May 15 2008
See Juliet Landau's "In Flight" in Detroit this Friday and Saturday.
Be the first to see the documentary Juliet did about Gary Oldman. She is screening it at the Motor City con this weekend, where she is introducing the film and then doing a Q & A after the film. And click here to read an interview with her.
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May 13 2008
Skin games -21 favourite examples of gratuitous television.
Buffy doesn't get spared in this EW.com list of shows that had moments of 'blatant titillation'.
May 10 2008
Director David Solomon is in the [Doll]House.
The fan blog Dollrific! notices that the former Buffy producer and 'Out Of Gas' director has joined the Dollhouse team.
May 01 2008
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Buffy 8.14 "Wolves at the Gate", Part III preview.
Dark Horse has released a preview of the 3rd chapter of Drew Goddard's current story arc of Buffy Season 8. ETA: Three extra preview pages to read at Newsarama!
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April 28 2008
First look at "Dragonball" poster!
First look at the promotional campaign for James Marsters upcoming "Dragonball" film!
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Tony Head gives an update on Ripper.
He seems to think that it could still possibly happen.
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April 27 2008
James Marsters gets caught in TMZ star catcher video clip.
He is leaving the airport and ask about the chance of a Spike movie. His piece is 35 seconds into the clip.
Classic Moments: Giles sings in Buffy.
Digital Spy looks at that great scene from the Buffy episode "Where The Wild Things Are".
April 23 2008
Buffy - Then and Now.
Fluffy photo feature over at DigitalSpy. And look! There's a second part as well.
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A stake in Buffy.
Rhonda Owen wonders if Buffy is now technically considered an "undead" franchise.
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April 21 2008
Read these! Best books on TV.
To mark National TV Turnoff Week, Entertainment Weekly recommends that viewers should read books about TV instead. And so the Buffy Script Books get a glowing recommendation. In related EW list mania, Sunnydale High gets chosen as one of the worst pop cult high schools that you wouldn't want to attend.
Top 5: Characters taken out like chumps.
Kendra's death in Buffy season 2 comes in at number two on this Zap2it list of characters "who met their ends in an uncharacteristic, unremarkable, and/or lame fashion".
April 16 2008
Vote in the "Greatest Franchise on DVD ever" poll.
The Buffyverse goes head to head with the likes of Doctor Who and Stargate in the semifinals of Agent DVD's poll. The choices have be considered on the criteria of quality and "cultural impact, longevity, spinoff potential and breadth of influence".
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Buffy Season 2 - One of the Best 15 Seasons of the Past 20 Years.
In a new series at Pajiba, Stacey Nosek says "...it was just the right combination of fun and drama; of humor and heartache; of quips and jolts — not to mention the bang-up writing — which made it the most stellar freaking season in an overall stellar freaking series."
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April 15 2008
Nightmares in Head Trip.
A buffy reference in the webcomic.
April 11 2008
Angel & Buffy Props auction: Boretz Demon Cast and more.
New Buffy and Angel items for auction, including screen-used photos of David Fury, Bortez Demon cast, D&D prop sheet, etc.
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April 10 2008
Torture in the 'Verse.
The author ponders on what's behind the "eroticized male torture in Joss' work".
April 07 2008
"Conversations with Dead People" board.
Dark Horse is releasing a Buffy-style Ouija board in September for $29.99.
April 04 2008
Inside Jane Espenson's frakkin' amazing job.
TV Guide chats to Jane about Buffy, Battlestar Galactica and which of her characters she'd have lunch with.
April 01 2008
What ever happened to Ripper?
Televisionary wonders about the fate of the Buffy spin-off. Could this be the only footage of it we'll ever see?
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James Marsters talks Torchwood, Spike and Dollhouse.
Find out how much he loves Torchwood, what his ideas were for the Spike movie and whether he'd read for Joss' new show.
March 30 2008
Short but comprehensive piece on the BTVS Paley Reunion.
DreamWatch Total SciFi's take on the recent reunion. There's also a review over at the LA Weekly.
March 28 2008
IGN's 'Chick Fight' Pits Slayer Against Terminator.
After wiping the floor with BSG's Number Six, Summer Glau's Cameron is currently winning the fight against "the first, true lady ass kicker".
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Buffy #2 on Empire's list of "The 50 Greatest TV Shows Of All Time".
Firefly and Angel also make the list!
March 27 2008
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Moline returns to the 'Fray': News and Spoilers for Buffy #16.
"There are going to be definite character evolutions that people will not expect and people will be thrilled, hopefully, by everything Joss hands them. Personally, I am thrilled getting these scripts."
March 25 2008
Even more Paley Fest coverage, this time from IGN.
Multi-page write-up of the Buffy cast reunion, complete with photos.
March 24 2008
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Scott Allie on Serenity, Buffy and the Joss Whedon Universe.
