Slayer: Cruciamentum
TV Guide:Slayer:CruciamentumSugar & Spice & Everything Nice. When some unfortunate new arrivals hit town, will the Slayer pick sides or make her own? Based off Joss Whedon's Buffy. [TV-PG] 8pm, Sunday, WDRU
TV Guide:Slayer:CruciamentumSugar & Spice & Everything Nice. When some unfortunate new arrivals hit town, will the Slayer pick sides or make her own? Based off Joss Whedon's Buffy. [TV-PG] 8pm, Sunday, WDRU
Slayer:Cruciamentum
TV Guide: Slayer: Cruciamentum With Great Power.. A murderer is terrorizing the town of Slate's Corners, and the police can't stop him. When one of the Slayer's friends has a lead, what will she do? Based off Joss Whedon's Buffy [TV-PG] 7pm, Saturday, WDRU
Slayer: Cruciamentum
TV Guide:Slayer: Cruciamentum Brave New World JPBR as "Emily". Suddenly forced to confront her destiny as a Slayer, Emily must rescue her friends and family from the vampires. Based off Joss Whedon's "Buffy". [TV-PG] 7pm, Sunday, WDRU
WDRU announces...
Picking up where the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer left off, WDRU announces it's new miniseries..( Read more...Collapse )
Tonight's episode...
TV Guide: Slayer: Cruciamentum. Bump in the Night Starring JPBR as "Emily" A typical day turns into an atypical night for a troubled girl in rural Pennsylvania. Based off Joss Whedon's Buffy. [TV-PG] 7pm, Saturday, WDRU.
Tonight's episode...
TV Guide: Slayer: Cruciamentum. Bump in the Night Starring JPBR as "Emily" A typical day turns into an atypical night for a troubled girl in rural Pennsylvania. Based off Joss Whedon's Buffy. [TV-PG] 7pm, Saturday, WDRU.
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Hey, y'all...
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You guys up for the second part of Imara the Vampire Slayer: Threshold on Saturday, November 20th from 12 (really this time!) until 5 or so?
~R
You guys up for the second part of Imara the Vampire Slayer: Threshold on Saturday, November 20th from 12 (really this time!) until 5 or so?
~R
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Miniseries Ratings!
'IMARA THE VAMPIRE SLAYER: THRESHOLD' RAISES THE STAKES
Network ROB Miniseries Premieres #1 Among P18-49 and P25-54
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (October 25, 2004) -- The fans have spoken. They love their Slayer. The premeire of part one of the miniseries Imara the Vampire Slayer: Threshold (Oct. 23 @ 1-7pm ET/PT) averaged a 3.14 HH rating/1,234,567 P2+, making ROB the #1 non-sports cable network for P25-54 and P18-49 for the time period.
ROB trounced its competition among P25-54, outdelivering SCI FI's most recent B-movie "Viper Vs. Anaconda Vs. Garden Snake" (24%), TNT's "Yet More Law and Order" (45%) and Spike TV's "The Manlier Man Show" (42%). They fared no better among P18-49, with ROB outperforming them all.
With these impressive rankings, the mini was up 42% in HH ratings and scored triple digit increases in key demos versus the time period average for October 2003:
• +447% in P25-54
• +1013% in P18-49
Night Two of the mini will be airing in November, potentially November 20th, where studio execs expect it to do just as well.
Network ROB is a television network that never cancels quality genre television. ROB has fueled the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster miniseries and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.oswego.edu/~kirker/slayer). Launched in 1978, and going public in 1990, ROB is a network of STG Universal, one of the country's leading media and entertainment companies.
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Network ROB Miniseries Premieres #1 Among P18-49 and P25-54
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (October 25, 2004) -- The fans have spoken. They love their Slayer. The premeire of part one of the miniseries Imara the Vampire Slayer: Threshold (Oct. 23 @ 1-7pm ET/PT) averaged a 3.14 HH rating/1,234,567 P2+, making ROB the #1 non-sports cable network for P25-54 and P18-49 for the time period.
ROB trounced its competition among P25-54, outdelivering SCI FI's most recent B-movie "Viper Vs. Anaconda Vs. Garden Snake" (24%), TNT's "Yet More Law and Order" (45%) and Spike TV's "The Manlier Man Show" (42%). They fared no better among P18-49, with ROB outperforming them all.
