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#447 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Wed May 28, 2008 9:14 pm
Subject: Great Stuff Coming Soon!
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Hey guys and gals!

I want to start this off by thanking all of those who carried over on to
the WhedonAge board with us and who remain loyal posters. But for those
members and for others, here's just a hint to keep an eye out for some
great news coming from the site. You won't want to miss it!

Until then, be assured that everyone's favorite trivia contests will be
returning this fall, and don't forget to join the fun at WhedonAge.com!

Thanks,

Tim / Buffysmglover

#446 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:05 pm
Subject: Whedonverse Trivia Contest - April 12th
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For those who have trouble viewing the image, a text-format press release will be posted soon. -Tim

http://www.imagehuge.com/out.php?i=11845_aprilpressrelease1.png


#445 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:04 am
Subject: Four Years Ago Today
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From WhedonAge.com

by Simon on Yesterday at 03:09:00 AM
Site News
Do you know what's a good day to break up with somebody? Any day besides Valentine's Day! I mean, what, were you running low on dramatic irony?
Xander Harris, "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered"
O
n February 14, 2004, viewers of ANGEL, Joss Whedon and David Greenwalt's spin-off to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, received an upsetting Valentine's surprise: the cancellation of their favored series. In response, fans from around the world rallied, and in concerted effort with various online campaigns made themselves known. Activists bought space in trade magazines and on traveling billboards; sent candies, flowers and bottles of hair gel to the networks; they gave blood and donated to food drives-- all to show their support for a TV series the WB claimed couldn't find a large enough audience. The network brass attempted to appease the fans by holding out the promise of stand-alone movies centered on ANGEL and Buffy characters, and hinted that the development was close to fruition.

Four months after driving a stake into the series, the chief exec of The WB,
Jordan Levin, was out on the street; and later, the WB itself was shut down, merging with its competitor UPN. The promised TV specials evaporated; Joss had closed up Mutant Enemy, and focused on non-TV media. Even the oft-expected Buffy animated series never saw more than a few beautiful character drawings hinting at the possibilities left untapped. Darkness seemed to fall across the land... until the following year when Whedon's Serenity brightened the silver screen.

Since then, Buffy and ANGEL comic series have continued to tell the stories where the TV shows left off. Joss has returned to television to direct episodes of The Office, and is developing a new series Dollhouse with fan favorite Eliza Dushku.

And the flame of hope for more projects from the mind of Joss Whedon have been kept burning by his fans-- such as those here and on the many other great fan sites. While some have faded away, or gone dormant, new sites have sprung up, and others have continued to grow and change.

So today, I ask that we remember and thank those individual fans and online communities who came before-- and look forward to more in the future. If you have some persons, sites or events which led you to fandom,  please share them with us, in the comments. Eventually, these will be used for a
site listing page.


#444 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Feb 9, 2008 8:20 pm
Subject: Reminder: Cordy Contest in 30 Minutes
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Reminder that today is the Live Trivia event in our chatroom at 4PM Eastern, 3PM Central, and 1PM Pacific. Additional times for your part of the world can be found here:
http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_UTC.aspx?y=2008&mo=2&d=9&h=21&mn=0

#443 From: notify@yahoogroups.com
Date: Fri Jan 18, 2008 12:47 am
Subject: SaveAngelCampaign group name/addresses have changed
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Hello,

The moderator of the SaveAngelCampaign group has changed the group's name.
This means that both the group's email address and the group home page
location have changed.

The group email address:
WhedonAge@yahoogroups.com

The group home page location:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WhedonAge

If you have links which point to this group or an address book entry
for the group, you should update them, as the old addresses will no
longer work.

Regards,

Yahoo! Groups Customer Care

#442 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:58 pm
Subject: Welcome to the WhedonAge
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by Simon on January 04, 2008, 11:53:00 PM
Over the last four years (since February 14, 2004-- how time flies!), SaveAngel.org has been a resource to the community of fans of Joss Whedon, and of the various genre projects he created or influenced. Our original mission-- to "save" a television series we cared about-- was what brought us together, but it was our shared interests and appreciation for quality entertainment in all media-- whether visual, in print or online-- which has kept us coming back, learning and growing together. Thus, SaveAngel has evolved from a fan campaign into a community and information site, with fun activities and opportunities to interact with other likeminded individuals, from around the world.

As part of this evolution, we have gone through a number of updates, almost every year; but the most radical is the one I'm pleased to welcome you to now: WhedonAge, a revamped Web site focusing on entertainment in the era of Joss. (And yes, the name is kind of a pun.)

Please let me know what you think; this site wouldn't exist without you.

#441 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Jan 12, 2008 4:56 pm
Subject: WhedonChat MOVED
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The Whedon Chat that was happening at SaveAngel today has been moved
to http://www.btvs-angel-authors.moonfruit.com due to complications
with the new site not having a chatroom.

See everyone there! Times can be found at WhedonAge.com

#440 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sun Jan 6, 2008 10:51 am
Subject: Whedon Chat on Saturday, Jan 12th
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On January 12th, there will be a non-trivia-contest chat in the
SaveAngel.org Chatroom. It will partially be off-topic, but should
stay somewhat Whedon-talk. Times are below.

*Must be fluent in English

If you are having trouble finding your time zone, please visit
http://www.timeanddate.com and compare your time zone with one of
the ones below. If you are stilll confused, email me.



Sydney Australia - New South Wales 8:00 AM EST*
Adelaide Australia - South Australia 8:00 AM CST*
Banff Canada - Alberta 2:00 PM MST
Niagara Falls Canada - Ontario 4:00 PM EST
Birmingham U.K. - England 10:52 PM GMT
Bolton U.K. - England 9:00 PM GMT
Greenwich city U.K. - England 9:00 PM GMT
Liverpool U.K. - England 9:00 PM GMT
London U.K. - England 9:00 PM GMT
Birmingham U.S.A. - Alabama 3:00 PM CST
Fairbanks U.S.A. - Alaska 12:00 PM AKST
Phoenix U.S.A. - Arizona 2:00 PM MST
San Francisco U.S.A. - California 1:00 PM PST
Denver U.S.A. - Colorado 2:00 PM MST
Hartford U.S.A. - Connecticut 4:00 PM EST
Miami U.S.A. - Florida 4:00 PM EST
Orlando U.S.A. - Florida 4:00 PM EST
Honolulu U.S.A. - Hawaii 11:00 AM HST
Chicago U.S.A. - Illinois 3:00 PM CST
Indianapolis U.S.A. - Indiana 4:00 PM EST
Louisville U.S.A. - Kentucky 4:00 PM EST
Austin U.S.A. - Texas 3:00 PM CST
New York U.S.A. - New York 4:00 PM EST



We will be back up and running with the contests in February, with
an ANGEL contest filled with Cordy!

#439 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sun Jan 6, 2008 10:49 am
Subject: Site Construction Update
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We are hoping that SaveAngel.org will be back up by Monday at the
latest.

#438 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Jan 5, 2008 2:35 am
Subject: Something New is Coming Soon
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SaveAngel.org has currently undergone some major construction ( I
think ) and should be back online sometime this weekend. And there
will be quite a bit of something new.

#437 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:59 am
Subject: 5 Days to Post Questions for Doranna Durgin!
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With the announcement that Doranna is currently writing the first book in THE GHOSTWHISPERER media tie-in line, SaveAngel and Buffy & Angel: The Authors ( http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc ) are holding a joint-interview with the fantastic Angel author.

NOTE: This is an interview, not an online Q&A. All questions posted here will be sent at a currently undecided date through email to Doranna.

Doranna wrote two Angel novels: Impressions and Fearless. More info here: http://doranna.net/b.angel.html

Find Doranna at http://www.doranna.net .

Doranna welcomes all questions regarding Angel, Ghost Whisperer, and any other of her writings.

