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4. Ryan Reynolds could've played Xander…but turned the role down. And clearly was never heard from again.
5. Nathan Fillion auditioned for Angel in 1996, but the role of Buffy's first vampire love went to David Boreanaz. Fillion later would play the evil priest Caleb in season seven and became one of Whedon's go-to collaborators, starring in his cult favorite series Firefly.
6. Whedon revealed that he chose the iconic theme song after Hannigan made him listen to the Nerf Herder track.