Check out our current Audio Drama series – Angel Between the Lines (which takes place between Seasons 3 & 4 of Joss Whedon’s Angel.

If you’re new to Buffy Between the Lines you can find all of Season 1’s main episodes by subscribing:

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To relisten to any episode please scroll down the far right sidebar and click on the graphic for that episode.

To read the scripts from Buffy Between the Lines please visit this page: http://www.buffybetweenthelines.com/scripts

Until further notice there will be no more new episodes of Buffy Between the Lines. Our team is busily working on Angel Between the Lines Season 1 followed by Firefly Between the Lines. If you have not subscribed to Angel Between the Lines yet, it has it’s own new feed:

Angel Between the Lines RSS
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A HUGE thank you to everyone who voted for us at the Podcast Awards. While it would be all kinds of shiny to get a trophy, I just wanted to let you know that everyone from Kim and I, to the voice actors, the editors, the writers and all people in between are just happy to have such loving and devoted fans like you.

Buffy Between the Lines has always been a lot bigger than I could have ever dreamed when we started back in 2007. Our merry band of about 11 people grew into a mighty army of 300+ people now working on Angel Between the Lines. Without those folks I think we would have given up a long time ago.

Make no mistake, we’d love an award, but the real satisfaction comes from all of you – the folks working on the podcast and the folks listening to the podcast. The comments, reviews, emails and voice mails you’ve sent in saying how we’ve “brought Buffy back” and how we’ve given you a moment of joy is really what Buffy Between the Lines is all about.

In the end, we’re fans of a little blonde slayer and her ragtag group of friends. That’s why we pour in the hours, time, money and effort to create this podcast. Because we’re fans who love this show. If you’re reading this, you’re part of the amazing experience these two years of Buffy Between the Lines has had. And that makes you pretty darn special.

And… if we don’t win, well we’re in good company with the actual TV show that should have received many Emmys, but never did.

Join us for the

All 22 Category winners will be announced during the Awards Ceremony!

So thanks again for voting for us. I know it’s a bit of a chore to do it every day, but you all were brilliant.

(Artwork by J. Scott Campbel)

There’s just 9 more days to vote for Buff Between the Lines at the Podcast Awards! Please head on over to vote!

If you like READING fanfic, check out Tabz’ LiveJournal for some fun crack fic she’s writing to encourage people to vote: click here.

Remember you can vote once a day, every day — and encouarge your friends and family to vote too! Buffy deserves to win!

Click here to visit Podcast Awards and cast your vote now!

Remember to enter a real email address and validate your vote if you’re asked!

ONLY IF Buffy Between the Lines wins the Entertainment category the producers will produce a Post-Season 7 episode of Buffy Between the Lines.

Please vote ONCE a day, every day between today and November 30th. You must validate your vote via email, so enter a real email address.

Click here to vote!

Giles – Brian Brown
Script – Tabitha Grace Smith

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Please head on over and vote for Buffy Between the Lines in the entertainment category of the Podcast Awards. We’d sure appreciate it! Make sure to leave a valid email address (so you can validate your vote). Click the banner below to vote!

Please vote for the super chicks of Buffy Between the Lines at the Podcast Awards!

Vote once a day, every day until Nov 30th!

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While there make sure to vote for Clinton (the Mayor) and his podcast Comedy4Cast and our Firefly podcasting friends – The Signal!

Thanks to everyone who voted for us yesterday! Please vote again today!

We have to show those other podcasts who THE vampire slayer is.

– Don’t forget to enter a valid email address (you may need to validate your vote for it to count).

– While you’re there please vote for our friends: Comedy4Cast, JTIndie.com, and Fastpitch Softball TV.

We need your help to win! And, don’t forget, if we win we’ll be writing an episode between Season 7 and Season 8!

Click here to vote!

Between the Lines Studios and our fans wanted to help Sonny out. So we offered a special episode JUST for people who donated on Sonny’s Myspace page. This special episode is being sent off on April 1st, but there’s still time for you to get the episode.

In this episode BtLS examines the Secret Lives of Reavers, giving you a unique story from the Firefly universe that you won’t be able to hear anywhere else.

If you donated to Sonny make sure to send us an email at betweenthelinestudios.com with your paypal transaction # or proof of donation.
If you haven’t made a donation yet you can do so at Sonny’s Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/sonnystorch

Not only will you be given this special episode, but you’ll be put in a drawing for some great Whedon schwag including Buffy Between the Lines limited edition posters, a terrifying space monkey, comics and more!

