The Kitten, the Witches and the Bad Wardrobe Willow & Tara Forever

by **drlloyd11** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 7:58 am

I have been informed that the advocate has a mention of Buffy/Willow/Tara.
Checking there web page they have an article (not on the web) in the current issue that mentiones
", Buffy dyke drama"
Anyone see this?
Okay, I read the article, and will try to put it up later.
It was an interview with Marti Noxon,
Salient points
1)Marti refused to say how the arc would end.
2)Marti had two mommies, her monther is Gay and raised with the help of her lover.
3)She aknowledges that fans of the couple are pissed but says "Willow was not meant to be a roll model" and that all the characters have there Dark Side

Later

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by **Dr.G** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 8:03 am

Put it up doc, very curious now.

by **drlloyd11** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 8:10 am

quote:
Originally posted by Dr.G:
Put it up doc, very curious now.

As soon as I get home..

quote:

by **christa monsta** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 8:22 am

thanks drlloyd11! can't wait to read the article!

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"You can sleep with me!
Well now, that came out a lot more lesbian than it sounded in my head."

by **xita** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 11:13 am

Oh that interview is not comforting. But it's neat to know about Marti's background.

by **ScoobySnack** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 1:06 pm

I don't want to read the actual interview--the synopsis was sad enough!

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Tara: I am, you know.
Willow: What?
Tara: Yours.

by **SciFiAcid** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 1:11 pm

Interesting... and makes me even more worried!! Why must they put out stuff like this NOW!

Oy!

Can't wait for the entire aticle... tee hee

by **BBOvenGuy** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 1:25 pm

How great to see W/T getting more high-profile attention!

And at least judging from the synopsis, Marti's comments don't bother me one bit. I wouldn't have expected her to reveal how the story arc would turn out, and saying all the characters have their dark sides isn't really that big a revelation. Remember, Marti's the one who said last year that "fans should be concerned" about Tara being a demon.

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Remember the Kitten Board Mantra: "Joss is nuts about Tara, Willow/Tara and Amber!"

"...while i'm here, can I just echo what that other guy said? I think it went something like this: Amber Benson.... Amber Benson..." - Joss Whedon, November 6 2001

"Hannigan..... did you hear that?" - Joss Whedon, November 13 2001

by **Willowlicious** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 1:32 pm

Oh, come on, kitties! Buck up! Even if the BtVS writing staff has "Willow and Tara Forever" sceensavers spinning across their computer monitors and have every intention of getting them back together, you think they're gonna tell us??!! No way! They work hard at their craft and want their dramas to play out before us UNSPOILED. Marti wouldn't tip her hand, not yet.

Besides, she didn't say anything that scary. She simply wouldn't tell us what was gonna happen (see above) and said Willow wasn't supposed to be a role model. So? Almost every writer says that about their characters. "Role model" has negative creative connotations and expections connected to it. Marti merely means that they're not writing Willow to be some kind of representative of the gay community. She's just Willow. Buffy is no role model either. None of the show's characters are. Except for maybe Riley. Ewww. Get my point?

What Marti said means NOTHING as to whether Willow and Tara will get back together. She's being coy and rightly so.

It IS interesting that Marti has two mommies, though. Cool!

Amy

Edited to add that, "Dammit, Bob, you always beat me to the punch!!"

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by **Blixxt** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 1:37 pm

I gotta agree with Willowlicious. At first I was kind of worried, and then I realized that this is what Marti was going to say no matter what.

1) Not commenting on how it will turn out. Of *course* she's not going to! They won't comment on how any of the storylines will turn out! So she was going to say that no matter what.

2) Knowing that Marti was raised by two women is kinda neat, and actually comforts me a bit. She obviously has no problem with Willow and Tara being together.

3) Though Marti says Willow is not meant to be a role model, that honestly doesn't really mean anything. Willow is obviously going through bad motions this season, and that statement simply reflects it. Though I have to say that I *do* think Willow is a role model, whether they want her to be or not.

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by **tommo** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 2:17 pm

For those of you who haven't read it, here's the article. And you know, I wish Deb would bloody tell me when she gets the friggin' Advocate...sigh...

Buffy producer knows dyke drama

Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-executive producer Marti Noxon wouldn't tell The Buzz much about the eventual outcome of the problems between spell-casting lesbian lovers Willow and Tara (played by Alyson Hannigan and Amber Benson), except that "Willow's use of magic is going to cause problems between them." Noxon did, however, provide us with some fascinating insights aobut her own experience with lesbian couples.

"My mom is gay," Noxon revealed. "When I was 13 or 14 years old, she fell in love with a woman and has been with her ever since. So I have a mom and a mom."

Which means Noxon knows what she's talking about in defending the fact that Willow, one of network TV's few gay characters, may be straying from the side of righteousness this season. "We never really meant for Willow to be a gay icon," says Noxon. "Every character on Buffy is going to struggle with their dark side; that's the nature of our show."

For the show's fans who feel betrayed by Willow and Tara's love troubles, Noxon says, "There were people who were unhappy that [Willow] was gay, and there are people who are unhappy that she and Tara are having problems, that they're not the poster couple for gay relationships. But to my mind, that's not a fair representation of gay people either."

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by **kpmuse** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 2:46 pm

Thanks so much Ruth for bringing us the article!

I wonder if Marti includes Tara when she says "Every character on Buffy is going to struggle with their dark side; that's the nature of our show."

God I hope not because I just can't take any more.

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kris

I am you know.
What?
Yours.

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by **Rane** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 2:51 pm

her dark side has already been touched upon. her family, no?

by **kpmuse** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 2:52 pm

Oh yes. Sounds good to me. Her family! Not her!

by **Warduke** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 2:53 pm

Thanks for posting the article Ruth

Like others have said, this doesn't make me feel bad at all, Marti (like all the writers) will not give out the ending of any storylines and she won't say anything that will ease our angst either, that's what they want, maximum angst...evil people, all of them

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