‘Buffy’ and ‘Angel’s Original Cast Reunites at Wizard World

[Jean]

2019 marks 20 years since Angel, the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off, premiered and many actors from both series are currently celebrating at Wizard World Portland.

While two important figures are missing, Sarah Michelle Gellar and David Boreanaz (Buffy and Angel, respectively), the cast members that are in attendance this weekend are making fans gush.

“Witches, demons, vampires, watchers, slayer, Gods, and Scoobies oh my!,” Nicholas Brendon wrote on Instagram.

In the below photos, you can see Amber Benson (Tara), Julie Benz (Darla), Iyari Limon (Kennedy), Amy Acker (Fred), James Leary (Clem), James Marsters (Spike), Clare Kramer (Glory), Alexis Denisof (Wesley), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia), Alyson Hannigan (Willow), and Nicholas Brendon (Xander) all together again. Juliet Landau (Drusila) was also supposed to appear at the con, but had to cancel.

In addition to Gellar and Boreanaz, some other notable absences are Anthony Stewart Head (Giles), Michelle Trachtenberg (Dawn), J. August Richards (Gunn), Emma Caulfield (Anya), Seth Green (Oz), and a few others. However, considering just how many people were involved with the show, it’s still an extremely impressive group they’ve gathered from the Buffy/Angel universe.


Joss Whedon, the show’s creator, even posted a little something to show he was experiencing major FOMO (fear of missing out) over the con.

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[Tim]

Nice pictures.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Nice to see the gang together and reminisce about the show.

It looks like their still friends after all these years.

[Tim]

Yeah, they are.

Too bad Sarah and David couldn't be there though.

[BettyNewbie]

Wow, has Nicholas Brendon aged! Great pictures. You can really tell that they're all happy to be there and glad to see each other again.

Sarah and David rarely go to these conventions, so it's no surprise that they weren't there. It's a miracle that they were able to get the rest of the cast together.

Also, ewwwww at the woman with Charisma in the last pic. Go away, Piper.

[adzpower]

I was just about to say but Betty beat me to it, Nicholas has really not aged well bless him, I heard he had a lot of alcohol problems so that's probably what contributed to it. Glad to see he's doing better though.

And of course Holly had to barge her way in to get a picture with relevant people, no doubt her and Brian are there once again as the only Charmed representatives, eurgh when can we get something new already, I'd love to hear more perspectives from the show, I can only imagine how much she'd rip into the show if she were there.

Still I suppose Rose, Alyssa and Shannen are all too busy having careers.

[Tim]

Yeah, Holly will do anything to salvage her sinking career. 

Of course, she and Charisma are friends (for the time being anyway).  So maybe that explains it.

[BettyNewbie]

Feb 27, 2019 6:38:53 GMT -5 adzpower said:

I was just about to say but Betty beat me to it, Nicholas has really not aged well bless him, I heard he had a lot of alcohol problems so that's probably what contributed to it. Glad to see he's doing better though.

This guy's had a VERY rough life after Buffy.

Nicholas Brendon’s recent arrest for allegedly attacking his girlfriend is just the latest chapter in an upsetting saga of the actor’s scrapes with the law.

Brendon shot to stardom as Xander Harris on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired from 1997-03.

The 46-year-old actor’s public troubles first began in 2004, after Brendon checked himself into a rehab clinic for alcohol problems.

“After realizing that I had a disease that was taking control of my life, I decided that the best way for me to regain my health was to enter a treatment facility,” he said at the time.

Six years later, the Buffy the Vampire Star star returned to rehab, shortly after being tasered by police and charged with vandalism, resisting arrest and battery against a police officer. He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to probation and community service.

In October 2014, he was arrested in Boise, Idaho, and charged with two misdemeanor counts: malicious injury to property and restraining or obstructing officers.

Officers were called to a hotel after reports of a disturbance in the lobby involving the Criminal Minds actor and hotel staff, and the Boise Police Department said in a statement that Brendon “showed signs of intoxication and repeatedly refused officers commands to stay seated while officers tried to speak to witnesses.” He was taken into custody after he allegedly repeatedly tried to walk away.

In February 2015, he was placed under arrest for allegedly drunkenly trashing a hotel room in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, just days after he and wife Moonda Tee called it quits after five months of marriage.

According to a complaint affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, he was charged with grand theft and criminal mischief.

In March of 2015 he was arrested for a second time that year in Florida for allegedly flipping a hotel bed, smashing a porcelain figure, pulling the phone out of the wall and clogging the toilet, which caused water to spill out onto the room’s carpet. Damages were estimated up to $1,000.

