Pop starlet Britney was supposedly due to play April the robot in 5.15 I Was Made To Love You. She backed out at the last minute. Adam Busch (Warren) told Zap2it:
“But then Britney backed out in the last minute and they got this other actress.”
Coincidentally, Shonda Farr, who ended up playing April, appeared in the movie Crossroads, which starred Britney Spears.
There were rumours again that Britney was due to play another character in season seven, but Sarah Michelle Gellar apparently said no, as she felt the show wouldn’t benefit from the kind of publicity which follows Spears.
Britney is referenced in 6.05 Life Serial, when the construction site foreman calls Buffy “Britney”.
In 7.01 Lessons, Dawn tells her class:
“I love to dance. I like music. I’m very into Britney Spears’ early work before she sold out, so mostly her finger painting and macaroni art. Very underrated.”
In 3.16 Sleep Tight, Angel says:
“Yeah, and you look like hell. Not the fun one where they burn you with hot pokers for all eternity, but the hard core one. You know, Nixon and Britney Spears.”
Related episodes: 3.16 Sleep Tight, 5.15 I Was Made To Love You, 6.05 Life Serial, 7.01 Lessons
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hailtothechimp on March 29th, 2005 at 2:15 am
Perhaps Britney was afraid it would be revealed that she is actually a robot herself, constructed in some corporate pop laboratory.
gg on May 9th, 2005 at 12:27 am
LOL chimp
Rozzi on June 5th, 2005 at 3:58 pm
Kind of odd that the Buffy Crew wanted britney as a robot and the crew who made
Austin Powers: Goldmember actually got her to be one of those tit gun robots that explode whenever he thrusts his groin at them
Abby M. on June 30th, 2005 at 12:33 am
All I know is a part of me would have been pissed that pop-slut Britney Spears was a part of Buffy, but another part of me would love to see her be a robot, just how she is, and get the crap beaten out of her. I guess either way I won. :)
dustem on July 1st, 2005 at 1:02 pm
BTVS is way too full of quality for someone with no quality
Abby M. on July 19th, 2005 at 4:17 am
Still, imagine Buffy kicking the ever loving crap out of Britney Spears! Almost makes me wish she was on the show…almost…
marvin21st on July 19th, 2005 at 5:51 am
I have been playing Buffy on the Xbox and every now and then when she stakes a vamp she says “oops I did it again”
hannah_wish01 on December 27th, 2005 at 1:59 am
well yeah britney whoever decided not to let her on the show should get a raise, a promotion, and hell a gold medal what were they thinking of putting her on the show!!!???!?!?!?
AnyaRocks on December 29th, 2005 at 4:27 pm
Not to poop on the party, but I actually kinda like Britney. I would have been glad to see her in Buffy…I’m on my own, though. The girl who actually did play April, was in Crossroads with Britney.
DrusillaTam on March 26th, 2007 at 4:41 am
Yah I’m so so glad Spears wasn’t on buffy although it would make seens Warren being the perve he is, making his own life sized Britney doll. Also I’m mad that Ashanti was in season 7’s 1st date. We when so long with no celbrity people man.