Phoenix Will Rise Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) SO, it all took place.... Alyson Hannigan and Eliza Dushku had to pull out at the last minute due to other work commitments... However Charisma Carpenter showed up instead... the line up consisted of: Sarah Michelle Gellar - "Buffy Summers" Amber Benson - "Tara Maclay" Nicholas Brendon - "Xander Harris" Charisma Carpenter - "Cordelia Chase" Emma Caulfield - "Anya" Seth Green - "Oz" James Marsters - "Spike" Michelle Trachtenberg - "Dawn Summers" Joss Whedon Damn, I wish I could of been there.... Showmasters... PLEASE do a Buffy con... hell, I would pay a few hundred even for a standard ticket if u managed to get Sarah and some of the other cast list above!! Here is what TV Guide had to say about it: (Note, contains Season 8 spoilers) If there was any doubt that the panel for Buffy the Vampire Slayer was the most eagerly anticipated event at Paley Fest '08, it was erased by the mile-long line of fans that snaked around Hollywood's Cinerama Dome last night. Luckily, the event — which reunited the cast for the first time since the show ended in 2004 — more than lived up to the hype. Of course, that's not to say there weren't a few hiccups.... Participants: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield, Seth Green, Amber Benson, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, David Greenwalt, Marti Noxon, Joss Whedon and TV Guide's own Matt Roush. MIA: Alyson Hannigan (?!?), Eliza Dushku, Anthony Stewart Head and David Boreanaz (so much for that taped message). Applause meter: Whedon, natch, got the most enthusiastic reception from the packed house, followed by Gellar, Marsters and Carpenter. Party crasher: Less than five minutes in, it was painfully obvious that Brendon had suffered a recurrence of ericbalfourism, an affliction that causes actors to hijack panel discussions with erratic behavior and unfunny banter. (Brendon was first diagnosed with the debilitating disease at the 2005 summer press tour while promoting Kitchen Confidential.) The first sign of the relapse came while Gellar was eloquently discussing the positive influence her alter ego had on young women – including her. Just as she was wrapping up her remarks, Brendon jumped in with this doozy: "You mean it wasn't Susan Lucci?" If Gellar had a stake, I'm pretty sure she would've driven it through his heart. Music to our ears: Whedon said he's spent "time daydreaming" about bringing Buffy to the Great White Way someday. Dark Buffy: Gellar admitted that both Whedon and Noxon had to "talk her down off the ledge" a few times during the controversial sixth season, which saw Buffy morph from a butt-kicking heroine into a dark, bitter basketcase. Ultimately, Whedon agreed that the real Buffy had "been gone to long" that season. Quote of the day: Summing up the appeal of writing for a show like Buffy, Greenwalt said, "There's nothing like taking all your pain and misery and shoving it into good-looking people's mouths." Nickname game: Unbeknownst to Gellar, Whedon and Greenwalt would refer to her as "Jimmy Stewart" in the writers' room. Whedon leaned over to tell a confused-looking Gellar that the nickname "was a compliment." Choose or lose: Roush asked Gellar to once and for all choose between Angel and Spike, to which Brendon cracked, "Given the comic book, I think Willow." OK, I'll give him that one. Speaking of Buffy's lesbian tryst in the recently published Season 8 comic book, Whedon said, "It's not a giant life change. It's not Willow. It's someone who is young… with a lot of time on her hands." Behind the tears: Caulfield at long last revealed what was going through her mind when she delivered that gut-wrenching monologue in the acclaimed "Body" episode: "I had to go to the bathroom!" Unsung hero: Gellar agreed with Whedon's assessment of Kristine Sutherland (aka Buffy's mom) being one "of the most underrated" actresses working today. Same-sex hysterics: 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.'" The infamous Emmy snub: Whedon reminded everyone that "you don't put a show called Buffy the Vampire Slayer on the WB and think, 'I'm going to win Emmys!'" Gellar added, "We made the show for the fans." Cue painfully unfunny knee-slapper from Brendon involving an empty trophy case and eBay. Good taste: Gellar reads TV Guide! She just referred to our list of TV's Top 10 Steamiest Love Scenes, in which Buffy and Spike's inaugural roll in the hay was named No. 1! Show-killer: The audience Q&A portion of the show got off to a disastrous start when a fan asked the entire panel to reveal both their favorite movie of all time and what they're currently listening to on their iPods. What resulted was the most excruciating 20 minutes in Paley Fest history. Brendon spent three of those minutes inventing fake movie titles and berating Gellar for not adequately answering the iPod portion of the question. (For the record, she did. She's listening to the soundtrack from South Park: