Remembering Wrong Spoilers Past...

[Zahir]

Remember when Riley was going to kill Spike?

Or time-travelling Xander?

How about when Dawn turned out to be Dracula in disguise?

Not to mention all those times Tara died...

One of my faves--Buffy is the Key, gets erased and Dawn turns out to be the Slayer.

Remember, Kitties?

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"O let my name be in the Book of Love.
If it be there, I care not of
That other book Above...
Strike it out! Or write it in anew.
But let it be in the Book of Love!"
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[BBOvenGuy]

I loved the one about Melissa Gilbert guest starring as Hank Summers's new girlfriend, thus reuniting her with Dean Butler, who had played Almonzo Wilder to Melissa's Laura Ingalls Wilder on Little House on the Prairie.

The first mention of it sure as heck looked real, which leads me to believe it was a red herring that someone at Mutant Enemy created. It soon mutated, though, and at one point I think there were bogus spoilers for an entire courtroom drama mini-arc as Giles and Buffy battled Hank and the girlfriend for custody of Dawn. Yeesh.

Oh, and of course there was the "Everyone and his dog shows up in Sunnydale for the Season 5 finale" rumor, too...

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Remember the Kitten Board Mantra: "Joss is nuts about Tara, Willow/Tara and Amber!"
(...and Marti's rather fond of them, too...)

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[Kiwiccan]

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Originally posted by Zahir:
Remember when Riley was going to kill Spike?

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Well Riley did stake Spike, but with a plastic stake. Of course that didn't count, but it sure scared the be-jesus out of Spike...hehehehe

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[Kalita]

quote:

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Originally posted by BBOvenGuy:
... an entire courtroom drama mini-arc as Giles and Buffy battled Hank and the girlfriend for custody of Dawn. Yeesh.

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Courtroom drama... what everyone watches Buffy for...quote:

[Wiccagrrl]

Hehehe. This is fun Hey, remember the one that at the end of Intervention, Buffy was going to pretend to be the Buffybot and would be so touched by Spike's response to her questions that she's actually kiss him? Oh, yea...that one turned out to be true, didn't it?

One of my faves (and one I have to admit I really was kinda hoping was true) was the fake "supercrossover" B/A finale rumor for last year. And of course any time Faith or Dru are rumored to return is fun. Less fun are the many Tara dies/turns evil/Willow turns evil spoilers that circulate so frequently.

[GODisTigger]

Yeah, the "Riley sees Spike and Buffy kiss so he kills Spike" or the "Spike turns Buffy in the Supercrossover Spectacular Season Finale"
:: trumpets blare ::

Hmm, what else.

Weren't Xander and Willow supposed to go to LA and end up singing at the Host's place revealing Xander's destiny?

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[~KISMIC~]

I heard the rumour about Willow and Xander going to see The Host in L.A.
Uhh there was the spoiler about TARA going to L.A. and singing at the Host's place as well.
The spoiler about Dawn actually being a slayer and also that after Jjoyce died that Giles would get custody of Dawn, etc. The list goes on and on and...
*~Kristy~*

[grifter]

I can remember the Shannon Doherty-is-going-to-be-Buffy´s-new-watcher-rumor.
People on this german board were soooo lynching me when I told them it was just a rumor
The stupid tv station that shows BtVS around here spread this rumor, probably to get all the Charmed-fans to watch to BtVS

[Web Warlock]

My favorite.

Tara was going to kick Adam's ass.
Saw that on the Usenet.

Warlock.

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[buffelina]

I remember one that said Xander was going to get killed off in "The Gift."
Another said Willow would go back with Oz.
Tara would become a vampire ...

[oncemorewithfeeling]

I liked the Britney appears as a bad ass vamp.
Like that ever happened :-(
Would have been good just to see Buffy stake Britney!

[Salix]

My absolute favorite, and a sales rep at the WB station here swore it was true because he saw the memo, was that everyone except ASH was demanding tooooo much money for season 5. And Giles would be sent to an alternate dimension at the end of season 4 (restless). And the other characters would be replaced by similar looking but bigger name actors in season 5 which would also increase the ratings. He actually had people believing this.

It's so lame that I'm sure he thought that up himself as a joke. But people BELIEVED it. Didn't P.T. Barnum say that there's a sucker born every minute? I think he underestimated.

