Kristine Sutherland revealed Joss’s initial plans for the Summers family, at the beginning of season five:

“I knew that Joyce was going to die suddenly. Initially when we talked, before I …

The speech that Angel gives in the episode 2.17 Passion is completely different from the one that was in the original script. The cheerful original version was as follows:

“Passion, it is …

There are a few alternative 7.22 Chosen scripts on the internet with many differences, including: Xander dying to save Dawn; Anya living to see the end and Dawn being the third …

In the original script for 7.22 Chosen, the conversation between Buffy and Angel was supposed to be longer, with Angel revealing to Buffy that he loved Cordelia and also that he …

In the original script for the Angel episode 1.01 City of, Angel was going to taste Tina’s blood after her death, but the scene was cut. The intention was …

The original opening scene of 2.17 Disharmony, like 1.17 Eternity and 2.15 Reprise, began with a misdirection:

We probably don’t know where we are as we open close on Cordelia and Gunn, both …

In 1.04 Teacher’s Pet there is a conversation between Buffy and Giles about the weather:

Giles (looking at the sky): “God, every day here is the same.”
Buffy: “Bright, sunny, beautiful. How can …

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 …

David Fury’s original idea for the episode 3.12 Helpless was to have Buffy made to hallucinate that her friends and family were vampires. It was felt though, that this would be …

It was rumoured that the entire town of Sunnydale would be sucked into the Hellmouth in the episode 5.22 The Gift. This actually occurred in the show’s final episode, 7.22 Chosen. Marti …

Seth Green left the show after the episode 4.06 Wild At Heart. He was due to leave a little later in the season but a heavy work schedule made him pull …

In 7.07 Conversations With Dead People, Cassie tells Willow that Tara cannot be there herself because of Willow’s destructive behaviour following her death. The original script had Tara coming to her …

Buffy’s class discuss Shakespeare’s Othello in the episode 3.18 Earshot. In the original script, they discussed Henry VIII (you can still see this written on the board later in the episode) …

The 1905 scene set in St. Petersburg in 7.05 Selfless was originally supposed to be set during the Renaissance but it was changed as the time frame clashed with the fact …

In 4.02 Living Conditions, Kathy plays Cher’s ‘Believe’ over and over:

Kathy: “This song is super fun. Isn’t it?”
Buffy: “You bet. It just gets funner and funner every time you play …

In an interview with the BBC, Clare Kramer said that Glory’s original name was “Cherie”:

“My introduction to Buffy was getting material that I was going to be auditioning with. …

Buffy producers had apparently originally planned for Tucker Wells to be part of the nerd trio, and for him to be the leader. Brad Kane (who played Tucker) was unavailable …

In 4.17 Superstar, Jonathan throws a stake at Buffy and she catches it, when they’re in Giles’s apartment. Originally, Buffy was to fumble with the catch and drop the stake - …

Darla was originally supposed to be killed in the end of 1.02 The Harvest when Willow threw holy water on her, but a more interesting storyline for episode seven (1.07 Angel) was …

The following was an alternative ending to 5.01 Buffy Vs Dracula:

Buffy arms herself with a lit torch, when Giles and Riley burst into the room:
The arrival of her entourage is …