Last night we had the immense pleasure of co-hosting a twitter chat with Dark Horse/all the major players of the Buffyverse writing team and it was bananas! We got some hints, we got some scary, nail-biting tidbits and we got photo evidence that there was a top-secret Season 10 Summit in LA some time last month - verified by Angel & Faith writer Christos Gage!
If you missed it, see below for a full recap. Thanks to Dark Horse and all the Buffy Season 9 writers!
buffyfest @buffyfestOK, Good evening everyone! Welcome to tonight's Live Twitter Chat with basically every current writer of the Whedonverse! #BuffyS9Chat
Reminder! The Buffyverse comics are all gearing up for a major finale. Tonight we're co-hosting a GIGANTIC live chat event with Dark Horse Comics and all the MAJOR writers on the current Whedonverse comics roster! Get your questions answered from the creators themselves!
Use hashtag #BuffyS9Chat to join the fun! And make sure to follow:
Prior to winning, Joss Whedon spoke to The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet at the MTV Movie Awards last night. He let on that he's is already hard at work on the sequel to The Avengers and said he's nearly done with the first draft.
"It's been enormous fun, followed by deep, deep panic," Joss told THR. "I'm in the deep panic stage now. Actually, I've gone past panic into a vague nether-stage."
Last night's MTV Movie Awards was bizarre, to say the least....but I really didn't expect to see Joss Whedon there in his skinny jeans winning the awards for "Best Fight" AND "Movie of the Year" alongside hotties Tom Hiddleston, Chris Evans and um, Samuel L. Jackson (sure, why not?) Best line? "What's the opposite of humbled? We're Biebered to be standing here." HA!
But even though I didn't notice at the time, Perez Hilton reports "MTV pulled an OSCAR and cut Joss Whedon’s mic during his acceptance speech. NOT COOL." Oh snap!
Oh well, at least our boy got the win, right? See the full clips below:
Is the suspense from the final arcs of Buffy Season 9 making you nuts? Are the questions burning you from the inside? Well get ready to cool down because we'll have the writers ready to answer all those
inquries next Thursday!
In addition to getting soothing explanations, we'll be giving out some MAJOR PRIZES! Dark Horse will be sending 3 lucky winners signed Angel & Faith comics and one Grand Prize winner will win all four (4) volumes aka the ENTIRE RUN of the Season 8 Library Edition Hardcovers. Holy SMACK!
From Dark Horse's site: Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9is gearing up for the final arcs of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel & Faith comicsand we're stoked to see how this season's climax brings the scoobies back together. We've joined forces with Buffyfest to cohost a chat with all of the writers of the Season 9 comics!
Join @buffyfest and @DarkHorseComics next Thursday, April 18th at 5pm Pacific Time for a Live Twitter Chat with Andrew Chambliss, Christos Gage, Jane Espenson, Drew Greenberg, Victor Gischler, Jeff Parker.
We'll be taking over the Dark Horse Twitter feed for one hour next Thursday April 18th to chat with Season 9 Writers about the season and the various comics that have brought us to this final arc and what it's like writing for one of the most beloved pop-culture series!
We will host the chat using the #BuffyS9Chat hashtag.
Join us to ask your questions about the series, the writing process, and what we can expect from our favorite heroes in the future in this #BuffyS9Chat!
Participants will have the opportunity to win prizes! One (1) Grand Prize winner will win all four (4) volumes of the Season 8 Library Edition Hardcovers. Two Other Winners we'll receive a signed copy of Angel & Faith TPB Vol. 1, signed by Christos Gage!
We'll pick three (3) random winners that qualify and work with you to ship your prizes to you! Participants must use the Hashtag #BuffyS9Chatin at least 3 separate tweets with appropriate questions or comments. Winners will be chosen randomly at Dark Horse Comics discretion.
Make sure you're prepared for this incredible #BuffyS9Chat! Be there or be square!
March has come to an end and so has our 7th tournament here on Buffyfest. We finally have an answer to a complicated and heavy question: Of all the shocking moments this 'verse has brought us over the years, which is the most abominable? Of those scenes that are usually followed by a black screen saying "Created by Joss Whedon", which was the most atrocious? Which makes you shake your fist in the air and scream "Joss!" more than any other?
The answer and clear winner is:
The Death of Tara Maclay, "Your shirt" May 7th, 2002
Jossss!!
As we all know, Joss Whedon has killed so many of his beloved characters that it's arguably no longer even shocking. But there were a certain few special deaths that were particularly detestable and scandalous - Tara's is now officially the #1.
Who can say the exact reason why? Tara was a VERY popular character on BTVS and her profoundly moving relationship with Willow is considered a LBGT milestone in television and pop culture. People tend to describe Tara as genuine, compassionate and kind. It was all of these things combined that likely made viewers so devastated at the loss of her spot on the show. At the time of her death, fans pretty much revolted. The backlash and hate mail was considered staggering by the Mutant Enemy team and the media that covered it. It clearly still stings to this day! RIP, Tara....and damn you Joss Whedon.
