So I just saw the latest cover of Maxim and on it Sarah Michelle Gellar was voted Woman of the year.....not to be a party pooper but what has she been up to?

Sarah has been making movies lately.  She has quite a few coming out like Addicted, The Air I Breathe, Suburban Girl, and so on.  I love her, so I'm glad she made woman of the year.

Really?  That seems...off, kinda.  I just mean it seems like we've seen other actresses more lately?  Though honestly, no names are coming to mind.

Yeah ... not to sound like a bitch, but that doesn't seem right at all. I can think of many more deserving actresses for that title. Not that SMG isn't talented, but the caliber of movies she's been making lately (at least, the ones that have been released thus far) haven't exactly been Oscar material. Then again, it's Maxim, so I doubt it's the actress' creative work they're looking at.

Well, it's woman of the year, not actress.  She could have gotten that for some other reason.  I think it's very deserving.

Interestingly, she's been named Woman of the Year for 2008... which means it's probably not for anything she's *done* but more that they think she's going to be hot/popular in the coming year, possibly because she's got three movies coming out and other things lined up. We haven't heard much from her for a while, and then lately, I've noticed more buzz than usual, so maybe this is her trying to make a comeback. 

I have no idea how Maxim selects their Woman of the Year, but I'd bet UB is right in that it's not solely their acting - especially since "woman" doesn't even imply actress. Could be anybody in any profession. I remember hearing that SMG had done a lot of charity work, but I'm sure that's not entirely the reason, either. ;)

Well, I'm not saying that they were awarding her "actress of the year." But the fact is, SMG is an actress, and I would assume that her professional success would be taken into consideration when judged for something like that. But maybe I'm wrong.

Anyway, since the original post didn't state that SMG has been named woman of the year for 2008 instead of this year, I'm now inclined to agree with Eowyn. The award might be based on expectations rather than current merit. However, I still stand by my earlier statement ... Maxim is pretty well known for judging women on their physical appearance rather than their creative talent.

Seeing as its Maxim... makes one wonder if the fact she's portraying a porn star in one of her upcoming movies has anything to do with it...

Probably so on it being based on her playing a porn star--I don't know the rating of the film, but perhaps it's kinda "revealing" for her character.  I think it is more of a "looks" and what kind of project one does type of deal.  Adrian Curry was in their top one hundred shortly after her Playboy spread.  I don't know who else has been top whatever over the years, but I'm willing to be actresses like Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon (just to get someone younger) have ever been in their top one hundred.  Or hey--Jennifer Hudson even, and she had a pretty damn good year last year.

You also have to consider that whoever they name has to be willing to pose for a spread in the magazine. So even if one of the actresses Scarlet mentioned were considered more deserving, they wouldn't be chosen unless they were willing to do the photo shoot.

Interesting point E.  And why would such a prestigious actress turn Maxim down?  Ah...

I didn't know about that. However, I did see a photo of Sarah in the latest Entertainment weekly, taken at the premier of a movie she made with the Rock.  No Freddie to be seen, and she said if she got cold nothing could warm you up like cuddling with the Rock.  

I wouldn't think Sarah would be Maxim's type for a photo shoot- she's pretty from most angles, but not very busty or curvy.curvey? Whatever.

It is also the second photo I've seen of her in the last few months where she's wearing a very full dress and I wondered if she might be pregnant and just keeping it a secret for some reason.  The one she's wearing in the latest photo is quite pretty, but looks very much like a maternity dress!

Anyone know anything about that?

Didn't see that.  However, I do know that The Rock is in the process of getting divorced if he isn't already...Was Freddy at her last premier?  For the Grudge 2?  I don't think he was, but I could be wrong... 

I don't know if he was or not. All I know is that the last couple of times I've seen anything about her, he hasn't been around - or not visible, anyway. With all these new movies coming out, she should be hitting the talk shows and having her picture taken at more premieres, I would think.

Well, some of her upcoming movies are going straight to DVD, so no press.

She mentions in the article, a portion of it, that she decided to do Maxim because 1) she's 30, and 2) she's a porn star trying to branch out in her career in "Southland Tales". And no, she doesn't actually reveal anything in the movie, as far as I've heard. She's basically a "former" porn star.

The Rock has been linked with someone else recently, though I can't remember who. Sarah still mentions that she's heavily married in interviews, but interviews usually happen a couple months before they go to print, so you never really know. He could have just been working elsewhere....or whatever.

She hasn't revealed a pregnancy, though the tabloids have speculated on when it would happen ever since she got married. They're obsessed with famous pregnancies.

