Producer/writer Marti Noxon promotes BUFFY at the fall 2001 TCA press gathering.
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Noxon talks more BUFFY

In an exclusive interview with CINESCAPE magazine, producer/writer Marti Noxon is talking again about this year's changes on BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, and her increasing role in shaping the series.

In part two of her three part interview with us, Noxon revealed, "I've had more say in taking stories further so that Joss [Whedon, BUFFY creator] has to spend less time on that, and that's just wonderful. It's the hardest part of the process, and to be weaned of our total dependency on him is a really good thing. Hopefully I am getting better at it. But to me that's what separates the wheat from the chaff."

Part of that process involves setting up the season-long story arcs that have made the show such an addictive must-see for fans.

"We usually end on some kind of cliffhanger and you have a lot of loose ends to tie up and a lot of things to set in motion," Noxon told us. "The first episodes are always about finding the show again, finding the voice and your bearings for the characters. Some of it is that we are ramping into storylines that are going to take all season to develop, and then you are in the meat of it."

For the full interview, use your CINESCAPE subscription to sign-on to our premium content and check it out.