Buffy: It's A Wrap

Cast and crew of UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer expressed pride in their show and sadness about its end as it wrapped its seventh and final season last week, and they celebrated with a party April 18 in Los Angeles. Alyson Hannigan (Willow) told SCI FI Wire that she was crying in her final scene and afterward. "And they said, 'Well, that's a picture wrap,' and it was just like, 'Wow, there's more [tears] in there.' It just came spilling out. ... It was very, very bittersweet, an emotional day for everyone. Lots of tears, lots of hugs. ... It was great, though."

Production on the Buffy finale wrapped production last week, marking the end of the show's original episodes. A wrap party at the Miauhaus studio in Los Angeles drew current and past cast members and crew, including creator Joss Whedon, executive producer Marti Noxon and actors Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon (Xander), Anthony Head (Giles), James Marsters (Spike), Amber Benson (Tara), Juliet Landau (Drusilla), Seth Green (Oz), Tom Lenk (Andrew), Julie Benz (Darla) and Danny Strong (Jonathan).

Anthony Head, who arrived with his two teen daughters, described himself as "gutted" on his last day. "I felt really odd, like really sort of in a really strange emotional place," he said in an interview. "It was like saying goodbye to a very, very, very old friend. And at the same time, you knew that it wasn't goodbye. And you knew that there was more life in it, and I'm going to see these guys. It's what it is. It's come to the right time and place."

Noxon said, "I feel everything. I feel like I'm graduating from college or high school all over again. I feel like I just spent some of the greatest times of my life. You can only hope that you didn't peak in high school, you know?" She added that the upcoming May 20 series finale "is some of the strongest stuff we've ever done. I just think it's awesome. ... It kicks ass."

For his part, Whedon said he was exhausted, but happy with where the show ended, and added that he plans to spend more time with his wife and newborn son now that the show is over. "We were able to do the show we wanted to," he said in an interview. "We were never dictated to. ... We always did ... what we were told to by the story. Because, eventually, if you're making art, it starts telling you what to do." He added that he'll miss writing the show the most. "Being in that room, just beating our heads against the wall, trying to break a story," he said. "Cracking each other up for hours at a stretch. I mean, I love filming. But filming has so much going on. It's not like being in the room with the writers. It's just us and the characters. And writing those voices myself. Being alone with them. Those are the things I'll miss the most." The Buffy finale airs at 8 p.m. ET/PT on May 20.

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Angel Gets Buffy Cast?

If and when the vampire TV series Angel returns to the air next year, there may be some familiar faces from nearby Sunnydale, cast and crew told SCI FI Wire at the wrap party for UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Though The WB has yet to announce a fifth-season renewal of Angel, co-creator Joss Whedon said "I'm pretty confident we will be picked up. Let me put it this way. Angel will be around. I just don't know where." It's possible that UPN could pick up the show if The WB doesn't.

As for Buffy cast members moving over, Whedon said, "We're still finding out who's where and what's what and making sure the show comes back," he said. "But as far as I'm concerned, everybody should stop by. ... Next year, we have an entirely new thing planned, which I'm really excited about. And we'll also be seeing some Buffy characters on it."

James Marsters (Spike) was the only cast member to say he's definitely working on becoming an Angel cast member. "We're trying to work it out," he said in an interview. "There's goodwill and a real want for that to work out. There are constraints involved. And so it's not a lock. But I think that we're all going to make a good effort to try to make that happen in some way. Time and money, man. Time and money."

Both Alyson Hannigan (Willow) and Anthony Head (Giles) said in interviews that their characters might make guest appearances. But Nicholas Brendon (Xander) won't be moving over, as he's already cast in a new sitcom pilot for the Fox network.


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There are pictures of the wrap up party at Wire Image, how come Sarah isn't there? She is a major part of the show. Thanks for the news Jenny :)

Originally posted by Barnabas
There are pictures of the wrap up party at Wire Image, how come Sarah isn't there? She is a major part of the show. Thanks for the news Jenny :)

I didn't even see the pictures. I'll have to go look at them. Yeah, I thought it was kind of weird Sarah wasn't there. Your welcome. :)

Originally posted by Jenny


I didn't even see the pictures. I'll have to go look at them. Yeah, I thought it was kind of weird Sarah wasn't there. Your welcome. :)



I keep forgetting to post this E! shows clips of Buffy's last episodes and interviews in the E! Live News show, tonight especially they will talk about it, so if you can watch it if you have E!