QUESTIONS ARE BEING EXCEPTED THROUGH January 1st, 2008! WE ARE SHORT ON MEMBER QUESTIONS. PLEASE POST QIESTIONS AT THE FOLLOWING LINK:

http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=7908


#436 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:55 am
Subject: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
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ORIGINALLY POSTED AT SAVEANGEL.ORG BY MAIDENGREEN

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Buffy, Angel, and Firefly Fans
Everywhere!  Look forward to more contests and site chats in the new
year, as well as campaining for an Angel Feature Film and our enjoying
Whedon's new series, Dollhouse!  More excitment is to come!

#435 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Wed Dec 26, 2007 7:52 am
Subject: Vote for Your Favorite Short Story Entry!
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Our second Short BTVS/ATS Short Story Contest is closed, and we've got
some terrific entries!  Site Members are eligable to vote for the best
entry in our Contest!  The entered pieces are pinned in the Fan
Fiction category of our site, and are identified by "Short Story
Contest II" under the title.  Votes for the best Short Story will be
taken until January 15, 2008.  After that, the one with the most
member votes will win an ATS S5 Spike Action Figure!  So don't delay!
Follow the link to the FanFiction Section, read the entries, and pick
your favorite story.  Then PM your choice to MaidenGreen.  One Vote
per Member!

   http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showforum=30

#434 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:21 am
Subject: Two Weeks Until Short Story Deadline!
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Only 2 more weeks to ready your entry for the Saveangel.org Short
Story Contest!

Saveangel.org is hosting a second Short Story Contest!  Your short
story can feature any Whedonverse genre: Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Angel, or Firefly.  Remember that it is a short story, but don't make
it too short!  We all want to enjoy your creations!  All stories need
to be submitted by December 1, 2007.  Post your creation in the Fan
Fiction section of the board, and on the topic description line, write
Contest Entry II (or 2).  Then we'll have a site vote on which story
our readers and members enjoyed the most!  Then, the winner will
recieve a Spike "Destiny" Action Figure!  So dust off your pens and
keyboards and get writing!

  Our last winner was sturgispodmoore's "Rebirth."  Check out the story
in our Fan Fiction section!

#433 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:08 am
Subject: Dec. 8th - TIME TO CELEBRATE Trivia Contest
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Started in April of 2007 with a 100 Question Contest, the 50 Question Live Buffy and Angel Contests are just a bunch of fun for fans with Slayer/Vampire Know-It-All. The people at Buffy & Angel: The Authors and Save Angel work hard to successfully organize and host the one BtVS/AtS event that will leave you feeling eager to join the next contest. But you'll need to have your face buried into the television, watching reruns of the shows, if you want to have a better chance at winning.

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!!!It's Time to Celebrate!!! 

DECEMBER IS THE MONTH OF CELEBRATING

We're Gonna Do It Right, BUFFY Style!

If you're available to compete in December's 50 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest held December 8th, we recommend doing it!

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The contest is going to be PRIZE-PACKED to the ROOF! New donations are coming into Tim every week! Here's just a taste of what we have so far:

THANK YOU TO DAVID MELLO aka IMPALERGENERAL FOR THE FOLLOWING FANTASTIC DONATIONS!

- (1) 1999 9-inch Vinyl Collectible Firgure of THE MASTER

- (1) 2007 BtVS Calendar

- (1) 2003 AtS Calendar

- (2) "Judgement" LORNE Figure

[more prizes have been donated from ImpalerGeneral that will be listed in an updated press release]

(more prizes are in the mail that are not listed here)

Are a Couple Calendars and Figures Not Enough to Quench Your Thirst for Prizes and a Celebration?

WE HAVE MORE!

Mutant Enemy (aka Joss) has donated ONE WINNER-PRIZE Worth Anywhere from $150 - $200

but you won't find out WHAT the big prize is until the beginning of the contest!

Special thanks to an Anonymous contestant for making the prize possible!

MORE INFO:

Saturday, December 8th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

Sunday, OctobeDecember 9th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am

The contest will be held in the chat room at SaveAngel.org .

REMINDERS:
- We DO except late contestants, and we will pause the contest in order to give new contestants time to read the rules.

- For continuous updates and reminders for each contest, join Contest-Creator/Designer Tim at his site's Yahoo! Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/groups.btvs-angel-authors , and/or join the CONTEST REMINDER E-MAILING LIST by emailing your request to buffysmglover2@... . If you have already sent in your request to join the mailing list, you do not need to send another request to Buffysmglover. However, feel free to join the Buffy & Angel: The Authors Yahoo! Group.

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Messages From the Judges

The best thing to remember about these contests is that they're fun. Some questions are easy,some are hard but you get to have a great time meeting and playing with your fellow Angel/Buffy fans! One thing I've learned playing in these contests is that it's amazing how much I know that I thought I didn't know. Test your brain. Find out how much you know! Learn stuff that you didn't know! Win prizes! It's more fun than the undead should be allowed to have (Certainly more than Angel should!)! --- Scott / BuffyverseForever (Judge)

When you first enter these contests, you'll probably be thinking "I know I'm going to suck at this today." The funny thing is, everyone else is bad too! The contests are designed to be fun for everyone involved, trivia-buff or not. And if it makes you feel better, while you are having fun, I'm shaking in front of the computer monitor worried about messing up. And my aunt is bringing me another glass of Coca-Cola (this is not an endorsement! Pepsi rocks too!), asking me if I'm hungry. And I tell her no. Then the contest ends and mostly everyone is happy, especially the winner and sometimes the runner-up, and I realize I am extremely hungry. Then we all chitchat for around ten minutes until the crowd slowly dies away. And I eat. So everyone is happy! – Tim / Buffysmglover (Creator / Judge)

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Please Visit the People Involved (More Links Will Come)

PEOPLE

Timothy "Tim" Cox aka Buffysmglover
http://www.buffysmglover-thoughts.blogspot.com

SITES

Buffy & Angel: The Authors
http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/btvs-angel-authors

Save Angel
http://www.saveangel.org

50 Question LiVE BtVS/AtS Trivia Contests @ Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/btvs_ats_live_trivia

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One of the judges may participate if we don't have an ODD number of judges. By participating in one of the contests, you present the fact that you are aware one of the contestants may be one of the people who work WITH the contests. You also agree not to sue or in any way offend the site if the judge wins. (Most of the judges stink at trivia anyways.) The absolute ONLY judge that knows the questions and their answers before-hand is BUFFYSMGLOVER, who will NEVER be a contestant. He does NOT share the questions and answers with the other judges ahead of time.

---We are not affiliated with God (Joss Whedon), FOX, or any other related companies, people, or demons, so on and so forth. The contests are 100% the work of fans. And sometimes Buffy/Angel authors, comic writers, comic artists, and comic editors, but they also fit into the "fans" category.


#432 From: BUFFYsmgLOVER <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Nov 3, 2007 5:59 am
Subject: Fwd: November 10th - 50 Question LiVE AtS Trivia Contest
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BUFFYsmgLOVER <buffysmglover2@...> wrote:
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:47:35 -0700 (PDT)
From: BUFFYsmgLOVER <buffysmglover2@...>
Subject: November's Contest! Jeff Mariotte!


Since March of this year, two great websites (em-hmm, if I may say so myself) have been working to create a fun, well-organized online competitive game for Buffy and Angel fans.
 
50 Question LiVE Buffy/Angel Trivia Contests
 
next contest:  A N G E L
 
when: November 10th, times below
 
Saturday, November 10th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

Sunday, November 11th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am
 
where: SaveAngel.org Chatroom
 
prizes: Winner receives an autographed copy of both ANGEL: Sanctuary and Missing White Girl, by author Jeff Mariotte.
 
REMINDERS:
- We DO except late contestants, and we will pause the contest in order to give new contestants time to read the rules.
 
- For continuous updates and reminders for each contest, join Contest-Creator/Designer Tim at his site’s Yahoo! Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/groups.btvs-angel-authors , and/or join the CONTEST REMINDER E-MAILING LIST by emailing your request to buffysmglover2@... . If you have already sent in your request to join the mailing list, you do not need to send another request to Buffysmglover. However, feel free to join the Buffy & Angel: The Authors Yahoo! Group.
 
