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by Callum
Britney Spears is the season's big-bad
I'm quite sure that Joss is not that stupid!
Posted: 23:14 Jun 28 2002
Buffy S7
Here's what I've been hearing from all the usual suspects...
Spike is still chipped and still a vamp
Jonathan and the other guy may appear
Quite Dawn-centric, with a number of school-related stories
Amber Benson may be back, though Tara is dead and stays dead
Britney Spears is the season's big-bad
Hmmm... not sure about that last one
And as has been mentioned by Dan a week ago - JW, ASH and AH are shooting over here early July, hopefully I'll have something more on this in a week or so.
I'll endeavour to keep any spoilers I post here distinct from any speculation I've posted in the "S7 guesses" thread in the Cult on Sky forum - the latter is purely my own speculation, the former is grounded info from people more knowledgeable than me!
Spike is still chipped and still a vamp
Jonathan and the other guy may appear
Quite Dawn-centric, with a number of school-related stories
Amber Benson may be back, though Tara is dead and stays dead
Britney Spears is the season's big-bad
Hmmm... not sure about that last one
And as has been mentioned by Dan a week ago - JW, ASH and AH are shooting over here early July, hopefully I'll have something more on this in a week or so.
I'll endeavour to keep any spoilers I post here distinct from any speculation I've posted in the "S7 guesses" thread in the Cult on Sky forum - the latter is purely my own speculation, the former is grounded info from people more knowledgeable than me!
I'm quite sure that Joss is not that stupid!
Posted: 23:14 Jun 28 2002 LOL around about this point pre-season for the last two seasons this rumour's floated around - I'm fairly confident it's no truer this time round than last, but it's still funny
by Miss Edith
(quotes)
I'm quite sure that Joss is not that stupid!
On less positive notes notes...
1 - the Aly Hannigan interview I was trying to wrangle while she was over here has definately fallen through - got a phonecall from her publicist last night saying she would be returning to LA as soon as shooting has finished. Grrr...
2- Fox's legal department have started throwing "cease and desist" letters at some spoiler-friendly websites, most notably at angelicslayer (Cross & Stake / Angel's Soul).
Posted: 11:45 Jun 29 2002
Significant spoilage for the S7 opener has been circulating since last night, and knowledgeable people seem to think it's legit. Essentially from a casting notice which a gazillion people forwarded to Herc@AICN...
Sunnydale High re-opens on the site of the original, all goes swimmingly until people start seeing dead people. Dawn joins up with two other students at the school (Kit (goth) and Carlos (bully), both reccuring characters) and some ex-burger-flipper ninja-cheerleader turned school outreach-PTA-type-person, to fend off the demons.
The new principle is an nice, attractive, youngish black guy who knows about Buffy's past. Goody? Baddy? Who knows.
Sunnydale High re-opens on the site of the original, all goes swimmingly until people start seeing dead people. Dawn joins up with two other students at the school (Kit (goth) and Carlos (bully), both reccuring characters) and some ex-burger-flipper ninja-cheerleader turned school outreach-PTA-type-person, to fend off the demons.
The new principle is an nice, attractive, youngish black guy who knows about Buffy's past. Goody? Baddy? Who knows.
Posted: 17:33 Jul 09 2002
oh god i hope not...i really don't care much for Dawn and can't see the show going back to the high school years... fingers crossed that it won't happen.
Posted: 16:24 Jul 15 2002 You're not going to enjoy next season Rae!
by Rae
oh god i hope not...i really don't care much for Dawn and can't see the show going back to the high school years... fingers crossed that it won't happen.
It's not all Dawn/school but most of what I heard suggests there's quite a lot. Michelle Trachtenberg is still only 16 so can't work all the time due to school.
Posted: 11:12 Jul 16 2002
Here's some stuff I found on another board and thought folks would be interested to read...
and then...
scifi.com's Sci Fi Wire talked to Mr. Whedon about this, according to Dark Horizons...
"We're going to see a lot of old faces. A lot of them. And it's going to be ... for a very particular reason that I will not explain to you. But it's going to be a lot of fun". These new faces are to include Glory and Warren. Interesting...
And if they can get her, Eliza Dushku as Faith will be there. "Well, hopefully she's going to be integral. But ... nothing has been set. ... We know we'd love to have her back, and we've been talking to her".
Whedon also confirmed things will 'lighten up' next season, helped by the rebuilt high school which Dawn will attend.
Apparently, somebody casts a spell causing everyone who's died because of Buffy to come back to life. This would explain why both Amber Benson (Tara) and Mark Metcalf (The Master) were reported to have signed on for some episodes next season (13 each IIRC.) Also explains Glory and Warren.
Posted: 14:20 Jul 17 2002 Except that the only one of those who died because of Buffy was the Master...
Apparently, somebody casts a spell causing everyone who's died because of Buffy to come back to life. This would explain why both Amber Benson (Tara) and Mark Metcalf (The Master) were reported to have signed on for some episodes next season (13 each IIRC.) Also explains Glory and Warren.
