Buffy Calendar

[Halting Hex]

Clemenson would go on to garner three Emmy™ nominations on Boston Legal, winning once.  The character, "Jerry Espenson", was named after Jane, which is somewhat odd, as she didn't write his episode here.

[Loandbehold]

Clemenson also played Socrates Poole on The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. Not sure whether the character was named after anyone.

[Halting Hex]

11 hours ago, Loandbehold said:

The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. 

And thus he's the one-step link to the never-actually-appearing "real" Uncle Rory, Bruce Campbell.

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1 hour ago, Halting Hex said:

And thus he's the one-step link to the never-actually-appearing "real" Uncle Rory, Bruce Campbell.

I'm glad I'm not the first to think that Uncle Rory could use a B-movie chin to complete the character.

[lembergwatcher]

March 20

1979 - Bianca Lawson, an American actress who portrayed Kendra in three episodes of the second season (What's My Line, Part 1, What's My Line, Part 2, Becoming, Part 1).

1982 - Erica Luttrell, a Canadian actress who played Karen in S.04E.17 Superstar.

Edited March 20, 2019 by lembergwatcher

[Halting Hex]

13 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

1982 - Erica Luttrell, a Canadian actress who played Karen in S.04E.17 Superstar.

That's "Karen-with-a-'K'", to you!

Bianca Lawson still looked wonderfully young as Maya on Pretty Little Liars.  "Black don't crack" is real, it appears.  (And yes, even that was a few years back now.  But she still seems to be holding on, to judge by recent pics.  Good on you, girl.)

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March 21

1976 - Ryan Bittle, an American actor who played Mitch in S.01E.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

[Joe Hellandback]

2 minutes ago, lembergwatcher said:

March 21

1976 - Ryan Bittle, an American actor who played Mitch in S.01E.11 Out of Mind, Out of Sight.

Looks rather like Bailey Chase?

[lembergwatcher]

11 minutes ago, Joe Hellandback said:

Looks rather like Bailey Chase?

I wouldn't say that exactly.

[Joe Hellandback]

8 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

I wouldn't say that exactly.

Have a gander;

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March 22

1964 - Mel Fair, an American actor, writer and producer who portrayed Tentacle Demon in S.06E.16 Hell's Bells.

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March 24

1955 - Lenora May, an American actress who portrayed Mrs. Jackson in S.01E.09 The Puppet Show.

1974 - Happy birthday, Alyson Lee Hannigan!

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And that's why today is a national holiday!

(It's not???  Gee, what kind of a shithole is this country, anyhow?  Weird.)

[lembergwatcher]

5 hours ago, Halting Hex said:

And that's why today is a national holiday!

(It's not???  Gee, what kind of a shithole is this country, anyhow?  Weird.)

You can always start a petition for proclaiming March 24 Alyson L. Hannigan Day 🤩

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Some Aly's photos from 1989

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A small reminiscence about teenage Alyson Hannigan from former child actress Wendy Cox:

http://hagenhoopla.blogspot.com/2010/06/hollywood-days-alyson-hannigan.html

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Very young Alyson Hannigan in a TV show about... witchcraft.

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March 26

1971 - Tod Thawley, an American actor who played Hus in S.04E.08 Pangs.

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March 27

1956 (also: August 19, 1958 & August 29. 1946) - Michael Harney, an American actor who played Xander's Father in S.04E.22 Restless.

1971 - Nathan Fillion, a Canadian-American actor who portrayed Caleb in five last episodes of the seventh season (Dirty Girls, Empty Places, Touched, End of Days, Chosen).

[Halting Hex]

3 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

March 27

1956 (also: August 19, 1958 & August 29. 1946) - Michael Harney

Gee, that must have been some pregnancy…almost 12 years, all told.  His poor mother…

[Joe Hellandback]

On ‎3‎/‎24‎/‎2019 at 11:36 PM, lembergwatcher said:

Is she practicing to be a silent movie heroine? 

Edited March 27, 2019 by Joe Hellandback

[lembergwatcher]

3 hours ago, Joe Hellandback said:

Is she practicing to be a silent movie heroine?