[miss_spangles]

Lol, some of those were too funny. Does anyone else remember the one doing the rounds in early season five that said a time travelling waitress from the bronze was spying on the scoobies. I don't know who came up with it, but I have to admit that it's certainly a unique fake spoiler

[BBOvenGuy]

Ah, but there was an alien waitress spying on the Pod Squad in Roswell. Maybe someone just got their spoilers confused.

There was a pretty elaborate rumor about Seth Green coming back so they could kill off Oz at the end of Season 4. It went so far as to say the last shot of an episode was his grave with his guitar propped up against the headstone. And depending on which version you saw, Willow was either going to break up with Tara or fall into Tara's arms saying "I'm so glad I have you here for me."

Then someone got a look at the page of the script from "Restless" where Xander got his heart ripped out and started telling everyone that Xander was about to be killed off - not realizing that the script page was for a part of his dream.

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Remember the Kitten Board Mantra: "Joss is nuts about Tara, Willow/Tara and Amber!"
(...and Marti's rather fond of them, too...)

[miss_spangles]

thanks for those Bob - gave me a laugh But it made me think, it seems people are really anxious to spread "spoilers" about characters dying like they really want Joss to kill someone off...but i guess at least it's just not Tara they've been doing it to.

edited to add. Sorry Zahir, I see you already posted the time-travelling thing. I think I may have to get glasses

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[Beautiful Tara's Girl]

I liked the entire fake episode "For Your Love" in which Dru was supposed to come back to town, nearly kill Buffy, and get staked by Spike. Buffy would then tell Spike "I know what it's like to kill the one you love." Spike would then reply, "I didn't."

Awwwwww...

...not.

[Rayne]

I swear some of these spoilers must be planted by Mutant Enemy!

A small one I remember was that Tara would set up a palm reading booth in the corner of the Magic Box.

[Cafe]

I really loved when those fake spoilers for the last episodes of season 5 and Angel season 2 ended up in SFX's may issue. That was so fun !

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Thanks to the fact that _Buffy_ and _Angel_ are both on hiatus in the US as SFX goes to print, we aren't able to supply you with reviews of the latest episodes (in fact, Sky could end up showing episodes before they're broadcast in the States at this rate). However, our spies have been despatched with instructions to beat the plots out of unsuspecting insiders, and they've rounded up this pile of episode synopses. We can't guarantee that they're correct, but they shoudn't be too far off...

Buffy 5.17 "Forever" :
17/04/01, written by Marti Noxon

After the events in "The Body", it comes as no suprise that this episode focuses upon Buffy and Dawn psyching themselves up for Joyce's funeral. Anya meanwhile is offered her powers back - but what does that mean for her relationship with Xander? Glory decides that she has to get a move on in her search for the key, and Joyce's funeral brings in a few surprise guests.

Angel 2.17 "Disharmony" :
17/04/01, written by David Fury

It is Harmony who informs Angel that Joyce has died (Spike's ex has now moved to LA). Unaware of this, Willow and Xander have travelled to the city to tell him themselves, but fail to find him because he's changed address. They find themselves in Caritas, where they have a singsong and hear from The Host that Xander has a destiny to protect mankind. However Angel has a chat to The Host after Xander and Willow have gone (without him seeing them). The Host tells Angel about a boy with a "grim future". It doesn't sound good for Xander.

Buffy 5.18 : "Intervention" :
24/04/01, written by Jane Espenson

Angel pays Sunnydale a visit after hearing about Joyce's death, knowing that Buffy will need some support, which she does. Spike however needs Buffy's help when the Buffy robot he's had constructed goes haywire and tries to kill him.

At the beginning of an ongoing storyline, Buffy's dad comes to Sunnydale and with his new friend Sophie (_Babylon 5_'s Melissa Gilbert), and Glory looks for a new minion after Ben disappears... be prepared for a shock ending folks.

Angel 2.18 : "Dead End" :
24/04/01, written by David Greenwalt

Cordelia's visions start to speed up, becoming nastier and more painful. As Angel Investigations tries to help her, Lindey receives a new hand (to replace the one Angel smashed) which isn't ias inanimate as it should be.