With these impressive rankings, the mini was up 42% in HH ratings and scored triple digit increases in key demos versus the time period average for October 2003:
• +447% in P25-54
• +1013% in P18-49
Night Two of the mini will be airing in November, potentially November 20th, where studio execs expect it to do just as well.
Network ROB is a television network that never cancels quality genre television. ROB has fueled the imagination of viewers with original series and events, blockbuster miniseries and classic science fiction and fantasy programming, as well as a dynamic Web site (www.oswego.edu/~kirker/slayer). Launched in 1978, and going public in 1990, ROB is a network of STG Universal, one of the country's leading media and entertainment companies.
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Industry Insider!
Ain't-It-Nifty-News' insider has reportedly spoken to the stars of ROB's new Imara the Vampire Slayer miniseries! He asked them what their characters have been up to in the months leading up to the limited series (September - November), considering the rumors that have been floating about, namely:
* At the end of August after Victoria, Pike, and H3lix have gone back to California, Eoin finally awakens from his coma. But something has *happened* to him. He's a little stronger, a little tougher, and is different, somehow...
* Eoin disappears without a word to go to a monk-like retreat in Vermont to try to cope with his personal demons that led him onto his descent into black magic. The monks are initially receptive, but then kick him out. After all, chronic smoking and drinking and the monastery do mix so well. Or is there another reason, something they're *afraid* of?
* Hannah's visions begin to intensify - she's getting glimpses of Slayers' lives from all over the world, now that hundreds have been called.
* While Eoin's gone, Hannah gets a phone call from a gentleman with a British accent. It's Maxwell, a Watcher of the old guard that survived the purge (and astute Slayer views may remember him as one of two Watchers - the other being Geoffrey, Imara's surrogate father - that inducted Eoin into the Council). There's a new Council being formed, and they want Eoin's help. When Eoin returns, he agrees - and the Chapel Hill Watcher Chapter House is born.
* The new Watcher Chapter House is nearly completed when suddenly, and without any seeming reason, the city accidentally confuses it with a house marked for demolition and it is destroyed. The mess is sorted out when Eoin realized the house was being built in his name... and instead, the Council rents the group an apartment right on Franklin street as a safe house.
* The Council outfits the new branch with lots of resources - a lab, computers, occult tomes, weaponry, a car, and so on. They even accede to Eoin's quirky request to put it all in Hannah's name. In addition, they provide funds to hire four staff in addition to Eoin. Naturally, the employees end up being Hannah, Imara, Hunter, and Raven (with Zac being "on the res.") Strangely, Eoin's checks keep getting lost in the mail. Along with material resources, the new branch benefits from the Council's connections - with the Mayor's office, local demons, and others.
* Not all is fun and games, however. Shortly after Eoin awakens, monsters begin appearing in Chapel Hill with some regularity again. Then, in September on the night of the equinox, Imara has a vision that reveals the presence of a
powerful hell demon in town. After a massive battle, the demon is vanquished.
* Then, on Halloween, the group has to deal with a number of demons that have possessed children over previous week and a half and use the children to acquire the sugar they need to survive and complete their metamorphosis. Once they're freed from the children, they're defeated.
* Lastly, plans for Hannah's 18th birthday party at the end of November were ruined with a tentacled monster appeared downtown. The demon was almost defeated, but escaped into the city's complex sewer system.
What did the stars have to say about what their characters have been up to? Stay tuned for a special report!
* At the end of August after Victoria, Pike, and H3lix have gone back to California, Eoin finally awakens from his coma. But something has *happened* to him. He's a little stronger, a little tougher, and is different, somehow...
* Eoin disappears without a word to go to a monk-like retreat in Vermont to try to cope with his personal demons that led him onto his descent into black magic. The monks are initially receptive, but then kick him out. After all, chronic smoking and drinking and the monastery do mix so well. Or is there another reason, something they're *afraid* of?
* Hannah's visions begin to intensify - she's getting glimpses of Slayers' lives from all over the world, now that hundreds have been called.
* While Eoin's gone, Hannah gets a phone call from a gentleman with a British accent. It's Maxwell, a Watcher of the old guard that survived the purge (and astute Slayer views may remember him as one of two Watchers - the other being Geoffrey, Imara's surrogate father - that inducted Eoin into the Council). There's a new Council being formed, and they want Eoin's help. When Eoin returns, he agrees - and the Chapel Hill Watcher Chapter House is born.
