Ripper Update

Last year at ComicCon there was a load of buzz about the muted buffy spin off Ripper being nearly signed and sealed… Then… Nothing… So, what’s the status at the moment. Well, due to Dollhouse being picked up, pretty much up in the air still…

From Digital Spy who spoke to Anthony Head recently:

“The latest is that I was over in LA last year at about this time. I bumped into Julie Gardner from BBC Wales who said ‘has anything ever happened to that?’ And at the same time I had just been speaking to Joss [Whedon] saying that there are a lot of people who keep asking about it. He said ‘Is there anybody at the BBC I can talk to about it?’ so I introduced him to Julie Gardner and they got on very well… and then the writers’ strike happened and Fox picked up an idea of his called Dollhouse that he’s doing with Eliza Dushku. So the answer is that there is a possibility of something happening… the story that he’s written could adapt to being a one-off story not necessarily related to Buffy. All that means that there is the will and there is the means. It’s a question of how, when and if it [comes together] through the next year or so.”

And this from the Beeb:

“There’s been vague talk for some time – it was a series and then a one-off film called Ripper. Creator Joss Whedon is busy with another project, I’m tied up too, so at the moment I’d just say that it’s still out there.”

So… still not looking good for a return to the Buffyverse anytime soon. Still, we have Dollhouse to look forward to. Plus i still think Ripper has the best chance of any of the Buffy spin off projects. I can wait a little longer for it.

Torchwood Getting Spiked?

Rumours abound, that James Marsters of Buffy/Angel fame (and Smallville) could be guesting in an upcoming episode of BBC’s Doctor Who spin off, Torchwood.

Appearing in a show which is the spin off from a very popular original, but has a darker tone, and stars a seemingly immortal man… James should feel right at home!

Buffy Season 8 Comic Book

Buffy was always one of my favourite shows, and although the cast may have gone their separate ways, Joss Whedon has decided to continue following the life of the Scoobies post Sunnydale in comic book form.

So, where are they now? Well, as you remember from the season finale, most of Sunnydale is now at the bottom of a large Hellmouth shaped crater. Buffy was last seen by Angel and Spike in Italy… wasn’t she?… Apparently not, it was a decoy. Buffy is actually leading 10 squads of slayers (500 slayers in total), but the U.S. government has classified them as terrorist cells after Sunnydale’s destruction. Central Command for the slayer squads is based in Scotland, headed up by the one-eyed Xander Harris. Buffy and Dawn are having the same sisterly spats, although Dawn has grown (or rather over-grown!) since we last saw her!

That’s enough teasers for now, the first issue is out in the US on the 7th of March from Dark Horse Comics, and to celebrate the return of the Buffyverse, Dark Horse are holding a competition for you to win a role in the comic!

For more info on the competition, click here to visit their MySpace page.