Newsletter Volume 71: February 4, 2023
I Will Remember You...
Time flies, doesn't it? It seems like just yesterday we were all getting excited over the Buffies and the whole site anniversary! Now it's February, the month of love, and what better way to celebrate than by kicking things off with an absolutely STEAMING newsletter. Think you can handle all of this hot goodness inside?! Well then by all means sugarplum, let's get down to business. 😉
It's the (absent for the past few months but hey who's counting) Buffy Boards Newsletter! Get a big handful of those candy hearts or stuff an expired heart-shaped Peep in your piehole, because tis the season to be smoochin'!
New here? First of all, I'm sorry you had to experience that opening! Second of all, great! We're so happy you've made it! Check out these absolutely SCANDALOUS forums...
If you're the new kid on the block, this is where you want to head first and foremost! Check In is where you introduce yourself (and you can meet everyone else!), Bad Eggs is where you find guidance! Hard as it is to admit, we could all use a little help from time to time, so who best to help you than your very own personal guide to BB? Last but not least Angel Investigations, where we help thepenniless helpless! If you still find yourself with unanswered questions after reading through the FAQ, then this is your next stop! Have a look-see through the forum and see if other people have already asked your question and find your answer or start a thread in Angel Investigations and we will answer it ASAP. Never be afraid to ask for help! We look out for our own. 🙂
Also remember that we have a Confidential Member Concerns Area that you can post in if you would like to keep your inquiry private. Only you and the Board Staff will be able to view it, so you will have 100% confidentiality. 🙂
Please be sure to read the FAQ before you post! It's wonderful and detailed and a quick read to boot! Help | Buffy-Boards
What Am I?
For those brain teasers and people puzzlers (I see you, @BibliophileAnn 🙂 ) that peruse these forums, you may want to have a look-see at a fun game @nightshade has going! The goal is to identify what episode title fits the amount of points that nightshade specifies. A more involved explanation of the rules can be found in the thread, but for those of you on the fence about participating, there ARE prizes!
If you're a member of House Sineya or House of Black Thorn, you can nab house points for your team for each correct answer you post! Not a member of either house? That's cool too! Feel free to donate the points you've earned (because you're just the ding-dang smartest 😀) to either house, or neither! Speaking of houses...
The "Totally Not Black Thorn Recruitment" Section
Joining one is simple, fun, and a great way to engage with other members on the boards! Participation is completely optional, but I have it on good authority that plenty of fun competitive opportunities will come up throughout the coming year for each house to net some serious point...age? Point-stuff? Points. We're going with "serious points".
buffy-boards.com
This thread will tell you everything you need to know about how to join. Remember: totally optional, but it opens some fun doorways on the boards!
Book Club - Blood andSlog Fog 😉
Are you the type of NERD that reads them there "books"?! Great, so are we! Our most recent Book Club pick is a recommendation from @Taake : Blood and Fog by Nancy Holder! A Season 6 novel that jumps between 1890s Whitechapel and 2000s Sunnydale, Blood and Fog is a battle between Buffy and Jack the Ripper! Oh and also Spike (best character, as we all know) is there and he's doing his best, okay? Our discussion thread for the first 3 chapters can be found here, so feel free to join us on this one! 🙂
buffy-boards.com
Oh God, More Comics!? Have Mercy!
Sweet merciful Neptune, the BOOM! reboot continues full steam ahead! This past month saw the release of the 10th issue in the "Vampire Slayer" saga, which is the next chapter in the Buffy Reboot. (ReBuffyt? Ew, no.) Have thoughts you would like to share? Feel free to do so right over here!
buffy-boards.com
A Tara Prequel Book?!
This August, prepare to be razzledazzled by the latest book in the new Buffy prequel series: The Bewitching Hour! The last entry was the surprisingly great Bloody Fool for Love, and this next book will be a great read as well. I mean, how can you go wrong with everyone's favorite Sapphic Witch?
I mean, just look at this cover!
The current release date is set for August 1st, so mark your calendars!
Additionally, this past month saw the release of Kendare Blake's newest "sequel" novel, One Girl in All The World. The next chapter in Frankie Rosenburg's saga is available for purchase from your retailer of choice.
Quote of the month
Anyanka Bunny Slayer's....enlightening comment regarding food consumption in this thread.
buffy-boards.com
Look, she was going to end up here sooner or later. Why not now, in the month of love and ROMANCE? I mean, what potential suitor wouldn't find this way of eating...
