Month: May 2009

A JOSS-LESS BUFFY?

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Whedon fans are up in arms over the widely reported notion of “Buffy” being rebooted on the big screen sans Whedon.

I could very well be wrong–in fact, wouldn’t be surprised if I was–but I see this as a big negotiating ploy. I think that at some point the producers must have approached Whedon, he had terms they were reluctant to meet (money, creative control, whatever) and so they’ve gone public with the notion that they’re willing to proceed without him in order to gain negotiating leverage.

I would not be the least bit surprised if, should a feature film go forward, Whedon winds up attached to it. Of course, knowing Hollywood, I also wouldn’t be surprised if he wasn’t. Still, it’s worth pointing out that Gene Roddenberry was creatively involved with “Star Trek: The Motion(less) Picture” and actively discouraged fans from seeing “The Wrath of Khan” as being inconsistent with his vision of “Star Trek.” And Gene’s fans were no less rabid than Joss’s. But can anyone deny the relative merits of the two films?

So anything’s possible…

PAD

POTATO MOON, Part 39: “Storming the Castle” by Chris Magnano

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potato_moon“Who was that?” Yukon Gold asked as Edwood put his phone away.

“Moo?” Jakob seconded.

“Um, that was my step father.  I like him to keep tabs on me.  We have a rather special relationship.”  Edwood shrugged his shoulders the merest fraction of a centimeter to demonstrate his nonchalance.

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POTATO MOON, Part 38: “Four Short of the Answer To It All, or Kevin Smith Plus One” by Arlene C. Harris

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potato_moonMeanwhile back at stately Sullen Manner, Dr. Argyle Sullen was engrossed in the new game from Poptart Games, “Potatoes Vs. Werewolves” and he couldn’t get the catchy themesong “there’s a werewolf in my yard” out of his head. Not surprising since he was a 400 year old doctor and his head was so full of all the other little stuff he’d picked up in 400 years that once he caught an earworm it was hard to get it out. Only “It’s A Small World” or “Happy Trails” could dislodge a catchy tune and he was not yet desperate enough to attempt either one of those.

Just as the werewolf in the game fursploded, signaling a level up, the phone rang. Luckily for him he had a cheap Skype knockoff so he didn’t have to get out of his chair. He’d have bought the real thing but that would have cut into his videogame budget. “Is that you, Edwood?”

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EIGHT YEARS AGO TODAY

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I was standing nervously at the far end of the aisle in the chapel at Emory University, with family and friends looking on, waiting for Kathleen to appear as if by magic.  The reason I was nervous was that, when my first marriage began to collapse, I had been certain I would never marry again.  If once burned, twice shy, what happens when the first time around you’re nearly incinerated?  Yet there I was, going around again.  I had been fine until that day, but I was beginning to feel like Indiana Jones contemplating a leap from the lion’s mouth.

And then Kathleen stepped out at the far end, escorted by her parents.  The moment I saw her, the epitome of the radiant bride, I knew everything was going to be fine.

And everything has been.

Happy anniversary, my love.

PAD

POTATO MOON, Part 37: “The Quest to Restore Oneself” by Daven

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potato_moon“SANTORA” faded in the distance and Yukon Gold breathed a sigh of relief.  “Whew, that’s good.  I’d hate to be mashed by El Patata, my brother, since I have this quest to live for now.”

He rode Jakob-the-Holstein and they were making good time, well, good time for a cow, which was barely above a panicked snail’s pace.  Yukon bounced a bit in an attempt to get Jakob to go faster.

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