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Latest news – August 31, 2002
Now Shooting: Episode 5
(Note: they seem to be filming episodes 4 and 5 out of order)
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Posted by Herc on Ain't it Cool News on 8-25-02
http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=13086
I was waiting for Moriarty last weekend outside the Pasadena cinema where
AICN just held its advance screening of DreamWorks’ "The Ring."
A tall skinny smiley guy ambles up and asks, "Excuse me, are you
Hercules?"
"Ngaa!" I panic, reaching for the man's hand. Unlike Harry,
Moriarty, Quint and their ilk, Hercules doesn’t do set visits or
in-person interviews. On those rare occasions I attend AICN events, those
in the know know (or should know) not to identify me. My mind races: "How
the fuck does this stranger know what Hercules looks like?"
I get even more rattled when the stranger identifies himself as "Buffy
the Vampire Slayer" writer Drew Z. Greenberg. (Greenberg joined the
"Buffy" staff last season. He authored the teleplays for "Smashed,"
"Older and Far Away" and "Entropy").
Ngaa again! I've never spoken to a Mutant Enemy employee face-to-face
before. Is he alone? Has the entire "Buffy" staff turned up
to pummel and/or harangue Herc about two years of far-too-revealing spoilers?
No. He’s just stepping up to say, "Hi." He says the Mutant
Enemy staff is cognizant of the fact that we at Coaxial News, fearful
of driving people away from "Buffy," have taken to holding back
key spoilers.
And though I am still thoroughly rattled, I find myself instinctively
spending the next ten minutes harassing the man with questions about all
things Mutant Enemy. Greenberg was skittish about confirming what we’ve
already learned, but he did offer a few interesting new details:
* Greenberg indicated that all the villains of the previous "Buffy"
seasons would appear in just one scene, and I think he was implying that
it was going to be the last scene of the first episode. "If this
scene comes together the way we think it will, it’s going to be amazing,"
he said. "It sets up the entire season."
* I mentioned that Mark Metcalf, who played season-one "big bad"
The Master, said he would definitely be back later in the season. From
what I inferred from Greenberg’s response, the door is open for all
of the "bads" to keep returning as the seventh (and likely final)
season wears on. It also sounded like we'd be seeing a lot more of Eliza
Dushku.
* Greenberg said he hadn’t yet learned which of the season-seven
"Buffy" episodes he was going to write, but did indicate that
he would be scripting the fourth episode of "Firefly" to air.
Posted by Wanda on E!Online on 8-26-02
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Wanda/Trans/Archive2002/020826.html
From pgmoney: Buffy, Buffy, Buffy!
Well, just to clarify, the fifth episode is the one with the singing-dancing
Anya scene. I think I may have said fourth last week, because they are
shooting episodes four and five out of order. So, four is still a work
in progress. But five sounds fan-freaking-tastic. Dancing, singing--and
a character from the past reappears.
From missyjdma: Hi! This is my first time here--any further news on Spike
and how he deals with his remorse and new soul?
Welcome! He hides it from the rest of the Scoobs for a while, and he also
ditches the crypt for a whole new ambience.
From angiebabe: What about Amber Benson? I heard that she returns as a
twin sister in the first episode, when Willow goes to London. And that
Willow falls for her, but it turns out she's straight.
Whoa, tiger. According to my source, none of that happens in the first
three episodes. Sorry. He tells me Amber Benson will definitely be back,
but not in the first three eps.
Posted by Drew Goddard at the Bronze Beta on 8-27-02
Newt – Looks like my episode will be episode five.
SlayerNextDoor – my episode is being directed by the genius David
Solomon. I’m so glad he’s doing it. He’s amazing.
Halfrek – I’m doing great, thanks for asking. We start shooting
my episode tomorrow, so I’m just about as happy as can be.
Posted by the Oracle on the BC&S Spoiler Board on 8-28-02
"Lessons"
NEW! - Buffy starts to have visions in her dreams. She sees a young woman
in Istanbul get stalked by hooded figures (supposedly monks). A similar
scene occurs in the second episode, "Beneath You."
"Same Time, Same Place"
NEW! - Willow returns to Sunnydale unable to see or be seen by her friends.
(Results in at least one cool scene which presumably is the reason for
the episode's title.) It happens because of her magic and because she's
afraid of being alone.
NEW! - Anya pays the price for undoing the curse on Worm Man and loses
her ability to teleport.
Episode 5
NEW! - This will be an Anya-centric episode. Complete with singing flashback
to "Once More With Feeling" time!
Posted by the Hollywood Reporter on 8-29-02
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hollywoodreporter/television/brief_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1644073
It's good news for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans: Evil vampire
slayer Faith is set to return to the UPN drama series. Eliza Dushku has
signed on to reprise her role as Faith this season in five episodes of
"Buffy" and three episodes of the WB Network's spinoff "Angel,"
both from writer-producer Joss Whedon and 20th Century Fox TV.
Posted by Wanda on E!Online on 8-30-02
http://www.eonline.com/Gossip/Wanda/Archive2002/020830b.html
Did the Hellmouth Freeze Over? Never thought I'd be so lucky to get a
private tour of the Buffy set--from James Marsters--but apparently I racked
up enough good karma helping little old ladies across the street (well,
I thought about it once) that it actually happened.
James took me around his Buffy digs (including the brand-spanking-new
Sunnydale High) as we shot a segment for E!'s Live Countdown: Primetime
Emmy Awards, during which you'll get the chance to go behind the scenes
of Sunnydale and a bunch of other Emmy-nominated shows.
For now, let me give you the highlights: James bit my neck, James bit
my neck, James bit my neck.
What, you want to know more? Well, my tongue's a bit tied, but I'll tell
you this: There were murmurings of Buffy's basement being a new hub for
hotness (and insanity).
Join
me in the Crypt of Decryption:
I
have some additional spoilers for the first few episodes.
Episode
1:
Herc speculates that the returning Big Bads will all appear in the final
scene of the first episode. My understanding is that this involves some
sort of shapeshifting being that appears in the presence of Spike. It
shifts into the shapes of several of the Big Bads, from one into the other,
perhaps backwards through time. Is it real or is Spike hallucinating?
Episode 2:
The Oracle reports that Buffy is having Slayer dreams. Interestingly,
Spike repeats to Buffy something she heard in one of her dreams. Are the
writers showing some sort of mystical connection between Spike and Buffy?
Episode 3:
This episode does not pick up where episode 2 ended. We find out later
that after Spike's confession about the soul, Buffy ran away, not able
to deal with it. However, she, Xander and Dawn come to him for help when
they are trying to find out what's behind a dead body Xander found.
Episode 3 and 4:
Spike is still helping Buffy and the Scoobies in episodes 3 and 4, but
his sanity is still an issue.
Episode 5:
Anya confronts her past, present and future; Hallie and D'Hoffryn appear;
Xander tells Anya he still loves her, but Anya may not be ready to resume
a relationship; Buffy gives advice to Spike.
Spike is not living in Buffy's basement in episode 5, so what is Wanda
talking about? Always unclear, of course. I suppose it's possible that
after episode 5, Spike will go to live in Buffy's basement. Or Wanda could
have been talking about the school basement, where Spike's scenes in the
early episodes are taking place, including a scene in episode 5.
Scheduled writers and episode titles:
Episode
#1: Joss Whedon
Title: Lessons
Episode
#2: Douglas Petrie
Title: Beneath You
Episode
#3: Jane Espenson
Title: Same Time, Same Place
Episode
#4: Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Title: Help
Episode
#5: Drew Goddard
Title: Anya Unconfirmed 8-30-02
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