Excellent interview with the Dark Horse editor. Spoilerish for Joss' next arc on Buffy season 8.
How do you want Buffy to continue?
SciFi Wire asks the question and lists Buffy on Broadway, Spike, Faith, Ripper and Dawn shows as the choices.
One Whedon Fan's Report From The Paley Festival.
Monique from "My Celebrity Encounters" has a report on her week at the Paley Festival, especially seeing the Chuck and Buffy panels. It includes a clip on how Sarah Michelle Gellar prepared for the classic episode, "The Body." It also has great pictures from that panel.
March 22 2008
Future of restored "Angel's Crawford Street Mansion" in limbo.
Neighbors of the newly-restored Ennis House, built by Frank Lloyd Wright and seen in S2-S3 BtVS, are trying to block the mansion from being reopened to the public, and may force its sale to a private owner.
March 21 2008
"I've Got a Theory" explained for businessmen.
Or to put it another way, the world's greatest Buffy chart.
Getty Images from the Buffy Reunion at PaleyFest.
The gang's all here! Well, not really, because Alyson and Eliza sadly were no-shows, but here are some pics of the other fabulous 'verse to whet your appetite.
March 20 2008
Scott Allie Interview about Season Eight.
Big overview and some new tidbits about the Buffy comic books, interlaced with info about Dark Horse's "Blood +". Includes confirmation of where all the Slayer Squads are set around the globe. Tries to be spoiler-free.
Buffy vs. Dracula - a meta essay.
Find out why the Buffy season 5 premiere mattered back then and why it matters now.
March 18 2008
Buffy is Toyfare's number one kick-ass woman.
The magazine describes her as "a self-sacrificing heroine who faced the darkest of forces". Firefly's River Tam made number 13 on this pop-culture list.
Spike and Buffy make number one in list of TV Guide's Hottest Love Scenes.
"According to American TV guide editors, who have put together the top ten list of steamy TV scenes, Sarah Michelle Gellar and James Marsters' lovemaking scene in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' has been named TV’s hottest ever love scenes".
March 14 2008
Matt Roush moderating Paley Buffy Reunion Panel.
He also invites even more questions.
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March 13 2008
Spoilers: In Defense of the American Watercooler.
The New York Magazine says it's about time we reevaluate our attitude towards spoilers.
March 12 2008
BTVS Collector's Set $99.99 at Amazon.com.
The set was a bit cheaper in November, but still a good buy. The Angel Collector's Set is currently $69.99. Also on sale are individual seasons of both series.
Hulu now open to the American public.
The much hyped corporate site is now open for business and you can watch online Buffy Season One and all of Firefly for free.
March 11 2008
Bid for the Gem of Amara and other crazy cool Buffy/Angel gear.
Currently on eBay there's a charity auction to help benefit the Hilltop Nursery School in Los Angeles. Up for grabs are some very rare props from Angel plus concept/prop drawings from Buffy and Angel too (a must look opportunity for any Buffyverse historian).
March 10 2008
Thrice Mentioned Whedon in this week's "Lying in the Gutters."
We're called "fanboygirls" from the man who made the biggest noise over Buffy #12 in previous installments of his Comic Book Resources column. Also what Australians are paying on eBay and there's some "Wonder Woman" fallout as well.
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March 09 2008
The WB back online?
TVGuide.com reports that the WB will be streaming free videos of our shows from the now defunct network and is hoping that Buffy and Angel will be part of the lucky few.
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"What makes it about Buffy?".
Messrs Whedon and Allie provide a handy overview of Dark Horse's Buffy season 8. Don't read if you've still managed to remain totally unspoilt for Buffy #12.
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March 08 2008
Cineprov! - An Evening of Buffy Fun.
"Atlanta's premier movie mockery show is excited to announce An Evening of Buffy Fun in conjunction with Relapse Theatre".
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March 07 2008
Marc Blucas speaks of his latest movie "Animals".
It's an adaptation of the 1993 novel.
March 05 2008
March 03 2008
"Buffy & Angel DVD collection" partwork official website.
The UK-based Buffy/Angel Collection has its own website with plenty of information about the new DVD/magazine title.
Wired Magazine's best sidekicks.
Willow Rosenberg makes the list along with Spock, Chewbacca and Sam Gamgee.
March 02 2008
"It's the closest thing... to a scary, funny successor to Buffy".
Alan Ball (American Beauty, Six Feet Under) recreates Charlaine Harris' "Southern Vampire" book series for HBO.
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March 01 2008
The Master reviews 'The Graduate'.
Ever wanted to read a Buffy actor's opinion of the classic Dustin Hoffman film? Well now you can.
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February 29 2008
Drew Goddard's other Buffy season 8 story.
Dark Horse puts online "Antique", a story from the Tales of the Vampires mini-series. It's all to get us excited for Drew's upcoming "Wolves at the Gate" arc which begins next week.
