Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Marsters, Alyson Hannigan, Amber Benson, Anthony Head

Director: Joss Whedon

Summary: A musical edition of Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Buffy begins to sing and suddenly all her friends are singing too.

Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) and the Slayerettes find themselves singing and dancing their way through this special episode, as an evil spell turns Sunnydale into a giant musical stage. This vampire-and-demon-filled production features Buffy, Spike (James Marsters), Xander (Nicholas Brendon), Anya (Emma Caulfield), Willow (Alyson Hannigan), Tara (Amber Benson), and others belting out tunes, ranging from Broadway-esque numbers to alt-rock rave-ups. Written and directed by BUFFY creator Joss Whedon, the episode is a truly entertaining combination of comedy, horror, and showtunes. Songs include "Going Through the Motions," "Under Your Spell," "Walk Through the Fire," "Something to Sing About," and "Where Do We Go From Here

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"Once More With Feeling", a much needed shaft of lightness in Buffy the Vampire Slayer's dark sixth series, demonstrates that a "special" episode can be genuinely special. It preserves the show's continuity for its regular watchers and also delights people who have never experienced it before. This is creator Joss Whedon's tribute to all the masters of the stage musical whom he admires--most obviously Stephen Sondheim--and a chance for his talented cast to display their usual tight ensemble and sing and dance while doing it.

The premise is typical Buffyboth in its whimsy and its emotional truth--a demon forces the inhabitants of Sunnydale to express their emotions truthfully and uncovers a variety of embarrassing secrets. The actual musical ability of the Buffycast is variable--Amber Benson as Tara and Anthony Stewart Head as Giles are perhaps the only ones with enough musical talent to carry purely lyrical tunes, but Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy is a game little trooper who delivers her various patter songs with her usual efficiency and charm. Emma Caulfield as the ex-demon Anya is the big surprise, her short paranoid riff on the subject of that ultimate evil, bunny rabbits is quite extraordinary; Broadway hoofer Hinton Battle is fabulous as Sweet: "I can bring whole cities to ruin and find time to get some soft shoe in." --Roz Kaveney

Aspect Ratio:	1.78 Wide Screen, 16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Angel Season 1 Overview Featurette, Buffy Featurette Buffy Inside The Music, Dark Angel Interview With Jessica Alba, Trailers
Year:	2001
Release Date:	April 14, 2003
Runtime:	48 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	24772 D V D
Keywords:	With, More, General, Wide, Screen, Feeling, Vampire, Slayer, Once, Tv, Horror, Buffy, Occult, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Horror/Occult