Buffy Calendar

[lembergwatcher]

This topic is dedicated not to Miss Jenny Calendar (because we already have one), but to different people who were involved in making Buffy the Vampire Slayer in one way or the other throughout the seven consecutive seasons.

Let's start with the past week.

September 17
1948 - John Ritter (d. 2003), an American actor and comedian who portrayed Ted Buchanan in S.02E.11 Ted.


September 20
1968 - Chad Stahelski, an American stuntman and film director, who appeared as Kulak of the Miquot Clan in S.03E.05 Homecoming.

 

1978 - Charlie Weber, an American actor and former model, who portrayed Ben (the human prison/vessel for Glory) throughout season 05.

 

September 21
1961 - Serena Scott Thomas, an English actress, who played Gwendolyn Post in S.03E.07 Revelations.

 

1970 - Rob Benedict, an American stage, film and television actor, who played Jape, the Adam's minion, in 2 episodes of season 04.

 

September 22
1973 - Blake Sennett (b. Blake Sennett Swendson), aka Blake Soper and Blake Swendson, an American musician and actor, who portrayed Michael, the warlock, in S.03E.11 Gingerbread.

 

September 23
1947 - Caroline Lagerfelt, a French-born Swedish and American actress, who appeared as Spike's mother Anne Pratt in S.07E.17 Lies My Parents Told Me.

Edited September 25, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[lembergwatcher]

September 25

1977 - Clea DuVall, an American actress, writer, producer, and director, who portrayed Marcie Ross in S.01E.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

Edited September 24, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[Joe Hellandback]

On ‎24‎/‎09‎/‎2018 at 11:05 PM, lembergwatcher said:

September 25

1977 - Clea DuVall, an American actress, writer, producer, and director, who portrayed Marcie Ross in S.01E.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

Looking good, haven't seen much of her lately. Her appearance on L&O;SVU is very useful for Six Degrees of Bufferation. 

On ‎22‎/‎09‎/‎2018 at 11:51 PM, lembergwatcher said:

This topic is dedicated not to Miss Jenny Calendar (because we already have one), but to different people who were involved in making Buffy the Vampire Slayer in one way or the other throughout the seven consecutive seasons.

Let's start with the past week.

September 17
1948 - John Ritter (d. 2003), an American actor and comedian who portrayed Ted Buchanan in S.02E.11 Ted.


September 20
1968 - Chad Stahelski, an American stuntman and film director, who appeared as Kulak of the Miquot Clan in S.03E.05 Homecoming.

 

1978 - Charlie Weber, an American actor and former model, who portrayed Ben (the human prison/vessel for Glory) throughout season 05.

 

September 21
1961 - Serena Scott Thomas, an English actress, who played Gwendolyn Post in S.03E.07 Revelations.

 

1970 - Rob Benedict, an American stage, film and television actor, who played Jape, the Adam's minion, in 2 episodes of season 04.

 

September 22
1973 - Blake Sennett (b. Blake Sennett Swendson), aka Blake Soper and Blake Swendson, an American musician and actor, who portrayed Michael, the warlock, in S.03E.11 Gingerbread.

 

September 23
1947 - Caroline Lagerfelt, a French-born Swedish and American actress, who appeared as Spike's mother Anne Pratt in S.07E.17 Lies My Parents Told Me.

Serena Scott Thomas, the only Buffy alumni to be a Bond girl. 

[lembergwatcher]

4 hours ago, Joe Hellandback said:

Serena Scott Thomas, the only Buffy alumni to be a Bond girl.

Good for her, I guess.

[lembergwatcher]

2 hours ago, nosleepforme said:

This thread is kind of weird.

I beg to differ.

[lembergwatcher]

September 27

1972 - John Patrick White, an American actor who played Pete Clarner in S.03E.04 Beauty and the Beasts.

[lembergwatcher]

September 29
1973 - Brad Kane, an American singer, actor, producer and writer, who portrayed Tucker Wells in S.03E.20 The Prom and provided the singing voice for Jonathan Levinson in S.04E.17 Superstar.

[lembergwatcher]

 

16-years-old Brad Kane meets 12-years-old SMG in the pilot ep of a "short-lived TV show that was a televised version of teen magazines".

[Halting Hex]

Damn.  Smidge must have loved getting to smack Brad around in The Prom.

