Whedon notes in the DVD commentary that one of the ways he illustrated this quality was to keep camera focused on River's bare feet as she walked.

Joss Whedon joked at the Nocturnal convention in 2001 Anya was originally supposed to die during the Season Five finale, " The Gift ", but he had to keep her alive because Emma Caulfield couldn't keep still while Xander was carrying Anya's supposedly lifeless body.

Whedon also felt that it was important that Angel do so wearing his vampire face as they planned to bring the re-ensouled Angel back later, and it would be " too disturbing " to the audience to accept Buffy ever kissing him again had the murder been committed while in his normal visage.

For Buffy studies scholar Rhonda Wilcox, The Gentlemen and their straitjacket-wearing minions, who clumsily flap, gyrate, and crouch as they move, are representative of class disparity and patriarchy: The Gentlemen, with their Victorian suits, move effortlessly to accomplish what they set out to do while their minions, whom Whedon called " footmen ", do the " dirty work ".

In the theater scene during Willow's dream, a Frazier lens was used to provide a large depth of field, allowing both the foreground and background to be in focus at the same time, while in Xander's dream, as he moves from room to room in Buffy's house to the university dorm rooms, Whedon used a 17 mm lens to give a sense of motion as the camera passes by walls.

Whedon acknowledged his difficulty speaking on the DVD commentary while watching Hannigan in the scene.

However, Joss Whedon never intended for it to be shown this way, so while the widescreen version is shown on Sky One in the United Kingdom, all American showings are in 4: 3.

" Whedon himself claimed this to be an error in writing, as Willow and Xander have been best friends since childhood, and she already knows all about the Harris family.

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.

Whedon has expressed regret over not being able to go further with Dawn's character in season seven, but, as he says, " You get into a situation that you do like to stand alone ' Dawn Goes on a Date ' is not something that people would really sit for.

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.

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.

Adapting the concept of the movie into a television series, Whedon decided to reinvent the character of Buffy slightly.

Spike was initially conceived as a disposable villain to be killed off, but proved so popular with fans that Joss Whedon decided to merely injure him instead, in the episode " What's My Line, Part Two ", in which Spike is crushed by a collapsing pipe organ and left paralyzed.

Joss Whedon was interviewed for the article, and revealed that it was decided that the character of Andrew was to be gay when they decided to cast Lenk in the role.

Tara had become popular among fans, and Whedon and series writer David Fury decided that her death would elicit a strong response, something that Whedon felt sure was the correct course to take.

After much discussion, Whedon and the writers decided that Angel should not bite Jenny, but instead break her neck as a show of his contempt for her: " I'm not even going to feed " is the attitude Whedon wanted to communicate, as well as Angel's evident pleasure in the act.

Initially, this was to be the episode where Riley and Buffy have sex, and Whedon took comfort in that plan because he knew people would not mind the silence, but ultimately he decided it was too early for the characters to sleep together, and he scrapped the idea.

" In the first versions of the script, the emotional focus remained on Rebecca for the entire episode, until creator Joss Whedon decided to add the element of Angel going bad.

The character had intended to be a brief villain, with Whedon originally adamant to not have another major " romantic vampire " character like Angel-Marsters says " Spike was supposed to be dirty and evil, punk rock, and then dead "-but the character ended up staying for the second season, and then returning in the fourth to replace Cordelia as " the character who told Buffy she was stupid and about to die ".

In Season Four, Spike was introduced to fill the antagonistic role that Cordelia had in seasons One to Three ; as Joss Whedon explains on the DVD featurette, " All of our characters got to the point where they were loving and hugging, and it was sort of like, where's Cordelia?

Whedon explains this episode presents an ideal opportunity to-through Cordelia, who was " there at the beginning "-ask of Angel, " Where are you now?

" Since Whedon suspected this season would be the last, Carpenter says, " we didn't want to just leave Cordelia in a coma .. this would be a very big story left untold.

Connor ( aka Connor Angel, Connor Reilly, Steven Franklin Thomas Holtz and The Destroyer ) is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon and Tim Minear for the television series Angel.

It was Whedon who hit upon the arc that Connor would follow in the series.

In Erin B. Waggoner's book Sexual rhetoric in the works of Joss Whedon, he found it interesting that the ancient Oedipus complex continues to be used as a way to underscore one's masculinity, but he added that " Connor is not the only one Angel, Wes, Spike and even Fred ( through Gunn ) kill father or father figures in order to come into their own as individuals.