CM

Hee! I knew CM would have the latest skinny!  :)

LOL

I'm a bored stay-at-home who cruises the entertainment sites. I usually don't follow Sarah, but another site was talking about the article, so.....you reap what I reap. ;)

I really don't think she's pregnant.  There has been rumors about that for a while now, but still no signs of pregnancy.  I think she just likes to wear baggy clothes sometimes.  I've seen the photoshoot for this magazine, she looks really good.  I only hope I could look that good when I'm 30.

According to the Red Eye, SMG said that she's not ready for kids-- "You can't be selfish and have a child.  Right now, I want to live my life and have fun.  I want to go sit in my Jacuzzi and drink wine all night." (however, J Lo and Christina Aguilera denied pregger reports, even when their bumps were showing, cause that dress SMG wore was pretty...fluffy)  Also, she says that (in regards to her "Southland Tales" role) it was on her list of things to do, and "When you think about who should play a porn star, don't I just pop into your mind?"  Whoever wrote the article says they couldn't tell if she was kidding or not.

I saw that and could tell that she was kidding, and if you see her pictures in maxim, it's obvious she's not pregnant.

I saw that and could tell that she was kidding, and if you see her pictures in maxim, it's obvious she's not pregnant.

Quite. :)

She was probably just joking around about the pornstar thing. She definitely oozes sexiness, but even the urbandictionary entry states that she's a woman you'd just want to "hold in your arms forever." And with all the vulgar stuff on UB, that's quite an achievement.

Plus she's commented on how much she hates her legs and her nose and her eyebrows and an air of disdain for her valley girl blonde hair look. Complete utter blasphemy yeah, but why would you want to play a pornstar if you hated the way you looked? That would be like Kiera Knightley... um, being her normal KK self-deprecating no self-esteem self. People are strange.

I don't care either way, but someone above mentioned the date the pics were taken or something like that.  Meh, time will tell ;)

I may be totally off with this, but it seems like SMG (or should I say SMP? No, never) has made more than a few oblique references over the years to her past in Buffy.  Like with showing disdain for the valley girl hair...I feel like she's rejecting her past and thus the fans who love that past.  It just doesn't seem professional or courteous.  I guess I look at it from the perspective that an opportunity like that only comes once or twice in a lifetime--to be more than famous, to truly become an icon and step into a part of history.  Like, for example, Sigourney Weaver.  Imagine if James Cameron had approached her for Aliens (the second one) and she said, "Nah, I'm good.  I hated that Ripley chick."  Ok, I'm stepping off my soapbox and exiting the building.  Sorry this turned ranty!

I can see both sides. Fame like that is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it gives you incredible notoriety, and I find it hard to believe that Sarah would have achieved the level of stardom she has without Buffy. So, yeah, she should be incredibly grateful for the opportunity she had to play that part. On the other hand, it IS frustrating to be pigeon-holed into one role - it makes it harder for people to accept you in other roles, and it can even restrict the parts you're offered in the future. (Look at how often JM gets stereotyped as a bad boy/villain character, for example.) So, I can understand the desire to distance oneself from a former character, no matter how iconic it is.

I don't think Sarah has always expressed it in the best way, but I think she does realize that Buffy got her where she is, and I think she is grateful for that.

I find it interesting that someone who was very careful to NEVER be seen even partially naked (naked shoulders that are meant to make you think she's got nothing else on, don't count) in her show, would do a spread for a men's magazine. Haven't seen the photos, except for the cover, but I'm assuming there is lots of skin involved...?

And, yes, I agree with Eowyn (damn! that happens way too often.lol). Icon status is definitely a double-edged sword for an actor.  On the one hand - fame forever; on the other hand - you may never be taken seriously as anything else again.  I think she is struggling to do a variety of roles so as to build up her acting cred and show that she isn't one-dimensional.

Yes, she is topless in a few of the pictures, but always covers up with her arms.  I remember Sarah saying a while ago that she would never go completely topless.  The time she hosted on SNL comes to mind when they did a skit about holding your own boobs.  I think that's as far as it would ever go.

Not really topless because her arms are covering them.

And wait, am I missing something here on the nudity thing? Was anyone naked at any time in Buffy, and why is SMG held in some fraudulent light because of this? They don't even have full nudity in Nip/Tuck, so why would you think it would be on Buffy? Methinks you just plainly don't like SMG.

As far as SMG using her body, she was somewhat modest in Buffy, I guess. But she was doing that already in I Know What You Did Last Summer and Cruel Intentions, long before she posed "topless" for Maxim in 2007.