Well that's all for this year! If you missed the tournament, Click here to see how the entire month of shockers went down. Thanks so much to everyone who played this year's March Madness and the hundreds of people who voted. Until next time!
Well this is it! Earlier this month we started with 64 shocking moments of the Whedonverse and have whittled 62 of them away. Here's a recap of the last round:
1. Anya's death made it pretty damn far in this thing! The public believed she deserve some recognition for her place among the Scoobs and then being sliced right in half in the series finale. But then there was Wash. He slammed through every single battle from the start with ease. Winner: Washburn dies and a little piece of us goes with him.
2. Ugh, Tara's death vs Buffy's mom's. Seriously? So horrible. It was pretty close, but Willow's girl took it 228-174. Winner: Tara gets shot through the heart, and you're to blame!
So of all the crazy moments of the entire Whedonverse that make you yell "JOSS!", we're finally down to the final two. And wouldn't you know, they are a couple of doozies! Let's lay it out for you:
Wash was a leaf on the wind. We all watched as he soared...dipping and diving, skirting around both Alliance jerks and psycho Reavers hot on Serenity's tail. He managed to land them clean and everyone was safe until BAM! Wash was impaled right through the chest by a Reaver spear with a resounding gasp from the audience. Effing Reavers. They reallydon't make good friends.And Zoe's reaction was just devastating.
Then we have Tara. Good and pure. She was Willow's rock, the moral compass of the Scoobs and a fan-fave to say the least. JUST as she and Willow had gotten back together after a heart-wrenching break up, Warren starts shooting up the place, the dick, and Tara takes a stray one right in the chest. Since it was a natural death no magic could save her, sending Willow on a downward spiral to crazy town and the rest was history.
These above events were arguably the cruelest and definitely the most shocking as voted by you, the fandom. Have fun voting between these suckers! Sheesh, I need a tissue.
All month long we've been trying to answer a complicated question: Of all the twisty, stomach-turny, mouth-gapey, shocking moments of the entire Whedonverse, which was the most stupefying? One of the moments that make you scream into the air "JOSS!" or sometimes "WHY JOSS?! WHY?? OH GOD...(sobs)"
Ahem.
After 64 of these such moments duking it out one by one, we're finally down to the Final Four. And wouldn't you know it? They are all beloved character deaths. Just *great*. Let's do this!
Here's a recap of the last round:
1. The neck snap of Jenny Calendar made it pretty far! But good ole' Wash is flying his way right through this tournament. Winner: Wash's demise!
2. In what can only be described as an upset (for us anyway) Xander's eye gouging faced Anya's finale death and things went awry! But with 400 votes, the people have spoken. Winner: Anya's slice and dice!
3. Warren killed Tara then Willow flayed Warren. How does the madness end? Answer: With a Yellow crayon. Winner: Tara gets shot!
4. Finally, Buffy jumping off that tower into a magical cloud of doom was arguably one of the most unexpected moments on this show. Alternatively Joyce's brain tumor was around for half a season! Still, moms dying and stuff....ugh. Winner: Joyce's death
OK, March is winding down and so are we. With only 8 "most shocking" moments to go, this March Madness is getting crazy and a little too sad! Whose idea was this again?
Here's a recap of the last round:
1. Angelus killed Jenny, Twangel killed Giles. Guy sure knows how to crack necks (and break doors)! Winner: Jenny Calendar's neck snaps right into the Elite Eight!
2. The only moment to give Wash's death a run for it's money so far is this one: Lorne shooting Lindsay MacDonald dead against his will in the series finale. Still, the gasp in the theater rings in our ears to this day. Winner: Wash's gets impaled by a Reaver spear!
3. Doyle's death vs Anya's death. Both were demons (though one was decidedly more evil), both fought bravely in battle (though one was definitely more fearless and heroic), both were background characters (yet one should've been offed years ago). Yeah not quite sure what happened here. Winner: Anya gets sliced in half!
4. More bodily harm here as we have Xander's eye vs. Wes getting his throat sliced in the madness of Angel Season 3. THE EYE PREVAILS! Winner: Xander's eye can't be stopped!
5. Dawn's crazy-random introduction to the series vs. Warren's flaying was a suuuuper tight fight! Winning the battle by a very slim margin (163 votes to 169 votes!) - Winner: The Black Eyes of "Shut up" Willow!
6. Buffy was hardcore when she stabbed Faith with the intention of feeding Angel her slayer blood! But that was no match for Tara's demise. Winner: Tara's death by a landslide!
7. Arguably the first real crazy "Joss!" moment was when Angel and Buffy bumped uglies and caused Angel to become an evil, psychotic, mass murderer. That was a pretty harsh PSA if we ever saw one! Still, the portrayal of the events surrounding Buffy's mom's death stuck with us. Winner: Joyce's death
8. And finally, in another pretty tight fight, Wes's swan song vs Buffy's swan dive. Winner: Buffy saved the world a lot.
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