I *so* shouldn't be here, but...

[elisi]

DB on Graham Norton! "He's no angel, and I'd like to jump his bones..." Youtube is a wonderful thing - enjoy! :) At least watch the first few minutes - remember the beginning of 'She'? ::dies::

And then there's the preview of issue 10 of s8! And... I really rather liked it!

First of all I feel like pointing out that when I first read it (at the crack of dawn) I was still half-asleep and didn't twig that it wasn't Jeanty doing the artwork. I was just amazed at the fact that not only did Daniel Craig look perfectly like himself, but Buffy even looked utterly Buffy-like, and in more than one panel! (Willow looks odd though, and Xander has acquired cheekbones, but what the hey... Dawn even looks like Dawn. I ::heart:: this artist.)

Anyway, the first few pages amused me greatly - because I suddenly realised that Daniel Craig looks a *lot* like Riley! Thing is, I don't fancy Riley at all, but Daniel Craig really is rather hot... he's like a scruffy, sexy, dangerous Riley. So - the fantasy makes *perfect* sense: Daniel Craig = Riley = acceptable, nice boyfriend. As in, the part of herself that Buffy is willing to show others. Willow of course calls her on it, saying that the whole thing is a little generic, but I can guarantee that there's no way Buffy would ever admit that what she *really* wants is a kinky threesome with Spike and Angel! *g*

Seriously, this is the most fun, entertaining and in-character the comic has been so far! (Still not sure about the whole flying thing, but at least it's made a beautiful cover.)


Finally, before I run away - what sort of person calls their child 'Flossie'? I mean, how can you do that? (There is a childrens' story time thing at the library, and one little girl was called Flossie. My mind, it boggles.) ETA: Apparently it could be short for 'Florence', which would make sense. I hope that's it!

ETA2: Dear Kathy, thank you so much for the pretty card! *hugs*

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Flossie is a diminutive for Florence. My Mom had a friend named Florence but was called Flossie.

[elisi]

Ahhh... that makes sense. Thank you.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

I can guarantee that there's no way Buffy would ever admit that what she *really* wants is a kinky threesome with Spike and Angel!

In my interpretation of Buffy, she *would* be perfectly willing to admit that to Willow (but only Willow, and only after swearing her to strict secrecy). However, first she'd have to be willing to admit it to *herself*. :-)

Also, as BGF and I noted over on the newly_legion thread on this: she may be fantasising about Daniel Craig, but the book she was reading before he arrived was about a dangerous, sexy, charismatic male vampire... (Lestat).


what sort of person calls their child 'Flossie'?

Isn't it short for 'Florence'?

[elisi]

However, first she'd have to be willing to admit it to *herself*. :-)
There is that... although, you see this is the sort of thing I think she might be far more willing to confide to Faith. (In a 'verse where the two of them hadn't mysteriously fallen out!)

the book she was reading before he arrived was about a dangerous, sexy, charismatic male vampire... (Lestat).
Totally missed that - thank you!

Isn't it short for 'Florence'?
This has been pointed out to me by Petzi too... (I just had images of a small pink cat, from the programme 'Tom and Vicky'. Too much children's tv, that's the problem)

[desoto-hia873.livejournal.com]

I grew up reading, among other things, the Bobbsey Twins series, and the youngest female twin was named Flossie. Can you imagine your name being Flossie Bobbsey? :-P

I loved the books at the time, but I reread part of one as a teenager, and they're terrible!

Have I mentioned how pretty your banner is? I guess I have now.

[mikeygs.livejournal.com]

However, first she'd have to be willing to admit it to *herself*.

Oh, I don't know about that. There is the line in Chosen about the oil. I don't think she really has a big problem admitting it to herself as much as she (pretty understandably) fears the reaction of others.

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

I can't really see Buffy confiding that sort of thing in Faith under any circummstances - though I can certainly see Faith slyly making the suggestion, and after lots of huffing and embarrasment and denials Buffy might admit that the thought had maybe crossed her mind.

Willow, on the other hand, is the person whose first reaction, when she hears that Buffy just slept with someone new, is to ask "And? Details?" (At leat blurry watercolour details, if not diagram details)...


By the way, did you see that I just wrote a Spangel fic? (Well, one of the comments said it had Spangelic bits...)

[stormwreath.livejournal.com]

It's fair comment that Buffy by the end of season 7 was a lot more understanding and open about her own sexuality than she was in, say, season 6.

But in that case, if she's willing to tell Spike himself openly that she fantasises about him and Angel wrestling nude, I can't see her being that reluctant to discuss that with her BFF either...

