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The Strange And Incredible Saga Of Willow and Tara On "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Part 4

Webmaster — 2006-08-23T19:58:37Z

An Editorial by Erick R. Voshel - Part 4/4
Next consider this excerpt from Joss Whedon's interview with The Stanford Daily on May 16, 2003 in which Whedon discussed why he still felt Tara's death had been the right decision. Int: How do you feel when an episode gets fans really mad, i.e. killing Tara (whose romance with Willow was one of the most sympathetic portrayals of a homosexual relationship on television) in the episode “Seeing Red”? JW: Obviously, I'm not out there (...) - Reviews / Group : Erick R. Voshel Columns

The Strange And Incredible Saga Of Willow and Tara On "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Part 3

Webmaster — 2006-08-23T19:58:10Z

An Editorial by Erick R. Voshel - Part 3/4
My first example of this is an announcement made by Joss Whedon himself on June 18, 2002. at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in which he explained that Buffy would be getting a new job in the upcoming season. The reason? “Doublemeat Palace was the only thing we ever did to make advertisers pull out, “Whedon said. They did not like us making fun of fast food.” My second example is the following statement made by (...) - Reviews / Group : Erick R. Voshel Columns

The Strange And Incredible Saga Of Willow and Tara On "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Part 2

Webmaster — 2006-08-23T19:57:29Z

An Editorial by Erick R. Voshel - Part 2/4
Meanwhile, there were rumors spreading all across the web that Tara would die before the end of the sixth season. Worried fans went to the chat rooms and posting boards to voice their concerns about whether the rumors were true regarding Tara‘s fate. As a result the Buffy writing staff went online and would practically reassure the fans multiple times that Amber Benson was not leaving Buffy. My first example is a statement made by Buffy (...) - Reviews / Group : Erick R. Voshel Columns

The Strange And Incredible Saga Of Willow and Tara On "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Part 1

Webmaster — 2006-08-23T19:56:29Z

An Editorial by Erick R. Voshel - Part 1/4
“The most provocative thing that any piece of fiction could do is show two gay people living together happily ever after.”---- Gore Vidal Being different is never easy in today's world. I know that better than anyone being a 25 year-old man with cerebral Palsy. I know how it feels to be an outsider. To feel like no one understands. Even though I myself am not a homosexual I can see why the gay community feels so (...) - Reviews / Best News, Group : Erick R. Voshel Columns