February 09 2010
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Buffy meta on Buffy #20 "After These Messages..." .
An interesting analysis and new reading of "After These Messages" ... related to recent developments in the comic. Spoilers abound.
February 08 2010
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Full Scott Allie Q/A for Buffy #32.
Spoilers for Twilight's identity are talked about.
February 05 2010
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Scott Allie's commentary for Buffy #31 and #32.
It's the start of a new monthly feature called "Behind Buffy Season 8" at Comic Book Resources. Amongst the insight into various panels, there's a teaser page from Buffy #33.
February 03 2010
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For the discussion of Buffy #32.
The first part of Brad Meltzer's "Twilight" arc comes out today.
February 02 2010
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IGN UK reviews Buffy Season 8 #32.
Some mild spoilers about what to expect, but no big reveals. Very intriguing, though. Though Comic Book Resources' review was more mixed.
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Georges Jeanty discusses Buffy season 8.
Nothing real spoilery, if you've read most of his Q&As with SlayAlive, or with any site really. But I tagged it just in case (ETA: Sunfire just brought it to my attention that the preview pages for #32 does warrant the tag).
February 01 2010
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How Buffy got her groove back.
io9.com says Brad Meltzer's writing debut in Buffy #32 "is a return to form for the series".
January 26 2010
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Buffy cover for issue #35.
Buffy artist Georges Jeanty reveals cover to issue #35!
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Carpe Noctem: Interview with Jackie Kessler.
New interview with Jackie Kessler about her involvement in the Tales of the Vampire DH MySpace website and the dark story she wrote for it.
Buffy Season 8 Volume 3 is a 'Great Graphic Novel for Teens'.
The American Library Association picked Drew Goddard's 'Wolves at the Gate' arc as one of their graphic novels that met "the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens" in 2010.
January 25 2010
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Georges Jeanty Slayalive Q/A for Buffy #31.
Major spoiler talk about Twilight's identity is discussed.
January 22 2010
The Logo Channel's best Buffy moments.
There's three photo categories to peruse: the Most Comedic, the Most Dramatic and the Most Sexy.
January 21 2010
Scott Allie podcast interview where he talks about Twilightgate.
They don't reveal the actual spoiler so it's safe to listen to for the unspoiled. He also gives some newish info on Buffy Season 9 in relation to season 8.
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TV Guide's 15 best midseason replacements.
Buffy is number four.
January 19 2010
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Scott Allie Slayalive Q/A for Buffy #31 and the Twilight reveal.
MAJOR SPOILERS for Twilightgate. Not surprising this was a major topic of the Q/A.
Happy Birthday Buffy!
Seems like only yesterday that little Buffster was fighting off vamps during her sophomore year of high school. Our favorite slayer turns 29 today.
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January 17 2010
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Buffy Season 8 artist Georges Jeanty on the Twilight reveal.
He also talks about why he thinks Season 8 will "stand as one of the most important seasons of the series".
January 16 2010
Jackie Kessler talks more about her Buffy Season 8 webcomic.
The first part of 'Tales of the Vampires: Carpe Noctem' was previewed last week. And the second part will be appear at the MySpace Dark Horse Presents site on February 3rd.
January 13 2010
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Joss Whedon on Buffy's future, Twilight's reveal and Spike's fate.
It's the second part of his Comic Book Resources interview.
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For the discussion of Buffy #31.
Titled 'Turbulence', this one-shot Season 8 story is written by Joss.
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Geeky Reflection on the New Buffy Villain.
An indepth look at how the big reveal could impact on the verse.
Buffy Season 8 nominated for GLAAD Media Award.
It got nominated in the "Outstanding Comic Book" category (which it won last year).
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Important Franchise Reboots, Both Good & Bad.
Buffy the tv series is declared as one of the best reboots of all. Speaks on the matter of it being rebooted as another potential movie without Joss as well.
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January 12 2010
The Guardian's top 50 TV dramas of all time.
Buffy comes 22nd. "Grief, love, betrayal, nobility, self-indulgence versus self-sacrifice - Buffy gave us all this to think about, and some excellent punning too."
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Twilightgate Day 5 - the Dark Horse Dispatch to retailers.
