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Buffy to continue without SMG?
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:01 AM
HAKEN
Likes to mess with stuffs.
Quote:Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Enterprise helped boost UPN's ratings among total viewers last season by 15 percent, Variety reported. The fifth season of Buffy, which moved to the Smackdown network from The WB, and the premiere season of Star Trek spinoff Enterprise also helped UPN see a 13 percent increase in adult viewers 18-49 and a 19 percent hike in adults 18-34 in the 2001-'02 season, the trade paper reported. In all three categories, UPN bested its archrival The WB. But UPN's other pickup from The WB, Roswell, tanked in the ratings and wasn't renewed, the trade paper reported. Looking ahead, it's an open question whether Buffy will continue after UPN's deal with the show's producer, 20th Century Television, expires next spring. Star Sarah Michelle Gellar has been publicly noncommittal about returning for the 2003-'04 season. But Buffy creator Joss Whedon has been planning for such a possibility and might be inclined to continue even without Gellar, the trade paper reported.
Wednesday, July 10, 2002 11:54 AM
ZICSOFT
Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:10 AM
BOBKNAPTOR
Thursday, July 11, 2002 10:44 AM
PANDORA
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: I read so many buffy websites and articles that it's hard to remember where I read what... but I have this undying non-love for Freddie Prinze Jr since I read that part of SMGs non-commital to Buffy is that Freddie would rather she focus on movies. All I have to say to that is he is NOT someone I would take career advice from. Has he EVER made a good movie? EVER? I do not like that guy. ______________ Really? Me? I'll crack him like an egg.
Thursday, July 11, 2002 12:01 PM
FURYFIRE
Thursday, July 11, 2002 1:55 PM
Thursday, July 11, 2002 2:53 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Zicsoft: Panny I love you like ... well, I won't say a sister, I can't get along with mine. Let me just say I like to hear you speak your mind. Usually. But this time.. WHERE DO YOU GET OFF LECTURING A COMPLETE STRANGER ON HER CAREER STRATEGY? You have no authority on this subject. How much do you know about this person's actual personal life? How many movies or shows have you been in? How many casting couches have you danced around? How many cattle calls have you been to? And, pray tell, what exactly is the secret of infallibly getting cast in good parts in good movies? No, better not tell us. Go become an agent -- you'll make a mint!
Thursday, July 11, 2002 3:31 PM
MILLERNATE
Quote: WHERE DO YOU GET OFF LECTURING A COMPLETE STRANGER ON HER CAREER STRATEGY? You have no authority on this subject. How much do you know about this person's actual personal life? How many movies or shows have you been in? How many casting couches have you danced around? How many cattle calls have you been to?
Thursday, July 11, 2002 6:34 PM
MOJOECA
Thursday, July 11, 2002 7:48 PM
Quote:Originally posted by mojoeca: A word on Freddie Prinze, Jr -- he was actively campaigning for the role of Peter Parker in SPIDER-MAN(!). For an idea of how sickening Prinze as Parker would look, watch BOYS AND GIRLS, where he played a nerd (re: he wore glasses and grew out his bangs). Thankfully, Sam Raimi never even considered him. --- Joe
Friday, July 12, 2002 6:00 AM
Quote:That's right, chosen. I'm not in the film industry, I'm not an actress, but I do know this: Nobody's holding a gun to SMG's head telling her to be in movies like "Simply Irresistible" and/or "Scooby Doo" (which, btw, I maintain are a waste of her significant talent). She ain't starvin', since I'm sure she's making a decent wage from Buffy and Maybelline, etc. So why can't she hold out for a really good movie?
Friday, July 12, 2002 9:36 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Zicsoft: Well, I'm not likely to see either of these movies (if SMG had played Velma, the part she originally tried out for, I might be tempted to see Scooby Doo). But you know, when she signed up to be in them, neither had she. These movies were just scripts, or even treatments, possibly quite different from what actually came out.
Quote:And what do you know about metaphorical guns-to-the-head? It's not just about money. It's about dealing with pressure from studios, agencies, and a lot of other people who work in a very nasty business -- and whom she will have to please if she wants to keep working after she leaves Buffy. I don't know what specifically motivated SMG to make the choices she made -- but they're pretty damn common choices. Look at the utter crap Patrick Stewart has been in. Look at Jamie Lee Curtis (Jamie Lee Curtis!), making yet another Halloween movie. And consider, how many good roles are there? Especially for blandly pretty starlets whose resume consists of soap opera, makeup commercials, and a TV show with a silly name.
Quote: Fact is, Hollywood does not give young actresses a good shake. I can't count the ones I've been fans of who've had their moments an then basically disappeared from view. Molly Ringwald. Ally Sheedy. Linda Kelsey. Michelle Meyrink (have you seen Real Genius?). Kristine DeBell. It's a long list.
