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___MASK66___ ( born 5 March 1959 ) is an American television writer and producer . ___MASK100___ ( born October 16 , 1949 ) is an American screenwriter , director and producer . `` Homecoming '' is episode 5 of season 3 of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer . After Scott breaks up with her , Buffy runs for homecoming queen . This puts her against Cordelia and the two fall out . Meanwhile , Willow and Xander kiss and feeling guilty help Cordelia ' s run for homecoming instead of Buffy . Buffy and Cordelia are tricked into a limo to reconcile but end up in a deadly game of SlayerFest ' 98 . Old enemies have returned to kill the slayers and Cordelia is mistaken for Faith and therefore has to help Buffy fight for their lives . Buffy the Vampire Slayer is an American television series created by ___MASK91___ under his production tag , Mutant Enemy Productions with later co - executive producers being Jane Espenson , David Fury , ___MASK100___ , Doug Petrie , Marti Noxon , and David Solomon . The series premiered on March 10 , 1997 , on The WB and concluded on May 20 , 2003 , on UPN . The series narrative follows Buffy Summers ( played by Sarah Michelle Gellar ), the latest in a line of young women known as " Vampire Slayers ", or simply " Slayers ". In the story , Slayers are " called " ( chosen by fate ) to battle against vampires , demons , and other forces of darkness . Like previous Slayers , Buffy is aided by a Watcher , who guides , teaches , and trains her . Unlike her predecessors , Buffy surrounds herself with a circle of loyal friends who become known as the " Scooby Gang ". Mutant Enemy Productions is a production company that was created in 1996 by ___MASK91___ to produce " Buffy the Vampire Slayer ." The company also produced the " Buffy " spin - off , " Angel ", and his two short - lived science fiction series , the space western " Firefly " and his high - concept " Dollhouse ", produced by 20th Century Fox Television . Mutant Enemy also produced the internet series " Dr . Horrible ' s Sing - Along Blog " and the film " The Cabin in the Woods ". Mutant Enemy is currently producing the superhero series " Agents of S . H . I . E . L . D ." along with ABC Studios and Marvel Television . ___MASK91___ ( born Joseph Hill Whedon on June 23 , 1964 ) is an American screenwriter , film and television director , film and television producer , comic book author , and composer . He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions and co - founder of Bellwether Pictures , and is best known as the creator of the television series " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " ( 1997  2003 ), " Angel " ( 1999  2004 ), " Firefly " ( 2002 ), " Dollhouse " ( 2009  10 ) and " Agents of S . H . I . E . L . D ." ( from 2013 ). Douglas " Doug " Petrie is an American screenwriter , director , and producer . Best known as a writer , director , and co - executive producer on " Buffy the Vampire Slayer ". He co - wrote the screenplays for the " Fantastic Four " film and " Harriet the Spy ". He has also written for the television shows " Angel ", " The 4400 ", " Tru Calling " and "". He served as a co - executive producer and writer for two seasons on "" and as a consulting producer and writer on the second season of " Pushing Daisies ". He made a cameo on ___MASK91___ ' s web - based film , " Dr . Horrible ' s Sing - Along Blog ", as " Professor Normal ". He served as co - executive producer on the first season of the Netflix show " Daredevil ", and took over as showrunner for its second season alongside Marco Ramirez . In April 2016 Petrie and Ramirez were announced as showrunners of " The Defenders ", a miniseries that crosses over " Daredevil ", " Jessica Jones ", " Luke Cage ", and " Iron Fist ".