The Buffy Thread

Originally posted by Mary Loquacious


You may have gotten ahold of a mediocre episode, Sully. Unbelievable as it seems, there are a few not-so-great ones. I curious to know which one you saw... Do you remember anything of the plot?

Originally posted by Sullivan
Yes. Buffy was battling this other girl for the Homecoming Queen position, or some student body election. Then their mutual friends bought them a limousine, which turned out to be driven by some hell-spawned lackey who drove them into the woods and left them in an ambush zone. They holed up in a convenient cabin and talked about life while bad guys crawled around in the bushes outside. Eventually, the cabin blew up. That's as much as I saw.

Oh, and then I saw another episode where all the adults ate candy that made them immature. Novel idea And then Buffy went into the sewers and lit a demon on fire before it could eat some babies.

That ponce Riley practically ruined my Buffy lovefest from Season 4 on.

I`m so happy I won`t get to see her and Tara fat arse tonsil-tickling again anytime soon too. What a mess that was.
And what is happening to Xander? Did you see how Fat he looked in that wedding suit? I thought it was Pavarotti getting hitched!

Are you obsessed with weight issues or what? With Xander, though, I have to say, it's a kind of Tommy Boy thing:

I missed Giles, too--and f*cking loved him in the series finale. He kicks so much a*s. And he'll be getting his own series in the near future, although unless BBC America is kind to me, I won't be seeing it anytime soon.

I'm glad to see it's more than the Monkey and me who like Buffy. We need more Buffy fans to post on this here thread!

Originally posted by Jonny Goodboy
Any clue when this all kicks off and what`s it gonna be called?

P.S...Still prefer old Willow

Originally posted by Mary Loquacious


It'll be called either Ripper or The Watcher, and hopefully it'll be on the air as soon as early 2003. I've heard rumors about a late 2002 pilot, but that's doubtful,

Originally posted by Jonny Goodboy


Should be a blast whatever.
How much more do you about it Mary?
Is it a Joss Whedon vehicle...Any other characters stretching their wings over to this one...Is it set before the days of Buffy Sommers or present day...set in U.K.or U.S?

Like I said, should be a blast whatever.

I loved the musical ep (even though some of them cans sing and some certainly can't dance). BTW, at a Trek convention I saw some Musical ep soundtrack CDs for sale that had been given away at the premiere, I think. And later I saw one for sale on eBay. These discs looked like a promo item, not a bootleg CD.

Cannot wait for season 7 and more of Spike.

I had read somewhere that the mini series Ripper was only going to be on the BBC, which I hope is NOT true, because us poor people here in the states would have to wait for the DVD. I can't afford to move to the U.K.!

Here's what I know:
Joss Whedon will be in the pilot's seat in terms of producing and whatnot, although I'm not sure how much of it he'll actually be doing writing- and directing-wise. There's a possibility of cross-overs with Buffy, but I'm not holding my breath (although I would love to see such a thing). And it will be set pretty much in the current continuity--Giles living in England after he leaves Sunnydale, trying to get his own life back on track, that sort o' thing. It looks to be pretty dark, and I'm certain we'll be seeing more of Ethan Rayne, a minor character that I love who is part of Giles's "dark past."

Unfortunately for us, it will be a BBC production. And since BBC America seems to be allergic to airing newer British shows

Originally posted by Jonny Goodboy
Cheers ML, still sounds like a blast...I`d put money on Ethan`s mug showing up too (wouldn`t be surprised if he`ll be a regular).

Yup, that`s pretty much suck`s for ardent fans such as you.
Maybe, I`ll be a Gent and send you out some Videos

The End For Buffy?
Sexy actress Sarah Michelle Gellar plans to give up Buffy The Vampire Slayer following the success of her latest movie Scooby-Doo. The 25-year-old star has played high-kicking evil-conquering lead character Buffy Summers for the past five years since the hit TV show began. But she now sees her future on the big screen following the box-office success of Scooby-Doo, in which she played Daphne Blake. She says, "It's important for me to go out on top. I don't want to be part of a show that runs eight years only to have people say of it, 'That should have ended years ago'." The producers of the show are now working on ways to continue the series, which will otherwise end after its seventh run. The most likely possibility would see Buffy's role taken by her teenage sister Dawn, played by Michelle Trachtenberg. There is also a chance that Sarah may be persuaded to make regular cameos. Buffy executive producer Marti Noxon says, "I'm not sure that Sarah will come back. It would be very hard to continue without her, although program makers 20th Century Fox might try." Sarah has been forced to miss out on a string of top movie roles due to the time- consuming constraints of the Buffy schedule and has also complained about the toll the show's stunts take on her body. However in addition to Scooby-Doo she did star in 1999's acclaimed Cruel Intentions and in 2001 flick Harvard Man.