(Spoilers) Buffy Season 9 Interview News

We just finished up an interview with the new writer for Season 9! We'll be posting it at 4 pm (PST) on Friday, directly after Wondercon's Dark Horse Panel. Stay tuned!

Also, check out this awesome sneak peak Spike art for Season 9. It's getting exciting around here!

March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Winner Revealed

March is nearly over and with it ends the madness. Well... a kind of madness, anyway. All that remains is to declare the winner. So! Envelope, please. Drum roll.  Your 2011 winner for most *memorable* hair goes to none other than Angelus's upper lip. Let's give a big hand for the 'Stache Supreme!

 

This award goes out to facial hair everywhere, really.  It's a sign that, even though mustaches often get a bad rap, that some said that facial hair didn't count as proper hair, and even though marriage equality may still be a long way off for two mustaches of the same gender... I can say with complete sincerity: It gets better.

Thanks to all you Mad Marchers out there.  It's been a blast!

March Madness - Hairpocalypse: The Championship

And then there were two! We're down to the wire with only two men left standing - the preacher vs. the vampire who ate preachers for dinner. Makes you wonder how Angel got the blood out of that porn 'stache, doesn't it? No? Just me, then. Anywho, it's been a mad March and if you're just tuning in, we've been having our very own Hairpocalypse where the baddest or just plain bad hairstyles have been battling it out for the title of "Hairstyle Most Likely to Cause the Apocalypse".

To recap last round, say goodbye to William the Blood Awful Poet because Shepard Book's super fro took him down. Meanwhile, the almighty 'stache lives to see another day while Cordy's Shag is left out in the cold.  

This round will have 1 match and will end Sunday night at 11:59 PM EST.

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:




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March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Final Four

Oh, the tears that have been shed and the shears they have shred... hair.  Whose writing a post mere moments before it's supposed to go out?  Me?  Never!  Recap times, yay!

- After a long winning streak, Oz finally dies (or is that "dyes", erp derp) thanks to (quelle surprise) William the Bloody Awful Poet

- Book and his bizarro muppet hair teased Illyria until she ran away, feeling all blue

- Angelus reminded us, once again, that nothing beats a 70's porn stache

- Cordy's shag.  Sweet heavenly MOSES, Cordy's Shag.  What can even be said?  That dog seems like it might take it on home.  Lassie!  Woof, woof!

Who will get your vote?  I already know because I'm a psychic.  And a hypnotist!  You're getting very sleepy... because this post is super monotonous.  Before you pass out, GO VOTE!

This round will have 2 matches and will end Thursday night at 11:59 PM EST.

By now, you know what to do. Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:















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March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Elite Eight

Wow, this tournament (and month) is really flying by! If you're just joining us now, all month long hairdos from our favorite Whedonverse characters have been battling against one another for the title of "Most Hairpocalyptic." Now, here we are at the eight most bombastic, stupendous, apocalypse-worthy hairstyles of the Whedonverse, otherwise known as, The Elite Eight.

But before we get to that, let's recap the results from the Sweet Sixteen Round 2:

• Angelus's 'stache and amazing long hair have been kicking ass all tourney long, so it's no surprise that he took down Giles' burnout 'do from "Band Candy".

• Angel's wig takes another one down! This time, Buffy's caveman dreads from "Beer Bad" went into the audience to watch the rest of the games. Amazingly, it looks like it's going to be Angel vs. Angel in the Elite Eight round.

• Cordy's teased out shag took the most votes of the entire round, beating River's "wet look" twists.

• And finally Willow the White beat Buffy's S.1 bouffant at the last minute, having trailed behind all weekend long. Let's see if the witch has the power to out-shag Cordy. Get it? Get it? ugh.

This round will have 4 matches and will end Tuesday night at 11:59 PM EST.

By now, you know what to do. Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:
















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March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Sweet Sixteen Round 2

I know I'm supposed to start off this post with a little something like this: "And the fun continues as we move closer to figuring out who in the Whedonverse will be hailed this year's March Madness 'Hairpocalypse' winner," but I just can't ignore my disappointment in the fact that Buffy's teeny tiny bangs will be seen no longer. That's right, Oz's many stylings beat out the teeniest and tiniest of bangs in the 'verse. I'm sad, people, I'm sad and I'm not alone, either. Check out what one twitter follower so eloquently said:

"I definitely voted for Bangs! It was just too much! or too little..." - @TammyYIP

Thanks Tammy and thanks to all for listening to my rant. Now, here are the full results from Sweet Sixteen Round 1:

As you already know, the teeny, tiny bangs are no more as Oz takes the round. Willliam the Bloody Awful Poet's hair beat out the 70's stylings of Anya, Shepard Book's hair kept Crazy Spike from leaving the basement, and the mighty Illyria took out the First Slayer for good. 