Also Sarah wasn't there because her and Freddie Prinze Jr. are off filming the Scooby Doo 2 movie. That is why she is not in any pictures or the party.

Okay, I just went to scifi.com and they have some more Buffy related articles listed. Okay, some of this is about Scooby Doo, so Chris if you feel they belong a new topic, feel free to cut and paste and start a new topic.

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Alicia Silverstone has joined the cast of the upcoming Scooby-Doo sequel film, which is now shooting in Vancouver, B.C., the Zap2it Web site reported. The sequel also stars Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard and Linda Cardellini, as well as Seth Green.
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Buffy Projects On Hold

Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon told SCI FI Wire that most of his related projects are on hold as he regroups in anticipation of the UPN series' imminent end. "Apart from Angel, no spinoff [are] in the works right now," Whedon said in an interview. "I think it's a very likely possibility, but there isn't anything happening right now. We all just kind of want to bask and relax."

The projects include an animated Buffy TV series, a BBC show based on the character of Giles (tentatively called Ripper) and a Buffy spinoff series for UPN or another network.

With regard to Ripper, Whedon said, "I wanted to do something on the BBC. We talked about a two-hour pilot. We talked about some episodes. We talked about a two-hour movie. It's gone through a lot of things. But the one conclusion I've come to, if I do something, I'll do it not as a setup so much as a story about Giles. I realize that, like Angel, you can use it as a premise, perhaps, to build something about ghost stories, and that would be fine. What I'm interested in is the character that Tony [Anthony Stewart Head] plays, not some mystery he might solve. And that's sort of a paradigm shift in what I might do with it. But I'm still very invested in the Ripper story."

As far as the animated show, "I still like the idea," Whedon said. "We still have a bunch of really good scripts. But I won't do it at a price. That's a show that has to look wonderful. It has to be as good as it can be. And a lot of animation houses just can't contain that. So the money isn't there right now. So right now, I'm not planning on it."

For his part, Head said in an interview that he remains game for Ripper. "Yeah, we talked about it," he said. Whedon "came up with a beautiful idea for it the other day, actually."

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Green Does The Doo Two

Seth Green, who will play a new character in the upcoming Scooby-Doo sequel film, told SCI FI Wire that he's already begun shooting in Vancouver, B.C. "I play a museum curator, like a professor of museum studies," Green said in an interview. "I already started."

Green said he'll be working again with his Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Sarah Michelle Gellar, as well as with her husband, Freddie Prinze Jr. And he said to expect a few surprises this time around.

"I thought the first one was pretty sharp with the adult subtext," Green said. "But I think they're less bound this time by committee, you know what I mean? I think the first one, they had a lot more to prove, so they didn't know exactly what direction to go in. And this time, they know what works and what doesn't, so they're just straight forward ahead."

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Originally posted by Barnabas




I keep forgetting to post this E! shows clips of Buffy's last episodes and interviews in the E! Live News show, tonight especially they will talk about it, so if you can watch it if you have E!



Also Sarah wasn't there because her and Freddie Prinze Jr. are off filming the Scooby Doo 2 movie. That is why she is not in any pictures or the party.

Okay, I do have E!. Doesn't the Live News come on at 6 pm? I'll def. have to check up on that.

I read on Yahoo! from E! news that every Tuesday they would talk about Buffy and have a fan up there talking about how they would miss the show and so on. I can't find the story, but I'll keep looking for it. I am sure it is on E! News Live they were going to do that on, because I saw them talking about the series finale last week in the news show.

Originally posted by Jenny
Alicia Silverstone has joined the cast of the upcoming Scooby-Doo sequel film, as well as Seth Green.



I like Alicia Silverstone, it's been a while since she has been in any movies. I hate Seth Green, I hope he doesn't ruin the movie :( sorry fans :p

Originally posted by Barnabas
I read on Yahoo! from E! news that every Tuesday they would talk about Buffy and have a fan up there talking about how they would miss the show and so on. I can't find the story, but I'll keep looking for it. I am sure it is on E! News Live they were going to do that on, because I saw them talking about the series finale last week in the news show.

Cool. Thanks for the info, Chris. I'll try to watch it or record the show each Tues.