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(May 2006 note....this contains spoilers for the BUFFY episode 5.22. At the time this article was first written, the ep had just recently aired in the USA, but not in other countries. The Eastlant email-newsletters were sent regularly to some 300+ fans worldwide, hence the spoiler warnings)
Eastlant Sci-Fi Group - 2000-2001 Season Progress Report 39A. extension
These Articles have been extracted from the main newsletter on the advice of wiser and more grounded heads than mine in the hope of giving anyone who doesn’t want to know how the Buffy season ends a fighting chance to avoid the spoilers contained in them.
The news in these items is current and relevant, but it is impossible to report them without giving away the end of Season 5, which is so significant that there are no shades of gray. You either know the ending or you don’t – and if you know it, that either ruins the show for you or it doesn’t. I leave it to you decide for yourselves.
Thanks to Catherine Jemma (Cate) for suggesting this supplement as an alternative to the usual spoiler warnings.
Severe Spoiler Alert
The End of Buffy Season 5 has caused a lot of controversy among the fans. We are left with a choice of either ignoring it, which would be ridiculous, or making sure you know just how severe the spoilers are.
The Next Three Articles Give Away How Buffy Season 5 Ends and Much More.
If you decide to read them, don’t blame us for spoiling the finale.
To Avoid Severe Spoilers, Proceed No Further
You Were Warned
Whedon Reassures Buffy Fan
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon reassured fans that the events in the May 22 fifth-season finale don't mean the show's over. The finale depicted the demise of a key character.
But the day after, Whedon went on the popular fan posting board The Bronze to reassure fans that the hit series will indeed return. "Just want to say again, finally, definitively, and in living color, that Buffy will be back next season, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, on UPN, Tuesdays at 8" p.m., Whedon wrote.
Referencing the finale spoiler, Whedon added, "How will we bring her back? With great difficulty, of course. And pain and confusion. Will it be cheesy? I don't think so. (I've loved some of the theories here on how it might be done.) The fact is, we've had most of next season planned before we ever shot this ep. Same writers you know, same actors you love, same crappy little warehouse we've been shooting in for five years. ... Different network. But we've never been controlled by the network--WB was great about that; UPN has already shown they will be too. The only difference is that Marti [Noxon] will share [executive producer] credit with me, and it's about time she did. I'm in charge. Okay, that's a lie. The story is in charge, the story that keeps on speaking to me, that says there is much more to tell about all these characters. An ensemble this brilliant could easily carry the show even without the Slayer--but the fact is, even though she reached some beauty closure, Buffy's story isn't over. When it is, I'll know. And we'll stop. 'Til then, have faith. (Not Faith the character--she's making movies and stuff.)"
'Angel' & Giles
While talking about the Buffy season finale and the upcoming sixth season of the series on UPN, Joss Whedon also spoke of Angel as well as the developing Giles spin-off series.
While talking to TV Guide, Whedon addressed how Buffy's demise will effect the coming third season of Angel... and given that Willow appeared at the end, if UPN and the WB will allow a crossover to happen. Whedon says, "And I'm not entirely sure that either network would want to. Not that Angel won't be dealing with the idea of Buffy's death and her rebirth, but the fact is, he's on his own now. He's at the big scary network by himself and he's going to have other very pressing matters to deal with."
When asked if the program will pick up where the Angel finale left off, Whedon says, "No. Like we usually do, it will be a few months later."
Still, while talking to Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Whedon does reveal that a crossover of sorts is in the works. He says, "We have a spectacular non-crossover planned, and I will not explain what that means."
Meanwhile, Whedon also talk to TV Guide about the budding Giles spin-off. When asked if Giles' action of killing Ben in the Buffy season finale was out of character, Whedon says, "That's just the thing he had to do. And you know, Giles will be recurring next year instead of a regular because Anthony Stewart Head is going to live in England. We're working on a BBC [spin-off] show for that character. So, it's a side of Giles you're more likely to see on his show then you are on Buffy. But, it's not like he's not going to become an evil killer or anything."
'Buffy' Finale and Beyond
Joss Whedon is talking about the season finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its upcoming sixth season on the UPN TV network.
Okay, let's get it out in the open. Buffy is dead. While talking to TV Guide Online, Whedon was asked if she's coming back, the producer/series creator simply answers, "Yes."
When asked if he's worried about alienating fans of the series by bringing Buffy back after her dramatic self-sacrifice, Whedon says, "Yes, I'm always worried about that. The point is, you have to take it seriously and pay it homage and make it as hard and strange for the people in the show as it is for the audience to accept. Then you earn it."
When Buffy does return from the grave, she will do so on a two-hour premiere on UPN. Whedon says that they're looking at that happening in October, but no solid date has, as yet, been set.
Meanwhile, while talking to Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Whedon was asked if UPN had been aware that Buffy was going into her new network home as a dead person. Whedon reveals, "I warned them Buffy would be slightly dead. They were actually really excited, because rebirth is kind of the theme they're going for; they want to re-create the image of their network. It's very fitting Buffy would be coming back from the dead."
When asked if the Buffy that comes back will be the same old Buffy, Whedon says, "Obviously some things you don't mess with and some things you constantly mess with. Our show is all about change and growth and living life and all it puts you through, but she's going to be Buffy. I like Buffy. I'm not saying it will be smooth, go well and be exactly the way you remember her, but it will be Buffy."
Whedon also spoke of the next season's theme, saying, "The theme for next season is growing up and entering the grown-up world, dealing with jobs, being engaged, other problems."
Will Buffy still be going to college? Whedon says, "She's dead. She's not enrolled next year."
Best wishes,
David Gerhard
Eastlant Sci-Fi Group
Fans Working for Fandom, Not for Profit.
