The 8th Annual Buffy-Boards Awards Ceremony

[Lyri]

Alright, alright!! I've had enough!!

*kicks off shoes and storms the stage, ripping the mic out of @Taake 's hand*

You know what? I'm sick of this, I'm sick of being shoved into the background, left to watch all the fun happen around me. I can see BEG over there, stealing the Anya Donkey when I SAID I was gonna use her as my transport tonight, but NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, someone had to come back and steal my thunder AGAIN!!

And yeah, I know, I won, woo hoo!! But that's only 'cause I know more than all y'all and y'all know it!! HA!!

*B comes flying towards the stage, face red and eyes glowing with anger, but Lyri swiftly tackles her, toppling her to the ground and dives under her dress*

YES!! I know all your tricks, Buffy Summers, ain't no way you're throwing your shoes at ME! Poor wanna be Slayer was never the same after your flying Jimmy Choos...or where they Louboutins? Ah, who cares, they're my shoes now!! Look how shiny!!

Anyway, where was I? Oh, yes, how *I* should have been the one to...

*sees Taake and her security team heading for the stage*

You know what? It seems my time is almost up, thank you all SO much for listening and I know you all agree that I would have been so much better as host of this...ahem...awards show and I look forward to hearing from each and every one of you. Thank you for your time.

*Lyri jumps off the stage and runs nimbly through the tables, dodging the security team and heading for the exit*

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! B's being mean to me!!

 

[Taake]

*nimble Lyri accidentally pushes the special BB cake to the floor*

*Taake shows she has yet to master those heels*

YOU GET HER B, go after her, get... oh no wait, gosh...

*Gathers self*

We have a show to do!
Show must go on and all that...

*inhales deeply, peers into crowd after Lyri*
*wonders where those tomatoes went*

Anyway, *gracious smile* let me welcome Miss Buffy Summers to the stage to present our next award...

*smile intact, walks off limping and muttering*

 

[Buffy Summers]

* Buffy glares at Lyri who is being dragged off the stage by security, as she puts her shoes back on. Composing herself, she takes a deep breath at the podium, and smiles *

Thank you er...Lyri...

Good evening.

Before I announce the next award, I wanted to take a moment to recognize three people who have made a huge impact on BB in the past year.

These members have gone above and beyond, giving their time even when their offline lives were hectic, to make BB a more enjoyable place to be.

Of course, I am talking about our moderators, Taake, brinkster130 and nightshade.

Thank you, ladies, for all that you do. But don’t just take it from me. Here’s what our members had to say about you:

I would like to say this to the Mods of the Buffy Boards: This is without a doubt one of the friendliest, most pleasant forums i've ever been a part of. The atmosphere here is respectful and inviting, and i feel really comfortable, welcomed and homey here. Obviously, excellent moderation is a major reason for this. Thanks for all that y'all do; I haven't even ever seen any spam here. How do y'all do it?

The mods are the best. You guys work hard to make this a great, safe place for us to talk about the show, as well as other things. I think we might often take that for granted, but it doesn't go unnoticed. You could pretty much apply Jonathan's speech to Buffy in The Prom to show the appreciate we have for the mods. I also really enjoy reading all of your guys posts as well. I won't pick favorites, you are all great. Keep up the good work and thank you!

I think this goes without saying, but I'll say it anyway. We are all extremely grateful for the hard work the moderators put into this site. They spend hours of their own time to make this pleasant place to post and generally hang out. Big up the Mods!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who works so hard moderating and administering the Boards, I'd imagine it's a tiresome and time consuming job at times, but you really do help to bring joy to thousands of people... you're like a Santa Claus with a much more niche, occasionally naughty and occasionally nice, list 🙂

Mods, you are awesome, keep it up 😀

Fabulous Moderators, THANK YOU. Thank you for the extra time you put into BB and making it such a fun place to "let our freak flags fly" as the saying goes. You guys help make this an awesome, friendly, and safe place to keep coming to so we can all share our shared Whedon passions. It's so awesome knowing that we can talk and discuss and have fun without much worry of being attacked or things getting out of hand. And on top of that, you guys and Buffy come up with some really fun ideas for games and contests, and I always look forward to the newsletters. So, thank you all for your efforts and time - it doesn't go unnoticed or unappreciated. Also, you're pretty!

I'd like to say thank you to the mods for their time and dedication to the boards. The work every one of you guys do for this site is fantastic, the artwork, the functionality, the events, the community atmosphere. This can only be achieved by a team who work so well together but have their individual strengths at what they do. Taake with her easygoing nature makes us feel welcome, nightshade gives her all to the members and even reads to us, and brinkster130 always has our back. Her loyalty is well known with her devotion to Riley. 😀 Love you guys!

