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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Mon, 03/17/2003 - 21:02
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Since I keep hearing things about the show and just HAVE to tell someone who actually gives a damn (that's you lot, YES it is!) My fellow Buffy and Angel fanatics! This is a new news thread where anyone can post their articles, gossip or rumours pertaining to our favourite TV shows! :D

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Submitted by Jadyn on Mon, 11/17/2003 - 10:53.
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Apparently, we can now buy 12 inch figurines of our fav Buffy characters. Not cheap at US$40 a pop but they look awfully life like, don't they? Way cool... :)

Oh... And if anyone really interested in purchasing em, here's the website.

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Submitted by Tarix Conny on Mon, 11/17/2003 - 13:42.
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OHHHH *drools* Spike never looked sooo handsome, and DB, HUBBA HUBBA!!!! *drools more*, gotta save some money for those...

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sun, 11/30/2003 - 01:25.
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Buffy star favourite to play Dr Who

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From Reuters.co.uk
Article dated: 18 November 2003

LONDON (Reuters) - Buffy star Anthony Head has been voted in a poll of Radio Times readers as their favourite to play the next Dr Who.

Head, who plays Giles in the cult US television series "Buffy The Vampire Slayer", beat Alan Rickman into second place.

"I suppose I would be a logical choice to play the Doctor just because Giles, my character in Buffy, has the same light and dark sides and quirkiness as Doctor Who," Head told the listings magazine on Monday.

Comedians Stephen Fry and Alan Davies were third and fourth and actor Ian Richardson was fifth.

The BBC have not announced who will play the sci-fi legend but British media say Richard E. Grant, Bill Nighy and Eddie Izzard are being considered.

The cult series aired from 1963-1989. It will return to television screens in 2005.

Danny Strong Chats - Gilmore Girls & Angel Spoilers
(No worries people, I've removed the bits that are spoiler-ish... Heh!)

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From Eonline.com
Article dated: 14 November 2003

"Rory Is My Bitch!" He’s come a long way, baby. Buffy fans who know Danny Strong as Jonathan, the shy nerd from the evil Geek Trio, are seeing a whole new side of him on the WB’s Gilmore Girls. Tuesday marked his first episode as Rory’s new boss, Doyle, editor of the Yale newspsaper, who, get this, is not a dweeb.

"Isn’t that great?" Danny says with a laugh. "Isn’t that exciting? Not one ounce of geek. No Star Wars references. Actually, I don’t really care about playing geeks--it seems to come natural for me--but it’s fun to play a cool character."

Danny has shot two episodes, and he says there could be more, given that the newspaper storyline is likely to continue. At least, he hopes so, because he loves the show (was a fan before going on it) and loves his character.

"I love it because I get to lay down the line. I was Warren’s bitch for so long, and now Rory is my bitch."

{{{Angel spoiler removed. To read the full article, click here.}}}

He also guested on the just canceled L.A. Dragnet, as an Internet porn mogul. "It’s very scummy, which is good for me," he says. "After all that sweetness from Buffy, it’s good to show my true colors a bit."

And he could use some lovin’. "I’ve actually never had a girlfriend on TV," Danny laments, "and I think Rory would be perfect. She’s a good four inches taller than me. And when’s the last time we saw that - L.A. Law?"

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sun, 11/30/2003 - 01:32.
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Emma Caulfield, Tom Lenk & Joss Whedon in a movie!

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From Imdb.com
Article dated: 25 November 2003

The Internet Movie Database lists information about a movie all Buffyfans will be interessted in:

"Bandwagon"

Directed by Karri Bowman
Writing credits: Karri Bowman, Camilla Rantsen

Cast (in alphabetical order):
Emma Caulfield .... Emma
Thomas Lenk .... Tom
Joss Whedon .... Joss

Produced by
Emma Caulfield .... Co-executive producer
Steve Pink .... Co-executive producer

Plot summary:
It’s a satirical documentary-drama. People will be playing themselves (or versions of themselves) but there is one completely fictitious character. The film is about hollywood vanity projects (things celebrities do outside of acting like helping sick kids and stuff) and was all improvised. There was no pre-written script. Emma Caulfield had a hand in creating the idea along with some friends of hers. They just made like an outline and then shot the movie from that.

The Movie was shot in Los Angeles, California and will be aired 2004.

All news about this movie here: http://anya.org.uk/forum/topics.asp?fid=43

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sun, 11/30/2003 - 01:43.
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Awwwwwwwww... Soooooo sweeeeeeeet... :)

Freddie Prinze Junior about his wife - Twist Magazine

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By Jennifer Marsters From Slayerverse.de
Article dated: 8 November 2003

Freddie insists on the new issue of the Twist magazine that his love to Sarah increases from day to day:

"[My wife, Sarah Michelle Gellar] is so smart. You just sit back and listen and when she’s done, you think: ’I’m a smarter person now. It would have taken me 30 minutes to say everything she said in 45 seconds".

