Seriously?

Yes, seriously.

A professor at Ursinus College
in suburban Philadelphia thinks "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer" is worthy of serious academic study. ...

Edwards is far from the only academic with an interest in the show. The third
academic conference dedicated to "Buffy" is planned in June at Henderson State University in Arkansas.

The dumbing down of America continues. What next? The sociological implications to the human condition of Gossip Girl?