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Other actresses who nearly played Buffy are Katie Holmes and Selma Blair.

Sarah Michelle Gellar originaly auditioned for Cordelia, and Charisma Carpenter for Buffy.

Series Creator Joss Whedon has said that the idea for Buffy came from all the horror movies he had seen featuring a helpless young blonde who would almost always be the first to die. He felt she needed a better image.

"Mutant Enemy", Joss Whedon's production company, was the name he gave to his first typewriter when he was 15. The logo was created in 20 minutes when he was told he had to have one.

The house where the Summers family live is 1630 Revello Drive.

Riley ended up with the surname Finn after hearing an executive producer talk about taking her dog, Finn, to the vets.

Dawn was originally going to be telekinetic and able to talk to the dead, but these powers were dropped.

Eliza Dushku turned down appearing in a Fath spin-off to appear in Tru calling.

It cost $5000 to turn a vampire to dust.

Nicholas Brendon was told by producers to stop working out because they didn't want Xander "looking too buff."

Anthony Head tutored James Marsters in his London accent for Spike. In reality, Head's accent is more like Spike's than the clipped English tones that he sports in the show.

The show switched from The WB to UPN after it's fifth season. Ironically, UPN and The WB merged serveral years later.