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Messages From the Judges
 
The best thing to remember about these contests is that they're fun. Some questions are easy,some are hard but you get to have a great time meeting and playing with your fellow Angel/Buffy fans! One thing I've learned playing in these contests is that it's amazing how much I know that I thought I didn't know. Test your brain. Find out how much you know! Learn stuff that you didn't know! Win prizes! It's more fun than the undead should be allowed to have (Certainly more than Angel should!)! --- Scott / BuffyverseForever (Judge)
 
When you first enter these contests, you’ll probably be thinking "I know I’m going to suck at this today." The funny thing is, everyone else is bad too! The contests are designed to be fun for everyone involved, trivia-buff or not. And if it makes you feel better, while you are having fun, I’m shaking in front of the computer monitor worried about messing up. And my aunt is bringing me another glass of Coca-Cola (this is not an endorsement! Pepsi rocks too!), asking me if I’m hungry. And I tell her no. Then the contest ends and mostly everyone is happy, especially the winner and sometimes the runner-up, and I realize I am extremely hungry. Then we all chitchat for around ten minutes until the crowd slowly dies away. And I eat. So everyone is happy! – Tim / Buffysmglover (Creator / Judge)
 
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Please Visit the People Involved
 
PEOPLE
 
Timothy "Tim" Cox aka Buffysmglover
 
Jeff Mariotte
 
 
SITES
 
Buffy & Angel: The Authors
 
Save Angel
 
50 Question LiVE BtVS/AtS Trivia Contests @ Myspace
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---One of the judges may participate if we don't have an ODD number of judges. By participating in one of the contests, you present the fact that you are aware one of the contestants may be one of the people who work WITH the contests. You also agree not to sue or in any way offend the site if the judge wins. (Most of the judges stink at trivia anyways.) The absolute ONLY judge that knows the questions and their answers before-hand is BUFFYSMGLOVER, who will NEVER be a contestant. He does NOT share the questions and answers with the other judges ahead of time.

---We are not affiliated with God (Joss Whedon), FOX, or any other related companies, people, or demons, so on and so forth. The contests are 100% the work of fans. And sometimes Buffy/Angel authors, comic writers, comic artists, and comic editors, but they also fit into the "fans" category. Please don't sue me.
 


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#431 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Nov 3, 2007 1:54 am
Subject: Other Television Show Discussions at SaveAngel
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Check out the new Television Section in Beyond the Campaigns section of our site!  We've got all the details, gossip, and updates on your favorite programs as well as a place to talk about the latest episodes.  And every other week, we'll chat right here in the site chatroom about everyone's favorite series'!  Join us in enjoying not only Buffy and Angel, but other series currently on the air.

New Sections for:
Bionic Woman
Moonlight
The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Blood Ties
Smallville
The Stargate Universe
Along with current favorites:
Bones
LOST
Heroes
Battlestar Galactica
Supernatural

#430 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Nov 3, 2007 1:37 am
Subject: Interview With Doranna Durgin
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We at SaveAngel are extremely excited that Doranna Durgin, author of
ANGEL: Impressions and ANGEL: Fearless, has agreed to a joint-
interview with SaveAngel and Buffy & Angel: The Authors
(http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc). More info can be found in the
following thread, where you may also begin posting questions for
Doranna.

http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?
act=ST&f=1&t=7908&st=0#entry66430

#429 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Sat Nov 3, 2007 1:36 am
Subject: Short Story Contest
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Saveangel.org is hosting a second Short Story Contest!  Your short
story can feature any Whedonverse genre: Buffy the Vampire Slayer,
Angel, or Firefly.  Remember that it is a short story, but don't make
it too short!  We all want to enjoy your creations!  All stories need
to be submitted by December 1, 2007.  Post your creation in the Fan
Fiction section of the board, and on the topic description line, write
Contest Entry II (or 2).  Then we'll have a site vote on which story
our readers and members enjoyed the most!  Then, the winner will
recieve a Spike "Destiny" Action Figure!  So dust off your pens and
keyboards and get writing!

  Our last winner was sturgispodmoore's "Rebirth."  Check out the story
in our Fan Fiction section!

http://www.saveangel.org

#428 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Fri Nov 2, 2007 11:55 pm
Subject: Everything You Need to Know About: LiVE Buffy & Angel Trivia Contests
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In March, Guido posted this message:

From Tim, Coordinator of the btvs-angel-authors.net website:

Have you been dying for a way to show off your Slayer knowledge? On
Saturday, April 7th, Buffy & Angel: The Authors will hold a special
100-question LIVE Buffy trivia contest in the Save Angel chatroom. The
winner will receive a brand-new copy of Nancy Holder's Carnival of
Souls. There may never be a BtVS event this big ever again, so make
sure you keep your schedule clear!

Maybe you already own the book. DO NOT let that stop you from
participating. If you win, give the book to someone you know who
watches the show, and maybe introduce them to the Slayer in print, if
they haven't read any of the books previously.

Maybe you haven't ever read any of the books, but you've watched the
show. If you win, you will be stunned to realize what you've been
missing once you read Carnival of Souls. So whether you're a newby to
the books or not, you shouldn't miss this live Buffy contest!

Not all questions will be in the format of an interrogative sentence.
For example, there is a section of questions where you are told
something about or given a short description of a vampire/ demon and
you name the villain.

The contest consists of:

36 Easy Questions
25 Medium Questions
13 Hard Questions
and 26 quote-related questions

You won't want to miss this event. Check back at www.saveangel.org or
www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc for the latest updates on the contest.

 However, there have been many updates since then. In this VERY LONG post, you will find all the info you need about the trivia contests.

The following was posted at my blog in July:

( http://www.buffysmglover-thoughts.blogspot.com )

July 11, 2007

SaveAngel: 50 Question Contests / The High-way

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In January this year, I joined SaveAngel.org in order to participate in a chat with Buffy boo author Keith R.A. DeCandido. Since then, Save Angel has been a big part of my on-line life.
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I had met Scott and Guido, both mods at SaveAngel, during the chat. Well, I actually met Guido online an hour before the chat. I felt comfortable talking to both of them, and they both seemed like the right person(s) to go to with an idea. They just came across as understanding.
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I have no memory of where this thought came from, but I emailed an idea of mine to Guido. It was a 100 Question LIVE Buffy Trivia Contest. Guido liked it, so he took the issue to the next SaveAngel Strat Chat that was coming up. They liked the idea, so then Guido, Scott, and I ran through a lot of the questions I had already organized for the event as if it was the actual day, and the actual contest. This happened in a crappy chatroom I had set up. These last two events may have happened the other way around. So much for my memory.
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Anyway, they had a lot of fun in the fake-contest. More so for Scott than Guido, for he had to leave for part of the time. We then discussed time, date, and promoting for the event.
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On April 7th, the contest happened. Everyone had a lot of fun and the winner, Becky Gilreath (I hope I got your last name right), was mailed a copy of Nancy Holder's Carnival of Souls.
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I got a PRIVATE MESSAGE at SaveAngel either that day or the day after from Jess aka Jsebold87. She was asking if there would be any more contests, possibly monthly or weekly, etc. I wasn't completely against the idea, so I immediatly PRIVATE MESSAGEd Guido about it. He wasn't opposed to it either. So I told him I would work on details and such, but the contests would NOT be 100 questions every month. When we had done the first contest, the only thing that was a little crazy about it was that it took FOREVER! I had to keep running back and forth to get Cokes and I was on a sort of energetic high! To know that I was the one who had to stay active and continue to type was very exciting. That sounds a little wierd, but I still get that high every time I host something in a chatroom. I had the same feeling a few weeks ago when I hosted a chat with Buffy author Alice Henderson.
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So I originally came up with having a monthly, 50 question Buffy contest on the second Saturday of every month at 5pm Eastern Time (Indianapolis). We waited for an hour and a half on May 12th before we had enough people to play. Allan aka taraswizaard won the Angel novel donated by MaidenGreen.
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We changed the time to 4pm Eastern in order for it not to be 7pm by the time we decided to reschedule the contest. We pretty much wait an hour to two hours after the original start time before rescheduling. We've had two contests so far, and we would have had 3, but we had to reschedule one.
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This coming Saturday will be the first ANGEL trivia contest. Jeff Mariotte, author of 9 Angel novels and dozens of related comics, is donating more than one prize to both the winner and runner-up, so I am very hopeful for a big crowd.
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Here is the setup for the ANGEL contests as well as points:
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SETUP:
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Easy: 8 q; Medium: 10 q; Hard: 14 q;
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Quotes; Name the Speaker: 5 q; Name the Episode: 5 q; Name the Episode and Speaker: 3 q; Name the Speakers: 3 q
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NEW; Body Count: 2 q
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POINTS:
Easy: 1; Medium: 2; Hard: 4
Quotes; Name Speaker: 1; Name Ep: 2; Name Ep and Speaker: 3; Name Speakers: 4
Body Count: 4
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The directions are explained as the contests move along.
 