Thanks to all of you who keep the ‘Verse going.

Fanfiction has always been a dirty word.  Maybe because a lot of fanfiction is actually very dirty.  Maybe because a lot of it is complete rubbish.  Let’s face it: as much as Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans love the show, it’s always been a bit of a leap to go from Joss Whedon’s snappy, witty and smartly written TV drama to a format generally believed to be badly written, hurried, ill-conceived and generally very poor.  Actually it’s a bit of a leap for most to go from Whedon’s series to any related Buffyverse tales, whether in story or comic book form.  Those that don’t, though, are starting to seriously miss out.  When I first heard that a group of Buffy fans from the fanfiction community had gotten together to produce a Buffy radio drama I couldn’t contain my laughter.  With the best will in the world, how could a bunch of amateurs hope to pull off something remotely credible, let alone worthwhile?  None of the original cast, no established scriptwriters and not even a proper soundstudio.  “Very quaint,” I thought, and promptly tuned in for comedy value.

Twelve episodes later, I’m on the brink of writing to Whedon, begging him to canonise the series and to give the team money and a proper studio to produce an official radio drama that would, undoubtedly, sell like hotcakes and be a worthy jewel in the Buffy crown.  Not for my benefit, mind, as I’m now open-minded enough to head on over to the Buffy Between the Lines website and have my fill of this excellent show for free, but for those out there who are too driven by traditional media to give this a chance, thinking that something can only be worthy if they’ve succumbed to the marketing and paid for it.  Let us instantly revise our swift categorisation of fanfiction as complete rubbish, then: Buffy Between the Lines (BBtL) is an essential item on any Buffy fan’s agenda, combining all the hilarious wit and humour alongside tense, involving drama and fascinating characterisation of Whedon’s original series.  In short, it’s a superbly written triumph that’s beautifully acted across the board by its cast of amateur Buffy aficionados.

To read the rest of the review click here.
To read an interview with Kim and I also on Playtime Magazine click here.

We as Browncoats and Whedon fans are known for rallying to help those in need. Because of Browncoats we’ve been able to donate thousands to “Kids Need to Read” and “Equality Now”. Buffy fans have helped “Make a Wish” with their yearly Buffy marathon. Now, Sonny needs our help.

Currently this piece of Firefly’s history, Sonny Rhodes, is facing a financial hardship. Being too sick to work has drained his personal finances and to help this great bluesman his friends have decided to start a relief fund for the months that Sonny will be laid up recovering from these surgeries. While a majority of Sonny’s medical will be paid by insurance but not all expenses will be covered.

Buffy Between the Lines wants to help out, so we’re doing a special episode that will -only- be available to those who donate to Sonny via his paypal button. We’re not collecting the funds ourselves, but we would like you to head over to Sonny’s Myspace page at http://www.myspace.com/sonnystorch

Donate whatever you can to help out. Every little bit helps in these tough times. Once you’ve donated, send us an email at Buffy BetweentheLines at gmail dot com. Also include your Paypal transaction number or some proof of your donation. Add the Subject line “for Sonny”.

We’ll be sending everyone who participates and sends us an email a link to a special episode on April 1st, 2009. This episode will not appear anywhere else, and is only available to those listeners who donate to help Sonny out.

We’re also going to give away some special goodies to randomly chosen entries. We have some Buffy Between the Lines schwag, Buffy Season 8 posters and other things we’ll send to the lucky winners. So please help us help a friend.

In order to help him out, we’re going to be creating a VERY special episode of Buffy Between the Lines that is -only- available to people who donate to Sonny’s paypal fund. We’ll also be giving away some copies of Buffy Season 8 the comic, special Buffy Between the Lines posters, S1 of BBtL on DVD, and other prizes (TBA)

If you’d like to receive this secret episode, please make a donation to Sonny’s paypal (you can find the button on his Myspace) and then send us an email to buffybetweenthelines-at-gmail.com with the subject line “For Sonny”. In the email please put your name and Paypal transaction number (or other proof of donation). ANY amount can help Sonny out, so please give as you are able.

All emails received will receive a link to a secret episode on April 1st, 2009. Other winners will be notified by email.

If you have any questions, please leave us a comment or email the address above.

Contagious is the follow-up to his “Infected” novel that Javert used to kill those poor gypsies last season.

We’re so proud – head on over to his website scottsigler.com and give him a congrats!

In case you missed it last year!
Music Featured in this Episode (available for direct, individual download):

Coventry Carol – Performed by Kim Butler.

The Company Christmas Party – Written and Performed by the band Beatnik Turtle.

