[The Makers Speak]

This the the place where Joss, Marti and the other wax lyrical (excuse the pun) on probably the hardest epsiode of the show to make ever.

From the Bronze Beta

joss, a simple man with nosecret code to protect his virginal name says: (Wed Oct 31 14:40:21 2001)

Quick stop in. Saw a Q and yes, the musical ep is going to be a few minutes longer, maybe run over by about six. So set your VCR's accordingly, particularly since Tuesday night is the ONLY TIME the show will be broadcast in its entirety.

It will run again but deep cuts will have to be made -- UPN are gods for letting us run (a total of eight minutes) long, but they can't do it on the rerun too. So Watch!

PS, has anyone seen the bills posted in LA (and amybe NY?) I designed (with much help from the masterful Jeph Loeb) a classic old style musical poster and the brilliant Adam Hughes (He does covers for Wonder Woman comics) painted it. It's something to see.

Boy, after all this effort, I sure hope you don't all hate the thundering crap out of the show. That'd be oops.

And yes, my name is still a virgin.
It has yet to know the love of another name.
Naked, gay, goats, etc....

joss. joss, a man who is leaving says: (Wed Oct 31 15:00:03 2001)

Forgot to mention: The guys a UPN said they'd get a linear board up by the time the ep airs so I can check in and see what people thought. But keep the pressure on! Just in case.

Also, soundtrack... we're definitely going to put one out, but it may take a while cuz of contract bull$@&%, MAN it's been a nightmare trying to set that up. I'm hoping to have place at Buffupn for people to log on and click if they're interested in buying it. If we set it up, click away! (but if you do, just once, so we can get an accurate number). I guess some execs didn't think there'd be much interest, but I'm not looking to go platinum, just some streaks or highlights.... sorry. Hair secrets. Not looking for a hit record, just want those who want it to be able to get it. But every step has been painful and insane and pretty much shaken my faith in humanity. I also don't trust Caribou anymore. They're out there, on the tundra, waiting... Something's going down. I'm right about this. - thank you the watchers guide

From SciFi Wire
Monday, 12 November, 2001,
Buffy Faces Music On UPN

It's not easy bringing your title character back to life and setting up shop on a new network, but Buffy the Vampire Slayer is trying to strike a balance, executive producer Marti Noxon told SCI FI Wire.

"We're in sort of a dark space with Buffy, but I think we're doing a lot of funny stuff too. We're trying to find that balance between farce and humor and some of the darker issues that we're going into this year," she said in an interview. "I think we're striking a pretty good balance so far. The villains help that, because they're a little bit lighter this season. At least they are for now," Noxon added, referring to the nerdish villains who've sworn to take over Sunnydale, played by Danny Strong, Adam Busch and Tom Lenk.

Noxon added, "The thing is, [Buffy creator] Joss [Whedon] is really smart, and he is the one who came up with the idea for them, and they're just a very different direction. So it's like we're not trying to top last year's run, you know, trying to top a god. We're just going in a really different direction, and our characters are a little more relatable."

According to Noxon, UPN has been thrilled with the direction the show has been going. "You know, it's really fun for them, because they were sort of fans of the show before the show was their show," she said. "So they're very enthusiastic, and they really enjoy watching and participating in the process. They've been great."