ET) Julie Plec, 43, knows how to spin TV gold.
I think that is the coolest thing in the world.
Read on for the things that shaped her pop culture identity.

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And of course all the subsequent sequels, which I read at least five plus.
[Laughs]And I loved them.
I thought that was fantastic.

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Also, I did truly ship Buffy and Spike.
The song I want played at my funeral
At my funeral?!
I have never thought about that before.

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When you are 12 years old, theres nothing that gets much better than that.
There are a set of scientific strategies in the way that you have to shoot your stuff.
You cant just point the camera and scare people.

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I wouldve loved, loved, loved to have had a chance to work on that show.
I wouldve let Julia have her goddamn abortion on screen.
My college friends and I sat in our apartment for an entire year watching Dominique die.

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It was the most drawn-out and wonderful, cathartic, devastating year of television.
And that is where I learned that trick.
The album I know every word to
I have five!

Yeah, that sums me up.
He was a really beautiful storyteller and I loved his stuff.
Its Jessica and Elizabeth Wakefield.
And well throw Trixie Belden on there.
They are strong but imperfect.
Thats my life at least.
My favorite on-screen kiss
I can partner with shipping.
I loved Dave and Maddie fromMoonlighting.It made me so happy.
I remember their kiss, because if Im not mistaken they kissed and then she slapped him.
I could be wrong.
I sort of loved that.
Those are all movies that I can quote regularly.
AndE.T.needs to be added to my favorite list because thats the other one.