Bigger, Longer, Uncut.) Um, awkward: Asked to reveal the real reason she refused Whedon's offer to return in Season 7 as a demonic version of Tara, Benson joked that she was too busy "making love to Marlon Brando." All kidding aside, she wanted fans to remember Tara as the sweet, innocent lesbian she was, and not some nasty, evil beast. Judging by Whedon's body language during all this, I'm sensing he may still harbor some hurt feelings over the snub. I could be wrong. Potty mouth: What does Green miss most about his Buffy days? Arriving to work "to find that David Boreanaz had pooped in my trailer." More Buffy: Whedon acknowledged that "so many stars would have to align" in order to pull off a Buffy movie. "But," he added, "I think it would be really cool." You know what else would be really cool? One specific area of TVGuide.com featuring all my video interviews from Paley Fest '08. Oh, lookie here, such an area exists! Videos are being added hourly – the Buffy vids should be up by day's end – so keep checking back for the latest. Edited March 21, 2008 by Phoenix Will Rise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie22 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 thanks for this........ altho add a spoiler warning as it gives stuff away about season 8 which i havnt got around to reading yet :-) thank you again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Will Rise Posted March 21, 2008 Author Share Posted March 21, 2008 Oops... sorry about that, added one now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie22 Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 ha its ok. I just ordered the omnibus and pre ordered the next one, but i think the good stuff is in issues afterwards. do we know how long this run of seaosn 8 is going to be? never ending? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffy_Angel Posted March 21, 2008 Share Posted March 21, 2008 Charisma was announced anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Will Rise Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Lots more video's, pictures and reviews can be found here: http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheyd...769.html#cutid1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Looks like a fun event. Wish I could have been there. Maybe one day..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Will Rise Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 Looks like a fun event. Wish I could have been there. Maybe one day..... i wish they would do a UK one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousybrown Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 ^^ Ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaynee Posted March 24, 2008 Share Posted March 24, 2008 that would be worth paying for ... credit card at the ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thanatos Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 ha its ok. I just ordered the omnibus and pre ordered the next one, but i think the good stuff is in issues afterwards. do we know how long this run of seaosn 8 is going to be? never ending? Well according to sources it was suposed to consist of 25 issues, but they have now decided the series would be 40 issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kookie22 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 ha its ok. I just ordered the omnibus and pre ordered the next one, but i think the good stuff is in issues afterwards. do we know how long this run of seaosn 8 is going to be? never ending? Well according to sources it was suposed to consist of 25 issues, but they have now decided the series would be 40 issues ah...... thanks... money... ebs away...... must stop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i_am_your_angel_of_music Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 ahhhh wish i cudda been there! they all look fab lovin the pic of sarah and james! hawt! x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousybrown Posted March 29, 2008 Share Posted March 29, 2008 Any news on if there releasing a DVD available to all yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Will Rise Posted March 30, 2008 Author Share Posted March 30, 2008 Any news on if there releasing a DVD available to all yet? before the event it was rumoured that a DVD would come out, yes, but I havent heard anything since... Isn't Paley fest still goin on this week too?? Maybe once it is all over and done with there will be some sort of announcement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkangel Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Yeah, there is a Bones one on the 9th of April and David Boreanaz is going to be there for that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousybrown Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I KNOW! ahh i love that man. Shame he couldnt do the Buffy one though : ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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