Here is the press release for the first 50 Question Contest:
 
INTRODUCING: The Monthly LIVE Buffy Trivia Contest
(title has potential for changing... if u have any ideas, reply)

Held on the second Saturday of every month, the contest will be cut down to only 50 questions. Unlike the original contest, no prizes will be rewarded. It's all about the fun!

See everyone May 10th, here in the SaveAngel chatroom!
 
There ARE prizes.
 
June Press Release Thread:
 
I am so glad that I can type this message with complete truth! After emailing Jeff Mariotte about the contest, he has agreed to donate 2, count 'em, 2 (!) of his Angel novels for the next contest on June 9th! He is shipping them himself, but I don't have a guarantee on whether or not they will be signed.

So, the first, and second!, prize will be an ANGEL novel from Jeff. So many thanks to the wonderful man and talented writer!

The contests are now going to be starting at 4pm EST, here in the chatroom, held by Buffy & Angel: The Authors. Make sure to clear your calendars for the

SPECIAL JEFF MARIOTTE 50-QUESTION LIVE BUFFY CONTEST
UPDATE: One Novel will be ANGEL, the other one will be a newer novel of jeff's. This may be how it always goes when we get a donation from an author, so stay tuned for more info soon.
 
Hey guys, here is my email from Jeff Mariotte regarding the 50 Question LIVE Buffy Contests. Notice what I italicized.

Tim,

I have a suggestion. Since the Buffy and Angel novel publishing programs are effectively over now, with little likelihood of being revived, none of us authors are making any more money from those books. There might be a couple still paying royalties, like the first Watcher's Guide, but most of the stuff is out of print and any books we donate are just leftover stock that we have.

How about if the winners of your contests get a Buffy or Angel novel, PLUS a new novel by the same author? That way we can help fans of B & A discover what we're up to now. It's always hard to drag fans of one property over to other stuff, especially original stuff, even--as with my Witch Season series, it's written with those exact fans in mind.

By June 9 I should have copies of my new original novel MISSING WHITE GIRL, and I'd be glad to send an Angel novel and a copy of MWG out to the winner or winners. I suspect other authors would feel the same way about the chance to promote what they're doing now.

Best,

Jeff


I'm not sure if he is sending out a copy of both to the first and second placers or one to each. I guess we'll find out.
 
That contest never happened. Noone showed up.
 
The news about the Mailing List:
 
In order to better update those who are interested in the contests, I have started a mailing list. (I really have to thank Jsebold for this idea!) I will send updates and reminders through this mailing list. You can join it by emailing me at buffysmglover2@... w/ the subject CONTEST REMINDERS
 
July's Post:
 
What: 50-Question LIVE Angel Trivia Contest
When:

SAT, July 14th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

SUN, July 15th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am

Where: SaveAngel.org Chatroom

Prizes: Jeff Mariotte has graciously agreed to donate 2 ANGEL novels as well as a copy of his new novel MISSING WHITE GIRL to the winner. Adding onto that (!), Jeff will be donating 1 ANGEL novel and a copy of MISSING WHITE GIRL to the runner-up!

So DO NOT MISS THE PRIZE-PACKED FIRST ANGEL TRIVIA CONTEST!
 
PRESS RELEASE for August:
 
Started in April of 2007 with a 100 Question Contest, the 50 Question Live Buffy and Angel Contests are just a bunch of fun for fans with Slayer/Vampire Know-It-All. The people at Buffy & Angel: The Authors and Save Angel work hard to successfully organize and host the one BtVS/AtS event that will leave you feeling eager to join the next contest. But you'll need to have your face buried into the television, watching reruns of the shows, if you want to have a better chance at winning.

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Hi Everyone!

We are less than a week away from the next 50 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest at SaveAngel.org! And I am VERY excited about the prizes this month.

Alice Henderson, who in October brought us her second BtVS book, is donating BtVS: STAKE YOUR DESTINY: NIGHT TERRORS and BtVS: PORTAL THROUGH TIME to both the Winner and Runner-Up! PORTAL THROUGH TIME just recently won a Scribe Award for Best Novel! Congratulations to Alice, who I believe, days later, is still floating on air.

Below you will find the time and date for the contest in your neck of the woods:

Saturday, April 11th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

Sunday, April 12th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am

Hope everyone can make it!

--Tim "Buffysmglover"

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Contest Hint:
If you want to prepare for this month's contest, I suggest rewatching BtVS Seasons 1-3. Or at least a few episodes from Buffy's Sophmore, Junior, and Senior years.

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Message For Future Contestants:
The best thing to remember about these contests is that they're fun. Some questions are easy,some are hard but you get to have a great time meeting and playing with your fellow Angel/Buffy fans! One thing I've learned playing in these contests is that it's amazing how much I know that I thought I didn't know. Test your brain. Find out how much you know! Learn stuff that you didn't know! Win prizes! It's more fun than the undead should be allowed to have (Certainly more than Angel should!)! --- Scott / BuffyverseForever (Judge)

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Make sure to visit the people involved!

Official Myspace Page for the Contests
http://www.myspace.com/btvs_ats_live_trivia

Buffy & Angel: The Authors
http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc

SaveAngel
http://www.saveangel.org

Alice Henderson
http://www.alicehenderson.com

-----And for more Alice Henderson info:-----

Buffy & Angel: The Authors Chat w/ Alice Henderson
(also has a link to an interview as well)
http://www.btvs-angel-authors.moonfruit.com/interviews

The Dragon Page's Interview w/ Alice Henderson
http://www.dragonpage.com/2006/12/20/an-in...lice-henderson/

SlayerLit's Interview w/ Alice Henderson
http://slayerlit.us/interviews/interview2.htm

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Some Other Stuff

---One of the judges may participate if we don't have an ODD number of judges. By participating in one of the contests, you present the fact that you are aware one of the contestants may be one of the people who work WITH the contests. You also agree not to sue or in any way offend the site if the judge wins. (Most of the judges stink at trivia anyways.) The absolute ONLY judge that knows the questions and their answers before-hand is BUFFYSMGLOVER, who will NEVER be a contestant. He does NOT share the questions and answers with the other judges ahead of time.

---We are not affiliated with God (Joss Whedon), FOX, or any other related companies, people, or demons, so on and so forth. The contests are 100% the work of fans. And certain Buffy/Angel authors, but they also fit into the "fans" category.

TRIVIA CONTEST UPDATES thread at Saveangel
 
Stats & Facts:

- Our Buffy contest earlier this month brought in at least 14* players.
* Some people came in and out during the contest and others watched. Around 12-14 people tried answering questions, while at least 2 people watched.

- Buffy & Angel: The Authors has been including Buffy/Angel comics in the site. Prizes are now extending into comics.
 
A Recap of the Buffy & Angel LiVE Trivia Contests
 
Monthly, saveangel.org hosts a live trivia contest, and we'd like everyone to participate!  Buffysmglover created and hosts the event, and these are a great way to relive wonderful BTVS and ATS moments, and win terrific prizes!  Below is a recap of a few of the past contests, the winners, prizes, and a sample of the questions asked.  Check out more recap goodness at http://www.saveangel.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=7601]Buffy    Soon the next contest date will be announced, and we invite everyone to attend!

