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(first post) I had to comment that I've already shown this clip to 3 people and they all think its amazing. I'm definitely adding it to my favorites on youtube.

Smooshed Face Lion | April 15, 05:39 CET

I love it. Kudos to whoever made it! Just sent it to my AIM list.

eddy | April 15, 05:44 CET

Brilliantly done. Too bad it's a mash-up of my favorite show with my least-fav - and that theme song always always bugged the hell out of me . . . still, gotta love the way the creator used the most lighthearted and superficial moments of BtVS to make it look as superficial as the other one.

SoddingNancyTribe | April 15, 05:50 CET

I liked me some Friends for the first 4 seasons or so. But then they kept recycling the same plotlines - with different characters doing them. I swear, Ross and Phoebe were actually just the same character to the writers after a while. I call them Rossebe.

And whoever decided that Joey would be the ideal character for a spin off... Hmmm. Yes. Move along now.

gossi | April 15, 05:53 CET

It also matches up some of the stuff they do with the song, like Anya's dance of capitalist superiority

Smooshed Face Lion | April 15, 05:53 CET

And whoever decided that Joey would be the ideal character for a spin off... Hmmm. Yes. Move along now.

Dude, it's all about availability. All the other actors wanted to show their independence and try wonderful new things. Like "Derailed" or "Rumor Has It." Or "The Whole Ten Yards." Or "Madagascar." Or "The Comeback." Or unemployment. Mr. LeBlanc was the only one who saw the ~~money~~ wisdom in trying 2 more seasons of network television. ;-)

billz | April 15, 06:10 CET

*giggle* That's damn near perfect. Thanks for sharing the funny, Storyteller - being sent to everyone I know as I type. :)

Loiosh | April 15, 06:12 CET

Buffy and Veronica get Diirty.

[ edited by gossi on 2006-04-15 04:22 ]

gossi | April 15, 06:21 CET

Beautifully done. Some nice shots of Giles, in particular.

Does this mean Angel is Joey?

kishi | April 15, 06:22 CET

Made me smile. Mostly just to see the old gang again.

But what's making me smile even more is introducing myself to the new gang. Hello! First post! I've lurked here for years, maybe not since the very beginning (2002?) but for quite some time, and this is the first time I managed to register. I normally come here once a day at least, and have been having conversations with gossi, Simon, Caroline, SoddingNancyTribe, ZachsMind, Saje and others in my head the whole time. Now I finally get to actually converse with you properly. I'm psyched. I've been a whedonite since the first episode of BtVS first aired on BBC2. BTW, does anyone remember when that was?

dzr | April 15, 06:24 CET

Hey, dzr! I believe Buffy started on BBC Two some time in 1998. I think about November, but I'm not sure. I was right there with you. Anthony Steward Head appeared on "The Big Breakfast" back then to promote it, and that's what -- oddly enough -- hooked me in to the show.

gossi | April 15, 06:36 CET

Hey gossi! I too remember that ASH appearance on The Big Breakfast -- it certainly piqued my interest, but I think I was going to watch it anyway because I had seen the original movie on video (remember those?) and had chortled my way through it. I certainly wasn't expecting what I got -- the best frikkin' show evah! LOL!!! (OMG!!! Ponies!!!) I'm really far too excited about having finally got to register here than a grown man ought to be, although apparently I'm really a Grup.

This is really OT, but who here is connected with the people who maintain the Whedonverse Wikipedia entries? Because I think it would be appropriate to list the original air dates (both for pay and for free TV) of the episodes in every country.

dzr | April 15, 06:59 CET

Welcome, dzr! Always good to see a shiny new face around these parts. :-D

And that video was genius. Really, really hilarious.

UnpluggedCrazy | April 15, 07:32 CET

Here is a image that someone made and posted at fireflyfans.net. BEWARE! It's not for the faint of heart. I'm still recovering from it.

delirium_haze | April 15, 09:05 CET

Thank you, delirium_haze, I now need to go gouge my eyes out.

But the Friendsish Buffy credits are hillarious.

[ edited by jclemens on 2006-04-15 07:26 ]

jclemens | April 15, 09:26 CET

Hee! That's great. Excellent use of blooper reels.

itmustbetuesday | April 15, 09:36 CET

Buffy and Veronica get Diirty.

Now here I was expecting some kind of Buffy/Veronica Mars slash...where's Veronica?? You don't mean the channel, do you?

Rogue Slayer | April 15, 10:08 CET

delirium_haze...wow. I am just...just speechless. Holy shit.

