'We all owe our lives to Sarah Michelle Gellar': Man refuses to miss the finale of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' during a tornado, ends up saving his entire family from being buried alive

Everyone has that one TV show that is their kryptonite and takes the front seat over all other life responsibilities. You couldn't survive without it! There's no way that you'd miss a single second of that show, you fangirl over all the extras, and you'd sooner pass away than miss the season finale– literally. Well, back in 2003, when missing the live season finale meant that you might just never see it, show fandom required some serious commitment. It's not like you could just tune into your fave streaming service and watch the episode the next day, you had to pledge your time to the network.

One man named Joe, a super-fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was presented with a predicament when his favorite show was airing their season finale in the midst of an enormous tornado warning in his hometown. Even when sirens were going off and panic was striking his family and neighbors, this man kept a clear head and focused on his #1 priority: Buffy and Angel in the season finale.

Terror-stricken, his wife loaded up herself and the kids in the storm cellar, but Joe decided to stay behind to watch the episode. 

"Screw it, I'm watching Buffy"

After hours of a riotous storm and an even more epic season finale, Joe went to go search for his family and heard screams from the underground bunker. A giant oak tree had fallen on top of the storm shelter and trapped his family inside. Luckily, Joe was on the outside and was able to go get help to free his family. If it weren't for Buffy, he would have been trapped in the cellar as well and they all would have been buried alive. 

I guess you could argue that Buffy the Vampire Slayer saved all of their lives that day. She really is the hero and savior of the whole world, huh? Plus, the real Sarah Michelle Gellar even reposted this video memoir on her own IG, which is pretty epic for good ol' super-fan Joe. For more family drama like this, check out this story of when a college girl's father flips out and financially cuts her off when he finds out that she's a part time stripper.