-April 14th, 2007

The 100 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest, a part of Buffy & Angel: The Authors and SaveAngel, is hosted in the chatroom.

*Becky Gilreath, using the username: becky, wins the contest and is mailed a copy of Nancy Holder's CARNIVAL OF SOULS. Becky entered the contest w/out realizing the winner would receive a prize.

** "Thanks so much, Tim! When I joined, I didn't know there were prizes! I had so much fun playing!"-2nd Half of April

Jess, username: Jsebold87 PMs me a message asking if there will be more contests. I PM Guido, and the contests continue monthly, with the length cut in half (from 100 questions to 50 questions). -May 12th, 2007

The first 50 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest is hosted in the chatroom.

*Allan (taraswizaard) wins the contest and receives AtS novel(s) donated by the gracious MaidenGreen.-June 9th, 2007

The contest for June was planned out as being a " "50 Question LIVE Buffy Trivia Contest: Jeff Mariotte Special" with prizes donated by Jeff, and autographed. Noone showed up for the contest, but lucky for us, Jeff Mariotte agreed to move his donations up to the next contest in July.

-July 14th, 2007The first 50 Question LiVE ANGEL Trivia Contest was a brief one between Shiai and BuffyverseForever. BuffyverseForever (Scott) received two AtS novels signed by Jeff Mariotte, along with a signed copy of his new book, MISSING WHITE GIRL. This was our first contest to offer a runner-up prize. Shiai would have been mailed one AtS novel and a copy of MWG, both signed, but generously insisted that the prizes be kept by me for use in a later contest.-August 11th, 2007 - Aug 24th, 2007

Here's where the contests make a positive turn! In between this 50 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest and the AtS contest in July, a Myspace page was created for the contests ( http://www.myspace.com/btvs_ats_live_trivia ). At the last minute, Shiai posted a link to SaveAngel about the contest at Whedonesque.com. It was then posted at Whedon.info. With only hours before the contest, views of the article on the front page of SaveAngel sky-rocketted! From August 5th to August 24th, there have been 788 views of the article! And the Myspace page has gained 110 friends by August 24th. 11 new members joined SaveAngel on August 11th.

The contest brought in at least 14* players.
* Some people came in and out during the contest and others watched. Around 12-14 people tried answering questions, while at least 2 people watched. The 100 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest had less contestants.

Prizes for the contest were donated by BtVS author Alice Henderson, who just weeks before won a Scribe Award for her Buffy novel PORTAL THROUGH TIME. There was a little confusion during mine and Alice's emails. She had agreed to donate one copy of ONE book, either Night Terrors or Portal Through Time, to the runner-up, and ONE copy of the other book to the winner. I believed she meant a copy of each book would go to both the runner-up and winner, meaning both contestants would receive two books.

For the August contest:Jkalderash - WINNER
KRISnFRED - RUNNER-UP

- WINNER - RUNNER-UP

Below you will find one question from each section of the contest. The answers are below the questions.EASY

Q 3-3Q Jesse, played by Eric Balfour, appeared in what two episodes?

ANSWER: Welcome to the Hellmouth, The HarvestMEDIUM

GUEST STARS, SEASON ONE EDITION (8 Q): I'll give you the name of a character and you answer with the name of the recurring/one-time actor/actress who portrayed them.18-2 Catherine Madison

ANSWER: Robin RikerHARD

25-1 How long do you think it was into WELCOME TO THE HELLMOUTH before Darla put her vamp face on for the first time? Give minutes and seconds. The closest answer receives the points-, so only answer once.

ANSWER: about 2 mins, 21 secondsQUOTES: NAME THE SPEAKER

36-4 "Brave New World. I hope she likes it." ----------- AnyankaQUOTES: NAME THE EPISODE

40-3 "Buffy, these men are rich, and I am not being shallow. Think of all the poor people I could help with all my money." ------------------Reptile BoyQUOTES: NAME THE SPEAKER AND THE EPISODE

45-3 "Oh, that's what that song is about?!" --------- Willow, Lie to MeQUOTES: NAME THE SPEAKERS

46-1 "It's not a demon. It's a car."

"What does it want?"

ANSWER: Willow, Buffy

BODY COUNT (2 Q): 4 Points Each: I'll give you the name of an episode and you guess how many HUMANS died during the episode. The closest guess after everyone has answered gets the points. If there is a tie, the first person that got closest receives the points.

49-1 WELCOME TO THE HELLMOUTH …….. 1THANKS FOR READING OUR FIRST RECAP OF THE 50 QUESTION LiVE BUFFY / ANGEL TRIVIA CONTESTS

 
MORE TRIVIA CONTEST RECAPS post at SaveAngel
 
Adding to the news on the main page, here are my notes for the 100 Question LiVE Buffy Trivia Contest. What is below includes all questions and answers except for quotes.

Welcome all, and thanks for coming over to SaveAngel for the 100 Question Live Buffy Contest, hosted by Buffy & Angel: The Authors. I'm Buffysmglover, and I will be your host tonight.

Whoever wins tonights contest will recieve a free copy of Carnival of Souls by Nancy Holder. Let me tell you something. The prize isn't what matters. What counts is all of you getting to show off your Buffy knowledge.

Let's begin.

The first contestant with the right answer will recieve the point(s).

EASY: 36Q:

For 1 point each, I'll give the opposite of or flip the title of an episode. Here is an EXAMPLE: Haters Run = Lovers Walk or Blue Something = Something Blue... There are 20 problems...

1) Her---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------HIM
2) Different Time, Different Place-----------------------------------------SAME TIME, SAME PLACE
3) Happy Dreams------------------------------------------------------------------- NIGHTMARES
4) Angelus--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ANGEL
5) Restful----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RESTLESS
6) Scream----------------------------------------------------------------------------------HUSH
7) Once More Without Feeling----------------------------ONCE MORE WITH FEELING
8) A Shape Without Three Angles and Sides------------------------TRIANGLE
9) Guilt-----------------------------------------------------------------------INNOCENSE
10) Always Kill a Boy on the First Date-------------------NEVER KILL A BOY ON THE FIRST DATE
11) I Jane, You Robot------------------------------------------------- I ROBOT, YOU JANE
12) Visible Boy---------------------------------------------------------------INVISIBLE GIRL
13) When He Was Good ------------------------------------------------- WHEN SHE WAS BAD
14) No Assembly Required----------------------------------------------- SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED
15) Tell Me the Truth---------------------------------------------------------- LIE TO ME
16) Born by Life---------------------------------------------------------------------- KILLED BY DEATH
17) Stop Fishing---------------------------------------------------------------------------GO FISH
18) Good Boys-------------------------------------------------------------------------------BAD GIRLS
19) Liquor Good-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------BEER BAD
20) Newer and Near------------------------------------------------------------------------OLDER AND FARAWAY

For 1 point each, give me the number of the season in which each character was introduced. For EXAMPLE: Giles = 1

1) Buffy------------------1
2) Willow----------------1
3) Spike------------------2
4) Faith------------------3
5) Kakistos-------------3
6) Ethan Rayne--------2
7) Maggie Walsh-----4
8) Kenedy--------------7
9) Andrew--------------6
10) Cordelia-------------1
11) Glory-----------------5
12) Riley----------------4
13) The First-----------3 (It came to Angel in the form of Jenny Calendar)
14) Anyanka-----------3
15) Tara-----------------4
16) Oz--------------------2

LEAVING EASY AND MOVING TO MEDIUM

MEDIUM: 25Q:

For 2 points each, Name the Demon/ Vampire. For EXAMPLE: Worked for Kakistos before working for the Mayor = Trick.
There are 10 problems...

