Whedon replied sardonically, " we're going to shift away from this whole lifestyle choice that Willow has made.

Whedon, however, has compared her Jewish identity to her sexuality, stating that they are rarely made a significant focus of the show.

The film, written by Joss Whedon, depicts Buffy as a shallow high school cheerleader who is informed by a man named Merrick ( Donald Sutherland ) that she has been chosen by fate to battle the undead.

" Whedon has compared the series to its parent, " It's a little bit more straightforward action show and a little bit more of a guys ' show.

Jane Espenson has explained how scripts came together for Mutant Enemy Productions series Buffy, Angel and Firefly: a meeting was held and an idea was floated ( generally by Whedon ) and the writers brainstormed to develop the central theme of the episode and the character development.

The character proved popular with fans, and since 2003, Joss Whedon has attempted to continue Giles ' story through a spin-off, Ripper ; as of 2009, Whedon has submitted a 90-minute script to the BBC, but rights issues have so far prevented the series moving into development.

Buffy creator Joss Whedon has openly credited his inspiration for Buffy as Kitty Pryde.

This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss Whedon, the creator of the fictional universe.

In addition, series creator, Joss Whedon has long been interested in science fiction.

Series creator Joss Whedon has placed " Doppelgangland " fifth in his list of favorite episodes from the show, stating " one Willow is certainly not enough.

Joss Whedon has said that one of his favorite shots in the episode is of Olivia's frightened reaction to a Gentlemen floating by her window, leering in at her.

The episode has no real structure, which was a departure for Whedon, as everything he had written before was constructed before even starting the script.

Whedon commented on her appearances in Buffy's dream: " The idea that Tara would be her spirit guide made sense because she didn't have that particular relationship with Tara, and Tara has a kind of good Wiccan mystical energy.

Joss Whedon characterizes the comic book Connor as " the closest thing to a superhero hell has ' because he has powers without any of the weaknesses of the vampire, and is well adjusted.

Whedon notes that while he already has decided that Cordelia and Connor were going to have sex, the story had to be changed and move faster because Charisma Carpenter became pregnant.

While Pylean society has no concept of music some Pyleans appear to use ritual dance to express deep emotion, as when the character of Numfar ( played by series creator Joss Whedon ) is told by his mother to do " the dance of joy ", " the dance of shame " and " the dance of honor.

The book has also been cited by Joss Whedon as the original inspiration for his science fiction / Western hybrid series Firefly.

Series creator Joss Whedon has said that it was this episode that convinced him that David Boreanaz was an actor strong enough to have his own series.

* Joss Whedon has often listed this as his favorite episode of the series.

Generally, the Alliance is rather authoritarian, although Joss Whedon, the series ' creator, has said this is at least partly because the show is seen from the viewpoint of those hostile to the Alliance.

Joss Whedon posted a message on a popular fan site, The Bronze: Beta, in which he expressed his dismay and surprise, saying he was " heartbroken " and compared it to a " healthy guy falling dead from a heart attack.

Although the show's writers and producers received a minimal negative reaction from Willow choosing Tara over Oz, the response from viewers and critics alike was overwhelming towards Whedon for killing Tara, accusing him of homophobia.

" Denisof talked with Whedon about what storylines would have been in place had the television series received another season ; Wesley would not have died, and he and Illyria would have featured in an arc in which the transformation of Illyria to Fred would have been extended over many episodes and taken to a " much deeper, darker place " than it briefly was in the late fifth season episode, " The Girl in Question ".

Whedon defended the character of Riley Finn, " The important thing for us was to find a character that was the anti-Angel and to have Buffy go through something very different, part of which was the question, ' How do I get over Angel?

Despite Fred's soul supposedly shattering in the process of Illyria taking over her body, Joss Whedon originally intended for either Fred and Illyria to be split in two had Angel gotten a sixth season, as revealed by Amy Acker in an interview: " As I ’ m playing this new character now, it was just some stuff that he was going to do with her and bringing Fred back and getting to work with both characters ", or for Illyria to take on more and more of Fred's memories.

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Some special effects shots came about by accident ; in his commentary Whedon explains that when Buffy smeared the mud all over her face, it looked as though she was giving herself a facial.

Stafford also praised Kristine Sutherland — as did Whedon — for having to lie motionless with her eyes open for hours upon hours over eight days of filming.

Woodward is one of the few actors and actresses to have crossed over onto three series created by Joss Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly.

Joss Whedon wryly observes in the DVD commentaries that threatening Kaylee became a formula for drama, one he admitted using in early Buffy episodes, in which he would put Willow in danger to win over the viewers.

Rejecting all the scripts and storylines that were developed over a decade of failed production attempts, Singer developed the story for the film with DeSanto in a week and then worked on the script with writers Ed Solomon, Christopher McQuarrie, Joss Whedon, and finally David Hayter ( who had started out as Singer's driver ).

" Whedon claims the title was criticized for being too silly, and the television network begged him to change it.

With Reeves ' input, Whedon changed Traven from being " a maverick hotshot " to " the polite guy trying not to get anybody killed ", and removed the character's glib dialogue and made him more earnest.

Responding to fan complaints of Dawn being whiny throughout Season Six, Joss Whedon says, " I scratched my head.

Joss Whedon revealed in an interview that Wesley was originally intended to survive and appear in Angel season six, but was inspired to kill Wesley off after being pitched the idea of his death scene by one of the script writers.

With regards to the continuity issue of the First Evil impersonating dead people, and Warren being " saved " by Amy, Whedon clarified in the Letters column of a later issue by stating that Warren had been legally dead for " like a second ".

Whedon also used unusual framing for shots, often leaving much of the frame empty, with a character being placed near the bottom or off to the side.

Whedon stated that the maze of red curtains on the stage in Willow's dream are not a direct homage to Twin Peaks, as some have posited, but rather represent the safety and comfort of being with her girlfriend Tara, and are a sexual metaphor as well.

Whedon wanted to give the audience time to " breathe " before being hit with commercials, but a true black would automatically cue the ads.

Whedon used another long tracking shot from Joyce's face in the morgue following the doctor down the hall to speak with Buffy and the Scoobies to cement the reality of their being so close in proximity, as opposed to cutting shots to give the possibility that it was part of another set located somewhere else.

" Joss Whedon says he wouldn't have killed Wesley if the series hadn't been canceled, but that scene ended up being " one of my favorite moments that we shot ...

Before being cast, Trachtenberg, a fan of the show, had written a letter to Joss Whedon that suggested how she could become a character on Buffy.