UnpluggedCrazy | April 15, 10:42 CET

Well, I woke up this morning, went on the computer and found out, to my shock and delight, that I could finally register with Whedonesque! And...now I've been rendered completely speechless and incapable of any thoughts to put into this first post except...Joss Centaur...it's...*jaw drops and eyes glaze over*

I think I'm going to enjoy it here.

WryBread | April 15, 10:50 CET

You warned us, delirium_haze, you warned us. But I still hate you. =P

Welcome to the all the new members!

jam2 | April 15, 11:09 CET

Wow Delirium, way to welcome the newbies! Welcome newbies! Don't click on that link - just don't!!! :)

Firefly Flanatic | April 15, 11:20 CET

First post...struggling to contain my excitement. (Wheee!!!!)
I agree with Storyteller, that video was 'dman' brilliant. And that centaur scared the living daylights out of me (I'm glad my image isn't on the net...not that anyone would want to make a centaur out of me, but I digress).

I have nothing interesting to say, I just had to post. Cause I like, totally can now!

noonien | April 15, 11:39 CET

You Tube is awesome.

Bad Kitty | April 15, 12:00 CET

It certainly is. (Our group at Youtube com. Nothing there yet, get crackin'!)

Caroline | April 15, 12:06 CET

That was funny... Maybe not the best production value of all the fan credits but definitely one of the funniest. Me like.

Djungelurban | April 15, 12:08 CET

It's not exactly the same name. Ross and Monica's is Geller.

I've seen a video of just Angel credits with that theme song on it. It was perfect.

calliope | April 15, 12:34 CET

I've seen a Firefly Friends one too, it was lovely.

Simon | April 15, 12:43 CET

Ooo, today is a good day - I've finally been able to join after years of lurking! And this seems to be an (un)official newbie thread so I thought I'd post.

And I was also going to mention the Firefly-Friends vid (which is super cute), but Simon just has. So I really have no useful information to bring to this thread.

Angelite | April 15, 12:53 CET

That was pretty funny, especially the Spike bits. Just made him seem so ... chipper ;).

dlirium_haze thanks for spreading the wealth, I can understand why you wouldn't want to be alone in having that image inside your head. Maybe we should start a support group ;).

(and to whoever actually created it, have you thought about using your powers for good instead ? ;).

I enjoyed the Buffy Aguilera skit too (i'm assuming it was from SNL ?). One of the things i've always liked about SMG is her willingness to have a laugh and send herself up a bit. Here's another one (not sure where from, the Oscars maybe ?) she did with Jack Black which made me chuckle (possibly not safe for work if you're unlucky enough to be in that predicament at the weekend).

(and welcome dzr and all the other newbs. Newer newbies than me, does that make me a middlebie now ? ;)

Saje | April 15, 13:07 CET

The video was cute but the image of Joss as a centaur was definitely disturbing ;-).

Welcome to all the newcomers, especially GlowWorm whose first words to me last night were "Whedonesque.com" with a huge smile.

samatwitch | April 15, 13:22 CET

That was fun!

Oh and look at all the fresh meat...err...new members!
Welcome Everyone ; D

I just joined our youtube group, and funnilly enough, had already spent most of the afternoon uploading a BC Shindig from last October onto youtube.

ETA: Ahhh Caroline, your love of U2 is one of my favourite things about you! I'm going thru all your videos, it's a treasure trove.

[ edited by nixygirl on 2006-04-15 11:51 ]

nixygirl | April 15, 13:46 CET

I know, off topic and all, but can I join the thrilled chorus of this is my first post too? And according to Geos BtVS was broadcast on BBC Two on 28th December 1998.

moley75 | April 15, 13:50 CET

That was really funny! I was wondering though, where did the shot of all the Buffy characters with their hair sticking up? I didn't recognise it. Anyway, that was a great link, thanks for posting it!

Kirstie | April 15, 14:09 CET

Kirstie, that was from The I in Team, when Willow did an ionizing spell to disrupt the tracer that the Initiative guys had used to tag Spike.

bovik | April 15, 15:00 CET

Kirstie, that shot is from season four's "The I In Team". Spike gets shot with a tracer by the Initative, and the Scoobies are trying to remove it. Willow uses a spell to "ionize the air" and that is the result. A classic bit of Buffy comedy. It would have been even more priceless if it had have affected Spike's hair too.

EDIT- Oops, I've had this page open for an hour or two so I didn't see that the question had been answered already. My bad.

