All of this is so fascinating. I knew some of these things, but not everything. I like reading behind the scene tidbits.
I knew that Britney Spears wanted to be on BTVS and was offered that role of the robot in the sixth season, but I wasn't aware that she was a huge fan of the show! That is super cool. I always thought it was due to scheduling conflicts that didn't have that happen in the end, but if they just wanted her to be a sex slave robot because of how she presented herself in the media that is kind of uncomfortable. I would have preferred it if she appeared as, say, just a regular girl or something that didn't hypersexualize her in anyway. That would've been more interesting, tbh.
(I do wonder if there's been any information on the casting of Ashanti in that one episode in the seventh season.)
I remember the actor who played Dracula also did a TV movie about Dracula that premiered around the same time Buffy vs. Dracula aired, looking and acting pretty much the same, and I always believed that there was a deal made to include that to promote that movie to have him appear on the show or something. I do agree that it didn't really mesh with their mythology on the show, though. If they wanted to add Dracula into the mythos (promotion for that movie or no), it should've been done better to fit the structure of the show rather than a one-off.
I do love Dawn, but I agree that she wouldn't have been able to carry her own spin-off. Sadly, I also think fandom's poor reception to her character must've affected this as well, because even today people still outright hate Dawn for reasons I still don't understand.
and she made a comment about how it was interesting that Faith was a fan favourite, yet Eliza didn’t seem as into the fans
That is a rather odd thing for her to say, and ITA that it reads rather bitter and passive aggressive to me. Mostly because I know that Eliza has been a huge among the convention circuit in recent years and has been very vocal about her gratitude and appreciation of the fans. I don't know when Marti must've said that, but I have always assumed that even if an actor doesn't actively engage with the fans it doesn't mean that they don't appreciate the fan support. So I don't know what Marti's issue is. Also, most of the actors did movies during BTVS or after, but Eliza ultimately ended up turning down the potential Faith spin-off for Tru Calling which she has gone on record saying that she wanted to do something different but would have liked to have done spin-off had there been more negotiations further down the line. I am still sad that we never did get that Faith spin-off though (esp with the concept of her riding a motorcycle) or that Giles spin-off, Ripper, something I wished we could've gotten even in comic form.
Every time I read about what Charisma went through during the fourth season of Angel I get really sad and angry on her behalf. She did nothing wrong, and yet she got punished for it. I wasn't aware of all of this happening when the show was airing, because I didn't pay that close attention to the rumors and fandom conversations during that time, but years later when I learned of the drama and controversy surrounding her pregnancy and the reason why she was written off/killed off it just makes me so angry and upset. She didn't deserve that. I also makes me wonder how often actresses are penalized for getting pregnant or changing something about their appearance, threatening their careers. :/
no subject
I knew that Britney Spears wanted to be on BTVS and was offered that role of the robot in the sixth season, but I wasn't aware that she was a huge fan of the show! That is super cool. I always thought it was due to scheduling conflicts that didn't have that happen in the end, but if they just wanted her to be a sex slave robot because of how she presented herself in the media that is kind of uncomfortable. I would have preferred it if she appeared as, say, just a regular girl or something that didn't hypersexualize her in anyway. That would've been more interesting, tbh.
(I do wonder if there's been any information on the casting of Ashanti in that one episode in the seventh season.)
I remember the actor who played Dracula also did a TV movie about Dracula that premiered around the same time Buffy vs. Dracula aired, looking and acting pretty much the same, and I always believed that there was a deal made to include that to promote that movie to have him appear on the show or something. I do agree that it didn't really mesh with their mythology on the show, though. If they wanted to add Dracula into the mythos (promotion for that movie or no), it should've been done better to fit the structure of the show rather than a one-off.
I do love Dawn, but I agree that she wouldn't have been able to carry her own spin-off. Sadly, I also think fandom's poor reception to her character must've affected this as well, because even today people still outright hate Dawn for reasons I still don't understand.
and she made a comment about how it was interesting that Faith was a fan favourite, yet Eliza didn’t seem as into the fans
That is a rather odd thing for her to say, and ITA that it reads rather bitter and passive aggressive to me. Mostly because I know that Eliza has been a huge among the convention circuit in recent years and has been very vocal about her gratitude and appreciation of the fans. I don't know when Marti must've said that, but I have always assumed that even if an actor doesn't actively engage with the fans it doesn't mean that they don't appreciate the fan support. So I don't know what Marti's issue is. Also, most of the actors did movies during BTVS or after, but Eliza ultimately ended up turning down the potential Faith spin-off for Tru Calling which she has gone on record saying that she wanted to do something different but would have liked to have done spin-off had there been more negotiations further down the line. I am still sad that we never did get that Faith spin-off though (esp with the concept of her riding a motorcycle) or that Giles spin-off, Ripper, something I wished we could've gotten even in comic form.
Every time I read about what Charisma went through during the fourth season of Angel I get really sad and angry on her behalf. She did nothing wrong, and yet she got punished for it. I wasn't aware of all of this happening when the show was airing, because I didn't pay that close attention to the rumors and fandom conversations during that time, but years later when I learned of the drama and controversy surrounding her pregnancy and the reason why she was written off/killed off it just makes me so angry and upset. She didn't deserve that. I also makes me wonder how often actresses are penalized for getting pregnant or changing something about their appearance, threatening their careers. :/