Watching Bones

Okay, we’ve all heard the news: Sarah Michelle Gellar is going to attend the PaleyFest in March. Yippee. Sorry, forgive my cynicism, but the fact that even without Gellar, the attendee list of Amber Benson, Nicholas Brendon, Charisma Carpenter, Emma Caulfield, Eliza Dushku, Seth Green, James Marsters, Michelle Trachtenberg, and Joss Whedon is WAAYY more than enough to get me there. (That and the disappointing reality that I have absolutely no hope of attending has made me a little bitter…)

Their appearance is scheduled for a Thursday, March 20th at 7 pm and I’m sure will prove to be an incredibly exciting event. Too bad they don’t ever hold these things on the east coast… Okay, so we already know that, what’s the big deal? Well, if you believe everything you read on the internet - you do, don’t you? - there’s a rumor (thanks to IOL) that David Boreanaz will be among the Buffy alumni that are attending this little “soiree.” To back up their claim, they’ve even got a cute little quote from Seth Green himself. Green says: “I can’t remember the last time everyone’s been in the same place, so something hilarious is bound to happen.”

Hmm, just got a little better, didn’t it?

Well, time will tell, and the Paley site does say “additional panelists to be announced” so the door is left wide open for him to decide to make the fans giddy with joy. Oh well, the rest of us will just have to live vicariously through the lucky few that get to go, and maybe the geek-fans among us can step up production on that transporter invention so maybe next time we can all go…

Okay, I know this is a blog about the show Bones, but seeing that one of the main draws to the show for many people is David Boreanaz in the lead, and seeing as how he will inevitably be tied to his character of Angel of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame, it only makes sense that we would occasionally come across news of Sarah Michelle Gellar/Prinze (formerly known as Buffy of said show). So, having said that rather long disclaimer, here we go!

This past Sunday in the Parade section of the paper, the In Step With spotlight was none other than our favorite vampire-loving vampire slayer! (Ironic, isn’t it…) Although there was no exciting news of a Buffy reunion or big screen movie as many fans still hold out hope for, it was a pleasant interview. Gellar talked briefly about her new film The Air I Breathe. She plays a pop star who gets involved with a mobster (and not in a good way), alongside of Kevin Bacon, Forest Whitaker, Julie Delpy and Brendan Fraser. The film is about emotions, according to Gellar - literally. IMDB says it’s a “drama based on an ancient Chinese proverb that breaks life down into four emotional cornerstones: happiness, pleasure, sorrow and love.” Actually, if you read the rest of the plot outline, it does sound better than that. Okay, I’ll be fair. It goes on to explain: “A businessman (Whitaker) bets his life on a horse race; a gangster (Fraser) sees the future; a pop star (Gellar) falls prey to a crime boss (Garcia); a doctor (Bacon) must save the love of his life.”

The article gives a little of her acting background and says that her true love is stage acting. Apparently that is Gellar’s goal - getting back onstage. “Broadway is truly my first wish,” she said. Too bad, because even if her movies haven’t always been a big hit, she was so good as Sunnydale’s golden girl.

(Oh, and she clarifies that she is not a close friend of Britney Spears - “We’ve only met a few times,” she said. Whew, I guess we don’t have to worry about Sarah taking a hint from Brittney and loosing her beautiful hair anytime soon…)