From: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org (stillpt-digest) To: stillpt-digest@smoe.org Subject: stillpt-digest V4 #6 Reply-To: stillpt@smoe.org Sender: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk stillpt-digest Sunday, January 20 2002 Volume 04 : Number 006 Today's Subjects: ----------------- b/marti noxon speaks [meredith ] a/David Greenwalt speaks [meredith ] b/top 10 network SF shows [meredith ] Re: b/top 10 network SF shows ["Marta Grabien" ] Re: b/top 10 network SF shows [meredith ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:37:25 -0500 From: meredith Subject: b/marti noxon speaks Hi, From scifi.com/scifiwire (SPOILERS FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON FOLLOW): 9:00am ET, 18-January-02 Buffy Getting Darker Buffy the Vampire Slayer executive producer Marti Noxon told SCI FI Wire that the show will turn darker as it enters the home stretch of its sixth season. "One of the questions we've been getting a lot of is there doesn't seem to be a big bad this season," Noxon said in an interview. "And what I can say is that the climax is going to be big. There may not be a big bad, but there's a big bad climax coming. I think basically what people can expect is that the seeds that have been planted throughout the season, the kind of troubles that have been brewing with all the characters, are all going to come to a head. But ... this whole season has been very character-driven. There's not so much stuff coming from the outside." This year, the show's characters have dealt with the issues of growing up and facing young adulthood, Noxon said during UPN's winter press tour in Pasadena, Calif. "Buffy is dealing with a ton of adult issues, because of the fact that Giles has left and Joyce has passed away. And she's got her sister to deal with. But I also think the adult responsibility of how you deal with sexuality and relationships." Among other things, Buffy and Spike's relationship will reach a turning point. "She's made a choice right now that is very adult, because she's in a relationship that is a lot more sexual and less romanticized. But there's also going to be a price to pay for that, because it's obviously not the healthiest situation. So she's dealing with something that I think only happens when you get out of that sort of dreamy, romantic teen-age period. And then, you know, obviously Xander facing marriage and the responsibility of being a husband. And then Willow dealing with how she deals with her power and addiction." Even the three nerd villains are part of the season's overriding theme. "The trio are also a reflection of that, because they're trying to do anything to sort of shortcut having to do adult things, like get a job or go to school," Noxon said. "So really the whole thing is either about evading or accepting responsibility, which is sort of what the 20s are all about, baby! The faster you run, the worse it gets." She added, "I think you can expect that we're not going to play them totally for laughs for the rest of the season. Right now, they've been played mostly for comic relief, which I think is why people haven't felt them as really threatening. But things are definitely going to take a turn. It's not going to stay quite as comedic." Buffy airs on UPN Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" -- mahatma gandhi ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:47:49 -0500 From: meredith Subject: a/David Greenwalt speaks Also from scifiwire (SPOILERS FOR FEB. 4 EPISODE FOLLOW): 9:00am ET, 17-January-02 Angel Dances On WB The WB's vampire series Angel will go to the ballet in its Feb. 4 episode, which co-creator Joss Whedon wrote and directed. "Joss, very large-brained person," Angel executive producer David Greenwalt told reporters at The WB's winter press tour. "And apparently he's in love with the ballet, and I guess he felt the show wasn't quite 'gay' enough yet," he added, with tongue firmly planted in cheek. To which star David Boreanaz quickly replied, "Angel is not gay." "Have you seen the outfits? You tell me," Greenwalt said. The episode, "Waiting in the Wings," will reportedly see Boreanaz's character exploring new feelings for Cordelia (Charisma Carpenter). And new cast member Amy Acker told SCI FI Wire that her character, Fred, will play a part as well--as a ballet dancer. "I made the mistake of telling Joss that I danced for 14 years," she said in an interview. "Of course, he didn't ask me which 14 years of my life it was. So I put on pointe shoes after not dancing for seven years a couple of weeks ago. And I'm still sore." Angel airs Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" -- mahatma gandhi ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 22:03:10 -0500 From: meredith Subject: b/top 10 network SF shows Hi, I came across this listing based on current Nielsen ratings, and thought I'd pass it along. TOP 10 SF NETWORK TV SHOWS SHOW HHR The X-Files 6.2 Smallville 3.9 Dark Angel 3.3 Enterprise 2.8 Charmed 2.8 The Tick 2.5 Buffy 2.5 Angel 2.5 Special Unit 2 1.8 Roswell 1.4 I find the fact that _Buffy_ and _The Tick_ have the same ratings surprising, in light of the fact that FOX has just cancelled _The Tick_ due to low ratings. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" -- mahatma gandhi ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 21:13:28 -0800 From: "Marta Grabien" Subject: Re: b/top 10 network SF shows Thanks for the info. I have a distinct feeling that Josh is tired of Buffy and is winding it down. I think this is it's last season, by design. > Hi, > > I came across this listing based on current Nielsen ratings, and thought > I'd pass it along. > > TOP 10 SF NETWORK TV SHOWS > > SHOW HHR > The X-Files 6.2 > Smallville 3.9 > Dark Angel 3.3 > Enterprise 2.8 > Charmed 2.8 > The Tick 2.5 > Buffy 2.5 > Angel 2.5 > Special Unit 2 1.8 > Roswell 1.4 > > > I find the fact that _Buffy_ and _The Tick_ have the same ratings > surprising, in light of the fact that FOX has just cancelled _The Tick_ due > to low ratings. > > ======================================= > Meredith Tarr > New Haven, CT USA > mailto:meth@smoe.org > http://www.smoe.org/meth > "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" -- mahatma gandhi > ======================================= > Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series > http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2002 00:30:53 -0500 From: meredith Subject: Re: b/top 10 network SF shows Hi, Marty responded: >Thanks for the info. I have a distinct feeling that Josh is tired of Buffy >and is winding it down. I think this is it's last season, by design. ?? I don't know where you got this impression. Besides, UPN has it under contract for another season, at least. I haven't seen any ratings info in a while, but IIRC the last time I did, _Buffy_ and _Xena_ were pulling in similar ratings, which were only slightly behind where they are now. I don't know of many people who stopped watching the show after last season. Pretty much everyone who cared in any measure about the show knew about the move to UPN. The only problem has been the areas of the country that aren't serviced by a UPN station. ======================================= Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth "an eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" -- mahatma gandhi ======================================= Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://www.smoe.org/meth/muzak.html ------------------------------ End of stillpt-digest V4 #6 ***************************