From: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org (stillpt-digest) To: stillpt-digest@smoe.org Subject: stillpt-digest V6 #24 Reply-To: stillpt@smoe.org Sender: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-stillpt-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk stillpt-digest Tuesday, May 25 2004 Volume 06 : Number 024 Today's Subjects: ----------------- news tidbits [meredith ] Re: news tidbits [Todd Huff ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 23:15:57 -0400 From: meredith Subject: news tidbits Hi again, TV Guide has as its cover story this week "The 25 Top Cult TV Shows". _Buffy_ weighs in at #4. Some interesting news about the next TV season from Ain't It Cool News: > >To (mostly) recap, here's where the former Buffyverse writers have landed >so far: > > > >Jeff Bell (Joss Whedon's co-writer on the spectacular just-aired "Angel" >series finale) is headed to "Alias." > > > >Liz Craft & Sarah Fain (they scripted Hamilton's introduction in the >five-star "Underneath") have been asked to join "The Shield." > > > >Steve DeKnight (he co-scripted the hilarious Italy-set "Angel" that aired >two weeks ago) is headed to "Smallville." > > > >Jane Espenson ("Earshot," "The Replacement," "I Was Made To Love You"), >who worked on both "The O.C." and "Gilmore Girls" last year, is joining >"Tru Calling." > > > >Drew Goddard (DeKnight's co-writer on "The Girl in Question") is headed to >"Alias." > > > >Drew Z. Greenberg ("Him," "The Killer in Me," "Empty Places"), who was >scripting "Smallville" last season, is joining "The O.C." > > > >Rebecca Rand Kirshner ("Help," "Touched"), a "Freaks & Geeks" vet who was >on "Las Vegas" this season, is joining "Gilmore Girls." > > > >Doug Petrie ("As You Were," "End of Days"), who worked on both "Tru >Calling" and an aborted "Lost in Space" series for the WB this season, is >said to be taking the year off from TV next season to work on movie >projects (Petrie, some will recall, wrote "Harriet the Spy" and drafted an >early screenplay for "The Fantastic Four"). > > > >Buffyverse mastermind Joss Whedon, who wrote more "Angel" teleplays this >season than ever before, is directing the big-screen "Firefly" movie, >"Serenity." > Jane Espenson's joining "Tru Calling" is a good sign, methinks... And finally, a tidbit which might indicate that the Buffy animated series may indeed live after all: > >In the Thurs. May 20th edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, in the >"Peach Buzz" section where they talk about local celebrities, they >interviewed Alyson Hannigan's (she's originally from Atlanta) mother Emile >Posner, about an accident that happened in the audience during her >performance of "When Harry Met Sally" > >As a side note at the end it reads: > >'Hannigan's many "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans, take note: According to >Posner, who recently visited her daughterin London, the actress is >reprising her role of Willow. While Posner was in town, Hannigan was >recording some voice work for an upcoming "Buffy" animated series.' > =============================================== Meredith Tarr New Haven, CT USA mailto:meth@smoe.org http://www.smoe.org/meth =============================================== Live At The House O'Muzak House Concert Series http://muzak.smoe.org =============================================== ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 20:27:55 -0700 (PDT) From: Todd Huff Subject: Re: news tidbits - --- meredith wrote: > Hi again, > > TV Guide has as its cover story this week "The 25 > Top Cult TV > Shows". _Buffy_ weighs in at #4. > > Some interesting news about the next TV season from > Ain't It Cool News: > > > > > >To (mostly) recap, here's where the former > Buffyverse writers have landed > >so far: > > > > > > > >Jeff Bell (Joss Whedon's co-writer on the > spectacular just-aired "Angel" > >series finale) is headed to "Alias." > > > > > > > >Liz Craft & Sarah Fain (they scripted Hamilton's > introduction in the > >five-star "Underneath") have been asked to join > "The Shield." > > > > > > > >Steve DeKnight (he co-scripted the hilarious > Italy-set "Angel" that aired > >two weeks ago) is headed to "Smallville." > > > > > > > >Jane Espenson ("Earshot," "The Replacement," "I Was > Made To Love You"), > >who worked on both "The O.C." and "Gilmore Girls" > last year, is joining > >"Tru Calling." > > > > > > > >Drew Goddard (DeKnight's co-writer on "The Girl in > Question") is headed to > >"Alias." > > > > > > > >Drew Z. Greenberg ("Him," "The Killer in Me," > "Empty Places"), who was > >scripting "Smallville" last season, is joining "The > O.C." > > > > > > > >Rebecca Rand Kirshner ("Help," "Touched"), a > "Freaks & Geeks" vet who was > >on "Las Vegas" this season, is joining "Gilmore > Girls." > > > > > > > >Doug Petrie ("As You Were," "End of Days"), who > worked on both "Tru > >Calling" and an aborted "Lost in Space" series for > the WB this season, is > >said to be taking the year off from TV next season > to work on movie > >projects (Petrie, some will recall, wrote "Harriet > the Spy" and drafted an > >early screenplay for "The Fantastic Four"). > > > > > > > >Buffyverse mastermind Joss Whedon, who wrote more > "Angel" teleplays this > >season than ever before, is directing the > big-screen "Firefly" movie, > >"Serenity." > > > > Jane Espenson's joining "Tru Calling" is a good > sign, methinks... > > And finally, a tidbit which might indicate that the > Buffy animated series > may indeed live after all: > > > > >In the Thurs. May 20th edition of the Atlanta > Journal Constitution, in the > >"Peach Buzz" section where they talk about local > celebrities, they > >interviewed Alyson Hannigan's (she's originally > from Atlanta) mother Emile > >Posner, about an accident that happened in the > audience during her > >performance of "When Harry Met Sally" > > > >As a side note at the end it reads: > > > >'Hannigan's many "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" fans, > take note: According to > >Posner, who recently visited her daughterin London, > the actress is > >reprising her role of Willow. While Posner was in > town, Hannigan was > >recording some voice work for an upcoming "Buffy" > animated series.' > > I'm wondering if they're just producing a pilot or speical or something. If it's a series, you'd think we'd hear from some of the others about being called in. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! 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