* The new Watcher Chapter House is nearly completed when suddenly, and without any seeming reason, the city accidentally confuses it with a house marked for demolition and it is destroyed. The mess is sorted out when Eoin realized the house was being built in his name... and instead, the Council rents the group an apartment right on Franklin street as a safe house.
* The Council outfits the new branch with lots of resources - a lab, computers, occult tomes, weaponry, a car, and so on. They even accede to Eoin's quirky request to put it all in Hannah's name. In addition, they provide funds to hire four staff in addition to Eoin. Naturally, the employees end up being Hannah, Imara, Hunter, and Raven (with Zac being "on the res.") Strangely, Eoin's checks keep getting lost in the mail. Along with material resources, the new branch benefits from the Council's connections - with the Mayor's office, local demons, and others.
* Not all is fun and games, however. Shortly after Eoin awakens, monsters begin appearing in Chapel Hill with some regularity again. Then, in September on the night of the equinox, Imara has a vision that reveals the presence of a
powerful hell demon in town. After a massive battle, the demon is vanquished.
* Then, on Halloween, the group has to deal with a number of demons that have possessed children over previous week and a half and use the children to acquire the sugar they need to survive and complete their metamorphosis. Once they're freed from the children, they're defeated.
* Lastly, plans for Hannah's 18th birthday party at the end of November were ruined with a tentacled monster appeared downtown. The demon was almost defeated, but escaped into the city's complex sewer system.
What did the stars have to say about what their characters have been up to? Stay tuned for a special report!
SciFi Blast! Interview!
Excerpts from the October interview with Rob Kirker:
SciFi Blast!: Every fanboy wants to know - which of the characters is the hottest?
Kirker: (laughs) You're making me choose? I don't think the ladies would forgive me if I answered!
SciFi Blast!: We won't tell, we promise!
Kirker: Alright, I'll just say she has lovely hair. As you can see. In a commercial. I've said too much!
SciFi Blast!: (laughs) Okay, back to the miniseries, then. It takes place when?
Kirker: We've moved up the timetable by six months. That's given our characters a chance to grow and change a little in the meantime, as well as setting the stage for the new story.
SciFi Blast!: What can you tell us about the changes in between?
Kirker: Well, first of all, Imara has been coming to grips with losing her Slayer powers. She's at a new place, now - instead of just being a soldier and a weapon, she's a whole being. She's had to deal with emotion, which she's repressed for so long. She's had to deal with being weaker, as well - she has to deal with being *human*. She's vulnerable now.
SciFi Blast!: Emotion, hmm? Are we finally going to see her and Hunt...
Kirker: Don't even ask! (laughs)
SciFi Blast!: Can't blame a guy...
Kirker: You'll see. But on top of those changes, Imara discovers that, while she doesn't have the Slayer powers anymore, there's something... else. She begins having dreams of Slayers in action. Modern day Slayers, in the moments before they're killed...
SciFi Blast!: The newly called Slayers?
Kirker: That's right. She's connected to them, somehow.
SciFi Blast!: Pretty dark!
Kirker: And on top of that, she's still able to sense the presence of vampires...
SciFi Blast!: Interesting! I'm guessing you'll say no more about that. What about Eoin? Still in a coma?
Kirker: Hey, the guy needs his sleep! Remember - "a year of darkness."
SciFi Blast!: But he'll be back... ?
Kirker: You've seen the casting list, I take it. I can't say any more.
SciFi Blast!: Okay, what about everyone's favorite government playboy, Frankie?
Kirker: It's Hunter all the time now. He's reconciled his past with his present self. Which is not to say he IS Hunter - he'll always be a little bit of Frankie to soften those harder edges, but it's definitely Hunter now.
SciFi Blast!: No more of the multiple personality angst?
Kirker: He's gone through that. Over the summer, Raven was able to restore the majority of his memories. Not quite everything - we have to keep some mystery! - but enough that he is, finally, Hunter again.
SciFi Blast!: And what's he been up to?
Kirker: Well, he's been spending a lot of time with Raven, making up for lost time. They're hiding from the government since Raven's a hot commodity. They have an apartment together, where Hunter's helped her pillage the old Initiative base to set up a high tech lab. He spends the summer working as a bouncer at a demon bar just outside of town, and in his free time he goes patrolling with Imara. He's a big source of support for her while she's going through her changes of losing her Slayer powers and coping with the new effects.
