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RIP Nicholas Brendon

2026-03-21T20:56:43Z

Just heard that Nicholas Brendon, who played Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, died on the 20th, apparently of natural causes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Brendon

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/nicholas-brendon-dead-buffy-vampire-slayer-b2943051.html

To me he was always the best viewpoint character for the show, the normal guy who was doing his best to cope with the sheer insanity of living on the mouth of hell, but some people seen to think that that wasn't sufficiently cool and and that Xander should have had superpowers far beyond anyone else in the show. I'm afraid that they're missing the point; he was the closest to normal of a team that was otherwise super-powered to some extent, and the best bridge between our world and theirs, and he played the role spectacularly well. He'll be missed.

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Fanfic - Buffyverse / Star Trek - Mentor

2022-08-02T01:15:11Z

I started writing this in 2011 but shelved it when I couldn’t come up with a useful plot. When I heard that Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) had died I decided to rework it as a character piece. I hope it works. This is set in the same universe as my story Omphalos.

( Mentor )

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Another Bundle - Buffy and Angel

2022-03-09T18:44:39Z

Another repeat bundle (from 2016), the old Buffy and Angel RPGs from Eden Studios, I'm guessing to mark the 25th anniversary of the show first airing.

( Buffy and Angel RPGs )

Last time I said OK, I'm definitely going to be downloading this, and I think it's a pretty good deal, especially if you're a Buffy fan - it's easy to pick up and a lot of fun to play. But as usual I have to point out that I get these things free if I want them, if you don't your mileage may vary. I don't see any reason to change that, it's the definitive RPG if you want to use the Buffy universe and a lot of people still think very fondly of the show.

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Fanfic: Five Resolutions Marcie Ross Broke and One She Kept.

2019-01-29T03:16:57Z

Written for the Twisting the Hellmouth New Years Resolutions challenge 2019. For those who don't remember her, Marcie Ross was the invisible girl in the Buffy season 1 episode Out of Mind, Out of Sight who was eventually recruited by a mysterious agency and apparently trained as an assassin. All characters and settings belong to their respective writers / megacorporations of doom, not to me, and this story is not meant to infringe on copyright.

( Five Resolutions Marcie Ross Broke and One She Kept )

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Fanfic - Buffy - A Special Gift

2017-12-31T04:14:42Z

This is a slightly late Christmas story for Twisting the Hellmouth's Christmas challenge. Comments please before I post to archives:

( A Special Gift )

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Fanfic - Marvel / Buffyverse - Birthday Honours - V

2017-08-30T00:54:06Z

Here's the next part of Birthday Honours, a Buffyverse / Marvel crossover. Previous chapters are here:

Twisting the Hellmouth: https://www.tthfanfic.org/Story-30966/MarcusRowland+Birthday+Honours.htm

Archive of our Own: http://archiveofourown.org/works/3334724/chapters/7292075

( Read more... )

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Sdaleconspiracy transfer complete

2017-04-15T17:47:14Z

I've now transferred the sdaleconspiracy community to Dreamwidth - it's been a bit dead for the last few years, but if you like wacky fun with Buffy and conspiracy theories it may be what you're looking for.

The rationale:

sdaleconspiracy is an alternative forum for users of the alt.conspiracy.sunnydale newsgroup, which is unfortunately spammed heavily and as a result isn't carried by many ISPs. Why they have taken this unusual step to block discussion of the Sunnydale Disaster isn't clear, but it's hoped that, at least in the short term, this community will be a useful alternative.

The purpose of this community is discussion of the destruction of the city of Sunnydale, California, in May 2003, the mysterious and still unexplained evacuation of the town prior to the disaster, and the information that has since come to light on the town's extraordinary record of unsolved murders and Fortean events; the destruction of Sunnydale High School in 1999, the laryngitis epidemic and ritual murders later that year, abnormal weather patterns, spontaneous human combustion, etc. etc.

A useful reference to some of the phenomena experienced in Sunnydale is Mysteries of the Bizarre - Sunnydale Revealed, apparently the only documentary about the town made before it was destroyed.

Since useful information was cross-posted to A.C.S. from some other conspiracy newsgroups it is hoped that users of alt.conspiracy.jasmine, alt.conspiracy.jonathan, alt.conspiracy.la.darkness, alt.conspiracy.wolframandhart, alt.conspiracy.bruknerassassination etc. will also participate.

Ground rules

Postings must NOT use any knowledge of the "real" activities of BtVS or Angel characters.
Posters may not take on the role of any of the principal BtVS or Angel characters; however, posting as someone who wasn't a Scooby but did (for example) take part in the fight against the Mayor is OK. Remember that most Sunnydale residents have long since rationalised away the real facts, so a typical member of the Class of 99 probably has some bizarre memories of a gang fight disrupting the ceremony!
Posters can only assume such knowledge of characters as might realistically be found on line or half-remembered after Sunnydale was destroyed; for example, Rupert Giles will be on record as a former high school librarian, his academic qualifications will be known, it will be known that he later owned The Magic Box and drove the bus that rescued the last survivors of the disaster. It won't be known that he was/is a Watcher. Willow is known as a passenger on the bus, but her main web presence is her long-forgotten Doogie Howser, M.D. fanfic. Buffy's record for arson, violence, etc. may be known, if people have dug deep, but the "supernatural warrior" side of things won't easily be unearthed. And so forth.
Postings might include new and exciting conspiracy theories (which could be useful for fanfic), incorporation of other conspiracy theories (is it just a coincidence that Principal Snyder was in Dallas the day Kennedy was assassinated?), new "evidence" that has been unearthed or found in government records etc. (but NOT episode transcripts described as "bugging records" and the like), and so on.
Fanfic based on this premise is welcome.
Photo manips etc. are also welcome, but please use cuts or links.
Only members of the community can make new posts, but anyone can comment, including anonymous postings.

If you previously posted to the community and want your post deleted for some reason please contact me. Otherwise, I hope that the transfer to Dreamwidth will give the community a new lease of life.

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Anniversary...

2017-03-11T00:22:34Z

I forgot to commemorate a very important anniversary yesterday. But hope this makes up for it...

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