[ edited by Razor on 2006-04-15 13:23 ]

Razor | April 15, 15:23 CET

It would have been even more priceless if it had have affected Spike's hair too.

I thought it was glued. Ken doll hair but peroxided ;D

calliope | April 15, 15:30 CET

Let me add my welcome to the newbies.

What a great thread to wake up to. The Friends video. Dirty SMG. And I'm still reeling from the centaur image. That'll stay with you.

palehorse | April 15, 15:57 CET

Fainting Xander gets me every time. :D

Craig Oxbrow | April 15, 16:18 CET

The Jack Black/SMG sendup of LoTR is actually an easter egg on the deluxe box set edition...you can find directions to it on the official easter egg site...it was actually done for the MTV movie awards...

Hi! And glad to be here....

spikespetslayer | April 15, 17:13 CET

Now that's the whole reason I've been trying to register on Whedonesque for so long. You've all been having the bare-chested Joss-centaur dreams too, haven't you?

Haven't you?

That's why we've all come here. It's like "The Stand".

Hey, I'm new too! Good to be posting here finally!

human_loser | April 15, 17:16 CET

We're being invaded by noobs! I was wondering when we'd get someone to make the coffee around here.

SMG as Aguilera was good casting, but she didn't dive bomb into the role enough. She looked like a high school student doing an improv scene during a drama class for which she was about to get into trouble. I know it's heresy to be a fan of Buffy w/o being a fan of SMG, but the girl really needs get her freak on when it comes to comedy. She holds back. For example, I didn't see SMG lick a single thing on the set, and that's just not Aguilera.

Friends kinda grew on me but only in reruns, and only so much. After you pick up the formula's limited dynamics, it's time to change the channel. Joey is utter dreck. I gave it a shot early on but it was so poorly managed and had no focus. It was an example of 'creative writing by committee' which is hardly creative and even less is it writing. ...I'm speaking about it in the past tense... It HAS been cancelled by now hasn't it?

Makes me long for the days of Trapper John MD and Lou Grant. Now THOSE were spinoffs!

ZachsMind | April 15, 17:31 CET

The Scoobies as Friend-ies video was so cool (and peppy), the way-too-much of Joss pic was also cool in a very disturbing kind of way. And I finally found the right time to register! (I picked right up on the "my very first post" posts) so - this is my very first post too.

So now - do I re-watch the Buffy gang be peppy, or re-look at the disturbing Joss pic? Decisions, decisions....

Tammy | April 15, 17:32 CET

In all honesty, Zach, I don't think the script was good enough to dive bomb into that role. The bit where the blonde chick (who I think may be The Blonde One from Veronica -- but open to corrections) points the megaphone in SMG's ear is amusing, because she doesn't break character. Which would be quite hard if a megaphone is in your ear.

gossi | April 15, 17:38 CET

I'm another newbie joining the bandwagon!! After lurking for SOOOOO long, I am thrilled to be able to join in the fun!

anniebee | April 15, 17:45 CET

Hey, spontaneously joining thread now! I can post! I'm a member! (This thread has seen other newbies enter, so I felt it's somehow appropriate.) Hi, all! *waves frantically, and somewhat creepily* Also, thanks to the other first-posters; otherwise I wouldn't have noticed that Whedonesque has opened its gates again!

The Buffy-as-Friends video is brilliant. (My only complaint is that I wish they had used all-fullscreen; the widescreen images interlaced are jarring.) The Joss-as-centaur image is...uh, I think "sad and wrong" just begins to cover it....

Zachsmind, I never saw it, but I was under the impression that "Trapper John, M.D." didn't star Wayne Rogers, making it have a tenuous connection with "M*A*S*H" at best. Was his character the same or were there major differences?

WilliamTheB | April 15, 17:47 CET

Hello. I'm yet another lurking newbie finally joing today.

Fantastic video. I love that it has the shot of Giles on the swing, it's one of my favourite things from Restless.

whosflyingthisthing? | April 15, 17:58 CET

Loved the Cave Buffy...and the Spike 'thumbs up'. Hee! I love a good fan vid!

Willowy | April 15, 18:35 CET

My favourite shot is of Giles the Mexican. Gets me every time.....

weetabix | April 15, 18:59 CET

Now THAT was fun :>!

Valsadie | April 15, 19:11 CET

gossi, I'm fairly certain the megaphone lady in the Dirrrrrrrrty video (I never know when to stop with the R's) is Amy Poehler, who was an SNL regular at the time, and still is, I think she does the Weekend update with Tina Fey now. Mmmmm...Tina Fey...definitely not Kristen Bell, though...

human_loser | April 15, 19:20 CET

HI EVERYONE.