[Joe Hellandback]

9 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

 

 

16-years-old Brad Kane meets 12-years-old SMG in the pilot ep of a "short-lived TV show that was a televised version of teen magazines".

Awww, little SMG, she's so cute. 

[lembergwatcher]

October 1
1974 - Brandon Keener, an American actor, who portrayed Lance Brooks in S.07E.06 Him.

[lembergwatcher]

October 2
1952 - Robin Riker, an American actress and author, who played Catherine Madison in S.01E.03 Witch.

 

Edited October 1, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[lembergwatcher]

October 3
1970 - Kirsten Nelson, an American actress and director, who played Lorraine Ross in S.06E.12 Doublemeat Palace and S.06E.17 Normal Again.

[lembergwatcher]

Here's an additional list of some September dates, that were missed.

September 3
1974 - Clare Kramer, an American actress best known for her starring role of Glory in the 13 episodes of the fifth season.



 

September 5

1958 - Skip Stellrecht, an American anime voice actor, who portrayed Agent Manetti in S.01E.11 Out of Mind Out of Sight.

1986 - Andrew Ducote, an American actor, who played Ryan in S.02E.18 Killed By Death.

 

September 6
1976 - Robin Atkin Downes, an English screen and voice actor, who played Machida in S.02E.05 Reptile Boy.


September 8
1960 - Aimee Mann, an Americam musician, singer and songwriter, who hated playing vampire towns and appeared in S.07E.08 Sleeper.

 

September 10
1951 - Harry Groener, a German-born American actor and dancer, best known for playing Mayor Richard Wilkins III in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 3, 4 and 7).



September 11
1934 - Ian Abercrombie (d. 2012), an English actor, who played Old Man/German boss in S.03E.05 Homecoming.

 

1959 - John Hawkes, an American actor, who portrayed George, a Sunnydale High janitor in S.02E.19 I Only Have Eyes for You.

 

September 13
1952 - Raymond O'Connor, an American actor, who portrayed Bro'os (nicknamed Teeth), a demonic loan shark, in S.06E.08 Tabula Rasa.

 

September 17

1954 - Wendy Worthington, an American actress, who played the Lunch Lady in S.03E.18 Earshot.

September 25

1964 - Randy Thompson, an American actor, who portrayed Dr. Kriegel in several episodes of the fifth season.



September 26
1932 - Richard Herd, an American actor, who portrayed Dr. Stanley Backer in S.02E.18 Killed By Death.

Edited October 9, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[lembergwatcher]

October 4

1932 - Marjorie Lovett, an America actress who played  Mrs. Parker in S.02E.06 Halloween.



1969 - Abraham Benrubi, an American actor who portrayed Olaf in S.05E.11 Triangle and S.07E.05 Selfless.

Edited October 9, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[lembergwatcher]

Oh teacher I need you like a little child
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild
You give me education in the lovesick blues
Help me get straight, come out and say
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, teacher I need you © Elton John.

World Teachers' Day happened to be on Friday. Therefore to commemorate that fact let's take a look at some of those who had to carry the burden of educating the younger generation in the Buffyverse.

 

And probably my favorite teacher.

Edited October 7, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[Joe Hellandback]

21 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

Oh teacher I need you like a little child
You got something in you to drive a schoolboy wild
You give me education in the lovesick blues
Help me get straight, come out and say
Teacher I, teacher I, teacher I, teacher I need you © Elton John.

World Teachers' Day happened to be on Friday. Therefore to commemorate that fact let's take a look at some of those who had to carry the burden of educating the younger generation in the Buffyverse.

 

And probably my favorite teacher.

Boy, some attractive teachers in California! 

[lembergwatcher]

October 9

1981 - Zachery Ty Bryan, an American actor and producer, who played Peter Nicols in S.07E.04 Help.

 

October 10

1981 - Christopher Emerson, an American actor, who portrayed Josh Harris, the "son" of Xander and Anya in S.06E.16 Hell's Bells.

[lembergwatcher]

October 11

1982 - Kristy Wu, the Chinese American actress who played SIT Chao-Ahn in six episodes of the seventh season.

[lembergwatcher]

Happy birthday, Michelle Christine Trachtenberg!

  

 

[lembergwatcher]

28 years in the business...
 

