It tackled important teen issues without the overt emotional drama of previous shows.

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It’s not like we didn’t have teen series before Buffy. Once upon a time, Fox had been the TV teen queen with Beverly Hills 90210, while MTV had My So-Called Life. But the storylines explored on both series were so… melodramatic. Buffy wasn’t like that. There was a lightheartedness in its reality. Or as much reality as a show about vampires could have.