From: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org (stillpt-digest) To: stillpt-digest@smoe.org Subject: stillpt-digest V3 #89 Reply-To: stillpt@smoe.org Sender: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk stillpt-digest Tuesday, May 22 2001 Volume 03 : Number 089 Today's Subjects: ----------------- b/UPN stuff [meredith ] b/l.a. times interview with Joss [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 20:28:19 -0400 From: meredith Subject: b/UPN stuff Hi, In case anyone out there cares about this stuff but knows where to draw the Line Of Utter Geekdom and therefore doesn't scour the Web searching for it (unlike myself :), here is an eyewitness account of the unveiling of the UPN fall schedule in New York last week (on the deck of the USS Intrepid, of all places), at least as it pertains to BUFFY. >It all starts with a video (like they did last season)of president Dean Valentine >and his sidekick who just stands there with a blank expression on his face. They >are standing on the beach ruminating on their quest to get 18-34 males to watch. >They first think a good new show would be a sci-fi reality show. We see an alien >voting out "Kronk." Then they visit William Shatner at Paramount to talk about >what makes Star Trek so great... Shatner offers the expressionless guy a beer >and throws it at him only to have it go right past him without him even flinching. >Then they think of having a vampire doctor show and we see film of that. Then >they decide maybe they should just get the real Buffy. Cut to Warner Bros. >Studios. Dean and his sidekick repel up the side of the studio wall and find the >Buffy set. They sneak in when the guard isn't looking and leave with a crypt, >some stakes and a Buffy cardboard standup. And finally they take the Buffy sign >in front and repel down. Their quest is now completed... but something is >missing. Kelsey Grammer wanders up and asks for the time. They look at each >other and start to chase after him. > >Dean Valentine comes out and his sidekick is still in character. He makes >some opening remarks until Shatner comes out. He gives a Star Trek-esque intro >to head of programming Tom Nunan. > >Nunan talks about how passionate fans of their shows are and introduces the >schedule in reverse order starting with Tuesday. And of course first off is Buffy >the Vampire Slayer. He talks about its great ratings on the WB and that leads >into a montage of scenes from the fifth season and quotes from critics. He then >mentions that it will have a 2 hour UPN series premiere to reintroduce the show. >Without further ado, he introduces Joss Whedon. > >Joss comes out and sees that the Teleprompter says "[Joss speaks]." He >hasn't prepared anything but he starts off talking about how his original mission >was "Destroy UPN!" and how the mission has changed slightly. He also says his >mission with the show was to do it for a season then return to movies. That >changed too because he fell in love with the show. He had two words for UPN: >"Thank and you." He talks about the passion of the show and how UPN really >gets that. As Marti remarked "we lure them in with the vampires and action and >sneak in the life" and how the story is about the myth of our life's journey. His >original idea was to create a show that you couldn't miss once you started >watching. > >He introduced the cast (and gave a shoutout to the ones in far-flung parts of >the world making movies). First Anthony Stewart Head, then Emma Caulfield >(who tripped as she walked in, Joss teases "you are just... stupid," earlier he >remarked that "a woman this beautiful shouldn't be this funny"), then James >Marsters and finally Michelle Trachtenberg. The cast is so thrilled to be there and >I am thrilled to see them there. He finally introduces exec producer Marti Noxon. >You can really "feel the love in the room," sorry for the cliche. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 22:21:02 -0400 From: meredith Subject: b/l.a. times interview with Joss Hi, There was an excellent article in the LA Times yesterday, mostly an interview with Joss Whedon. If you're completely spoiler-allergic there are some rumblings about next season, but nothing bad. It's well worth the read. http://josswhedon.net/lat052001.html ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "things are more beautiful when they're obscure" -- veda hille ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ End of stillpt-digest V3 #89 ****************************