Why The Network 'Begged' Joss Whedon To Change Buffy's Name
Buffy the Vampire Slayer's outrageous title is what got a lot of fans hooked, but initially, the studio begged showrunner Joss Whedon to pick another name.
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Jessica Simpson Was Once Terrorized By Evil Dolls In The Twilight Zone
The UPN reboot of The Twilight Zone was full of hits and misses, but one episode featuring Jessica Simpson truly stands out from the pack. -
The Chucky Series Has Cast A Legendary Filmmaker As The Creator Of The Cursed Doll
John Waters dabbles in the occasional screen role, and thank heavens he's coming back the Chucky-verse for a role in the upcoming season of the SyFy/USA series. -
15 Best Animated TV Shows And Movies Of 2023
The limitless possibilities of animation were well on display in 2023. Here are our picks for the top 15 animated films and TV shows of the year. -
Rod Serling's Most Personal Twilight Zone Episode Nearly Didn't Get Made
While 'Walking Distance" was perhaps Rod Serling's most personal episode of The Twilight Zone, it took a lot of persuasion to convince CBS to make it. -
Why Giles Had To Be Fired For One Buffy Writer To Be Hired
One of the biggest twists in Buffy the Vampire Slayer came about because of how one of the show's greatest writers joined the show. -
Why Sarah Michelle Gellar Turned Down The Role Of Cordelia Before She Got Buffy
The producers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer wanted Sarah Michelle Gellar to play Cordelia, but she was afraid of being pigeonholed as the mean girl. -
The Buffy Episode That Left Sarah Michelle Gellar The Most 'Physically Exhausted'
Everyone thought the silent Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode Hush would be easy, but it ended up leaving Sarah Michelle Gellar 'tired and physically exhausted.' -
Why Sarah Michelle Gellar Had To Get Ready For Buffy's Homecoming Episode In A Hospital
Sarah Michelle Gellar was never one to let an injury slow her down during production on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, even when it meant a trip to the hospital. -
Showing His Face On The Twilight Zone Caused A Funny Problem For Rod Serling
Becoming the face of The Twilight Zone led to some unexpected (and unwanted) attention for Rod Serling. -
A Genius Trick Let A Twilight Zone Actor Co-Star With His Own Reflection
The Twilight Zone managed to pull off the effect of an actor acting with himself long before the invention of CGI by utilizing some well placed mirrors. -
An Elephant's Bathroom Habits Put The Twilight Zone On A Tight Deadline
The Twilight Zone frequently pulled some wild tricks to get their surreal scenes just right on camera, but this elephant-sized stunt takes the cake. -
How Monarch Connects To 2014's Godzilla And Kong: Skull Island
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is the latest addition to the Legendary MonsterVerse and we're breaking down how this Godzilla show connects to it all. -
Mike Flanagan Would Have Adapted Hell House If His Netflix Haunting Series Had A Season 3
If Mike Flanagan had made a third season of his Netflix Haunting series, he would've used Richard Matheson's Hell House as source material. -
Goosebumps Executive Producers On That Huge Season 1 Twist And Justin Long's Improv [Exclusive Interview]
/Film spoke with Goosebumps EPs Nick Stoller, Hilary Winston, and Rob Letterman about the last two episodes of the Disney+ show and the possibility of season 2. -
Why Alyson Hannigan Doesn't Think Sarah Michelle Gellar Was 'Done' With Buffy After Season 3
Alyson Hannigan is putting a stop to the rumors that Sarah Michelle Gellar hated Buffy after season 3. -
How Doctors And Teenagers Joined Forces To Save The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone might have never survived past a single season had the show not immediately appealed to two specific groups: teenagers and doctors. -
Ten Days Before The Twilight Zone Premiered, Mike Wallace Asked Rod Serling A Question That Aged Badly
Rod Serling correctly envisioned that a commercial work of art also had the power to inform and subvert, and he did just that with The Twilight Zone. -
Netflix's Dead Boy Detectives Solve Ghostly Mysteries In First Trailer For The Sandman Spin-Off
With a new trailer, Dead Boy Detectives is coming to Netflix and will be a part of the world created by The Sandman, rather than Doom Patrol. -
There Was A Second Twilight Zone Movie That You've Probably Never Heard Of
The Twilight Zone has been revived, made into movies, books, and more. But there's likely a Twilight Zone movie you've never heard of - but should. -
Cool Stuff: Yellowjackets Funko POPs Celebrate Doomcoming With Wilderness Style
Yellowjackets is finally getting the Funko POP treatment, and these Doomcoming-inspired figures are so much better than we could have anticipated. -
The Simpsons' Latest Treehouse Of Horror Called Back To One Of The Show's Most Famous Episodes
Of this year's three installments in The Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode, the one titled Ei8ht was the best, in part because of a season 5 callback. -
Attack On Titan Creator Always Knew How It Would End – And That Was The Problem
The Attack on Titan anime has finally come to an end, and it's an ending that manga author Hajime Isayama had planned from the start. -
How Buffy The Vampire Slayer's Writers Used Faith To Explore Buffy's 'Bloodlust'
Eliza Dushku's Faith on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was originally envisioned as Buffy's 'shadow self,' but she eventually evolved into much more than that. -
Netflix's Stranger Things Stage Play Will Explore The Origins Of The Upside Down
Stage show Stranger Things: The First Shadow features a 'budding romance' between Henry Creel and Bob Newby's sister, Patty. -
Five Nights At Freddy's Director Was Frightened By Freddy In A Very Real Way On Set
The director of Five Nights at Freddy's, Emma Tammi, confesses to being a bit afraid of the animatronics at times. They even moved of their own free will a bit. -
Sarah Michelle Gellar Questioned The Very First Line In Her Buffy Audition
Joss Whedon invented a whole new patois for Buffy the Vampire Slayer — something that tripped Sarah Michelle Gellar up during her audition for the show.
