As you've probably heard, last night the cast of Buffy the Vampire Slayer reunited at the Paley Center in Hollywood. Here are some links to coverage of the event. (Unforunately, Alyson Hannigan and Eliza Dushku did not attend, but Amber Benson, Charisma Carpenter, Joss Whedon, Emma Caulfield, Michelle Trachtenberg, Marti Noxon and Sarah Michelle Gellar did.)
I've included excerpts, but be sure to click the links for more!
1. Coverage on Whedonesque:
The first question of the Q&A (of course) is: Would Joss and cast ever consider making a new Buffy movie? Joss casually replies, "Oh, I don't know," before turning to Sarah and asking, "Well, you wanna?" Sarah just smiles and says, "Eh, sure. Why the hell not." Half the crowd faints. The other half suffers a severe heart attack.
Asked about a Buffy Musical on Broadway, Joss didn't rule it out. Asked if they would participate, most of the panel indicated that they would. Sarah was not among them. She was more like, "No way," but laughingly.
2. TVGuide.com's Michael Ausiello:
Greenwalt revealed that shortly after word leaked that Willow was going to be coming out of the closet, he got a call from an unnamed WB exec who said, "Is [Joss] really going to do this gay thing?" Whedon threatened to quit when the network asked him to leave Willow and Tara's first kiss on the cutting-room floor. "It's the one time I pulled that out," he said. "And they were like, 'No, it's OK. Leave it in.'"
3. Watch With Kristin (E! Online):
Sarah didn't know until someone told her tonight that Buffy's hooking up with a girl in the comic. Joss, on Buffy's temporary change of team: "They have a lot of time on their hands...What? None of you went to college?"
4. CNN article:
Sarah Michelle Gellar said she was surprised to find out moments before the reunion that her character recently had her first sexual tryst with a woman in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight," a comic book series that picks up where the show ended. Gellar also reminisced about auditioning 11 times before landing the role of Buffy Summers.
"All my friends felt sorry for me because I was on a midseason replacement on a network no one had heard of on a show based on a movie that wasn't all that," the 30-year-old actress said.
5. SciFi.com:
Asked about future Buffy TV or film projects, Whedon said, "My answer would be, like, there are so many stars that would have to align [for them to happen]. But, you know, there's a reason I worked with all of these people for so long. They're enormously talented. And clearly, from the comic, it's a story that I can't let go of. I think it would be really cool."
6. IF magazine:
ON WHETHER BUFFY SHOULD BE WITH ANGEL OR SPIKE:
BRENDON: Given the comic book, I would say Willow.
GELLAR: I did not know about this until five minutes ago. Someone asked me, “how do you feel about Buffy's new relationship, she’s with a woman.” I said “she’s with Willow.” But it wasn’t Willow.
7. TVSquad:
Amber Benson was asked why she declined returning to the show. At first she joked that she was having sex with Marlon Brando at the time and needed to be by his bedside during his last days. (Whoa.) Then she said that she was directing a project in London and just wasn't available.
8. BuzzSugar:
Gellar said she had no idea until five minutes before the panel took the stage that Buffy had gotten it on with slayer Satsu in the latest comic book. Trachtenberg also had no idea what had happened to Dawn in the comic series. "If these guys were real nerds," Whedon said, "we wouldn't be having this conversation."
And more: here and here. And video here!
Thanks for covering!! What
Thanks for covering!! What a weird group photo though. It's surreal, look at the feet! James Marsters looks drunk & Amber Benson should have elbowed Seth Green. A pity that A.H. wasn't there :'(
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Ooh my god
How I miss that show! I'm remembering thousands of briljant quotes.. God, I LOVED Buffy!
It's quite Ironic that the first comment I ever write on this site is about the show that will always be a part of my life..
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Wish I was there :/
Damn, I so love Buffy, no other shows touched me the way BTVS did, it was brilliant and well-written (and still is, but it's kinda different the feeling with the comic).
And about a Buffy movie, well, I would love to see that happen (Joss Whedon can pretty much sells me everything, I love all of his works :P)
Secretly crying inside
*sniff* *whimper* *sniff*
Wish I so could have been there. Oh why does it hurt sooo much.
"I don't kiss girls who wear doilies"
OMG!!!
AAAMBERRRR!!!!!! I <3 YOU!!!!!!
Doing Once More With Feeling as a musical on Broadway would be....AMAZING!!
