DarleneIllyria
05-19-2003, 11:49 PM
Well, I just came from scifi.com and they have a ton load of Buffy/Angel articles on there.
Chaos Expands Buffyverse
Greg Goodrich, vice president and executive producer of Vivendi Universal Games' upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game, Chaos Bleeds, told SCI FI Wire that the sequel serves as a lost episode of the show's seventh and final season. "We're trying to stay as consistent with what's going on in the final few episodes," Goodrich said in an interview at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
Goodrich added, "Even though we [haven't] really kept that much in the loop with what was happening, we are making adjustments as [the show] is going on. There are a few things that are needed to destroy The First that we have in the game that may not accurately follow exactly what's going to happen, but we're pretty darn close."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds features the voices of not only the majority of the show's cast, but also that of creator Joss Whedon. But star Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) wasn't available to voice her character. "In Chaos Bleeds, you not only play as Buffy, you [also] play as Willow, and you can play as Xander, Spike, Faith and Sid the dummy, who is a fan favorite from the first season," Goodrich said. "He is actually a demon-possessed ventriloquist's wooden puppet."
Chaos Bleeds offers both single-player and multiplayer battle modes, including one-on-one combat, last-man-standing, team-survival, domination and "Bunny-Catcher" modes—the latter a reference to Buffy character Anya's well-known fear of rabbits. "There's 24 unlockable characters, both good and evil," Goodrich said. As for Whedon, he will have the ability of every character in the game, both good and evil, he added. "He can do magic. He can do Slayer moves. And let me tell you, it's pretty funny seeing him do a roundhouse kick." Goodrich also said that players will see the return of Tara (Amber Benson) as an evil vampire with whom Willow must do battle.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Eurocom. The game is scheduled to be in stores Aug. 26 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube.
Vivendi Universal Games is owned by Vivendi Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/12.00.games
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Caulfield Wept At Buffy's End
Emma Caulfield, who plays demon-turned-human Anya on UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told SCI FI Wire that she was surprised to find herself tearing up after filming her last scene in the series finale. "It was very bittersweet," Caulfield said in an interview at the 29th annual Saturn Awards, where she was recognized as Female Face of the Future. "I wasn't prepared for how it was going to affect me. I mean, I was pretty fine all day. I was fine. It was like, 'Oh wow. I'm never going to see that again.' And then as soon as they announced me as a show wrap, I just burst into tears."
Although the actress said she has no interest in appearing on the Buffy spinoff Angel, Caulfield had nothing but praise for her fellow Buffy cast and crew members. "It was a great group of people and the best ensemble cast I've ever worked with and probably ever will work with," she said. "They're the best there ever was. They're amazing. I was lucky."
Former Firefly star Nathan Fillion, meanwhile, told SCI FI Wire that he relished the chance to appear as this season's villainous Caleb. "My first chance to play a villain," he said. "No one would hire me to play a villain in town. ... [Buffy creator] Joss [Whedon] was the first to hire me to play the villain. ... And I really enjoyed the kind of villain that Caleb was, being that he was pleasant and sweet, but at the same time ... he was not all right in his head. His sensibilities were all out of whack, and then he was inhumanly powerful, so he couldn't be stopped. And that's got to play on his ego a little bit. ... I really enjoyed that." The series finale of Buffy airs May 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/10.30.tv
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Acker Ponders Angel Future
Amy Acker, who plays Fred on the recently renewed WB series Angel, told SCI FI Wire to expect visits from old Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast members next season. "I know that they're going to be bringing ... hopefully some of the girls from Buffy, like maybe Alyson" Hannigan, who played Willow, Acker said at the Saturn Awards ceremony on May 18. "We're all hoping that she'll come do a couple of episodes at least. We figure [Angel cast member and Hannigan fiance] Alexis [Denisof] has a pretty strong pull. We're working that angle."
But asked about the reason for the reported departure of Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) as a regular cast member, Acker said, "I haven't even heard that officially. I guess it's official, but I'm not sure. ... Probably, she's been doing it for a long time, and now she has the baby, and she's a mom. So she has two jobs now."
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/10.00.tv
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Joss Whedon, creator of UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told TV Guide Online that he kept on major prop from the series finale, airing on May 20. "The scythe that appeared at the end of the last episode, episode 20. Buffy finds a scythe, and it happens to be the scythe that Melaka Fray uses in the comic book [Fray] that I wrote, so we decided to bring that to life."
