Originally posted by feena191Here ya go
(I missed the 1st part of the intro)
Natasha: And this morning we have the great privilege of being joined by one of its stars, her name is Amber Benson who plays Tara. Before we talk to her though here she is serenading her good friend Willow.
(OMWF clip)
Dermot: And Amber Benson, aka Tara, we’re delighted to say is with us here now. Now firstly did you do all your own singing in that? It’s a great voice if you did.
Amber: Oh thank you, yeah I did actually. I..er..I wanted to keep singing..um..every time we would do a take I was like “I can do it again..I just want..I can do better. Let’s just continue” I think I’ve got a new job as a singer, forget the acting.
N: But where did the idea for a musical version come from?
A: Well the guy that created Buffy, Joss Whedon, had been kind of kicking the idea round for a number of years, but he finally had a cast that was just as excited about making a musical because Tony Head & myself & Emma Caulfield, we all sing. So he figured now that he had 3 singers he could pull the whole thing off.
N: Might there be another one of these?
A: *laughs* Ah...I would like to do another one, but, I don’t know, we’ll see.
D: Was any of it coming from your side? Were you saying there were plenty of you there who could sing, were you saying “come on, let’s have..let’s get some singing in it”?
A: Oh yeah, we were like pushing..we were like “lets do another one, let’s do
Guys & Dolls, come on.”
D: Just...
N: Now let’s talk a little bit, sorry Dermot, more generally about BtVS, because it’s just become a huge hit really, I mean it’s got an enormous cult following. How did that come about & were you surprised by the attention it received?
A: *sighs & laughs*
D: A sigh...
A: *sighs* Actually I had..I had..no idea going into the show that it was such a..I mean..a phenomenon. I mean..I..everywhere you go people just are..are..excited to see that you’re from the show BtVS & it’s such a cross-section of people. So you get kids & then you get parents & then you get grandparents. It’s crazy, everywhere you go people are following you round the grocery store..ahhh..I do this for a living, this is crazy.
D: But it was a big show when you joined it, already.
A: Yeah, yeah.
D: You came in quite late to it really.
A: Yeah, I came in in the 4th Season, we’re..they’re..on their 7th now, so I kind of came in in the middle, & then it was already very well established..er I mean..over here..I..I can’t go anywhere without someone going “that’s the girl from Buffy”.
N: And was there a bit of an initiation procedure to welcome you into the cast?
D: Yes we heard a whisper...
N: I was reading somewhere...
A: Erm, no heads being dunked in the toilet or anything *laughs*
N: Were they welcoming to you though?
A: Yeah, yeah, everybody..it’s like a family..they’re..everybody is super kind, & you come in & they’re just happy to have nice people working with them, so if you’re kind to them, they’re..they’re kind to you. I mean..they’re just..we have such a nice group of people, It’s a..it’s a huge family.
D: I’m just interested in the plot of this ‘OMWF’. How do you actually introduce the idea that the characters all just are going to say all their lines in song?
A: Um well, we start with the credits, the credits are completely different, & they kind of..they start off with this sort of musical kind of feeling & then we find out later that..that there’s some magic afoot & that’s the reason we’re all kind of breaking into song & dancing every 5 minutes.
N: But more generally then about, you know, the fact that there was a slightly darker side to BtVS that..there has been a bit of criticism, hasn’t there, that it encourages children to dabble in the dark side & certainly be aware of another aspect of life, how do you respond to that?
A: Well I..I think anybody that’s going to make those accusations at Buffy is going to make the same accusations at Harry Potter or any of these sort of fantasy books or television series. I think you just have to take it at face value. You take what you want from it. It’s not preaching to the young to go & become..you know..Wiccans, but you know..er..it’s very allegorical. This show uses..I mean basically they use the idea of Wicca to talk about lesbianism. I mean..you know..I mean I play a lesbian witch on a national television show in the States & they didn’t want to push the idea of lesbianism down people’s throats, so with this idea of Wicca which encapsulates doing *makes air quotes & rolls eyes* spells together..you know..really was allegorical for their intimate relationship & so if you look underneath the main story you’ll find many layers..I mean..they’re talking about very weighty issues without getting on a soapbox & preaching to the audience.
D: It is indeed quite challenging & complex. Just let me give you finally our independent review panel, Breakfast people who’ve seen OMWF, “Best piece of television ever, brilliant”.
N: And I was sitting there with the video recorder yesterday as well & you have got a beautiful voice. It must have been very good fun to sing in that.
A: I had a blast, lip-synching to death, it was a lot of fun.
D: Lip-synching *laughs*
N: Excellent. Amber Benson, it’s great to meet you, good luck, & that’s showing next week I think, here on the BBC.
Feena
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Edited by: Repost Moderator at: 12/16/02 2:06:36 am
YAYYYYY!!!! 
Feena, I thought I was the only one who had heard she'd be on!!! I was on my way out of the house when I heard them say 'someone' from BtVS would be on, had a hunch it would be Amber so frantically set the video and dashed off to work!!!! 
...need...air...
What the frilly heck? I cannot believe I missed this!!!! 
**SWOON** 
missed it.
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