 

Edited October 10, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[lembergwatcher]

[lembergwatcher]

Also on this very day fifteen years ago two actors who portrayed Buffyverse's main characters became a family.

[lembergwatcher]

October 12

1969 - Todd Babcock, an American actor and director who portrayed Tom Warner in S.02E.05 Reptile Boy.

[lembergwatcher]

October 13

1976 - Jennifer Sky (b. Jennifer Wacha), an American actress who played Heidi in S.01E.06 The Pack.

 

1980 - Ashanti (b. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas), an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress who portrayed Lissa in S.07E.14 First Date.

[lembergwatcher]

October 14

1989 - Lindsay Taylor, an American actress who played Little Girl in S.03E.11 Gingerbread.

 

1994 - Alexandra Lee, an American actress who portrayed young Buffy Summers in S.05E.21 The Weight of the World.

[Halting Hex]

Well, look at them.  All growed up.  Lindsay Taylor doesn't look like half of a giant demon, but I guess you never know, lol…

[Joe Hellandback]

On ‎13‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 11:15 PM, lembergwatcher said:

October 14

1989 - Lindsay Taylor, an American actress who played Little Girl in S.03E.11 Gingerbread.

 

1994 - Alexandra Lee, an American actress who portrayed young Buffy Summers in S.05E.21 The Weight of the World.

Awww! Little Buffy, she sure grew up lovely. 

On ‎13‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 12:19 AM, lembergwatcher said:

October 13

1976 - Jennifer Sky (b. Jennifer Wacha), an American actress who played Heidi in S.01E.06 The Pack.

 

1980 - Ashanti (b. Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas), an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and actress who portrayed Lissa in S.07E.14 First Date.

Jennifer Sky, second pic from the left allowing you to link Buffy to Xena in one. 

On ‎10‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 10:43 PM, lembergwatcher said:

Happy birthday, Michelle Christine Trachtenberg!

  

 

Aww the many face of MT and all gorgeous. The last 2 pictures especially, it's like Harriet the Spy is saying "Really? They'll get THAT big?"

[lembergwatcher]

October 16

1949 - David Greenwalt, an American screenwriter, director, and producer who served as a staff writer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 1-3) and co-created the Angel series.

 

1968 - Ron Rogge, an American actor who appeared in S.03E.14 Bad Girls.

 

1968 - Todd Stashwick, an American actor and writer who portrayed M'Fashnik Demon in S.06E.04 Flooded.

[lembergwatcher]

October 24

1948 - James Whitmore Jr. (b. James Allen Whitmore III), an American actor and a television director who directed five episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I Only Have Eyes for You, Dead Man's Party, Beauty and the Beasts, Gingerbread, The Zeppo) and one episode of Angel (Reprise).

[lembergwatcher]

October 25

1972 - Persia White, an American actress who portrayed Aura in S.01E.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth.

[Joe Hellandback]

On ‎23‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 10:59 PM, lembergwatcher said:

October 24

1948 - James Whitmore Jr. (b. James Allen Whitmore III), an American actor and a television director who directed five episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (I Only Have Eyes for You, Dead Man's Party, Beauty and the Beasts, Gingerbread, The Zeppo) and one episode of Angel (Reprise).

But did he ever appear onscreen? Otherwise it's still Buffy to the Rockford files via Thad Luckinbill appearing in 8 Simple Rules with James Garner?

On ‎24‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 11:45 PM, lembergwatcher said:

October 25

1972 - Persia White, an American actress who portrayed Aura in S.01E.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth.

And was Lorne's psychic friend in Angel! Never realised they were the same person. Great name, very film noir. 

[lembergwatcher]

October 27

1969 - Channon Roe, an American actor who portrayed Jack O'Toole in S.03E.13 The Zeppo.

 

[lembergwatcher]

October 28

1965 - Adam Bitterman, an American actor who played Gachnar, the Dark Lord of Nightmares and the Bringer of Terror in S.04E.04 Fear, Itself.

[lembergwatcher]

October 29

1928 - Jack Donner, an American actor who appeared as Cleric in S.05E.20 Spiral.

 

1970 - Christopher Wiehl, an American actor who portrayed Owen Thurman in S.01E.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date.

[Halting Hex]

Wait, WHAT????  Sub-Commander Tal was on Buffy?  Holy shit!!!!  I take back anything bad I ever said about Spiral! (Even if it is the episode that made David Hines give up reviewing the series.)

