Top 15 Joss Whedon characters: The best of the Buffy, Angel and Firefly bunch
1. Britney Spears was originally in line to play dream girl robot April in the season five episode 'I Was Made To Love You', but scheduling conflicts forced her to drop out and actress Shonda Farr took the role instead.
2. An alternative first season could have featured Katie Holmes as Buffy and Ryan Reynolds as Xander. Both were offered the roles, with Reynolds reportedly turning it down because he couldn't bear to relive his own grisly high school experience.
3. Buffy's death was foreshadowed two full seasons in advance. In the season three finale 'Graduation Day', Buffy and Faith share a coma dream in which Faith cryptically says: "Little Miss Muffet, counting down to 730". At this time, Buffy had two years (730 days) left to live. The line also foreshadows the arrival of Dawn, who is likened to Little Miss Muffet a few times throughout season five.
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