Queer Eye For The Straight Girl

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From Canoe.ca
Article dated: 18 November 2003

Nicholas Brendon -- aka Xander on Buffy The Vampire Slayer -- arrives in Toronto next week to film Celeste In The City, an ABC movie that’s equal parts My Fair Lady and Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.

Brendon plays a gay New Yorker who looks after his small-town girl cousin when she hits the big city, transforming her into a sophisticate and manipulating her love life. It was originally titled My Fair Cousin, which gives you an idea of the tone. No word yet on the lead actress casting.

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Submitted by Jadyn on Sun, 11/30/2003 - 01:47.
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Super Slayer - Is "Smallville" the New "Buffy"?

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From Creativeloafing.com
By Tray Butler
Article dated: 25 October 2003

We’ve seen it before. An angst-ridden teen with mysterious super powers struggles to fit into a hostile world. The series originally sticks to a monster-of-the-week formula, with high-school tribulations manifesting themselves via supernatural metaphors (freaky outcasts, evil cheerleaders, etc.). Eventually the format gives way to longer story arcs, and the series morphs into a nighttime soap opera.

It’s "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," as well as the new face of "Smallville," another WB product that started weak but has become darn near addictive as its third season launches. Admittedly, the show still can’t compare to "Buffy" mastermind Joss Whedon’s deviously complex plotlines and dialogue, but "Smallville" has nudged its way up from "good backdrop for folding laundry" to just below "guilty pleasure."

The show’s premise both allured and annoyed me from the start. What if teenage Clark Kent (hot-but-hollow Tom Welling) had once been buddies with Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) ? It’s a twist on the old Superman rivalry with some titillating implications, a Star Wars-prequel take on how Lex got lured to the dark side. Sadly, "Smallville’s" first season played like a cheesy "Dawson’s Creek" knock off, but with meteorite mutated bad guys thrown in every episode.

After season one, the producers got wise and, much like "Buffy," moved away from the weekly meet-and-beat ghoul guest rut. The turning point arrived with an appearance by Christopher Reeve, who revealed to Clark his Kryptonian heritage and gave a long-awaited hint of continuity with the bigger red-tights storyline.

But "Smallville" also embraced its inner soap opera. Lex’s dad went blind, then recovered. Martha Kent had a miscarriage. And the family always teetered on the verge of losing the farm (pass the Tums, please!).

The show ripped a page from the "Slayer" script with its cliffhanger, which saw brooding Clark bound for Metropolis. We knew he’d return, just like Buffy did, but never suspected he’d land in a full-on action series. Season three so far has seen as much gunplay as typical Tarantino fare.

The teen-turmoil and soap-opera elements still apply (Lex was stranded on a desert island, for fuck’s sake), but "Smallville" does a better job of balancing these discordant subplots than one might expect. By season three, "Buffy" had found its stride as a smart, funny and frequently thrilling fantasy series. "Smallville" seems on the verge of doing the same.

The WB, perhaps still smarting from losing "Buffy" to UPN, has smartly paired "Smallville" with the more obvious successor to the Slayer fanbase : "Angel." That show, a "Buffy" spin-off now entering its fifth (!) season, seems perpetually on the verge of finding its niche, but keeps making freakish and fundamental changes.

In what may be the most contrived plot turn since "The Golden Girls" sold their house and opened a hotel, Angel and company have snuggled up with their arch-nemeses, Wolfram & Hart. I always found it insanely lame that the best Joss Whedon could do for Angel was to pit him against an evil law firm. Last season ended with the firm ceding its turf to Angel, making him the CEO of its L.A. office. Um, what?

Of course, not everyone may be as bugged by the law firm setup as I am. Says one friend, the new storyline makes sense : "Buffy" dealt with the pressures of high school and college ; "Angel" now addresses the compromises you make when you enter the (evil) corporate world.

Regardless, hardcore fans are probably going through a crisis of conscious right now, trying to figure out if the new "Angel" will stay true to its dark and moody roots, or sell out to a soulless industry.

"Smallville" and "Angel" air at 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesdays on the WB.

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Submitted by MrDave on Fri, 01/16/2004 - 14:53.
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I actually found this out about a week ago, but I wanted to share it with you once I had seen some of the effect of it:

Ben Edlund is on the ME writing staff for Angel.

I can hear it now "Who the F**K is Ben Edlund?"

Ben Edlund is one of the most talented comic book writers on the planet. He created "The Tick" and "Ninja High School" and a load of other comic books that all highlight the absurdity of the genres they parody.

So He's writing on Angel now...I cannot think of a single writer whose dialog, timing, and sense of character could rival Joss'...excepts possibly BE.

He wrote the Season 4 episode "Sacrifice" and co-wrote the season 5 eps "Just Rewards" and "Life of the Party". He was a writer on Firefly and migrated to Angel after the demise that fine series.