It's great to have a place to go online where you can talk freely about something obscure with fellow enthusiasts- all of whom love that same thing. But what makes this place such a nice experience has always you guys (and gals!)- the mods. 🙂 Friendly, supportive, endlessly patient and polite, you remind us all that- despite our different opinions- we all love the same show. So, for what its worth, thank you very much- you make this place so much better and keep it that way. *sloppy kiss* 😀

To Buffy mods: thanks for all of you who welcomed and helped this little Buffyite™ (is that a word, if not I'm trademarking it 😉) find her way round this little corner of the net. 🙂

I just wanted to thank all of our Mods for the great work they do, keeping this site up, busy, relevant and well-monitored! I love this place, and a lot of it is due to you!

The general tone and atmosphere in a community are very much depended on the silent and unthankful work of the mods. A great testament of the amazing work you guys does is the awesomeness that is Buffy Boards. You will always have my gratitude and respect for making this forum to a such a special place. Thanks

Taake, nightshade, brinkster130: To deal with so many different people, from all parts of the world, with different cultures and different personalities, and keep things running smoothly - which you are doing amazingly well - is a really tough task. Congrats to you all and keep the good job!

Dear Mods, thank you so much for keeping this forum organized and friendly. I'm so lucky to be able to discuss my favorite show in a safe and loving environment.

Dear Mods, I'm awed by the firm but patient and approachable moderation here that has been the foundation that has kept this community standing for so long. As a newer fan of the BTVS/Angel franchise who often needs (and would kinda feel like I'm am losing my mind without) an outlet to discuss such wonderful concepts and characters, my appreciation is endless. Although my presence here at BB is more scarce, when I do come here with something thoughtful and hopefully insightful to add to a discussion I am able to do so with ease and anticipation because you've made this such a comfortable environment for someone with some less than attractive but never ill meaning tendencies as I unfortunately have. Thank you for making this one of the best communities I've ever been with.

Thank you Taake, nightshade and brinkster130! Keep up the hard work!

Thanks for making Buffy Boards possible. It's been nice to go somewhere where I can express my love for Joss Whedon's shows and my thoughts on them. It is also nice to have others to share those thoughts with who are also fans of Whedon's shows.

Thanks Taake, brinkster130 and nightshade, for everything you do in front and behind the scenes of Buffy-Boards. It's a tough job putting up with us and our special kind of crazy! I hope we don't drive you too nuts and you continue your exceptional work here as moderators. Big thanks and appreciation.

Doing your best to make things run smoothly. A lot of work, some in public but most behind the scenes. Without you it would all fall apart. So thank you for the awesome job you're doing. Lets hear it for the mods!

Big thanks to the mods who do a great job of keeping the boards buff but never boring! You are angels even when our tempers spike!

Images flooded into the mind of the few, how should they arranged the awards night? “I know!” exclaimed Taake, “we’ll tell them it’s a competition.” “Yes,” added Nightshade, “they can design the awards party and vote which house wins, great idea.” Nightshade and Taake deliver a high five to each other. “Lo’ and behold the Black Thorn goes into the house of Sin-e-ya and comes up trumps,” states Taake, with Nightshade they high five each other again. “Do you think we’ll get an award?” asked brinkster130. “Of course,” replied Taake, “I’m just glad about.. .. well, when I saw there was a L’il Pumpkin Belly Award I thought that guy in Black Thorn, that err how do you spell Dick, he was bound to make some awful comment or other.” “Phew, we missed that one. So which one of us is gonna accept the award for all of us, how will we decide?” added Taake. “I do not care, it is for all of us, err you three and let’s face it, if that guy in Black Thorn hears about us staying up all night to make the awards ceremony night run smooth, if he has anything to do with designing the award it’ll be Banana’s in Pyjamas,” said Buffy Summers, “still, he is a nice person, he’ll want to congratulate each of us for a job well done.”

The moderators on this board do such a great job. It's nice to have a chance to acknowledge that. Thank you! You are much appreciated.🙂

Thank you all for the thankless job of trying to maintain order on the boards and not only that, succeeding pretty well at it! We have had shipper wars, conversations drifting off topic (veering off topic would be more like it) and personal feuds going on but you have managed to contain the damage, correct the participants and make the Buffy Boards a place I enjoy coming back to every day. Someone once said the art is to conceal the art and you have managed to make it look effortless, even though there have been changes to the board server host and a lot of other details to keep straight as well as shepherding the people. Thanks for a job well done!