This round will have 4 matches and will end Sunday night at 11:59 PM EST.

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:






















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Who is Writing and Drawing Buffy Season 9?

We don't know that just yet, but Super Scott Allie did give us a little tease:

"I can tell you this. The scripts for the first issues of our main series are in the hands of the artists. Who wrote them and who's drawing them will be announced at WonderCon."

And there you have it! Just a couple of weeks before we know for sure.

March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Sweet Sixteen Round 1

Another round ends, and another begins.  Ah, the cycle of life.  It's also the time for the Sweet Sixteen.  Is that Molly Ringwald?  No.  No, it isn't.  I don't even know what I'm saying now.  Why would Molly Ringwald be in my apartment?

Results from last round!

- Cordy's shag made Dark Willow shag ass (someone link to some slash of that pairing, please)

- River left Buffy's braids "all wet" (get it?)

- Willow the White made Buffy's wig gone (get it? part two)

- Buffy's Bouffant let Captain Hammer know what pain feels like (making this get it? the trilogy)

Moving on!  Some tough decisions to make.  Here we go:













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Whedonistas at the Waystation!

TONIGHT, MONDAY, MARCH 14TH at7:00PM

Readings from the book Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them

Featuring Teresa Jusino, Racheline Maltese, NancyKay Shapiro, and Priscilla Spencer in anticipation of the book's official release the following day!

Reading is at the newly reopened Way Station, home of steam punky goodness and a real life TARDIS (time and space travel not included).

The Way Station
683 Washington Ave
Prospect Heights, BK, 11238
(btw Prospect & St Marks)
a/c to Washington or 2/3 to BK Museum or q to 7th Ave

Copies of Whedonistas will be available at the event, as well as works by the individual contributors!

March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Round 1D

This year we were inspired us to examine the crazy hair stylings of the Whedonverse, so we've dubbed this March Madness "The Hairpocalypse". In this tournament so far, some of the best and worst Whedonverse hair has battled against each other. We're voting here for hair that's so memorably bombastic, it could start the apocalypse itself.

Recapping last round:
- Angelus's astounding 'stache from "Amends" took down Sunday's mini-Bjork knots with a vengeance
- Gile's burnout hair (which was drugged by Band Candy) took out Kendra's "Jenny from the Block" 'do
- Another one of Angel's bad wigs kicked Cordy's Bad Bangs' ass (they weren't that bad, looking back.)
- And tragedy struck! When the worst Whedonverse hair of all, Cordy's infamous blond crop somehow lost to Buffy's caveman chic from "Beer Bad". RIP Cordy's tragic Blond, you coulda been a contenda.

Here we are at the end of Round 1!  This round will have 4 matches and will end Tuesday night at 11:59 PM EST. After that Round 2 will immediately begin.

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:

Round 1 - Region 4 England
Location: The Watcher's Council Offices

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March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Round 1C

The fun continues here at Buffyfest with our annual March Madness! This year we decided to go with the crazy hair stylings of the Whedonverse in our "Hairpocalypse".

The tournament is already underway, so let's recap last round: Shepard Book's Mad Scientist look took out Darla's powdered wig by a whopping 75%, while Spike's "Crazy in the Basement" hair beat out Buffy's cute flapper wig. In the slayer vs. slayer match, the First Slayer schooled Nicki Wood and finally, Illyria laid a beat down on Buffy's Noble Woman's Wig. Round 1, Region 3 will have 4 matches and will end Sunday night at 11:59 PM EST. After that Round 1d will immediately begin.

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:

Round 1 - Region 3 Los Angeles

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If 'She Don't Like Firefly'...

...then drop her like one of Jayne's grenades!

March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Round 1b

The first part of round one went off without a hitch. It also went off without a hatchet. A hatchet. Please to be enjoying my Buffy Jones Soda in jokes. Let's recap what's happened so far.

- Oz's skull of many hues made minced meat apocalyptic pie out of the gang from Dollhouse's Epitaph episodes.

- Buffy's Bad Ass Bangs banged Duskhu's less-erotic-than-it-was-intended-to-be dominatrix ponytail thingie.

- Buffy's cute Season 6 Bob only just barely escaped the Burning Bed that is Anya's Farrah hair.

- William he Bloody Awful Poet and his bloody awful hair trounced Connor's even awfuller Tro-Clon mess.

But we can't stop there. Oh, no. So much... memorable... hair still to go. This time it's a trip to Jayne's Bunk where, somehow, everybody (and their luscious locks) manage to squeeze in. Who will win? Your arbitrary mood swings (in America we call them "votes") decide!

