Buffy 2.0 Ides and Draft

Buffy 2.0 Ideas and Draft

Main Characters vs. Original Big Bads Timeline
 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Cordelia Chase
 * Angel
 * Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (introduced in season 1 in recurring role?)
 * Spike (unknown, possible second season role?)
 * Jenny Calendar (season 1 recurring, season 2 regular)
 * Riley Finn (unknown, possible later seasons)
 * Anya Jenkins (unknown, possible later seasons)
 * Tara Maclay (unknown, possible later seasons)
 * Dawn Summers (introduced in season 1 but is recurring)
 * Faith Lehay (unknown, later seasons)
 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (unknown, later seasons)
 * Troy Ford (new character)
 * Ethan and Adam Crane (new characters introduced during season 2)
 * The Master (Season 1)
 * Derek Hale (Season 2)
 * Angelus (Season 3)
 * The Mayor (Season 4)
 * Circle of the Black Thorn (Season 5)
 * Glory (Season 6)
 * Dark Willow (Season 7)
 * The First (Season 8)

Pre-Series (flashbacks from Becoming)
 * Buffy learns shes the slayer and first slaying/Angel meets Whisler (flashback January, 2008)

Season 1 (2008) Season 2 (2008 - 2009) Season 3 (2009 - 2010) Season 4 (2010 - 2011) Season 5 (2011 - 2012) Season 6 (2012 - 2013) Season 7 (2013 - 2014) Season 8 (2014 - 2015)
 * March 9, 2008 - June, 2008
 * September 8, 2008 - May, 2009
 * Buffy's 16th Birthday Monday January, 19 2009 (Episode 2x12)
 * June 21, 2009 (flashbacks during episode 1)
 * June 28 - June 29, 2009 (flashbacks during episode 1)
 * July 13, 2009 (flashbacks during episode 1)
 * July 30, 2009 (flashbacks during episode 2)
 * August 27, 2009 (flashback during episode 2)
 * August 24 - August 25, 2009 (flashbacks during episode 1)
 * August 28 - September 4, 2009 (first two episodes)
 * September 6, 2009 - May/June, 2010
 * Buffy's 17th Birthday Tuesday January, 19 2010 (Episode 3x12)
 * September - June, 2010
 * Buffy's 18th Birthday Wednesday January, 19 2011 (Episode 4x12)
 * September - May, 2012
 * Buffy's 19th Birthday Thursday January, 19 2012 (Episode 5x12)
 * September - May, 2013
 * Buffy's 20th Birthday Saturday January, 19 2013 (Episode 5x13)
 * October - May, 2014
 * Buffy's 21st Birthday Sunday January, 19 2014 (Episode 7x13)
 * September - May, 2015
 * Buffy's 22nd birthday (no shown)

Season One

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Cordelia Chase
 * Angel
 * Troy Ford

Season Two

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Cordelia Chase
 * Angel
 * Troy Ford
 * Jenny Calendar (episode 2.01 onwards)
 * Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (episode 2.14 onwards)

Season Three

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Cordelia Chase
 * Angel
 * Troy Ford
 * Jenny Calendar (departs 3.24 as a regular)
 * Daniel "Oz" Osbourne

Season Four

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Cordelia Chase (departs 4.24 as a regular)
 * Angel (departs 4.24 as a regular)
 * Troy Ford
 * Daniel "Oz" Osbourne
 * Faith Lehay (episode 4.03 through 4.24)
 * Wesley Wyndam-Pryce (episode 4.14 through 4.24)

Season Five

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Troy Ford
 * Daniel "Oz" Osbourne (departs 5.24 as a regular)
 * Riley Finn (episode 5.12 onwards)
 * Anya Jenkins (episode 5.12 onwards)

Season Six

 * Buffy Summers
 * Xander Harris
 * Willow Rosenberg
 * Rupert Giles
 * Troy Ford
 * Riley Finn (departs 6.10 as a regular)
 * Anya Jenkins
 * Dawn Summers (episode 5.01 onwards)

Buffy Special Opening Credits Chosen (Note: Only episode of the series to credit 13 cast members)

Starring (In this credit order)

 * Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Summers/The First
 * Nicholas Brendon as Xander Harris
 * Alyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
 * Emma Caulfield as Anya Jenkins
 * Michelle Trachtenberg as Dawn Summers
 * Tom Lenk as Andrew Wells
 * Iyari Limon as Kennedy
 * Sarah Hagan as Amanda
 * D. B. Woodside as Principal Robin Wood
 * James Marsters as Spike
 * Eliza Dushku as Faith Lehane
 * David Boreanaz as Angel
 * Anthony Stewart Head as Rupert Giles

Special guest star

 * Nathan Fillion as Caleb/The First

Guest starring

 * Indigo as Rona
 * Felicia Day as Vi

Co-starring

 * Mary Wilcher as Shannon
 * Demetra Raven as Girl at Bat
 * Katie Gray as Indian Girl
 * Lisa Ann Cabasa as Injured Girl
 * Ally Matsumura as Japanese Girl
 * Kelly Wheeler as School Girl
 * Jenna Edwards as Trailer Girl
 * Julia Ling as Potential with Power #2

Uncredited-Cameos

 * Amber Bensen as Tara
 * Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar
 * Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
 * Bianca Lawson as Kendra
 * Mark Metcalf as The First/The Master
 * Harry Groener as The First/Richard Wilkins
 * Clare Kramer as The First/Glory