Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Jamie Kellner, Architect of the Fox Broadcast Network and The WB, Dies at 77
Jamie Kellner, the charismatic and crafty executive who expanded the broadcast television landscape by helping hatch the Fox and WB networks in 1987 and 1995, respectively, had died. He was 77. Kellner died Friday at his Montecito, California, home after a battle with cancer, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. While still riding high atop The […]
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Camden Toy, ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Star, Dies at 68
Camden Toy, the versatile character actor famed for playing a succession of demonic monsters on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has died. He was 68. Toy died Dec. 11, after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer, his representatives confirmed in a press release. Often caked under layers of makeup as well as special prosthetics, Toy would […]
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The Cast of ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer,’ Then and Now
In the mid-‘90s, a new channel found magic by connecting with the then-current generation of teens, Gen Y (for the youngins out there, that��s what they used to call millennials). The WB, which later became The CW, captured the emerging teenagers’ experience of coming of age at the close of the 20th century. Or at […]
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 50 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century (So Far)
Over the course of a few months, several Zoom meetings, lots of emails and countless Excel spreadsheets, three THR TV critics joined forces to hash out, and rank, what they consider the greatest shows since 2000.
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James Marsters Says Audiences Weren’t Supposed to Fall in Love With His ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ Character: “I Would Have Killed Me Off”
James Marsters is opening up about the difficulties writers faced when creating his iconic character in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. During a recent interview with the Radio Times to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Sarah Michelle Gellar-led show’s finale, which aired May 20, 2003, the actor said writers “never really knew what to do […]
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Sarah Michelle Gellar to Receive Icon Award at 2023 SCAD TVfest
Emmy-winner and Golden Globe-nominated Sarah Michelle Gellar is set to receive the Icon Award at the 2023 Savannah College of Art and Design TVfest. The executive director of SCAD TVfest, Christina Routhier, says, “Sarah Michelle Gellar is a trailblazer in the field of television. An actor who speaks to many generations, she epitomizes what it […]
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Sarah Michelle Gellar Revisits Five Pivotal Post-‘Buffy’ Roles
While speaking for her recent Hollywood Reporter cover story, Sarah Michelle Gellar opened up about some of her career’s biggest swings between Buffy the Vampire Slayer and her time away from acting. She returns to TV with her first series regular role in almost a decade when Paramount+ drama Wolf Pack premieres Jan. 26.
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13 Movies and TV Shows With ‘Groundhog Day’-Like Time Loops
The concept of the same day repeating has been featured in films like 'Before I Fall' and 'Happy Death Day' and TV shows including 'The Mindy Project' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
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Michelle Trachtenberg to Host ‘Meet, Marry, Murder’ Docu-Series
FilmRise and FirstLookTV unveiled the 13-part series about tragic marriages that lead to a homicide.
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‘Buffy’ Star David Boreanaz Offers Support to Charisma Carpenter Amid Joss Whedon Claims
Former 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' actors Danny Strong, Adam Busch and Tom Lenk also spoke up for the actress' allegations.
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Michelle Trachtenberg Says Joss Whedon Was Not Allowed to Be Alone With Her on ‘Buffy’
Charisma Carpenter earlier in the week revealed she had been traumatized for years due to the treatment she received from the show's creator-director.
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How Brad Pitt and ‘Buffy’ Inspired Jewelry for ‘Little Fires Everywhere’
For Hulu's 'Little Fires Everywhere,' jewelry designer Peggy Li created a "Lexie" alphabet necklace (inspired by Brad Pitt's "Jen" piece in 2000) and a floating crystal choker like those she made for the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.
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