Friday, July 12, 2002 9:44 AM
Friday, July 12, 2002 9:52 AM
Quote: Well, I'm not likely to see either of these movies (if SMG had played Velma, the part she originally tried out for, I might be tempted to see Scooby Doo). But you know, when she signed up to be in them, neither had she. These movies were just scripts, or even treatments, possibly quite different from what actually came out.
Quote: And what do you know about metaphorical guns-to-the-head? It's not just about money. It's about dealing with pressure from studios, agencies, and a lot of other people who work in a very nasty business
Quote: -- and whom she will have to please if she wants to keep working after she leaves Buffy. I don't know what specifically motivated SMG to make the choices she made -- but they're pretty damn common choices.
Quote: Look at the utter crap Patrick Stewart has been in. Look at Jamie Lee Curtis (Jamie Lee Curtis!), making yet another Halloween movie.
Friday, July 12, 2002 9:59 AM
Quote: Hey there! I'm not a big fan of the Addams Family movies, but they didn't quite suck either. I particularly like Christina Ricci in them. Matter of taste I suppose. Which makes me think that you're judging actors solely by the movies they've been in, which you judge solely by whether you personally liked them or not. Pretty subjective.
Friday, July 12, 2002 2:49 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Zicsoft: Hey there! I'm not a big fan of the Addams Family movies, but they didn't quite suck either. I particularly like Christina Ricci in them. Matter of taste I suppose.
Quote: Which makes me think that you're judging actors solely by the movies they've been in, which you judge solely by whether you personally liked them or not. Pretty subjective.
Monday, July 15, 2002 2:14 PM
Quote: Joss Whedon, creator of UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told SCI FI Wire that he's leaving open the possibility of carrying on the show after next year, even if star Sarah Michelle Gellar decides not to renew her contract, which expires at the end of year seven. Meanwhile, regular cast member Emma Caulfield, who plays Anya, told SCI FI Wire that she intends to leave the show after the end of the seventh season, which kicks off Sept. 24, but added that every other cast member has already signed up for year eight. "I'm game for almost anything," Whedon said in an interview, when asked if he'd go on without Gellar. "It's an incredibly strong ensemble. It's a very strong mythos. It's a huge universe we've created and an incredible cast of actors. So there are definitely opportunities for different kinds of shows." Earlier, Buffy executive producer Marti Noxon told SCI FI Wire that she thought the show could continue without Gellar in the lead. For his part, Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) said that he thought season seven would be the show's last. Gellar has made plain her desire to move on after the show's seventh season ends, whether the show goes on or not after that. Similarly, Caulfield said she's gone after next year. "Uh-huh," she said in an interview. It's "my last year. It depends on whether or not the show goes beyond a seventh season. Sarah has not signed on. The rest of the cast has signed on for an eighth season. I have not. I'm leaving. I'm done. It's just time, you know? It's been five great years. But it's sort of like, I use the analogy of, like, high school. ... Four years. It's time to graduate, you know? It's time." Buffy airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:16 AM
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:39 AM
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: Speaking of Patrick Stewart... Anyone remember the movie Jeffrey? He was one of my favorite characters in one of my all time favorite movies, and he gives, I think the best quote of the whole movie: "Can I do this? or do I look like a Gay Superhero?" ______________ I'm like a superhero or something.
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 7:56 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Boooob... of COURSE I remember Jeffrey! Love it, too... :D
Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Bob, have I mentioned you're the bomb lately? Well, you are.
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 10:13 AM
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Boooob... of COURSE I remember Jeffrey! Love it, too... :D I'm hoping that is pronounced Baaaaaahhhhb and not Boob.
Quote: Thanks, Pandy. I think you're pretty swell yourself. Seems like we have pretty similar taste in movies. If you were local, I'd ask to take you out to one. ______________ And how long have you known that your girlfriend's Tinkerbell?
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:24 AM
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:40 AM
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: I'll be in NYC next month... close enough to Jersey? bob wonders if asking a girl out on a message board is weird.... ______________ Nowhere like the Hellmouth for a party.
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 11:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Well, usually yes... however, I'll be in Miami at that point. (grr!) And yes, message board dating is a little weird...
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 12:19 PM
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: Ooooh.... Bob has been SHOT DOWN! bummer. Miami is awesome. you moving there, or vacationing?
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:48 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Originally posted by Shot down never! You know I love you bob. And Internet dating is supremely weird!
Tuesday, July 16, 2002 4:02 PM
Quote:Originally posted by bobknaptor: Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Originally posted by Shot down never! You know I love you bob. And Internet dating is supremely weird! she loves me! And hey, who said anything about dating? I was just looking to get a little. (just kidding!) bob dives for cover under desk and tries to snicker quietly enough to not get caught. ______________ Wrong? Why? How did you play doctor?
Wednesday, July 17, 2002 9:53 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Pandora: Ohhh, bob, you're hankerin' for a spankerin'... Pandora
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