Okay, Nip/Tuck, the men at least are very much nude excluding a sock.  This is what JM had to endure for several seasons.  The girls (particularly SMG) had it easy when it came to that.  Whenever they could, they wanted James to take his shirt off at the very *least* (not that I'm complaining).  Watch the dailies...and if you ever find dailies for Nip/Tuck, I'm sure much of the same in regards to socks for the nether region for Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh.  It's a lot of full body ass shots on that show...

I really have nothing against SMG.  But the one thing that stays with me. Is that SMG didn't even attend the farewell party of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yes, she had to go film the Scooby doo movie. But I think if she would asked to have that day off. I think the people who were making Scooby Doo would have let her.

I mean this is the show that made you and the reason why you are successful now. The very least you can do is go to the farewell party.You spent 7 years on this show and with these people making it. I know that I would have went no matter if i had to film a movie or not. I would have went. And truthfully, I don't think she wanted to go. She had the perfect excuse that she had to film a movie. But I don't think she asked or tried getting that time off. So to me that doesn't show me that she is grateful for Buffy. 

I understand wanting to move on. But like the other person above me.

i am the above post is from me. I think I posted this on the wrong thread. I meant to post this on the thread where SMG changes her name to Prinze. That is when I meant I agree with the person above me.

Sorry

Yes, I'm not really dissing her for being modest - it's kind of a refreshing change for a young actress. But it was definitely a double standard in terms of her male co-stars.  They all showed a whole lot more skin than she did. As Scarlet said, not that I'm complaining about all the wonderful "nekid Spike" screen caps that we have to choose from. LOL

If she's covering her breasts in the Maxim shoots, then she's still being pretty coy - which is not a bad thing. I was just wondering if she'd taken a turn away from her Buffy days when her bare shoulders were all you ever saw.  Granted, it was on early and had a lot of young viewers, but we saw a whole lot more of James (and David and Marc) than we did Sarah.

*sigh* and once again I'm reminded of how nice it would be if guests would just sign something to their posts, so that we know who said what. When we get two or three guests talking at the same time, it gets confusing for those of us trying to answer them. If you don't want anyone to know who you are, that's fine, make something up. Call yourself "Joan" if you want to. lol  But call yourself something so that anyone who wants to answer you specifically can say so. (And, so you don't get blamed for something some other guest says. LOL)

She's always said that she'll have no nudity clauses in her contracts. The farthest she's ever gone is still covering her boobs, and I doubt that will change. James has mentioned that he was the only one who *didn't* have a no nudity clause because he didn't think it would be that big of an issue - not come up enough to be a problem, so he just didn't think to do it since he had done nudity on stage before. ('Course, the problem wasn't with showing skin but how he was treated when he did it.)

Maxim isn't a porn magazine, so they still cover the necessary bits, if just barely. I've seen them put actresses in sexy stuff that wasn't all that revealing, just skin tight, etc. It's up to what the girl is comfortable with. She can be in lingerie, or a dress.

Sarah wears plenty of low-cut stuff and rarely wears a bra, so the only thing she really seems to mind is showing the nipples themselves. She's always covered on the bottom half, though. I don't recall ever seeing her in something as skimpy as bikini bottoms, even.

CM

She doesn't wear short shorts or skirts because she hates her knees, and doesn't like to show them.  However, I did see this pic awhile ago where she was at some red carpet event with a low, low top and no bra, and well, no pasties either.  The top shifted, and she accidentally exposed herself in the photo.  I'm sure she's extra careful now after that incident.

Let the merits of double-sided toupee tape never be forgotten.--Words to live by, in case of premature baldness, super revealing tops, or...I think that's pretty much all that's good for.  Still, essential uses both.

I think a lot of the difficulty I have in understanding SMG is her distance from her work--to her, it merely is a job.  She has the lines prepped beforehand, she is focused during the scene, she dutifully goes on interviews (but not cons--shut up, that's a whole different can of worms--ok back on topic), but she never really lets it in.  Like the person above mentioned, she didn't even go to the farewell party.  I spent 12 years with my classmates in basically the same time limits as a tv show, and I am connected to those people in an almost familial way. 

Long story short, 7 years is a long time to do anything, yes, but was no personal attachment gained from it?  No friends, no Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox-ness?  Or SJP, who in the closing days of her show wept openly at the thought of leaving her crew?

I used to really like her as an actress and a person, and if she's on the cover of a magazine I'll buy it (draw the line at Maxim), but now I do it an almost pre-disappointed state.  I just feel like she's lost something, but it may just be she's exactly the same as she was before, it's just that I am different.

Que sera, sera, I suppose.  Oh, btw, happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans out there this week!