Q&A For Scott Allie!

[KingofCretins]

Thanks for quick answers as always, Scott.

About the arcs over the last 15 issues of the season... I'm not a doctor, but doesn't that work out to at least a couple five-issue arcs instead of the normal four issue ones?

You don't have to say what they are, of course, but is the plot tightened down so far as to say that all the remaining issues have working titles?

And I can't help but ask -- I personally consider this less of a "spoiler" than a "disambiguation", a la confirming Centaur Dawn on 8.18 -- should we take Ms. Chen's 8.19 cover as clarifying Mr. Jeanty's 8.17 cover? I'll take a "can't say" at face value, it's not a trap question.

I'm really totally ignoring that one question per post thing, aren't I?

EDIT: I totally ignored the no more questions part, too. Thanks for the knowledge, Scott!

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[El Diablo Robotico]

Thanks for the knowledge, Scott. Looking forward to doing this again next month.

[CowboyGuy]

Alrighty kids, no more questions till next time! You heard the man

Actually, if you can...what is the title of Issue 20?

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Haha

[Skytteflickan88]

DAMN. I forgot to ask about the visions in Anywhere But Here. I must remember that next time.

Oh, right, a thank you would be fitting.

Thanks Scott.

[abnormalpenguin]

Thanks again for taking the time Scott, I'm sure we all really appreciated it!

[Whedon Fan]

Thanks again Scott, no more questions until after issue 17 BUT can you please tell us the title for issue 20 and when we will get Georges Jenaty's variant cover, then we'll all go away until issue 17 is released. PLEASE!

Also good news about Jane Espenson, another great thing about season eight to look forward to.

[El Diablo Robotico]

Jul 10, 2008 15:17:45 GMT -5 Whedon Fan said:

Thanks again Scott, no more questions until after issue 17 BUT can you please tell us the title for issue 20 and when we will get Georges Jenaty's variant cover, then we'll all go away until issue 17 is released. PLEASE!

Well, we just got the #19 covers yesterday, so I'm guessing we'll get the #20 variant and blurb a month from now. Unless they have to push it's release back a bit, in which case it'll probably be longer...

[partyking09]

HEY SCOTT REMEBER ME THE HUGE FAITH FAN FROM MYSPACE,TLKD WITH U B4,
ANYWAY ,MY QUESTION IS WHEN WILL WE BE SEEING MORE FAITH?WILL MELAKA AND FAITH EVER MEET,THEY ARE SO MUCH ALIKE I CAN DEFINATELY SEE MEL SORTA LOOKIN UP 2 FAITH!

WHATS UP WITH THIS MOVIE DEAL MAN? WEVE HEARD SARAH SAY THINGS AND EVERYONE ELSE SAY THINGS,I KNW THERES ALOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW 4 JOSS AND ALL THAT BUT THEY WOULD BE CRAZY NOT TO MAKE THIS MOVIE!!! WHATS UR POINT OF VIEW ON THE SUBJECT?WILL IT EVER HAPPEN?

WHAT ABOUT A FRAY MOVIE? WE ALSO WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT!!!! ME PERSONALLY STARRING MEGAN FOX!!! DEFINATELY MOVIE POTENTIAL!

ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT ANY SPIN-OFFS OR ANYTHING THAT COULD HAPPEN?

U GUYS SHOULD MAKE A BUFFY OR FRAY VIDEO GAME!..OR FAITH

WILL THERE EVER BE A TV SPIN-OFF OF THE BUFFYVERSE?

[El Diablo Robotico]

partyking09, did you read the rest of this thread before posting? Because if you had, you would have found out:

- Faith and Giles will be back at some point in future issues.

- No spinoffs or new "Fray" stories are planned, but they haven't been ruled out.

- We were supposed to try to limit ourselves to ONE question.

- The Q&A is now closed for this month; Scott might come back and do it again after #17 comes out.

And could you please not type in all caps? It's very annoying to try to read, and comes across as if you're shouting...

[Slayer489]

Will there ever be any more monthly breaks like with The Chain? I hope not but I'm just asking. Or will there ever be 2 issues in one month? I wouldn't mind this happening haha.

Thanks for your time Scott.

[xmadxscientistx]

Aw, man, I missed it! But hey, thanks, the Q and A was very interesting and fun to read. Maybe I'll catch him next time.

[partyking09]

GOD MY BAD!!!

and obviously i didnt read anything else other than what i wrote ,or else i wouldnt have written in @ all ,so chill!!

[buffysmglover]

Scott, what would you like your SlayAlive picture under your username to have on it?

[ligeia]

Thank you so much for answering our questions Scott, cheers from France !

[partyking09]

hey scott,

how does angel:atf canon and buffy s8 canon effect each other?is it even spoke of?(as far as L.A. being in hell and everything thats happening with buffy,i mean it is all in the same universe)

Anya!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like faith needs to figure her slayer roots out ,and why she is the slayer,because i feel like she thinks its just something she has to do,like a job.I want her to realize how pivital her role is in the world.I think giles would be very useful in that,seeing as how she never had a steady watcher,and it would help her in helping the other rebelious slayers realize their gift!I also want someone to speak on faith being the actual slayer,maybe in an argument like we got in s7,that would be a low blow!!!

