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September 16 2006

Boston Theatre's Demonslayers Paid Homage to, Or Parodied, Or Was Just Sort of Like, Buffy. Depends on which article you read. Link is to the "homage" article, but this one describes it in passing as "parody." And on the theatre's MySpace page, it's just an "action/comedy."

The production, recently opened and more recently closed, boasted live theatre's most prominent bra strap. Which, to me, says homage and parody.
Controversy also surrounds the exact name of the play. Demonslayers? Demon Slayer? Anyone on Whedonesque see this? Bostonians? Fox lawyers?

[ edited by Pointy on 2006-09-16 05:22 ]

Pointy | BtVS | 06:50 CET | 9 comments total | tags: demonslayers, parody, homage

What's the sound of one cricket chirping, nodding off, and snoring?

[ edited by Pointy on 2006-09-16 19:59 ]

Pointy | September 16, 19:48 CET

In the shower, I thought of the scariest thing that could happen to Buffy at the start of Season 8: While living a pretty dolce vita in Italy with The Immortal, she becomes pregnant. Buffy the Unwed Mother! Major metaphor potential in the custody battle, with lots of mythic overtones. Don't do it, Joss! Don't even peek.

(Everyone else can. And comment. And justify the existence of this thread. Which could wind up being invisible. Rather than just empty.)

[ edited by Pointy on 2006-09-17 01:10 on the assumption someone's actually reading this thread]

[ edited by Pointy on 2006-09-17 01:30 ]

Pointy | September 17, 01:02 CET

I thought that was what Dawn was for, Pointy.

newcj | September 17, 03:13 CET

I exist! I exist! Thank you, newcj. I think your right-ish about Dawn, but . . . now my inviso-text isn't working. Which is too bad, cuz the point I was going to make was so extremely intelligent.

Pointy | September 17, 03:40 CET

It's your lucky day, Pointy. I happen to have a pet cricket--whose companionship was sought after repeatedly listening to Leon Russell's classic, moving ditty "My Cricket"--who happens to suffer from narcolepsy and severe onset sleep apnea. I know exactly what the sound of one cricket chirping, nodding off, and snoring is. He sounds a lot like the sound produced by the skittering animated mummy hand in "Life Serial". BTW, his name's Natalie, after Ms. French in "Teacher's Pet". He claims they're related.

Oh, he says "Hi!".

jaynelovesvera | September 17, 05:51 CET

You're just saying that, jaynelovesvera, to make me feel better.

If not, however, I revel in the attention!

Pointy | September 17, 06:06 CET

The production, recently opened and more recently closed, boasted live theatre's most prominent bra strap.

I would just like to know how this was determined. The title of Most Prominent Bra Strap is very coveted, and there is always controversy because the same straps get nominated year after year -- Courtney Love's strap, Pamela Anderson's strap, etc. This upset by the new strap on the block must have had the entire strap community up in, er, arms. Because it's usually, you know, a very supportive community. ;-)

billz | September 17, 13:18 CET

billz, you get Best Supporting Joke.

Pointy | September 17, 15:35 CET

Thanks, and LMAO, to be sure, Pointy! :-)

billz | September 18, 03:24 CET

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