In May, Brendon was arrested again — this time in South Carolina for public intoxication and impairment, according to the Myrtle Beach Police Deparment’s website.

That June, he entered rehab for depression, alcoholism, substance abuse problems.

However, in October the actor was arrested yet again in Saratoga Springs, New York, after allegedly grabbed his girlfriend by the throat, taking her car keys and smashing her cell phone in an attempt to get her to stay. He was charged with two counts of criminal mischief and one count of obstruction of breathing, which are misdemeanors. He was also charged with robbery in the third degree, which is a felony.

Later that month, the actor checked into a Florida treatment center for 90 days to treat depression.

“I love you all so much and I truly do appreciate all of your love and support,” he said in a final message to fans. “We’re going to beat this.”

During an interview with Dr. Phil released that December, Brendon revealed that he has “had failed attempts at suicide” and has been in a dark place over the past three years — he also opened up about being molested by a music teacher who went to jail in 1981, when he was about 10 years old.

“I think about it every day of my life and I wonder how it affected me. Did I stop growing emotionally?” he added. “When you’re molested for a couple years and you’re blamed for it by the people who are supposed to be your protectors, there’s going to be a lot of confusion and a lot of sadness.”

At the end of the interview, the actor checked into a dual diagnosis treatment center, HeadWaters at Origins. “Maybe I’m just done,” he said of entering rehab. “Maybe I’m ready to be happy now.”

However, a few days later, the actor pleaded guilty to the criminal mischief charge from his arrest in October over allegedly grabbing his girlfriend by the throat.

The actor was most recently arrested on Oct. 11 after allegedly attacking his girlfriend in a California hotel room.

“He was with his girlfriend and they got into an argument,” Palm Springs Police Sgt. William Hutchinson told KESQ-TV. “During the argument at the bar, he pulled her arm and then violently pulled her by her hair.”

The girlfriend has active protective orders against Brendon in Florida and New York, police said. He was allowed to be around his girlfriend, but could not harass, injure, assault or threaten her.

Brendon’s rep is not commenting.

He needs serious help, and I hope he's getting it now.  It's a good sign that he made it out to that convention and reunited with his former castmates.

Feb 27, 2019 6:38:53 GMT -5 adzpower said:

And of course Holly had to barge her way in to get a picture with relevant people, no doubt her and Brian are there once again as the only Charmed representatives, eurgh when can we get something new already, I'd love to hear more perspectives from the show, I can only imagine how much she'd rip into the show if she were there.

Still I suppose Rose, Alyssa and Shannen are all too busy having careers.

I wonder how long it'll take for Charisma to get sick of Holly?  I don't doubt that she's probably using her to help get new roles, just like she had previously used Shannen.

[Tim]

Yikes, let's hope Nicholas Brendan is getting the help he needs.

Sometimes this happens.

[Melinda Halliwell]

Crumbs.

Maybe Nicholas's girlfriend no disrespect to her should steer well clear of him for her own safety and good until she knows he's sorted himself out proper and won't do what's he's done again if she's still with him that is.

The trouble is once some people get famous whether it's in film, television, music or sports and make money you do tend to hear or see a lot about them either regularly taking drink or drugs or beating someone up all the way which I suppose could put some people going off into those career choices maybe.

Hopefully, Nicholas gets the help he needs.

[Tim]

Yeah, I agree. 

I wonder how long it'll take for Charisma to get sick of Holly?

Perhaps we should start a betting pool

[Jean]

Feb 27, 2019 6:38:53 GMT -5 adzpower said:

I was just about to say but Betty beat me to it, Nicholas has really not aged well bless him, I heard he had a lot of alcohol problems so that's probably what contributed to it. Glad to see he's doing better though.

And of course Holly had to barge her way in to get a picture with relevant people, no doubt her and Brian are there once again as the only Charmed representatives, eurgh when can we get something new already, I'd love to hear more perspectives from the show, I can only imagine how much she'd rip into the show if she were there.

Still I suppose Rose, Alyssa and Shannen are all too busy having careers.

Yeah everyone else is off being busy and of course Holly has no new acting roles in 3 years. If she and Shannen got along I wonder if Shannen would be going with her. 

She actually attended the same event Holly did last year but showed up a week later. But she that was a one off. She obviously is busy doing other things with her career.

Good to see Nicholas do better though. Hope he recovers.

[Tim]

Alyson Hannigan was there, I see.

I know her from How I Met Your Mother.