I think that he is going to give the show exactly the kind of light-but-not-stupid feeling that made Buffy so fun and has left Angel feeling so dark until this season. Gawd I hope so at any rate....

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Submitted by MrDave on Mon, 01/26/2004 - 14:37.
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Fan of Emma Caufield?
http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_200/225_emma_caulfield.html

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Submitted by Jadyn on Wed, 02/11/2004 - 10:20.
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Charisma Carpenter Has Been Confirmed For Playboy

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From Charisma-carpenter.com
By Chrissy
Article dated: 11 Feb 2004

Charisma has signed the contract and is wrapping up her second day of shooting today, February 10th. She chose the photographer herself and is very pleased with the photos, which will feature no below the waist frontal nudity. It was a joint decision made by Charisma and her husband, Damian, who was with her during the entire shoot, and she has assured her official site that everything is being done tastefully. They are very happy with the result and hope that Charismas fans will continue to support her.

Expect to see the issue sometime this summer 2004.

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Submitted by Firefly on Wed, 02/11/2004 - 17:38.
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OMG...Ben Edlund, really?! That's really exciting news. I love him. I am a huge Tick fan, so I think that seriously rocks!!!

SPOON!!!

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Submitted by Jadyn on Fri, 02/20/2004 - 08:23.
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Eliza Dushku as The Black Cat in Spiderman 3

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From Marvel.com
Article dated: 19 Feb 2004

According to HotDog Magazine, Eliza Dushku, who plays "Faith" in Buffy and Angel, is Sam Raimi’s favorite choice for the role of Felicia Hardy aka "The Black Cat."

So far the message is however only a rumor and was not confirmed. But we can hope, because when Tobey McGuire was in the running for the first Spiderman, he asked his friend, Eliza, to play MJ for his auditions. As we al know, Tobey got the part. ;)

Who hasn’t read the Spiderman Comics, probably isn’t familiar with the name "Felicia Hardy". Here some informations:

She undertook a rigorous physical-training regimen that increased her strength, endurance and agility; mastered such skills as lockpicking and safecracking; and studied the martial arts. Donning a costume to conceal her identity, she set out to steal her fortune as the Black Cat.

Attracted to Spider-Man, she joined the web-slinger in his war on crime - thereby winning amnesty from the authorities. Spider-Man reciprocated her love, going so far as to reveal his secret identity. But when he discovered she lacked superhuman powers, he began to fear for her safety. The Black Cat then was injured by the tentacled terror known as Dr. Octopus, leading Spider-Man to terminate their partnership.

Distraught, the Black Cat became determined to gain superhuman powers - by any means necessary. Opportunity presented itself in the form of the Kingpin, the most powerful figure in East Coast organized crime. Seeking vengeance on Hardy for stealing a nuclear detonator that later fell into the multiple hands of Doc Ock, the Kingpin offered to grant her extra-normal abilities in exchange for her services. The Black Cat suspected her unknown benefactor to be a criminal, but accepted his proposition anyway - reasoning that she could turn him over to the authorities after fulfilling her debt.

However, the power had existed within Hardy all along: The Kingpin’s scientists merely discovered and activated latent genetic abilities. She now possessed the extraordinary talents she had pretended at before, as well as enhanced agility and speed. Only after receiving these gifts did she learn her mysterious benefactor’s identity. And there were greater, more damning revelations: The Kingpin told her that in time, her powers would bring bad luck to Spider-Man - eventually resulting in his death. To save his life, she would be forced to break off their affair. But the web-spinner put an end to their relationship himself due to her amorality, coupled with her disdain for his life apart from being Spider-Man.

Again a free agent, the Black Cat embarked on a Robin Hood-type crusade. Her days of "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor" were cut short when Dr. Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts and Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, removed her probability-altering powers. Peter Parker had married supermodel Mary Jane Watson. Hardy began dating Parker’s friend, Flash Thompson, hoping to upset her former beau. She even confronted Mary Jane, vowing to ruin their marriage. But when Spider-Man lost his powers, the Black Cat showed her true colors by saving him from the sting of the villainous Scorpion. However, all her abilities were rendered inert by the shapeshifting Chameleon.

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Submitted by Logan on Thu, 03/18/2004 - 19:56.
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Playboy's Got Charisma
"Angel" fans still smarting over the show's cancellation might be interested in the following three words: Charisma Carpenter nekkid. Yup, Cordelia Chase is doffing her duds in the pages of Playboy, reports Us Weekly. "She just had a baby and she's proud of how she looks [now]," a spy tells the mag. Carpenter, 33, whose son, Donovan, will soon celebrate his first birthday, reportedly endeared herself to the magazine's staff when a photo assistant fell during the shoot. The thoughtful actress, who was mid-pose and topless, stopped to help her up. Awwww.

