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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 16:55:50 GMT -5
Just got a nice e-note from Kim (at the ScoopMe HQ in Dayton) thanking me for promptly reporting the problem on the miscellaneous board (with all needed details), assuring me it had been fixed, and sympathizing that it's as cold in Dayton (60 miles away) as it is here in Cincinnati. So I suspect I have the honor of having been the firstest with the mostest reporting the problem of the duplicate posts, not being sent back to the board from the "add a message" screen, etc.
Bow to the left, bow to the right.
I'm sort of going in and out, battening down further hatches against the frigid weather and the astronomical power bills, but I'm glad to see the usual level of hilarity is again being upheld. I like the bicycle image, though I'm afraid the naked Spike series in which that constitutes the entire show would rate with me somewhat lower than the Yule Log broadcasts: both provide heat, but the Yule Log also contributes light. I'm too much a plot person to enjoy an unchanging image, however delectable. Never much took to assembling wardrobes for paper dolls for that reason.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 16:57:57 GMT -5
Spring, I just read your commentary on "School Hard" and was blown away. Anything I can imagine writing myself on this topic would have been dull, dull, dull by comparison. The essay is lively, it's independent, it stands outside the scenes and underlines their significance, ranging accurately and comfortably among the seasons' developments that spring (no pun intended), just as you say they do, from this first beginning. No dull play-by-play Oooo Spike, ain't he narsty here!
Except that Slayage only seems to list essays on current episodes, not analyses of past ones (however cogent), I would wish your essay to be recommended to them for listing so all the fandom online could enjoy it. When you have one or two more, heck, I'll recommend them myself to Slayage and it won't be my fault if their apparent policy makes them take no notice.
Splendid! Wonderful! Ebulgent!
Nan Dibble
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 16:59:37 GMT -5
Very appropriate! *smile* I added it to the site. Thank you, Water.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:00:12 GMT -5
As my younger brother exclaimed after watching our father fall out of a tree, "Do it again! Do it again!"
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:09:27 GMT -5
Got the number wrong. I'm innumerate (equivalent of illiterate) anyway at the best of times.
Nan
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:10:42 GMT -5
Perhaps someone with a good eye can confirm this. I was watching "The Harsh Light of Day" and saw the fight between Buffy and Spike in the daylight. Twice I saw Spike do a flip going from down on his back to upright facing Buffy, ready to fight some more. It is a favorite move for youngsters to learn; pushing upward from the supine position just using their bodies to propel themselves to a standing position. I've also seen Riley do that flip.
It looks to me that James Marsters himself does the flips, not a stunt double. I know Marc Blucas did the flip, and I think JM did it too. Confirmation?
Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:11:23 GMT -5
Excellent! Just the type of writing I want to read about Spike and could never put into words myself. For that matter, I would never have noticed all the parallels you see. Now I have to go back and watch the episode again with your enlightening analysis in mind.
Very, very well done. Very impressive!
P.S. The 'Spicy Extras' section at the bottom of the essay is a unique feature I haven't seen elsewhere. Good idea.
Alexandra K.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:12:34 GMT -5
White Tiger: Arrival of the Clans
Buffy and T’sune stand talking in the reception room off Spike’s quarters. The balcony doors are open. Torches light the room and the courtyard below it throwing shadows on the walls. Things are moving now. Tribes, clans and mercenaries are coming in through the portals almost hourly. The smell of war and chaos trail their footsteps like a noxious mist.. Hurry or not, some ritual and negotiation is inevitable.
Suddenly the growing sound of skirling bag pipes and the loud bellow of answering Tibetan horns comes in thru the open balcony doors.
T’sune( with relief in her voice): They’re here.
Buffy, reacting to the loud and unfamiliar noise, puts her hands over her ears and starts to move toward the balcony doors to see what’s making that ungodly racket.
Buffy: Demons, Dragons, rabbits, and a wizard who thinks he’s Wyatt Earp! What now? Howler Monkeys?
T’sune, with relief in her voice: The Clans have arrived.
Buffy (less than thrilled): Great. And what *is* that noise?
T’sune: Bagpipes.
Buffy: Bag-who? This I have got to see. (Peers out the open door and over the balcony).
The courtyard below is full of wild and bearded men armed with staves, swords, and cross bows. They're dressed in kilts and other Highland gear mostly in the style of the 16th , 17th and 18th centuries. Tartans vary, but run to deep reds, blacks and dark greens. Two pipers wind down their tunes.
Buffy: Holy Shit! Demons in drag! Now I *have* actually seen everything!
