“When we pitched ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’, it was an odd idea for people. And not just the silly name. But just the idea that we were gonna build an action horror show around a young woman. Without giving her, you know, the fella to come rescue her every five minutes. The one thing I had hoped to take part in was a shift in popular culture in the sense of people accepting the idea of the female hero. Not just a heroine. But a hero.” -Joss Whedon

(Source: sunnydales)