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Submitted by Kieran on Fri, 03/19/2004 - 11:25.
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:P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P

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Submitted by Hola-Meg-a-Cola on Fri, 03/19/2004 - 11:30.
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Hehe, somebody's happy by that :wink:

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Tue, 03/23/2004 - 13:09.
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Praise the gods!! It's MORE GILES!!! :D

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Giles Alert

Anthony Stewart Head to star in BBC1 drama.

Buffy actor Anthony Stewart Head has kept himself busy since the series ended last year. Back in his native England, Head will follow up his recent appearances in Manchild and Little Britain with a role in a new detective drama for BBC1.

New Tricks is a six-part drama for BBC1 from Wall to Wall Television which follows the antics of three retired cops, Gerry Standing (Dennis Waterman), Jack Halford (James Bolam) and Brian Lane (Alun Armstrong) are recruited by Superintendent Sandra Pullman (Amanda Redman) to reinvestigate unsolved crimes from the past.

Head will play Sandra Pullman's boyfriend in the series New Tricks which starts on 1st April at 9.00pm on BBC1.

See? There is a god, and it's a woman ;)

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Fri, 07/09/2004 - 09:21.
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Oh, I actually watched the above when it aired and I have to say, ASH plays a dastardly bad guy pretty damn well *swoon*. What is it with me and bad guys? Or maybe it's just because it's ASH hehe :D

Anyway, I realise this is rapidly becoming Lou's 'Guide to watching ASH on TV' thread but the following article just made me jump up and down going 'OMG OMG OMG!!!' so I think it warrants sharing.

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Ripper RIP?

Mooted Buffy spin-off may have a future says Anthony Stewart Head.

The latest issue of Buffy Magazine features an interview with Anthony Stewart Head.

Buffy's former Watcher revealed some exciting news about Ripper, the possible Giles spin-off.

"We still talk about [Ripper]. Joss came over to Britain to see the shows I was doing, Pirates of Penzance and Peter Pan, and Alyson's When Harry Met Sally, so we all went out together a couple of times. He has an idea that I thought would work very well. It means the project is still alive – still something that Joss wants to do. He wants to make a two-hour TV movie."

Head also talks about providing the voice of Giles in the new pilot for Buffy: Animated.

"It was great fun doing the voicing with Joss and Jeph [Loeb] on the other end of the phone line... I wondered how I would play it, and whether it would be different just playing the voice. It wasn't – I just put the glasses on and there he was. I've read between six and eight scripts [for Buffy: Animated] and they are very funny. It's got a different feel from what one has seen before."

Head also talks to the Magazine about his recent work, starring in Peter Pan and The Pirates of Penzance in London's West End.

"I definitely enjoyed the experience - it was a very good company and a very young company. It was fun, and I really looked forward to doing it each night. It was bizarre - I used to come off every night just thinking, 'when can I do that again?'"

Buffy Magazine issue 63 is out on Thursday.

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Fri, 07/09/2004 - 09:24.
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Yes, MORE ASH news! Can I help it if I'm obsessed? Hehehe

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Watcher of the Glen

Anthony Stewart Head is to join the cast of Monarch of the Glen.

Giles actor Anthony Stewart Head is to play a millionaire in the popular BBC One drama Monarch of the Glen.

His character, Chester, moves to Glenbogle with his PA. Chester soon tries to woo Isobel Anderson, a local farmer, while his PA takes a shine to Paul.

A spokesperson for the series told the Sun, "Chester is a man of the world, who moves to his Scottish castle to get away from the city. He is very successful and money is no object. He makes a big impression on the locals, especially Isobel."

Monarch of the Glen is fast shaping up to be the home of cult TV stars – former Doctor Who, Tom Baker has already joined the cast as ex-racing driver and eccentric Donald MacDonald and Bad Girls actress Simone Lahbib will play Isobel.

Damn, I have to say I'm not really a Monarch of the Glen fan... but I might be soon ;) Okay well that's it for now, I promise, no more.

At least for a little while :D

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Sat, 07/17/2004 - 10:51.
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WB wants more Angel

Network chairman offers Joss TV movie deal.

Garth Ancier, chairman of The WB network, has approached Joss Whedon to make a series of Angel telefilms.

"[We] have an offer on the table to Joss to do movies," Ancier told the press during the network's autumn press preview in Los Angeles. "When Joss and David Boreanaz are both interested in doing it at the same time, I'm sure we will be doing Angel movies. Certainly Joss would like to. David will take a bit more coaxing, but I think he will do it."

Ancier also revealed that the WB weren't entirely to blame for Angel's cancellation in the first place. He claimed that pressure from producer 20th Century Fox Television forced their hand.

"They had pushed for an early decision on whether the show should come back or not. Had they not pushed for the early renewal, or, conversely, if we had said, 'You know what? Let's wait till we get to the scheduling room in May and decide then,' ... the show may or may not have been back. But I think we would have had that opportunity to discuss it. I think the mistake that was made is that between us and 20th, we didn't wait until May. We just made the decision early based upon their request."