Chaos Expands Buffyverse
Greg Goodrich, vice president and executive producer of Vivendi Universal Games' upcoming Buffy the Vampire Slayer video game, Chaos Bleeds, told SCI FI Wire that the sequel serves as a lost episode of the show's seventh and final season. "We're trying to stay as consistent with what's going on in the final few episodes," Goodrich said in an interview at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.
Goodrich added, "Even though we [haven't] really kept that much in the loop with what was happening, we are making adjustments as [the show] is going on. There are a few things that are needed to destroy The First that we have in the game that may not accurately follow exactly what's going to happen, but we're pretty darn close."
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds features the voices of not only the majority of the show's cast, but also that of creator Joss Whedon. But star Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy) wasn't available to voice her character. "In Chaos Bleeds, you not only play as Buffy, you [also] play as Willow, and you can play as Xander, Spike, Faith and Sid the dummy, who is a fan favorite from the first season," Goodrich said. "He is actually a demon-possessed ventriloquist's wooden puppet."
Chaos Bleeds offers both single-player and multiplayer battle modes, including one-on-one combat, last-man-standing, team-survival, domination and "Bunny-Catcher" modes—the latter a reference to Buffy character Anya's well-known fear of rabbits. "There's 24 unlockable characters, both good and evil," Goodrich said. As for Whedon, he will have the ability of every character in the game, both good and evil, he added. "He can do magic. He can do Slayer moves. And let me tell you, it's pretty funny seeing him do a roundhouse kick." Goodrich also said that players will see the return of Tara (Amber Benson) as an evil vampire with whom Willow must do battle.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds is published by Sierra Entertainment and developed by Eurocom. The game is scheduled to be in stores Aug. 26 for PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube.
Vivendi Universal Games is owned by Vivendi Universal, which also owns SCIFI.COM.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/12.00.games
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Caulfield Wept At Buffy's End
Emma Caulfield, who plays demon-turned-human Anya on UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told SCI FI Wire that she was surprised to find herself tearing up after filming her last scene in the series finale. "It was very bittersweet," Caulfield said in an interview at the 29th annual Saturn Awards, where she was recognized as Female Face of the Future. "I wasn't prepared for how it was going to affect me. I mean, I was pretty fine all day. I was fine. It was like, 'Oh wow. I'm never going to see that again.' And then as soon as they announced me as a show wrap, I just burst into tears."
Although the actress said she has no interest in appearing on the Buffy spinoff Angel, Caulfield had nothing but praise for her fellow Buffy cast and crew members. "It was a great group of people and the best ensemble cast I've ever worked with and probably ever will work with," she said. "They're the best there ever was. They're amazing. I was lucky."
Former Firefly star Nathan Fillion, meanwhile, told SCI FI Wire that he relished the chance to appear as this season's villainous Caleb. "My first chance to play a villain," he said. "No one would hire me to play a villain in town. ... [Buffy creator] Joss [Whedon] was the first to hire me to play the villain. ... And I really enjoyed the kind of villain that Caleb was, being that he was pleasant and sweet, but at the same time ... he was not all right in his head. His sensibilities were all out of whack, and then he was inhumanly powerful, so he couldn't be stopped. And that's got to play on his ego a little bit. ... I really enjoyed that." The series finale of Buffy airs May 20 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/10.30.tv
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Acker Ponders Angel Future
Amy Acker, who plays Fred on the recently renewed WB series Angel, told SCI FI Wire to expect visits from old Buffy the Vampire Slayer cast members next season. "I know that they're going to be bringing ... hopefully some of the girls from Buffy, like maybe Alyson" Hannigan, who played Willow, Acker said at the Saturn Awards ceremony on May 18. "We're all hoping that she'll come do a couple of episodes at least. We figure [Angel cast member and Hannigan fiance] Alexis [Denisof] has a pretty strong pull. We're working that angle."
But asked about the reason for the reported departure of Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia) as a regular cast member, Acker said, "I haven't even heard that officially. I guess it's official, but I'm not sure. ... Probably, she's been doing it for a long time, and now she has the baby, and she's a mom. So she has two jobs now."
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2003-05/19/10.00.tv
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Joss Whedon, creator of UPN's Buffy the Vampire Slayer, told TV Guide Online that he kept on major prop from the series finale, airing on May 20. "The scythe that appeared at the end of the last episode, episode 20. Buffy finds a scythe, and it happens to be the scythe that Melaka Fray uses in the comic book [Fray] that I wrote, so we decided to bring that to life."