Hey Buffymod, It has been awhile since I have been active here but some of my fondest memories of adulthood revolve around the ones that were formed on this board and I adore the fact that I have made some close friends through this forum. I would love to give this shout out to nightshade:

You and I have always been like chalk and cheese in a multitude of ways... Yet somehow, through everything, we have always respected and appreciated each other. This is a marking of a damn fine human being, Joss Whedon fan, and fellow nerd, but also of a brilliant moderator. I never doubted that you would be superb at the job. After all these years I have nothing but respect and love for the person you were when you joined BB, the person you have always been, and the person you continue to be. You have managed to change my life and my outlook on it time after time. Thank you for everything, both on and off the boards. You are a beautiful human being with so much to give to the world. Keep being you - An intelligent BAMF with beauty and grace and wonderfulness and REALNESS and all the adjectives that tie those words together that I can not think of.

Dear Moderators, I randomally joined Buffy Boards about a year ago looking to socialize and engage with like minded people, and discuss all things Buffy. I had no idea what would follow. This is the most fun, well run, and diverse forums I've been a part of. I can say truly than my experience here has enhanced my knowledge of Buffy as a show, as well as Angel and other stuff. And it has increased its appeal to me. Thank-you guys for fostering such a free and fun envoirment, and for making me part of a family, and for constantly coming with inventive and interesting ideas for the forum. It has become such a big part of my life, and I love engaging in so many deep discussions, as well as the more light hearted ones. Thanks again.🙂

It's hard to put into words how grateful I am for all that you guys do around here. You fabulous mods have managed to create this awesome place that has become a big part of my life (considering that I drop by on here everyday!), so I just want you to know that I really appreciate it. It's easy sometimes to forget the good thing that we have in life, especially when everything happens behind a computer screen. It's easy to forget that real people are behind the board, making sure that everything runs smoothly, and making sure that everyone on here has a good time. So before I babble on for too long, I just want to say a HUGE thank you! I send you all a nice big virtual hug!

Taake: Thanks for your banners and avatar arts. Endlessly resourceful.🙂

Thank you all for the hard work and dedication you put into running this place so the rest of us enjoy a smooth experience. Without you guys helping the helpless, breaking up Xander / Harmony style online slapfests and coming up with new ideas to keep things fresh we wouldn't have such a great community.


Now, get back to work or I’ll hit you with my shoe! *cracks whip*

But in all seriousness, for everything, thank you. You three do so much for so little credit, and this place couldn't survive without you. Here's to you.

 

[Buffy Summers]

Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome a celebrity...wow TWO celebrities...in our midst. Who knows how he got into the building, but Black Eye Guy is here. * camera finds him in the crowd * Looking good, BEG, nice to see you. And Kean! Kean is here. * camera rests on her * They let you out of jail for this? Wow, nice.

* camera moves back to Buffy at the podium *

And now I am here to present an award that is very near and dear to my heart.

This award is named after one of our esteemed - and very much missed - members whose love of the board and the Whedonverse exemplifies what it means to be a BB member.

For the goldenboy award, which is given each year by the staff to the member who most represents the spirit of Buffy-Boards, I am very pleased to announce that the winner is Samuel Reyes.

His infectious excitement about board activities and discussions truly make this board a better place to be.

SR, please come to the stage for your award.

 

[Buffy Summers]

Samuel Reyes couldn't be with us tonight - he's off doing something SUPER SUPER SECRET in another part of the world. But he joins us via live video feed. Sam, Sam are you there? Give us your speech!

* SR's smiling face appears on the jumbotron *

Thanks.

There. I have officially made the shortest acceptance speech in awards history! For real though: if I win anything, everyone on BB knows how grateful I am to have been 'chosen' (see what I did there) and how thankful I am to feel this appreciated. It's been an honor to get to know you all and to become a part of something truly amazing.

I will accept this award on Samuel Reyes' behalf and hand it over to him when he returns from his James Bond type stuff. Thank you.

 

[Taake]

And now we break for another word from our sponsors... maybe they'll fund us for a new cake!

 

[Buffy Summers]

* hurries back to the stage *

“I just had the strangest thing happen to me. I was backstage in the green room eating caviar and sipping champagne, as I usually do, and Mr. Pointy RUSHED into the room and shoved this flash drive into my hand with a post-it note on it for Old Master, told me to play it at the awards, and RAN out of the room before I could make fun of him for using POST ITS instead of just sending a text. I didn’t even have time to make an old fart joke. I guess I should go ahead and play it, I mean, how bad could it be? Roll tape!”