Bleeding Cool gets a hold of it - aside from the comments about the buzz and the reveal, Buffy #34 will have a "mature-themes notice".
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January 11 2010
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Dark Horse's Scott Allie apologises for the Twilight reveal.
He explains what happened after the cover art for #34 got seen by the fans. Hopefully this should put an end to the whole affair and we can all move on.
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Twilight-gate rumbles on (and on).
Bleeding Cool reports on the latest fallout from the Buffy season 8 reveal.
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Joss Whedon on Buffy Season 8 #35.
Courtesy of MTV.com. Link contains very spoilerish images, if you haven't already been spoiled about the Twilight reveal. There are 2 covers by Chen.
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Buffy Season 8 #32 preview.
Courtesy of Newsarama.
January 10 2010
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More from Scott Allie on the Twilight reveal.
Obviously major spoilers from the news that broke a day ago and spoilers for issue 31 which is out on Wed.
January 09 2010
Read the first part of 'Tales Of The Vampires: Carpe Noctem'.
There's a related interview with the writer over at MTV's Splash Page. Looks like the story will be a very worthy addition to Buffy Season 8.
January 08 2010
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Buffy Season 8 shocker - Twilight's identity is revealed.
Shame we didn't get to find out about it in the comic book.
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Why I Sang to Your Mother.
In a story about How I Met Your Mother's musical 100th episode, Slate looks at how other television series worked musical episodes into their storylines. "Once More with Feeling" is 4th of 4 in their video slideshow.
January 07 2010
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Buffy #34 Soliciations.
Holy moley, this must be an April Fool's joke. The Jo Chen and Georges Jeanty covers are wonderful, but VERY spoilery if they're the real covers for April's comics.
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January 04 2010
Carpe Noctem - the next Tale of the Vampires story.
Writer Jackie Kessler tells Comic Book Resources all about her webcomic set during Buffy Season 8.
January 01 2010
Fans of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" should go to battle with "Demons?"
io9's Sonia Zjawinski compares the new BBC American series "Demons" with our favorite blond slayer and proclaims it a successor of sorts.
Topless Robot's list of "8 Nerds Who Will Utterly Kick Your Ass".
Our favorite (mostly) redheaded witch comes in at number seven. Contains some swearing.
December 30 2009
Buffy Makes Matt Roush's Best Of The Decade list.
Comes in at #13.
December 29 2009
'Once More With Feeling' makes the Guardian's ten best episodes of the noughties.
"The all-musical episode proved that by season six, Buffy The Vampire Slayer could do pretty much anything it wanted to."
December 28 2009
December 26 2009
IMDb polls TWOP's "favorite physically badass ladies of the decade."
Guess who's in the running.
December 23 2009
Brad Meltzer discusses his work on the penultimate arc of Buffy Season 8.
The latest IGN Comics Buffy Season 8 comics interview features Brad Meltzer.
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For the discussion of the Willow one-shot comic.
It's written by Joss with interior art by Karl Moline.
Salon.com: The best TV of the decade.
FTA: What can you say about the vampire series that launched a million vampire series? How about, "This one didn't suck"?
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Trailer for 'Knight and Day'.
Co-starring, among many, Marc Blucas!
TWOP's Decade in Review: Our Favorite Scripted TV Shows.
TWoP continue their 'Decade in Review' with a countdown of their favourite scripted shows. Buffy features at number 13.
Pop Matters Talks Buffy: When TV Became Art.
Robert Moore ponders how Buffy changed genre, narrative, and the role of women.
December 21 2009
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Preview Pages For Buffy Season 8 #31.
December 19 2009
Happy birthday, Kristy Swanson!
The original Buffy turns the big 4-0 today.
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Julie Benz Appears on "The Soup" to discuss "Dexter" finale
in a humorous, but morbidish spoof.
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December 16 2009
Buffy Season 8 on MTV's List of 2009's Best Comics.
Our favorite slayer makes the year's best list as "Best Licensed Series".
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Buffy Season 8 #33 solicitations.
