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A villain on this show was killed off because his actor, Andrew J. Ferchland, hit puberty. David Graeber’s article Rebel Without a God is an early work in the “studies” of this show. An episode of this show in which the bald “Gentlemen” terrorize its town was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing despite featuring very (-5[1])little dialogue. (10[1])During an implied sex scene, a character on this show (10[1])levitates while singing during the musical episode “Once More, With (10[1])Feeling.” (10[2])On a spinoff of this show, David Boreanaz played a cursed character working as a detective in LA. This show’s title character leads the Scooby Gang and has romantic relationships with the normally-hostile characters (-5[1])Spike and Angel. For 10 points, Joss (10[1])Whedon created what show (-5[1])starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as a demon killer? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Buffy the Vampire Slayer [accept Buffy studies or Buffyology] (The nearly-dialogueless episode is “Hush.”)
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California2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%108.67
Florida2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%130.00
Great Lakes2025-02-01Y6100%0%0%96.67
Lower Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y6100%0%17%100.50
Midwest2025-02-01Y6100%0%33%82.83
North2025-02-01Y3100%0%0%86.00
Northeast2025-02-01Y5100%0%0%109.40
Pacific Northwest2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%111.50
South Central2025-02-01Y2100%0%50%115.00
Southeast2025-02-01Y475%0%25%120.00
Upper Mid-Atlantic2025-02-01Y989%0%33%93.50
Upstate NY2025-02-01Y367%0%33%103.00

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Jerry VinokurovJohn Jay CollegeVassar A56-5
Ivvone ZhouPenn AColumbia C5810
William OrrYale AMaryland A6810
Olin BoseColumbia BCornell B7810
Daniel KimMaryland BRutgers A7910
Eva Lettiere-RobertsGeorge Washington APenn B7910
Audrey ChoHaverford AGeorge Washington B113-5
Zaid AsifNYU BHaverford B12010
Ryan RosenbergNYU AJohns Hopkins A124-5
Taaj RaiGeorge Washington BHaverford A1330
Sam MacchiVassar AJohn Jay College13310
David BassJohns Hopkins ANYU A13310