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Here's all the Archived News items for January, 2005. Back to Current News.
30/01/05
MELBOURNE CONVENTION
Saturday 2 July and Sunday 3 July 2005 Crown Promenade, Melbourne details - www.tabularasa.com.au
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Sunday May 1st and Monday May 2nd
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29/01/05
A Spike-Centric Buffiverse TV Movie?? Er ... I am - Hercules!! We’re aware of it! So you can stop writing now! If you, gentle reader, are one of the 17 Americans who are not aware of it, here’s the what. Someone named Grace wrote TV Guide’s Mike Ausiello with this: I'm pleased to hear that you plan to ask the WB folks about Angel movies, but please, what we need are Spike movies starring James Marsters. So, if those WBers try to brush you off with a generic "David Boreanaz is busy," you'll help us out and ask specifically about Spike, won't you please? - Grace Ausiello replied: Ausiello: As you predicted, WB president David Janollari immediately played the "[Boreanaz] has a lot of other things going on" card when I asked him for an update on the Angel movies. But I was ready with my Spike follow-up. "I've never thought of that," he said of doing a Marsters-centric telepic. "I had not thought about it. We always thought Angel would be the character the audience would want to come back to see. We may give some thought to the Spike movie. That's interesting." Some 900 Coaxial News readers immediately wrote to ask if I’d heard of this "TV Guide" publication and if I’d seen the news. One AICN reader, we’ll call her "Marie," asks Herc: What did you think of the WB's comment about the possiblity of a Spike movie? They must have known there was fan support for it. Was he being stupid or just oily? Whaaaa? Neither! "We may give some thought to a Spike movie," he says! And I say thank you, Mr. Janollari! Thank you thank you thank you!! Can someone quickly organize a pilgrimage to Burbank, Calif., so that we may grovel gratefully en masse before Mr. Janollari’s lushly appointed office and groan thanks for his possible willingness to think about devoting two hours of valuable WB airtime - airtime that might otherwise be earmarked for an exciting two-hour "Summerland" event!! - to one of the most popular and compelling characters ever to grace American television? Can we bathe his tasseled Italian loafers with our tongues, pausing only to howl gratitude to the passing WB programmers who canceled "Angel" but spared "One Tree Hill"? Can we at last be allowed to personally acknowledge their roles in filling the consequent primetime void with serialized marvels like "The Mountain," "Blue Collar TV," "Jack & Bobby," and "Drew Carey’s Green Screen Show"? Can we construct please football-field-size signage hailing "David Janollari: Programming Genius"? Can we assign massive Army cargo helicopters to dangle said signage over Hollywood Way from now until the end of eternity?
For the record, James Marsters revealed on Australian television back in July that Buffiverse mastermind Joss Whedon had approached him about reprising his most famous role in one of four potential TV movies. The news was ceaselessly cycled all over the media for weeks; I think it even trickled all the way down to the local newscasts here in Los Angeles. Can the PRESIDENT OF THE FUCKING WB be so consumed with organizing ski trips and tanning sessions and aborting "Global Frequency" that he's wholly unaware that both Marsters and Whedon are keen to make a TV-movie for which millions of fans have been salivating for months??
26/01/05
Enter to Win 'Angel' Season Five In the fifth and final season of Angel, the fallen vampire with a conscience continues his quest to redeem himself and save a few lost souls along the way. After more than 200 years spent hiding from the light, he is at last able to move about in the daylight on his mission to save the world. The Angel Season Five DVD Collection from Fox Home Entertainment hits stores on February 15th. The box set features all 22 episodes from the show's final season and marks the return of familiar faces including Buffy, Willow and Harmony. DVD extras include commentary by Joss Whedon; commentary for "Choreography of a Stunt" and seven featurettes including "Angel: The Final Season" and "To Live & Die in LA: The Best of Angel." Enter now for a chance to win the Angel Season Five DVD Collection from Zap2it. Five (5) Grand Prize winners will each receive the DVD box set. You must be 18 years of age or older and a legal resident of the U.S. to enter. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Entries accepted through February 16, 2005.
