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Angel News |
50 Best Episodes of 2004
4. "angel: not fade away": The series finale of "Angel" was filled with tons of great "holy shit" moments - Illyria's reaction to Wesley's death alone should be required watching for everyone - but the closing moments cut right to the heart of what the show has always been about: the good fight (and the quest for redemption itself) is always a constant struggle. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 22 Jan 2005 :: |
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BtVS News |
Buffy & Co Changed How Teens Talk. A Lot
Television heroine Buffy, the Vampire Slayer, has been an unlikely source of language change. In his book, Slayer Slang, A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, Michael Adams tells how this unconventional teen challenged linguistic taboos and introduced new words and phrases in nearly every show. Slayer, witch, werewolf, vampire, commando, contractor, vengeance demon, supernatural force incarnate – in other words, they are all average kids, in average relationships, battling the forces of adolescent evil, personified, in Sunnydale at least, by vampires, demons, and monsters. They are also particularly adept speakers of American English, especially of slang. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 22 Jan 2005 :: |
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Alyson Hannigan News |
The Return of Willow
Willow on Veronica Mars! Now that the cat's out of the bag on that divine casting move from UPN I mentioned last week--Buffy's Alyson Hannigan playing Logan's sister on Veronica Mars--I had a few words (gushy ones) with the show's cast and creator Rob Thomas. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 22 Jan 2005 :: |
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Tim Minear News |
Wonderfalls Completed on DVD
Tim Minear, executive producer of Fox's canceled Wonderfalls series, told SCI FI Wire that the upcoming DVD set will include nine previously unseen episodes, in the order they were meant to be seen, which tell a full story. "Wonderfalls has a very specific arc, which ends at episode 13, so people will feel like they've had a complete experience," Minear said in an interview while promoting his upcoming Fox series, The Inside. "[We wrote it as a complete show] in the event only 13 got made and it went to DVD. So that was the plan. That was a conscious plan." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 21 Jan 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Pre-Order Angel Season 5 DVD
You can pre-order Angel Season 5 DVD (R2) right now from Amazon.co.uk who also have up some new images of the DVD too. DVD will be released on February 21st. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Jan 2005 :: |
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General News |
Barry - The Demon Hunter
If you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this may too hit the spot for you. Barry the Demon Hunter is a UK indie webshow in the same vein as Buffy and Angel. Priest by day, Demon hunter by night, Barry, fresh out of his long and lonely 10 years of training, has more trouble relating to reality and relationships than the creatures he meets at night, especially when he meets up with a troubled teenage girl, Brook, who is in need of his help. Inspired by the void left by the end of Buffy and Angel, Oliver McNeil, who stars, writes and directs, is creating his own unique world in which to tell his own supernatural stories. Each episode will run for about ten minutes and will only be show on the web. Oliver used to work in theatre, film and television (BBC) in many different areas. Most of his projects have been made quickly on a shoestring. His full time occupation is that of design and photography. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Jan 2005 :: |
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Sarah M. Gellar News |
Kelly Preps SF Southland Tales
Director Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) told SCI FI Wire that he's set to make his sophomore film effort, Southland Tales, which should go into production this spring with Sarah Michelle Gellar and Seann William Scott in the leads. "Without giving too much away it's a big social satire, but it's also a black comedy, and it combines elements of science fiction and thrillers and even musicals," Kelly said in an interview. "So it's a hybrid." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Jan 2005 :: |
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Tim Minear News |
Minear's Moon Still Rises
Tim Minear, who is adapting Robert A. Heinlein's classic SF novel The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress for the screen, told SCI FI Wire that he just completed the latest draft of the screenplay. "I just actually turned in my next pass at it this morning [Jan. 17] to [producers] David Heyman and Mike Medavoy," Minear said in an interview whilre promoting his new Fox series The Inside. "The next step is they read it and maybe give me more notes or take it to a director or whatever." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Jan 2005 :: |
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Alyson Hannigan News |
Buffy Star Shines on Veronica Mars
On Tuesday, Feb. 22, former "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" star Alyson Hannigan leaves demon-infested Sunnydale behind for the mystery-filled seaside town of Neptune, when she makes a guest appearance on the UPN Tuesday-night cult hit "Veronica Mars." She's currently scheduled for one episode, with a possibility of the role becoming recurring. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Jan 2005 :: |
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Angel News |
