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Get ready to sink your teeth into these 10 fang-tastic facts about Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
1. Did you know that Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played the fierce Buffy Summers, initially auditioned for the role of Cordelia Chase? Talk about a plot twist!
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the first show to use the term Google as a verb. Buffy was always ahead of her time, even in the world of search engines!
3. Vampires, demons, and… musicals?
That’s right! Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a musical episode titled Once More, with Feeling where the characters express their deepest emotions through song and dance. Who knew staking vampires could be so musical?
4. The character Spike, played by James Marsters, was originally only supposed to appear in a few episodes. However, his character became so popular that he became a series regular. Fangs for the memories, Spike!
5. Can you imagine anyone else as Buffy?
Before Sarah Michelle Gellar was cast, Katie Holmes, Charisma Carpenter, and even Ryan Reynolds (yes, you read that right) were considered for the role of the Chosen One. It’s hard to picture anyone else slaying vampires with such style!
6. The show’s creator, Joss Whedon, based the character of Buffy on the stereotypical horror film victim who always makes the wrong decisions. But Buffy turned that trope upside down by making smart choices and kicking some serious undead behind!
7. Sunnydale High School or Hellmouth?
Think your high school was tough? Sunnydale High School was built on top of the Hellmouth, a mystical portal that attracted all sorts of supernatural occurrences. Just your average day in high school, right?
8. The iconic character Willow, played by Alyson Hannigan, was initially written as a shy wallflower. However, her character blossomed (pun intended) into a powerful witch who could literally move mountains. Now that’s some serious character development!
9. Who needs stunt doubles?
Sarah Michelle Gellar did many of her own stunts on the show, proving that she truly was a kick-ass superhero in real life as well as on screen. Talk about dedication to the role!
10. And finally, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was not only a groundbreaking show in terms of strong female characters and storytelling, but it also inspired a devoted fan base that continues to celebrate the show’s legacy to this day. Once a Scooby Gang member, always a Scooby Gang member!
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