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse. This part of round 1 ends Thursday, 3/10 at 11:59 PM EST. Be there or be a hexadecimal! Or something!

Round 1 - Region 2. Location "Jayne's Bunk"













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Buffy Season 9 News from ECCC

Some exciting Dark Horse news came out of Emerald City this year including confirmation of a Buffy: Season 10. Also, we don't have to wait too long for more stories as Season 9: Buffy #1 is scheduled to be released at the beginning of September and Angel #1 at the end of August. Structure-wise, Season 9 will be much shorter, lasting 2 years with 25 issues coming out of both the Buffy and Angel titles. Check out the panel for full details:

March Madness - The Hairpocalypse Tournament

Oh yeah, it's that time of year again! The time that everyone here at Buffyfest waits for because if it's March, Spring's not only just around the corner but it's also time for March Madness! Our ideas were getting stale, 'best character', 'worst character'...we needed something fresh, something tough and maybe a even a little silly and it's that type of MADNESS that brought us to the decision of "The Hairpocalypse".

Let's face it, there has been a lot of straight-up of bad style in the Whedonverse (and we can blame some of that on the 90's), but there has been some cool too. In this tournament, Buffy's bad bangs will battle Echo's dominatrix 'do. The post apocalytpic styling of "Epitaphs 1 & 2" will face off against Oz's many fabulous hair colors. So it doesn't matter what you're going for here: Wackiest, Worst, Wildest, Scariest, Funniest, whatever - let's just call this tourney it "Most Memorable" Hair of the Whedonverse. The type of hair that's so nuts, it could start the apocalypse.

The tournament starts now! Round 1, Region 1 will have 4 matches and will end Tuesday night at 11:59 PM EST. After that Round 1b will immediately begin.

Vote below for the Whedonverse hair style that is so bad-ass (or just plain bad) that it would bring forth the apocalypse:

Round 1 - Region 1. Location "The Bronze"





















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Buffy Jones Soda: A Tasteless Tasting

Some time back, the fine folks at Fox (yes, that's what I said) sent us a box full of carbonated beverages designed with the young slayer in mind.  Since Tara and I are clearly chosen ones (sorry, Michelle!), we knew what had to be done.  For the curious in the audience, the event was captured on film.  The moment was so profound, that it knocked the audio out of sync.  Our apologies for being that awesome.  Without further ado, please for to be enjoying the Buffy Jones Soda tasting.

Tara's review list in order of preference:
#1 - Xander's Strawberry/Lime
#2 - Dawn's a Centaur! Root Beer
#3 - Willow's Green Apple Witch's Brew
#4 - Twilight's Old Moon Orange & Cream
#5 - Buffy's Blue Bubblegum
#6 - Giles's Grape Potion

Bitsy's review list in order of preference:

#1 - Giles's Grape Potion

#2 - Dawn's a Centaur! Root Beer

#3 - Willow's Green Apple Witch's Brew

#4 - Xander's Strawberry/Lime

#5 - Twilight's Old Moon Orange & Cream

#6 - Buffy's Blue Bubblegum

As you can see, our opinions/favorites differed quite a bit but eh, to each his own. Have you sampled the ye olde Jones?  What did you think?

www.myjones.com/limited/buffy

Coveting: Hallowhedon 3

The Hallowhedon conventions in the UK always seem so tempting! First of all the event has an ultra kick-ass name (and original too...zing!) The guests are usually juicy ones and it's extra fancy being across the pond and all. This year, some fan favorites are attending: Charisma Carpenter & Amber Benson not to mention "Most Hated Character" winner Adam Busch; with further guests to be added. I vote for Julie Benz since she's besties with Charisma.

This year's convention will be held from Friday 28th - Sunday 30th, October 2011 at the The Radison Edwardian Hotel. The activities range from the usual guest talks and photograph sessions to quizzes and late night parties - including an extra special Halloween Ball on the Saturday night! Gotta love a Halloween Ball.

So if you're over on the flip side (or a 'Merican with deep pockets and a love of the Queen) go check it out. It's pretty reasonable too as far as cons go. For £78 you get admission to all 3 days and a whole bunch of stuff like an exclusive convention souvenir program, access to all the panels, 1 free autograph from each guest, access to the 2 themed parties. Good stuff.

Have you attended a past Hallowhedon event?

Alyson Hannigan, Tom Lenk & Lil' Satyana Go to the LA Zoo!

Oh my, really? These pics are way too adorable, it's ridiculous:

Ha!

I'm wondering if that's Lenk's phone with the multi-colored hearts on it or Aly's?

One flamingo?

How about three flamingos?!