My world is all askew.  The Prison Break fans can have General Exposition, I'll take Cleric!Tal.

And a very happy 90th birthday (and hopefully many more) to Jack.

(Mind you, "The Enterprise Incident" is still a vile piece of imperialist propaganda and one of the worst episodes of the original Star Trek.  But I have affection for anyone who spanned both of my favorite shows [I only knew of Michael Ansara before this] and besides, Tal's another "enemy" subordinate stuck in a dysfunctional hierarchy, with that useless hormonal Commander of his practically humping Spock and believing every lie he fills her empty head with.  I have great sympathy for him, just as I do for Drea in "By Another Name", alone on the bridge flying the ship and wondering what's going on with her fellow Kelvans that Kirk and company are driving insane.  So yay for Jack! [As useless an episode as Spiral continues to be.  But it's not as if Ansara's Enemies was a winner, either.])

Edited October 29, 2018 by Halting Hex

[Joe Hellandback]

2 hours ago, Halting Hex said:

Wait, WHAT????  Sub-Commander Tal was on Buffy?  Holy shit!!!!  I take back anything bad I ever said about Spiral! (Even if it is the episode that made David Hines give up reviewing the series.)

My world is all askew.  The Prison Break fans can have General Exposition, I'll take Cleric!Tal.

And a very happy 90th birthday (and hopefully many more) to Jack.

(Mind you, "The Enterprise Incident" is still a vile piece of imperialist propaganda and one of the worst episodes of the original Star Trek.  But I have affection for anyone who spanned both of my favorite shows [I only knew of Michael Ansara before this] and besides, Tal's another "enemy" subordinate stuck in a dysfunctional hierarchy, with that useless hormonal Commander of his practically humping Spock and believing every lie he fills her empty head with.  I have great sympathy for him, just as I do for Drea in "By Another Name", alone on the bridge flying the ship and wondering what's going on with her fellow Kelvans that Kirk and company are driving insane.  So yay for Jack! [As useless an episode as Spiral continues to be.  But it's not as if Ansara's Enemies was a winner, either.])

The Balance of Terror is probably the un-PC ep of ST;TOS but I like it, Gene Roddenberry was a Cold Warrior at heart. 

9 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

October 29

1928 - Jack Donner, an American actor who appeared as Cleric in S.05E.20 Spiral.

 

1970 - Christopher Wiehl, an American actor who portrayed Owen Thurman in S.01E.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date.

Wow, check him out in glasses, very LA LAW! Interesting Buffy Alumni career, appearing in Bull, Killing Kennedy etc. 

[Halting Hex]

Well, "Balance of Terror" is just a remake of an old WWII movie (The Enemy Below [1957], starring Van Johnson and Curt Jurgens), submarine v. destroyer warfare translated to space.  Stiles's bigotry against the Romulans is shown to be abhorrent, and the Romulan commander is humanized, so I wouldn't call it "Un-PC" necessarily.

Whereas "The Enterprise Incident" is more Viet Nam justification, just like in "A Private Little War".  No, just…no.

Back on the actual BtVS topic, I went all over Adam Bitterman's IMDb page, but couldn't find a listing for his height.  So there's an "actual size" joke that will remain unmade, alas.  Sorry, I tried.

[Joe Hellandback]

16 minutes ago, Halting Hex said:

Well, "Balance of Terror" is just a remake of an old WWII movie (The Enemy Below [1957], starring Van Johnson and Curt Jurgens), submarine v. destroyer warfare translated to space.  Stiles's bigotry against the Romulans is shown to be abhorrent, and the Romulan commander is humanized, so I wouldn't call it "Un-PC" necessarily.

Whereas "The Enterprise Incident" is more Viet Nam justification, just like in "A Private Little War".  No, just…no.

Back on the actual BtVS topic, I went all over Adam Bitterman's IMDb page, but couldn't find a listing for his height.  So there's an "actual size" joke that will remain unmade, alas.  Sorry, I tried.

My mistake, I meant 'A Private Little War' not The Balance of Terror. But I think Robert Mitchum is the star of The Enemy Below (Robert Mitchum is in The Equalizer with Billy Zabka who is in HIMYM with AH who is in Buffy so in 3). 

