On March 10, 1997 the fledgling WB network launched a show that would define a generation and put its own network on the map.  That show was Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Starring a little known actress at that time, Sarah Michelle Gellar made Buffy Summers an iconic character for a generation and generations to follow.  The series ran for 5 seasons on The WB, then for another 2 on UPN, forever changing the world's vision of the little blond girl.

When creator Joss Whedon first envisioned Buffy, it started with the concept of a woman who seems to be completely and utterly insignificant who turns out to be extraordinary.  This idea evolved into the scenario in which he would invert the Hollywood custom of the little blond firl who goes into the dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie.  But Whedon wanted his little blond to be the strong heroine, not the victim.  His mission statement?  "The very first mission statement of the show was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it," said Whedon.

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Should we get ABC some therapy for their obsession with Whedon alumni?  Absolutely not!  In addition to Nathan Fillion in Castle, Amy Acker in Happy Town, Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk in V, Julie Benz has been tapped to become a superhero in ABC's new fantasy drama, No Ordinary Family.  Since Heroes looks as though it may have a very short life left on the shelf, is there room for another drama about people with extraordinary abilities?  Seems as though there just might be!

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With two successful mini-series adaptions of the Wizard of Oz and Alice under its belt, SyFy is going fairytale wild, and they're turning epic fairytales on their ears!  The network is known for its Saturday night Original movies, and it has peppered its originals with Whedon alumni: Charisma Carpenter in House of Bones, Nicholas Brendon in Fire Serpent, James Marsters in High Plains Invaders, Amy Acker in Fire and Ice, Amber Benson in Gryphon and Eric Balfour in the upcoming Dinoshark, set to air Saturday March 13th at 9 PM.  

Now Felicia Day becomes Little Red Riding Hood in Red, one of the newest fairytale re-imaginings set to grace Saturday nights.

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Vampires have taken over the known world!  Okay, maybe not the known world, but they've taken over television in a new way, with the advent of HBO's True Blood and The CW's The Vampire Diaries.  Bet CBS feels pretty stupid about canceling Moonlight, huh?  They could have been the forerunners of the new vampire movement instead of the wannabes.  In 1996 Buffy the Vampire Slayer set The WB airwaves on fire, and vampires having been burning up the big and small screens ever since.

For decades vampires have intrigued fans with their ruthlessness, their sensuality, their seamless drifting through time.  Some of the most recent vampire shows that have turned fans heads are the 1960's television serial Dark Shadows, which was remade in the early 1990's starring Ben Cross, Kindred: The Embraced, Forever Knight, Blood Ties, Blade: The Series, Moonlight, True Blood, The Vampire Diaries and of course, Angel.  With the phenomenon that is Twilight looming on the big screen with another movie release, Whedonage wants to highlight the most menacing vampire on television.

So on to our list of the Most Menacing Vampires in recent television history!

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Former Dollmaster Fran Kranz ("Topher") has signed onto a new NBC single-camera comedy pilot Friends with Benefits, as part of group of five friends looking for love, but willing to settle for, well, the title kind of gives that away.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kranz will portray a hopelessly romantic multi-millionaire nerd who sold some code to Google. I'm guessing that makes him the Ross/Ted of this take on How-Friends-Met-Your-Mother.

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There are lots of activities and projects happening within the Whedonverse and among the Whedonverse alumni.  So many ventures, so little time.  But we're going to try and get you updated on some of the projects coming up, so get out your calendars and start marking the dates!

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Dollhouse has been off the air for over a month, and Whedon fans have been teased with Joss having lunch with FX Networks President John Landgraf.  Now Eliza Dushku dishes a little news herself.  According to Sci Fi Wire, Joss Whedon and the actress will be teaming up again, not on the small screen, but in a big screen venture.

While very tight-lipped on the details, Dushku did say, "I would say that we would [be working on something new very soon]!" she said. "I think we're going to work on a kick-ass feature together that we've been thinking about for a few years."  She also gave some hints as to what else she might be working on in the future.

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They tried to keep it quiet, tried to keep the news under wraps, but it was not to be!  According to a not-so-discreet friend, Seth Green and girlfriend actress Clare Grant got engaged on New Year's Eve and plan to be married in May.  One by one the members of the Scoobie gang are biting the dust, matrimony-wise.  So who is Clare Grant?

Grant is rather new to the acting world, her first role being a bit part as a museum curator in the 2004 short film Resolutions of the Complacent Man.  She didn't get a "name" part until 2007's House of Fur, when she starred as Holly.  Then in 2008 she voiced Aqualad in Robot Chicken's "They Took My Thumbs."  And as most every Whedonverse fan knows, Seth Green is the creator of and producer and writer for Robot Chicken.

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We haven't focused all that much on one of Angel's most methodical and fastidious bad guys, Daniel Dae Kim.  As Wolfram & Hart laywer Gavin Park, Kim appeared in 12 episodes of Angel. First seen attempting to take over the lease for the Hyperion Hotel in order to oust Angel and his team of do-gooders from the premises in S2's "Over the Rainbow," he continued to be a thorn in Angel's side as well as a rival for Stephanie Romanov's Lilah Morgan through 2 seasons until he met his untimely and grisly demise in S4's "Habeas Corpses."

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Amber Benson has been busy lately, and this renaissance woman hasn't confined her efforts to acting: author, director, producer all are added to the roster for this talented thespian.  And an February 23rd, her newest literary outing, Cat's Paw was released in paperback.  Cat's Paw is the follow-up novel to her successful Calliope Reaper-Jones book, Death's Daughter.  Calliope Jones just wanted a normal life, one that included buying designer shoes on sale, dating guys from Craig's List, and web-surfing for organic dim-sum for her boss.  But her life changes forever when her father, the Grim Reaper, goes missing.  Yup, nothing is the same when you find out your father is Mr. Big-Daddy Death himself. 

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