Buffy / Angel on cover of TV Guide
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Primal Slayer
Did I Fall Asleep?
Smackmydolphin
Grrrr.....argh....
i was at the grocery store....and im like OH YAY! something on buffy.....sooooooooo i had to buy it.....then went searchin through magazines for anything on buffy or angel.....anyone know any good mags for that stuff??
~..::gwen::..~
Potential
Nice cover... maybe we could check it out online and read about it......is there a tv guide web site?
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FiveByFiveB
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soul'dkiller
Vampire with a Soul
~..::gwen::..~
Potential
Primal Slayer
Did I Fall Asleep?
heres the article:
Talk about the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sarah Michelle Gellar goes into denial. "To be honest, I'm not even sure if it's really hit me yet," she says, calling from the set of "Scooby-Doo 2" in Vancouver. "It's sort of like the end of high school. You're excited to see what comes next, but you're really sad about it." Gellar admits that on her last day on the set, she cried. "And I don't want to make Joss Whedon (series creator), looke less manly," she adds, "but I think he did, too."
They aren't the only ones grieving. For legions of Buffy fans, hearing the words "series finale" is like getting a stake through the heart. For seven seasons (five on the WB and two on UPN), the ambitious, unpredictable show masterfully juggled drama, comedy, romance and horror- usually within the same episode. And while it never became a mainstream hit, Buffy basked in critical acclaim, spawned a 1999 spin-off (WB's Angel) and amassed one of the most fervent cult following in TV history.
In the process, its vamp-dusting, butt-kicking, herione, played by Gellar, became a pop-culture icon and paved the way for such disparate characterizations of female empoerment as the Powerpuff Girls and Alias superspy Sydney Bristow. "Joss should be getting residual checks on certain shows," jokes Alyson Hannigan, who has portrayed Buffy's best friend, Willow. The show's impact, she hsays, has "gones beyond anything I can fathom."
So why put a nail in the series' coffin now? For one thing, its rating have lost some bite- down 17% from last year's average of 4.5 million viewers. But more important, both Gellar and Whedon decided the seventh season would wants to be the first to say it", says Gellar, whose contract expired after season sevens. "It was always important that we went out on top, and it seemed like this might be the place." Whedon also felt like he needed a break after working nonstop on Buffy, Angel and the short-lived Fox series Firefly. "Either one of us could have suddenly gone, 'No! Wait! More!'" he says. "But I think we both knew we weren't going to."
Once the decision was made, Whedon began plotting a proper send off. Just try to drag any details out of the writers or his cast, though, and they turn coy. Eliza Dushku, who plays reformed slayer Faith, finally managers: "I thought I was going to cry when I read the finale. It was so perfect for what is going on in the world now."
Here's what we know: Buffy shares a passionate reunion with her true love, Angel (David Boreanaz). The slayer and her Scooby Gang also engage in a final showdown against the "big bad" forces of evil in which at least one major character dies- but Bufy herself won't bite the dust. There will be special effects, sword fights, tears and witty wordplay. Fans will get their just rewards, says Whedon: "We're going out with a bang. The final episode has the closure and grandeur for the end of the series, but there are questions, that will be left unanswered."
All the better to revisit the franchise. In fact, Buffy alums could cross over to Angel, provided it gets renewed. There was no final decision on that at press time, but Gellar says she'd "absolutely" consider a guest appearance and offers, "We've already talked about one for next year, but everything is a matter of timing and story."
Whedon says there's also "enormous potential" for a new Buffy spin off featuring one or more of the show's core characters, though any plans for that will have to wait since many of the actors already have commitments: Hannigan will be promoting "American Wedding", America Pie 3 and planning her own nuptials to Alexis Denisof (Wes) and Nicholas Brendon (Xander), will starin separate Fox pilots for fall. James Marsters (Spike) is going on tour with his rock band, Ghost of the Robot, and Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn) is shooting the film "Ugly Americans", in Prague. Emma Caulfield (Anya) who's been reading other scripts, admits "The level of excellence Buffy attained is, going to be difficult to surpass."
Then there's Gellar, who had only one day off before reporting to the set of Scooby-Doo 2. Gellar now plans to focus on feature films- just don;t count on a Buffy film to be among her new projects. Buffy originated as a 92 movie starring Kristy Swanson. "Sarah has no interest in it now," Whedon says. "That could change in time, or it could not. Obviously, I wouldn't do it without her."
Whatever incarnation Buffy takes in the future, it may be a while before its actors fully accept the show's demise. "In some ways, I'm not admitting it to myself," Marsters said. "I actually went back to the other day to look at the empty sound stages. There was a haunting kind of pride standing there, remembering how many worlds were made in those spaces. And now there's just dust."
