Now that EW has named Buffy Summers one of the top three characters of the past 20 years, did you ever wonder how creator Joss Whedon created her?
Whedon revealed the recipe for Buffy when told the results.
Here’s his response:
There’s a whole recipe for how to make a Buffy. Take one cup Sarah Connor from the first Terminator movie; one cup Ripley [from Alien]; three tablespoons of the younger sister in [the 1984 postapocalyptic comedy] Night of the Comet; a few sprigs of A Little Princess—the book, not the movies; and a pinch of Jimmy Stewart for pain, because nobody does better pain. Bake those up. Once it’s cool, add a little Rosalind Russell from His Girl Friday. All of this must be in a P.J.-Soles-in-Halloween crust. That’s very important.
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the lows says
I always thought the recipe called for a midget and a block of ice.
Tim
Let’s see if that jogs any memories.