Halting Hex February 20 Share February 20 On 2/8/2025 at 5:42 AM, Perfect Xero said: I'm pretty sure that the only chance of Xander appearing is if they recast the part. Nick's arrest record is troubling, but apparently he's completed all probationary time and has no charges pending. Obviously, he'd need to pass a physical and secure a completion bond, but for a minor role being filmed in and around LA, it's doesn't seem impossible. That said, they may well choose to finesse the issue entirely. We'll find out as more details emerge, presumably. Any updates on the production schedule? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8585910
anna0852 Wednesday at 05:52 PM Share Wednesday at 05:52 PM Oh my god! Michelle died. She was only 39. https://tvline.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-obituary-1235413704/ 13 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591593
watcher1006 Wednesday at 06:23 PM Share Wednesday at 06:23 PM 28 minutes ago, anna0852 said: Oh my god! Michelle died. She was only 39. https://tvline.com/news/michelle-trachtenberg-dead-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-obituary-1235413704/ This is tragic indeed. Too young. Besides Buffy I saw her in the movies Harriet the Spy and Ice Princess and in guest spots on some TV series. So very sad and ironic that it should be the youngest regular cast member of the show to be the first to pass away. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591625
aghst Wednesday at 06:30 PM Share Wednesday at 06:30 PM Wow she had a liver transplant? Didn't Dawn supposedly have some special thing inside of her that they were trying to protect her from in the last seasons? 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591630
azshadowwalker Wednesday at 06:47 PM Share Wednesday at 06:47 PM The news of the liver transplant surprised me. I saw some recent pictures and she didn't look healthy at all. Incredibly sad. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591653
General Days Wednesday at 06:54 PM Share Wednesday at 06:54 PM Poor Michelle. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591657
azshadowwalker Wednesday at 06:59 PM Share Wednesday at 06:59 PM On 2/8/2025 at 12:51 PM, cleo said: I guess I'm in the minority, but I wish they would leave it alone. So many of these reboots end up terrible, and I hate to say it but SMG does not have good luck when picking projects. Parts of season 6 and all of season 7 was awful enough. I just dont want to see it mangled further. I just hate the fact that no one (or very few someones) can do anything original. I don't need 10k nostalgia trips. Even what might be original, like Stranger Things or Yellowjackets, relies heavily on nostalgia for Gen X and older millennials these days. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591661
buffynut Wednesday at 07:53 PM Share Wednesday at 07:53 PM Such sad news. And so young. RIP Michelle. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591732
Halting Hex Wednesday at 07:55 PM Share Wednesday at 07:55 PM It's really amazing how all the youngin's get alerts on their phones and such. I could easily have gone DAYS without knowing if I hadn't checked in here and seen lemberg's post in the Calendar thread. RIP, Michelle. (I guess the producers of 17 Again are really hoping that Zac Efron takes care of himself, now that Michelle and Matthew "27 shots of Ketamine" Perry are unavailable for "Anniversary Edition" promotions and the like.) 1 hour ago, aghst said: Wow she had a liver transplant? Didn't Dawn supposedly have some special thing inside of her that they were trying to protect her from in the last seasons? Dawn was "The Key", the personification of energy that could open dimensional portals, to devastating effect. Quote XANDER: What, you don't think this is real? Just because of all the vampires and the witches and the sister who's a green ball of universe-destroying energy? —Normal Again (6.17) (From memory, which I'm rather proud of. Unless I'm wrong.) 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591733
General Days Wednesday at 08:17 PM Share Wednesday at 08:17 PM On the death of Michelle Trachtenberg, via James Marsters verified Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/JamesMarstersLive/posts/pfbid033DwxT7Qkni8GJZwuYmPXsbzZTq8sD89wSsey4CZCnnzW7FmEb7GHrtgkJwQBS1Pdl Screenshot, in case in doesn't embed here: And from his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGjD_tySCPK/?hl=en People magazine does the usual round of celebrity social media posts and treats it like it's an article, here: https://people.com/michelle-trachtenberg-death-celebrity-reactions-11687001?taid=67bf74a88623650001830687&utm_campaign=peoplemagazine&utm_content=new&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com In addition to James Marsters', they have quotes from Mara Wilson, Kim Cattrall, Kenan Thompson, and Melissa Joan Hart. 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591760