Am I the only one who feels increadibly cynical when they read things like this? I'd love for there to be some Angels 'films' made but I can't help but think 'yeah, right, never gonna happen' Maybe it's because the WB has let everyone down before. This would be really cool if it could happen but I won't be holding my breath :(

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Submitted by MrDave on Thu, 08/19/2004 - 14:28.
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MSN Entertainment wrote:
For those of you still clinging to the hope that "Angel" might be resurrected, we have news. David Boreanaz reveals that, contrary to reports, he's not opposed to slipping back into his brooding vampire-with-a-soul character, but only under the right conditions. "It would have to be a theatrical release," the actor tells TV Guide Online. "I'm not into the movie-of-the-week [idea]." Meanwhile, fellow "Angel" alum Charisma "Cordelia" Carpenter will once again channel the powers-that-be on the WB, this time as a seer on a pair of "Charmed" episodes, says the mag.

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Sun, 01/09/2005 - 17:37.
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Whedon's Wonder

TV Guide Online has reported that Joss Whedon is in discussions to write and direct a feature film of Wonder Woman.

The news follows reports that Fox has released him from his contract to develop television projects for the network.

With the Firefly film under his belt, it seems Whedon's wish to concentrate on film work is being granted.

Rumours are now spreading as to who will don the satin hotpants. Recent reports suggest that two Buffy actors are slugging it out for the role (presumably not literally).

Both Sarah Michelle Gellar and Charisma Carpenter are said to be keen to sign. Excuse me? Isn't Wonder Woman supposed to be Amazonian?

Yah! Cool! Wonder Woman was so totally my favourite super heroine when I was a nipper! :D

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Fri, 02/04/2005 - 12:52.
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Top Angel Episodes
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An Angel Magazine poll runs down their readers' top 25 episodes.

The latest episode of Angel Magazine contains the results of a poll in which readers were asked to vote for their favourite three episodes.

If anyone needed proof, the top five produce copious evidence that Angel fans like nothing better than a good weepy. No fewer than three slots are filled by episodes in which someone dies: You're Welcome, A Hole in the World and Hero.

The list lightens up a bit with Smile Time at number two, and then we're back in full tear-jerker mode with heartbreaking episode I Will Remember You at number one. Blimey! You lot need to cheer up a bit.

The full list of all 70 top episodes can be found in this months Angel Magazine, which also features interviews with Sarah Thompson (Eve) and Jenny Mollen (Nina).

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Fri, 02/04/2005 - 12:55.
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Shadowmancer
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Joss Whedon top of the list to adapt fantasy novel.

According to Whitby Today, Buffy creator Whedon is writer JP Taylor's first choice to adapt his novel Shadowmancer.

The former Curate of Whitby sold the film rights to his novel to Fortitude films for £3 million last year. Now Fortitude and Universal are looking for a scriptwriter to adapt it.

Shadowmancer tells the story of 18th century vicar Obadiah Demurral who preaches from the good book to his flock, while privately practicing the black arts as a shadowmancer.

Taylor told Whitby Today: "They have it farmed out to six or seven scriptwriters. Universal and Fortitude want Joss Whedon who created Buffy the Vampire Slayer to do it.

"He's their number one choice and he is my number one choice, but he might be busy because he's already working on another project with Universal."

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Fri, 02/18/2005 - 21:01.
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Sarah's Robot Chicken

Buffy stars reunite for Green's animated comedy.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has teamed up with former Buffy co-star Seth Green for Plastic Buffet - an episode of the latter's new sketch show.

Robot Chicken, devised by Green, uses action figures to perform satirical skits. The makers claim that they spoof everything from Quentin Tarantino's blood-spattered epics to The Real World, in which a cast of superheroes takes the place of drunken 20-somethings.

Stars flocking to voice characters on Robot Chicken include Scarlett Johannson, Burt Reynolds, Mark Hamill and Macauley Culkin.

Sarah will voice herself, and a Buffy doll will presumably do the rest. But will it be 12" Graduation Day Buffy, with faux leather coat or 5" Vampire Buffy with gripping hands and extra crossbow? We wait with baited breath.

Other highlights of the upcoming episode include Meteorgeddon, in which Harrison Ford and Aerosmith fly off to stop an asteroid that could destroy the Earth, and a post-Muppet Show history of Dr. Teeth and his band revealed in Behind the Music: Electric Mayhem.

I've not even heard of this show before but it reminded me of a show we used to have over here on Channel 4 called 'The Adam and Joe Show.'

I don't know if anyone else ever watched this (it used to be on at stupid times like Midnight and 1am etc) but it was SO hillarious. Basically two guys filming skits and spoofs in what was supposed to be their bedroom. Their best gags were the spoofs of films like Titanic and Saving Private Ryan where they basically used toys like teddy bears and dolls to recreate the movie. (I remember a hillarious shot taking the piss out of the 'paper bag dancing in the wind' scene in American Beauty.)