Art of the month
This past month, our ever-dedicated fan fic scribe @ILLYRIAN uploaded their newest addition in the "Buffy Finds Marcie, Again" story. 🙂
Buffy finds Marcie Again part 6
Willow ran into the house that she believed Buffy was resting in. She found Buffy at rest on an armchair, she was watching an old cartoon. Buffy looked up at Willow. “I am so fed up with all this talk of Satanic Cults I hoped watching an old cartoon would take my mind off it,” said Buffy. “Then I have bad news for you I met an old friend of Oz in a shop today,” said Willow.
Buffy looked to her friend, stood up then wandered to the kitchen to start making a hot drink. “What is it you have to tell me?” asked Buffy. “The old friend of Oz told me about a friend of hers who had been killed after being at a gig by held by a band who played covers of the music performed by Black Sabbath. The police reported her as the victim of the Satanic Cult.”
Not knowing what to do with what Willow had just said to her Giles spoke up. “Before I went to university I liked the new band known as Black Sabbath, mainly for their ability to have music that sounded pure evil with lyrics that often spoke of the love of God and how a person could feel better with the benefit of having found great love.
Many were the churches congregations that chastised those who listened to the loud rock music saying that they were the lovers of the Devil. Giles listened to one-time friends of Willow and Buffy. They who knew of people who had listened to loud rock music without losing their love for God, his son or the teachings of the bible.
It came to a head when Giles realized that one of the dead was the daughter of a couple of friends he knew. The daughter had been murdered by the reported satanic cult who frequented the heavy rock bands for future victims. Her parents told Giles she had only gone because of peer pressure and that the group sang songs of stopping the Devils music.
Buffy sat still and looked to the ceiling for many a minute. Willow noticed her and drew Giles’ attention to her, “What do you think she is so deep in thought about?” asked Willow. Smiling Giles said it was probably the lyrics of the songs that Black Sabbath song of. “She will be trying to remember all the words to their song Black Sabbath.
Willow faced Giles, “About the wooden church that was bounded by the large pond, about the path that led into and through the copse,” said Willow. Though the initial words were about strange figures with red eyes the latter lyrics always made great of the people being helped and saved by God, even when the figures in black became engulfed in flames.
“So the initial words were thought to be evil worshippers but I know that the words of many of Black Sabbath’s songs were in support of God and love,” added Willow. Buffy disagreed and spoke to Giles. Buffy expected Giles to agree with her but he agreed with what Willow said. “Even though that first song scared the crap out of a lot of people,” he said.
Many of whom those people were bible lovers but hearing words about figures in black Giles stated that much some of their lyrics were about the reverence to God and the power of love. So instead of countless new believers who would run scared of the audience of heavy rock bands some church members wanted to have their revenge when the story hit the press.
Buffy said, “There is a chance of it working in our favour of finding the correct church. When the other parishioners from the other churches find out there were no Satanic Cults just the lies spread by a certain churches congregation. Giles wanted to know which church all others were against and asked the girls to seek which church bore the brunt of discrimination.”
Such were the times that rock band performances were targeted by groups of parishioners who still vented their concerns of the fans of those rock bands. Willow and Buffy discovered that many who followed those bands did not even understand the meaning of the words being sung by many people went to church on any given Sunday.
Both Willow and Buffy were soon able to state with parishioners of which churches were responsible for endangering the lives of so many innocent people. Giles wanted there to be many connections with the awful creations who had perpetrated so many problems to be the haters of the church; soon his hopes would be founded.
To Be Continued
The full story can be found here...
buffy-boards.com
...so feel free to give Illyrian's work a read through when you can. 🙂
And so we have reached the end of our lovely little newsletter for theloneliest loveliest month. As Valentine's Day draws nearer, make it a point to do something nice for your significant other this month! Or leave them abruptly like Xander did to Anya. I'm sure they'll LOVE that. 😉
Alas, until we meet again! This is your newsletter for February, and this is Plasma signing off! Keep on rocking in the free world boys and girls! <3 Also, enjoy some seriously great smooches!
I Will Remember You...
