Fun Facts to Know and Tell Buffy Anne Summers Meaning of name "Buffy" - feminine form for buff or strong. Was nearly known as "Bambi, the Vampire Slayer". The name "Buffy" is short for Elizabeth (Hebrew). Sarah Michelle Gellar Won a day-time Emmy for her role as Kendall Heart on "All My Children". Beat out both Charisma Carpenter and Julie Benz, not to mention a countless number of other actresses for the role of Buffy. She gets paid $75,000 per episode. She thinks Valentine's Day is a masochistic holiday. SMG was first cast as Cordelia, because the casting director thought she was too down to earth for Buffy. She said that Selma Blair (from Crule Intentions) is a better kisser than David Boreanaz Has a fear of Graveyards Has broken fingers & her wrist while doing her job on BtVS Alexander Lavelle Harris Meaning of name "Xander" - the defender of mankind Xander's character is representative of how Joss used to be in high school. Nicholas Brendon His last name is Schultz, Brendon is his middle name. Has a twin brother, named Kelly. He used to have a navel piercing, but for some unknown reason, had to remove it. Past careers included playing baseball in high school and college, and being a Production Assistant (he was fired). Willow Rosenberg Meaning of name - (English) Willow tree, and another meaning is; shy, insecure. Willow is Jewish, has frog fear, and has stage fright. In the Pilot, Willow was played by Riff Regan. Alyson Hannigan She has been an actress for most of her life First met Seth Green on the set of "My Stepmother's an Alien", and they have been friends ever since. Is 25 years old, but still gets ID'd when she goes to clubs. Cordelia Chase Meaning of name - (Latin) Warm Hearted Does not understand the necessity of tact or shame. Cordelia was originally supposed to be played by Bianca Lawson (Kendra), but she turned down the offer to take a role on another show, called "Good Behaviour" which got cancelled. Named after a mean girl that Joss's wife went to school with. Charisma Carpenter Charisma suffered a similar fate as her alter ego "Cordelia" in "Lovers Walk" - sometime in her childhood she was impaled. Charisma used to be a cheerleader. Angel Meaning of name - (Latin) Messenger He has a last name, we just don't know what it is yet. Was sired by Darla in 1753 in Galway, Ireland. As a human, his name was Liam, meaning Protector Liam was turned when he was 27 years old. David Patrick Boreanaz Has recently seperated from his wife of two years, Ingrid (1 week after filming "I Will Remember You") and will hopefully be attaching himself to a certain actress with three names. David is quite "goofy" and clumsy compared with his alter ego. David didn't audition for the role of Angel, a friend of the casting director spotted him walking his dog (Bertha Blue) and called her. When he walked into the studio, she wrote "This is him" in the margin of her notes. He drives a Mercedes. He is bordering obsessive about golf, and also lurves bowling and any outdoorsy stuff. David has a foot fetish. He was once a door to door meat salesman. He is afraid of birds Daniel (Oz) Osborne Meaning of name "Oz" - (Hebrew) Strength or of God's power Named after a guy that Joss went to college with. Oz's guitar has the name "Sweet J" inscribed on it, after his friend in Austin Powers. Dingoe's Ate my Baby and Oz, both Aussie related. When Oz was first introduced as a potential love interest for Willow, fans did not like him... my how things have changed! Seth Gesshel Green The only cast member to have been in the original "Buffy" movie, hey is it his fault that his part got cut out? Seth Green's real hair colour is dark red. Rupert Giles Meaning of name "Rupert" - (English) Brilliance Also known as the "Ripper" Anthony Stewart Head Everyone calls him "Tony" Tony ate hot chillies as preparation for him torture scene in "Becoming". He divides his time between England and California. If you listen closely, you can hear Tony humming to the music of Passion, when Giles discovers Jenny's body. To prepare for his role, Toni Head visited an actual high school library Destroying the citroen was a personal favor to Tony. He hated driving it. William the Bloody, aka Spike Spike was meant to be written off after a few episodes of season two, ie. at the end of "What's my line part 2". Angelus and Drusilla were supposed to hook up and be the bane of humankind like the good old days . But Spike was so popular, that instead of killing him off, "the powers that be" put him in a wheelchair, and he became the constant butt of Angelus' jokes. He is about 126 years old, Drusilla made him. Your sire can mean anybody in the line that made you, hence the reason Spike called Angel his "Sire" in "School Hard" - season 2. Likes to play with railway spikes, hence the nickname James Marsters When auditioning for the character of Spike, James tried both a Cajun accent and an English one, trying to be all sexy. James hated the wheelchair