is she serious?
POSTED BY: STEVEthePIRATE
UPDATED: Saturday, January 8, 2005 00:11
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my 2cents. Possible spoilers below.
I fell in love with Buffy the vampire slayer with the opening episode. I met a lot of people that didn't like how dark season 6 was. I enjoyed it. Buffy was pulled back to the land of the living after being in heaven. It had to be dark. The magic addiction thing didn't really care for, but it wasn't terrble. I don't think Mz. Gellar is a bad actress. I didn't agree with the way she did it. I respect her wishes. If she felt it was time to go it was. Its not always what you do it's how you do it.
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"Gellar's 'Grudge' Against Buffy"
Here's a recent article on SyFy Portal about this very topic: http://www.syfyportal.com/article.php?id=1583
The author compares Gellar to Leonard Nimoy, who "played out a similar feud with his celebrated “Star Trek” character, going as far as penning an autobiography to renounce the relationship with his alter ego, titled I Am Not Spock.”
In 1977, Nimoy wrote, I AM NOT SPOCK
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1568496915
In 1995, Nimoy wrote, I AM SPOCK
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0786861827
Gellar will yearn for Buffy when she finds herself out of work.
"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."
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This is what Spock did to forget...
http://www.strangefinger.com/nimoy-baggins.mov
Quick Time - 4 MB
WHAT WILL BUFFY DO???!!!!
"Gott kann dich nicht vor mir beschuetzen, weil ich nicht boese bin."
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I was just ticked because she was complaining about having little to no input into the character and the show - but why should she have had any? Any small, cute blond chick with any athletic ability and decent acting skills could have been Buffy, because that's how Joss created the character.
That's the big point here - Joss made Buffy, just like he made Angel and Spike and Mal and all the other characters everyone on this board fawns over. Are the actors playing these characters talented people who bring something unique to each character? In most cases, yes. Not, however, to the point that their ideas should carry as much or more weight than Mr. Whedon's.
One of two things will happen - SMG will grow up, realize she isn't Sliced Bread #2 and stop acting a fool, or we'll be seeing her naked body spread across several pages of Penthouse in an attempt to regain some form of notoriety and a little bit of cash.
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Wow. No wonder actors try to distance themselves from popular characters. The fans won't let go and tend to "eat them alive" if they dare say anything critical of the show.
Here's my take:
Joss Whedon: Genius writer, director. Love all of his shows so far. Firefly is the best scifi series ever in my opinion.
Sarah Michelle Gellar: Did a great job with the Buffy character for 7 years. I can't imagine anyone else as Buffy. She wants to do other things now. Hooray for her.
They made a great combination and we all got excellent television out of the deal.
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"Yes, and Buffy was the great and wise one among them. All I remember her basically saying is, "How do I kill it?" So, what makes me thing that she could possibly know anything of this sort? Nothing."
She figured it out? Been a long time since I saw it, but that was what I got from the episode where she goes there and gets tied up. She's more powerful (resurrected and all) and beats them.
"Indeed there is. Willow was only one person who, IMO, couldn't have had a real understanding of what magic is, if only because she lived in todays day and age.
All the things that are lost today, these people knew. These people had knowledge of forces that Willow, nor anyone else in this time period could possibly know. She may know some stuff, but not nearly as much as they could have."
Ah, but she could use the power of the internet.
"You still haven't touched on my reprocussions comment either. Wouldn't Willow have thought about this, being as you think she is? Or don't you think there would be any?"
Your best point, there should have been some repercussions. I nominate Spike to get chopped up with that axe thing to appease the powers.
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Willow tried to end the world. Xander stopped it with the power of love. <- That isn't anything resembling cool.
Agree to disagree? And the flaying was undisputedley cool.
Dan
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Sometimes things just come to an end. Doesn't mean there is a side to be choosing...
If SMG felt she couldn't do anymore then that's her perogative.
If JM feels he'll do whatever Joss asks of him then that's his point of view. Doesn't necesarily mean theres a right side and a wrong side to it.
To be honest I got a little tired of the Buffy character after Season three. Once four came into play it was back to Buffy looking like a little lost lamb again.... Unable to fit in, boyfriend trouble, woes of being a Slayer etc, all covered before.
So from a point of view of an actress coming in to work everyday and having to redo all that must have been difficult for her...
I can see that.
Now as to what she's saying about Joss, I dunno. I suspect they have a bond that goes beyond any media headlines - so what she's prepared to say in tabloids is maybe nothing more than she and Joss may have discussed? Who knows?
Basically I love Joss' work and I love what Sarah did with Buffy - I see no reason to pick sides.
TheSomnambulist
www.cirqus.com
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Originally posted by witlesschum:
Agree to disagree? And the flaying was undisputedley cool.
Agreed. And indeed
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I too, loved the show and it couldn't have been the show with out Sarah. Joss works with his actors to get the best out of them.
She did a great job in the role. Can she do other things? Time will tell. I'm open....
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Quote:
Originally posted by nakedandarticulate:
here is what sarah said-
In the latest Big Issue, Sarah Michelle Gellar discusses why she didn't want to carry on making Buffy.
"You think about it ever year for eight years (sic): when is the right time? But all the signs pointed to the eighth year. I was emotionally and physically exhausted. I wasn't being challenged in the way that I needed any more.
"I really didn't have any [input]. Maybe I should have, 'cause then we wouldn't have got so lost. It took me a while to work up the nerve to say something.
"It didn't feel like Buffyå But it's easy to be vocal now, because Joss isn't going to be yelling at me tomorrow."
okay,now here is my interpretataion of what she said-
"blah blah blah blah buffy made me famous blah blah blah blah whine whine whine blah blah blah
i will be reduced to a b movie actress in 5 years blah blah blah blah freddie prinze jr tarnished his fathers legacy blah blah blah david caruso.
"Hamsters is nice."
"Joss isn't going to be yelling at me tomorrow"? How dare she insult the master? *draws sword* Slayer be gone!
Bloody hell.
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