Compares one episode of the series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and Bram Stokers gothic novel 'Dracula'. Written in NEWSPAPER FORMAT. Buffy Bites Back Recently, many television reviews and critics have been reporting that the hit TV-series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' is nothing more than "... a cheap teenage soapie." Other reports have said that teenagers are better to switch off the television than watch the mystical escapades, and that there is absolutely no educational value within …showed first 75 words of 1275 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1275 total…have drawn in mass appeal. Pop, of course refers to what is Popular at any given time and both of these examples represent Pop culture. However apart from being clear examples of profitable entertainment, both Dracula and Buffy represent social stories from different centuries. Next time a TV critic attacks 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' they should stop to look a little more closely at the underlying social issues. So there... Buffy bites back. Reported by..........