[beer-good-foamy.livejournal.com]

Daniel Craig looks a *lot* like Riley! Thing is, I don't fancy Riley at all, but Daniel Craig really is rather hot... he's like a scruffy, sexy, dangerous Riley. So - the fantasy makes *perfect* sense: Daniel Craig = Riley = acceptable, nice boyfriend. As in, the part of herself that Buffy is willing to show others.

Or alternately, she's currently dangling 1000 metres up in the air and prefers to think about safe, boring relationships with muscular macho men rather than dangerous, exciting ones with sexually ambiguous vampires...

[elisi]

I can't really see Buffy confiding that sort of thing in Faith under any circummstances
Well.... (Wrote that 2 years ago!)

Willow, on the other hand, is the person whose first reaction, when she hears that Buffy just slept with someone new, is to ask "And? Details?"
That was a long time ago... I'm not saying she wouldn't confide, but considering Willow's reaction to the idea of group sex (not to mention all the kinky stuff she and Spike got up to)... ;)

By the way, did you see that I just wrote a Spangel fic?
I didn't (I'm hopelessly behind on everything!) and it'll have to wait because I'm rushing out the door! Bother.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

I suddenly realised that Daniel Craig looks a *lot* like Riley!

Because I don't know who Daniel Craig is, I thought it was Riley until Willow's "That's it?" where I discovered that this guy wasn't Riley and I reread it again. And it made more sense and made me laugh.

I think this guy did a better Xander and Dawn than Jeanty, but Jeanty's Willow is better.

[mikeygs.livejournal.com]

I can't see her being that reluctant to discuss that with her BFF either...

Unless she fears her reaction. Sure, Willow was more open to her "normal" relations in the earlier seasons. Not so much about Spike in the later ones. And it's pretty much about what Willow and Tara talked about in Seeing Red. She'd try to understand, but it's that first reaction of possible shock/disgust/judgment that matters as it would cut the most.

[kathyh]

Dear Kathy, thank you so much for the pretty card! *hugs*

My pleasure :)

And... I really rather liked it!

So did I. Mind you I didn't hate the Faith arc, just the artwork. The cover of this one is just to die for and I'm keen to know what the deal with Dawn actually is. I think I'm almost looking forward to this one!

what sort of person calls their child 'Flossie'?

My mother used to call me Flossie as a joke. Fortunately, she stopped! As Petzi correctly says it's a dimunitive of Florence, which brings The Magic Roundabout to mind for me. Apparently some of these Victorian names are coming back including Mabel (my grandmother's name), which I would never have believed but my s-in-l met someone with a child called Mabel the other day.

[prophecygirrl.livejournal.com]

Hey, I liked it too! The B/W dialog and the X/D dialog was spot on. But, giving Xander cheekbones is a bit of a stretch -- unless they are trying to make him look more like Spike *snerk*.

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

As several people pointed out above Flossie is short for Florence. I work with newborns, and I've noticed that really old fashioned names are very popular at the moment; the sort of names your great grandma might have had. Recently we've had Josephines, Willas, Ruby's, Mables, and yes a Flossie! I had an Edyth the other night. Poor thing! I think Flossie is actually kind of cute!

[shapinglight]

The art isn't by Jeanty?

That would explain why it didn't make my eyes bleed, then.

[elisi]

That would explain why it didn't make my eyes bleed, then.
::snerk:: I recognise the style now - it's the same guy who did some of the pre-show ones, and although his style is very sparse, he really can do a proper likeness!

[elisi]

It's mostly because I associate it with a small, pink cat from a children's TV show... and yes, people are keen on odd names - I happen to know a one year old Byron!

[elisi]

Hey, I liked it too!
Do you think its a sign of the apocalypse? *g* And what with Xander being the only male, I guess they have to do *something* to keep the female readers interested - they can't bring on (almost)nekkid!Daniel Craig in every issue. ;)

[elisi]

My pleasure :)
If you're really, really lucky, you'll get yours before Christmas...

So did I. Mind you I didn't hate the Faith arc, just the artwork.
I didn't hate the Faith arc (it was a *lot* better than TLWH), but I had... issues.

The cover of this one is just to die for and I'm keen to know what the deal with Dawn actually is. I think I'm almost looking forward to this one!
Same here. Strange, huh?

Apparently some of these Victorian names are coming back
Well Darcy was very keen on giving The Cherub 'Capability' as a middle name, but I vetoed it. :)

[liliaeth]

Edyth? I can understand and even like Edith, but with a Y?

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Don't get me started on the "random "Y" school of child naming. I had a "Khrystofyr" once. Poor kid is going to be spelling his name over the phone for the rest of his life!

