I've heard chatter about "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ever since I was very young. I've seen commercials, posters and DVD/Video sets laying on friends' and family member's cabinets. When "Buffy" first aired on television in 1997, I was a measly 3-years of age—incredibly too little to be watching a show about killing vampires and demons. In 1997, I was watching "Teletubbies" and "Barney." It wasn't until recently that I was convinced by a couple of friends of mine to watch on Netflix. I was slightly hesitant at first because I was aware the show is from the '90s—how could such an outdated show be so amazing? But of course, I couldn't have been more wrong to think that way. Immediately after watching episode one of season one, I was hooked—for three weeks straight all I could think about is Buffy.

It has been almost 20 years since "Buffy" (a show of seven seasons) stopped airing, and we're still talking about it. "'Buffy' still tops numerous lists of the biggest and best cult shows of the last 25 years," said Andre Borges of DNAIndia.com. Even though the special effects and computer graphics aren't as up-to-par as shows out there currently, it doesn't even matter because the show is so well written and creative. "'Buffy' is widely remembered as one of the strongest television shows of the late '90s and early '00s, and its influence is still felt across the medium today," said Carl Eden of vadamagazine.com. The writer, Joss, Whedon, is all kinds of awesome. "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" is one of the best shows in television history. Why, you ask? Well I'll tell you why...

1. It is filled with powerful female protagonists.

"Buffy" was one of the first major TV shows centered around a powerful female character. "Buffy" definitely helped women from all over the world feel strong and empowered. It is apparent Joss and the other writers were supporters of the feminist movement. Characters such as Willow Rosenberg and Tara Maclay (two witches), to Anya Jenkins (a powerful demon who seeks vengeance on men who break women's hearts), and to Buffy Summers who is, well, of course, the "Vampire Slayer," all represent power-house women you don't want to mess with.

2. It conveyed one of the first homosexual couples on mainstream television.

Willow and Tara remain to be one of the most beautifully portrayed lesbian couples in TV history—and actually, they had the longest-lasting and healthiest relationship on "Buffy." Tara was not supposed to be a permanent character, but when the writers and director saw the chemistry between Alyson and Amber on set, they decided to keep Tara as Willow's new love interest. At first the network said no to having a lesbian relationship on their network. Joss pushed and pushed until they finally agreed to it, but, only under the grounds that there will be no physical touchy-touchy displayed. Joss thought this was absolutely ridiculous because how can you convey a loving relationship between two people when not even kissing is allowed? Joss followed the rules for a while until he finally said F*ck you to the network, and filmed Tara and Willow's first on-screen (and juicy may I add) kiss. "Buffy," as well as "The L Word," were shows of the early 2000s that definitely helped shape the way society perceives LGBT relationships. The relationship between Tara and Willow was as real as any of the other "heterosexual" relationships.

3. The writing is absolutely brilliant.

The writers found a way to dabble within important topics such as rape, divorce, the LGBT community, addiction, abuse and death, and used them to teach us a lesson and create a wider sense of understanding. The writers make it clear that matters such as rape, abuse and addiction are not OK, and dire consequences arise because of them. "Buffy" is packed with important and essential life lessons.

Also, the episodes and ideas are really well thought out. Who would ever think to write an episode that is completely silent? Yes, you read right...silent. In the episode called "Hush," there is no talking for more than half of the entire episode. This episode will elicit chills.

Another incredibly well-planned (but complex) idea within the show is the whole story with Dawn (Buffy's little sister) being the key to the universe, who was placed into Buffy and Joyce's home for protection without them even knowing she didn't exist until Buffy was 19. It really is as confusing as it sounds—I am still baffled by the situation.

4. The acting and character development is on point.

In the episode "The Body," where Buffy discovers her mother dead on the couch really hit me in the gut. Sarah Michelle Gellar did a fantastic job of creating the shock and grief a real person discovering a loved-one dead would react.

Only with an amazing cast can you pull off a musical episode. The only other show I have seen to also pull off a musical episode is "Grey's Anatomy." The Buffy Musical and The Grey's Musical are at a close tie in my eyes.

Honestly this episode was so good, I downloaded the soundtrack, and I kind of hate myself for that. #lame

And oh yes, the character development. The character with the greatest development in my opinion is Willow. She starts off as an innocent, confused, cyber-geek sidekick to Buffy who has boy troubles, but then ends up as this bad-ass, lady-loving witch who saves the world.

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Also Spike...to be completely honest, I didn't like him until the very last episode, but Spike did quite the journey. He began as one of the biggest villains and then became Buffy's most prominent sex buddy and also sacrificed himself to save the world. I'm more than positive Spike had girls (and boys) all over the world all hot and bothered.

5. Buffy is just flat-out hilarious

Anya Jenkins. The funniest character on the show. A newly human (ex demon) woman who is strangely literal...

Obsessed with money...

and terrified of bunnies...

Need I say more?

RIP Anya

And then theres Xander. Oh sweet, sweet Xander. If I were to ever be with a man, Xander would be the one.

If you're not convinced that "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" is the greatest show by now, I don't know what to tell you. And if you haven't yet seen "Buffy," stop watching that "Vampire Diaries" garbage, get out the popcorn and the Netflix and binge like the true Millennial you are.