shipperx | Whedon Interview in TV Guide

Okay, so there's a whole interview here. That said, this is the only part that I give a damn about:

TVGuide.com: Is Anya still dead?
Whedon: Anya, still dead. That doesn't mean she won't show up, and it doesn't mean she will. Dead in the Buffyverse is a very singular concept.

TVGuide.com: And Spike? Everyone wants Spike.
Whedon: I do have plans for Spike, but the Angel franchise to which Spike defected is in fact owned by another comic-book company, so all that has to be worked out.... And is indeed being worked out.

TVGuide.com: Does that mean there will or won't be Angel crossovers?
Whedon: There will be a certain amount. The Angel characters were in the Buffyverse and could appear. I'm not going to feature them heavily because that other company is working on them, and I just don't want to be a schmo to them.

TVGuide.com: Isn't that a little weird?
Whedon: It's a little weird. It's not an ideal situation, but I would not heavily use those characters. There's a reason you have Angel do his own show, because you can only play out the variations of "What if Romeo and Juliet lived?" for so long. He's in her heart, but he will be used sparingly.

Joss to English translation: Yeah, I have to bring in the vampires because I want people to buy the comics, but I laugh in your general direction if you think that anything definitive will happen. Give up on the ships! ...Besides, I never gave much of a damn about the vamps anyway.

(Or at least it's something to that effect. Still, HEE! that the interview asked about Spike and the WAY the interviewer asked about Spike.)