* camera pans down to the Post It in Buffy’s hand *

Walt

– there is bound to be a bidding war for the rights for this. I'd prefer HBO, so I can put the cursing back in. As for casting, obvs Pointy will be played by Clooney and, as the others are voice only, my suggested artists would be the guy who does the voice of Willy on the Simpsons or that Rab C Nesbitt guy for Faith (she's still Scottish, yea?) and a Yank who is good at accents for Buffy Summers (Keanu?)

* footage begins to play on the jumbotron *

A VERY POINTY AWARDS

by Mr. Pointy (top BB writer and much better than that winner of the fanfic award)

Interior: BB Awards virtual arena production gallery and main virtual camera platform. It is deserted as the production staff are busy wining and dining in the green room during the break.

We see the view from Virtual BB camera no. 1 pointing into the arena.

The camera is spun round into the gallery and our tubby hero POINTY leers into it.

Pointy: Is this thing on? (Taps lens) Oh right, yea, red light on the top. (Looks around furtively) I think I lost them. (addresses camera) Hello boys and girls, it's your ol' pal Pointy. You haven't seen me for a while 'cos THEY didn't want me turning up at these gigs 'cos I make them look like the rank amateurs they really are. THEY kept me locked away they did.

(Walkie-talkie on desk behind him squawks). Shush!

Buffy Summers (voice-over): Faith, like, have you found him yet dude? How the hell did he get past you dude? Didn't you check, like, his door was locked dude?

Faith (voice-over): Och aye the noo, ye daft wee scunner. It wasnae doon to me to check if yon Pointy was still locked in his wee cell.

Buffy: Like dude, it soo was your job.

Faith: It bluddy wasnae. Och! Aye know where he'll be...the booze! He'll be near the booze! Git over to the green room an' I'll met ye there. I'll be after having a wee dram before we carry on. All this searchin's making me thirsty.

Buffy: Duude! It's like you read my mind. See you there.

Pointy: That's got rid of them for a while. Admins! Hah! Couldn't find their arses with both hands and a torch. We head mods used to run rings round them back in the old days. You remember, right? The mods had proper Buffy-related names like Mr. Pointy and Jacklyn (yea, she was a really obscure Buffy character from the movie right! I didn't bother with the movie 'cos those Hollywood fat-cats ruined Joss's true vision but Jacklyn told me she was in it so it must be true...right?). They didn't have those Disney-related names like Frozen or Taken or Brinken or whatever it is...proper names...yea, proper mods in my day...(drifts away into reverie. Snores himself awake).

What! Huh! Whazzit! Yerfuggin'barsteward! Wassgoin'on!

Oh yea, the old days...I used to run this whole thing you know...the awards, the fanfics, the fanart...pretty much everything. The awards was my main thing though and, man, I was good. It was the best thing about the old BB...everybody said so...they did. They loved me, the members...EDB was there too, she helped me but I was the main man, I was...we used MSN Messenger and Lyri, Kean, BEG and Angelic Slayer were there, they were good but I was best...and there was a chatroom thing that I didn't understand...and I got a special award...I really did...I was special...it was great...I was great...I was. BEG had a donkey...I liked the donkey, I did. The old days at BB were the best...they so were...much better than these modern BBs with their Spuffies and their Bangels...and there are comics...what's that about? There weren't comics when I was in charge...What happened to the telly? What? Why? What? What! (Loudhailer firing-up noise from outside the gallery) What! What's that!

Faith (off, distorted by loudhailer): Och Pointy! Are ye there big man? Look what we got for ye...it's BOOZE! We got ye a wee crate o' Shiraz...it's frae that Australia, just like ya like, ken? C'mon ya wee stick. You know ya want it. C'mon...just come oot of there and ye can drink yerself into a coma like yer usedta. Och aye the noo!

Pointy: Shiraz? From Australia? Wait, I was doing something important...I had to...Shiraz? Really? Faith, wait for me...I needs me some Shiraz. (Exit, pursued by over-inflated ego)

FIN.



“Okay, well that was…nice. And now on to our next award.”

 

[Taake]

*Taake, yet again, comes running to the stage, panting and regretting not getting that gymcard when it was on sale in January*

Wow, that was awesome footage! Save me a glass of shiraz guys!

*to the audience*

Sorry, I’m late due to a little costume change mishap... (not because I was hanging out in the audience! That was someone else!)

I told my stylist I can’t walk with a blonde wig but would he listen? No! So thanks a lot Mr. Pole! See what happens when you don't listen to me?(Bet you guys didn't even know he was a stylist! Well, he won't be after this!... I'm really not good with these heels, people!)


