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Joss Whedon News |
Whedon Wooed for Wonder
Producer Joel Silver confirmed to SCI FI Wire that he is wooing Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon to write and direct a new film version of Wonder Woman. "I'm trying," Silver said in an interview at WonderCon in San Francisco on Feb. 19. "I'm trying to work a deal with Joss. ... I was just in the other room [where Whedon was talking about his upcoming SF movie, Serenity]. I don't know if I could work that out. It's a complicated deal to do, but I would love him to do it. It would be great if he could do it." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Feb 2005 :: |
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Amy Acker News |
Astin leads the cast of The Final Season
Rudy's about to score again. Sean Astin has been cast in the lead role for “The Final Season”, a new drama that’s being billed as baseball’s version of “Hoosiers”. Amy Acker, Tyler Hoechlin, Sam Elliot and Katherine Ross have also just signed to star in the pic. Acker, formerly of TV’s “Angel”, will play Kent’s love interest, a by-the-book lawyer who is representing the State’s side in the reorganization process. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 20 Feb 2005 :: |
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Seth Green News |
Stars Team Up For Seth Green's New Show
SCARLETT JOHANSSON, BURT REYNOLDS, ASHTON KUTCHER and SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR are among a host of stars who are lending their voices to a new animation series dreamed up by actor SETH GREEN. AUSTIN POWERS star Green is using stop-motion animation to poke fun at Hollywood and pop culture stars in a show called ROBOT CHICKEN. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 19 Feb 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Joss Whedon to host special *Serentiy* panel at Wizard World L.A.
We are pleased to announce that Buffy/Angel creator and Astonishing X-Men writer Joss Whedon will host a special Serenity presentation on Sunday, March 20th at Wizard World Los Angeles and may even bring some surprises and guests along to boot! The panel will be followed by a signing where you can personally meet the uber-scribe himself. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Feb 2005 :: |
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DB Woodside News |
DB Woodside in new Show
"Triangle," from Paramount Network TV and Shore View Entertainment, centers on a young doctor (Sergei) who moves to the Caribbean after his wife disappears during their honeymoon there. Woodside, whose series credits include "24" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," will play a police captain, and Du Toit will play a bartender. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Feb 2005 :: |
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Serenity News |
Whedon's Comic Book Serenity
In a quick word in this week’s issue of Newsweek, (online here) the announcement was made that Joss Whedon will return to his own properties in comics this summer with a prequel to Serenity, Whedon’s upcoming feature film based on his cancelled TV series Firefly, set 500 years in the future. Dark Horse Comics confirmed for Newsarama that they will be publishing the three-issue prequel, written by Whedon and Brett Matthews (a Firefly writer and former comics collaborator with Whedon), with art by Will Conrad. Issue #1 is due in July. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel DVD News |
Vampire Series with Bite as Second Life on DVD
Some television shows keep going long after the life has been sucked out of them. Others die before realizing their potential. And then there's "Angel." Created as a spin-off of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" was the saga of a centuries-old vampire cursed with a soul, striving to protect the helpless and earn redemption for the countless lives he had taken. For four seasons, "Angel" seemed poise to be a really great show. In its fifth season, everything clicked - and then it was canceled by the WB. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 18 Feb 2005 :: |
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Seth Green News |
Fast, furious and totally loopy: That's Robot Chicken
Television doesn't get much loopier than the Cartoon Network's latest "Adult Swim" cartoon, Robot Chicken. "It's a stop-motion sketch comedy show, so it's fast and furious," said Seth Green, one of the show's creators. "It's in the forum of watching television, so you'll flip through the channels and you'll see bursts of static. We have sketches that are as short as two seconds, and sketches as long as four minutes. And the whole thing is a tightly packed ADD-type of television, satirical content, lampooning pop-culture events." (Some show spoilers) |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 17 Feb 2005 :: |
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BtVS Merchandise News |
Exclusive Sideshow 12" Oz Figure
The very limited 12" Oz figure due to be released later this year is now open for ordering. There are only 500 of these figures and the first few customers will receive a bonus accessory available nowhere else! The Sideshow Exclusive accessory is an a 'Dingoes Ate My Baby' t-shirt!. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 17 Feb 2005 :: |
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Sarah M. Gellar News |
The Grudge DVD - Out Now
The Grudge, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar was released yesterday on DVD (R2), buy your copy now. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 15 Feb 2005 :: |
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Alexa Davalos News |
Alexa Davalos Signs up for new Pilot
Leigh, whose other credits include "The Practice" and The WB's recent -- apparently unsuccessful -- pilot "Rocky Point," joins Amanda Righetti ("North Shore," "The O.C."), Sean Faris ("life as we know it"), Alexa Davalos ("The Chronicles of Riddick") and Dave Annable in the series about six close high school friends. Every episode tracks a year of their life from graduation to their 20th reunion. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 15 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel DVD News |
Angel Season 5 DVD Review
Nobody, not the producers, not the actors, and certainly not the fans could have predicted where this show would go. Where it could go. After all, this is an hour-long fantasy about a guy who spends so much time sitting in the shadows and brooding so much he would give Batman a run for his money. Or utility belt, as the case may be. So why is it that after five years and over a hundred episodes this show was still one of the freshest on TV? Simple: this is a story about something.