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I know several Byrons; is that not a common name in the UK? And I think Flossie is a great cat name now that I think about it. Don't know the cartoon though!

[kathyh]

I think that was very wise of you *g*.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Re the Flossie thing - apart from Florence, D-d has had, over the years, two friends called Fliss and Floss - both being Felicity.

[elisi]

is that not a common name in the UK?
Not as far as I know. I've never met one before.

Don't know the cartoon though!
It's not a cartoon! :) (You can see the very pink Flossie in the first picture, although the show is *owned* by the frogs, Fred and Bert, that are just hilarious!)

[elisi]

Oh Felicity is nice! Although Fliss and Floss is... um... not.

[elisi]

Because I don't know who Daniel Craig is
Oh he's the new James Bond, and emerges from the sea in the outfit you saw Buffy admiring. It made Bond fangirls VERY happy. :)

but Jeanty's Willow is better.
Agreed. Why can he draw Willow? Tis a mystery.

[elisi]

He just has a thing for Victorian names - if she'd been a boy her middle name would have been 'Kingdom' (also a shout-out to Isambard Kingdom Brunel of course).

[elisi]

Well - she fantasised about *Parker* in pretty much the same way when she was bored out of her mind in 'Beer Bad'... (mostly I just think it's funny, and that's enough.)

[elisi]

Can you imagine your name being Flossie Bobbsey? :-P
I'm not sure I want to... (Although Ophelia Butt is still worse!)

Have I mentioned how pretty your banner is? I guess I have now.
It makes me all warm and fuzzy... Mmmm. Made by awmp btw.

Oh and sorry I'm so hopeless at commenting on your posts! I *do* try to read most of them, honest!

[elisi]

But in that case, if she's willing to tell Spike himself openly that she fantasises about him and Angel wrestling nude, I can't see her being that reluctant to discuss that with her BFF either...
Ah but Spike knows just how dirty a mind she has - and also he is unshockable. And I'm sure Buffy has figured out that there was probably a lot of 'sharing' going on with the Fanged Four. Willow is another matter though - yes they're BFFs, but that does not necessarily equate sharing such *very* intimate secrets. Look how uncomfortable everyone was with Anya over sharing...

[aycheb.livejournal.com]

I suddenly realised that Daniel Craig looks a *lot* like Riley!
Huh? I can't believe you guys weren't all over the whole blond, blue-eyed, cheek-boned, most sociopathic Bond (even including Connery) thing. And I thought the Lestat holiday reading was for the funny. Didn't anyone else think Tom Cruise looked like Jennifer Saunders's separated-at-birth twin sister in the movie?

[elisi]

Huh? I can't believe you guys weren't all over the whole blond, blue-eyed, cheek-boned, most sociopathic Bond (even including Connery) thing.
Riley might have different colouring, but physically (and facially) they really are very alike. (lusciousxander, who's unfamiliar with Daniel Craig, thought it *was* Riley until Willow spoke!) And while I enjoyed Craig's Bond very much, that was all... my 'type' isn't just to do with looks - or being sociopathic etc, and (for a start) Bond is only human. Not his fault, but I doubt he'd ever warrant any special attention. (I have 4 major, obsessive crushes - Spike, Angel, The Tenth Doctor and John Simm's Master. As for Bond then I'm with Warren - Connery was, and always will be, the best!)

And I thought the Lestat holiday reading was for the funny.
Oh it's very funny! :)

Didn't anyone else think Tom Cruise looked like Jennifer Saunders's separated-at-birth twin sister in the movie?
That's a *brilliant* description! I could see what he was trying (and spectacularly failing) to do. Someone like Richard E. Grant would have just nailed it!

[mikeygs.livejournal.com]

But if they're going with a Riley comparison, what would stop them from just using Riley?

I think it's probably an amalgam of Spike, Riley and possibly a little Angel as he has all the things she might have liked them.

[elisi]

I think it's this! *g*

[mikeygs.livejournal.com]

Ah ha! Body hair! Soooooo not Riley. :P

[elisi]

::dies::

[kseenaa.livejournal.com]

shapinglight showed me the way here, for the YouTube links. Now that was so much fun to watch! I like Sharon Osbourne. She rocks. And so did David. What a laugh that was! *grin*

[elisi]

I think that Sharon Osbourne is probably best in small doses, but she sure is fun! And David is too funny - I can never get over how much he smiles! *g*

[thatotherperv.livejournal.com]

I finally got a chance to watch the graham norton clips and they were hysterical. god. I giggled all the way through. I forgot how much I love him, thanks for linking :)

[elisi]

My pleasure! I watched when it was on, and it was *so* much fun I just had to share! :)