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October 9, 2000

Updated Food for Thought (Anya's Quotes and Sounds) and The Sofa in Hell (Anya News) at Whoo Hoo! (the corner of Five by Five dedicated to Anya)

October 8, 2000

No, you're not seeing things; Five by Five has been updated! I don't know when I can start updated the Buffy content and stuff, but I have added a bLog to my site, so you can read my rants and find out a little bit more about this webmaster's life. Check out my Blog not only for updates in my life, but also for any quick updates of whatever I hear about Eliza Dushku and Buffy!

I've updated the Misanthropic Bitch inspired "Stupid People" section on my About Me page.

July 29, 2000

The "Say What?!?" contest is over, and a new one has begun in 5x5 Fun
5 by 5 FanFic Update: Online now is Buffy #3, Jonathan #6 and Buffy: Year One #1

New image in the Faith/Eliza picture gallery

July 12, 2000

Two News updates from Raven's Realm...

(note: the opinions expressed in this first article are not necessarily shared by Five by Five)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Old vs. New
Author: Carly Milne
Source: Boob Toob
Date: 7/9/00

Admittedly, I wasn`t that much of a Buffy connoisseur until toward the end of season three, when I started recapping the show for my site. But by the end I was rabid. I watched the beginning of season three. And couldn`t wait for season four. Then I watched most of season three again (thanks, Branwen.) And finally, I got to see the season everyone talked about: two (thanks again to Branwen). I now feel that I have the expertise to present to you my first TV VS on Buffy: present and past.

Buffy Season Two vs. Buffy Season Four

Has she had some work done, or what? In season two, Buffy looks damn good. I mean, she`s not a big girl. But back then she had curves and breasts, her face looked soft, and she actually looked healthy. In that scene in Becoming Pt. 2 when she`s on her way to kill Angel, you can clearly see hips as she`s stalking her way down the street, sword in hand. And now? She looks sallow. Her face looks sharp and she has little girl body, where her stomach is becoming convex and her once breasts are no longer. Her arms and legs have become bony. Does that sound like a kick ass vampire slayer? No. Fucking. Way. She still looked good in season three, so my guess is someone got to her during her hiatus from the show last summer and told her to lose more weight to get better parts than Simply Irresistible. Meh.

Winner: Buffy Season Two.

Xander Season Two vs. Xander Season Four

My most hated of supporting actors on any show, ever. I have a real hard time showing Xander any love whatsoever, so obviously it`s taking a lot of gag reflex for me to admit that season two Xander actually looks good. Were they paying the stylists more back then? I can`t figure it out. He actually looks stylish. His hair is good, his clothes are hip. Unfortunately, nothing can be done about his personality, but two out of twenty isn`t really bad when we`re talking about Xander. In season four, Xander is a loser. He looks like a reject from the Oasis Lookalike tryouts and dresses like a colorblind preschooler. I`m starting to wonder if Anya is blind. Not that she`s any prize chicken herself.

Winner: Xander Season Two (purely based on looks -- I`m so shallow.)

Willow Season Two vs. Willow Season Four

Ah, sweet Willow. Can I ever say anything bad about her? No. Season two Willow was naïve and fresh faced, dressed like a teenager and acted like one. In season three, she changed her style slightly, her hair got shorter, and she dressed a wee bit funkier, but her innocence remained (up until Oz gave her some booty during the finale). A summer hiatus later and the Willow we all knew was gone. Oh, sure, she`s still super smart and into the witchery, but summer lovin` turned her into a wild child! Crazy hair! Bigger attitude! More expressive clothing (though I wouldn`t agree with her wardrobe of the last four eps)! In season three when she`s confronted by her doppelganger doing some face licking, she says, "Ew!" Season four? Tara. I rest my case.

Winner: Willow Season Four.

Trachtenberg Psychs Up For Buffy
Author: Josef Adalian
Source: Reuters/Variety
Date: 7/11/00

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - After racking up credits in Harriet the Spy and Inspector Gadget, teen actress Michelle Trachtenberg has landed a killer role.

She will join the cast of the WB`s supernatural hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer this fall, playing a girl with psychic abilities who ends up kicking it regularly with Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar). The two will develop a sisterly relationship.

Most recently, Trachtenberg, 14, appeared with Matthew Broderick in Disney`s summer 1999 hit Inspector Gadget. In 1996, she played the title role in Harriet the Spy, opposite Rosie O`Donnell.

