I kinda liked the end of NFA a lot, and am not entirely sure that I want with "messed with" either.

That said, if there is going to be a Spike movie, I'd love to see Tim at the reins.

Perhaps, the Spike movie could be set during the early- or mid-'70's (and it would have the feel of those cheap-o, exploitational horror flicks of that period)?

I am presently very excited. Well, I smiled anyway.

Although I am fearin' the craxy people coming here.

Hey, Tim, you get kudos in the Serenity Visual Companion thing!

I thought "blonde vampire movie" and I thought Buffy. I am so slow sometimes.

Me, too. I also thought I saw "chick" in there somewhere.

And hey! What about MY pain? Can you even comprehend the emails I'm gonna get if this rumor gets out?

Oh, Kristen! I hadn't even thought of that. I'm sorry! I have some fabulous Wonder Woman casting suggestions I can compile for your amusement, if you like. Might take the edge off everyone telling you how to make your Spike movie.

...I could accept a Spike-and-Dru movie. I kind of always wanted a Spike-and-Dru series, all about them cavorting from 1900 or so until 1998. Could be a great miniseries, do at least one ep in each decade, then repeat a couple. I do recall really enjoying Beatnik Spike & Dru. It occurred to me though that having your protagonists kill and eat people all the time with no remorse at all might make it a hard sell.

I thought "blonde vampire movie" and I thought Buffy. I am so slow sometimes.

Me, too. I also thought I saw "chick" in there somewhere.

I'm still for it. And I don't care if it's set after NFA or before BtVS or whenever. I miss my 'verse. The Girl in Question already played light and loose with the continuity that interested me most.

I think it's because blonde is the feminine, blond is the masculine.

I'd always wondered what the proper spelling is. Turns out there's a gender thing! Thanks, Daniel.

Blond vs Blonde is universally misused.

So says that site. The dictionary (at least what's available at dictionary.com) doesn't seem to make that distinction. I do actually follow that rule (blonde=fem / blond=masc) and I do think that's why I mistook the meaning of Tim's luncheon discussion with Joss, but I don't think it's hard and fast. In general, English doesn't have the sorts of rules you would have in a language like Spanish, where the nouns take a gender, and the gender of their articles and adjectives need match.

Simon from Whedonesque sent me this gem:

WB wears 'Cult' cap O'Bannon thriller put on Frog fast track

By JOSEF ADALIAN

The WB is providing shelter for "Cult," making a put pilot commitment to the thriller written on spec by "Farscape" creator Rockne S. O'Bannon. Warner Bros. TV will produce the project, which is on the fast track at the Frog. Net has given a cast-contingent pilot pickup to the hourlong, and talks are under way about hiring a cast director. A significant penalty is attached to the project.

Several nets were interested in "Cult," with entertainment toppers at four nets taking the pitch. It's believed the WB's strong interest led to a quick deal.

O'Bannon, who penned the upcoming Bryan Singer/Dean Devlin mini "Triangle" for the Sci Fi Channel, said he decided to go the Marc Cherry route and write "Cult" on spec because of the complicated nature of the show.

"I needed to present it on the page so people knew what I intended. It's a tough one to verbalize in a couple of sentences," he told Daily Variety.

His goal: To create what he calls "a very creepy, gets-under-your-skin kind of thriller."

In "Cult" the two lead characters try to get to the bottom of a series of mysterious deaths and disappearances that may be linked to fans of a TV show called ... "Cult."

The fictional "Cult" is a "very 'Silence of the Lambs'/'Seven'-like thriller," O'Bannon said.

In addition to the usual die-hard Trekkie-like fan base, the fictional "Cult" also has "a whole other level of people watching and reaching out to each other. There's a dangerous aspect to it."

Series leads will "try to figure out what this subculture is all about.

"There's an element of 'Da Vinci Code' discovery as they start to peel back the layers of this mystery," scribe added.

In addition to "Farscape," O'Bannon has created a number of cult faves, including the early 1990s Fox skein "Alien Nation" (based on O'Bannon's feature) and the pilot for the Steven Spielberg-produced NBC actioner "SeaQuest DSV."

Deal for "Cult" follows O'Bannon's recent signing with the Kaplan-Stahler-Gumer-Braun Agency; he had been at CAA.

Date in print: Fri., Aug. 19, 2005, Los Angeles