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Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

Monday 14 February 2005, by Webmaster

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Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz: February 14 - 28

“Are you sure this is a good idea?” - Darla

As the character Darla, Julie Benz uttered the first words of dialogue in "Welcome to the Hellmouth" the premiere episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Given the success of Buffy and its spin-off Angel, one could safely say that creating these shows was indeed a good idea. Hopefully, fans of these shows and Joss Whedon’s other creation Firefly will think the Whedonverse Multimedia Project is a good idea too.

It’s somehow fitting that, after Joss Whedon, Julie was the first one nominated to have a donation of DVDs sent to her hometown library. She was there at the beginning of a successful series and it seems like good luck to be able to start with her now.

The project would like to do something special for this marvel of an actress; so once the donation is shipped to the Murrysville Community Library, the organizer of the Project will be sending a bouquet of flowers along with a card to Julie Benz announcing the donation in her honor. Any fans donating to the Whedonverse Multimedia Project from February 14-28 will have their name added to the card.

In that time the Project hopes to raise enough money to send a complete set of Buffy and Angel DVDs to Julie’s hometown library. If there’s enough for Firefly we’ll throw in a copy of it too!

All donations to the Project will be used toward purchasing DVDs for public libraries and other charitable organizations. The flowers and card will be paid for by the Project Organizer - not from donated funds.


7 Forum messages

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    15 February 2005 02:25, by Anonymous
    It’s stupid crap like this that makes me embarrassed to be a Buffy fan!

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    15 February 2005 18:19, by Anonymous
    I agree. Julie Benz is awesome, but this is ploy is just lame.

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    15 February 2005 19:25, by Anonymous
    Hey, at least they’re doing something to spread the word instead of just hanging out in hyperspace, criticizing and complaining. If this makes you ashamed to be a Buffy fan maybe you really aren’t a Buffy fan. I’ll agree with you that Julie Benz is awesome, though.

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    16 February 2005 02:49, by Anonymous
    No I agree this concept is really lame. Julie Benz rocks, but the people behind this concept should focus thier energy on something a little more useful in the world. Who cares if the library has a copy of every season of Buffy. You know, this show still comes on TV in syndication.

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    16 February 2005 03:00, by Anonymous
    I’m a fan, watched the show religiously during it’s seven years and never missed an episode. I also try to keep up to date on any buffy news, which is why I visit Buffy.nu on a daily basis. However, my world does not revolve around a TV show. I’m afraid Buffy fans are turning themselves into a mockery like Star Trek fans have done. Just my opinion.

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    19 February 2005 14:52, by Anonymous
    Yes, it is better if they buy copies for themselves. That way, the producer’s and many members of the cast who worked so hard on the show continue to earn an income through royalties. If you really want to show your apprecitaion to those who created the show BUY copies of the DVD’s instead of borrowing them from your local library.

  • > Whedonverse Appreciation for Julie Benz : February 14 - 28, 2005

    20 February 2005 04:23, by Anonymous
    I wrote the original post saying that it’s stupid crap like this that makes me embarrassed to be a Buffy fan. Let me clarify. I think it’s fine to donate copies to the library. I just get embarrassed when their are constant "Movements" to get things done in the name of Buffy. Starting a website to raise money and donating DVD’s almost exclusively to the actor’s and producer’s hometown library to show appreciation IS stupid. Donating copies to your local library because you want to share the series with others in my opinion is not.