Carol of the Bells – Performed by Kim, Larissa, Clay and Tabz.

Christmas Without You – Beatrice Ericsson from music.podshow.com.

Oh Come, Oh Come, Emanuel – Performed by Clay Robeson.

Lost Holiday – Benjamin from music.podshow.com.

I Wonder as I Wander – Performed by Larissa Myhowych.

Festival Of Lights – Alicia Bay Laurel from music.podshow.com.

GreenSleeves – Performed by Tabitha Grace Smith.

Downloadable Art (click on the thumbnails for larger images):

Artwork by Clay Robeson.

Our new cast/crew members will be working on not -one- podcast, but all the BTL Studios podcasts! All crew members are also open to be voices.

What are we looking for?

Audio Editors. People who can edit together podcasts. We also have great training if you don’t have skills in this area.

Writers. Not only script writers, but bloggers, fanfic authors and feature writers. For example, writing a review of a TV series, movie or book for Joss’d and our “I Can’t Believe it’s Not Joss”.

Time Commitment: This depends on you, we’re flexible. If you’re available for at least a couple hours a month we can use you!

If you’re interested, please email Crystal: midnytestarr – at – gmail.com

We’re very happy to announce our final move over to FarPoint Media (FPM). FarPoint Media is a leading producer and distributor of quality broadcast and podcast entertainment, with a variety of content to feed your needs.

We join a very creative group of people and we’re happy to share Buffy Between the Lines with new listeners joining from the FarPoint Media family. Also joining FPM are other BtL Studios podcasts including Joss’d, Strangely Literal, Future Traditions, Squint Squad, Short Cummings Audio, Upside Down & Halfway to Happyland, Tales from the Verse and Let’s Talk Joss.
As part of our move we’ve redesigned the site, and have done away with the forums. All discussions and fan-related activity has moved to our Ning community – please join us there.

If you are NOT subscribed via iTunes you’ll need to change your RSS feed to – http://feeds.feedburner.com/BuffyBetweenTheLines.

If you are subscribed via iTunes or if you listen via our website you should continue to receiving episodes normally.

Thanks to everyone who made this move possible and we look foward to bringing you even more wonderful episodes.
If you have any questions feel free to ask!

If you voted please leave a comment on this post (with your email address in the comment information). And we’ll send you your very own I VOTED Mayor sticker! All comments must be received by Nov 6th (the last day of voting).

Yes, you’ll get an actual sticker (in the mail, so you’ll need to send in your mailing address.

Even if Buffy Between the Lines doesn’t win the Podcast Awards, we do appreciate our fans, friends and all of you who have voted!

This is all on the honor system (we don’t know if you really voted or not) so please be honest!

We’re going to be having a special Q&A and wrap party on TalkShoe on June 14th at 9:00AM PT.

How to participate:

The live shows are recorded using a service called Talkshoe, and you can join in the discussion in two or three easy steps:

1. Go to Talkshoe.com and register for a free account, which will get you your 9 digit pin number.
2. When it comes time for the show call this phone number: (724) 444-7444, it will prompt you for the “Talkcast ID” which is: 20499, and it will then ask for your pin number.
3. (optional) Download and install the Talkshoe software. This will enable you to participate in the live chat room while our show is being recorded, and will give you the ability to request permission to speak.

Please sign up at talkshoe BEFORE the event.

Hi guys!

I’m very happy to announce our partnership with this year’s Can’t Stop the Serenity screenings!
Buffy Between the Lines is offering a role on one of our Season 2 Minisodes. So if you’ve ever wanted to have a guest spot here’s your chance!

If you haven’t been to a Serenity screening, this your chance to go. Find out more at http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com

Click on “comments” and you’ll see a link that says “or add a video comment”.

You’ll need a Seesmic account. Once you’re registered it should auto detect your video/webcam and mic!

So leave us a video comment! Let us know how you’re enjoying Buffy Between the Lines!

If you named your dog Spike, dream of vacationing in Sunnydale, and never quite got over what happened to Jenny Calendar, then you’ll love the gem of a podcast we’ve uncovered for you. Buffy Between the Lines is original fan fic written and produced by a group of volunteers who probably know more about Xander, Willow, and Buffy than Joss Whedon himself.

To read the rest please click here and leave a nice comment!