I am still waiting on that Faith/Kennedy brawl!!!lol.maybe we could throw fray in too!!!

[Whedon Fan]

Jul 29, 2008 1:49:01 GMT -5 partyking09 said:

hey scott,

how does angel:atf canon and buffy s8 canon effect each other?is it even spoke of?(as far as L.A. being in hell and everything thats happening with buffy,i mean it is all in the same universe)

Anya!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like faith needs to figure her slayer roots out ,and why she is the slayer,because i feel like she thinks its just something she has to do,like a job.I ant her to realize how pivital her role is in the world.I think giles would be very useful in that,seeing as how she never had a steady watcher,and it would help her in helping the other rebelious slayers realize their gift!I also want someone to speak on faith being the actual slayer,maybe in an argument like we got in s7,that would be a low blow!!!

I am still waiting on that Faith/Kennedy brawl!!!lol.maybe we could throw fray in too!!!

I thought the Q & A wasn't back open until the next issue was released?? Stick to the rules please.

Los Angeles is in hell but it has already been explained that nobody outside of LA can see what has happened, I'm sure it was issue 10 when Betta George tried to contact for help. As for the Anya thing Joss said way back when season 8 first started that she would make an aperance but wuld not be brought back to life, so I'm guessing either a dream or a ghost (if she is still comng back this was said a while back now)

The Faith thing was already done in NO FUTURE FOR YOU, and it ended with Faith moving on with all the crap she was going through and deciding to help other "lost" slayers before they turn into another Lady Genieve Savidge. Faith and Kennedy seemed to get along fine exceot that one time when Kennedy tried to push her ideas forward near the last episode of season 7, but I don't think Faith would really go for Kennedy unless she was really pushing it. Scott has said that Faith will be back in season 8 just not as a big character like she was in arc 2.

[partyking09]

whedon fan i didnt ask u anything i wa s asking scott,so u mind ur buisness,and stop worrying about me following "the rules".

and i knw about everything u jst said ,but again i wasnt asking u anything, iwas asking scott.

the comic comes out wednsday get over it!

[Whedon Fan]

Aug 1, 2008 16:43:49 GMT -5 partyking09 said:

whedon fan i didnt ask u anything i wa s asking scott,so u mind ur buisness,and stop worrying about me following "the rules".

and i knw about everything u jst said ,but again i wasnt asking u anything, iwas asking scott.

the comic comes out wednsday get over it!

Ugh! Please don't talk to me like that, why are you acting like this?

Scott Allie said "Let's lock this down for now, or at least stop the questions. We'll do it again right AFTER #17 comes out". If you'd read the entire topic you would have seen this.

Cowboy also said no more questions until AFTER issue 17 came out. I answered your questions becasue I knew the answers, I was trying to do you a favour! Also if you knew everything I just said then why did you ask the questions in the first place?

Don't tell me to mind my own business it is a public forum and I know the comic comes out on Wednesday so wait until then to flood the topic with your questions...oh and remember and type in capital letters so it is hard to read and LOOKS LIKE THIS.

[abnormalpenguin]

I proposed before that we could handle this in a more organized manner. Maybe after Wed. we could start a new post let everyone post their questions for a few days. Then they could be compiled and sent to Scott. He could then answer them when he has the time, and post the responses to all questions in one post, so he doesn't need to keep checking individual posts. Also all the questions would be answered in one post and would be easier for everyone to get his responses without having to weed through several pages of posts. If Scott is willing, this would be great to do after each new issue.

I realize everyone wants to ask a ton of questions themselves, but we do have to realize Scott is a very busy man, and has already gone way out of his way for us here. Don't want to ruin a good thing by being too overzealous. ;D

[Emmie]

This Q&A has been closed until Scott Allie visits again and opens up a discussion to accept questions. People who keep posting questions here missed this important post (most likely in their zeal to ask Scott Allie a question):

Jul 10, 2008 0:37:53 GMT -5 Scott Allie said:

And I think that catches me up. Let's lock this down for now, or at least stop the questions. We'll do it again right after #17 comes out.

Scott

Everyone please wait until Scott Allie opens up another discussion. I'm going to go ahead and lock this thread until after Buffy Issue #17 is released.


AbnormalPenguin, your suggestion for a more moderated format for submitting questions to Scott has been done in the past and it's certainly something worthwhile to begin again. The last formal Q&A was posted in this thread:

slayalive.com/index.cgi?board=buffyseason8&action=display&thread=1147

As for this thread's more impromptu style of questions, I believe that Scott Allie and also Brian Lynch enjoy getting to know the individual fans and seeing where the questions originate. It helps to build a nice rapport between the fans and the professionals. Something to consider is which format Scott prefers and is most convenient for him as Issue #17's release looms on the horizon.