Angel's Kelley Armstrong: A True Champion

As you may or may not know, we're proudly sponsoring this year's Can't Stop the Serenity event. In our quest to find the perfect donation, we decided to ask Angel: Aftermath writer Kelley Armstrong to see if she'd like to participate. Kelley not only donated, but went above and beyond the call of duty.

What you see there are 3 autographed copies of Angel: Aftermath and, hold onto your hats, Kelley's original first draft (signed) of Angel: Aftermath #1! We can't tell you how excited we were when we saw that script and how appreciative we are to Kelley for being such a giving person to our site, and the fandom as a whole. It's an amazing experience when the people involved in the Whedonverse come together for the good of the world.

Thanks Kelley!

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David Boreanaz's High School Graduation photo!!

fanvid sunday: affilliate edition

Last week a certain someone wondered if his very first fanvid would make it to this little site on the Sunnydale prairie. Well question no more, oh studdly slayalive mod extraordinaire! Straight from the editing skills of the one and only James Sexton aka Wyndam; here is a fanvid tribute to "Not Fade Away" which is one of the best series finales of all time.

Angel: Before the Fall from James Sexton on Vimeo.

Happy Sunday, Buffyfesters and awesome vid, wyndam!

More "Megan Fox, to Buffy or not to Buffy?"

"Buffy" waits for Angel or Spike or Xander or Giles (take your pick) in the library.

This is total fluff but Perez is spreading it around now like an STD, so I guess we'll address it...but there's really not much to address. I mean, we already knew this whole "Megan Fox as Buffy" bizniz was a rumor. So, the fact that the producer of the Whedonless Buffy movie (Roy Lee of Vertigo, not the Kuzuis) says it's a rumor, but also doesn't deny it,  just seems like more fan-torture simply for PR sake.

IGN's exact quote from Lee was:"The rumors of Megan Fox being involved with Buffy are just rumors. As with any film project with a female lead under the age of 30, Megan is the actress that most studios want so it is no surprise her name is mentioned. While I think she would be great for our project, we are still in the early stages of developing the script."

Oh, I didn't realize that Roy Lee was the exec producer/producer of The Grudg, The Grudge 2, and Possession - all starring our very own SMG. Hmm, the plot thickens.

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Newsies

WTF else is happening in the Whedonverse you ask? Well here's a week end run down:

So are the Kuzui's nervous or what? Apparently the Whedonless Buffy movie producers did reach out to Joss after all (most likely after all the internets exploded in a frenzy of hate.) Joss told EW: “I believe [the producers] did ultimately reach out to my agent after the news broke.” Then goes on to say, “I think that’s something better left untouched by me. So, I wish them luck.” Yeah, good luck with that.

From the same article, Joss talks about how fabulous the new writing is going on Dollhouse, the status of Alpha, Summer Glau's appearance speculation and more. He says it's 'Back with such a vengeance'. The man certainly seems excited! I think that's reason for all the haters and worriers to chillax just a little.

If you're going to San Diego Comic Con, you'll be pleased to hear about the awesomeness announced. Not only will there be a Dollhouse Q&A panel in Ballroom 20 with Joss and Eliza, but the final season 1 episode surrounded in mystery - 'Epitaph One' - is now confirmed to be shown...and this all in a 2 hour mega-panel. 

And don't forget to pre-order the fancy shmancy Dollhouse Comic Con Special Edition DVD set from FoxStore.com when it goes on sale July 6 at 10am PST. It will be sold until July 20 on there and because of that, it's probably not a good idea to press your luck and try to get one on sale at SDCC itself. 

Also at SDCC, there will be a sing-along screeing of Dr. Horrible and Commentary! The Musical. California Browncoats will be hosting. Fun!

Probably best to check out the LA times Comic Con Survival Guide if you're going to be doing all that.

Buffy Euro DS game "Sacrifice" - Ryan's take

What follows is a personal email from Ryan (who's totally our unofficial 4th Buffyfester) regarding the Buffy DS game "Sacrifice". It's so hilarious that I thought I'd just copy and paste it for all the internets to see, as is. See below:

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>>So, I got you a copy of this Buffy game for the DS, as I thought I remembered you saying you were curious about it.