Edited October 29, 2018 by Joe Hellandback

[Halting Hex]

You got me there.  Van Johnson did many war movies (most memorably The Caine Mutiny, I see), but not that one.  My bad.

[lembergwatcher]

October 30

1968 - Jack Plotnick, an American actor who played Allan Finch, the Deputy Mayor of Sunnydale, in four eps of the third season (Homecoming, Lovers Walk, Bad Girls, Consequences).

[Halting Hex]

Hard to imagine that Allan was only in four episodes; Jack made such an impression in the role.  Happy birthday!

There was fan-spec in early S4 that when Parker told Buffy about his father dying "recently", that meant he would be revealed as being Allan's son.  Unlikely given that Jack's only six years older than Adam Kaufman, but maybe Allan just looked young for his age.  (I mean, again I note that Jenny Calendar was supposed to be Cordelia's teacher, and Robia LaMorte was only 17 days older than CC. So these things are flexible, I guess.)

[lembergwatcher]

Hmm. Quoting Adam from Primeval this is "very interesting" (I mean the possible blood relationship between Allan and Parker). Yes the age difference between Jack and Adam is minimal, but there was no specification concerning Mr. Finch's age. Then again I believe all Parker's talk about his "dead father" was nothing more than blatant lies and cunning manipulation in order to win sympathy and get some naive and a soft touch girl like Buffy into bed.

[Joe Hellandback]

On ‎29‎/‎10‎/‎2018 at 8:33 AM, Halting Hex said:

You got me there.  Van Johnson did many war movies (most memorably The Caine Mutiny, I see), but not that one.  My bad.

Ohhh, let me think on that one? Okay, Humphrey Bogart is in 'To Have and Have Not' with Lauren Bacall, Lauren Bacall is in Misery with James Caan who is in Las Vegas with Baily Chase who is in Buffy so in 4. 

8 hours ago, Halting Hex said:

Hard to imagine that Allan was only in four episodes; Jack made such an impression in the role.  Happy birthday!

There was fan-spec in early S4 that when Parker told Buffy about his father dying "recently", that meant he would be revealed as being Allan's son.  Unlikely given that Jack's only six years older than Adam Kaufman, but maybe Allan just looked young for his age.  (I mean, again I note that Jenny Calendar was supposed to be Cordelia's teacher, and Robia LaMorte was only 17 days older than CC. So these things are flexible, I guess.)

Oh, never heard that one, that would be interesting. 

[lembergwatcher]

October 31

1975 - Julia Lee, an American actress who appeared as Chantarelle/Lily/Anne Steele in two episodes of Buffy (S.02E.07 Lie to Me, S.03E.01 Anne) and three episodes of Angel (S.02E.12 Blood Money, S.02E.14 The Thin Dead Line, S.05E.22 Not Fade Away).

[Halting Hex]

Ah, Chanterlillyanne! (Originally Joan, and previously "Sister Sunshine", as well.)  Julia really can't act, but with…assets such as hers, did she need to?  Rawr. Happy 43rd!

[lembergwatcher]

I have a dream about writing some fic about Xander not coming back to SunnyD after his road trip, and demon hunting with Lilly/Anne's help in L.A. or elsewhere instead.

Edited October 31, 2018 by lembergwatcher

[Joe Hellandback]

12 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

October 31

1975 - Julia Lee, an American actress who appeared as Chantarelle/Lily/Anne Steele in two episodes of Buffy (S.02E.07 Lie to Me, S.03E.01 Anne) and three episodes of Angel (S.02E.12 Blood Money, S.02E.14 The Thin Dead Line, S.05E.22 Not Fade Away).

Anyone else think 'Christina Applegate'?

[lembergwatcher]

November 1

1976 - Chad Lindberg, an American actor who portrayed Dave in S.01E.08 I Robot, You Jane.

  

[Halting Hex]

Yup.  Also died on ER (he had a congenital heart defect and his girl friend, played by Clea DuVall*, lobbied to get the doctors to stop treatment, eventually successfully), but I don't think that George Clooney qualifies as a demon.  Not exactly, anyway.

*-I'm guessing that Chad and Clea had the same agent, given that they did the ER run together and then were cast on Buffy at roughly the same time (both appearing in episodes written by Ashley Gable & Thomas Swyden, in fact).  Just imagine the crossover episode, if Moloch had tried to recruit Marcie…