Why Genre Shows Matter

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    31 Genre Show Producers on the Heart of Their Series

    Over the last month, executive producers of more than 30 current genre shows have taken part in Yahoo TV’s “Why Genre Shows Matter” survey, either via email or by phone. We’ve learned which genre show was the first to resonate with them, which genre show they believe deserved more Emmy love, which current genre show they think is tackling an issue well, and, if they were a Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan, what moment, episode, or arc best explains why in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary.

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    ‘American Gods’ Creators Go Where Their Unconscious Takes Them

    Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon in Starz’s American Gods. Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the March 10, 1997, premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yahoo TV is celebrating “Why Genre Shows Matter” and the history of how these shows have tackled universal themes (such as how much high school sucks) and broader social issues. One of the interesting things about genre is that, when telling one story about your characters, you often find out you’ve told another unexpected tale as well.

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    Ahead of ‘The Vampire Diaries’ Series Finale, Co-Creator Julie Plec Talks Loss and Redemption

    Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the March 10, 1997, premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yahoo TV is celebrating “Why Genre Shows Matter” and the history of how these shows have tackled universal themes (such as how much high school sucks) and broader social issues. It’s fitting that The Vampire Diaries bids viewers farewell after eight seasons on the CW on the same day that TV fans are celebrating the 20th anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s premiere. Before she makes us reach fo

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    ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ 20th Anniversary: 20 Genre Show Producers Pay Tribute

    Twenty years ago today, Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer debuted on The WB giving TV fans a strong, smart, funny teenage heroine to root for. It also gave current and future TV writers something to aspire to.

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    ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Westworld,’ and 13 Other Genre Shows That Are Tackling Issues Well

    Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the March 10, 1997, premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yahoo TV is celebrating “Why Genre Shows Matter” and the history of how these shows have tackled universal themes (such as how much high school sucks) and broader social issues. “Name a current show you think is tackling an issue well” — that’s another question we posed to more than 30 executive producers of current sci-fi/fantasy series who agreed to take part in our Why Genre Shows Matter survey ov

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    ‘The Expanse’ Co-Creator: If You Have Something to Say, ‘Invite Them in With Genre’

    Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the March 10, 1997 premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yahoo TV is celebrating “Why Genre Shows Matter” and the history of how these shows have tackled universal themes (e.g. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Season 2 “Home” episode of The Expanse. As one of only a handful of writers ever to be Oscar-nominated for a sci-fi film (2006’s Children of Men), Mark Fergus is well-situated to explain the value of genre work.

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    ‘Farscape’ Star Claudia Black Revisits Aeryn Sun’s On- and Offscreen Feminist Journey

    Leading up to the 20th anniversary of the March 10, 1997 premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Yahoo TV is celebrating “Why Genre Shows Matter” and the history of how these shows have tackled universal themes (e.g. Created by Rockne S. O’Bannon and produced by The Jim Henson Company, Farscape enjoyed a bumpy four-season stateside run that ended prematurely when the network declined to fund a fifth and final year.