CHARACTERS COMING BACK!

[buffysmglover]

THIS WAS ORGINALLY POSTED BY COWBOYGUY IN THE SDCC THREAD:

Some quick updates of my best at Comic-Con...ever! Started out by getting Issue 1, and The Chain autographed by Georges Jeanty, and Andy Owens!

Then I went to go see the winning lottery numbers, and I won!! I was given a wristband and told I was going to meet Joss! I was so happy, as in past years I had always missed out. So he signed the same issues as the other two artists! I now have a mint condition Issue 1, signed by Joss, Andy and Georges! I also have the normal and variant covers of The Chain autographed too!

I was able to get firm confirmation from Joss that: Satsu DID kiss Buffy.

When he was signing my comics, I said: "So Joss, did Satsu really kiss Buffy??"

He looked up, blinked and said: "Yes, Satsu is the one who kissed her...I thought I totally made it really really obvious-like?!"

I said: "You did! I was 99 percent sure...but I needed you to put in the extra one percent for me! "

He said: "I'm very happy that you enjoy season 8 so much, and that you seemingly have EVERY issue and cover so far! That's like....17 or something!"

We took a picture and he shook my hand. I gave him...and ad for the forum lol. He said thanks, and to make sure to go to his panel later. And that was that. The users were rushing me as it was lol.

Anyway, at least I can put the whole debate over the "Buffy-kisser" to rest! I'll post pics tomorrow.

Also, Joss mentioned in his panel that:

1) Oz will be coming back in Season 8.

2) Someone screamed "Anya!". Joss said "YeeeEEsssssSSS" in a deep voice.

3) He said he thinks of Tara "all the time".

4) The results of Angel's battle with Wolfram and Hart are "BAAAAADDDDDD".

5) Ripper is coming!

6) He has little hope for a Buffy or Angel movie, saying "Both Sarah and David have flat out stated that they are moving on with their careers. But I'm working it! I'm doing Ripper!"

7) We will see Fray again.

8) He knows when Season 8 will end, and he "knows what will happen in Season 9"!!

9) He ended the panel by telling the story of how he originally wanted to bring back Tara:

"Originally, we had planned to bring her back...in the fourth to last episode. We were going to give Buffy a wish. One get out of jail free card. She could have anything in the world, without penalty. During the episode we'd have seen her struggle with this decision. And at the very end, we'd see her come into the bedroom holding a new pair of shoes and say to Willow: "Remember those shoes I'd always wanted, but could never afforded them? Well I finally got them..."
Willow looked at Buffy disgusted and shocked and says "You used your wish to get...shoes?" Buffy says, "No silly...." and with a grin exits the room. Only to have Tara enter after her."

Joss said it was to be the most pivotal part of the show, proving the meaning of life and of death and of reward. And that of Buffy's unconditional love and selflessness.

The crowd cheered and gave him a standing ovation.

It was cool.

ALL THAT SEASON 8 GOODNESS!

[Smashed]

I REALLY hope Joss brings Tara back for good, and that her and Willow get back together.
Great news about Satsu, Anya, Ripper, and everything else, thanks.

[hitnrun017]

I'm praying we see Anya again in SOME form. Whether it be flashback, dream, vision, ghost or resurrection. She's the only character that I wouldn't mind being resurrected, I love her too much.

[CowboyGuy]

I'm really anticipating the return of Oz. It should stir up some trouble and drama. It'll make for good story telling!

[gloriousone]

Great news!
The whole bringing Tara back to life story is really sweet,it almost made me cry lol
Did he say anything about Runaways?

[Giant Michael]

I've seen him trot out what my partner and I have come to refer to as the 'magic shoes' storyline before, and always hope it's just Joss paying fan service rather than a story that was actually in consideration.

Why? Because it's lame on toast. Woeful, and silly, and dilly-dallying with rules of magic which are so far away from everything that was good about the 'thou shalt not raise the dead' logistics of the early seasons.

I love Tara - she's one of my favourite characters from the show - and that's why I don't want to see her brought back. I think it would cheapen her death...

Particularly if it had anything to do with magic shoes.

As an aside, with all the globe trotting the Scoobies are putting in at present, how much are we betting that Willow is going to bump into Oz when she turns the corner in Istanbul?

MB x

[henzINNIT]

michaelbush said:

I've seen him trot out what my partner and I have come to refer to as the 'magic shoes' storyline before, and always hope it's just Joss paying fan service rather than a story that was actually in consideration.

Why? Because it's lame on toast. Woeful, and silly, and dilly-dallying with rules of magic which are so far away from everything that was good about the 'thou shalt not raise the dead' logistics of the early seasons.

I agree 100%. It would just smack of geeky wet dream.
As the story is to now continue it would be even more lame, as Joss would inevitably end up destroying their lives once more. It would have worked slightly better in the last season as some happy closure, but it's still weak.

michaelbush said:

As an aside, with all the globe trotting the Scoobies are putting in at present, how much are we betting that Willow is going to bump into Oz when she turns the corner in Istanbul?

MB x

haha Yeah, that'd be great. Funny wee twist.