1) Killed Faith's watcher---------------------- Kakistos
2) part computer, part man-------------------------------- Adam
3) most powerful vampire on record------- The Master
4) sired Angel----------------------------------- Darla
5) bleach-blonde bad-boy------------------- Spike
6) Bleach-blonde's sire------------------------ Drusilla
7) has to eat giant spiders as part of the ascension-----------Mayor Richard Wilkins III
8) booted out of her demon dimension----------------- Glory
9) takes the form of anyone who has died----------------- The First
10) is released when Willow yells, "Let it out!"----------- Olaf the Troll

General Questions. There are 15 questions:

1) What kind of evil was Trick? ------------------------VAMPIRE
2) Where did Buffy go to school before she moved to Sunnydale?-------------- Hemery High
3) What Season Seven episode did not show Xander Harris?----------- Conversations With Dead People
4) What is a sire? (Explain)--------------- Vamp who makes another vamp by sucking eachother's blood
5) Whose mother dies in Season Five, what is her name, and what episode revolved around her death?
THE BODY
6) Who bites Buffy in the first episode of Season Five?-------------------- Dracula
7) What is Buffy's middle name?-----------------------------Anne
8) In what episode did Xander face, well, Xander?----------------------- The Replacement
9) How many times does Oz become a werewolf in a year?----------------- 36
10) Giles used to go by what nickname?------------------ Ripper
11) Who was caught singing publicly in a Season Four episode? ( HINT: Buffy and Riley were way too busy to take part in watching the singer)----------------------Giles
12) Who is Kendra? EXPLAIN---------------------------- Slayer called when Buffy first died
13) Who slit Kendra's throat?------------------------------Drusilla
14) What is the name of Buffy's stuffed pig?---------------------Gordo
15) What is Tara's last name?---------------------- Maclay

HARD: 13Q:

General Questions. There are 13 questions:

1) Andrew Wells, who plays Andrew in Season Six, first was cast on Buffy as who (Season 4)?--- Harmony's minion, Cyrus
2) What was the Magic Box called before Giles took it over?------------------- Uncle Bob's Magic Shop
3) What episode introduces the IDEA of a relationship between Buffy and Spike?-------- Something Blue
4) What Season Five episode marked the first time Buffy would encounter an extraterrestrial demon? ---- Listening to Fear
5) Britney Spears was offered a role as who on a season five episode. Name the episode and character.
------------------ April on I Was Made to Love You... NOTE: she tunred it down due to scheduling conflicts
6) Name the episode where Tara is shot----------------------Seeing Red
7) Jenny Calendar belonged to what clan?--------------------------Kalderash Gypsies
8) In which episode did Willow first hint that she may be gay?--------------------Doppelgangland
9) What state did Anya tell the Watchers Council she was born in?-------------------Indiana
10) What does Anya tell the Watchers Council her full name is?-----------Anya Christina Emmanuella Jenkins
11) What actor portrays a Gentleman, the Gnarl, and a Turok-han-----------------Camden Toy
12) The real horror of what episode is getting what you wish for? ----- The Wish
13) Who wrote SUPERSTAR?--------------Jane Espenson
 
PRESS RELEASE for September:
 
Started in April of 2007 with a 100 Question Contest, the 50 Question Live Buffy and Angel Contests are just a bunch of fun for fans with Slayer/Vampire Know-It-All. The people at Buffy & Angel: The Authors and Save Angel work hard to successfully organize and host the one BtVS/AtS event that will leave you feeling eager to join the next contest. But you'll need to have your face buried into the television, watching reruns of the shows, if you want to have a better chance at winning.

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Hi Everyone!

We are almost a week away from the next 50 Question LiVE ANGEL Trivia Contest at
SaveAngel.org!

The Prize:
Doranna Durgins is donating her two AtS novels to the winner! The ANGEL novels have long ago stopped publishment, so this could be your one chance to get these two AtS novels free!

Below you will find the time and date for the contest in your neck of the woods:

Saturday, September 8th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

Sunday, September 9th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am

Hope everyone can make it!

--Tim "Buffysmglover"

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Contest Hint:
You might wanna rewatch every season of Angel.

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Message For Future Contestants:
The best thing to remember about these contests is that they're fun. Some questions are easy,some are hard but you get to have a great time meeting and playing with your fellow Angel/Buffy fans! One thing I've learned playing in these contests is that it's amazing how much I know that I thought I didn't know. Test your brain. Find out how much you know! Learn stuff that you didn't know! Win prizes! It's more fun than the undead should be allowed to have (Certainly more than Angel should!)! --- Scott / BuffyverseForever (Judge)

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Make sure to visit the people involved!

Official Myspace Page for the Contests
http://www.myspace.com/btvs_ats_live_trivia

Buffy & Angel: The Authors
http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc

SaveAngel
http://www.saveangel.org


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Some Other Stuff

---One of the judges may participate if we don't have an ODD number of judges. By participating in one of the contests, you present the fact that you are aware one of the contestants may be one of the people who work WITH the contests. You also agree not to sue or in any way offend the site if the judge wins. (Most of the judges stink at trivia anyways.) The absolute ONLY judge that knows the questions and their answers before-hand is BUFFYSMGLOVER, who will NEVER be a contestant. He does NOT share the questions and answers with the other judges ahead of time.

---We are not affiliated with God (Joss Whedon), FOX, or any other related companies, people, or demons, so on and so forth. The contests are 100% the work of fans. And certain Buffy/Angel authors, but they also fit into the "fans" category.


October Special PRESS RELEASE
 

Started in April of 2007 with a 100 Question Contest, the 50 Question Live Buffy and Angel Contests are just a bunch of fun for fans with Slayer/Vampire Know-It-All. The people at Buffy & Angel: The Authors and Save Angel work hard to successfully organize and host the one BtVS/AtS event that will leave you feeling eager to join the next contest. But you'll need to have your face buried into the television, watching reruns of the shows, if you want to have a better chance at winning.

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INTRODUCING SOMETHING NEW

BtVS Contests NOW INCLUDING SEASON EIGHT!

WHAT ARE WE AT SAVEANGEL.ORG AND BTVS-ANGEL-AUTHORS.NET.TC USING TO CELEBRATE THE ADDITION OF SEASON EIGHT?

Scott Allie has sent us one SIGNED copy each of the first 5 issues of SEASON EIGHT! And the winner's going to be sent them next!

Since March of this year, two great websites (em-hmm, if I may say so myself) have been working to create a fun, well-organized online competitive game for Buffy and Angel fans. The contests, which kicked off in April, have only included actual television episodes. However, Season Eight, which is delivered to readers monthly through a comic book published by DARK HORSE COMICS, is now into its 7th issue. And Angel's mini-series continuation of the show called AtS: After the Fall (published by IDW) has its first issue out in November, which happens to be the same month as the next AtS trivia contest. So, as previously stated, the comics will now be included in the contests, but ONLY the show continuations. We will not be quizzing over the comics that have not been approved by Joss Whedon to be thought of as more episodes in the series.

The questions regarding the comics will not differ in format from the questions regarding the television series. In other words, questions you may expect to read as "In the third issue of Season Eight, The Long Way Home part 3…" will be read as "In the episode The Long Way Home Part Three…"

October's prize has partially already been stated at the top of this announcement. I am very, very, very (!!!) excited about the prizes. I'd been talking to Scott online the night before he was leaving Indy from his trip for GenCon and when I asked him about prizes, he, obviously, accepted the invite to donate. I am very grateful, and I want to thank Scott for donating. I read some Buffy TPBs once I learned that Joss would be continuing Buffy to Season Eight, and I've loved every TPB I've read… except for a certain one which I won't mention by name unless someone asks me. And I know that a part of each comic that makes it so cool is always because of Scott Allie, so thank you Scott.

BUT, there's more! Along with the prizes donated by Scott, SlayAlive.com is donating some THE LONG WAY HOME posters! The poster is made with the wonderful art that is displayed on the cover of the first arc's TPB, coming out in November. The poster was available at the San Diego ComicCon.

 

Images of the prizes:


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http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/5006/p9030401jt5.jpg


http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/3016/p9030403qg4.jpg


http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/1259/p9030404ci7.jpg


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http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/4633/c8b51ux4.jpg

The October contest is on the 13th or 14th of the month, depending on your time zone. Times can be found below.

Saturday, October 13th

CEST:10pm
BST: 9pm
EDT (Indpls): 4pm
CDT (Chicago): 3pm
MDT/CST: 2pm
PDT: 1pm

Sunday, October 14th

EST: 6am
JDT: 5am

The contest will be held in the chat room at SaveAngel.org .

