Israeli fans get creative - an original musical about the life and times of... Angel!
A new musical from the fans of Joss Whedon's works in Israel is playing this weekend and next week (04/11 and 04/13) in Tel-Aviv.
This time it's not a "Dr. Horrible" or a "Once More, With Feeling" sing a-long, but an original musical, with original music and text about our broody vampire with a soul and his life as Liam O'Leary, a young lad from the town of Galway, Ireland, onto his becoming one of the most murderous vampires in history, and eventually to him getting his soul back and his dealing with the dark deeds he has done.
On their site you can read more about the plot and listen to a few samples from the music.
There are no spoilers on the site beyond Angel season 5 and its open-to-interpretation ending.
April 06 2009
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Leaf | April 06, 13:48 CET
J.I.G. | April 06, 13:55 CET
The website also says the Whedon fag group there is called The Sunnydale Embassy in Israel--supershiny =)
Volo | April 06, 15:25 CET
gitaco | April 06, 15:41 CET
wonderflonium | April 06, 17:03 CET
RavenU | April 06, 17:09 CET
And I'd love to think Fox wouldn't be petty enough to sue over something like this. This is exactly the kind of thing that makes the fandom wonderful, and therefore enduring. Copyright was originally designed to encourage creativity; it's a shame it can now be used for the opposite effect. Local rights issues, like TV stations, might be a concern too.
MattK | April 06, 18:32 CET
Well, we don't know for sure that they didn't get permission (although it doesn't sound like it).
No, it isn't. Copyrights are strictly national. There have been copyright agreements between different countries, and international copyright treaties signed by many countries around the world, but it's not universal.
Invisible Green | April 06, 18:44 CET
In the case of studios like Fox it is international because their rights are based on the Berne Convention requirements of copyright laws. Which Israel has been inforcing since 1950.
RavenU | April 06, 19:35 CET
MattK | April 06, 18:32 CET
I'd like to be less cynical,but my immediate reaction was to think "right .... in your dreams, Fox wouldn't be petty".
Ever notice how fast you have to grab a
Shey | April 07, 04:28 CET
As far as the copyright goes, they may be able to squeak by because they have written their own story, and as far as I know not used any direct lines of dialog from the canon. The only copyright that seems claimable would be the use of the characters names.
Whisper | April 07, 04:57 CET
Darn, but I'd like to hear Spike in Hebrew.
redeem147 | April 07, 12:56 CET
http://liamthemusical.com/?page_id=2
angry_puppy | April 07, 16:43 CET
I bet Joss would love this. :)
CrystalSC | April 07, 17:07 CET
That video is actually one of the promo videos the musical made together with another fan-production - "Angel: A day at the office", which is mockumentary combining "Angel" and "The Office :)
These promos are based on the Mac VS. PC adds, and you can see Angel from "The Death and Life of Liam O'Leary" to the left, and Angel from "Angel: A day at the Office" to the right.
And the last ones are Spike from the musical VS. Spike from "the office". :)
Which Witch | April 08, 00:18 CET
[ edited by DaddyCatALSO on 2009-04-08 01:13 ]
DaddyCatALSO | April 08, 01:13 CET
Meshakhad | April 13, 17:12 CET
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