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Okay, WWBD. What would Buffy do? Huh?
 
Okay, WWBD. What would Buffy do? Huh?
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When Supernatural started, comparison to the successful Joss Whedon shows [http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Buffyverse_Wiki Buffy] and [http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Angel_%28series%29 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" [http://www.darkhorizons.com/news05/050704b.php Source]  (yeah we have no idea where [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_O.C. The O.C] fits in either !)
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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 [[Het|pairing\\ of Dean with the rogue slayer [http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Faith Faith].
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Buffy fandom invented the term [[Jossed]] - to be jossed is to have fan theories or events in [[:Category:Fanfiction|Fanfic]] be invalidated by new canon in the Show. By contrast [[Kripked]] was a term coined in Sueprantural fandom to refer to having fan theories supported by canon. See also [[Fan Fic Cliches]] 
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in terms of staff the most famous to crossover between the saeries is [[Ben Edlund]]. Ben started working with Joss on [http://firefly.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Firefly] before moving to Angel for the last couple of seasons. He wrote and directed the Hugo nominated episode [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_Time Smile Time] aka the one where Angel gets turned into a puppet.
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Other Whedon alumni who have appeared on Supernatural are:
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|      '''TV Show'''
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|      '''Character'''
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| '''Actor/Actress'''
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| '''Role on Supernatural'''
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|-
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| rowspan="7" | Buffy, Angel, Firefly
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| Tara
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|      [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072435/ Amber Benson]
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|      [[Lenore]]
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|-
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| Coredlia Chase
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|      [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004806/ Charisma Carpenter]
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|      [[Maggie Stark]]
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|-
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| Spike
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|      [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0551346/ James Marsters]
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|      [[Don Stark]]
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|-
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| Kaylee
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|      [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0821612/ Jewel Staite]
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|      [[Amy Pond]]
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|-
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| M'Fashnik Demon
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| [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0823693/ Todd Stashwick]
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|      [[Lucy/Dracula/Shapeshifter|Dracula]]
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|-
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| Harmony Kendall
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| [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0573523/ Mercedes McNab]
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|      [[Lucy]]
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|-
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| Winfred Burkle/Illyria
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| [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0009918/ Amy Acker]
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|      [[Andrea Barr]]
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|-
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|      Darla
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| [http://imdb.com/name/nm0004748/ Julie Benz]
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|      [[Layla Rourke]]
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|-
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|      Badger
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| [Mark Sheppard]
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|      [[Crowley]]
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|-
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| Sam Ryan
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| [[Jeffrey Dean Morgan]]
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|      [[John Winchester]]
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|-
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| Masked Teen
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| [[Aldis Hodge]]
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|      [[Jake Talley]]
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|-
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| Tommy
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| [[Ridge Canipe]]
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|      young [[Dean Winchester]]
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|-
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|      Jape
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|      [[Rob Benedict]]
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|      [[Chuck Shurley]]
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|      Dave
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|      [[Chad Lindberg]]
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|      [[Ash]]
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Revision as of 02:07, 22 October 2011

{{Quotation |title= |text= Okay, WWBD. What would Buffy do? Huh? |author= Ed Zeddmore |source= 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 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 [[Het|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 Sueprantural fandom to refer to having fan theories supported by canon. See also Fan Fic Cliches

in terms of staff the most famous to crossover between the saeries 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.

Other Whedon alumni who have appeared on Supernatural are:

TV Show Character Actor/Actress Role on Supernatural
Buffy, Angel, Firefly Tara Amber Benson Lenore
Coredlia Chase Charisma Carpenter Maggie Stark
Spike James Marsters Don Stark
Kaylee Jewel Staite Amy Pond
M'Fashnik Demon Todd Stashwick Dracula
Harmony Kendall Mercedes McNab Lucy
Winfred Burkle/Illyria Amy Acker Andrea Barr
Darla Julie Benz Layla Rourke
Badger [Mark Sheppard] Crowley
Sam Ryan Jeffrey Dean Morgan John Winchester
Masked Teen Aldis Hodge Jake Talley
Tommy Ridge Canipe young Dean Winchester
Jape Rob Benedict Chuck Shurley
Dave Chad Lindberg Ash
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