Conversations with Dead People
TV & Film
For this week’s conversation David Bushman and Arthur Smith, TV curators at the Paley Center for Media in New York and authors of Buffy the Vampire Slayer FAQ: All That's Left to Know About Sunnydale's Slayer of Vampires, Demons, and Other Forces of Darkness join me to discuss rumors of “Golden Circle” behavior in the Mutant Enemy writers room and how that compares to the growing insularity of the Scooby Gang over the course of the series. We touch very briefly on Xander’s role as the Joss proxy; early hints of #Gamergate mentality; and how story, theme, and emotion tend to trump consistency in the Whedonverse.
Episode 206, “Halloween” introduces Ethan Rayne, the only character ever to deliver a convincing read of a Latin incantation. In 207, Buffy asks Giles to “Lie to Me,” or...to her, or whatever. You know what I meant. And Ethan is back to mess things up for Giles and Jenny in 208, “The Dark Age.”
Next: Melanie Scala, long time fan of genre fiction in general and Buffy the Vampire Slayer in particular, and apparently young Watcher-in-training joins me to discuss “What’s My Line? (Part One)” and, you guessed it, “What’s My Line? (Part Two).”
THE BREAKDOWN
Intro / Guest (00:00 - 8:34)
Main Topic (8:34 - 1:28:35)
Outro / Next (1:28:35 - 1:32:39)
THE LIBRARY
Buffy the Vampire Slayer FAQ: All That’s Left to Know About Sunnydale’s Slayer of Vampires, Demons, and Other Forces of Darkness, by David Bushman and Arthur Smith
THE LINKS
Big Bad Buffy Interviews - iTunes - Facebook
THE MUSIC
“Conversations (feat. Wesley Mead)” by Azura (2017)
“Saturday Night” by Bay City Rollers, Rollin’ (1975)
THE SCHOLARS
Whedon Studies Association is a non-profit academic organization devoted to the study of the works of Joss Whedon and his associates. They put out Slayage: The Journal of Whedon Studies, and Watcher Junior: The Undergraduate Journal of Whedon Studies, both blind peer-reviewed twice-yearly online publications. They also host the biennial Slayage Conference on the Whedonverses, which brings all these incredible scholars together to present papers, discuss ways of incorporating Whedon Studies in education, and basically just geek out together.
http://www.whedonstudies.tv/
Episode 82 - Disharmony / Dead End / Belonging (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 81 - Reprise / Epiphany (feat. Eric Sipple)
Episode 80 - Blood Money / Happy Anniversary / The Thin Dead Line (feat. Johny Ho)
Episode 79 - Reunion / Redefinition (feat. Sarah Kosheff)
Episode 78 - Darla / The Shroud of Rahmon / The Trial (feat. Wesley Mead)
Episode 77 - Untouched / Dear Boy / Guise Will Be Guise (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 76 - Judgment / Are You Now or Have You Ever Been / First Impressions (feat. Melanie Scala)
Episode 75 - War Zone / Blind Date / To Shanshu in L.A. (feat. Elizabeth Rambo)
Episode 74 - Five by Five / Sanctuary (feat. Eric Sipple)
Episode 73 - The Ring / Eternity (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 72 - She / I’ve Got You Under My Skin / The Prodigal (feat. Stacey Abbott)
Episode 71 - Parting Gifts / Somnambulist / Expecting (feat. Johny Ho)
Episode 70 - I Will Remember You / Hero (feat. Matthieu Cravatte)
Episode 69 - Sense & Sensitivity / Bachelor Party (feat. Michael Holland)
Episode 68 - In the Dark / I Fall to Pieces / Rm w/a Vu (feat. Dale Guffey)
Episode 67 - A Very Special Episode of Conversations with Dead People (feat. Nikki Stafford and Dale Guffey)
Episode 66 - City Of / Lonely Hearts (feat. Stacey Abbott)
Episode 65 - Fray (feat. Dale Guffey and Vickie Willis Navarra)
Episode 64 - Chosen (feat. Nikki Stafford, Elizabeth Rambo, and Arlo Wiley)
Episode 63 - Touched / End of Days (feat. Dale Guffey)
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