I had no idea she was executive producer of Buffy and Angel.

Gunn 2 N's | March 23, 01:42 CET

Well until that announcement, I had her ranked as the second important person in the Jossverse (or thereabouts).

Simon | March 23, 01:43 CET

Yeah she also pushed to get Firefly on the air during the pilot season of 2002.

[ edited by eddy on 2005-03-22 23:54 ]

eddy | March 23, 01:53 CET

Oh that was her. Okay I remember now, she was the one who approached Joss about making Buffy a TV show, right?

Gunn 2 N's | March 23, 01:56 CET

Yeah that was her, only one of the origional Executive Producers who didnt get the title off initial involvemnet in the film, but from actually earning it on the tv show.

Ocipital | March 23, 02:09 CET

I knew her name sounded familiar...

Emma Frost | March 23, 02:09 CET

Gail has just been so great to Jossverse and I wish her the best of luck in her new position.

Djungelurban | March 23, 02:19 CET

Oooh, that's the first time I've seen a picture of her - she looks like Ricki Lake

aapac | March 23, 02:21 CET

I wonder what this means for the future of the Jossverse on television? It might actually help in terms of movie projects. Hmmm ... Spike Movie ... Blondie Bear on the Big Screen! Okay, I know. *takes rose-colored glasses off* It's just that ... I want my Whedon-TV. *pout*

killinj | March 23, 02:30 CET

Actually I was thinking that her departure would not help the development of a TV movie. I may be wrong here and please correct if I am, but I was thought Gail was one of the few allies Joss had at Fox.

Simon | March 23, 02:36 CET

Uh oh. I'm also worried about Arrested Development now, because she's one of its biggest supporters...

sistakaren | March 23, 03:03 CET

I think it will take a lot more than just Gail's support to make the Spike telemovie or any other slayerverse project happen, so in that respect i can't see her departure will make a lot of difference.

At this point Joss's previous work will either stand on it's own or it won't. Twelve seasons of slayerverse excellence, along with the merchandise and DVD sales, not to mention a movie based on his third show, should be enough to convince anyone that a Spike telemovie is a good idea. Admittedly Gail would have been a useful ally in this but money speaks even louder. Fox would no doubt love to see another succesful DVD set come out of the slayerverse and a series of Spike telemovies would provide that very easily and relatively inexpensively.

Either way, good luck to Gail in her new position.

Kaine | March 23, 03:15 CET

Uh oh. I'm also worried about Arrested Development now, because she's one of its biggest supporters...

That's the first thing I thought of too...

VampiresSuckLOLOLGetIt | March 23, 03:23 CET

I think this is the final nail in Arrested Development's coffin. It deserves so much better...

ringworm | March 23, 03:28 CET

This is bad news for folks who want their (I want my, I want my) WhedonTV. Even with her support, we got the untimely cancellations of both Angel and Firefly. Getting Joss stuff on TV just got that much harder. With the closing of Mutant Enemy, it sounds like the TV option is going away.

Ocular | March 23, 03:35 CET

Actually I was thinking that her departure would not help the development of a TV movie.

That's what I'm thinking too. Getting Joss stuff on tv may have just gotten a little harder. However, he's doing "Serenity" for Universal, "Wonder Woman" for Warner Brothers, could a movie with Paramount be in the future? I doned the rose-colored glasses over the thought of a theatrical Buffyverse project, since she was a strong advocate in the past.

killinj | March 23, 04:18 CET

Well, if you were wondering if the Fox TV Network is improving any, here's a pretty significant clue.

I'm reminded of a reply from a former exec at Marvel Comics, years ago, when asked why she left the company:



I wish her the best on the new job. (For a minute, I thought "Universal! -- Damn, no, it's Paramount.")

bookrats | March 23, 05:37 CET

Yeah, sistakaren, that's the first thing I thought: Arrested Development might be screwed.

Which is really, really sad.

Rob | March 23, 10:49 CET