Buffy 5.19 : "Tough Love" :
01/05/01, written by Rebecca Kirschner

Hank Summers, unsurprisingly, wants custody of Dawn. Giles decides he wants her too. Cue: a custody battle. Glory has finally figured out that Dawn is the key and has her kidnapped. Her accomplice? Xander, who is now possessed by the evil god and forced to help her. Willow casts a spell to unpossess him, but Tara messes up, leaving Anya to try and save the day.

Angel 2.19 : "Belonging"
01/05/01

Angel and Lindsey become friends - as strange as that may sound - which doesn't exactly thrill the rest of Angel investigations. Cordelia and Gunn, however, have other things on their minds as they go out on their first date. One of Gunn's old friends needs help, forcing him to choose between his new colleagues and the old ones.

Buffy 5.20 : "Spiral"
08/05/01, written by Steven S DeKnight, directed by James A Contner

Buffy tries to contact Angel after things go from bad to worse - she's served with Dawn's custody papers by her dad and it's looking harder and harder to defeat Glory. On top of this, Buffy gets a message from the Initiative's Graham, saying that Riley is MIA... and possibly dead. It's not a good day for Buffy. The audience discover that Glory and Ben only exist in our dimension by using a "vessel", keeping up their strenght by draining the life from others. Ben hasn't been feeding and has become very weak, meaning that Glory needs to find him a new vessel.

Buffy's trip to LA to find her former lover is to no avail, because, unknown to her, Angel and co are on their way to Sunnydale...

Angel 2.20 : "Over the rainbow"
08/05/01, written by Mere Smith

With Lindsey wavering his loyalty to Wolfram and Hart, Lilah arranges his sister to be attacked by a demon as a warning to him. Laura is blinded, but soon discovers that she has supernatural powers that enable her to "see inside people" She tells Angel that he has to go to Sunnydale.

Lindsey is promoted but discovers the plot to teach him a lesson. He tries to save Laura from becoming a Wolfram and Hart weapon but fails. Meanwhile, Angel's decided to heed Laura's words and travels to Sunnydale, taking Kate with him. Along the way, they pick up Lindsey, Faith (released from prison) and Oz.

Cordelia, Gunn and Wesley, who didn't agree with Angel's decision to leave LA, go to Caritas where The Host informs them that they should be with him.

Buffy 5.21 : "The weight of the world"
15/05/01, written by Doug Petrie

Giles wins his battle to become the legal guardian of Dawn. Xander and Buffy, who's on the verge of a nervous breakdown, pay a visit to a certain karaoke bar and have their fortune told, whilst back in Sunnydale Angel arrives to help defeat Glory. Spike regains control of himself after his chip is deactivated by the Initiative, immediately returning to his old and nasty ways.

Angel 2.21 : "Through the looking glass"
written and directed by Tim Minear

Cordelia, Gunn and Wesley try to catch up with Angel and Kate, finally joining them just before he reaches Sunnydale. After picking up a hitch-hiker on the way - whose identity won't be revealed until the next episode - they meet up with the Scooby Gang and find they have a lot to talk about.

Buffy 5.22 : "Centennial"
22/05/01, written and directed by Joss Whedon.

To celebrate the 100th episode of _Buffy_ this will be a two hour spectacular featuring the entire cast of both shows. The Sunnydale Scoobies and Angel's team from LA join forces to get rid of Glory, resulting in three of the group meeting their destinies... whatever that may mean!

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"There's been very detailed stuff out there about what's going to happen that's completely right," Espenson says. "And I don't like it when stuff is out there that's right. I like it when stuff is out there that's almost right, but has some important details missing. What I love is when there's something mixed in with the things that aren't true that is true, but then nobody believes it because it's mixed in with all the false things." (Xposé #58)

[Rayne]

Thanks Cafe for posting those! They were hysterical! I remember hearing some of those, but I try to avoid spoilers, so most of them were new to me. I can't believe SFX published those!

[Twisted Rabbit]

Thanks for posting this Cafe!
I had no idea that SFX published these... That must have been very embarassing for them.

[Under Her Spell]

Fake spoilers are funny. The one about Britney Spears was (almost) true; she was supposed to play April, the robot girlfriend, but it fell through at the last minute. Phew! 'Guest appearances' are something Buffy really could do without!

