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There's No Place Like Plrtz Glrb - S2-E22

Trivia: Lorne's brother Numfar, who performs the "dance of shame," is played by Joss Whedon. Apparently, this fact was so secret, only a handful of people knew about it beforehand.

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Seeing Red - S6-E19

Trivia: Many gay and lesbian rights groups were angered by the decision to kill Tara. Joss Whedon has argued that the decision was made not because Tara was gay, but because she was involved with Willow; had Willow remained with Oz, he would have been killed instead. Killing Tara was a way for the writers to advance Willow's storyline and transform her into Dark Willow for the season finale.

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The Body - S5-E16

Trivia: This was the first episode in which Willow and Tara were seen kissing, after having come out almost a year before.

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Trivia: While Joss Whedon considers the 1992 movie non-canon, two characters were carried over: Buffy herself (obviously), and her first Watcher, Merrick. Merrick only made one appearance on the show, through a flashback, and was played by Richard Riehle; in the film, he was played by Donald Sutherland.

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School Hard - S2-E3

Trivia: The Anointed One was killed in this episode because over a season hiatus, Andrew J. Ferchland had grown too much. Had he remained, it would have been obvious he had aged, which would have contradicted the established concept that aging is something vampires don't do. For most, if not all, of his scenes, Ferchland remains on his knees.

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Trivia: Martin Landau became the first Oscar winning actor to win for playing another actor.

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Trivia: The film's production costs were greater than the total costs of all the films Ed Wood himself made.

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Carpe Noctem - S3-E4

Trivia: The episode title is a play-on-words of the Latin phrase "Carpe diem," which means "Seize the day." "Carpe Noctem" literally means "Seize the night."

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The Gift - S5-E22

Trivia: This was Anthony Head's last appearance as a series regular. All of his subsequent appearances are as a guest star.

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Trivia: Aerosmith's "Same Old Song And Dance" was originally supposed to be a cover version. After hearing the cover's poor quality, Neversoft contacted Joe Perry, who provided them with the master track.

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Trivia: Reiko Aylesworth based her performance as Michelle Dessler on her mother.

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Trivia: Joss Whedon also wrote the 1992 "Buffy" film. Because of the dramatic differences between his screenplay and the finished film, he doesn't consider it canon as established by the TV series. In fact, the series isn't based on the completed movie at all: it's based instead on the screenplay Whedon initially wrote.

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Trivia: One of Pistachio's disguises is President George W. Bush. On "Saturday Night Live," Dana Carvey was known for his impression of Bush's father, former President George H. W. Bush.

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Trivia: The season five episode "Independence Day" featured Chris Bruno's brother Dylan. The episode itself was Chris' first time as a director.

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Trivia: According to an interview in "Starlog" magazine, Christopher Nolan based the film's visual style on Ridley Scott's Blade Runner.

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Trivia: Stillwater was also the name of a real band that was active from 1973 to 1982. Ironically, they reunited and began touring again shortly before the film began production.

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Trivia: Phillip Seymour Hoffman had the flu the whole time he was filming his scenes.

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Trivia: Richard Harris and James Fox are related by marriage: Harris' son Jared married Fox's niece, Emilia, in 2005.

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Trivia: James Fox's brother Edward was originally cast as Lord Holmes.

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Trivia: The casting of Fernando Rey was an accident. William Friedkin had wanted to cast Francisco Rabal, whom he had seen in Belle de jour (1967), but at the time didn't know his name. Only after actor and director met did Friedkin realize Rey wasn't the actor he had wanted. Friedkin ended up keeping Rey after learning that Rabal spoke neither English nor French.

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