First let me clarify the शीर्षक of this article. I did not mean BtVS प्रशंसकों who have "diehard" metals on Fanpop. I mean BtVS प्रशंसकों who truly appreciate the show, and who stubbornly and vigorously defend it. The people who live their lives consumed with Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Whenever I meet someone that loves Buffy the Vampire Slayer... या even just likes BtVS... या even someone who goes "oh yeah I saw that दिखाना a couple of times. it was pretty cool." I get so excited. Firstly, this is because I think the दिखाना is a masterpiece and deserves to be seen द्वारा as many viewers as possible. But secondly, I get so excited because I automatically feel connected to the person I am talking to. In my opinion there is something so extraordinary about the दिखाना and in order to TRULY understand the दिखाना and appreciate it- आप must be an extraordinary person. It's not just a टेलीविज़न show; it's a way of life. It examines so many different ways of looking at life, experiencing love, and finding ways to make the bad times not seem as scary and the good times not seem so brief and short lasting. Usually someone stops being a प्रशंसक of a tv दिखाना once it goes off the air but with BtVS- that's impossible because it becomes a part of you. The दिखाना tugs at your दिल strings so well and I often feel that it describes life, and the events occurring in life, in a way that no one else has. There is a reason there are so many psychology and philosophy पुस्तकें written about BtVS, Joss Whedon, and the Buffyverse. I'm not saying that people who don't like the दिखाना are stupid या shallow...definitely not. I'm just saying that the दिखाना is very deep and in order to really understand it and connect with it- आप must be a deep, emotional, and complex person. People who embrace the दिखाना and truly understand it are people who live, think, and प्यार in a certain way. The दिखाना is bursting with such passion and depth... and आप either see that या आप don't.

There are प्रशंसकों that प्यार some story lines and hate others--- and then there are प्रशंसकों that प्यार every single storyline. There are प्रशंसकों that प्यार some couples and hate others--- and then there are प्रशंसकों that प्यार every single couple. But what we all have in common is that we see that Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an extraordinary show.

I know not EVERY प्रशंसक is like this. Some प्रशंसकों watch the दिखाना and don't think twice about it. And some प्रशंसकों watch the show... and I think they just don't get it. But the people I am talking about in this लेख are what I consider the "diehard" fans. The people who walk away debating the plots and the philosophy behind the show. The people who sit there crying every time Oz leaves Willow no matter how many times you've seen the episode because we know it's impossible to watch Willow cry without crying ourselves. The people who fall in प्यार with the characters because they became a family. The people who find themselves using BtVS कोट्स as their mottos- not just on fun websites like Fanpop, but as their आदर्श वाक्य for life. The people who hear Buffy say "The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. Be Brave. Live." And REALLY understand what she meant. These are the प्रशंसकों I love.

Some people turn the दिखाना into a whole "Bangel vs. Spuffy" debate. I think both couples were very important to the दिखाना and meant a lot to fans. However, I think the दिखाना was so much deeper than प्यार stories between Buffy and her boyfriends. I am not trying to underestimate the power of their relationships...I just think the relationships on BtVS were a representation of what was happening on the show, not vise versa. Buffy's relationships reflected on Buffy's struggle to find herself, to come to terms with her calling, and her growing understanding of how to be a young woman in a lonely violent world. Buffy's struggles were NOT a reflection of her relationships...her relationships were a reflection of her struggles. BtVS was one of the most intellectual and emotionally stimulating टेलीविज़न shows ever created and while the romantic relationships on the दिखाना were important (and very important to story lines, character development, the representation of प्यार and passion...) I think the दिखाना goes wayyyy beyond these relationships. But what's so great about so many BtVS प्रशंसकों is that THEY GET THAT! या at least they don't let this "shipping rivalry" overpower the fact that we all belong to the same community: the community of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans.
I'm so sick of प्रशंसकों of other shows (i.e. One पेड़ Hill) who turn the entire दिखाना into a shipping rivalry. One पेड़ Hill is definitely और couple-centric than Buffy the Vampire Slayer... but it still stands to reason that if आप प्यार the same दिखाना आप have a lot in common (and I'm not trying to bring down OTH because I like the दिखाना a lot...it's just certain प्रशंसकों make me crazy a lot of the time with the constant rivalries). I have seen A FEW BtVS प्रशंसकों really bash fellow प्रशंसकों for liking their rival couple या for insulting the couple they love. But thankfully I haven't seen many of those fans. I have no problem with people who प्यार Spuffy and hate Bangel... या people who hate Spuffy and प्यार Bangel. Of course arguing about टेलीविज़न couples seems silly and trivial (though at times quite interesting), but sometimes these arguments turn brutal and are completely inappropriate. I've noticed that most BtVS प्रशंसकों have a preference when it comes to the couples on the show... but they don't let themselves become blindsided to the fact that what we all have in common is that we appreciate the ingenuity of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We are all Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans... and maybe आप identify और as a Willow & Tara प्रशंसक than a BtVS fan... but द्वारा being a प्रशंसक of any aspect of the show, आप understand just how important the दिखाना is and how it has impacted each and every one of our lives.

So thanks for all being mature and not hating each other because आप like different couples and characters... but instead loving each other because we found other people who understand and appreciate the brilliance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Joss Whedon.