REMINDERS:
- We DO except late contestants, and we will pause the contest in order to give new contestants time to read the rules.

- For continuous updates and reminders for each contest, join Contest-Creator/Designer Tim at his site's Yahoo! Group, http://groups.yahoo.com/groups.btvs-angel-authors , and/or join the CONTEST REMINDER E-MAILING LIST by emailing your request to buffysmglover2@... . If you have already sent in your request to join the mailing list, you do not need to send another request to Buffysmglover. However, feel free to join the Buffy & Angel: The Authors Yahoo! Group.

 

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Messages From the Judges The best thing to remember about these contests is that they're fun. Some questions are easy,some are hard but you get to have a great time meeting and playing with your fellow Angel/Buffy fans! One thing I've learned playing in these contests is that it's amazing how much I know that I thought I didn't know. Test your brain. Find out how much you know! Learn stuff that you didn't know! Win prizes! It's more fun than the undead should be allowed to have (Certainly more than Angel should!)! --- Scott / BuffyverseForever (Judge)

When you first enter these contests, you'll probably be thinking "I know I'm going to suck at this today." The funny thing is, everyone else is bad too! The contests are designed to be fun for everyone involved, trivia-buff or not. And if it makes you feel better, while you are having fun, I'm shaking in front of the computer monitor worried about messing up. And my aunt is bringing me another glass of Coca-Cola (this is not an endorsement! Pepsi rocks too!), asking me if I'm hungry. And I tell her no. Then the contest ends and mostly everyone is happy, especially the winner and sometimes the runner-up, and I realize I am extremely hungry. Then we all chitchat for around ten minutes until the crowd slowly dies away. And I eat. So everyone is happy! – Tim / Buffysmglover (Creator / Judge)

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And don't forget to purchase the 6th issue of SEASON EIGHT, No Future For You - Part One, from TFAW.com.

"You've got apocalypse written all over your face."

The Slayer population of the world has gone from two to nearly two thousand. Almost five hundred are working with Buffy's European-based organization in squads—or "terrorist cells," according to various military forces. Enter Faith, the pioneer of Slayer-related dirty work, whose talents as a fierce fighter continue to garner the attention of her former Sunnydale compatriots.

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Please Visit the People Involved

PEOPLE Timothy "Tim" Cox aka Buffysmglover
http://www.buffysmglover-thoughts.blogspot.com (updated occasionally)

Shiai Mata
http://www.myspace.com/shiai

Scott Allie
http://www.scottallie.com

SITES

Buffy & Angel: The Authors
http://www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc
http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/btvs-angel-authors

Save Angel
http://www.saveangel.org

50 Question LiVE BtVS/AtS Trivia Contests @ Myspace
http://www.myspace.com/btvs_ats_live_trivia

Dark Horse Comics
http://www.darkhorse.com

SlayAlive Forum
http://www.slayalive.com

------------------------------------------------------------One of the judges may participate if we don't have an ODD number of judges. By participating in one of the contests, you present the fact that you are aware one of the contestants may be one of the people who work WITH the contests. You also agree not to sue or in any way offend the site if the judge wins. (Most of the judges stink at trivia anyways.) The absolute ONLY judge that knows the questions and their answers before-hand is BUFFYSMGLOVER, who will NEVER be a contestant. He does NOT share the questions and answers with the other judges ahead of time.

---We are not affiliated with God (Joss Whedon), FOX, or any other related companies, people, or demons, so on and so forth. The contests are 100% the work of fans. And sometimes Buffy/Angel authors, comic writers, comic artists, and comic editors, but they also fit into the "fans" category.

Thank you for reading about the contests. The next contest is Saturday, November 10th. The press release will be posted later on tonight.
 
 
-Tim
 

#427 From: "buffysmglover2" <buffysmglover2@...>
Date: Fri Nov 2, 2007 11:01 pm
Subject: OT: Joss Returns to TV!!!
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This news is so big that the site would not be considered a Whedon-fan if it wasn't posted!

After four long years, Joss Whedon returns to the small screen with "Dollhouse."   Starring in the project is Eliza Dushku (BTVS's Faith) and working alongside Joss will be the writer/showrunner of the critically acclaimed "Angel," Tim Minear. 

The concept for "Dollhouse" came out of a lunch meeting between Whedon and Dushku, who had just signed a contract with Fox to develop projects.  "Joss," Dushku says, "has been my favorite friend, genius, ally and confidant in the business since I was 17."   Joss was giving her ideas on writers and what to look for in future projects when the idea for "Dollhouse" popped into his head.  Networks had been pursuing Whedon for years, but he was occupied with other projetcs ... until now! 

From The Hollywood Reporter:
"It was a really welcomed surprise," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly said of getting Whedon's pitch for "Dollhouse."
Reilly and Fox entertainment chairman Peter Liguori called the decision to pick up the show "a layup."
"Joss is not only one of the more innovative show creators out there, he is an unbelievably accomplished showrunner," Liguori said. "It was a creatively inspired idea, and the fact that he wanted to do it with Eliza was the cherry on a sundae."


Jumping right in with both feet, Fox has signed a 7 episode order, pilot unseen.


#426 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Thu May 3, 2007 1:39 am
Subject: Buffy Season 1 Episodes 9-12 Chat on Thursday May 3rd at 7:30 PM EDT/4:30 PDT
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Come join us on Thursday May 3rd at 7:30 PM EDT/4:30 PDT to discuss
"The Puppet Show," "Nightmares," "Out of Sight, Out of Mind," and
"Prophecy Girl" from season one of Buffy. Hope to see you there!

#425 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:15 am
Subject: The Slayerlit Gardella Vampire Chronicles Contest!
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Posted by Shiai on Save Angel homepage:

THE SLAYERLIT GARDELLA VAMPIRE CHRONICLES CONTEST!

In honor of SlayerLit's fourth anniversary, author Colleen Gleason has
graciously offered us some sweet swag for a contest!

Colleen, of course, is the author of the critically acclaimed THE REST
FALLS AWAY, the first book in the new 'Gardella Vampire Chronicles'
series.  It focuses on Victoria, a vampire slayer in 19th Century
Regency England.  If that concept sounds vaguely familiar to you, it's
because Colleen openly admits that Buffy is the inspiration for the
series.  Indeed, she talks about it all in an exclusive new interview
at SlayerLit.us.

This is a very simple quiz: Read the interview, see what Colleen
Gleason has to say, and in your own words, describe at least one way
in which Victoria and Buffy differ. If you can, you may just win!

And just what will you win? Well first, you'll have your choice
between a copy of THE REST FALLS AWAY or else an advance review copy
of RISES THE NIGHT (which won't hit stores until June!), either one
signed by Colleen. PLUS, you'll also receive a prop replica stake that
looks just like the one Victoria uses to slay vampires, and Colleen
will sign that, too!

(Legal disclaimer: In the event either of the announced prizes are
unavailable, a suitable replacement prize will be provided. Sorry...
no cash, 19th Century pound notes or otherwise. One entry per person,
no purchase necessary, void where prohibited by crazy archaic laws.
And while we're talking legalese here, don't go pokin' anybody with
that stake, y'hear?)

To enter, write your answer and mail it to SlayerLit@....
Entries will be accepted from now until 11:59 PM CST on Monday, April
2... the night of the full moon!

No purchase necessary! Winners will be notified via Email by 4/6/07.

And if you're looking for any further clarification about Victoria,
Colleen invites you to head on over to her blog at
colleengleason.com/wordpress, and she'll do her best to answer your
questions.