Sometimes I wonder if Joss changes storylines on purpose so spoilers don't come true... and I can totally believe that he'd make up fake spoilers and diseminate them.

[BBOvenGuy]

I really would have been curious to see Britney as April the robot. It's completely logical that Warren would design April to look that way, and it would have been interesting to have Britney playing a very un-Britney role.

Plus Buffy would have gotten to punch her.

[Twisted Rabbit]

Too bad Britney Spears didn't play April. That would have been fun.
*and now I see Britney throwing Spike trough a window*

BTW, has she ever been in a movie or a series?

[Zahir]

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Originally posted by Under Her Spell:
Fake spoilers are funny. The one about Britney Spears was (almost) true; she was supposed to play April, the robot girlfriend, but it fell through at the last minute.

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That's what I suspected at the time, which is why in Never The Twain? April did look like Britney Spears (an image I still find hilarious).

Then there's the fake spoiler we got from Amber, something about Buffy not coming back and show becoming The Two Lesbian Witches...

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"O let my name be in the Book of Love.
If it be there, I care not of
That other book Above...
Strike it out! Or write it in anew.
But let it be in the Book of Love!"
--Omar Kyamquote:

[tyche]

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Too bad Britney Spears didn't play April. That would have been fun.
*and now I see Britney throwing Spike trough a window*

BTW, has she ever been in a movie or a series?

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I did hear that Britney was doing a film. It's a teen road movie and it's changed title about 4 times, so I can't tell you what it's called. And didn't her stint on the Mickey Mouse Club involve acting too?

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[stephenbooth_uk]

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Originally posted by Rayne:
I swear some of these spoilers must be planted by Mutant Enemy!

A small one I remember was that Tara would set up a palm reading booth in the corner of the Magic Box.

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Both Joss and Marti have admitted that they occaisionally 'leak' fake but plausable spoilers to mislead fans and to try to catch people leaking from the set.

To be fair about the Tara sets up a palm reading booth at the Magic Box, there was a t least a hint of that in one ep where she was doing a Tarot reading there and read Willow's palm.

Stephen

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[Dr.G]

Some of the spoilers rumours that have not come true did have some truth in them so to speak, like Xander dying etc. It gets twisted when some people who bring spoilers do so with their own interpretation, if they would state the facts we could do all the interpreting and speculating ourselves. Anyway, I have a feeling we will have a lot to add to this thread at the end of this season.

[Reddygirl]

I, too, believe ME plant false spoilers (Joss admitted to the SuperCrossover thing as being deliberately fake) and thanks Cafe for reminding us of all the bizaar stuff that came out starting around late Feb last year. I mean, there was even a bogus interview with Milissa Gilbert about her appearances on Buffy!

[judy]

OMG! I LOVED the Melissa Gilbert spoiler, esp. the quotes from her about her experience on the set. That was brilliant.

I also loved the Seth Green dies one. I remember falling out of my chair laughing when I got to the part about the guitar being propped against his headstone.

Another memorable oldie: Willow breaks her relationship off with Tara when Tara starts to attack Xander out of jealousy of Willow and Xander's history. Also loved the one that had Willow and Tara in a relationship but Tara falls in love with Xander.

Some good "theories":
Tara is actually willow's daughter from the future.
Tara is Amy (coz we know what Tara spells backwards).
Tara is Amy's mom, escaped from the trophy where she was imprisoned at SHS.

Does anyone remember the spoiler for the Season Finale of 4 that was lengthy and detailed and had a scene where Tara does something mystical and Giles goes white and says something like, "I know who you really are"??? I think a lot of us agreed that that spoiler had Joss' thumb prints all over it.

It is a fact that Joss and others at ME deliberately spread fake spoilers on the net to mix it up. I met a fan in real time who has some connections/correspondence with the writers and she told me the fakes in advance and how she'd been asked to plant them. And lo and behold, I saw em on the internet fairly soon afterwards...

EDITED TO ADD:
While the fan I met could have been lying and just planted the spoilers she made up, I had received on target spoilers from her that she got from her inside connections and I was sworn to secrecy and I never saw em online.

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[xita]

Oh I remember that detailed end of season 4 spoiler. It was so detailed and Tara played such a big part in helping Buffy. I know it sounded very possible.