(May 2006 note....this contains spoilers for the BUFFY episode 5.22. At the time this article was first written, the ep had just recently aired in the USA, but not in other countries. The Eastlant email-newsletters were sent regularly to some 300+ fans worldwide, hence the spoiler warnings)
Eastlant Sci-Fi Group - 2000-2001 Season Progress Report 39A. extension
These Articles have been extracted from the main newsletter on the advice of wiser and more grounded heads than mine in the hope of giving anyone who doesn’t want to know how the Buffy season ends a fighting chance to avoid the spoilers contained in them.
The news in these items is current and relevant, but it is impossible to report them without giving away the end of Season 5, which is so significant that there are no shades of gray. You either know the ending or you don’t – and if you know it, that either ruins the show for you or it doesn’t. I leave it to you decide for yourselves.
Thanks to Catherine Jemma (Cate) for suggesting this supplement as an alternative to the usual spoiler warnings.
Severe Spoiler Alert
The End of Buffy Season 5 has caused a lot of controversy among the fans. We are left with a choice of either ignoring it, which would be ridiculous, or making sure you know just how severe the spoilers are.
The Next Three Articles Give Away How Buffy Season 5 Ends and Much More.
If you decide to read them, don’t blame us for spoiling the finale.
To Avoid Severe Spoilers, Proceed No Further
You Were Warned
Whedon Reassures Buffy Fan
Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon reassured fans that the events in the May 22 fifth-season finale don't mean the show's over. The finale depicted the demise of a key character.
But the day after, Whedon went on the popular fan posting board The Bronze to reassure fans that the hit series will indeed return. "Just want to say again, finally, definitively, and in living color, that Buffy will be back next season, starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, on UPN, Tuesdays at 8" p.m., Whedon wrote.
Referencing the finale spoiler, Whedon added, "How will we bring her back? With great difficulty, of course. And pain and confusion. Will it be cheesy? I don't think so. (I've loved some of the theories here on how it might be done.) The fact is, we've had most of next season planned before we ever shot this ep. Same writers you know, same actors you love, same crappy little warehouse we've been shooting in for five years. ... Different network. But we've never been controlled by the network--WB was great about that; UPN has already shown they will be too. The only difference is that Marti [Noxon] will share [executive producer] credit with me, and it's about time she did. I'm in charge. Okay, that's a lie. The story is in charge, the story that keeps on speaking to me, that says there is much more to tell about all these characters. An ensemble this brilliant could easily carry the show even without the Slayer--but the fact is, even though she reached some beauty closure, Buffy's story isn't over. When it is, I'll know. And we'll stop. 'Til then, have faith. (Not Faith the character--she's making movies and stuff.)"
'Angel' & Giles
While talking about the Buffy season finale and the upcoming sixth season of the series on UPN, Joss Whedon also spoke of Angel as well as the developing Giles spin-off series.
While talking to TV Guide, Whedon addressed how Buffy's demise will effect the coming third season of Angel... and given that Willow appeared at the end, if UPN and the WB will allow a crossover to happen. Whedon says, "And I'm not entirely sure that either network would want to. Not that Angel won't be dealing with the idea of Buffy's death and her rebirth, but the fact is, he's on his own now. He's at the big scary network by himself and he's going to have other very pressing matters to deal with."
When asked if the program will pick up where the Angel finale left off, Whedon says, "No. Like we usually do, it will be a few months later."
Still, while talking to Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Whedon does reveal that a crossover of sorts is in the works. He says, "We have a spectacular non-crossover planned, and I will not explain what that means."
Meanwhile, Whedon also talk to TV Guide about the budding Giles spin-off. When asked if Giles' action of killing Ben in the Buffy season finale was out of character, Whedon says, "That's just the thing he had to do. And you know, Giles will be recurring next year instead of a regular because Anthony Stewart Head is going to live in England. We're working on a BBC [spin-off] show for that character. So, it's a side of Giles you're more likely to see on his show then you are on Buffy. But, it's not like he's not going to become an evil killer or anything."
'Buffy' Finale and Beyond
Joss Whedon is talking about the season finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its upcoming sixth season on the UPN TV network.
Okay, let's get it out in the open. Buffy is dead. While talking to TV Guide Online, Whedon was asked if she's coming back, the producer/series creator simply answers, "Yes."
When asked if he's worried about alienating fans of the series by bringing Buffy back after her dramatic self-sacrifice, Whedon says, "Yes, I'm always worried about that. The point is, you have to take it seriously and pay it homage and make it as hard and strange for the people in the show as it is for the audience to accept. Then you earn it."
When Buffy does return from the grave, she will do so on a two-hour premiere on UPN. Whedon says that they're looking at that happening in October, but no solid date has, as yet, been set.
Meanwhile, while talking to Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Whedon was asked if UPN had been aware that Buffy was going into her new network home as a dead person. Whedon reveals, "I warned them Buffy would be slightly dead. They were actually really excited, because rebirth is kind of the theme they're going for; they want to re-create the image of their network. It's very fitting Buffy would be coming back from the dead."
When asked if the Buffy that comes back will be the same old Buffy, Whedon says, "Obviously some things you don't mess with and some things you constantly mess with. Our show is all about change and growth and living life and all it puts you through, but she's going to be Buffy. I like Buffy. I'm not saying it will be smooth, go well and be exactly the way you remember her, but it will be Buffy."
Whedon also spoke of the next season's theme, saying, "The theme for next season is growing up and entering the grown-up world, dealing with jobs, being engaged, other problems."
Will Buffy still be going to college? Whedon says, "She's dead. She's not enrolled next year."
Best wishes,
David Gerhard
Eastlant Sci-Fi Group
Fans Working for Fandom, Not for Profit.
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