Buffy

Okay, WWBD. What would Buffy do? Huh? – Ed Zeddmore, 1.17 Hell House

When Supernatural started, comparison to the successful Joss Whedon shows Buffy and Angel were inevitable. Like them, Supernatural featured ordinary people fighting the Supernatural, and it also aired on The WB where Buffy had started and Angel had aired until it finished in 2003. An early review of the Pilot described Supernatural as "new X-Files meets the OC, meets Buffy type show from the WB" Source (yeah we have no idea where The O.C fits in either !)

Supernatural is set in in a world where Buffy exists - as a TV show - as we find out when Ghostfacer Ed Zeddmore references it in 1.17 Hell House.

Supernatural certainly attracted many viewers who had also been fans of the Whedon show. This can particularly be seen in Supernatural/Buffy Crossover crossover fanworks. The pairing of Dean with the rogue slayer Faith.

Buffy fandom invented the term Jossed - to be jossed is to have fan theories or events in Fanfic be invalidated by new canon in the Show. By contrast Kripked was a term coined in Supernatural fandom to refer to having fan theories supported by canon. See also Fan Fic Cliches

The most significant crossover between the series is Ben Edlund. Ben started working with Joss on Firefly before moving to Angel for the last couple of seasons. He wrote and directed the Hugo nominated episode Smile Time aka the one where Angel gets turned into a puppet.

Keith R.A. DeCandido has written tie-in novels fro both Supernatural and Buffy.

Many actors from Buffy and Angel have appeared on Supernatural - the first were Amy Acker who appeared in 1.03 Dead in the Water and Julie Benz was in 1.12 Faith. Following Amber Benson's appearance as Lenore in 2007, EP Bob Singer said "I thought Buffy had a great cast, and we used Amber Benson. I’d like to get Spike [James Marsters] on our show. I never thought I would particularly like Buffy, but my wife got me hooked on it, and I was hooked on him. Plus, that series was so well written. It was so smart." Source

Other Whedon alumni who have appeared on Supernatural are:

Actor/Actress	Role on Supernatural	Role in Whedonverse	Whedonverse Show
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	John Winchester	Sam Ryan	Angel
Amy Acker	Andrea Barr	Winifred Burkle/Illyria	Angel
Kristin Richardson	Jenny	Tracy Bellows	Angel
Julie Benz	Layla Rourke	Darla	Buffy and Angel
Megalyn Echikunwoke	Cassie Robinson	Vaughne	Buffy
Ridge Canipe	young Dean Winchester	Tommy	Angel
Chad Lindberg	Ash	David Kirby	Buffy
Amber Benson	Lenore	Tara	Buffy
Annie Wersching	Susan Thompson	Margaret	Angel
David Monahan	Thomas Gregory	Garrett	Angel
Jeff Kober	Randall	Zachary Kralik and Rack	Buffy
Aldis Hodge	Jake Talley	Masked Teen	Buffy
Mercedes McNab	Lucy	Harmony Kendall	Buffy and Angel
Aimee Garcia	Nancy Fitzgerald	Cynthia York	Angel
Brittany Ishibashi	Maggie Zeddmore	Vivian	Angel
Todd Stashwick	Dracula	Vocah (Angel) and M'Fashnik Demon (Buffy)	Angel and Buffy
Jack Conley	Sheriff Al Britton	Sahjhan (Angel) and Gib Cain (Buffy)	Angel and Buffy
David Mattey	Luther Garland	Behemoth Lorne	Angel
Mark Rolston	Alastair	Boone	Angel
John Rubenstein	Charlie The Magician	Linwood Murrow	Angel
Rob Benedict	Chuck Shurley	Jape	Buffy
Jack Plotnick	Ian	Deputy Mayor Allan Finch	Buffy
Charisma Carpenter	Maggie Stark	Cordelia Chase	Buffy and Angel
James Marsters	Don Stark	Spike	Buffy and Angel
Henri Lubatti	Bobby's Reaper	Dealer vampire	Angel
Harry Groener	Professor Morrison	Richard Wilkins	Buffy
Bryan Cuprill	George	Roy	Buffy
Felicia Day	Charlene Bradbury	Vi	Buffy
Tamara Braun	Cindy Cassity	Tara (vampire)	Buffy
Tamiel	Emil	Angel

External links

• Season by season comparison of Buffy and Supernatural by sevenpoints
• Eleven ways Dean is like Buffy
• Fanvid - Superantural with Buffy style credits by phoenix39