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Hello, and welcome to tonight's live chat with Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy.

Amber is here to answer your questions.

Here's the first question. Selina Woodcock - Before you got cast as 'Tara' were you already a fan of Buffy?

Yes. I was friends with Alyson Hannigan already and have always been a big fan of the show.

#event - > hi i was just wandering, What is it like to work with the cast of Buffy? What was it like being the new girl in season 4? Thanx Amber

I think that portraying part of a couple that is part of the first...

lesbian relationship on network television made me realise that...

there are very few role models out there for gay viewers.

Luckily, it's a wonderful group of people and they were...

very encouraging to me when I joined the show...

It was really like coming home.

Howell Brwon - Has fame changed you in any way?

I get less sleep!...

And I'm not really famous yet... I'm still a big ****!

She's super nice and super professional.

[19:35] Welcome to tonight's live chat with Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy.

[19:35] If you have a question that you would like to ask Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy please send it in now. We're receiving an awful lot of questions, and Amber can't answer them all, so please bear with us.

[19:35] SA_A - DO PEOPLE CONFUSE YOU WITH YOUR CHARACTER YOU PLAY ON BUFFY

[19:36] Not really. I have gotten a few letters from young women asking me out...

[19:36] but that's about it.

[19:36] Sue Connell - Who are you closest to on the set of Buffy?

[19:37] [19:37] I really like to hang out with Michelle Trachtenberg.

[19:37] I started dancing when I was really little and realised that I really...

[19:37] enjoyed being on the stage. Then I moved on into acting.

[19:38] Irene Boll - I hear you are currently filming your own film 'Chance'. Is it to be producer, writer and director all at the same time?

[19:38] I need more sleep! My brain is fried, but it's wonderful.

[19:38] Flis - Who else is gonna be in your movie from Buffy? You mention a 'James' in the journal (which is great, thanks soooo much for that!!) could that be the original Mr.Marsters???

[19:38] Flis - Who else is gonna be in your movie from Buffy? You mention a 'James' in the journal (which is great, thanks soooo much for that!!) could that be the original Mr.Marsters???

[19:38] I can tell you for certain that one of the writers, David Fury, is going...

[19:38] to be in it.

[19:39] natalie_uglo - if u got stuck in a lift with some one (famous) who would it be and why?

[19:39] Well, if Einstein was still alive, I would be very curious to find out...

[19:39] what that man is all about...

[19:40] But if I were to mention a living person it would be the man who wrote...

[19:40] Lucy Orchard - What was it like creating a comic based on yourself (or at least your character!) with Christopher Golden. Has it made you consider submitting any storylines for BtVS? By the way you're a fab actress!

[19:40] Wanna Blessed Be.

[19:41] If you have just joined we are chatting with Amber Benson...Tara in Buffy!

[19:41] Working on another comic book and making a movie.

[19:41] #event -> Hi Amber What has been your favourite ep to film?

[19:41] I love 'Hush'.

[19:42] Dododioh -If you could choose any two actors or actresses to act with, who would they be?

[19:42] Albert Finney and Jude Lawson because he's really cute!

[19:43] [19:43] It was definitely something that I was curious about but...

[19:43] Buffy keeps me so busy that I have no time to work on any charms.

[19:43] We have over 30mins of time remaining, so please send in your questions!

[19:43] did u get a lot of negative mail from fans of seth green because u sort of took his place

[19:43] Yes. People adore Seth and filling his shoes has been...

[19:43] very difficult.

[19:44] [19:44] Nicholas Breandon...

[19:44] he makes everybody laugh.

[19:44] [19:44] I went in for lunch and almost screamed because they were...

[19:44] all sitting at the lunch table eating and it frieked me out...

[19:45] Plus it was 11pm at night and we were having lunch...

[19:45] that didn't help either!

[19:45] [19:45] Well, I can't speak for anybody else but if I don't quit biting my nails...

[19:45] I'm not going to have any fingers left!

[19:45] [19:46] Hell, yes! ...

[19:46] I think Joss Whedon has created the first tough female role-model...