They also did alot of sketches using Star Wars action figures (the most memorable was Yoda as a talk show host and Obi Wan as an alcoholic beating up Luke and Darth) - too funny to even explain you really had to see it to believe it.

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Submitted by Kent on Sat, 02/19/2005 - 03:49.
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There's a magazine over here in the States called Toyfare. It used to have comics with photos of toys doing horrible things to each other. Seth Green was a fan, and even wrote for the mag a couple of times, and one of the creative staff on Robot Chicken is an editor at the magazine. I can't wait to see what twisted-ass stuff they come up with...Good to hear SMG will be lending a hand, too. :P

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Submitted by Heather on Sat, 02/19/2005 - 21:49.
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In The Game Star Walks Out On Show
February 17, 2005, 8:01:54

HANNIGAN WALKS OUT ON SPORTS COMEDY

Actress ALYSON HANNIGAN has quit JENNIFER LOVE HEWITT's new TV series before its debut because she hates her character.

The former BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER star was slated to play a starring role - as Hewitt's best friend and assistant - in sports sitcom IN THE GAME, but will now be replaced by former ROSEANNE star SARA GILBERT.

Hannigan says, "My character was pointless and it certainly wasn't challenging."



hahaha Good for her. :)

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 08:53.
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Pilots of the Future

leftWhat a Buffy and an Angel star are doing next.

Details have been released of two pilots that feature the talents of Alyson Hannigan and David Boreanaz.

Hannigan has joined the cast of yet another comedy pilot. The CBC comedy How I Met Your Mother is all about the dating exploits of a single man (Josh Radnor), as recalled some 20 years later. There are currently no details as to who Hannigan plays.

Meanwhile, Boreanaz has joined the cast of the CSI-like pilot Bones.

In this Fox drama, Boogeyman star Emily Deschanel heads a team of forensic anthropologists who examine skeletal remains to solve crimes. Bones is based on the novels by Kathy Reichs.

Lets hope that these shows actually make it past the pilot stage this time... :roll:

Buffy without Joss...say it isn't so...

Submitted by Firefly on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 13:00.
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Saw this the other night...and let me just say...no...no...no...

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A Buffy Series Without Joss Whedon?

For more than a decade, Writer/Producer/Director Joss Whedon has been synonymous with the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" franchise, so much so that it seems inconceivable that anyone would even attempt to launch a new film or television series about the legendary super heroine without him. But strangely enough, that was, or maybe still is, a plan in the works.

"It's a major misnomer to call Joss the 'creator' of the Buffy Summers character," says a studio executive (currently with Sony) who asked not to be identified. "As wonderful as Joss' writing is, he didn't come up with that character. He got the gig to do the first movie as a write-for-hire job. He wasn't thrilled with what they did to his script and smartly managed to gain control of the TV series but really, 'Buffy' isn't his baby."

The original "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" movie came out in 1992 and starred Kristy Swanson as 'The Chosen One' sent to save the world from demons. The 20th Century Fox film, scripted by hired gun Joss Whedon, was directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, who also produced the motion picture with Kaz Kuzui. Whedon, after complaining loudly about the production team responsible for "ruining his script," managed to land a deal with Fox to produce the TV version in 1997, garnering creative control over the Buffy character. The Kuzui's were attached as Executive Producers on the show (which aired for five seasons on the WB network before moving to UPN) but wielded no real power on the series, which is largely where things got sticky. The Kuzui's had initially wanted to continue on with the franchise under their own banner but the studio trusted Whedon's vision for the character more than theirs.

"Joss did a tremendous job expanding on the Buffy character and its mythology," says the Sony executive. "Aside from Buffy's parents, who were unnamed in the movie, the only character from the movie to cross over to the series was the Slayer herself. Characters like Spike, Giles, Xander, the Master, Glory...that was all Joss."

However, somewhere along the way, egos were bruised, finances were disputed, and a rift occurred between Whedon and the franchise's original "parents" with the Kuzui's attempting to continue on with their own version of the super heroine...all without Whedon.

"I don't think I'm revealing any big trade secrets in Hollywood by mentioning that a script had been circulating for years for a proposed big-screen Buffy sequel that would've been produced by the Kuzui's with absolutely no involvement whatsoever from Joss," says the Sony exec. "The script was rather convoluted, I thought, and focused more on a male slayer character than Buffy, which made little sense to me...but it doesn't change the legalities. The Kuzui's made a case that their contract had been breached by Fox and Mutany Enemy (Whedon's production company) and that they were well within their rights to exercise their option to do their own interpretation of the character and I presume as a bargaining tool began shopping the idea around."

If that's not confusing enough, to further complicate matters, two years ago, a third party reportedly jumped into the fray, just after Whedon announced that he was ending Buffy's run on UPN in 2003. The plan, according to Hollywood sources, was to use the Kuzui's option to create a completely separate TV program with a new actress taking over from series star Sarah Michelle Gellar.

