Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Popular Aaron Spelling-produced fantasy about three sexy sisters who happen to be witches living in the eerie San Francisco house where they grew up. Since each had different powers, they worked in tandem to fight evil and protect the innocent. Despite Shannen Doherty's much-publicised departure in 2000, the show continued to thrive, with Rose McGowan joining the cast as a long-lost sister.

Five twentysomethings trying to make it in the nation's capital are the focus of this quickly canceled drama. They share space in a posh Georgetown mansion while scrambling to advance beyond their entry-level jobs.

Superman's teen years as Clark Kent find him agonizing over his shy, uncertain persona while dealing with his evolving powers and an infatuation with classmate Lana Lang. Crisply paced and cast with appealing performers, 'Smallville' is not at all campy and is often surprisingly moving as a conventional coming-of-age drama; it succeeds in adding creative twists to the young hero's life.

Aliens lived secretly among humans in this sci-fi and soap hybrid set in Roswell, N.M. (the site of a fabled 1947 UFO sighting). The drama focused on three teen aliens who quietly resided in the area. Their secret was jeopardized when Max used his powers to save the life of Liz, a girl he had secretly admired for years. That led Liz to discover the truth about him, his sister Isabel and their friend Michael, endangering all of their lives. Based on books by Melinda Metz.

A sultry serial, set and filmed in Georgia, about the lives and loves of childhood friends, from Aaron Spelling and 'Knots Landing' writers James Stanley and Dianne Messina.

A free spirit unexpectedly inherits his family's luxury mountain resort and the responsibilities that go with it.