{"id":541196,"date":"2023-01-20T05:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-real-reason-sarah-michelle-gellar-was-called-difficult-on-buffy-set\/"},"modified":"2023-01-20T05:08:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T02:08:31","slug":"the-real-reason-sarah-michelle-gellar-was-called-difficult-on-buffy-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-real-reason-sarah-michelle-gellar-was-called-difficult-on-buffy-set\/","title":{"rendered":"#The REAL Reason Sarah Michelle Gellar Was Called &#8216;Difficult&#8217; On Buffy Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c4cf01dcd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35c4cf01dcd\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-real-reason-sarah-michelle-gellar-was-called-difficult-on-buffy-set\/#%E2%80%9CThe_REAL_Reason_Sarah_Michelle_Gellar_Was_Called_%E2%80%98Difficult_On_Buffy_Set_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8220;The REAL Reason Sarah Michelle Gellar Was Called &#8216;Difficult&#8217; On Buffy Set \n&#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_REAL_Reason_Sarah_Michelle_Gellar_Was_Called_%E2%80%98Difficult_On_Buffy_Set_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8220;The REAL Reason Sarah Michelle Gellar Was Called &#8216;Difficult&#8217; On Buffy Set<br \/>\n&#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>The legacy of\u00a0<em>Buffy The Vampire Slayer<\/em> has taken a serious hit in the past couple years. The smart, original, genre-bending girl power hour is a classic for a reason \u2014 but as its creator faces accusations of bullying and the creation of a toxic environment on set, it\u2019s getting harder to look back with rose-colored glasses.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb87-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Joss Whedon<\/strong> isn\u2019t the only one with a bad reputation from that set, though. Early on, word got out that star <strong>Sarah Michelle Gellar<\/strong> was \u201cdifficult.\u201d But what was that really about?<\/p>\n<p>SMG is opening up about the perception of her backstage persona in a new profile for\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. But\u00a0<em>THR<\/em> also spoke to co-star and lifelong show biz pro\u00a0<strong>Seth Green<\/strong>. And he not only had good things to say, he could explain how that whole bad reputation got started, too! The actor, who played werewolf Oz on the hit show, explained she was actually being a hero offscreen, too!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat show was just hard. We were working crazy hours, and a lot of things that got pushed weren\u2019t necessarily safe or under the best conditions. Sarah was always the first one to say, \u2018We agreed this was a 13-hour day and it\u2019s hour 15 \u2014 we\u2019ve got to wrap,\u2019 or, \u2018Hey, this shot doesn\u2019t seem safe,\u2019 when nobody else would stick up for the cast and crew.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb8d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Damn! That defiance may have made her a thorn in the side of producers and directors looking to squeeze every penny out of a production day, but she was absolutely right. When cast and crew are overworked, that\u2019s when vigilance drops and accidents h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: Alec Baldwin Being Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter In\u00a0<em>Rust<\/em> Shooting!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>But trying to make sure everything was professional and safe didn\u2019t do her any favors, as Seth recalls:<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb90-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI saw her get called a bitch, a diva, all these things that she\u2019s not \u2014 just because she was taking the mantle of saying and doing the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Wow. She really was a hero. Too bad that couldn\u2019t have gotten out! But Sarah says it was actually fine:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf people think you\u2019re a bitch, it\u2019s almost better. There\u2019s less expectation that way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb94-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>She explained:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere was a time when I had a reputation of being \u2026 \u2018difficult.\u2019 Anyone that knows me knows it came from the fact that I always put in 100 percent. I never understood people who don\u2019t. I\u2019ve mellowed a bit in [my expectations of others] \u2014 I think because I got burned out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>As we\u2019ve learned over the past few years, the #MeToo era, quite a few of the women who were labeled as \u201cdifficult\u201d were really just sticking up for themselves, something certain higher-ups didn\u2019t like \u2014 sometimes for really nefarious reasons. To learn she was sticking up for the entire crew? That\u2019s really impressive.<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb97-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Related: SMG Talks Rumored <em>Buffy<\/em> Cast Feuds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>And she may have \u201cmellowed\u201d but she\u2019s still looking out for everyone! She told\u00a0<em>THR<\/em> that on the set of her upcoming show <em>Wolf Pack<\/em>, a\u00a0spinoff of\u00a0<em>Teen Wolf<\/em>, she gave out her personal phone number to all the young cast members \u2014 along with the message to contact her if they were ever made uncomfortable! Considering she\u2019s acting as an executive producer on the <strong>Paramount+<\/strong> show, she\u2019s in a position to help this time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p>In fact, she told one story about a crew member who offered back rubs to the cast, creeping at least one girl out. As soon as it was brought to her attention, that guy got fired. She explained:<\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb9a-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI hope that I\u2019ve set up an infrastructure, a safety net for these actors that I didn\u2019t have. My generation just didn\u2019t have that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, you know what they say. Into every generation one is born, right? Sometimes they just have to grow into their power\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><em>[Image via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5t5SL3Am1GI\">20th Television<\/a>\/<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WkykWGkv0Mg\">YouTube<\/a>.]<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"min-height:120px;width:100%;float:none;\">\n<div id=\"section-63c9f7a46eb9d-paragraph-slot\" class=\"lazyload-unit\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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