Anyway, it’s certainly not easy to be on stage and what’s even less easy is being green! But not for the next couple of nominees, oh no, being green is code for being BB’s FRIENDLIEST member and nominated for the LORNE award…

The nominees are as follows!

Blaze
Mr Trick
Ethan Reigns
bespangeled
FuffyBaith
SmileTime
GwenRaiden
JCoatsworth
AnthonyCordova



My my, we sure have a lot of friendly people here…

……………..VOTE GLORY 2016!​

 

[Taake]

And the winner is...

*drumrolls*

@Mr. Trick

Please, come accept your award sir!

*security keeps eye open for drunken and disorderly behavior*

 

[Mr Trick]

Well this sucks! I did my best to be an arsehole. Feels like I've let the heel team down by winning these awards😳

But if I can be serious for a moment. This has been one of the greatest nights of the my life! Thank-you! And I have just one last thing to say, Next year I'm taking the the whole lot!😎

Now to find that engagement ring, give me another glass of bubbly😀

 

[Taake]

*hands Mr. Trick a whole bottle of bubbly* Why not! It's the night for it!

Now welcome the comfiest mod of all to the stage @nightshade to present our next award!

 

[nightshade]

I might be comfy but those chairs aren't

It's time for the Faith award, and no you don't get Faith herself!

The nominees for BB's coolest member are:

cryptwarmer
Blaze
GwenRaiden
vellavu
JCoatsworth
Samuel Reyes
TheBronze
Mr. Pole
thetopher
Mr Trick

 

[nightshade]

And the winner is......

Gwen Raiden

Congratulations!

 

[nightshade]

It seems like Gwen is unable to make it tonight, but has given a pre recorded speech for us

Thanks to everyone who voted and thanks to all the staff for all their efforts in making this such a fun event!

I'd like to thank my daughter for being born, all those days and nights awake while she was a newborn gave me reason to rewatch Buffy and Angel, and therefore reconnect with this place, read and post on the boards all the day long, be it as a way to socialise and as a way to discuss not only BtVS but life itself. I couldn't have done it without the little crying, screaming, pooing monster (but enough about me). Thanks, my little Winter Skye! Now go to your room.

 

[Buffy Summers]

I'm back!...again... * thinks about hiring temps for next year's awards * to present the Xander or Anya Award to the funniest member or thread on the board. And the nominees are:

Mr. Pole
thetopher
vellavu
GwenRaiden

 

[Buffy Summers]

And the winner is...

* tears open the envelope *

Mr. Pole!

Congratulations!

 

[Skanky Vamp]

Oh man, I'd be lying if I said I was not preparing for this after receiving the nomination, but it's still a huge shock, so let me catch my breath for a second.
Okay… I promised myself I wouldn’t cry.

I know everyone says they've dreamt of this moment all of their lives, but I seriously did. It has been my lifelong goal and something that I am truly grateful and honored to be rewarded.

Here's the thing though about the Xander award; it is of course named after the perpetual man-child whose humor was never funny, was hypocritical, jealous and in general annoying. People say that Xander's flaws made him relatable and human, but I say they made him a dick. So my winning the award is a bittersweet.

After being nominated and receiving such an honor, I had thought about withdrawing my name from the contention, as there were so many people more worthy of the Xander award- some not even nominated- you know who you are. But I decided that if my fans thought I deserved the award then who am I to say otherwise?

So I've come out here tonight to accept the Xander award on behalf of my fellow posters. Were it not for your support and encouragement none of this would be possible. To thetopher and vellavu, who were also nominated, I say this award belongs to you two as much as me. But it's mine. And I alone have to wear the albatross that is Xander Harris across my neck for the next year when hopefully one of you can man up and take the title from me.

In closing, I would like to again thank the voters and all of my supporters. This is a great honor and really is a catalyst for me to evaluate my life decisions and the manner in which I post. Thank you.

Xander had to lose an eye before he became self-aware; at least I have both my eyes!
I will cherish this award…. always.

 

[Skanky Vamp]

(moments later the paparazzi snap pictures of me heading to the pawn shop to see how much I could get from hocking the award)

 

[Taake]

*slow clap*

Beautiful, just beautiful, now before we cut for commercials we have ONE SPECIAL AWARD to give out tonight… nightshade and Brinkster130 will help me carry on stage these lovingly hand-crafted awards…

THE SLAYER award to none other than our fearless leader, Miss Buffy Summers








For your tireless effort, the blood, the sweat and tears that she has put into this place, for keeping it around for 14 years! We are all grateful to you and the work that you do, and hope that you will accept this token of appreciation!

That’ll put marzipan in your pie plate bingo!

 

[Buffy Summers]

Thank you, everyone 🙂