Time flies, doesn't it? It seems like just yesterday we were all getting excited over the Buffies and the whole site anniversary! Now it's February, the month of love, and what better way to celebrate than by kicking things off with an absolutely STEAMING newsletter. Think you can handle all of this hot goodness inside?! Well then by all means sugarplum, let's get down to business. 😉
It's the (absent for the past few months but hey who's counting) Buffy Boards Newsletter! Get a big handful of those candy hearts or stuff an expired heart-shaped Peep in your piehole, because tis the season to be smoochin'!
New here? First of all, I'm sorry you had to experience that opening! Second of all, great! We're so happy you've made it! Check out these absolutely SCANDALOUS forums...
If you're the new kid on the block, this is where you want to head first and foremost! Check In is where you introduce yourself (and you can meet everyone else!), Bad Eggs is where you find guidance! Hard as it is to admit, we could all use a little help from time to time, so who best to help you than your very own personal guide to BB? Last but not least Angel Investigations, where we help the
Also remember that we have a Confidential Member Concerns Area that you can post in if you would like to keep your inquiry private. Only you and the Board Staff will be able to view it, so you will have 100% confidentiality. 🙂
Please be sure to read the FAQ before you post! It's wonderful and detailed and a quick read to boot! Help | Buffy-Boards
What Am I?
For those brain teasers and people puzzlers (I see you, @BibliophileAnn 🙂 ) that peruse these forums, you may want to have a look-see at a fun game @nightshade has going! The goal is to identify what episode title fits the amount of points that nightshade specifies. A more involved explanation of the rules can be found in the thread, but for those of you on the fence about participating, there ARE prizes!
If you're a member of House Sineya or House of Black Thorn, you can nab house points for your team for each correct answer you post! Not a member of either house? That's cool too! Feel free to donate the points you've earned (because you're just the ding-dang smartest 😀) to either house, or neither! Speaking of houses...
The "Totally Not Black Thorn Recruitment" Section
Joining one is simple, fun, and a great way to engage with other members on the boards! Participation is completely optional, but I have it on good authority that plenty of fun competitive opportunities will come up throughout the coming year for each house to net some serious point...age? Point-stuff? Points. We're going with "serious points".
Question - How do I get "sorted"?
Hey, it would be lovely if someone could answer my question :)
This thread will tell you everything you need to know about how to join. Remember: totally optional, but it opens some fun doorways on the boards!
Book Club - Blood and
Are you the type of NERD that reads them there "books"?! Great, so are we! Our most recent Book Club pick is a recommendation from @Taake : Blood and Fog by Nancy Holder! A Season 6 novel that jumps between 1890s Whitechapel and 2000s Sunnydale, Blood and Fog is a battle between Buffy and Jack the Ripper! Oh and also Spike (best character, as we all know) is there and he's doing his best, okay? Our discussion thread for the first 3 chapters can be found here, so feel free to join us on this one! 🙂
Blood & Fog: Week 1 (chapters 1-3)
This is where we’ll discuss the first three chapters of Nancy Holder’s Blood & Fog 😊
Oh God, More Comics!? Have Mercy!
Sweet merciful Neptune, the BOOM! reboot continues full steam ahead! This past month saw the release of the 10th issue in the "Vampire Slayer" saga, which is the next chapter in the Buffy Reboot. (ReBuffyt? Ew, no.) Have thoughts you would like to share? Feel free to do so right over here!
Discussion of The Vampire Slayer #10 - Released 1/18/23 (Boom! Studios)
Willow is past the point of no return, and despite Giles' efforts, they may have to live with an irreversible spell. And as Buffy recuperates from the previous battle that's left her worse for wear, she may have to team up with someone just as reluctant to do so. Source: League of Comic Geeks
A Tara Prequel Book?!
This August, prepare to be razzledazzled by the latest book in the new Buffy prequel series: The Bewitching Hour! The last entry was the surprisingly great Bloody Fool for Love, and this next book will be a great read as well. I mean, how can you go wrong with everyone's favorite Sapphic Witch?
I mean, just look at this cover!
The current release date is set for August 1st, so mark your calendars!
Additionally, this past month saw the release of Kendare Blake's newest "sequel" novel, One Girl in All The World. The next chapter in Frankie Rosenburg's saga is available for purchase from your retailer of choice.
Quote of the month
Anyanka Bunny Slayer's....enlightening comment regarding food consumption in this thread.
What's on the menu?
Mini corn dogs, garden salad, diet Coke for dinner, coconut cake slice for dessert.
