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18 unusual facts about Buffy the Vampire Slayer


Aud the Deep-Minded

The original name of the character Anya Jenkins in Buffy the Vampire Slayer was Aud.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer video games

These games and spinoffs are generally not considered as part of the Buffyverse canon, although the games have been licensed as official Buffy the Vampire Slayer merchandise.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale – Music from the TV Series

The US version featured only twelve tracks, while the UK version removed the tracks by Joey Ramone, Sarah McLachlan and Blur but added twelve more, making a total of 21 tracks.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Sacrifice

The game features familiar locations from the television series, including Sunnydale High School, the Summers' house, The Magic Box and The Bronze.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Album

The album is made up mostly of tracks by little-known artists, though some better known ones, such as Garbage and Alison Krauss, are also featured.

Claddagh ring

Claddagh rings have been used often as plot devices in films and television, such as in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episodes "Surprise", "Innocence", "Becoming, Part One", "Leap Year" and "Faith, Hope & Trick".

Deliria

Inspired by authors like Charles de Lint, Erik Davis and Francesca Lia Block, films like Edward ScissorHands and Practical Magic, world music and ethereal wave music, and TV shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Deliria's setting emphasizes "normal people" over superheroes.

Eyal Gordin

Before working in the television series Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Freaks and Geeks.

Fairview, Alabama

It was the debut film by writer/director Robert Hall, an SFX makeup artist known primarily for his work on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Five by five

In the series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Faith Lehane used the phrase "Five by Five" to describe something being good.

Furslide

They have also had a track featured on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack.

James A. Moore

He wrote the novelization of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Chaos Bleeds (based on the video game written by Christopher Golden).

Jean Speegle Howard

Howard made appearances in over 30 television shows, mostly sitcoms, such as Married... With Children (1994–1996), but she also had guest spots on such series as Grace Under Fire (1993) and Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997) beginning from 1975 (mostly from during the 1980s and 1990s) until her death.

Lady Picture Show

It was also used in the unaired pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer during the scene where Buffy is at The Bronze.

M. T. Anderson's Thrilling Tales

She is a parody of/homage to such horror series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the Goosebumps series.

New Slang

The song is featured in the episode "Eloise" of the television series The Sopranos and the "Him" episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Paul Féval, père

Féval returned to the theme of vampirism with La Ville Vampire (1867) the ultimate literary ancestor of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in which the protagonist is Gothic novel writer Ann Radcliffe herself.

That Night

This film is notable for the fact that both Eliza Dushku (of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame) and Katherine Heigl (of Grey's Anatomy fame) made their first film appearances in it, sharing a few scenes.


Bergdorf Blondes

Rather like the “Slayer slang” of the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (WB/UPN 1998-2003), Bergdorf Blondes employs a rich vocabulary of “in” words and abbreviations – “Arizona” for “rehab”; “FOB/G” (Friend of President Bill Clinton/George W Bush); “Ana” (anorexic).

Bill L. Norton

He also has directed many television series, among them Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, John Doe, Hack, Las Vegas, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Lincoln Heights and Roswell.

Bruce Seth Green

His credits include Knight Rider, "V", Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Babylon 5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Not related to Buffy actor Seth Green; on occasion, some sources confuse them.), Angel, Dawson’s Creek, Gilmore Girls, Law & Order, Diagnosis Murder, Baywatch, Highlander and other series.

Collapsis

Their song "Wonderland" was featured on Beer Bad, an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in a scene where Willow and Parker were chatting.

D. B. Woodside

From 2002 to 2003, Woodside guest starred in 14 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayers final season, as Principal Robin Wood, Buffy's boss and son of a Slayer.

Daniel Hagen

He has had guest appearances on Seinfeld ("The Dealership"), CSI, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, and Charmed.

Emmy the Great

On 31 October 2012, Emmy teamed up with Kate Nash on Halloween in a re-enactment of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer musical episode (Once More with Feeling) with herself as Willow.

Far Beyond the Stars

"Normal Again" - a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode that takes a similar approach of an entire series being a mentally constructed fiction of the main character

Giselle Loren

She also played Buffy in the unaired pilot episode of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer animated series and she would have reprised the role of Buffy for the series had it been produced.

Go Ask Malice

These months precede Faith's first appearance in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Faith, Hope & Trick" in autumn 1998.

Howard Gordon

After co-writing one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gordon created his own show, the short-lived Strange World in 1999.

James A. Contner

His work includes episodes of such television series as Miami Vice, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Star Trek: Enterprise.

Jen Van Meter

Van Meter diverged from the Ph.D. track and began pursuing a career in comics, her first published work was a story in the 1998 Dark Horse Presents annual that saw the first appearance of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in comic book form.

Jennifer Sky

She has appeared as a regular cast member on such TV shows as General Hospital, Xena: Warrior Princess, Cleopatra 2525, in CSI: Miami, and in guest roles on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed.