[19:46] richard - how do you relate to 'Tara' in real life?

[19:46] on network television for young women.

[19:46] I can be really insecure and nervous around people I don't know...

[19:46] I can also be really shy...

[19:46] So we definitely share that trait.

[19:47] [19:47] Eight days.

[19:47] We have hundreds of people online, so please be patient, Amber will try to answer as many questions as possible!

[19:47] [19:47] The man is a singing god.

[19:48] #event -> Hi Amber! I was wondering if you can give any info as to wether there's going to be a season six please?

[19:48] I hope so. I don't want Buffy to end. I love working on the show.

[19:48] I probably get more female attention,

actually... [19:49] Although I have gotten marriage proposals from an 11-year old boy in Sussex.

[19:49] [19:49] You will definitely be seeing me in Season 5.

[19:49] [19:49] There's definitely a couple of episodes which explain more about where she...

[19:50] comes from.

[19:50] [19:51] I really like Jeff Buckley and a guy named Ryan Adams.

[19:51] [19:51] That would be super cool. The cast of Angel is super nice.

[19:51] If you have a question that you would like to ask Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy please send it in now. We're receiving an awful lot of questions, and Amber can't answer them all, so please bear with us.

[19:51] [19:52] I think probably moving that soda machine in 'Hush'.

[19:52] Dawn_Brayford> #event why don't we get to see tara and willow actually kiss, when all the straight characters do?

[19:52] You're just going to have to wait and ee - hint, hint.

[19:53] Nicola - If you could cast a spell on anyone living or dead who would it be and why?

[19:53] My sister - to try and get her to clean the house.

[19:53] [19:54] Probably being scared silly be the gentlemen.

[19:54] you have done animation such as king of the hill....did you like it and would you do it again?

[19:54] I've never done an animated show but I would love to do one...

[19:54] I love cartoons.

[19:54] [19:55] We usually don't know what's going to happen until we get the script...

[19:55] They're very tight-lipped about what's happening on the show.

[19:55] We have just 20mins left with Amber, send in your questions NOW!

[19:55] #event -> Did you get to work with Eliza Dushku when she appeared in Series 4? If so, how was it working with her?

[19:55] She was a doll. I love working with Eliza. She's so much fun.

[19:56] [19:56] That would be fantastic. I don't see it on the horizon...

[19:56] but it would be very cool.

[19:56] [19:56] I met her through mutual friends at a party.

[19:56] [19:57] I hope they never make one...

[19:57] I would be so embarrassed.

[19:57] [19:57] No. They keep everything.

[19:57] [19:58] They dumped my head in the toilet and held me down...

[19:58] until I cried.

[19:58] If you have a question that you would like to ask Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy please send it in now. We're receiving an awful lot of questions, and Amber can't answer them all, so please bear with us.

[19:58] Don't forget to visit the Buffy website at http://www.bbc.co.uk/buffy/

[19:59] Siochan - Hey Amber. I was wondering if you or any of the other cast members would be visiting the Uk or Ireland for promotional work over the easter or summer break. I always end up hearing about these things too late.

[19:59] I'll be seeing them in June.

[19:59] I will be at 'Nocturnal' in the UK.

[19:59] I'll be in disguise though! Short, little bald woman.

[19:59] Just 15 minutes to go with Amber Benson. If you have any more questions send them now.

[19:59] [19:59] Working with such cool people...

[19:59] Joss Whedon is a god.

[20:00] [20:00] I have a lovely picture sitting in a trailer at work...

[20:00] from a young man who quoted some scripture...

[20:00] and told me he loved me eternally and gave me all his contact details...

[20:00] and it's framed!

[20:01] #event -> how do you see the future of buffy, with it shifting (maybe) from the wb and possibly onto UPN...do you think it could survive?

[20:01] I hope so. I think Buffy is a wonderful show and deserves to go on...

[20:01] for at least ten seasons.

[20:01] #event -> How did you feel when you were offered the part in the series? Were you aware of the intentions of the scriptwriters when you accepted?

[20:01] I had no idea that she and Willow were going to be lovers...