"I was contacted by a producer -- whose name I won't mention -- and asked to submit 'Joss Whedon-type material'," says "Communication Breakdown" director Richard O'Sullivan (whose credits can be seen on IMDb by clicking here). "This was during the period in which I was first starting to pitch 'Breach of Heaven' as a TV series and the obvious comparisons came up since they're both kind of in the same genre. They wanted something 'Whedonesque' but didn't really give me any details about what the project was."

Part of O'Sullivan's writing sample (which can be read by clicking here) was subsequently leaked by a disgruntled former associate to Harry Knowles' Ain't It Cool News website, which initially reported it as the 2003/2004 season opener of Buffy's sister show, "Angel," thus sparking a debate among Whedon fans about the script's validity.

"At first I freaked," says O'Sullivan. "I thought, 'Fuck, the whole thing just went up in smoke.' But then, my phone rang."

O'Sullivan says the producers of the proposed show concocted a plan to use the controversy to their advantage. The idea was to continue with plans to secure the option rights to the Buffy character from the Kuzui's (who felt they still had the right to use the main character from the movie, though certainly not the newer characters or character histories from Whedon's series), but now, in order to pitch the concept to Fox (or wherever the project landed after the legalities were sorted out) they wanted to rush a pilot into "top secret" production and book Screen Gems studios in Wilmington, N.C. (host to such series as "Dawson's Creek" and "One Tree Hill") to serve as the home for the new show.

"I was offered a producer's credit in exchange for basically acting as the 'front man' for the pilot," says O'Sullivan. "They wanted to do business as 'Breach of Heaven,' cast as 'Breach of Heaven,' basically tell everyone we were making the 'Breach of Heaven' pilot...but then when the cast and crew showed up, shoot the pilot for the new Buffy."

O'Sullivan was asked to script the pilot, with specific instructions given that the story would not be set in Sunnydale nor would it include characters from Whedon's shows, other than Buffy and the odd mention of the Slayer's mother, who was not to ever be referred to as "Joyce" (since "Joyce Summers" was a specific creation of Whedon).

The end result, which carried the working title "Slayer: The Adventures of Buffy Summers," picked up some 90 years in the future with the heroine frozen in time, literally turned to wood, and part of an art piece depicting a war between humans and demons.

"The idea was that at some point after the turn of the new millennium, a great battle took place between good and evil and for whatever reason, a powerful mystical force froze Buffy and the demons she was fighting for almost a century," says O'Sullivan. "When the story opens, a tour guide is explaining to a group of school kids -- a mixture of humans and demons -- that the world 90 years ago was a much different, less tolerant place."

Naturally, Buffy is released from the spell, and, after disposing of the demons she had been frozen with for nine decades, is forced to deal with the new inter-dimensional world order.

"It was a very Patton-after-the-war type script," says O'Sullivan. "Here you had Buffy, instantly transported to a new place in time, all her friends gone, the war she had fought since she was sixteen years old over...not knowing who to trust, not knowing how to deal with the fact that she's not supposed to be fighting the monsters she was brought forth to kill. Plus, now she has to wrap her head around concepts like vampires and demons having free will and coexisting with humans in everyday life. It was an interesting new dynamic and not just a rehash of roads already traveled."

Plans for the series, which was being geared toward syndication or cable, were put on hold last year after negotiations to secure the rights stalled amidst the predictable legal wrangling. O'Sullivan believes, however, that the show, which likely would have starred Polish-born actress Aleks West (whom O'Sullivan later cast in his film "Communication Breakdown") would still make for some interesting television.

"Don't get me wrong," says the filmmaker. "I'm a huge Joss Whedon fan. What he did with that series, and with 'Angel,' was groundbreaking stuff. It blew the original movie away and I actually found Fran Kuzui's film to be rather entertaining. But I think there are still so many different directions you can take that character."

Currently, plans remain in the works to bring O'Sullivan's "Breach of Heaven" -- presumably the real "Breach of Heaven" this time -- to television.

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Submitted by Firefly on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 13:03.
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And again I say...noooooo....

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Aleks West as the third actress to play Buffy the Vampire Slayer?
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Breaking News: Fox Television has completely divested itself from Mutant Enemy, the production company owned by "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" mastermind Joss Whedon. This has some insiders speculating that the rumors of a new Buffy series without Whedon at the helm may be true after all. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" was originally a property sold to Fox by Kuzui Enterprises and Sandollar Television. Whedon, who penned the big screen film that the series was based on, pitched the idea of doing "Buffy" as a series to the WB in the late 90's and has largely been looked at as the driving force behind the series.

Over the years, there have been rumblings of a massive rift between Kuzui, Fox, and Whedon, with terms like "breach of contract" used liberally. A script for a big screen Buffy sequel (attached to the Kuzui camp) has circulated for awhile now and recently a brief screener for a proposed "Buffy" television pilot began making the rounds. According to Fox TV, it retains full rights to the Buffy franchise.

