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Did Buffy start the musical episode trend?

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Did Buffy start the musical episode trend?

Musical episodes of television series have become more popular in recent years, but season 6, episode 7, “Once More With Feeling”, from Buffy the Vampire Slayer arguably started the trend despite star Sarah Michelle Gellar not wanting to do it in the first place.

What episode of Buffy does Giles sing?

However, his role as the calm, reserved librarian-cum-Watcher Rupert Giles on Buffy The Vampire Slayer allowed another of his talents to be broadcast to the world – his crooning! Here’s the legendary moment which occurred during the fourth season episode ‘Where The Wild Things Are’…

Why did Buffy do a musical episode?

Joss Whedon had wanted to make a musical episode since the start of the series. This was heightened during the fifth season when he hosted a Shakespeare reading at his house, to which the cast was invited. They began drinking and singing, demonstrating to Whedon that certain cast members had musical talents.

Did Angel have a musical episode?

Acting. Sarah Thompson sings “LA Song”, which was written by series co-creator David Greenwalt and Christian Kane for Lindsey McDonald to perform on-stage in the Angel episode “Dead End”. Thompson, who grew up doing musical theater, had begged Joss Whedon to allow her character to sing.

Did they really sing in Buffy?

All of the regular cast performed their own vocals, although two actors were given minimal singing at their request. “Once More, with Feeling” is the most technically complex episode in the series, as extra voice and dance training for the cast was interspersed with the production of four other Buffy episodes.

What shows had a musical episode?

GREY’S ANATOMY: ‘Song Beneath the Song’

  • GREY’S ANATOMY: ‘Song Beneath the Song’
  • CLONE HIGH: ‘Raisin the Stakes: A Rock Opera in Three Acts’
  • ONE LIFE TO LIVE: ‘Babes Behind Bars’
  • DARIA: ‘Daria!
  • PASSIONS: ‘Spellbinding’
  • THE MAGICIANS: ‘All That Hard, Glossy Armor’
  • THE FLASH: ‘Duet’
  • COMMUNITY: ‘Regional Holiday Music’

What is the musical episode?

A Musical Episode is structured around the cast breaking into song (and possibly dance) throughout the episode. It might use an in-universe justification, such as a Battle of the Bands, some sort of weirdness, or a new character causing all this cheery singing.

Who played the demon in Buffy Once More, with Feeling?

Battle guest starred as the musical demon Sweet in the Buffy season 6 episode “Once More, with Feeling.”