Buffy Sing-Along: The Day the Music(al) Died
We got some unsettling news yesterday. The ever-greedy suits at 20th Century Fox have pulled the plug on the traveling Rocky Horror-style screenings of Buffy’s musical episode, “Once More With Feeling.” The show has had a standing monthly gig here in New York for the last year, and it’s garnered a buttload of attention. You’d think that would please everyone at Fox (continued interest in a long dead show and all), but they decided to pull the license for all their TV shows from theatrical exhibition. Layman’s: unnecessary stomping on harmless fun.
Personally, this news seemed a long time coming. Fox has always been grumpy about fans stepping on copyrights - even when it’s to their advantage. (I have a friend who was almost sued over a Simpsons’ fansite… when we were 14!) In the odd event that anyone pays attention to these things, there’s a petition up for the show’s return. I’ve never been big on mass displays of fandom, but they threw a mean party, and it was comforting to see my favorite show up on the marquee at the IFC Center once a month. Here’s hoping for a speedy return!
Posted: October 11th, 2007 under whedon, buffy.
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