Posted at Comic Book Resources (hi-res; originally posted at Comics Continuum) along with solicitations for other Dark Horse products. Scroll down if you want to check out the solicitation for Felicia Day's The Guild #1. Featuring a cover by Jeanty as well (excellent likeness of Felicia).
December 15 2009
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Buffy Boards Q/A With Georges Jeanty.
Georges does confirm something specific about Twilight.
Robotic doppelgangers for sale!
It looks like someone took some notes while watching BTVS' "I Was Made To Love You" episode. Eep.
December 14 2009
Buffy The Vampire Slayer makes No.19 on Hitfix's TV's Best of the Decade list.
"When it came to "Buffy," after refreshing my memory of the 77 episodes in contention, I decided that I could justify the show's position based on only two episodes, if nothing else. And fans probably already can guess which two."
December 12 2009
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Brad Meltzer Buffy Season 8 Interview At MTV Splash Page.
Two preview pages for issue 32 as well.
December 11 2009
The Canadian Press names BtVS among best shows of the decade.
"From the stark soundscape of 'The Body' to the exuberant musical numbers of 'Once More, With Feeling,' 'Buffy' was one of the few shows to willingly play with form while establishing a female heroine who was sexy, smart, funny and strong."
December 09 2009
Buffy syndication gears up in the US.
Buffy reruns coming to LOGO and MTV January 2010.
Buffy and Sci-Fi Class at Michigan State University.
AMS 450 - Major Themes in Pop Culture will be offered this spring at MSU with a focus in BtVS, The Terminator, and Aliens.
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December 08 2009
Reviews of Buffy essay collections in scholarly journal.
The latest issue of The Journal of Popular Culture has a couple of Buffy-themed reviews which are certainly an interesting read. You need to sign up / be a member of Wiley InterScience to read the whole articles, but can get the gist from the abstracts.
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December 06 2009
Questions needed for the ultimate Buffy fan quiz.
If you remember SciFi UK's Buffy quiz from last month, people thought it was a bit easy and as suspected questions 8 and 9 were indeed incorrect. So as a result, SciFi UK want to do a new quiz with hard questions submitted by you.
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December 02 2009
Buffy movie without Joss? - "A very big mistake" says Alyson Hannigan.
She tells CinemaBlend that she wouldn't appear in it even for a cameo role.
Editor Scott Allie talks about upcoming Twilight reveal in Buffy Season 8.
Article title reveals which specific issue will have Twilight's unmasking. There's also a rather surprising reveal on the cover art.
December 01 2009
(SPOILER)
Five page preview of the Willow one shot comic.
The comic goes on sale December 23.
BtVS The Chosen Collection on sale at Barnes & Noble for $84.99.
DealNews has info on a great deal for the boxed set to end all boxed sets. Website says deal is today only.
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November 30 2009
Buffy mentioned in Philosophy Now.
John Shelton Lawrence thinks along the lines of Danny Fingeroth about "what makes a superhero, philosophically speaking", with Buffy being an example of the "Amazon"-category of superheros.
November 27 2009
E! says that Tara and Willow are the best lesbians on tv ever.
And well they are not wrong!
November 26 2009
"Pangs" gets recognition on The Daily Beast.
The season 4 Thanksgiving episode "Pangs" recognized as one of "15 Classic Thanksgiving Episodes." Nice to see the Buffster get some mainstream recognition!
November 25 2009
20 classic tv shows: the season we pick as each show's peak.
EW.com chooses season 2 for Buffy.
November 21 2009
Mythology: Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Impact.
Box Office Prophets shows their continuing Whedon love.
LoveFilm picks top 10 suckers for vampires.
Our very own Buffy takes the top spot with her Angel romance, beating Sookie and Bella.
November 20 2009
A Buffy the Vampire Slayer quiz.
Can you get 20 out of 20?
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November 18 2009
What's Alan Watching? blog considers Buffy for Best Of The Decade.
Obviously, "Once More With Feeling" and "The Body" are sure-fire contenders.
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Brad Meltzer jumps into the Buffyverse.
The bestselling author tells of how he came to be writing season 8 and what to expect in his upcoming arc.
November 17 2009
Cordelia Chase on EW's Top 21 Bitches List.