Don't delay... enter today! Email us your entry: slayerlit@...

www.SlayerLit.us

#424 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Thu Mar 8, 2007 1:37 am
Subject: Happy 10th Anniversay Buffy! Join Celebration in Save Angel Chatroom on 3/10
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Posted by MaidenGreen:

Ten years ago, on March 10, 1997, fledgling network The WB premiered a
series that would change the television landscape forever: Buffy The
Vampire Slayer.  Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Allyson Hannigan,
Nicholas Brenden, Charisma Carpenter and Anthony Stewert Head, the
series focused, not merely on the travails of a girl born to fight
demons, but on the very real traumas of high school life.  Unwary
teens didn't die in car crashes, they were bitten by vampires!
Unrequited love meant love potions employed by rash teens, the teen
burden of an overly-ambitious parent merged into a potion-wielding
mother switching bodies with her pliable daughter, boyfriend troubles
took on a whole new meaning when your beau was an undead
creature-of-the-night, and the feeling of solitary lonliness was never
better highlighted than in the life of Buffy Summers.  Buffy The
Vampire Slayer was much more than a monster-of-the-week romp.  It
creatively showcased the angst of growing up, allowing viewers the
unique opportunity to share the heartaches and jubilations Buffy and
her friends throughout their 7-year run.  A groundbreaking series that
was wildly underappreciated during its run, Buffy The Vampire Slayer
is still gaining new viewers and devotees to this day; a fitting
legacy to Sarah Michelle Geller and more importantly it's creator Joss
Whedon.

On Saturday March 10, 2007, on the Anniversary of BTVS's debut, we're
going to hold a special chat in the room celebrating Buffy and the
wonderful moments we all remember!  7:30 PT/ 10:30 ET  We hope to see
you there!

Thank you to the wonderful actors who became part of our lives through
Buffy The Vampire Slayer!
Cast:
Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy Anne Summers
Allyson Hannigan as Willow Rosenberg
Nicholas Brenden as Xander Harris
Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia Chase
Anthony Stewert Head as Rupert Giles
David Boreanaz as Angel
Seth Green as Oz
James Marsters as Spike
Emma Caufield as Anya
Marc Blucas as Riley Finn
Michelle Tractenberg as Dawn Summers
Very Special Recurring Characters and Guests:
Kristine Sutherland as Joyce Summers
Julie Benz as Darla
Juliet Landau as Drusilla
Robia LaMorte as Jenny Calendar
Bianca Lawson as Kendra
Armin Shimerman as Principal Snyder
Eliza Dushku as Faith
Alexis Denisof as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce
Amber Benson as Tara
Danny Strong as Jonathan
Claire Kramer as Glory
Adam Busch as Warren
Tom Lenk as Andrew

#423 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Thu Mar 8, 2007 1:33 am
Subject: Chat about Angel S1 Episodes 5-8 On Thursday March 8th in Save Angel Chatroom
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Posted by MaidenGreen:

Have yet to come to a site-sponsered chat?  Well, say no more, offer
no more excuses!  This week we're going to chat about everyone's
favorite ebony-haired vampire, Angel!  On Thursday the topic of
chattiness will be S1/Disc 2!  Cordelia confronts a vengeful ghost,
Angel becomes Mr. Sensitivity, Doyle comes face-to-face with his past,
and Buffy makes a rare appearence for one, fateful day.  Wonderful
memories!  Come relive the moments with us!

Thursday March 8th @ 4:30 PT/7:30 ET, and again at 7:30 PT/10:30 ET

1.5 Rm W/A Vu

1.6 Sense and Sensitivty

1.7 Bachelor Party

1.8 I Will Remember You

#422 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Mon Mar 5, 2007 1:04 am
Subject: Live Buffy Trivia Contest to Be Hosted in Save Angel Chatroom
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From Tim, Coordinator of the btvs-angel-authors.net website:

Have you been dying for a way to show off your Slayer knowledge? On
Saturday, April 7th, Buffy & Angel: The Authors will hold a special
100-question LIVE Buffy trivia contest in the Save Angel chatroom. The
winner will receive a brand-new copy of Nancy Holder's Carnival of
Souls. There may never be a BtVS event this big ever again, so make
sure you keep your schedule clear!

Maybe you already own the book. DO NOT let that stop you from
participating. If you win, give the book to someone you know who
watches the show, and maybe introduce them to the Slayer in print, if
they haven't read any of the books previously.

Maybe you haven't ever read any of the books, but you've watched the
show. If you win, you will be stunned to realize what you've been
missing once you read Carnival of Souls. So whether you're a newby to
the books or not, you shouldn't miss this live Buffy contest!

Not all questions will be in the format of an interrogative sentence.
For example, there is a section of questions where you are told
something about or given a short description of a vampire/ demon and
you name the villain.

The contest consists of:

36 Easy Questions
25 Medium Questions
13 Hard Questions
and 26 quote-related questions

You won't want to miss this event. Check back at www.saveangel.org or
www.btvs-angel-authors.net.tc for the latest updates on the contest.

#421 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Wed Feb 7, 2007 11:15 pm
Subject: Come Join Us For Angel Chat On Thursday February 8th at 7:30 EST
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Come join us in the Save Angel Chatroom on Thursday February 8th at
7:30 PM EST to discuss the first four episodes of Angel. Last week's
Bones chat was lots of fun and this week's chat promises more of the
same.  Hope to see you there.

#420 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Sun Jan 28, 2007 4:15 am
Subject: Save Angel Chat Schedule
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Posted by MaidenGreen:

Saveangel will host its first series of chats starting this week!
Want to talk?  Have fun?  Join us every Thursday night and enjoy some
good conversation and good memories as we chat about exciting new
shows or walk down memory lane and reminisce about our favorite Buffy
and Angel episodes.  Below is a schedule of chat dates and topics!
Because of coastal time differences, we will hold 2 chats a night to
accomodate both US East Coast and West Coast members.  If there are
overseas members who want to chat, please let us know and we'll be
happy to adjust the times!  Come one, come all!  We'd love to see you
here!

Chat Times:  3:30 PT/7:30 ET, and again at 7:30 PT.

Chat Dates and Topics:

Thursday February 1st - Bones 2.12 The Man in the Cell (First run:
Wednesday January 31st, 8PM on Fox)

Thursday February 8th - Angel Season 1, DVD Disc 1

Thursday February 15th - Bones 2.13 The Girl in the Gator (First run:
Wednesday February 7th @ 8PM on Fox), and The Man in the Mansion
(First run: Wednesday February 14th @ 8PM on Fox)

Thursday February 22nd - Buffy The Vampire Slayer Season 1, DVD Disc 1

Don't be shy!  We want to hear your views and enjoy your company.

#419 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:31 am
Subject: Reminder: Join us for Keith DeCandido Q & A on January 20th :)
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This was posted on Save Angel on 12/26.  Hope you can join us.

Save Angel is very pleased to announce that Blackout author Keith R.A.
DeCandido will be joining us for a live Q & A on Saturday January 20th
to discuss his book. Below is the book description:
THE DARK IS COMING. . . .

New York City in 1977 is vampire heaven. Serial killer Son of Sam is
often blamed for their hits, and a citywide blackout gives them free
reign of the streets, allowing them to get away with murder. Spike and
his beloved Drusilla are in the Big Apple taking advantage of the
situation, as is Vampire Slayer Nikki Wood, who has hunkered down with
her son, Robin, in a Times Square apartment where she thinks they'll
be safe.

But no matter where she goes, Nikki has to watch her back. Spike has
only one thing on his mind: to slay a slayer. Adding to Spike's list
of challenges is a corrupt local vampire community that catches wind
of his presence, and when they start messing with him, things get
bloody interesting.

Spike. Nikki Wood. New York City in 1977. It doesn't get much more
exciting than that. Read this terrific book and spend some time with
our special guest as he answers your questions.

The Q & A will start at 3:00 PM EST (8:00 PM GMT)

Visit DeCandido.net: http://sff.net/people/krad//

#418 From: "njpaparox" <njpaparox@...>
Date: Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:24 am
Subject: Action Bulletin: Sign New Petition That Will Be Sent to Fox
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Please sign a new petition started by Save Angel member LStevens that
will be sent to Fox.  She will then print the petition and mail it.
In other words, she'll be doing the work.  All we have to do is write
a short message about why we want to see the return of the
Buffy/Angelverse.  Let's get to it.

http://www.petitiononline.com/nfa5pp08/petition.html

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