Original sentence: Certainly, all three animated shows borrow the High School/Supernatural setting popularized by Buffy.Comparisons to American Dragon: Jake Long and Danny Phantom may seem apt, but the show's creator has stated that Juniper Lee was really inspired by The Simpsons and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.However, this is not conclusive, as it is possible that the concept of one show may have been taken from the other during the development phase.Juniper does this more obviously than others.Of course, it should be noted that it often takes a couple years to develop and produce the first few episodes of a new animated series.Since both Jake Long and Juniper Lee were released in the same year, such a short time frame would suggest against one show being based upon the other.The fact that the two shows appear on rival networks adds further speculation to this theory
Edited sentence: Comparisons to American Dragon: Jake Long and Danny Phantom may seem apt, but they really fall flat when one realizes that all three borrow the High School/Supernatural setting popularized by Buffy the Vampire Slayer.Juniper does this more obviously than others, given that the creator has even admitted that his two biggest inrpirations for Juniper Lee were The Simpsons and Buffy.To Newsrama Interview with the creator, which provides the following quote