Her television credits include a gig as autistic child Lily Montgomery on the ABC soap All My Children and a regular role on the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete and Peter. She has also made guest appearances on Dave`s World, Saturday Night Live, Law & Order, Clarissa Explains It All and Meego.

July 9, 2000

I got a new redirection URL: http://fivebyfive.cjb.net and then the old http://i.am/5by5 started working again! YAY!

July 8, 2000

My redirection URL and e-mail address have stopped working since the company I was using was bought out. So, stop using http://i.am/5by5 and 5by5@i.am.
*sigh* I don't know what I'm gonna do...

July 4, 2000

Five by Five has won the GoogolPlex's Gold Award
I've created a new banner

5 by 5 FanFic Update: Online now is The Slayer #1, White Hats #3, S-Men #3, & Angel #1

From BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 4, 2000:
Entertainment Weekly has released their fourth installment of "The 'It' List." One hundred of the top "It" individuals in the industry are being saluted this week, including our very own Eliza Dushku. Why her? According to EW, "She made things even darker at Sunnydale by playing Buffy's doublecrossing Slayer, Faith. And with the upcoming comedy 'Bring it On' and the thriller 'Soul Survivors,' she's on her way to slaying Hollywood."

Obviously the folks at EW didn't catch Eliza in "True Lies" with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Curtis, but we like the effort none-the-less. One thing the write-up includes is a little known work ritual of Eliza's we didn't know about. Before a scene Eliza must smoke a cigarette. How much to you think her kissing scene partners appreciate that little ritual? And who does Eliza think is "it"? Russell Crowe.

June 28, 2000

The "Say What?!?" contest is over, and a new one has begun in 5x5 Fun
Added "Iris" to the FanFic Archive
Added a Rumour

As reported by Raven's Realm:
Bad news for all of you who are anxiously awaiting the release of Eliza's forthcoming movies... Upcoming Movies.Com is reporting that Soul Survivors has been pushed back until a January 2001 release date.

June 26, 2000

5 by 5 FanFic Update: Online now is The Watchers Council #1, Kendra #1 and three new available titles: Slayerettes: Season One, Buffy: Year One, and Slayerettes: Season Two

June 17, 2000

Added the remaining parts of "Finding Faith" and the new story, "Final Answer," to
the FanFic Archive
Added more e-mails to the "stupid people" section of Me, Myself and I

5 by 5 FanFic Update: Online now is Jonathan #5

June 2, 2000

5 by 5 FanFic Update: Online now is Faith #4, The Coven #2, White Hats #2 and S-Men #1

From BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ ANGEL NEWSLETTER FOR MAY 30, 2000:
In an interview with Fandom.com, Whedon speaks about Angel's sophomore season. According to Joss, "The thing about Angel is that even though we're very much worried about the characters, it's not about growth and change the way Buffy is. Angel is a person who's stuck in time. He can grow; he can learn, but basically he's not every man going through every boring thing. Whereas in Buffy, there are stages in life that we map out; it's a hero's journey going from youth to adulthood, but with Angel, because he's already there, we don't think of the years in the same way. We know what arcs we want to see, who's going to be kissing who, who's going to be fighting who, but it's not the same kind of, 'this is the place we need to take him to' like Buffy is."

May 30, 2000

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May 28, 2000

From: Raven's Realm
Buffy Honcho Has Faith
Author: Michael Ausiello
Source: TV Guide
Date: 4/26/00

Faith the Vampire Slayer? That`s just one title producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer might consider should series star Sarah Michelle Gellar hang up her stake to take a full-time stab at films. In fact, Buffy creator Joss Whedon admits that Eliza Dushku - who plays Buffy`s bad-ass rival, Faith - would be more than up to the task.

"I think absolutely you could have a show that revolves around Eliza. She is an extraordinary talent," Whedon tells TV Guide Online. "But [it] would be a very different show. There`s a reason why Sarah is Buffy and Buffy is Sarah. What Eliza brings to the show is very different than what Sarah brings. They have very different personas... a very different kind of magnetism.

"Could there be another Slayer?" Whedon continues. "Yeah. But you are talking about a radically different show, and right now I`m happy with this one."

"[Besides], I don`t really think that far ahead," he says. "I`m thinking about the next year and I know Sarah will be here. And I imagine that she will be here for some time after that."

May 27, 2000

Five by Five has been honoured as the Buffy Site of the Day for May 27!!!

The "Say What?!?" contest is over, and a new one has begun in 5x5 Fun

News prior to May 27, 2000