prolific.org » buffyverse http://prolific.org ISSN 1568-2218 | Established 1999 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:08:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Joss Whedon posts to Whedonesque.com http://prolific.org/2004/10/21/joss-whedon-posts-to-whedonesquecom/ http://prolific.org/2004/10/21/joss-whedon-posts-to-whedonesquecom/#comments Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:55:56 +0000 Caroline http://vonbpress.com/2004/10/21/joss-whedon-posts-to-whedonesquecom/ Continue reading →]]> TV- and filmmaker and creator of the Buffy, Angel and Firefly series Joss Whedon posts to our site, Whedonesque.com:

Honestly, I come here so often it’s embarrassing. But this is the source. I get to find out what my actors and writers are up to, what movies I’m directing… it’s excellent! See, I’ve secretly been kind of a fan of me for some time now. I’ve seen everything I’ve ever done. I’d love to meet me, but I’d probably just stare and not be able to say anything witty or anything.

But also:

So many people are acting like there’s little difference between Kerry and Bush and that is not the case. If you’re for Bush I doubt I can sway you but if you’re one of those people grumbling about politicians all being the same I’m begging you to look hard at the facts and at the smirking face of the man who is doing more damage to this country than any president in my lifetime. We cannot let apathy decide our fate. I’m sounding all soapbox-y but I am truly afraid for our economic infrastucture, our dwindling natural reserves and most of all our place in the world. We need to act.

Whedonesque.com is a relatively new site to the Buffyverse, unlike places like The Bronze where Joss and the other Mutant Enemy writers generally post. Which is why we’re quite chuffed.

]]> http://prolific.org/2004/10/21/joss-whedon-posts-to-whedonesquecom/feed/ 4 Watching the watchers http://prolific.org/2004/05/20/watching-the-watchers/ http://prolific.org/2004/05/20/watching-the-watchers/#comments Thu, 20 May 2004 07:13:59 +0000 Caroline http://vonbpress.com/2004/05/20/watching-the-watchers/ Continue reading →]]> It’s Angel finale night and the end of the Buffyverse on TV. I woke up at 3AM to join our site’s chatbox at Flickr.

I am watching people chat as they watch the finale on USA television. I won’t be able to see it until later tonight (early Thursday morning) when the download becomes available. They’re trying to chat without spoiling the story for me. Which is nice.

Stupid WB.

Post finale coda: There’s more and it’s got spoilers in it, so lasciate omni speranze voi ch’entrate, and all that jazz:


None of the main characters’ deaths have ever moved me in this ‘verse, so Wes going didn’t do it for me. But I started bawling when Angel went to visit Connor in Starbucks: “I know you’re my father.”

I suppose that’s what attracted me to this series in the first place: family, friendship, loyalty. Life.

But the two stand out moments in the Buffyverse (which includes ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Angel’ are when Giles strangles Ben (Buffy S6) and now, the moment where Lorne shoots Lindsey. The good guy having to do the dirtiest job.

I guess I’m all about the ruthless.

Lorne ending up on his own? Makes sense with last season’s Spin the Bottle. Then there’s the prophesised 5 deaths: Doyle, Cordelia, Fred, Wes and Gunn (he had 10 minutes left). That Joss, so clever.

So did I like the finale? Yes. More than Buffy’s ending – which I hated. Female empowerment is not a theme I care for.

But Angel’s end was all Butch and Sundancy, all ‘band of buggered’ and heroic. They had to separate to work as a team and the twists (Harmony the betrayer, Anne showing up, Connor understanding) were surprising and touching. They even rescued the Spike character for me with that little throwback to his bloody poetry past.

I’ve had 4 Whedon-filled years (I got into it during Buffy’s 4th season). Nothing else on television has ever drawn me in this much. And all we have left now (for those of us who don’t read comics) is next year’s Serenity (the Firefly movie).

“People who don’t care about anything will never understand people who do!” Angel tells Hamilton – the ‘suit’, evil incorporated.

Whither now, Whedon?

]]> http://prolific.org/2004/05/20/watching-the-watchers/feed/ 5 Ignorance will be angelic bliss http://prolific.org/2004/02/19/ignorance-will-be-angelic-bliss/ http://prolific.org/2004/02/19/ignorance-will-be-angelic-bliss/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2004 18:53:16 +0000 Caroline http://vonbpress.com/2004/02/19/ignorance-will-be-angelic-bliss/ Continue reading →]]> In an effort to fully enjoy what may well be the last few hours of the Buffyverse, I’m going spoiler free for Angel. (Sorry, Simon, you’re on your own at the Wh’esque.) I only vaguely knew the plot of last night’s funny and creepy ‘Smile Time’ (S5x14, hey wanna see some pretty pics?), which made it just so much more… well, funny. And creepy. The teaser alone had me gasping.

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In other TV commentary, a big big ‘heeeee’ for the poster at TWOP who coined ‘Ambercrombie and Bitch’ for this season’s May/December ‘ship between The O.C.’s Luke and Auntie Julie. And does anyone really care about what happens to Ryan and Melissa? I think not. It’s all about the Cohens.

And also: bye bye Oliver. Good riddance.

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