News - April 2000

David Fury has worked on ANGEL, but does not plan to do so in the near future. "Joss has pretty much put a moratorium on any BUFFY writers working on ANGEL next year. They`re fully staffed, and are hoping not to go outside of their own staff. Things were a little bit bumpy in the beginning of ANGEL. Before there was a staff, I was asked to the second ANGEL episode, and then I did episode 10."

Asked to elaborate on what he knows about the future of ANGEL, Fury replies, "They have some really interesting things in store for next season. A lot of interesting characters coming. Faith will be there for a couple of great episodes, and she will recur." Have we seen the last of Faith in Sunnydale? "I think so," Fury says. "She seems made more for Angel`s world. She seems like she`d be a great addition to some scenarios coming up on ANGEL."

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From jennier: Wanda, anything on Buffy? Will she end up with Riley or Angel?
All I can say is that it doesn't look good for the ex.

• On Faith:
  "We'll see Faith this season on Angel for a couple of episodes, and let's just say she'll be back with some changes. As far as the future, we will see more of Faith, but on Angel rather than Buffy."

  "In Angel there's a huge action sequence involving, and we came up with it and went, 'We'll never afford this,' and we're doing it, it's Buffy and Faith, on a rooftop with a helicopter of assassins trying to kill them. Jumping from rooftop to rooftop."

• Fury also mentioned that the Angel series we're watching right now is not the same show that Whedon had originally conceived.

• Regarding Doyle, Fury says, "I miss Doyle,...But that's the point, isn't it? To kill off a main character we've grown fond of. Very courageous move, I thought."
• Regarding the use of Wesley on Angel, Fury says, "I enjoy Wesley. I reintroduced the character on Angel with my script 'Parting Gifts'. It's fun to write him. But, I should point out, there are dimensions to the character that are slowly being introduced. There's more to Wesley than people think. Stay tuned."
• David also wrote an episode of Angel named Corrupt that was never aired, which eventually morphed in Lonely Hearts (ep 2) because The WB thought it was too dark.
• Fury continues with others we know and more to come, saying, "As for Jheira, I like her but it's hard to call her an addition when she's only appeared in one episode. While I'm sure she'll appear again next season. [There] are new characters we'll be meeting that will be involved on a regular basis, including Gunn, an amateur vigilante vampire slayer, and an eccentric billionaire named David Nabbit, who'll involve himself with Angel."
• He also adds, "Angel will learn more about his ultimate destiny."
• The scribe also revealed a number of additional points that he warned may be spoilers. If you want to know what he revealed, keep reading.

  Still there?

  You were warned.

  According to Fury, here's what else is lies ahead for the Scooby gang: "Buffy will have a spiritual epiphany that will lead to a re-embracing [of] her role as the Chosen One. Willow comes out. Giles will exhibit a hereto unforeseen talent, that will have the fems swooning. Angel vs Riley. And much, much more..."

TORONTO - Tonight, the Canadian Film Centre's provocative Test Pattern series resumes with Buffy The Vampire Slayer supervising producer David Fury taking the podium.

Fury says that Buffy seems to elude a lot of really talented writers. "I come from sitcoms," says Fury, who has written for shows as diverse as Angel, Dream On and Pinky And The Brain. "A lot of drama writers get caught up in the supernatural elements of Buffy, which is really a coming of age story. It's really closer to My So-Called Life than Charmed," he says.

Fury says series boss Joss Whedon has already mapped out seven seasons worth of Buffy, and that both an animated spinoff and a feature film are in the works.

He's getting used to the intense fan attention a series like Buffy seems to ignite. "Forget the conventions -- I have two Web sites dedicated to me!" says Fury.

He tries to stress "the importance of allegory in storytelling" to film students and future writers. "We call our various vampires and monsters 'themons' because they move the story along."

However, most fans are only interested in one thing: When are Buffy and Angel going to get back together? "I still have to explain that Angel's got his own show now," says Fury.

Tonight's Test Pattern forum, which includes a Buffy screening, takes place at the Town Hall at U of T's Innis College at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are available at the door.

(Editor's Note: I wonder if this Buffy movie will include Angel and the gang?)

After turning heads as the tart-tongued Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Charisma Carpenter splits Sunnydale and spreads her wings in the Buffy spinoff Angel.

When one thinks of Cordelia chase, several adjectives spring to mind: haughty, catty, blunt, insulting, self-centered, insensitive, vain, materialistic, mean. But anybody who dares accuse Queen C of being bad had better prepare to hear an earful from the actress who plays her. "Cotdy's not that bad," argues Charisma Carpenter, who's brought Cordelia to life on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the well-received Buffy spinoff, Angel. "I think there's a lot to learn from her. She knows how to take care of herself. And there is nothing wrong with putting yourself first in the big, bad world – knowing how to take care of yourself is an important quality to have."

Carpenter has done a pretty good job of surviving Hollywood's shark-infested waters herself. After being "discovered" in a Los Angeles restaurant, the lovely Las Vegas native appeared in more than 20 television commercials before landing a role in Aaron Spelling's short-lived prime-time sudster Malibu Shores. She was hired for Buffy soon after, quickly elevating the hilariously tactless Cordy from snobby, fashion-conscious high school villain to full-fledged member of Buffy's demon-fighting crew. This season, the character moved to L.A. – and a different WB time slot – to serve as virtuous vampire David Boreanaz's Girl Friday on Angel. The change in scenery not only has given Carpenter a chance to try on a leading lady's designer shoes, but it also has introduced a kinder, gentler Cordelia.

"She's becoming more fleshed out and three-dimensional," Carpenter says. "She's really starting to be less selfish – although I hope she never completely stop thinking of herself because that's what makes her so funny. But she's more dependable, more reliable. When I was on Buffy, I'd say, 'Oh, I want to do more dramatic roles.' But honestly, on Angel I get all this range every single episode. I get to be vulnerable, funny, heroic, brave, resilient, scared. I have a chance to do it all. When the day comes and this show is over, I will feel so much more accomplished as an actor. It's the best learning ground I could have."

On the other hand, Carpenter wouldn't say she's completely satisfied with her role on the series. The 28-year-old is continually angling for an opportunity to kick some undead butt.

"I'm dying to do action," admits Carpenter, who studied dance as a teenager and later worked as a San Diego Chargers cheerleader. "The thing to remember is that Cordelia is a regular girl and she doesn't have superpower strength or anything. But I do think she should know a move or two after working for a vampire and fighting the evil and undead and stuff for four year."

Until she gets the green light to join the stunt crew, the 28-year-old is content to plan her upcoming wedding and tend to her beloved golden retrievers when she isn't spending 14-hour days toiling on the Angel set. Carpenter also hopes to eventually join the scads of WB actors who've made the jump to the big-screen, but she's happy to bide her time until she's offered something other than teen comedies and Cordelia-esque roles.

"I don't want to keep doing the same thing," she says. "I don't want to get pigeonholed. If I find the right project, it better be really good or really fun. Because my time is so limited, I'm not going to do something half-assed – I'm going to do something that I can totally sink my teeth into."