Here’s just some of the nice things that were said:

As I’m blogging now I’m listening to Buffy: Between the Lines episode 1, Season 1. So if it doesn’t all scan properly blame them. I’ve listened to it before, a while ago and it really is good. It takes a little while to adjust to the new voices but the story, characterisations and production is great. I wanted to start at the beginning again – ha! – I just got to the bit with the bunnies – I can so see that! Anyway, as I was saying, it’s a new ‘verse of entertainment and one that I’ll be looking into a bit more. You know, with all that spare time I have…

If you’re a geek or a Whedon fan, do yourself a favor and subscribe to the blog, you’ll enjoy it.

Boxxet, one of those mega-everything sites, sent us an email to let us know that Buffy Between the Lines, which is a featured blog on Boxxet, has the rank of #3 in blogs about Buffy. This is behind the AMAZING Whedonesque and TV Squad.

We’re obviously excited about this. You guys keep Buffy Between the Lines the amazing phenomenon it’s become!

Hi guys! Between Season 1 and Season 2 of Buffy Between the Lines we have a couple months off, but we didn’t want our fans to be wanting so we’ve devised the first Buffy Between the Lines fanfic contest! All accepted submissions will be recorded and featured on the Buffy Between the Lines podcast and the winner will receive a SIGNED copy of “Infected” by Scott Sigler, as well as a limited edition SugarShock poster and some other goodies we have tucked away in the Between the Lines Studios vault.

If you’re interested in participating here’s the rules:

1. Fanfic must be based on Buffy Between the Lines Season 1 and remain true to the TV and audio drama (this rules out non-canonical pairings and AU, we’ll save that for the April Fool’s episodes)
2. Fanfic must not be posted elsewhere until after the contest.
3. Fanfic must be between 1,500 – 3,000 words and must have a clear story (beginning, middle/climax, end)
4. Entries must be received by May 10th, 2008. Winner will be announced at the start of Season 2 (in August).
5. Please email your entry to buffybetweenthelines[at]gmail.com with “Fanfic Contest Submission” as the subject line. Entries can be within the email or attached text/Word files. Please no .docx files.

Winner will be judged on originality, writing skills, capturing the voices of the characters and general “awesomeness”. Please make sure your entry has been proofed before submitting. If you need a beta reader check out: http://community.livejournal.com/beta_search

“We really are striving to be the best, and the guy we have playing Spike – he isn’t even British!” Kim said in a follow up statement. Harsh criticism also reigned down on the actress playing Enya, but she was not available for comment.

“I can’t believe it,” Cliss said in a phone interview. “It’s like, all my dreams are dead.” Other cast members expressed shock and amazement. “I knew people didn’t like me, but I didn’t think it would come to this,” said Tasha, who plays Dawn. “That’s extreme Dawn hate.”

“I can’t even stand the guy we have playing Angel. Seriously. The guy can’t pronounce babies correctly,” said Tabitha. “I think we’ll just have Emma do all the roles. She’s got a fantastic voice.”

“I knew we should have stuck to shadow puppets,” said Beth Nelson, Crew Manager for Season 2 of Buffy Between the Lines.

Auditions are being held tomorrow in New York and LA in an attempt to salvage the rest of the series. Click here to find the locations.

So we have a new number!

206-888-6084

Leave a us a voicemail!

Or the minisode where Javert obtains a very awesome murder weapon?

It’s all about Scott Sigler’s Infected.

Scott Sigler’s new print version of Infected gets released on April 1st, 2008.  Over the next few days, his publisher has allowed him to give away copies of the PDF version of the book for free.

We are helping him do just that.

For more information on Scott and Infected, visit www.scottsigler.com

If you want share the file with friends, get them to download it from this page or from:

http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/infected/downloads/infected_novel.pdf

By getting the file from that link, it’s proving to the big publishers that we podcasters have a clue about what we are doing.

This file will only be active for a few days, at which time the link will become inactive and you’ll have to go to the bookstore BUY and read the story.  Which you should do anyway.

“Buffy Between the Lines is truly a group effort, we pride ourselves in delivering quality entertainment that fans enjoy,” said producer Tabitha Grace Smith. “This honor is to be shared with our international cast and crew who have made it possible.” Over 100 dedicated fans create this weekly podcast that tells stories between the seasons of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Utilizing social media technologies such as Skype, Facebook, LiveJournal, Google Groups and Gmail the cast and crew are able to pull together 12 episodes, plus commentaries, feedback episodes and special “minisodes.”