so much, that when he was kicking the Wheelchair in IOHEFY, he tried to break it. Drusilla Meaning of name - (Latin) Strong One Was sired by Angelus around 1860 A Cockney lass who's family were coal miners, and lived in London before she was turned. Juliet Landau Is the daughter of actor Martin Landau The character of Drusilla was tailor made for Juliet, and she had the final call on which actor was going to play Spike. Darla Meaning of name - (English) Little Darling Was sired by the Master Was around 400 years old when she was staked by Angel Julie Benz Auditioned for both Kendall Hart and Buffy, but lost out on both roles to SMG. Faith Meaning of name - (English) Faithful, or of fate. ie. Slayers fait is to kill vampires. Eliza Dushku Was offered a role in both Buffy and Angel, but declined for a higher education. Wesley Wyndham-Pryce Meaning of name - (Wyndham) Helpful, which I guess he tries to be. Was only supposed be on BtVS for episodes "Bad Girls" & "Consequences", but Joss liked him so much he spun-off to "Angel" Alexis Denisof His real accent is American, though he did live in England. Used to go out with the actress who played Mrs Mertons in the 'Mrs Mertons Show'. General Stuff Robia LaMorte's last name means "Death" The Master's pre-vamp name was Heinrich Joseph Nest "Killed by Death" was supposed to be a first season episode, where Angel brings Buffy to the hospital. The Graveyard scenes in season one were filmed in a real graveyard. It costs $5,000 to dust a vamp, $1.2mil and eight days to make one Buffy ep - 4 days in the studio, 4 dys on location. In Lover's Walk, when Oz gives Willow the Pez, and then walks away, in the original scene, he first kisses her sweetly, and then walks away. The cast get together at Joss's house to watch the new episodes when they air on TV. The high school used to film Buffy is Torrance High, the same school used for Beverly Hills, 90210 during the high school years. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Charisma Carpenter and Alyson Hannigan all wear the same shoe size. The whole first season of Buffy's gravyard scenes were filmed at an acual graveyard When "Angel" first premiered, it outdid "Buffy" in the ratings by about a million extra viewers. Over half of the contracted actors have birthdays in April or birthdays close to the month Danny Strong didn't sing in "Superstar", but he did one heck of a job lip-synching. In reality, it was Brad Kane, who sang for Disney's Aladdin, doing the singing. Great job to both!! Becoming The Romani Soul Restoration Curse Materials Needed: bones (For casting) special herbs Orb of Thesula candles The Gypsy Version (as seen in the flashbacks in Becoming) "Nici mort, nici de-al fiintei, Te invoc, spirit al trecerii. Reda trupului ce separa omul de animal! ....utrespur acestui...." (If done right the orb will glow) English Translation "Neither dead, nor of the living, I invoke you, spirit of the passing. Return to the body what distinguishes Man from the beast! ....restore this one's soul...." Willow's Version (as seen when she is possessed at the end of Becoming Part 2) Person 1: "Quod perditum est invenietur." Person 2: "Te implor Doamne, nu ignora aceasta rugaminte. Nici mort, nici al fiintei! Lasa orbita sa fie vasul care-i va transporta sufletul la el. Asa sa fie! Asa sa fie! Acum! Acum!" English Translation Person 1: That which was lost will be found." Person 2: "I implore you Lord, do not ignore this request. Neither dead, nor of the living! Let this orbit be the vessel that will carry his soul to him. So it shall be! So it shall be! Now! Now!" Joss Whedon Real first name is Joe, but thought it was too common, so changed it to Joss, which means Lucky in Chinese. This is what he says on stuff; On the music: "I have final say on music but others seek it out." On Directing: "But I'm still in the "Uh, what's a lens?" stage." The idea for the show: "I wanted to do horror in highschool to get back at everyone I went to school with" On how long Buffy will air:"as long as it can stay fresh and I can stay alive" The character he is most like: "Remember when Xander was an awkward nerd with a wise cracking kind of charm? I was much like Xander then. Remember when Xander became a fiery stud who's not afraid to speak his mind? Less me. Fun of TV -- characters evolve. The hardest part of Buffy: "The hardest part of doing Buffy is wishing I had more time to do everything exactly right. Pulled in many diections. On Buffy: "Buffy is a show made by losers for losers." On Buffy and Angel: "Buffy Loves Angel. And he loves her. And I love Ho hos." On the stories: "Yes, I am making this up as I go along" "The show's designed to foster slavish devotion; it has for me, and I entirely respect it in others". On Angel:"I've heard a lot of suggestions from people about how he could have sex. But it's not a show about him having sex" Favourite Buffy Episode: Innocence Favourite Angel Episode: I Will Remember You