Fox refuses to comment on whether or not Kuzui and/or Sandollar retain a "first right of refusal" option as to who produces the show. Speculation is that the recent Fox TV/Whedon split indicates that Mutant Enemy does not.

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Submitted by MrDave on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 16:30.
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Lord have mercy, let the girl rest shy dont'cha? Can't you people at Fox/ME/Kazui/Sandollar are causing acutal physical pain to Kris? Stop it already!

I think you need to develop your idea without using the "Buffy" name and see if it can stand on the merits of the idea rather than the coat-tails of a GENIOUS like Joss Whedon. If it can't then :P to you you are stinky bottoms anyway! It it does, then well, wecome to the latest Gothic Horror/Mystical Fiction fanclub.

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 16:57.
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It'd be interesting to know whether anyone would be even vaguely interested in doing another Buffy movie purely on the basis of the first film - I'm guessing the answer would be no, cos lets face it, without the series that film would have fallen into obscurity for being simply another cheesy teen movie.

Kuzui and their shoddy production ruined that film and lets face it Fox almost screwed all Buffy fans over by dropping the show at the end of season five. This is just an obvious plot to cash in on Whedon's talent/success and the devoted fan base of the Buffy series - it's kind of sick really concidering they're contesting the legality of Whedon's production but at the same time want to profit from it.

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Submitted by Sid on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 17:02.
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Hey, man, I LIKED the movie, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I'll go see the sequel. Then I'll promptly return the the LABN message board and report to you all how sparklingly it sucked. :)

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Submitted by Meredith Bell on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 17:12.
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Hehe, I'm not saying I disliked the movie, it was obviously a good idea that stood the test of time in seven seasons as a series. But my favourite part of the film was the humour of the Buffy character (in her popculture references and frank valley girl speak) attributes that came from the script not the actors or direction. That's not to say that I don't like Kirsty Swanson - she did a good job but she didn't have the charisma that Geller did playing that same role.

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Submitted by Sid on Tue, 03/08/2005 - 17:17.
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Back in 2002, when I first haunted this site, I'd have disagreed with you. I thought Swanson played a better Buffy.

NOW I agree with you. I am amazed at Gellar's performance. I don't think she translates well into other things--Scooby Doo, boo!--The Grudge, fudge!--but she made Buffy real.

I think Swanson spoke the character perfectly, as Buffy existed before the series took place. Gellar, however, matured Buffy.

Buffy in the UK

Submitted by Meredith Bell on Mon, 03/14/2005 - 13:56.
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For a nice bit of nostalgia (and those poor peeps who don't have the DVD's) staring this Saturday, 19th March, Five will be screening Buffy from the start. The first episode 'Welcome to the Hellmouth' will be aired at 6:40pm.

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Submitted by MrDave on Thu, 06/29/2006 - 14:22.
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Firefly co-Producer Tim Minear talks about one of the episode ideas that he and Joss had planned for a future episode.

http://www.whedon.info/article.php3?id_article=12674

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Submitted by MrDave on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 10:33.
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Apparently the "Incredible Hulk" is going to get yet another screen treatment. This time, however, sans Eric Bana (whose contract has expired)

cinescope wrote:
He said, "Well, here's what I found out : Universal isn't really doing it. It's going to be done through Marvel (independently, or close too) and it's called "Incredible Hulk". Bana is definitely not doing it - his contract was with Universal, and so on - so they're going to get a new Hulk. They're not going to be auditioning, but merely 'going out' to names. Should've guessed. Apparently the following guys could be either in consideration or in talks for the role : Dominic Purcell, Brendan Fraser, Adam Garcia. Typical bunch of names, if you ask me."

Brendon Fraser as Doctor Bruce Banner? Ree-aa-ee-ly?

If you ask me Nicolas Brendon would be a better choice

Oh and I found this picture for the ladies:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v518/jancie65/janitor.jpg

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Submitted by Allyana on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 12:14.
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Janitor? 8)

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Submitted by MrDave on Thu, 07/06/2006 - 20:11.
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Allyana wrote:
Janitor? 8)

It was attached to a fanfic piece named "Janitor"

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Submitted by Allyana on Sat, 07/08/2006 - 18:00.
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Is it worth it? Just curious why Angel would be called janitor. :D

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Submitted by MrDave on Sat, 07/08/2006 - 20:19.
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I didn't read it. It was a roundabout way that I got there. And I didn't have time to go back and read it.

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Submitted by Heather on Sat, 07/08/2006 - 20:41.
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I would suspect from the picture that the fanfic was more of the soft-porn type that gets written a lot...

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Submitted by Allyana on Wed, 07/12/2006 - 15:58.
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Yeah, probably. :lol:

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Submitted by TwistedStranger on Mon, 07/17/2006 - 23:34.
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I wouldn't mind seeing Dominic Purcell in the role, but Nicholas Brendon irritates me. Something about him makes me want to bust his head in with a pipe.

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