I'm afraid my main reaction to that news is that I want closed canon, dammit! Closed!
I might feel differently if I were a comics person, of course.
I don't know about you guys, but I've had it with super-strong little women who aren't me.
Buffy ,'Get It Done'
Buffy and Angel 1: BUFFYNANGLE4EVA!!!!!1!
Is it better the second time around? Or the third? Or tenth? This is the place to come when you have a burning desire to talk about an old episode that was just re-run.
Katie M - Nov 10, 2005 6:44:10 am PST #2371 of 10459
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
DavidS - Nov 10, 2005 6:45:42 am PST #2372 of 10459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm afraid my main reaction to that news is that I want closed canon, dammit! Closed!
Oh, I think your reaction is what I've heard most often among the Buffistas. I'm pretty sure it's the majority opinion (here at least - maybe in LJ-land).
Personally, I'm happy to see it go forward.
sumi - Nov 10, 2005 6:46:39 am PST #2373 of 10459
Art Crawl!!!
I'm happy to see it go forward too.
Jessica - Nov 10, 2005 6:56:43 am PST #2374 of 10459
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Whedon's story arc will place Buffy living in Italy with The Immortal.
Feh.
I'm all for continuing canon, but that storyline left me pretty bitter and cranky. No desire to see more of it.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 10, 2005 7:00:34 am PST #2375 of 10459
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
The time for closed canon would have been that smile at the end of "Chosen." I'm quite fine with something canonical being written so that the spinning wig from "The Girl in Question" isn't our last glimpse of Buffy.
Betsy HP - Nov 10, 2005 7:00:52 am PST #2376 of 10459
If I only had a brain...
What Jess Said.
DavidS - Nov 10, 2005 7:17:17 am PST #2377 of 10459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm all for continuing canon, but that storyline left me pretty bitter and cranky. No desire to see more of it.
I think a lot of people disliked that story because we really didn't see it from Buffy's perspective, but rather from her two jealous exes. I think it could repair a little damage if we actually got Buffy's experience there.
Besides, maybe we could see eye-patch Indiana!Xander in Africa too.
P.M. Marc - Nov 10, 2005 8:04:12 am PST #2378 of 10459
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think it could repair a little damage if we actually got Buffy's experience there.
You're assuming that there's any reason to trust what J WeeWee will be doing in the comic.
I don't think there is.
I also would like the canon to remain closed, not because I didn't want more stories, but because I'd like there to be as little tainting as possible, and the end arc of AtS was already more than I'd like.
DavidS - Nov 10, 2005 8:40:10 am PST #2379 of 10459
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
You're assuming that there's any reason to trust what J WeeWee will be doing in the comic.
So you don't trust Joss anymore? (Or...never trusted Joss?)
Strega - Nov 10, 2005 8:49:32 am PST #2380 of 10459
I didn't like the Italian hijinks because they weren't very funny, and they were supposed to be. I doubt that Buffy's perspective would increase the comedic value.
But Whedon's declarations don't affect what I think is canonical. Does that really make a difference to people? I'd rather there not be any TV movies, just because those are much harder for me to completely ignore. The comics are very easy for me to ignore, so if he wants to keep milking the franchise that way, fine with me.