Really. What a post to welcome them. It's so fitting, somehow.

numbereleven | April 15, 19:54 CET

human_loser - oh dear, how wrong am I? I've never seen SNL, being all British. That's my excuse.

gossi | April 15, 20:17 CET

Welcome everyone! I might not be around for a while. I have a feeling Simon will be taking away my posting privileges.

delirium_haze | April 15, 20:23 CET

Nah, delirium_haze, you have to post fake joss porn to loose your posting privileges.

(My google for fake joss porn for the above post -- by the way, this is the strangest thing I've ever written -- produced this gem: "Does anyone else get the vibe that Joss (or the other writers) are taking jabs at veg people? Like buffy is almost always wearing leather (pants, jacket, whatever) and things like when they are cooking out at the beach and Buffy says "Cow me" when asking for a burger. Love the show, but those things is just a touch annoying.")

[ edited by gossi on 2006-04-15 18:35 ]

gossi | April 15, 20:32 CET

gossi-hey, these days you don't need an excuse to not watch Saturday Night Live. The only reason I occasionally watch it is because I know if I wait long enough, I will see Tina Fey (Chorus of Angels: Tina FEEEEEY!). Oh and also The Lonely Island Guys and their digital shorts (Narnia Rap, etc) are worth a look too.

human_loser | April 15, 20:32 CET

Yeah, but you know that when they air a good Digital Short, it'll end up on YouTube the next day anyway.

areacode212 | April 15, 20:38 CET

I've learned my lesson. I am not clicking that link.

And yes, that is Amy Poehler (with the megaphone) in the SNL Dirrty clip. She is one of the reasons I still watch SNL (there's also times like when Pearl Jam performs, tonight, woohoo!).

jam2 | April 15, 21:08 CET

Hey! Man! Outrageous! I can comment on Whedonesque! Between this, Easter candy, and Star Wars day at the museum I volunteer at, I think this may be the best weekend in a while! Yay for being a newbie.

I have to admit, centaur!Joss was a little disturbing....

peachgirldb | April 15, 22:40 CET

It certainly is. (Our group at Youtube com. Nothing there yet, get crackin'!)

Caroline what sort of content is being looked for?

yourlibrarian | April 16, 00:32 CET

Hey. Welcome newbies, i was once a newbie, not exactly a regular myself... still a newbie of sorts...Ok I will stop now.

And people mentioned the firefly friends vid and the angel friends vid? Could people link them here? I was unable to find the firefly one on youtube.

ETA: I found one site that has the firefly friends vid: Here

[ edited by kurya on 2006-04-15 22:52 ]

kurya | April 16, 00:42 CET

This is an unbelievable day. Not only new posters to greet (hi, all!), not only is gossi mistaken in his field spotting of ~~birds~~ blondes, but a newbie is the first to supply the corrected information (and in a very polite & friendly post)! I love our newbies! (And our middlebies, Saje.) ;-)

billz | April 16, 00:50 CET

yourlibrarian, let's talk about it at youtube, ok?

Caroline | April 16, 00:58 CET

The Jack Black/SMG sendup of LoTR is actually an easter egg on the deluxe box set edition..

Not on the UK R2 edition it's not as it was removed because including it would have pushed up the age rating of the DVD

garda39 | April 16, 01:40 CET

You all are EVIL! I have gotten nothing done today. Youtube is a time sucker of incomparable quality. Evil, I say!

(thanks!)

XanFan32 | April 16, 01:40 CET

What episode is the Spike thumbs up from? My mind has gone blank. And I think I must have watched that episode fairly recently too, because I'm halfway through season five at the moment, and I think it's in season four. Restless perhaps?

I did quite enjoy the Dirrty parody. I have to admit, though, that I don't think SMG's comedic performances outside Buffy have ever been particularly good, however I also think that the projects themselves haven't been very well written so I don't think it's her fault.

Take the LotR and Dirrty parodies, or Scooby Doo, she just seems a little unconvincing, not fully convincing as a character rather than just an actress. But as I said, I suspect that has more to do with the material itself, which isn't particularly intelligent or that funny to begin with. Having seen her perform comedy so well and in so many situations on Buffy, it's hard not to believe she can do much better: the quick one-liners while fighting Big Bads; visual comedy (the masturbation joke in Hush, for example); Buffy being exasperated by the Trio in Life Serial; or simply reacting to someone else (like Giles in his magician's hat) with just a slightly bemused expression on her face. I honestly think she would be excellent in a great, witty comedy role so I hope she takes more of those on. I'm thinking Southland Tales might have at least a little bit of that quirky humour.

