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Buffy season five to start on bbc2 in august Whilst we're sure you are enjoying revisiting the early days of Buffy with the season one repeats, brand new episodes are expected on the BBC later this summer. Contrary to earlier rumours of a September start, It now appears that season five will debut on BBC 2 this August with Buffy vs. Dracula. As with all things scheduling-related, sports coverage may delay things so don’t hold us to it! As for Angel, it is still not know if and when Channel Four will screen the second season of the spin-off show, although we are again keeping a close eye on developments.
Buffy hits 100 in style Buffy celebrated its 100th episode in America last Tuesday with the spectacular conclusion to season five. We won't spoil the incredible ending here, although satellite channel SKY One, the Evening Standard newspaper and several teletext services enraged fans by revealing what happens ahead of UK screening of the episode, entitled The Gift. "I have been avoiding spoilers for weeks, leaving the room when trailers came on - all for nothing," one upset fan commented on the Buffy newsgroup. Buffy will apparently return in August in America (although Joss Whedon suspects this is more likely to be October), in a double-length season-opener on the UPN network. Spin-off Angel will remain on the WB. Joss Whedon has confirmed that Tony Head's Giles will only be a recurring character. "Giles will be recurring next year instead of a regular because [Anthony Stewart Head is] going to live in England. We're working on a BBC [spin-off] show for [that character]," Joss told TV Guide Online. Amber Benson's Tara stil doesn't make it into the opening credits, however. "She will, like this year, be in most of the shows," Whedon confirmed. Thanks to Susan Parker Tony and amber on live and kicking Buffy News 29 May 2001 Tony and Amber are Live and Kicking Stay tuned to BBC One for next Saturday's edition of Live and Kicking - Tony Head and Amber Benson will be the show's special guests! Amber, just back from Romania where she has been filming the horror movie Taboo, is about to embark on a series of signing sessions for the Forbidden Planet chain of Sci-Fi shops before wowing guests at this year's massive Buffy convention, Nocturnal. Tony, whilst not scheduled to appear at the con (although we wouldn't be surprised if he turns up for the fun of it!) is about to begin work on his new sit-com, Manchild. If you want to know all he knows about the Giles spin-off series, now is your chance. Amber and Tony will also be participating in an online chat. Visit the Live and Kicking web site to submit your question and they just might answer it on the day. Why not also check out the transcript and audio clips of the chat Amber recently did for us or our intervew with Tony? http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/buffy/features/amber/index.shtml Watch out for our forthcoming in-depth coverage of the Nocturnal convention, plus the chance to win signed goodies from many of the celebs attending! Buffy News 29 May 2001 Sarah Steals Nicole's Thunder Back in Australia to complete work on the Scoobe Doo film, Sarah Michelle Gellar took time out to make a crowd-pleasing appearance at the the premiere of Nicole Kidman’s latest movie, Moulin Rouge. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Sarah, accompanied by fiancé Freddie Prinze Jr., made her made her way up the feather-strewn carpet to even bigger cheers than former prime ministers, celebrity designers and even the film’s star. Sarah has also being enjoying a bit of celeb shopping down under when her security staff arranged for her favourite shop (Collette Dinnigan in Sydney) to open up just for her. "I had the whole store store to myself," she told Allure magazine. "I felt like Pretty Woman." thank you to bbc web site for these reports |