As I will not see you until Sunday, I thought I would check it out myself until then, though I may already regret this.
First impressions so far:

Title screen with official logo, brief glimpses of the inside of a building with some weapons in a display case (possibly the magic shop.) No Buffy music (probably didn't license it) and no indication of the story or characters.

Starting out, they are talking about an amulet. "It bonds Buffy and Spike."

Oh. Oh, this is a Spuffy game. This is a game specifically about Spuffy. That's a little strange.

It sounds like they might be talking about -that- amulet, except I remember it looking like a big clear jewel, and this looks like an old gray metal coin. No, now it looks like a jewel again. No, now it's a coin again, but gold with a red thingy in the middle. This is confusing me.

Even more confusing: it sounds as if this game is set in the time period of the comic. Buffy and friends live in a castle in Scotland. But the continuity of Angel is being ignored, Angel season 5 has not happened as Spike is still a ghost and trapped in Hell. Also, they keep referring to the battle in Chosen, yet Sunnydale appears to still exist and the highschool looks quite intact. Actually, it looks like the pre-Graduation Day explosion highschool. I have no idea what the fuck is going on here, either this game was written by a person who had seen some of the show but didn't really know what happened and only had a vague description told to them by someone else, or maybe this is all going to be explained and make sense soon via some weird parallel universe crap. Also, this may be Buffy's stunt double instead of her, she looks exactly like Smidge except for the cheekbones, but man did they nail the hairstyle.

Anyway, here is what we know:
Buffy lives in a Scottish castle.
Spike is trapped in Hell.
Willow is still wussy "I'm afraid of going veiny again" douchebag Willow.
Giles is an extremely good looking man.
They all meet up at Sunnydale High.
And Buffy and Spike have a perfect endless love that transcends any boundaries of space, time, and death, and can overcome any laws of the universe or details of past events.

Was this made in Europe?

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Ha! Love it! I'll get more updates from him as he progresses through the game, for those who have been curious about "Sacrifice." I actually have it in my hot little hands now and it really is that retarded!

Oh jeez, Megan Fox to play the new/fake Buffy?

Megan Fox as Buffy in the Library.

And hot on the heels of that last ridiculous post is this one. That was a joke. This...well I have no idea WTF to say about this. Flickcast speculates about this latest Whedonless Buffy movie rumor.

True? False? Blasphemy? Good idea? What say ye?

http://theflickcast.com/2009/06/10/megan-fox-is-the-new-buffy/

First Look: Whedonless "Buffy" movie cast revealed

Buffyfest has acquired an exclusive first look at the cast for the new Buffy "reboot" movie. Is it us, or does something seem a little off here?

Starring:

Sandra Michelle Hellar

Ally Flannigan

Brandon

Nicholas

Anthony

Stewie Foot

Davis Boreano

Jimmy Masters

Dazzle Woodworker

Amber Bensonhurst

And Breckin Meyer will be playing "Oz"

fanvid sunday: memorial

Since day one Buffyfest has been a site by friends for friends who love all things Whedon. Saturday morning we lost one of those friends. It's impossible for me to explain to you the profound loss I feel. I wish I could say that, seeing him in his final hours makes me feel somehow complete, as though all things were as they must be, but I can't. In those moments I had no idea what the morning would bring and yet I told him all the things you would want to say to someone before they pass: that I loved him, that his friends and family loved and supported him, that we would carry him when he could not carry himself and hope for him when he felt hopeless. We talked about all the things we always do: movies, tv, games... it just wasn't enough. It will never be enough. I will never have an argument with my friend about Smallville again, he will never thoroughly school me in chess, we won't ever share a slice or fuss over Star Wars miniatures like the pair of nerds we've always been. I'll never see that genuine smile that made me feel so safe, so happy.

Moses was a lover of the fanvid so I can think of nothing better than to dedicate this Sunday's to him. This one can only capture a fraction of the pain I feel, the pain all of us are feeling today but it'll have to do.



Mo, wherever you are, we love you.

Recap: The Sunnydale HS Reunion -The Bronze Edition

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The final Sunnydale High School Reunion was held at Galapagos in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (part 1 here) and I'm not exaggerating when I tell you this space was so much like the Bronze. The dark lighting, the balcony and the 90's music almost made me wonder if Angel was skulking in the shadows somewhere (I wish).