SciFi Blast!: Lots of late night stake-outs, then?
Kirker: Well, the Hellmouth is gone, and most of the monster population is gone, but there are always a few stray vamps and demons about.
SciFi Blast!: Okay. What about Hannah?
Kirker: As you know from the last finale, Hannah is entertaining some guests from out of town. She spends the summer on a much needed break with H3lix, Victoria, and Pike. She's able to get over a lot of the stress and depression that plagued her recently. In fact, at one point she's able to take H3lix away on a tropical getaway...
SciFi Blast!: They're enjoying not having to be long distance, huh?
Kirker: You could say that. And this time, she remembers.
SciFi Blast!: (laughs) The fans are going to kill you for not doing that on-screen.
Kirker: You're probably right!
SciFi Blast!: No walks under the full moon, I take it?
Kirker: Actually, that becomes a priority of hers. She spends a lot of time doing research on the matter - since she's been research girl - and is able to use the amulet to control many of the transformations. And towards the end of the summer, she makes a momentous choice - she seeks out Hera's Own and asks for their advice.
SciFi Blast!: What do they say?
Kirker: They offer her their help - if she's willing to do it their way.
SciFi Blast!: Can we look forward to a bike-riding, leather-clad Hannah?
Kirker: Wait and see!
SciFi Blast!: Anything else you can tell us?
Kirker: A little about Zac. The after effects of losing his powers plague him. He actually gives up on the idea of school and focuses on meditation and his shamanic heritage. He goes back to the Eastern Cherokee and is welcomed with open arms. Not that it's easy - he spends the summer getting in touch with his inner spirit as well as the spirits of his people. By the end of the summer, the tattoos have returned.
SciFi Blast!: So he's got the mojo back!
Kirker: Some of it. He's back on the right path, but it's tentative and very easy to fall back off of. He's truly trying to be a guide and teacher.
SciFi Blast!: Okay, you keep saying "at the end of the summer." What about the lead-in to the miniseries? It begins in, what, November?
Kirker: The end of November, yes. And for the rest - you'll have to...
SciFi Blast!: ...wait and see. And we will! Thanks for chatting with us!
Kirker: My pleasure.
SciFi Blast!: Every fanboy wants to know - which of the characters is the hottest?
Kirker: (laughs) You're making me choose? I don't think the ladies would forgive me if I answered!
SciFi Blast!: We won't tell, we promise!
Kirker: Alright, I'll just say she has lovely hair. As you can see. In a commercial. I've said too much!
SciFi Blast!: (laughs) Okay, back to the miniseries, then. It takes place when?
Kirker: We've moved up the timetable by six months. That's given our characters a chance to grow and change a little in the meantime, as well as setting the stage for the new story.
SciFi Blast!: What can you tell us about the changes in between?
Kirker: Well, first of all, Imara has been coming to grips with losing her Slayer powers. She's at a new place, now - instead of just being a soldier and a weapon, she's a whole being. She's had to deal with emotion, which she's repressed for so long. She's had to deal with being weaker, as well - she has to deal with being *human*. She's vulnerable now.
SciFi Blast!: Emotion, hmm? Are we finally going to see her and Hunt...
Kirker: Don't even ask! (laughs)
SciFi Blast!: Can't blame a guy...
Kirker: You'll see. But on top of those changes, Imara discovers that, while she doesn't have the Slayer powers anymore, there's something... else. She begins having dreams of Slayers in action. Modern day Slayers, in the moments before they're killed...
SciFi Blast!: The newly called Slayers?
Kirker: That's right. She's connected to them, somehow.
SciFi Blast!: Pretty dark!
Kirker: And on top of that, she's still able to sense the presence of vampires...
SciFi Blast!: Interesting! I'm guessing you'll say no more about that. What about Eoin? Still in a coma?
Kirker: Hey, the guy needs his sleep! Remember - "a year of darkness."
SciFi Blast!: But he'll be back... ?
Kirker: You've seen the casting list, I take it. I can't say any more.
SciFi Blast!: Okay, what about everyone's favorite government playboy, Frankie?
Kirker: It's Hunter all the time now. He's reconciled his past with his present self. Which is not to say he IS Hunter - he'll always be a little bit of Frankie to soften those harder edges, but it's definitely Hunter now.
SciFi Blast!: No more of the multiple personality angst?