It's very hard to know whether to take what Joss says seriously. He's generally not keen on spoilers, so it seems odd that he's apparently giving so much away. And he has been known to lie before.
Posted: 14:34 Jul 17 2002 Unless it's like in the episode "The Wish" and all the indirect consequences are taken into account too? With rumours and spoilers there's often a lot of leeway that you have to give them, both on how true they are and how accurate they are.
by In a State of Dan
Except that the only one of those who died because of Buffy was the Master...
Yeah he's been known to say a few porkies, but then if something like a contract has been discussed with Ms. Dushku, then maybe he's just having to go along with something maybe her agent has already announced or something I don't know. And he definately has a soft spot for the girl.
by In a State of Dan
It's very hard to know whether to take what Joss says seriously. He's generally not keen on spoilers, so it seems odd that he's apparently giving so much away. And he has been known to lie before.
Posted: 15:43 Jul 17 2002
wow if Faith came back that would be cool! i like Faiht..but Anegl rumors show she could be heading to LA too...
Posted: 18:32 Jul 24 2002
Adam, Glory and the Master are all pretty much certain to be putting in appearances, confidence seems high among many people that Faith and Drusilla will be back aswell.
On a less evil note, Amber Benson's return as not-Tara has been pretty much confirmed by Joss.
On a less evil note, Amber Benson's return as not-Tara has been pretty much confirmed by Joss.
Posted: 18:00 Aug 07 2002
Long time since anyone's posted any of the spoilage that's piling up, so here goes...
7.1 "Lessons"
Sunnydale High re-opens. The shiny new school has a shiny new principal (Robin Wood), shiny new recurring characters (Kit and Carlos, Dawn's friends) and lots and lots of moldy old walking corpses. Buffy gets a job at the school (something outreachy or PTA-y). Willow and Giles are in the UK.
New improved Spike -- now with added soul, returns either in 7.1 or at the start of 7.2
7.2 "Beneath You"
Victim-of-the-week is dating monster-of-the-week who just so happens to be a giant demonic worm. Buffy and Anya find out Spike's been re-souled.
New mopey Willow -- now with added pathos, returns either at the end of 7.2 or start of 7.3
7.3 "Same Time, Same Place"
Willow gets kidnapped and tortured by one demon, while Dawn gets paralysed by another. Everybody's still really pissed off at Willow for trying to destroy the world.
7.1 "Lessons"
Sunnydale High re-opens. The shiny new school has a shiny new principal (Robin Wood), shiny new recurring characters (Kit and Carlos, Dawn's friends) and lots and lots of moldy old walking corpses. Buffy gets a job at the school (something outreachy or PTA-y). Willow and Giles are in the UK.
New improved Spike -- now with added soul, returns either in 7.1 or at the start of 7.2
7.2 "Beneath You"
Victim-of-the-week is dating monster-of-the-week who just so happens to be a giant demonic worm. Buffy and Anya find out Spike's been re-souled.
New mopey Willow -- now with added pathos, returns either at the end of 7.2 or start of 7.3
7.3 "Same Time, Same Place"
Willow gets kidnapped and tortured by one demon, while Dawn gets paralysed by another. Everybody's still really pissed off at Willow for trying to destroy the world.
Posted: 18:49 Aug 20 2002 
George Hetzberg (or however you spell it) was on the Saturday Show, and he said he was back for the whole of Season 7 of Buffy, so that seems to point toward the spell bringing everyone back rumour. Has anyone heard anything else about all these people coming back?
Posted: 21:38 Aug 28 2002 
i heard that:
amber benson will return to the show, just not as tara.
many of the episodes are around dawn- back at high school- sunnydale.
dawn will start to pick up tips from buffy- as in season 6 finale she did get to fight.
willow has to really deal with the consequences of killing warren.
and no britney will not appear on buffy.
also- apparently when sarah leaves at end of season 7, they will do season 8 withput her.
amber benson will return to the show, just not as tara.
many of the episodes are around dawn- back at high school- sunnydale.
dawn will start to pick up tips from buffy- as in season 6 finale she did get to fight.
willow has to really deal with the consequences of killing warren.
and no britney will not appear on buffy.
also- apparently when sarah leaves at end of season 7, they will do season 8 withput her.
Posted: 11:40 Sep 01 2002
SMG has supposed to have had her contract extended to S9 but will not appear in all the episodes.
Posted: 15:56 Sep 01 2002
Spikeo told me that Eliza has confirmed a total of 8 episodes split between Buffy and Angel for the upcoming seasons!!!
Posted: 16:49 Sep 02 2002 
No doubt at full season rate or higher... </cynical>
by ROMBA
SMG has supposed to have had her contract extended to S9 but will not appear in all the episodes.
Woohoo!! *dances*
by MonSTeR
Spikeo told me that Eliza has confirmed a total of 8 episodes split between Buffy and Angel for the upcoming seasons!!!
Posted: 18:40 Sep 02 2002