The fictional universe established by television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and the film Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been parodied or paid tribute to by a number of unofficial productions, most notably fan films and adult films.
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Fan films
Several notable fan films have been inspired by the fictional universe - the Buffyverse - established by television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Although 20th Century Fox and its licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create any commercial products with the name and trademark Buffy and Angel, related fan films have become more common, as computer and digital technology has advanced, to allow films to be produced for less money. Furthermore the growth of the internet has allowed such films a way be distributed amongst a potentially wide audience. This has led to several productions which have received hundreds of thousands of downloads, an entry on Internet Movie Database, and at least some attention from external media. In 2006, the periodical technology magazine, Wired featured a two page article about several of these films.[1] These films include Cherub, an internet series that parodies Angel[1]; Consanguinity,[2] a Machinima series produced by Bathtub Productions; Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer,[3][4] a short film described as "one of the first widely watched Whedonverse fan films"[5]; and Forgotten Memories[6], an internet fan film.
Canonical and legal issues
Joss Whedon has implied that materials associated with him are considered "official" and "canon" [7]. 20th Century Fox also grants licenses for companies to produce official Buffy and Angel merchandise, these include books, comics, novels, toys and so on. Buffyverse fan films such as these are not considered by fans as part of canon. They are not licensed by Fox, and they are not closely associated with any of the crew from Buffy/Angel.
Adult parodies
The huge success of the Buffy franchise led to a number of adult parodies in comic and film formats. None of these stories were licensed by 20th Century Fox as official Buffy merchandise, and none would be considered Buffyverse canon. These parodies have included The Erotic Adventures of Buffy and Evil Vampire Willow, an explicit parody web comic focused on the escapades of Buffy and the vampire version of Willow Rosenberg;[8]; Boffy the Vampire Layer, a trade paperback collecting sexually explicit comic stories satirising Buffy;[9][10] Buffy the Vampire Layer, a soft pornographic 1997 movie spoofing the Buffy movie;[11] and Muffy the Vampire Layer, a pornographic movie from 1993 which also spoofs the Buffy film.[12]
Notes and references
- ^ Newitz, Annalee, "Fan Films Reclaim the Whedonverse", Wired.com (June 8, 2006), page 1 of 2.
- ^ Hancock, Hugh, "Consanguinity showcase", Machinima.com (October 19, 2004).
- ^ "Fluffy the English Vampire Slayer" Imdb.com (updated 2006).
- ^ BBC - Cult
- ^ Newitz, Annalee, "Fan Films Reclaim the Whedonverse", Wired.com (June 8, 2006), page 2 of 2.
- ^ Langley, Emma Paige, "About", Official Forgotten Memories site (May 27, 2006).
- ^ See: Rudolph, Ileane,"Buffy the Vampire Slayer Is Back: The Complete Joss Whedon Q&A". TV Guide (December 7, 2006). Whedon, Joss "Joss to never learn how to work site!". Whedonesque.com (November 09 2005)
- ^ www.whedon.info
- ^ thealienonline.net
- ^ Moviepoopshoot.com review
- ^ Buffy The Vampire Layer at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Muffy The Vampire Layer at the Internet Movie Database