February 28 2008
Former WB entertainment president speaks about losing Buffy.
"I fought against it. For me, letting Buffy go meant diluting our brand. Once UPN could attach itself to that show, which was everything The WB stood for, it was over."
Whedony nuggets from The Daily Show archives.
Including interviews with DB, Aly, as well as Buffy news reports, even a mention of Joss by name.
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February 24 2008
The Buffy guide to the Internet - 1997 style.
Cause you can never have enough "I Robot, You Jane" discussion.
February 23 2008
Buffy/Angel DVD magazine "partwork" launches in parts of UK.
2.99 will get you the first four episodes on DVD along with a magazine - here's a grainy phone camera shot of what the cover looks like.
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February 22 2008
The greatest works of science fiction poll.
The rationale behind this is to save the world. Buffy and Firefly are amongst the choices and you can write in other shows (helloooo Angel). More on this Visions For Tomorrow bobbins can be found here.
February 21 2008
"Buffy: Gender and Sci-fi" Lecture in NYC.
Free, public Buffy lecture hosted by CUNY's LGBT dept. Friday Feb. 29th.
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February 19 2008
Wizard Universe's Top 25 Sexiest Women on TV.
A puzzling list, but containing quite a few of Joss' girls.
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February 18 2008
Sneak peak at Electric Tiki's 'Vengeance Willow'.
Our favourite witch gets all tooned up.
February 17 2008
Leonard Roberts to appear on London's West End.
Buffy's Forrest Gates will be starring in "The Viewing Room" from March 4th to March 29nd at the Arts Theatre.
February 16 2008
"You're Just A Mortal" - a new study of Buffy book.
Or to give the book its full title "'You're Just A Mortal; You Couldn't Understand My Pain: Representations of Psychopathology in Season Five of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"'. Quite possibly the best title for an academic Buffy book ever.
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February 14 2008
TV people like Buffy.
This article in Entertainment Weekly's Popwatch blog holds up Buffy as an example of good television.
Buffy & Angel make MSN TV Top Couple's List.
They also made AOL's Top 20 TV Couples and topped TV Guide's Valentine's Poll.
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Things That Make You Go Kaboom.
Forget about best kisses/couples polls, Valentine's Day should really be about "who is your favourite exploding character?". Happily IGN.com has a top ten list on this very topic and The Judge get blown up by Buffy's rocket launcher is one of the entries.
Pucker Up . . . TV's Best Kisses.
TV Gal's list of best kisses for Valentine's Day include Buffy and Spike.
February 13 2008
Skinny White Chick skewers fandom in celebration of the end of the Strike.
Video from Skinny White Chick celebrating the end of the strike, but asking the Browncoats to leave her alone. It's all in good fun, but the song does contain some NSFW language.
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Starpulse Entertainment News Blog spotlights Joss.
Nothing we haven't heard before, including the oft-told urban legend that Firefly DVD sales led to Universal greenlighting Serenity, but the article covers most of Joss's career, mentioning both Dollhouse and Goners as upcoming projects.
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Dark Horse comics for May.
Description and covers for Buffy #14 and Serenity: Better Days #3. Plus, the Leave Your Spandex @ The Door blog reviews Buffy #11.
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February 12 2008
An old community is new again.
BuffyForums.net launches its main site a year after being created as a home for the old BuffyWorld community.
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What could have been - Ryan Reynolds on Buffy.
"I love that show and I loved Joss Whedon, the creator of the show, but my biggest concern was that I didn't want to play a guy in high school".
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February 10 2008
I, Robot, You Jamison... talking with Buffy guest star Jamison Ryan.
Remember Fritz who said "the printed page is obsolete" way back in season one? Well Pink Raygun has an excellent interview with the actor who played him and there's some fun tidbits to be had. Did you know his character was loosely based on Joss?
February 09 2008
Buffy the Jigsaw Puzzle.
Rearrange the pieces into the cover of Buffy #12. Hours, well minutes of fun.
February 08 2008
A petition for a new Buffy video game.
The fansite SlayAlive is campaigning for a new Buffy video game. So if you fancy seeing the Buffyverse on the Wii, DS, PSP, Xbox 360 or PS3 why not show your support?
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February 07 2008
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Tonight on Lost - it's a Drew Goddard/Brian K. Vaughan episode.
That's two Buffy writers for the price of one.
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Buffy Season 8 Vol One nominated for Kids' Choice Award.
It faces some strong competition from the Harry Potter series, How to Eat Fried Worms and The Diary of a Wimpy Kid. The award ceremony will be shown on Nickelodeon on March 29th.
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February 05 2008
Sarah Michelle Gellar confirmed for Buffy reunion!
The PaleyFest event just got even better.
February 04 2008
Those Buffy cast members that'll be appearing at Paley Fest 2008.