An instant fan-favorite the podcast gets glowing reviews from die hard fans who are happy to see their show back. “It wasn’t a fanfic years late it felt like an episode of Buffy during the run. You truly did an amazing job and I am so looking forward to the rest of the season. Thank you for keeping the buffyverse alive,” said listener Corey. “We’re very honored. When we first started working on Buffy Between the Lines, Tabitha and I knew it was going to be something big, but we didn’t realize how big it would be,” said co-producer, Kim Butler. “We’re doing this out of love for the show, no one is getting paid and we’re actually spending money to put this production together, but you can see the dedication and hard work that goes into each and every show.”

About Buffy Between the Lines:
Buffy Between the Lines is a fan-based, audio drama podcast that tells stories between the seasons of Buffy. Fans from all parts of the world including South America, Australia, Sweden, the UK, Canada and the US come together to create each episode via technologies such as Skype, Google Groups, blogging and podcasting. Started in Oct of 2006 by Tabitha Grace Smith and Kim Butler, Buffy Between the Lines has become an instant fan phenomenon. Buffy Between the Lines can be found at: http://buffybetweenthelines.com/

About the Podcast Peer Awards:
The Podcast Peer Awards is an award given to podcasters by fellow podcasters. Established to give recognition to quality podcasts, not just podcasts with large listener bases. The Podcast Peer Awards can be found at: http://podcastpeers.org

Auditions for Season 2 of Buffy Between the Lines will be March 8 – 21st.

Keep checking back here for more information!

Who are we casting for? Oz, The Mayor, Harmony, Cordelia, Drusilla, Principal Snyder, Anthony Harris (Xander’s Dad), Jessica Harris (Xander’s Mom), Willy the Snitch, Lindsey, Lilah, Gwen Raiden, Amy Madison, Larry, Holland Manners, Pat, Riley Finn and many more.

Do you have questions about the audition process? Click here to see all of the FAQ so you can be prepared to audition.

How does it work?: Simple, between now and the start of the re-airing of the BDS on the Universal HD channel we get as many Browncoats as have ears to sign up to these Universal HD Firefly Fan Forums as we can.

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Edited by Clay Robeson

Made for the Gmail “Your Story” Contest.

Edited by Clay Robeson

Made for the Gmail “Your Story” Contest.

As a special web-site ONLY treat, we’ve dug up this AU, completely crack-filled “Ripper’s Holiday Thoughts”. Again, it’s not to be taken seriously at all and if you’re easily offended, you may not want to listen. Think of an alternate reality in which Rupert never grew out of his “Ripper” phase.

Ripper’s Holiday Thoughts
Performed by Brian Brown
Music: Little Drummer Dude – Charlie Crowe (Podsafe Music Network)

Until we can explain to them the evils of Fox and how it’ll always be evil – you might have to wait a bit for Episode 002.

Sorry folks! While you’re waiting, why don’t you join the Serenity 2 Sending a Wave campaign?

(okay, so it’s not really Fox, but we thought it was funny)

Tabitha, the Joss of BBTL, recently got to talk with KPSU’s resident Buffy geek – Reverend Kate about Buffy Between the Lines on her weekly theme show. You can hear the entire show here. It’ll be available for the next six weeks. It’s a great show with music from the Buffy and Angel, music inspired by the show and some of the actors’ CDs and (of course) Buffy geeking.

If you just want to listen to the interview click on the buttons below.

If you’re on this site because of a card or CD you picked up at the Con – we’d love to hear from you! Send us an email – buffybetweenthelines[@]gmail[dot]com

Thanks!

The winner will be able to introduce one of the episodes of BBTL!

Want your voice heard by Buffy fans all over the world? Enter today. Just send an email to BuffyBetweentheLines @gmail.com

Entries due Sept 1st, 2007

(Don’t worry if you don’t have a mic, you’ll be able to record it via a phone call – US number)

To join you need a (free) LiveJournal account.

Sign up here:
http://community.livejournal.com/bbtl_streamteam/

Our first contest here at Buffy Between the Lines is ready to go. Have a minor character named after you! All you have to do to enter is send an email with your first name to buffybetweenthelines@gmail.com and we’ll randomly pick one to be our contest winner!

All entries must be received by July 1st, 2007

Our Firefly Teaser Promo has been played!

Thanks so much to David at After Serenity for adding this to his podcast!

Special thanks also to Jack Ward (Simon) from the Sonic Society (Firefly Old Wounds). Also special thanks to River Tam for appearing! We were so happy to have her.

[edit: OK, OK, we'll tell you the truth. Our River was Dani from the Truthseekers Podcast]
And of course Tanner over at Radio X Network for being our announcer voice.

Written by Tabitha Smith

You get on our “podcasting friends” page – and your promo played during one of the episodes of BBTL.