This is not a drill.
I am a huge
Buffy fan. I remember being so excited to watch the new episodes each week (though seeing as I was eight was it was released I was probably a bit too young for some storylines).
As a die hard fan I thought I knew just about everything there was to know about
Buffy The Vampire Slayer but I had no idea that iconic country singer Dolly Parton was part of the reason the show was brought to life.

Sandollar Entertainment, which you might have noticed is listed on the end credits of every episode
Buffy was created by Parton and her friend and former business partner Sandy Gallin in 1986.
Parton and Gallin went on to produce several hit films under Sandollar Entertainment including
Father of the Bride (1991) and
Fly Away Home (1996), but they also produced TV Shows, one of which was
Buffy The Vampire Slayer.
According to
Independent the company originally produced the
Buffy movie which didn't do well during it's cinematic release but Sandollar still felt there was potential in the vampire slaying cheerleader.
Gail Berman who was an executive at Sandollar suggested launching
Buffy as a TV series and the rest is history.
Buffy The Vampire Slayer went on to become one of the most successful TV shows of the 90s and early 2000s running for seven seasons and launching spin off show
Angel.
Even those who didn't watch
Buffy during the 90s definitely heard of it but it wasn't until recently that anyone had any clue that Dolly Parton was connected to the show.
With all the live music acts that were featured in the show, knowing now that Parton was a producer does make me wish she had done a little music cameo.
Or even a re-release of
Jolene but as
Buffy. Hey I think it would work.