Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Searching for humanity in Fortnite. Watch the full 30 minute video essay via @PopCultureDetective
Searching for humanity in Fortnite. Watch the full 30 minute video essay via @PopCultureDetective
![Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed [original version]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/RZwM3GvaTRM/mqdefault.jpg "Buffy vs Edward: Twilight Remixed [original version]
In this re-imagined narrative, Edward Cullen from the Twilight Series meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Its an example of transformative storytelling serving as a pro-feminist visual critique of Edwards character and generally creepy behavior. Seen through Buffys eyes, some of the more sexist gender roles and patriarchal Hollywood themes embedded in the Twilight saga are exposed - in hilarious ways. Ultimately this remix is about more than a decisive showdown between the slayer and the sparkly vampire. It also doubles as a metaphor for the ongoing battle between two opposing visions of gender roles in the 21ist century.
• Read my post on why I made this remix:
http://popculturedetective.agency/2009/what-would-buffy-do-notes-on-dusting-edward-cullen
• More on fighting the bogus takedown of this video by Lionsgate:
http://popculturedetective.agency/2013/buffy-vs-edward-remix-unfairly-removed-by-lionsgate
• Frequently Asked Questions post about the remix, including why I intentionally left the color differences:
http://popculturedetective.agency/2009/faq-on-buffy-vs-edward
• This transformative remix work constitutes a fair-use of any copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US copyright law. Buffy vs Edward (Twilight Remixed) by Jonathan McIntosh is licensed under a Creative Commons BY-NC-3.0 License - permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
• Learn about fair-use at the Center for Social Media: http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org
• Learn about fan based transformative works at the Organization for Transformative Works:
http://transformativeworks.org
• Though this is not a vid it is inspired by vidding. Learn about the long history of fannish vidding:
http://www.fanlore.org
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Jonathan McIntosh (Team Buffy)
http://popculturedetective.agency
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