Razor | April 16, 03:39 CET

You think youtube is bad, just try looking through wikipedia Here mouhahahaha. Great thing about youtube I can look at all sorts of music videos.

kurya | April 16, 03:40 CET

I check in here just before going to bed and an hour later, I am still reading the thread and checking out all the links. Why do I think I am going to dream about Joss as centaur tonight?
Welcome to all the newbies!
And who hoo to Whedonesque on Youtube. Obviously we are not waiting for Joss' commands to take over the world on his behalf.

Lioness | April 16, 05:27 CET

I admit, I've been another lurker, so glad to finally be official! Thanks for all the great links - especially loved this one.

KatieB | April 16, 06:53 CET

Another former lurker saying hello. I especially like the way that this thread started vaguely sane and has then got more and more surreal as the newbies appear...

The BtVS Friends thing is great though, although I now have to repress the urge to rewatch umm, the entire Buffy run...

Davermouse | April 16, 14:17 CET

Love the Friends music/Buffy vid. Giles on the swing (with that big smile) is a favorite shot of mine too!

Welcome all newbies. You have all been lurking for a while so you already know - Whedonesque is a great place to be:)

Razor The episode with Spike giving the thumbs up is definitely season 4 - he does it right before leaving a conversation with the Scoobies (and Rielly). I believe the thumbs up were for the Initiative's creation of Adam possibly killing Buffy, a "way to go mate" thing. Can't be sure of the episode name. Bad bad me!

Passion | April 16, 15:20 CET

I'm pretty sure the Spike thumbs-up is from "Goodbye, Iowa," while Riley is going through Initiative drug withdrawal. I think he gives Riley the thumbs-up, "If you're trying to kill her." (This immediately followed a reprise of Spike's self-description as a friend of Xanderrr's. How I love this show.)

WilliamTheB | April 16, 17:52 CET

WilliamTheB is correct. It's definately "Goodbye, Iowa". Spike is still at Giles' apartment after the Scoobies removed the Initiative tracer from his back. Very funny scene.

Serial Rocker | April 16, 18:14 CET

William the B, "...a friend of Xanderrr's" omg, kills me every last time.

Great links! I really enjoyed them. SMG was less than convincing, but she looked great. Kurya, I especially loved the Simon/River "Fade Out" vid on your above link's page. I can see why it was a runner-up for the site's Tearjerker award. I definitely bookmarked that page.

Hey noobs! *big waves* Welcome to the site!

And oh jeez. Centaur Joss. Yikes.

April | April 16, 20:45 CET

I was trying to figure out why this story got so many hits--then I realized the noobie over-load. Welcome all :)

ETA: Wow, that video made me sad actually. I miss this show so much (even though I still watch it everyday)

[ edited by MySerenity on 2006-04-16 20:56 ]

MySerenity | April 16, 22:53 CET

I'm new I'm new and it's really really funny and I'm NEW!

So yes. Here now and very very excited and I will never ever be able to watch Buffy again without thinking about this. Go noobies!

BrightShiner | April 17, 03:04 CET

Heh, this has become quite the thread. So I just wanted to chip in and say welcome to all shiny new whedonesquers.

As far as Friends goes, I've always loved the show. There were some rough patches (I think it was around season 6 or 7 that the show hit a low - but it did pick up afterwards), and the way Ross got treated from season four onwards (from cool, lovable character to weird guy who - at times - was very annoying) did bug me at times, but Friends, to me, never stopped being an endlessly rewatchable sitcom and remains one of my alltime favorites. I own the DVDs and they do get quite some spintime in the player.

As for this clip: fun! Ofcourse I've always maintained that early Xander and early Chandler were long-lost brothers, so this just kinda confirms that ;-).

GVH | April 17, 03:25 CET

I just got home from a week of vacation and am almost caught up, so I thought I would also welcome the Newbies.

How many are there in the Newbie family this time, Mods? I hope there is a nice range from Grandpa and Grandma Newbie through to all the little Newbies.

Welcome.

newcj | April 17, 03:46 CET

Former lurker now newbie here saying hello and i'm so happy i can finally post! Yay!

I loved the vid! It made me sad though cause I miss the (what i call) Whedon-domination era. Its a sad day for tv when Buffy went off the air.

The clip was so much fun though. I love Giles on a swing, and Anya's dance of capitalism.

cacophonic | April 17, 06:46 CET

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