“[Playing Anya] marked me as a ‘funny gal,’” Caulfield explained. “I’d get sent out for comedies, but then I was told I wasn’t funny! I read for ‘Miss Congeniality’ and I was…
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The Award Winning Actress That Almost Played Buffy In Buffy The Vampire Slayer – SlashFilm
Following a struggle with addiction, Lyonne came back into the spotlight (in a good way) in the 2010s and has recently led two different genre TV shows: time-travel comedy “Russian Doll” and…
Network Execs Were Wary About Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Most Daring Episode – /Film
It’s easy to imagine the network’s uneasiness with the concept, especially considering how fast-paced and overstimulating most mainstream media has gotten. Today, network execs are literally pushing showrunners to create “second-screen” TV…
Why Emma Caulfield Asked Joss Whedon To Kill Off Her Character On Buffy – /Film
Whedon had always planned for one of the “Buffy” characters to die unexpectedly in the heat of battle. Unexpected deaths were a bit of a trademark on the show, from Buffy’s mother’s…
The Buffy Episode That Left Sarah Michelle Gellar The Most ‘Physically Exhausted’ – /Film
“Hush” was a challenging shoot for the “Buffy” cast, but it was arguably even harder on the crew. Making it appear as though the Gentlemen were hovering above the ground was no…
Joss Whedon Had Two Rules For Making The Vampires In Buffy – /Film
Whedon and the “Buffy” team chose to give their vampires two faces, a human one and a demonic one (with fangs and snake eyes). “When they feed or when they get very…
Buffy Actors Indirectly Addressed The Elephant Of Joss Whedon When Making Slayers – /Film
Fans of the Buffyverse have felt troubled by the idea that such an empowering and beloved fictional world could have sprung from the mind of such a malicious creator. Some have questioned…
Slayers Review: The Buffyverse Returns (Without Buffy) – /Film
Not every part of “Slayers” is as thrilling as Cordelia’s return, though. The series is co-written by Benson and Buffyverse novelist Christopher Golden, and it vacillates between engrossing and convoluted depending on…
How The Unaired Buffy Pilot Almost Killed The Show Before It Started – /Film
Due to budgetary issues, The WB could only commission a 25-minute pilot presentation, forcing Whedon to cut his pilot script down to accommodate the shorter run-time. That was just the first issue…
How The Buffy Sequel Series Will Finally Bring Justice To Charisma Carpenter – /Film
It is, of course, tough for many fans to mentally square all of this toxicity with the impassioned love they’ve had for the series for years. In the years since these accusations,…