5 virtual BtVS\AtS shows that got continued in 2006 (and two that ended in 2005)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

1. Three Deep (BtVS9/AtS6 crossover) by macha3 (showrunner of the project,) alira (anaross), avidrosette, Barb (rahirah), Cyn (jwaneeta), dutchbuffy2305 (db2305), Kalima (lordshiva), klytaimnestra, msdori, Pip (bluesqueak), Sylvia (sylviavolk2000). Starts immediately post-NFA with Fang Gang falling through the portal to another dimension where The Old Ones descend on Earth as demons and humans slay each other. Meanwhile Buffy, Faith, Scoobies and slayers arrive in LA to investigate the W&H crisis and come to conclusion that Angel and his people are responsible for the cataclysm - ergo, they're new big bads... The latest episode Roman Holiday appeared online Sep. 14th, 2006.
http://www.teaattheford.net/virtual/ or virtual_ford

2. Soul Survivor (Producers: Melanie, Jan K., Kathy H. Webmistress: Alllie). Virtual Spike spin-off. Spike is the only survivor of the NFA battle. He teams up with Xander who's a watcher of a newly called slayer Mena, and they set off to a series of adventures pursued by Wolfram and Hart people. Guest-starring Buffy, Illyria, Dracula and many other familiar faces. The latest episode Hearts of Darkness Part 2 has appeared online June 6, 2006.
http://www.newsgarden.org/soulsurvivor/ss.shtml

3. Angel: the Series Season 6 by Mutant Existential Scoobies. Post-NFA. A portal opened by a dragon sucks Angel, Gunn, Spike, and Illyria into another dimension. Local shaman helps them to return to LA which, meanwhile, turned into ruins where military forces keep demons in internment camps. Gwen, Connor, Faith and other characters make guest appearances. Written in the form of shooting scripts. The latest episode Rise appeared online September 30, 2006.
http://www.atpobtvs.com/existentialscoobies/fictionary/season_6/

4. The Chosen by Jetwolf. Takes off immediately after Chosen and pretends that AtS season 5 doesn't exist. Buffy, Dawn, Xander, Giles, Willow and Tara (who reappears in episode 8x13) are one big close family and they fight different evil things. Latest episode 9x12 "Campfire Tales" appeared online August 10, 2006.
http://www.btvschosen.com/episodes.php

5. Asta by Shred. BtVS spinoff about a new Slayer Asta Dawson ("played" by one of Joss' favorite actresses, Jewel Staite), as she goes back to her hometown, Hades Valley, Cleveland. There, she is joined by her Watcher, Andrew Wells, and his friend, Xander Harris and the three of them would battle of the forces of darkness that the Hellmouth there would threw at them. The latest episode 1x17 What Goes Around was posted January, 5, 2007.
http://forum.buffyworld.com/showthread.php?t=26013

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And two virtual shows that ended in 2005

AtS: No Limits by thebratqueen
http://ats-nolimits.com/

Buffy season 8 by the group of fans of BuffyWorld forums
http://forum.buffyworld.com/forumdisplay.php?f=128

Comments

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

avidrosette and Kalima aka lordshiva ineed have LJs. This is another excellent list. I'm very familiar with Three Depp but not the other ones. Thanks for pointing them out.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

And btw, Three Deep has an virtual_ford site.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

This badly spelled mess brought to you by Pretzel who clawed my legs trying to climb up me and I had to run off to slap disinfectant on and wait for the bleeding to stop.

And, of course, that should be Three Deep and Three Deep has its own virtual_ford LJ site.

[yourlibrarian]

*giggling* I was just imagining that. And that's somewhat disappointing as I imagine Three Depp would be an interesting crossover.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Hee! A friend of mine, a manipper, usually uses Depp pics as bases for both Spike and Angel!

[yourlibrarian]

You see, Pretzel is a genius.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid she loves not wisely but too well. And the object of her affection is yours truly.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Petzi! I edited the entry and added links to avidrosette's and kalima's LJs, as well as a link to Virtual Ford.

[yourlibrarian]

Excellent idea for a list -- these sorts of projects take teamwork to a different level ficwise. It's also a reminder that epic fics still do get written.

Just let's keep the lists to 5 though, ok? ;>

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

OK. Sorry. I hope that these virtual shows that have ended in 2005 won't fade away, because they're really well written, so I thought I may use the opportunity to pimp them. But I swear that from now on I'll post only "fives".

[yourlibrarian]

I know how you feel, a few of these were recced last year. I quite enjoyed No Limits and am sorry it doesn't seem like it will get another season.

[avidrosette.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the mention of Three Deep! I'm so glad you're enjoying the story. It's also nifty to learn about the other virtual seasons. I hadn't heard of 4 and 5 at all; it'll be fun to check them out.

Here are a few of the other LJ names for the Three Deep authors: macha3 (she's the showrunner of the whole project, and has written into several episodes as well), Cyn is jwaneeta, dutchbuffy2305 is db2305, Klytaimnestra is klytaimnestra, Pip is bluesqueak, and Sylvia is sylviavolk2000. :-)

Thanks again for the nice rec!

[avidrosette.livejournal.com]

Ooh, and Dori, who's written a bunch is msdori, and Stultiloquentia, who's writing into the current ep is stultiloquentia. :-)

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Thanks for corrections! You're doing terrific work and I (like many fans) am looking forward to the next episode.

[spikereader.livejournal.com]

Good list - I'm following Three Deep but hadn't heard of any of the others. I've had a quick look at them all, and Soul Survivor seems particularly my sort of fic, but The Chosen looks interesting too. Thanks for the recs.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

I also love Soul Survivor because it's Spuffy-positive and there are nice Spike and Buffy scenes in several episodes.

[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

OMG!! I love Asta! I've recced it myself this year. It's very awesome!

The Chosen and Soul Surviver are also favorites of mine.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

It's amazing how many facets of Buffyverse are interesting enough to be explored in-depth by fans, n'est-ce pas? Joss gave us a magnificent playground.

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Hey, hon - specially for you!!! :)

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[lusciousxander.livejournal.com]

My oh my, is that in Buffy S8??????????!!!! SO SO SO HOT!!!! That's my Xanny-tunes!!!! *dies* and Buffy IS PERFECT!!! Wow! I want these comics NOW!

[moscow-watcher.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha! I knew you'd like it!!! Like I said earlier - very ship-worthy!
But the annotation is a bit ominous (I bet it was Joss who wrote it!)

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