Look, she was going to end up here sooner or later. Why not now, in the month of love and ROMANCE? I mean, what potential suitor wouldn't find this way of eating...
Art of the month
This past month, our ever-dedicated fan fic scribe @ILLYRIAN uploaded their newest addition in the "Buffy Finds Marcie, Again" story. 🙂
Buffy finds Marcie Again part 6
Willow ran into the house that she believed Buffy was resting in. She found Buffy at rest on an armchair, she was watching an old cartoon. Buffy looked up at Willow. “I am so fed up with all this talk of Satanic Cults I hoped watching an old cartoon would take my mind off it,” said Buffy. “Then I have bad news for you I met an old friend of Oz in a shop today,” said Willow.
Buffy looked to her friend, stood up then wandered to the kitchen to start making a hot drink. “What is it you have to tell me?” asked Buffy. “The old friend of Oz told me about a friend of hers who had been killed after being at a gig by held by a band who played covers of the music performed by Black Sabbath. The police reported her as the victim of the Satanic Cult.”
Not knowing what to do with what Willow had just said to her Giles spoke up. “Before I went to university I liked the new band known as Black Sabbath, mainly for their ability to have music that sounded pure evil with lyrics that often spoke of the love of God and how a person could feel better with the benefit of having found great love.
Many were the churches congregations that chastised those who listened to the loud rock music saying that they were the lovers of the Devil. Giles listened to one-time friends of Willow and Buffy. They who knew of people who had listened to loud rock music without losing their love for God, his son or the teachings of the bible.
It came to a head when Giles realized that one of the dead was the daughter of a couple of friends he knew. The daughter had been murdered by the reported satanic cult who frequented the heavy rock bands for future victims. Her parents told Giles she had only gone because of peer pressure and that the group sang songs of stopping the Devils music.
Buffy sat still and looked to the ceiling for many a minute. Willow noticed her and drew Giles’ attention to her, “What do you think she is so deep in thought about?” asked Willow. Smiling Giles said it was probably the lyrics of the songs that Black Sabbath song of. “She will be trying to remember all the words to their song Black Sabbath.
Willow faced Giles, “About the wooden church that was bounded by the large pond, about the path that led into and through the copse,” said Willow. Though the initial words were about strange figures with red eyes the latter lyrics always made great of the people being helped and saved by God, even when the figures in black became engulfed in flames.
“So the initial words were thought to be evil worshippers but I know that the words of many of Black Sabbath’s songs were in support of God and love,” added Willow. Buffy disagreed and spoke to Giles. Buffy expected Giles to agree with her but he agreed with what Willow said. “Even though that first song scared the crap out of a lot of people,” he said.
Many of whom those people were bible lovers but hearing words about figures in black Giles stated that much some of their lyrics were about the reverence to God and the power of love. So instead of countless new believers who would run scared of the audience of heavy rock bands some church members wanted to have their revenge when the story hit the press.
Buffy said, “There is a chance of it working in our favour of finding the correct church. When the other parishioners from the other churches find out there were no Satanic Cults just the lies spread by a certain churches congregation. Giles wanted to know which church all others were against and asked the girls to seek which church bore the brunt of discrimination.”
Such were the times that rock band performances were targeted by groups of parishioners who still vented their concerns of the fans of those rock bands. Willow and Buffy discovered that many who followed those bands did not even understand the meaning of the words being sung by many people went to church on any given Sunday.
Both Willow and Buffy were soon able to state with parishioners of which churches were responsible for endangering the lives of so many innocent people. Giles wanted there to be many connections with the awful creations who had perpetrated so many problems to be the haters of the church; soon his hopes would be founded.
To Be Continued
The full story can be found here...
Buffy Finds Marcie, Again
My thanks to those who gave permissions for us exponents of literary art to write Fan Fics that include characters from the television series. Buffy Finds Marcie Again part 1 Buffy is in the library, sitting with her back to the books at the table when Giles handed her a letter. “There was an...
...so feel free to give Illyrian's work a read through when you can. 🙂
And so we have reached the end of our lovely little newsletter for the
Alas, until we meet again! This is your newsletter for February, and this is Plasma signing off! Keep on rocking in the free world boys and girls! <3 Also, enjoy some seriously great smooches!
Taake
Wow, the cover of that Tara book! *take my money!*