The night's great fun included "Bloody Mary" drink specials, trivia, the awesome Buffy Season 1-3 movie trailers, "Buffyoke",  and the biggest surprise of the night - The Buffy "Once More with Feeling" Sing-along! That's right folks, the 200-plus in attendance were given the gift of the musical. Even cooler, our very own Bitsy graced the stage as Spike, blond hair and all. It was very surreal and ironic. There were the usual "Shut up, Dawn" moments, but the funniest part was when the actress playing Dawn came out towards the end of the episode wearing Michelle's "Buffy Loves Angel" t-shirt. That got a few in the crowd fired up.

There were some great prizes given out, too. One special guest recieved a real Class Protector award made by our lovely Tara (which was especially hilarious given it was a dude who now owns a pink and gold sparkly umbrella). Another group recieved a gift bag filled with Buffy books, comics and other goodies. All in all, a fun Buffy-filled night.

Here's a video showing some highlights of the night. They showed the fantastic fan-made Buffy trailers of the first 3 seasons, you know the ones. You'll also see below a clip of the "Buffyoke", Trivia winners, and of course, our very own Bits - doin' the Spuffy.

Jason Sudeikis: Eliza Dushku's stalker?

So while I was watching Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (so you don't have to), I caught a quick moment where Eliza was talking with SNL's Jason Sudeikis. She'll be voicing protagonist Rubi Malone, a gun toting, sword wielding badass (so basically the one thing Eliza can actually do) in Bethesda Softwork's upcoming game, Wet, which is due out September of this year on PS3 and XBOX360. Jason caught up with Eliza at E3 where this strangeness occurred:



I can't tell if this funny or not but it's definitely... awkward!

Update: The Penny Prequel Comic is up!

...and it's awesome! Love Penny's apartment. Go here now to read it:

http://www.myspace.com/darkhorsepresents?issuenum=23&storynum=1

BTW, Penny so attends the "Can't Stop the Serenity" events in support of Equality Now. hee!

Dr. Horrible "Penny prequel" on MySpace Dark Horse Presents Tomorrow!

So, a brand spankin' new DR. Horrible story will be revealed today through the MySpace Dark Horse Presents series. Whedonesque said it will be a Penny back-story written by Zack Whedon and Jim Rugg. Can. Not. Wait. Everyone knows how I obsess over the Dr. Horrible. Love it. And yay to Penny!

DH maestro @ScottAllie confirmed to us via this tweet:

@buffyfest Sierra's out of town, as am I, which might explain MDHP not being up yet. But it went to Myspace ontime, and will be up today.

And speaking of Dark Horse Whedon comics, don't forget to pick up the "Tales of the Vampire" title (first revealed at NYCC), which is in stores today!

UPDATE: MDHP has been delayed. This via Scott Allie:

@scottallie MDHP will be up tomorrow, a day late.

Tonight! The Buffyfest HS Reunion Pt 2 in NYC!

The creators of the Buffy Sing Along present:

THE SUNNYDALE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1999
10 YEAR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

The Bronze Edition: 

TONIGHT @ 8:00pm
at Galapagos Art Space

16 Main Street, Dumbo, Brooklyn (directions)

21 and over

Reminder: Tonight the Buffy Sing Along crew is hosting the liquored up version of an "evening of Buffy contests, enlightening Buffy trivia, and special tributes to all of the dearly departed Sunnydale classmates. Plus, everyone gets their own alumni name badge and we’ll party like it’s…you know…with music and videos from the end of the century. Plus other surprises! Costumes from the show and/or the late 90s are encouraged - but you are also welcome to come as you are. And at the end of the night, one special fan will be awarded with their own “Class Protector” award."

This is part 2 of the event, and after this week's Time Out New York article we're sure it's going to be a crazy time....and we'll be there! All of Buffyfest will be in attendance with some dear friends. Please let us know if you're attending too. If you see us, we always have some freebies and gift packs at events so don't be shy - come say hi!

Fun, fun!

Tony Head can haz Ripper plz?

Dear Joss,

Hey! This is your old pal, Tony Head, letting you know that when I'm not playing Arthur's pops, or a not quite reformed thief, or playing with puppies, or, you know, being a sexy man in general... I still think about Rupert Giles and his not really son, Randy. Do you think maybe you could make a Ripper series? Or a movie? Or anything, really? Please!?!?

Yours,

Tony Head (aka another sad fan who can't let go just like the rest of us)
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