Marc Blucas plays the character of Riley Finn on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. So, I thought it was important to make something clear since this is a very anti-Riley site. Marc Blucas is an actor. He is not the same as the character he plays. Marc does not = Riley. When I say I hate Riley, I mean I hate Riley. I do not hate Marc Blucas. (I don't think he's that good an actor, but as a person I'm sure he's stellar.)
Again...MARC is not the same as RILEY. I do not want Marc to die. I do not want to get flames from Marc fans. I do not want Riley haters to bash Marc. This site is about RILEY, not about MARC.
What is the purpose of this site?
It's very possible that you came upon this site and you saw that it was sort of militant and there's a lot of ranting and hating of Riley. And you thought to yourself...why is this person doing this? If they hate Riley so much why are they spending so much time on a site that involves a character they hate?
Well basically, the purpose of this site is to be theraputic. This site is intended to give people who don't like Riley a chance to let off a little steam and give voice to some hostility and frustration in a semi-productive manner. The purpose is also to laugh a little. I myself have had a great time making the graphics and designing the site and I'm hoping that people will get a laugh out of looking at the stuff I've gathered and maybe contributing their own stuff.
The purpose of the site is NOT to hurt anyone. That's why I am expressely saying that this site is not about Marc. It is about a fictional character who does not exist and therefore cannot be hurt by anyone saying they want him to die. It is not about hurting Riley fans either...if you like Riley this is simply not the site for you. This is not intended as an attack on Riley fans. You are free to like the character as much as you want. Just as I am free to dislike him as much as I want.
Is there a dirileydie club I can join?
There is no club on this website. I found out that I don't have the time to keep up with membership lists and the rest of that stuff when I created RABID. So no, there is no dierileydie club.
But if you want to join a club check the links section.
Why do I hate Riley? Let me count the ways. How about he's a big ol' doofus. Or how about he says stuff like "I've never courted a girl like Buffy before." Or how about I am a huge Buffy/Angel fan ,and I do not see any of what made Buffy and Angel special in Buffy and Riley's relationship. Or how about Riley is a huge sucking void of air time, sucking gigantic amounts of time away from characters I actually care about like Xander and Giles. Or how about he's just boring, boring, boring. And wooden. And watching him and Buffy kiss is like watching siblings make out. And he follows orders like a dog. Or he treats Buffy like some cool new toy gun he found (you're so strong...kick this again!) And he has NO personality.
The truth is that yes I was biased against him, but I didn't hate him when he first appeared. I have grown to hate him because I feel like he is being shoved down my throat. I don't like it that the writers are trying to force me to like him. And I don't feel like all the huge amounts of screentime they've given him have made me care about him any more because I don't see anything in him to care about.
Everyone has different reasons for disliking characters...so my reasons are not the reasons of everyone who will come to this site. But that's my attempt to explain it as far as I'm concerned.
How would you feel if someone was mean to Angel like you are to Riley?
I KNOW what it feels like to have people be mean to Angel. The Dust Dead Boy Brigade has been around for a whole lot longer than this site has, and there are plenty of other anti-Angel sites like it. The fact is that no matter how much one person likes a character, there will always be other people who don't like the character. And there will always be people who insult a character you like. You just have to ignore it, or move on from it. If I don't want Angel to die, I don't go to the sites that talk about killing him.
I also think that the people who don't like Angel have every right to make a site where they talk about killing him. They can express their hatred for him as much as they want. The fact that someone else doesn't like a character I like doesn't mean I end up liking that character any less. I can go on writing Buffy/Angel fanfic and watching Buffy/Angel episodes and enjoying their romance no matter how many people tell me it sucks or they hate one of the characters involved.
This site is mean to Riley, yes. So if that makes you feel bad don't stay here. Go to a friendly, happy place. You don't have to listen to anyone you don't agree with, read any fanfic that offends you, or stay at a site you hate.
It means I want Riley to die. <g>
Okay seriously, the first time I saw it was over the summer before 4th season. I don't know if this is the first origin of the term, but it was the first time I saw it. Some of the people who saw the press releases that mentioned Riley were writing fic where Riley got killed off. And at the end of the fic, they would all write dierileydie. I thought that was the coolness. So I stole it.
No.
Riley's gone, why don't you take this site down and get over it?
Well, Riley's not actually dead, so the whole wanting him to die thing still technically applies <g>
The real reason I'm not taking the site down is because a bunch of people wrote stories, and made pics and thought up names, and I think creativity is really cool so I want other people to be able to check out and enjoy what they came up with.
What do I do about submitting my fic/pics/etc?
This site is currently closed to submissions.
Riley's not dead, so why did you stop taking submissions?
It seems like overkill to keep pounding Riley now that he's gone. Personally, I feel like I need less of an outlet for my Riley-rage, and I'd rather spend my time on other things.
Of course if he ever comes back on the show, I'll probably open things back up to submissions.
What if you didn't answer my question?
Go ahead and ask me. I'll answer your e-mail and if I think it's something other people might want to know I'll put it up here.