I don't know. She's probably just hanging out with Paul Scherrer - her colleague from Free Spirit fantasy sitcom.

5 hours ago, Halting Hex said:

Gee, that must have been some pregnancy…almost 12 years, all told.  His poor mother…

No, I just came across three different birth dates while searching for info. And I can't figure out which is right...

Edited March 27, 2019 by lembergwatcher

[Halting Hex]

Oh, I figured that Harney's multiple birthdates came from contradictory sources.  Very funny to see that two of them are his same Wikipedia page, though.

[lembergwatcher]

The Torkelsons a.k.a. Almost Home sitcom. S.02E.10 The Dance. Seems like Samantha (Alyson Hannigan) and Gregory (Jason Marsden) have similar issues Willow and Xander have. Sometimes those issues include formal wear too...

Five years challenge.

Edited March 27, 2019 by lembergwatcher

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March 28

1943 - Conchata Ferrell, an American actress who portrayed nurse Ruth Greeliegh in S.02E.20 Go Fish!.

1968 - Max Perlich, an American actor who played Whistler in S.02E.21 Becoming, Part 1 and S.02E.22 Becoming, Part 2.

[Halting Hex]

6 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

The Torkelsons a.k.a. Almost Home sitcom. S.02E.10 The Dance. Seems like Samantha (Alyson Hannigan) and Gregory (Jason Marsden) have similar issues Willow and Xander have. Sometimes those issues include formal wear too...

Five years challenge.

Er, not that I ever saw the show (I had no idea that it featured a pre-Taj Brittany Murphy!), but if it's about a blended family (in Season 2, anyhow), how come none of the kids have Connie Ray's Oklahoma twang?  They must miss their dad something fierce, I guess.

(Also a bit disappointing to discover that Aly's only recurring, not main cast as I thought.  That's one less step towards the Michael Landon/Harry Morgan record for her.)

5 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

March 28

1943 - Conchata Ferrell, an American actress who portrayed nurse Ruth Greeliegh in S.02E.20 Go Fish!.

1968 - Max Perlich, an American actor who played Whistler in S.02E.21 Becoming, Part 1 and S.02E.22 Becoming, Part 2.



Oh, joy.  Two of my "favorites" on the same day.  (If only Carl Marin had thrown Whistler to the boys along with Ruthie, he'd have been my favorite villain ever.)

March 28th is the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island disaster.  (Or, alternatively, the no-confidence vote that sank the Callaghan government, if you're the sort who would prefer nuclear meltdowns to Margaret Thatcher.)  Seems appropriate…

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2 hours ago, Halting Hex said:

Also a bit disappointing to discover that Aly's only recurring, not main cast as I thought

It's always disappointing not to have Aly as part of the main cast...

Max Perlich OTOH seems to be a kind of guy who likes playing characters with a thing for hats.

Edited March 28, 2019 by lembergwatcher

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March 30

1965 - Juliet Landau, an American ballerina, actress, producer and director who portrayed Drusilla in 17 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 2, 5 & 7) and 7 episodes of Angel (seasons 2 & 5).

1968 (date approximate) - Steve Summers, the frontman for Sprung Monkey - the first band we see performing at The Bronze in S.01E.01 Welcome to the Hellmouth.

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Juliet Landau together with her father, actor Martin Landau, at the nominees luncheon for 61st Annual Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, 03/21/1989.

Edited March 30, 2019 by lembergwatcher

[Halting Hex]

36 minutes ago, lembergwatcher said:

1965 - Juliet Landau, an American ballerina, actress, producer and director who portrayed Drusilla in 17 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 2, 5 & 7) and 7 episodes of Angel (seasons 2 & 5).

"My black goddess! My ripe, wicked plum!"  

(Who says Spike's not a poet, at heart?  He just needs better inspiration than Effing Effulgent Cecily, that's all.)

Juliet helping her dad win that Oscar™ for Ed Wood.  Dang, those eyebrows!  (Also, dang, that WonderBra™, but that's a different issue…)

I met Marty at the party for Mission: Impossible back in '96, and all he wanted to do was talk about his daughters.  Awww.  (Of course, as I was trying to flog a script, he was more interested in steering me towards Juliet's sister, Penny, who was running a production company, but given that "Drusilla" has endured far longer than my dreams of Hollywood or Penny's company, perhaps that was an error.  Still, Marty had definitely earned more than a few do-overs, so no problem.)

