I'm obsessed with Wicked, and I choose to blame Joss by jwhedonaddict

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I'm obsessed with Wicked, and I choose to blame Joss

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UPDATED: Monday, August 27, 2007 17:42
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Sunday, June 24, 2007 6:46 AM

I've never seen the play, not even halfway through the novel ('tho I know there's even a sequel and I'm beyond excited about it) yet, but I already bought the soundtrack about a month ago, and I can't stop listening to it. "Defying Gravity" is a personal favorite. It's actually replaced "Going Through the Motions" as the song I wake up to every morning.

Why do I blame Joss?

I liked the Wizard of Oz, and that was about it regarding musicals. But it didn't inspire me to be interested in the whole Wicked deal. It was "Once More With Feeling" and missing my actual favorite witch (if you have to ask who I mean, then you really do need help in the worst way...

) that did me in.

So there it is...I blame him for my new obsession--until August when my other current one returns!

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"What if you could have the power? Now? In every generation, one Slayer is born...because a bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule...
So I say we change the rule. I say my power should be our power...
Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up...
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?"--Buffy Summers, May 20, 2003

"In Joss We Trust."

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Monday, July 9, 2007 8:16 AM

DEATHISMYGIFT

Regardless of OMWF, I am obsessed with Wicked as well. Defying Gravity is one of the best songs but I like The Wizard and I.

"it's always complicated and at some point someone has to draw the line and that is always going to be me. you get down on me for cutting myself off but in the end the slayer is always cut off. there's no mystical guide book, no all knowing council, human rules don't apply. there's only me....i am the law" -Buffy the Vampire Slayer

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Monday, July 9, 2007 10:01 AM

TINADOLL

I like Defying Gravity but i much prefer Phantom of the Opera.

Scorpion:

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Monday, July 9, 2007 11:03 AM

CYBERSNARK

Personally, I kinda prefer "No Good Deed."

Cool justification for Evil, shades of Demona's "What have I. . . What have they done!" in Gargoyles.

Great, now I'm stuck on the idea of a Demona AMV. . .

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Monday, July 9, 2007 8:07 PM

RIVER6213

? What is this "Wicked?"

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Monday, July 9, 2007 9:09 PM

SINGATE

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
? What is this "Wicked?"

A favorite word of all Bostonians.

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We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far.

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Monday, July 9, 2007 9:21 PM

RIVER6213

I see.

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Tuesday, July 10, 2007 9:50 AM

JWHEDONADDICT

River: They're teasing you. WICKED was a novel that filled in the backstory of the Wicked Witch of the West from WIZARD OF OZ. It was turned into a Broadway musical a few years ago. I got into the soundtrack and book in between BUFFY Season 8 comics (I was so excited when Xander called Willow 'Elphaba' and I actually knew who he was talking about!) and became so obsessed with it, I had to share it here. It seemed to me something fellow Buffy fans would be interested in...was beginning to think I was wrong until recently.

Everyone else: I finished the book last week. Strange how much some things appeared to have changed from the book to the play. I realize it must've been for time or something I guess. Still haven't seen the play, only going by the soundtrack still. My first favorite is "Defying Gravity", but my second is "No Good Deed" (should I be worried that I can relate some to both songs and Elphapa in general?!). Third would be "The Wizard and I".

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"What if you could have the power? Now? In every generation, one Slayer is born...because a bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule...
So I say we change the rule. I say my power should be our power...
Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up...
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?"--Buffy Summers, May 20, 2003

"In Joss We Trust."

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Thursday, July 12, 2007 12:04 PM

JWHEDONADDICT

Link to the official website--hope it works.
If you click on the Chicago part, there's a trailer for it. There's also sound clips from the soundtrack on there as well.

www.wickedthemusical.com

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"What if you could have the power? Now? In every generation, one Slayer is born...because a bunch of men who died thousands of years ago made up that rule...
So I say we change the rule. I say my power should be our power...
Every girl who could have the power, will have the power. Can stand up, will stand up...
Make your choice. Are you ready to be strong?"--Buffy Summers, May 20, 2003

"In Joss We Trust."

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Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:12 PM

TOSABROWNCOAT

I love it too I was so excited to see it 2 weeks ago in chicago and it was amazing my favorite songs from the show are For good ( which I had memorized before I knew what the show was about),Defying Gravity and No Good Deed.

Shiny

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Monday, August 27, 2007 7:54 AM

JWHEDONADDICT

You're so lucky...wish I could afford to go. My uncle bought my aunt tickets to the Chicago one for her birthday in November. She doesn't know about it yet. He doesn't seem to know that she isn't as interested in it as I am...she borrowed my CD over a month ago and still hasn't bothered to listen to it or return it. I think she'd be more interested in going just to be able to brag to me about it because she knows I really want to go.

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"They talk about me in the chatty rooms?"--Angel

For Joss!

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Monday, August 27, 2007 5:42 PM

SIRI

Oh Wicked is, well, wicked. I read the book shortly after it came out, saw the play and then read the sequel, which I actually liked better than Wicked. Loved the play, and yes, it has some variations which I rather enjoyed, thought it tied up some loose ends. I would highly recommend it.

Siri

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