyce mistakenly invited Dracula in. I really wouldn't care about Ms. Stafford's rants if this weren't a "guide to Buffy" written by someone who does take the show seriously and is a little too arrogant when every now and then there is an inconsistency in the show.
Bottom line: I enjoyed reading it, but I enjoyed correcting it even more.
Even being the best.... 
2005-02-07 - This book may be the best guide about Buffy around, but this not means that it's a stisfactory product. Because it's not.
The enormous volume of pages dealing about parties, whatever, are useless. And, most importanyl, it lacks an index to the world of Buffy, something that would run something like this:
"Willow" - Buffy's best friend. Went from a very shy girl to one one of the most powerful witches in the world, blá,bla;
"Ethan" - Gile's old friend from England, when both them, along with some friends, dealed with the black arts. Appeared for the last time in the episode bla, bla, bla..."
It would have been a huge task, but that was what I was looking for when I bought this book, and was dissapointed when I did not find it.
The part of Angel I don't care, bcause I still did not watch this show (I intend to start buying the DVD sets).
The Best Buffy Companion Out There 
2004-06-01 - This is the absolute best Buffy guide out there. The book includes DETAILED episode synopsises through the sixth seaons of Buffy and the third season of Angel. Unlike the Watcher's Guide's, these synopsis's are very thorough, as are each actors profile. The book also chronicles the show from its movie beginnings, through each season, to the show's move to UPN. Each episode guide includes the writer's personal favorite moment of the episode, interesting facts, Did you notice moments, Nitpicks, and bloopers from each episode that are fun to scope out.
The book also has an incredibly challenging trivia section, which prompts one to go back and watch the episodes over and over again. Also included are each actors personal websites, as well as good fansites, are included. Having bought many companion guides to this show, I personally say this is the best, for any looking to wise up on Buffy, or maybe simply to extend their Buffy collection.
Best Buffy guide out there
2004-03-24 - Yes, I admit it, I've become a Buffy addict - not normally a TV watcher, I became sucked in by its blend of great writing, humor, drama, and honest portrayal of emotions. In addition to all the seasons on DVD, I've picked up quite a bit of the buffy literature - guides, essays, etc. - and this is the one I keep coming back to. I much prefer it to the more often-cited Watcher's Guides. What some reviewers criticize - the emphasis on Stafford's reviews and opinions - are what i consider the book's strength. None of the other guides offer such a personal take on the series or episodes - and it's a series people relate to in a highly personal way. I don't always agree with the author, and even disagree that a few of the "nitpicks" she found were actual errors, but her opionated views make for much more interesting reading. In a few cases, her opinions made me more clearly define my own, or see an episode in a new light.
I love the information on music at the end of each episode, and the other chapters - on the actors' biographies, the posting-board parties, the internet following for buffy - are all pretty comprehensive. This is a fan's take on a show she loves, in addition to being a guide - which, in my opinion, makes it more interesting for another fan to read. So what if she's unduly harsh on Joyce and Dawn? She backs up her opinions with valid reasons, which others are free to disagree with. I disliked some eps ("Gingerbread," "Beauty and the beast," "As You were") that she liked, liked others better than her, and agreed with her on many more. But I always enjoy her take.
I do wish the section on angel was more thorough - she acknowledges it's pretty cursory compared to Buffy, and my hope is that a future book will flesh it out. But if you want a good buffy episode guide, skip the watchers guides and just get this one. My copy is worn i've gone back to it so often.
My Buffy Bible
2003-09-29 - I absolutly love this book. It is entirely complete (well, up to season six anyway... I'm really hoping they do another revision with season seven added... I'd buy the whole damn book again if they did it) and full of information. This one book gets in all the good stuff that the watcher's guides do in two. When I bought this book I had only seen up to season three, and I was beginning to watch seasons 4-6 in reruns, and I read this book right along with watching the episodes.
Some people have a problem with the opinionated way the author writes the book, but to me it enhances the feel of it being a fan's book.
In short, I love this book, and you should too! ^.^