General Days Wednesday at 09:11 PM Share Wednesday at 09:11 PM Alyson Hannigan has posted a tribute to Michelle on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGjNOWASKv0/?hl=en&img_index=1 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8591809
Lazlo Thursday at 02:34 AM Share Thursday at 02:34 AM Rest in Peace Michelle. 😢 I'm still stunned. I knew she had been out of the limelight for a while but 39 is no age! 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8592508
Halting Hex Thursday at 05:57 AM Share Thursday at 05:57 AM (edited) Michelle looking stunning at the Killing Kennedy premiere in LA in 2013, being quite professional and ignoring that Unidentified* Blonde Girl who is totally checking her out! [/Buffy] (*-Not "unidentified" for lack of effort, believe me. She isn't in the cast; must be somebody's date. But was apparently looking to trade up, lol.) Sad thought, when James wrote that song about how Michelle was "Dangerous" to him because she was either 15 or 16 and he could get in trouble if he acted on his thoughts, he was 39. 23 years later, and Michelle will go no farther. She's never be as old as Giles was in Season 1. You thought losing Joyce at age 43 (per her tombstone in The Weight of the World) was rough on the Dawnster? Well, Michelle will never get to be 43. 😢 ETA: Entertainment Tonight profile of Michelle (age 10) on the set of Harriet the Spy in 1996: Edited Thursday at 06:56 AM by Halting Hex 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8592762
General Days Thursday at 06:28 PM Share Thursday at 06:28 PM Sarah Michelle Gellar's tribute to Michelle Trachtenberg made me cry. https://www.instagram.com/p/DGlG2hDpeDT/?hl=en&img_index=1 Text reads: "'Michelle, listen to me. Listen. I love you. I will always love you. The hardest thing in this world, is to live in it. I will be brave. I will live… for you'." 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8593070
Ashlee Friday at 05:49 PM Share Friday at 05:49 PM (edited) On 2/20/2025 at 1:52 AM, Halting Hex said: Nick's arrest record is troubling, but apparently he's completed all probationary time and has no charges pending. Obviously, he'd need to pass a physical and secure a completion bond, but for a minor role being filmed in and around LA, it's doesn't seem impossible. That said, they may well choose to finesse the issue entirely. We'll find out as more details emerge, presumably. Any updates on the production schedule? I don’t agree. The last I saw of him (regarding the charges), he was laughing in the courtroom. He didn’t give a rat’s ass about the abuse. I’ve also seen things about him being creepy with female fans on his social media. If people are desperate for Xander to return, maybe his brother could play him. On 2/26/2025 at 7:53 PM, buffynut said: Such sad news. And so young. RIP Michelle. Rest in peace Michelle. 39 is no age at all. Edited Friday at 05:50 PM by Ashlee 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8593906
General Days Friday at 11:47 PM Share Friday at 11:47 PM On 2/19/2025 at 8:52 PM, Halting Hex said: Nick's arrest record is troubling, but apparently he's completed all probationary time and has no charges pending. Obviously, he'd need to pass a physical and secure a completion bond, but for a minor role being filmed in and around LA, it's doesn't seem impossible. That said, they may well choose to finesse the issue entirely. We'll find out as more details emerge, presumably. 5 hours ago, Ashlee said: I don’t agree. The last I saw of him (regarding the charges), he was laughing in the courtroom. He didn’t give a rat’s ass about the abuse. I’ve also seen things about him being creepy with female fans on his social media. If people are desperate for Xander to return, maybe his brother could play him. I stopped following stories about Nicky years ago, because it is all too sad. I hope he gets some help that sticks some day, but a quick peek at his Instagram suggests he is still struggling with his disease. The above link is from three weeks ago. I don't know who will cast the Buffy revival, if it goes to series, but if I was writing it, I'd give Buffy a throwaway line about Xander training slayers in some remote location. I don't think Nicholas Brendon is up to the job, and it would be weird to have anyone else. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/7256-btvs-in-the-media/page/12/#findComment-8594221
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