From: daviderl31@yahoo.com   
      
   http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/buffy-stars-emma-caul   
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   Buffy stars Emma Caulfield and Nicholas Brendon at Oz (Australian)   
   Comic-Con: Still slaying them.   
      
   It was social media buzz that got Emma Caulfield obsessed with Sharknado.   
   "It was just blowing up on Twitter, so I thought I'll turn it on," said the   
   Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, in Brisbane for Oz Comic-Con this weekend.   
   "Of course it was just beyond awful, but in that really awesome way...it   
   makes me so happy that it exists."   
   Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Nicholas Brendon far left.   
   Cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, with Nicholas Brendon far left.   
   Caulfield, who played reformed vengeance demon Anya, said Buffy would have   
   been ripe for its own social media frenzy – if only it had existed between   
   1997 and 2003 when the show was on air.   
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   "I think it would have been an even larger cultural phenomenon with the   
   presence of media like that," she said.   
   "Just the power alone that would give the creators and the network to keep   
   moving forward...it probably would have pushed past the 'cult' section."   
   Co-star Nicholas Brendon, who played everyman Xander, said the closest they   
   got was checking internet fan forums after gathering at creator Joss   
   Whedon's house to watch each episode got to air.   
   "We were very cloistered...we shot in Santa Monica, so it felt just like a   
   family, like we were doing a high school play almost, just with cameras," he   
   said.   
      
   "It was so special to see our hard work pay off. I miss that camaraderie,   
   the family aspect of it."   
   Caulfield said people were still connecting to Buffy more than 11 years   
   after it wound up, with fans rewatching via box sets, and parents   
   introducing their children to its themes of isolation, growing up,   
   confronting fears and the importance of friendship.   
   "It has been a very strange slow burn that oddly keeps growing into a bigger   
   and bigger flame," she said.   
   "It's like a Star Trek. I think that's what it's becoming at this point."   
   Both Caulfield and Brendon said they regularly heard from fans who credited   
   the show for getting them through dark times.   
   "I still am very touched and blown away by the level at which that show   
   affected people, like 'You saved my life'," Caulfield said.   
   "It's a lovely gift."   
   Brendon said themes from the show touched home to many – himself included.   
      
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