The door to the room flys open. Spike enters surrounded by several Highland Chieftains in different tartans. Some are bearded, and their hair is wild and long and braided with bits of bead, shell and feathers. Some are in game face. Several wear Claymores slung across their backs. One or two have cross bows slung at their side. The group is somewhere between hardy greetings between old friends, and the beginnings of a spirited argument. Spike is obviously the center of the group.
Spike is wearing kilts in the style of a 17th century highlander. The plaid is deep red (Royal Stewart?) and the kilt is topped by a high collared black leather jerkin over a white shirt with full sleeves that have been rolled above the elbows. A sweep of plaid is pinned at each shoulder with a silver broach. His long pale curly hair is braided back at the temples. The two braids are caught at the back of his head with a silver claw trailing two pheasant feathers. The rest cascades down his back. Each wrist is circled in a black leather cuff, and a silver handled dagger is stuck in his boot.
Buffy turns from the balcony door at the commotion. Her eyes go wide as she sees Spike. Her face is the picture of stunned disbelief.
Buffy (drolly): On the *seen everything*? I stand corrected.
The next morning:
It’s late, or rather, it's early. An obviously a tired Spike has been up all night strategizing with his chiefs (and drinking, as evidenced by some of the debris around the room, including a burst of snores coming from a pair of feet sticking out from under a curtain that’s been half torn off the wall). A creature of the night on his own world, the red sun of Balance doesn’t drive the vampire to dark sanctuary during the day. Nor does it provide an excuse for rest.
Buffy enters the room. Spike ,still in kilts, stands with his back to her, looking wearily at a large map stuck to the wall with two well placed daggers.
Buffy: Nice legs.
Spike turns at the sound of her voice. Spike (exasperated): I had to wear this to greet the clans. It’s traditional!
Buffy (brightly): Really? Are you going to dress like a Thorog demon when they show up?
Spike folds his arms defensively. Spike: (through gritted teeth, and with and with all the dignity he can muster): Mucous is not a fashion statement!
Having thrown her best dart and received a satisfying score, Buffy moves on to other business.
Buffy: O.K. Where are we here?
Spike: Time’s running out, Slayer. Scouts say the Legion’s moving closer with every jump and leaving scorched earth behind. And the Bloody Oracle’s gone catatonic on us. Last time I checked she was sittin’ in her tower, rockin’ and hummin’ and clawin’ her face. We had to tie her up before she turned herself into confetti. No sense to be had there! An I can’t read her damn bowl can I!?
Buffy, after a thoughtful pause: Willow!
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:13:42 GMT -5
just to let you know it can be done:
*buffs his little neatly trimmed TechnoPagan nails* Really, nothin' to it.
*grin*
Edited By Vlad I at 1/26/2003 3:31:00 PM.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:14:16 GMT -5
In emulation of our favorite blonde fangy dude, I am off to shower and then watch the Super Bowl.
It's gonna be a pirate fest today! Arrrr, Football!
Anyway, the above was a public service anouncement that Vlad won't be available to mess with the web site until much later tonight. See you all later! Have fun.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:14:54 GMT -5
Spring! Ezcellent piece of work. And I like the Spicy bits. Very ebulgent.
The sexual symbolism of Spike repeatedly thrusting that metal pole thru the ceiling trying to impale Buffy also goes along with your parallels.
Looking forward to more.
Rusty Goode
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:15:52 GMT -5
Okay, I just checked out that photo Alexandra and yes it is a classic, gorgeous shot.
But what's up with his butt?
Look at the way the back of his jeans are sticking out. Can anyone suggest what he's got between his skin and his jeans back there?
deborah cohen
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:16:50 GMT -5
Diane says: *I, therefore, propose to categorize the three species as follows: Nosferatu Demonis for the Sunnydale vamp which has demonic origin. Nosferatu Draculonis for those of Drac's issue. Nosferatu Neandertalis for the Uber Vamp and his ilk, denoting its period of origin.*
I just wanted to complement you on this beofre it got lost in other posts. my question is, aren't they all of demonic origin to some degree? Nos-Neanderthalis seems to be pure vampire demon. It has no human component. It seems the older they are, or the older they get, the more percentage of demon they become.Where does the Master and his cloven feet fit in here? The Uber Vamp had regular tootsies.
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:17:36 GMT -5
In Posting #36 Water Gal said:
"I just downloaded and viewed the scene from season 1, on the episode where Angel receives the Gem of Amara and Spike arrives to retrieve it,"
How'd you do that? Step by step instructions would by much appreciated.
deborah
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Post by Dalton on Jun 30, 2003 17:18:44 GMT -5
Vlad - Wow!!
Please write out the directions for installing pics on this web site. In very simple words with lots of explanation so I can do it too.
Alexandra K. (drooling onto her keyboard)
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