26/01/05
Question: I'm pleased to hear you plan to ask the WB folks about Angel movies, but please, what we need are Spike movies starring James Marsters. So, if those WBers try to brush you off with a generic "David Boreanaz is busy," you'll help us out and ask specifically about Spike, won't you please? - Grace Ausiello: As you predicted, WB president David Janollari immediately played the "[Boreanaz] has a lot of other things going on" card when I asked him for an update on the Angel movies. But I was ready with my Spike follow-up. "I've never thought of that," he said of doing a Marsters-centric telepic. "I had not thought about it. We always thought Angel would be the character the audience would want to come back to see. We may give some thought to the Spike movie. That's interesting." I can't be sure, but I think I just pitched a show to the WB.
26/01/05
TA DA - HE'S BACK! You demanded it, and we listened. James Marsters will be coming back to Melbourne to be apart of another fun-filled convention weekend in Melbourne. Whilst the convention is going ahead on Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 July 2005; tickets are not quite ready to go on sale just yet - they will be available in the coming weeks. So consider this your heads up and so get yourselves a group together, organise what you need to, so when the convention goes on sale with Ticketek, you'll be ready to book right away without any mad panic. This year tickets will only be available through Ticketek phone orders, online bookings and in person at their agencies - and not through directly Tabula Rasa Events - so you'll need to have all your seating requests decided on before you go and purchase your tickets, as all seats will be allocated at the time of sale. More details on the convention will be announced in the coming weeks, including who from the casts of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and from Angel will be joining James in what is shaping up to be the best convention Melbourne has seen. BUT WHAT CAN I DO NOW? YOU ASK? In addition to the convention, James will be performing an extra special concert on the Saturday night [2 July] - an acoustic version of his highly anticipated solo album which is due for release in April. This showcase of James' musical talents will be on sale from THIS FRIDAY 28 JANUARY!!!!!! All the details can be found at www.tabularasa.com.au including location, prices and how to purchase tickets. Tickets to this one night only Australian performance are strictly limited so be quick before they're all snapped up. [Please note: the concert is restricted to persons 18+; the two day convention will be open to persons of all ages].
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19/01/05
19/01/05
Former Buffy the Vampire Slayer producer Marti Noxon told SCI FI Wire that she wants to get former Buffy and Angel star James Marsters on her new supernatural Fox series Point Pleasant. "Adam Busch, who was on Buffy as one of the super nerds, has a small role right now," Noxon told reporters at Fox's winter press preview on Jan. 17 in Universal City, Calif. "And I would really love to bring James Marsters [Spike] in at some point. We've been talking to him."
In a separate interview, Noxon said that she took on the job of executive producer of Point Pleasant because she liked the way it incorporated elements of Peyton Place, The O.C., Carrie and The Omen. "It's got all of that and, after the first few episodes, we'll be leaning even a little bit more toward Twin Peaks," Noxon said. "You've got a small town with lots of strange people with secrets, and the main character, Christina [Elisabeth Harnois], has this effect of drawing that out of everybody in this once-sleepy place."
Set in Point Pleasant, N.J., the show centers on Christina, an attractive teen who washes up on the shore of the well-to-do town. She's not just any teen, but rather the daughter of Satan and a mortal woman, and forces both good and evil will battle for her soul. The show also stars Grant Show, Dina Meyer, Sam Page, Brent Weber, Cameron Richardson, Aubrey Dollar, Susan Walters and Richard Burgi.
"Tonally, it's so different from Buffy that I was really eager to take a run at it," Noxon said. "It's hard to see the forest from the tree when you're in it, but I will tell you I always feel like a good indication of how something is going is if you're enjoyingy writing it. And every time I sit down to write [Point Pleasant] I get carried away by it. It feels like there may be something here." Point Pleasant debuts on Jan. 19 before moving to its regular time slot Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
19/01/05
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14/01/05
James Marsters has added an extra concert date to his forthcoming tour schedule to meet the overwhelming public demand for tickets.