So sounds like there have been some tall tales spread about why SMG was not at the party, to me it sounds like she had no choice but to scoot to Prague to film Scooby-Doo 2. It also sounds that a lot of what people where saying about the diva and snuffing the cast was a bunch of fibs.
But who knows!!
Talk about the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Sarah Michelle Gellar goes into denial. "To be honest, I'm not even sure if it's really hit me yet," she says, calling from the set of "Scooby-Doo 2" in Vancouver. "It's sort of like the end of high school. You're excited to see what comes next, but you're really sad about it." Gellar admits that on her last day on the set, she cried. "And I don't want to make Joss Whedon (series creator), looke less manly," she adds, "but I think he did, too."
They aren't the only ones grieving. For legions of Buffy fans, hearing the words "series finale" is like getting a stake through the heart. For seven seasons (five on the WB and two on UPN), the ambitious, unpredictable show masterfully juggled drama, comedy, romance and horror- usually within the same episode. And while it never became a mainstream hit, Buffy basked in critical acclaim, spawned a 1999 spin-off (WB's Angel) and amassed one of the most fervent cult following in TV history.
In the process, its vamp-dusting, butt-kicking, herione, played by Gellar, became a pop-culture icon and paved the way for such disparate characterizations of female empoerment as the Powerpuff Girls and Alias superspy Sydney Bristow. "Joss should be getting residual checks on certain shows," jokes Alyson Hannigan, who has portrayed Buffy's best friend, Willow. The show's impact, she hsays, has "gones beyond anything I can fathom."
So why put a nail in the series' coffin now? For one thing, its rating have lost some bite- down 17% from last year's average of 4.5 million viewers. But more important, both Gellar and Whedon decided the seventh season would wants to be the first to say it", says Gellar, whose contract expired after season sevens. "It was always important that we went out on top, and it seemed like this might be the place." Whedon also felt like he needed a break after working nonstop on Buffy, Angel and the short-lived Fox series Firefly. "Either one of us could have suddenly gone, 'No! Wait! More!'" he says. "But I think we both knew we weren't going to."
Once the decision was made, Whedon began plotting a proper send off. Just try to drag any details out of the writers or his cast, though, and they turn coy. Eliza Dushku, who plays reformed slayer Faith, finally managers: "I thought I was going to cry when I read the finale. It was so perfect for what is going on in the world now."
Here's what we know: Buffy shares a passionate reunion with her true love, Angel (David Boreanaz). The slayer and her Scooby Gang also engage in a final showdown against the "big bad" forces of evil in which at least one major character dies- but Bufy herself won't bite the dust. There will be special effects, sword fights, tears and witty wordplay. Fans will get their just rewards, says Whedon: "We're going out with a bang. The final episode has the closure and grandeur for the end of the series, but there are questions, that will be left unanswered."
All the better to revisit the franchise. In fact, Buffy alums could cross over to Angel, provided it gets renewed. There was no final decision on that at press time, but Gellar says she'd "absolutely" consider a guest appearance and offers, "We've already talked about one for next year, but everything is a matter of timing and story."
Whedon says there's also "enormous potential" for a new Buffy spin off featuring one or more of the show's core characters, though any plans for that will have to wait since many of the actors already have commitments: Hannigan will be promoting "American Wedding", America Pie 3 and planning her own nuptials to Alexis Denisof (Wes) and Nicholas Brendon (Xander), will starin separate Fox pilots for fall. James Marsters (Spike) is going on tour with his rock band, Ghost of the Robot, and Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn) is shooting the film "Ugly Americans", in Prague. Emma Caulfield (Anya) who's been reading other scripts, admits "The level of excellence Buffy attained is, going to be difficult to surpass."
Then there's Gellar, who had only one day off before reporting to the set of Scooby-Doo 2. Gellar now plans to focus on feature films- just don;t count on a Buffy film to be among her new projects. Buffy originated as a 92 movie starring Kristy Swanson. "Sarah has no interest in it now," Whedon says. "That could change in time, or it could not. Obviously, I wouldn't do it without her."
Whatever incarnation Buffy takes in the future, it may be a while before its actors fully accept the show's demise. "In some ways, I'm not admitting it to myself," Marsters said. "I actually went back to the other day to look at the empty sound stages. There was a haunting kind of pride standing there, remembering how many worlds were made in those spaces. And now there's just dust."
So sounds like there have been some tall tales spread about why SMG was not at the party, to me it sounds like she had no choice but to scoot to Prague to film Scooby-Doo 2. It also sounds that a lot of what people where saying about the diva and snuffing the cast was a bunch of fibs.
But who knows!!
LivingDeadGirl
you tear it apart
Michelle
Bring on the Night
Ninjalizer
Grown From Machines
That was crazy. The only funny thing i find, again, is that James Marsters is going on tour with his band...instead of shooting eps of Angel?