50 Best Episodes of 2004
21. "angel: smile time": They made Angel a puppet. A puppet. Nothing more needs to be said. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Jan 2005 :: |
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Serenity Spoilers |
Krumholtz Logs On Serenity
David Krumholtz, who plays a key role in the upcoming SF movie Serenity, told SCI FI Wire that his character is called "Mr. Universe." Check the link for the entire article, there are spoilers within it. Minor ones, but spoilers none-the-less. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Jan 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Angel Soundtrack - Full Details
Amazon.co.uk have finally put up the full details for the Angel soundtrack. Complete track listings and an image of the album cover. Will be released on February 14th costing a mere £8.99! |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Jan 2005 :: |
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Christophe Beck News |
Interview with Elektra & Buffy Composer Christophe Beck
With over 40 film scores to his credit, Christophe Beck has definitely joined the ranks of our most prolific composers. He has covered such diverse genres as teen comedy (AMERICAN WEDDING), film noir (CONFIDENCE) and epic romance (UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN). While a comic book heroine like ELEKTRA wouldn't normally be a challenge to the man who scored BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER's tussles. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Jan 2005 :: |
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Alyson Hannigan News |
Gilbert Filling Hannigan Shoes on Hewitt Laffer
ABC has all but wrapped up its drama development, greenlighting a quartet of pilots from Touchstone Television. Pilot season is also progressing at NBC and the WB, which have each placed an additional drama into their 2005-06 mix |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Jan 2005 :: |
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Nicholas Brendon News |
Nicholas Brendon in New Horror Movie
Enter Unholy, a new film that just got rolling under the directorial eye of Daryl Goldberg. The film stars Barbeau as the mother of a girl who suddenly and without reason kills herself. Unable to cope and move on, Barbeau and her son (played by "Buffy" star Nicholas Brendan) begin to look into the things her daughter was involved in, and soon discover a conspiracy involving an experiment called "The Unholy Trinity". It involves Nazi witchcraft and members of our own government, to give you and idea how messed up it is.
The Unholy: Starring Nicholas Brendon
FANGORIA just got the details on UNHOLY, a new horror yarn starring Nicholas (BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER) Brendon and Adrienne (THE FOG) Barbeau. Lensing in Northern New Jersey and Queens, New York, the film deals with a grieving mother (Barbeau) who uncovers a conspiracy dealing with Nazi witchcraft. Daryl Goldberg makes his directorial debut on the film, with fellow NYU grad Sam Stephen Freeman serving as executive producer (with Joshua Blumenfeld) and screenwriter. Thomas (BLADES) Rondinella produces. Besides Barbeau and Brendon, UNHOLY also features Susan (THE FACULTY) Willis, Siri (BLOOD ANGELS) Baruc, Richard Ziman, Cheyenne Casebier and Joe McKenna in the cast. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Jan 2005 :: |
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Seth Green News |
Seth's Family Guy Airing Soon
Announcement came down on Martin Luther King Day at one of those junket thingies TV publicists are always mounting this time of year. Curiously, this isn’t the show’s only lengthy hiatus from Fox, which broadcast no new episodes between Aug. 1, 2000 and July 11, 2001. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Jan 2005 :: |
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James Marsters News |
Noxon Wants Marsters on Point
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer producer Marti Noxon told SCI FI Wire that she wants to get former Buffy and Angel star James Marsters on her new supernatural Fox series Point Pleasant. "Adam Busch, who was on Buffy as one of the super nerds, has a small role right now," Noxon told reporters at Fox's winter press preview on Jan. 17 in Universal City, Calif. "And I would really love to bring James Marsters [Spike] in at some point. We've been talking to him." (Some spoilers in article) |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Jan 2005 :: |
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Tim Minear News |
Tim Minear's The Inside Fact Sheet
Special Agent REBECCA LOCKE (Rachel Nichols), just two years out of Quantico and confined to a statistical analyst position in Washington, DC, is determined to break free of her routine, yet safe, desk job and venture out into the field to tackle the FBI’s most dangerous assignments. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 17 Jan 2005 :: |
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BtVS News |
Feminist Excess Revisited
And here I thought this kind of rhetoric had withered away some 30 years ago, except for a brief flare-up in Naomi Wolf's 1991 bestseller "The Beauty Myth." But no. Never mind that in the intervening years, the equation of femininity with helplessness or submissiveness has been thoroughly exploded in popular culture. Our ideals of feminine beauty now include athletes and the strong heroines of television shows like "Alias," "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," or "Xena: Warrior Princess," more than capable of holding their own against men. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 17 Jan 2005 :: |
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