"Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
Once More, with Feeling (2001)

Director:

Joss Whedon

Writers:

Joss Whedon (creator)
Joss Whedon (written by)

TV Series:

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997)

Original Air Date:

6 November 2001 (Season 6, Episode 7)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Fantasy

Plot:

Sunnydale is alive with the sound of music as a mysterious force causes everyone in town to burst into full musical numbers...

Plot Keywords:

Forbidden Love | Lesbian | Sister Sister Relationship | Musical Episode | Witch

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Buffy Summers
Nicholas Brendon	...	Xander Harris
Emma Caulfield	...	Anya
Michelle Trachtenberg	...	Dawn Summers
James Marsters	...	Spike
Alyson Hannigan	...	Willow Rosenberg
Anthony Head	...	Rupert Giles (as Anthony Stewart Head)
Hinton Battle	...	Sweet
Amber Benson	...	Tara Maclay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Anderson	...	Henchman
Hunter Cochran	...	College Guy #2
Alex Estornel	...	Henchman (as Alex Estronel)
David Fury	...	Mustard Man
Marti Noxon	...	Parking Ticket Woman
Randi Pareira	...	Dancer
Matt Sims	...	College Guy #1
Daniel Weaver	...	Handsome Young Man
Zachary Woodlee	...	Demon / Henchman
Scot Zeller	...	Tap Dancing Victim

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Trivia:

Up until "Conversations with Dead People" in season 7, this was the only episode of "Buffy" to have the episode title displayed on-screen.

Goofs:

Continuity: Anya's arms change position in each shot after the trio dance break in the "Life's a Show" number.

Quotes:

Buffy: [singing] There was no pain, no fear, no doubt, till they pulled me out of heaven. So that's my refrain. I live in hell 'cause I've been expelled from heaven. I think I was in heaven. So give me something to sing about. Please give me something.

Movie Connections:

References Anchors Aweigh (1945)

Soundtrack:

If We're Together

Practically Unbeatable! Shot right after 9/11.

There are at least 141 inferior episodes of Buffy. Only 'The Body' and 'Hush' are equal to the vaunted status of this gem. This is a pinnacle of television excellence. But on a forgotten note: Much of the vocal recording was done just prior to 9/11. The video was shot just after the tragic, depressing event. There was LITTLE "something to sing about". But the lip sync action had to match the relative bliss that came before. Imagine yourself as SMG (a Manhattanite) dancing and sync-ing her way, as though nothing had happened. I've found practically nothing on the facts that surrounded the Buffy fantasy with this harsh reality noted anywhere else. I base my assertions on the dates printed on the original shooting scripts with the related schedule of vocal takes on the DVD 'making-of' special feature. Nobody interviewed referred to the real-world history occurring upon their lives, however. I can't say as I blame them anyway.