On Entertainment Weekly's Top 21 Bitches List, Cordelia has a slot.
November 16 2009
Buffy Season 8 motion comic web series confirmed.
Voice casting has begin. Casting breakdowns are here.
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Feminism and the Vampire Novel - Comparisons between Buffy and Twilight.
Interesting article about feminism and our fascination with the intersections of vampires, sexuality, and gender. Buffy the Vampire Slayer series is referenced.
November 15 2009
"Gone too Soon" Sci-Fi Show list with a Joss focus.
AOL discusses Joss' seemingly bad luck keeping any series alive since Buffy and lists the Top 12 Sci-Fi shows canceled prematurely. Joss shows appear as well as Whedononians cast in other series.
Watcher Junior Issue #4 is now available to read.
The latest issue of the Undergraduate Journal of Buffy Studies contains three essays: Dawn as Ophelia, gothic heroines and a revisionist examination of female empowerment in Buffy.
Pop culture head trips.
The Buffy episode 'Normal Again' gets included in this list of tv episodes and films that played games with the mind.
November 12 2009
The A.V. Club lists Buffy and Firefly in its top 30 shows of the decade.
How I Met Your Mother also makes the cut, along with many others.
November 11 2009
A Slayer Comes to Town or The Two Types of Fantastic Story.
Interesting essay taken from the anthology "Seven Seasons of Buffy".
November 10 2009
Bunch of videos from Hallowhedon.
Fan on YouTube posted a bunch of videos from this weekend's Hallowhedon. Nice for those of us who couldn't go.
November 09 2009
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First look at Georges Jeanty's cover for Buffy #32.
What. The. Frak. (Jo Chen's cover can be seen here).
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Full Scott Allie Slayalive Q/A for Buffy Season 8 #30.
Scott discusses different aspects of issue 30 plus other tidbits.
November 07 2009
Angelus wins Vile TV Villain poll at sidereel.com.
He beat Sylar in the final.
For the love of Buffy Season 8.
A Comic Book Daily columnist tells us why Buffy is the comic book that he must have every month.
November 04 2009
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For the discussion of Buffy #30.
It's the conclusion to Jane Espenson's Season 8 'Retreat' arc.
November 02 2009
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Orlando Pop Culture Examiner interviews Georges Jeanty.
He talks about S8 (vague spoilers at best), teases some about S9, and comments briefly about the possibility of an on-going Dr. Horrible comic. Spoiler tagged just in case.
October 31 2009
More TV Vampires than you can shake a stick at.
Both Spike and Angel get top mentions in this Toronto Star article about the popular movie and TV shows "that continue to vamp it up."
October 30 2009
20 hottest male vampires.
"The Vampire Craze: An In Depth Analysis Of The Hottest Male Vampires", Angel and Spike made the list.
The Paley Center NY "Vampire Weekend," November 13-15.
Includes screenings of the BUFFY reunion and ANGEL cast/crew panels. ETA: yes to be clear folks Paley is screening previously-taped events - BtVS panel from '08, AtS panel from '01.
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October 29 2009
Juliet Landau at Silver Snail Comics.
Juliet Landau will be appearing at Silver Snail Comics in Toronto, Ontario Canada on Saturday, November 21 from 7PM - 9PM.
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Buffy makes list of top 10 vampire dates.
Gee what a ..."surprise."
Top 10 Chosen Ones.
Buffy makes the top three in a list of chosen ones.
October 28 2009
Free midnight showing of the Buffy musical this Friday in Indianapolis.
You'll be able to sing along with a live cast at the Fringe Building on the 30th.
Buffy wins poll for best Halloween TV shows.
TV Without Pity put together a list of the top ten Halloween TV shows. "Halloween", which introduced us to Ethan Rayne and featured Oz still looking for Willow, and "Fear Itself", featuring Anya in a bunny suit and Giles with a handy tool, tied for first place. Episodes from "Bones", "Supernatural" and "How I Met Your Mother" also made the list.
Willow and Tara and doors.
An interesting blog post about the use of doorways throughout the Willow Tara relation. Fascinating stuff!
Vampire Reunion Video.
Angel and Buffy (not the original actors) make cameos in this college humor sketch.
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