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Calling ALL Joss Fans, no matter who you are...Please read this!!!

POSTED BY: JWHEDONADDICT
UPDATED: Friday, April 6, 2007 02:53
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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:07 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


The BUFFY/MySpace essay contest winner was announced yesterday. I can't imagine that there's a person alive who could hear it and not be moved...no matter how they feel about this show.

How Buffy Changed My Life
by Jarrod Balzer

"I'm writing for my wife, Robin Balzer, for this essay, because she's disabled.

Robin and I didn't have cable or satellite for years, so we had only seen the original movie of Buffy until the first season came to DVD. At the time, schizophrenia was gradually taking over my wife's mind. Our growing love for the show as each season came out gave something for my wife to focus on and look forward to during those first dark and confusing years. The character Drusilla gave her a fantasy icon to relate to, and kept her spirits up as though she were a part of the story, and of course Buffy's character gave her the strength to battle her 'demons'.

Now, she's completely disabled from her illness, in and out of coherence, but I keep Buffy and Angel posters on the wall which give her focus even when we're not watching them. We've also become attached to Firefly. Again, she can relate to River in her own way. We really owe a lot to the imagination of Joss Whedon.

For this reason, I know it would mean the world to my wife, Robin, if she could see herself with Buffy in a comic. For the struggle she consistently goes through, I feel she deserves to be with a character that's helped her so much over the years."



"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:24 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


Edit: Joss personally selected the winner. Robin's story also inspired him to expand her role, which originally would've been a simple cameo. Because of the expanded role, she won't appear until issue #10, instead of earlier as planned.

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:25 AM

LITTLEALBATROSS29


I tried,but the link didn;'t work..I will check whedonesque asap..

Hope the verse has been treating you well... and thanks for the heads up..



Bryce
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tommorow is our permanent address
and there they'll scarcely find us(if they do,
we'll move away still further:into now

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:28 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


Your welcome!

Sorry again that the link didn't work.

You won't be disappointed though!

"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:31 AM

LITTLEALBATROSS29


I just read it..wow..it was so sad & beautiful..
I am pleased beyond words htat she won the contest..I can't wait too see the issue with her in it..
Once again,thank you for pointing it out !

Bryce
******


tommorow is our permanent address
and there they'll scarcely find us(if they do,
we'll move away still further:into now

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:34 AM

DARKFLY


damn i would of wrote somthing if i had known,please check out this page if you have a MYSPACE
http://fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=27973

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http://www.kolumbus.fi/~kj2275/final_cut/



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Thursday, April 5, 2007 6:35 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


Your very welcome again!

I even printed it out so I can show everyone I know...especially those who look down on it as a 'dumb kid's show'!!!

If they only knew...

"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:16 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


I've re-read this at least three times now, and I'm still crying. What an amazing guy to do this for his wife. I'm so glad they were chosen, and that Joss decided to expand her role. She'll be so excited! Too bad she has to wait so long, though. Maybe they'll give them an advanced copy?

"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:46 AM

REGINAROADIE


Could you copy that and post it on here? Every time I click on the link I get a "unable to connect" sign.

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:49 AM

SIMONF


It's also on the Dark Horse site if people are having trouble connecting to MySpace.

http://www.darkhorse.com/news/pressrelease.php?id=1429

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 8:53 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


I'll remove the bad link and replace it with the essay. Might take a little while.

"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, April 5, 2007 11:01 AM

BROWNBUG


i wanted to add the guy from myspace who won and send him a congrats message butnowehere seems to list his mysapce page. Anyone know it ?


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Friday, April 6, 2007 2:53 AM

JWHEDONADDICT


Not sure if he even has one. There's a link on Whedonesque about it that goes directly to the contest page, so it might tell you. I tried to put the link here, but it didn't come out right.

"In Joss We Trust."

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