He will now be appearing at the Fleece in Bristol on Tuesday, April 26 and well as Wednesday, April 27. All tickets for the Wednesday night concert have already sold out.
Details of the new concert date are available from http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com and tickets are now on sale.
13/01/05
James Marsters is heading north to make his concert debut in Leeds.
He will be appearing at Joseph's Well, Chorley Lane, on Saturday, April 23.
Leeds is the third largest city in the UK and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086. It now boasts designer shops and top restaurants and the University Of Leeds attracts more student applications than any other university in the country.
Demand for tickets for the Leeds concert is expected to be high. All the other tour dates have now sold out.
Details of the venue are available from http://www.josephswell.co.uk/
Tickets are available from:
Crash records 0113 2436743
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For further information on James Marsters 'Live in Five' please go to http://www.jamesmarsterslive.com
12/01/05
"THE PIERRE HEIST" will air March 25, 2005 on the USA cable network.
09/01/05
At this time of year we often reflect back on the year gone by and give thanks. 2004 was a great year filled with new challenges, excitement and unbelievable support. The cancellation of "Angel" came as quite a surprise, but when one door closes then there must be another waiting to be opened. James Marsters' fans and supporters have expressed this time and time again. Some criticize James doing conventions; however, what they don't realize is that James truly loves connecting with his fans and draws a sense of strength from that support. It also allows him to show his appreciation for all the outpouring of love he receives all throughout the year. The support seems to have transcended beyond the character of 'Spike' and is actually for the person/actor James Marsters. It is our goal to continue the legacy of finding other great roles for James to sink his teeth into. I have every belief that 2005 will provide James with those opportunities. There are so many people to thank for all their tireless enthusiasm and support and I wouldn't dare make a list for fear of leaving someone off. For the upcoming year, we wish you all good health, good fortune and to be surrounded by the things and people that make you smile.
All the best in 2005!
09/01/05
09/01/05
New Spike Merchandise
Fox Licensing has authorized two new Spike centric items:
Spike Trading Cards - Inkworks is releasing "Spike: The Complete Story"
premium trading cards in February of 2005. Inkworks has provided promo cards (Card P-1) to help us support the trading card set. The first 160 people to e-mail webmaster@ supportspike.com with their mailing address will receive a promo card.
Additionally, we've worked out a 10% discount with The Buffy Store on the purchase of the Spike trading card set. The discount code will be posted on http://www.supportspike.com once the trading cards become available for purchase.
Spike-centric Novel - Simon & Schuster is releasing "Spark & Burn" in August of 2005.
The item is currently available for preorder. If you purchase through the below link, a small commission will go towards the upkeep of the Bloody Awful Poet Society website.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/141690056X/flytobatnet
One of the goals of Support Spike is to promote Spike related merchandise. In doing so, we hope to encourage 20th Century Fox to continue Spike's story and to provide additional Spike merchandise. As part of that goal, Support Spike will be collecting donations towards a bulk purchase of "Spark & Burn" to be distributed to interested libraries and hospitals. If you would like to donate towards this campaign, please send a donation via PayPal to donate@ supportspike.com and note "Spark & Burn Library Donation" in the purpose or comments.
Lastly, if you get in the giving mood anyway, please consider donating to the BAPS/SupportSpike charity fundraiser for Pediatric AIDS research. It's a great cause and is James' designated charity.
http://www.bloodyawfulpoet.com/pedaids/
PLEASE REPOST TO ALL SPIKE AND JAMES FRIENDLY BOARDS.
09/01/05
After some investigating I've found what seems to be the closest to an official site for the film. You can find it @ http://www.dariusfilms.com/flash.html#HOME.
The Don't Kill Spike Club is owned and operated by Jamie Marsters.
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