[20:02] but I'm really really glad that I was given the opportunity...

[20:02] to play her.

[20:02] [20:02] It's really cute...

[20:02] I like that episode a lot.

[20:02] If you have a question that you would like to ask Amber Benson, Tara in Buffy please send it in now. We're receiving an awful lot of questions, and Amber can't answer them all, so please bear with us.

[20:03] [20:03] Gosh. I would say if you think you could survive...

[20:03] without being an actor - don't do it...

[20:03] It's a horrible, painful, wonderful but miserable business.

[20:03] This is a moderated chat which means that any duplicate questions and general hello messages will be filtered out. Try to keep your questions and/or comments as concise as possible.

[20:03] #event How do you feel about people saying that you are encouraging kids to dabble with dark forces?

[20:04] Hey, so do Harry Potter and others...

[20:04] People take what they want from the media...

[20:04] and we're only encouraging people to do positive things.

[20:04] #event -> Is Joss Whedon as full of ideas as he seems to be? I always imagine him to be this bottomless pit of enthusiasm!

[20:04] Totally. He is a creative genius...

[20:05] All the things he comes up with blows my mind.

[20:05] Daniel_Edwards - Do you want to get vamped up later on in the series?

[20:05] I think it would be fun to actually stake a vamp...

[20:05] that's what I'm waiting for.

[20:05] David_Howell - Do you think you have been accepted by the fans as part of the scoobie gang?

[20:05] I think I'm slowly starting to become ok with the fans...

[20:05] I mean, who can take over from Seth Green?...

[20:06] It's impossible. You can't. I have to forge my own path.

[20:06] Lynn_Benson - If a film of your life was made - who would you like to play you ?

[20:06] Probably John Cusack...

[20:06] He's got that right amount of sarcasm.

[20:06] [20:07] I was a hen in some barnyard production...

[20:07] in third grade and I really liked the costumes.

[20:07] Niki_Boyes - Hi Amber, what do you think of Buffy website, have you visited any?

[20:07] I think there are some fantastic websites out there...

[20:07] dedicated to Buffy...

[20:08] I'm always blown away by this woman known as Little Willow...

[20:08] She runs a lot of websites and she's fantastic.

[20:08] Billy_Davis - So what do you make of Spike's English accent?

[20:08] I had no idea he wasn't English until I met him.

[20:08] [20:08] I love Mike Leigh and Absolutely Fabulous.

[20:09] [20:09] They have all been very supportive.

[20:09] [20:09] It hasn't hit me yet, so I must not be.

[20:09] I think when I cease to go to the bathroom...

[20:09] then I can call myself famous.

[20:09] [20:10] I feel really blessed to be playing Amber and I wouldn't change...

[20:10] a hair on her head.

[20:10] Just five minutes to go with Amber Benson. If you have any more questions send them now.

[20:10] [20:10] I get nervous for every audition...

[20:10] I always feel like I'm going to throw up.

[20:11] [20:11] Let's put it this way - I look at my bed with longing.

[20:11] But I'm loving every minute of it.

[20:11] [20:11] No, not really...

[20:12] She's definitely a different person to me.

[20:12] GodsJiva - Hi! If you could be in any tv show apart from Buffy, which one would you choose?

[20:12] South Park.

[20:12] But not as myself.

[20:12] Eluria_Diamrem - Do you have any pet(s) ?

[20:12] I have two cats and a dog and I love them dearly.

[20:12] #event -> if you had to stuck on a desert island, what five things would you take with you and why.

[20:13] I would take 'THe Journey to the East'...

[20:13] a book by Herman Hess...

[20:13] a computer with internet access...

[20:14] cell phone to call my mother and tell her I was ok...

[20:14] a DVD of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

[20:14] Just time for one more question...

[20:15] like to see yourself on tv for the first time?

[20:15] It blew my mind, I was so embarrassed...

[20:15] It's so not fair to see yourself on TV

like that...

[20:15] You take yourself apart.

[20:15] That is all we have time for.

[20:16] Thank You for joining the chat...The chat is now over!