Jesse Tobias

The album's release was largely received only in Australia; and the band's American exposure was largely due only to their association with Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, including on-camera appearances when Splendid performed at The Bronze.

Kenny Kweens

Both groups had music featured on television shows such as The Real World, Road Rules, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mad About You.

Kristy Wu

Kristy Wu (born October 11, 1982) is an American actress, best known for her recurring role as Chao-Ahn in the TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and co-starring as Melissa Wu in Flight 29 Down.

Last Gleaming

Observing the couple's fight from afar, Giles, realising that Buffy would never kill Angel and is allowing herself to get distracted from destroying the Seed, takes the Scythe from Faith and charges toward the Seed.

Long Day's Journey

The electro-kinetic cat burglar-for-hire, Gwen Raiden, returns and reluctantly helps Angel and the group after they discover that the Beast is searching for five mystical Totems in order to block out sunlight from Los Angeles so that all demons and vampires can roam freely.

Margo Chase

She has designed logos for Buffy the Vampire Slayer (as well as the web site) and Angel; her company has been involved in the "branding" of numerous entities, such as Target stores; Chase design has worked for such Hollywood notables as Cher, Madonna and the Tejano crossover singer, Selena; her articles and interviews appear in magazines such as How and Create.

Melaka Fray

Melaka Fray is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon with artist Karl Moline for the 2003 comic book limited series Fray, a spin-off set in the continuity of his television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Persia White

Her television work includes guest starring roles on Angel, NYPD Blue, The Steve Harvey Show, Brooklyn South, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as well as a series regular role on Breaker High with co-star Ryan Gosling.

Powered by the Apocalypse

Default statistics are Hot, Cold, Violent, and Dark, and the playbooks presented in the main rulebook are The Chosen, the Fae, the Ghoul, the Queen, the Witch, the Werewolf, the Infernal, and the Vampire.

Ridge Canipe

Other appearances in television shows include guest roles in Angel, Cold Case, CSI and Drake & Josh.

Robert Green Hall

Hall's creations have been featured on shows like Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly and the movies Vacancy, Superbad, Strange Wilderness, Big Stan, Killer Pad, Fear Clinic, The Crazies and Quarantine 2.

School Hard

While the Scoobies are busy preparing for the parents, Giles (Anthony Stewart Head) and Jenny Calendar (Robia LaMorte) show up to inform Buffy that Saturday will be the Night of Saint Vigeous, named after the leader of a vampire crusade, and that during that night, the natural abilities of vampires will be enhanced.

Shea's Castle

It has been a location for 1967's Blood of Dracula's Castle and TV shows such as Air Wolf, Bat Masterson, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Harry O, The Rat Patrol, and Starsky & Hutch.

Susan Ruttan

Other television appearances included episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, AfterMash, Bosom Buddies, Third Rock from the Sun, Remington Steele, Yes, Dear, Newhart and Gilmore Girls.

Technomancy

In the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the character Willow sees magic as a way of hacking the universe, and an extension of her computer hacking skills.

The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco

Meanwhile, Spike researches the Shanshu Prophecy about a vampire becoming human and thinks that he, not Angel, may be the vampire who will become human.

The Thin Dead Line

While Angel teams up with Detective Kate Lockley to investigate the source of the undead cops, Wesley ends up getting shot by one of the policemen and Gunn, Anne and some street kids hole up in the shelter while the zombie policemen try to claw their way in.

The Yoko Factor

Whereas Anthony Head does not actually play guitar for Behind Blue Eyes in the episode "Where the Wild Things Are" (music supervisor John King did), this time he both sings and plays Free Bird.

These Girls

With David Boreanaz (best known for his roles as Angel on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and FBI special agent Seeley Booth on Bones) and Caroline Dhavernas (best known for her role as Jaye on Wonderfalls) Holly Lewis, Amanda Walsh, Colin C. Berry and Donnell Makenzie.

Unaired Buffy the Vampire Slayer pilot

Guests=Nicole Bilderback as Cordette
Amy Chance as Aphrodesia
Mercedes McNab as Harmony
Julie Benz as Darla
David Boreanaz as Mysterious friend (Deleted Scene)
Stephen Tobolowsky as Principal Flutie
Persia White as Aura
Danny Strong as Jonathan|

Villain of the week

Some series alternate between using such antagonists and furthering the series' ongoing plotlines (as in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fringe and The X-Files, where fandom is often divided over preference for one type of episode versus the other), while others use these one-time foes as pawns of the recurring adversaries (as in Kamen Rider, Super Sentai and their American equivalent, Power Rangers).

Wattles Mansion

The mansion was featured on the television series The O.C. and Buffy the Vampire Slayer ("Reptile Boy"), in the movie Troop Beverly Hills, and the sanatarium scenes in the film Rain Man were shot there as well.