Reading all these reports
Reading all these reports and seeing the videos fills me with a mixture of great joy (at seeing the guys together and laughing and talking about the most imprtant thing to me) and great sadness (that I was unable to attend). So right now I am much excited and yet want to cry. It is a strange and wondrous feeling, i don't know that I like it!
Squee!
I have been waiting so long for video from this event. And now that its here I kind of don't want to watch them yet. I think I may wait a day or two. I love the group picture, its so strange to see them together looking so different.
Thank you for posting all the linkage.
not nice!
you forgot to mention Brendon (xander) on the list of people who came.
dont forget him,is a sweetie and the only cast member who probably reads the comics.The Erotic Adventures of Buffy and Evil Vampire Willow
I wonder what Sarah would think about that webcomic? Or if Joss knows about it?
huh?
where?
"I don't kiss girls who wear doilies"
google
They are awesome IMO... but I don't feel comfortable posting a link from AE. So NOT PG-13. So if you are of age and go there, be warned and enjoy. Just type the exact words as above.
I'm guessing if Sarah didn't know about Buffy sleeping with Satsu by now, she's never been privvy to the online erotic comic. I mean the Satsu thing was covered by The New York Times, therefore I'm assuming it was covered by the Associated Press.
Joss on the other hand... probably knows.
Exactly why I didn't post a
5 years!
I can't believe that after 5 years since a show ended I still miss it and wish it would come back. No other show has ever had that effect on me.
Gonna have to have a DVD fest over Easter now.
I think it was very poor of
I think it was very poor of Alyson not to show up. I guess we all know who is the real snob of the bunch.
-Nathiest
live for lust die for love
To be fair...
You don't know the reasons behind her not attending. She could have a very legitimate reason. I wouldn't go judging and calling someone as a "snob" without all the facts.
That being said...I so wish I could have attended (being the buffynerd that I am).
well
the werid thing is she was confirmed as attending, on the paleyfest website before the reunion happened. So she was obviously planning on coming? - i don't know. I think when she confirmed maybe the strike was still on... Eliza (faith) confirmed too and didn't show up...maybe they met up and you know, had there own reunion...
LOL
I wish.
Alyson
isn't she filming How I Met Your Mother right now, though?
now i'm having a hard time
deciding if i stop in midseason of my xena marathon right now to switch to buffy or keep it!?! ahhh the travsty! if only my pc would let me watch the videos that would be great!
now if giles and willow and angel FAITH coulda been there that woulda been mind blowing amazing!
joss...u are a god and we will follow u whereever u go!
~*~Alice: Thank god you're here we're totally outnumbered. Bette: What do you mean? Alice: Straight people. Bette: Oh, Jesus.~*~
Haha, I stopped my Heroes
BUFFY/FAITH (FUFFY!!!!)
All the way! Sorry to start in a crazy loud shouting voice *type*, but hey....yeah, I think that to make the fuffy ship cannon would be a really great angle for Joss to consider; taking into account that there was a fuffy kiss cut from the series....anywhooo, Buffy gets with Faith and sorts out all that sexual/romantic chemistry in our now-not-maybe-going-to-happen season 8? Who's with me?
xxx
p.s. what do you think Scribe...?
Fuffy
i'm
my turn to say...
Huh?
"...taking into account that there was a fuffy kiss cut from the series..."
I've never heard that bit of info...
You know
I love Buffy the Vampire slayer BiG Fan
OMG
I can't believe i didnt know about this, shows how much out of the bufy loop i am these days, prob cos i work so much.
So happy that the cast got togther again after so many years, sarah michelle gellar just recieved major cool points from me for actually turning up :D
Off to have a Buffy Marathon now - God how i miss this show!!!
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other coverage
Eliza And Alyson.....Fuffy Yum
Good and Sad...
Good: That so many of the major players came to the show out of respect to their fans...
Sad: That Ally and Eliza failed to show up; but, eh...We still love them. :)
Good: That Amber Benson's boyfriend gave up his ticket for her friend...That's respectful!
Sad: That Amber Benson has a boyfriend. :(
Good: That Amber can come up with such zingers about why she couldn't come back to the show.
Sad: That Amber had to come up with such zingers about why she couldn't come back to the show(It's okay, Amber...We know the truth, anyway...)
Good: That the power of Buffy has still such a strong affect on it's fans...
Sad: That Buffy's still off the air. :(
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