Angel Season 5 - Let's go to Work
In order to keep ‘Angel’ on the air for a fifth season, Joss Whedon and the gang at Mutant Enemy had to make a few changes. So, they totally revamped the series – transplanting the Angel Investigations team to the unhallowed halls of Wolfram & Hart. Combining this ‘minor’ change with the network’s request for more standalone episodes resulted in one of the most creative and entertaining seasons of any of Whedon’s three series. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 15 Feb 2005 :: |
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General News |
Top 20 TV Couples for Valentine's Day
9. Buffy and Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): He was a brooding vampire. She was a sassy vampire killer. Which meant Buffy and Angel didn't go on many dreamy-eyed dates. But when they were together, their undying passion could raise the dead. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 14 Feb 2005 :: |
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BtVS News |
TV's 20 Best Same-Sex Kisses: Willow & Tara Top the Poll!
1. Willow and Tara, Buffy the Vampire Slayer 2001: Wiccan witches Willow and Tara had been platonically chanting, lighting candles and holding hands to save the world — until the day Buffy's mom unexpectedly dies. That's when Tara takes the grieving Willow's head in her hands, kisses her forehead, then finally, tenderly and lingeringly lands one right on the lips. Covens of Buffy fans around the country sang hallelujah. "I told them, 'You guys will kiss and it will be when nobody's expecting it and nobody's looking for it and it will not be advertised,'" says creator Joss Whedon. "It's just going to happen when it's natural for the characters." |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 14 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Angel Soundtrack Out Today
The Angel soundtrack is released today in the UK, with 25 tracks including those sung by Andy Hallett & Christian Kane, it's a must have for any self respecting Angel fan. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 14 Feb 2005 :: |
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Joss Whedon News |
Whedon Fans Honor his Shows with Donation
Fans of Joss Whedon, the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Angel" and "Firefly," will donate a complete set of DVDs from each show to a library in Whedon's hometown on Valentine's Day, according to a report on Whedonverse. The group, called the Whedonverse Multimedia Project, chose to recognize the one-year anniversary of the cancellation of "Angel" on The WB to remember a sad event in a positive way. The stated purpose of the group is to bring the shows created by Joss Whedon to public libraries, hospitals, shelters and other organizations in need of DVDs or books. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 14 Feb 2005 :: |
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Angel Merchandise News |
Angel Season 5 DVD Review
By all means, yes. Angel Season Five was one of the two best seasons of the 5-year run (Season 3 being the other) and is well worth adding to your collection. It goes without saying, if you have never watched Angel, please do yourself a huge favor and start with Season 1. This is a show that revisits its past in dialogue all the time so you do not want to be left wondering what they were talking about. This DVD is a fine tribute to the final season of one of the best shows to have ever been shown on TV. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 14 Feb 2005 :: |
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Amy Acker News |
As Good as Lorenzo Lamas, Better Than the Goo Goo Dolls
I called Amy Acker, a very attractive actress who played Fred on the WB's "Angel" for three seasons, appears in a family baseball movie with Sean Astin this summer and, more important, has a familiarity four points lower than mine. Acker needed me bad. I offered to accompany Acker, who also is married, to awards shows and red-carpet parties, but unfortunately, she told me she doesn't get invited to many of those. And she's kind of busy since she had a son named Jack three weeks ago. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 13 Feb 2005 :: |
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BtVS Merchandise News |
Whedon Signed Factory Sample Willow Spellbook Giveaway
Time & Space Toys is excited to announce an AMAZING Buffy / Angel giveaway promotion. In celebration of the successful launch of our new Buffy/Angel discount store, BuffyCollectorClub.com, we are giving away a truly ONE-OF-A-KIND Buffy collectible to one very lucky club member. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 13 Feb 2005 :: |
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General News |
Cult Label Gives Old Shows New Life
Among the most heavily promoted guests is writer-director Joss Whedon. He's best known for TV's ``Buffy the Vampire Slayer,'' but the convention is highlighting his work on ``FireFly,'' a supposed ``cult-TV favorite'' that flamed out in less than half a season on the Fox network. |
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:: Posted by Jaina on 13 Feb 2005 :: |
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