Kirker: He's gone through that. Over the summer, Raven was able to restore the majority of his memories. Not quite everything - we have to keep some mystery! - but enough that he is, finally, Hunter again.
SciFi Blast!: And what's he been up to?
Kirker: Well, he's been spending a lot of time with Raven, making up for lost time. They're hiding from the government since Raven's a hot commodity. They have an apartment together, where Hunter's helped her pillage the old Initiative base to set up a high tech lab. He spends the summer working as a bouncer at a demon bar just outside of town, and in his free time he goes patrolling with Imara. He's a big source of support for her while she's going through her changes of losing her Slayer powers and coping with the new effects.
SciFi Blast!: Lots of late night stake-outs, then?
Kirker: Well, the Hellmouth is gone, and most of the monster population is gone, but there are always a few stray vamps and demons about.
SciFi Blast!: Okay. What about Hannah?
Kirker: As you know from the last finale, Hannah is entertaining some guests from out of town. She spends the summer on a much needed break with H3lix, Victoria, and Pike. She's able to get over a lot of the stress and depression that plagued her recently. In fact, at one point she's able to take H3lix away on a tropical getaway...
SciFi Blast!: They're enjoying not having to be long distance, huh?
Kirker: You could say that. And this time, she remembers.
SciFi Blast!: (laughs) The fans are going to kill you for not doing that on-screen.
Kirker: You're probably right!
SciFi Blast!: No walks under the full moon, I take it?
Kirker: Actually, that becomes a priority of hers. She spends a lot of time doing research on the matter - since she's been research girl - and is able to use the amulet to control many of the transformations. And towards the end of the summer, she makes a momentous choice - she seeks out Hera's Own and asks for their advice.
SciFi Blast!: What do they say?
Kirker: They offer her their help - if she's willing to do it their way.
SciFi Blast!: Can we look forward to a bike-riding, leather-clad Hannah?
Kirker: Wait and see!
SciFi Blast!: Anything else you can tell us?
Kirker: A little about Zac. The after effects of losing his powers plague him. He actually gives up on the idea of school and focuses on meditation and his shamanic heritage. He goes back to the Eastern Cherokee and is welcomed with open arms. Not that it's easy - he spends the summer getting in touch with his inner spirit as well as the spirits of his people. By the end of the summer, the tattoos have returned.
SciFi Blast!: So he's got the mojo back!
Kirker: Some of it. He's back on the right path, but it's tentative and very easy to fall back off of. He's truly trying to be a guide and teacher.
SciFi Blast!: Okay, you keep saying "at the end of the summer." What about the lead-in to the miniseries? It begins in, what, November?
Kirker: The end of November, yes. And for the rest - you'll have to...
SciFi Blast!: ...wait and see. And we will! Thanks for chatting with us!
Kirker: My pleasure.
One more time...
Hey, all y'all, e-mail me what your characters have been up to June - August. As in, by tomorrow (Wednesday) night at 9 pm. E-mail: azurecobalt@hotmail.com
Sankyuu.
~R
Sankyuu.
~R
Alright, all ye scallywags...
Is everyone okay with having the first part of the miniseries October 23rd from 12-5 (correct me if I'm wrong, but that should be LARP weekend)? I want to hear from all y'all, including Drew, Daneene, Bree, Mike, Aaron, and Chris. You're all invited.
Assuming we're good to go on that date, I'm also looking for answers to the following question(s):
Given that, over the summer of 2004, Clay was in a coma, Victoria, H3lix, and Pike were in Chapel Hill visiting, and Raven was adjusting to life in ol' Chapel Hill, what were your cast members doing? Was there patrolling? Did anyone go anywhere? What about jobs, living arrangements, etc? This one's a gimme for Drew. This is from June 2004 - August 2004.
Next we'll talk about September 2004 - November 2004 (yes, the miniseries will be set in the end of November).
~R
Assuming we're good to go on that date, I'm also looking for answers to the following question(s):
Given that, over the summer of 2004, Clay was in a coma, Victoria, H3lix, and Pike were in Chapel Hill visiting, and Raven was adjusting to life in ol' Chapel Hill, what were your cast members doing? Was there patrolling? Did anyone go anywhere? What about jobs, living arrangements, etc? This one's a gimme for Drew. This is from June 2004 - August 2004.
Next we'll talk about September 2004 - November 2004 (yes, the miniseries will be set in the end of November).
~R