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April 2

1975 - Pedro Pascal (b. José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal), a Chilean-born American actor and producer who played Eddie in S.04E.01 The Freshman.

1976 - Jeremy Garrett, an American actor who portrayed Cameron Walker in S.02E.20 Go Fish!.

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7 hours ago, lembergwatcher said:

1975 - Pedro Pascal (b. José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal)

His credit in The Freshman reads "Pedro Balmaceda", after the Spanish tradition of using the maternal surname.  I wonder when he switched?  (Or why?)

Also grew up pretty nice.  Don't know how he scored that invite to the Golden Globes, but he's looking good…

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April 4

1971 - Miho Hatori, a Japanese singer, songwriter, and musician, primarily known as the vocalist of the New York City-based band Cibo Matto, who appeared in S.02E.01 When She Was Bad.

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April 5

1969 (date approximate) - Jeff Pruitt, an American stuntman, director and actor who was the stunt coordinator for 65 episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (seasons 2-4). Also appeared in two eps of the show: S.02E.11 Ted and S.03E.01 Anne. 

[Halting Hex]

Proposed to Sophia Crawford after the net trap in Phases threw her (because it was improperly loaded) and allegedly nearly killed her.  You know, I've always been single, but I don't think I'd be saving the ring for that moment, in particular.

I grant you, it probably saved him from a "you didn't check the trap? I could have died!" fight that night, but that's a "Get Out of Jail Free" card you can probably only play the once.  As proposing has less impact once you're already married, I'd guess.

(I shouldn't snark; Jeff was good at his job.  His "Parable of the Knight" meltdown over his conflicts with Joss in S4 probably ended up hurting the show, even if his replacement John Medlen did get his chops together, eventually.  [I still adore the flip-kick "Buffy" does in Tough Love, for example.]  But Jeff's fight work was series-defining, and it was a shame to see him move on.)

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I take it he's still not on speaking terms with Whedon.

[lembergwatcher]

April 6

1954 - Franc Ross, an American actor who portrayed Razor in S.06E.01/E.02 Bargaining, Parts 1&2.

1998 - Lily Jackson, an American actress who played Witchy Poo in S.06E.06 All the Way.

[Halting Hex]

Aww, how appropriate that Witchy-Poo is named "Lily" IRL!  Like the Dougie Howser fanfic in Help, it's as if they knew HIMYM was happening before it even did.

[lembergwatcher]

April 8

1964 - Dean Batali, an American writer and producer who served as a story editor and an executive story editor during the first two seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also co-wrote five episodes (along with Rob Des Hotel): S.01E.05 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date, S.01E.09 The Puppet Show, S.02E.08 The Dark Age, S.02E.15 Phases, S.02E.18 Killed by Death.

1964 - Steven S. DeKnight, an American writer, director and producer who served as a story editor during the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer  and the producer for 44 eps of Angel (seasons 4-5). Also wrote five episodes of Buffy (S.05E.13 Blood Ties, S.05E.20 Spiral, S.06E.06 All the Way, S.06E.13 Dead Things, S.06E.19 Seeing Red) and twelve episodes of Angel (seasons 4-5). Directed three eps of Angel (S.04E.17 Inside Out, S.05E.04 Hell-Bound, S.05E.16 Shells).

1973 - Happy birthday, Emma Caulfield Ford!

1975 - Garrett Brawith, an American actor and stuntman who portrayed Frank in S.06E.19 Seeing Red.

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[Halting Hex]

"One last job", huh, Emma?  Eighteen years later (I'm only counting as far as 2016, as that's the most recent I saw), and she still can't quit the biz.    It's no 1100 years of vengeance, but still.

Had no idea CC did a guest spot on BH90210!  A pity it wasn't during the West Bev years, for proper Torrance HS continuity.

(Mostly OT:  I recorded CC's Supernatural episode [7.05, "Shut Up, Dr. Phil"] and then the accursed DVR [don't ask!] ate it.  Sighhhhh…)