"Creator Joss Whedon will be on hand; cast members who have said they will join him so far include Amber Benson, Nicholas Brendon, James Marsters, Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku and Michelle Trachtenberg". And Seth Green as well.
February 02 2008
SMGfan.com says goodbye.
SMGfan.com, the premier website for Sarah Michelle Gellar is closed?
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January 31 2008
Wizard Magazine #197 Features a Joss Q & A.
There isn't a version of it online as of yet, but the magazine is on the stands now. Joss discusses his runs on Runaways and Astonishing X-Men which are both scheduled to drop the same day. Also (PIE SPOILERS!!!), his favorite pie (strawberry rhubarb) is discussed. You have been warned.
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January 29 2008
Buffy, Angel, Firefly make Starpulse's fantasy Tuesday lineup.
"Imagine this: through some temporal anomaly, rift in the space time continuum, or other such unique phenomenon, we are transported to an alternate reality. This new world is strikingly similar to our own, with one major exception. The television industry."
January 27 2008
Sarah Michelle Gellar the expectation slayer.
SMG gets the full page treatment in the "Now" section of the Sunday NY Daily News. Looks like she's still heading off to Africa soon with CARE.
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From buff to 'Buffy'.
Tagline: Girls with guns and goofy geeks are teaming up to redefine the action hero.
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January 24 2008
Remember the "Recast Buffy" challenge from Buzz Sugar?
The results are in, and the choices for Willow, Spike and Giles are very interesting. Angel, though, not so much.
January 22 2008
Drew Goddard: From Writing Buffy to Cloverfield to Buffy Again.
Scott Allie updates the Buffy Zone editorial to discuss Cloverfield and Goddard's 4-issue upcoming arc on Buffy. Jeanty's beautiful cover to #15 shown.
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Some lovely scripts signed by Tim Minear and Jane Espenson could be yours.
The Cash for the Crew website has updated their Rewards section. So if you donate to the Motion Picture Television Fund, you have a chance to win signed Buffy, Angel, The Inside, Wonderfalls and Drive scripts.
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SMG on Buffy as a movie.
Saying the original movie didn't work because "the story was better told over a long arc", SMG goes on to say: "You show me a script; you show me that it works, and you show me that [the] audience can accept that, [and] I'd probably be there."
January 20 2008
Julie Benz survived camp Stallone - NY Daily News.
"I was terrified, because someone had told me that if they think you smell good, they'll eat you!".
January 18 2008
In Step With... Sarah Michelle Gellar - Parade Magazine.
Sarah talks the end of Buffy, her "friendship" with Britney, the "name change," her Broadway dreams, and more.
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January 17 2008
Recast Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
If you could reimagine the show with new actors, who would you choose?
January 16 2008
10 Most Moving Deaths.
SyFy Portal gives us a list of their 10 most moving deaths. Joss claims half the slots, and rightfully so.
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Buffy #11 preview @ IGN.
An early look at "A Beautiful Sunset", the stand-alone issue by Joss and Georges Jeanty, due on February 6th.
January 08 2008
Geek moment - Ragnar Tornquist praises Buffy season 8.
The games designer (The Longest Journey, Dreamfall) calls it "fantastic... all the characters and the dialogue feel right".
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Comic Book Resources looks at how Robin Balzer's appearance in Buffy #10 came about.
Has spoilers for the issue for anybody who hasn't read it yet.
January 02 2008
The Republican Party primary field in Buffy villains.
Obviously in the interest of parity we need to come up with the Democratic Party equivalent.
December 29 2007
Canon versus Fanon versus Authorial Intent.
"Canon is what happened...Personal canon is 'What happened as far as I'm concerned'..Fanon is any personal canon held in common by two or more people....Author intent is the personal canon of the person (or people) who wrote the source...Author intent is not canon." An interesting look at the subject with mentions of Joss' shows.
December 25 2007
"Buffy" writer signs letter urging AMPTP to restart talks with writers.
Pilot season, where new shows are born, is supposed to start next month, but dozens of projects could be threatened by the writer's strike. Rebecca Rand Kirshner, who wrote several Buffy episodes including "Tabula Rasa", "Hell's Bells" and "Potential", is joining more than a hundred writers with pilot projects in signing a letter to the AMPTP to come back to the bargaining table.
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December 14 2007
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Dark Horse's Buffy Zone updated.
Mostly it's a recap of some spoilers that have already been leaked in various interviews, especially for issues 10-11 and Drew Goddard's upcoming arc. Also an update on Serenity: Better Days, Serenity lunchboxes, and the announcement about A Shepherd's Tale.
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Preview of Buffy #10.
MySpace Comic Books has the scoop.
December 11 2007
Buffy, Firefly to be sold at Vudu.
The digital download service will be charging $1.99 for each episode.
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