Sarah won 2 awards (Choice Movie Actress in a Comedy for Scooby Doo and Choice TV Actress in a Drama for Buffy) at the recent Teen Choice Awards taped last August 4th at the Universal City Walk in LA. These 2 new surfboards will be added to her collection, which now stand at 8. The show will air on FOX on August 19th so watch out for it.

Sarah has also won Zap2it's Battle of the Summer Movie Stars. Read how well Sarah did in this contest.

Cosmogirl's 'CosmoGirl of The Year' has entered it's final voting stage. Sarah is still in the running so go to Cosmogirl.com and vote for her. The winning 'girl' will grace the CG of the Year issue scheduled to come out in November.

Sarah's on the cover of the September issue of the U.K. FHM. Thanks to MAKAVELI for the info and Kermit for the scans.

The Xbox Buffy game has a new release date of September 13th. Early reviews indicate that fans will be amazed at how great the game is.

And what's all the fuss about the 'new' cast pic? Well, UPN has released its first Season 7 promo pic but the funny thing about it is that it's a recycled version of last season's promo pic. Rumor has it, though, that a 'real' Season 7 cast pic is coming out sometime before the season premiere on September 24th. We'll just have to wait and see.

Speaking of season 7, TVGuide Online conducted a poll on whether Buffy could exist without Sarah. The results are below, verbatim from TV Guide:

By a 3 to 1 margin, viewers who voted believe that Sarah must be a part of the show for it to continue to be a success. For our part, we would like to see a spinoff show that essentially continues the show with the same cast but with a new name, if for some reason Sarah should leave.

The soundtrack for the critically acclaimed Buffy episode Once More With Feeling is apparently scheduled for a September 24th release according to Rounder.com. We'll keep you informed of the latest developments on this CD.

The Buffy Yearbook will go on sale September 17th in the U.S.. Watch out for it.

Here are some interesting online articles on Sarah and Buffy:

Joss Whedon Gives Buffy Back its Bite
All About M.E.: In The Beginning...
"Buffy" Slaying Goodbye? *Contains spoilers*
Something's fangtastically wrong in Emmyland

Site News

We recently spoke with James Gunn, writer of the movie Scooby Doo. Read part one of our interview here! We want to thank James again for conducting this interview. We originally talked with him on the red carpet of the Scooby Doo world premiere in Hollywood, but our equipment was possessed by demons and swallowed his comments, whole. We are glad to have gotten a second chance to ask him our questions from that day.

Lastly, the SMGFAN/SMGFANCLUB Store is NOW OPEN! We have something for everyone so visit us and check out what's in the store.

07/24/02

Sarah News

One of the biggest news in the SMG community these days is the 2002 Emmy Awards. Once again, Sarah and Buffy were left out of the major categories in this year's nominations. Buffy did, however, receive 4 technical nominations in hairstyling, makeup and music for the episode 'Once More With Feeling'. Although it has been another disappointing Emmy year, Buffy's 4 nods are still better than none. For some Emmy articles, visit Time.com, TV Guide Online, Zap2it.com, SciFiWire.com and E!Online.com.

James Poniewozik of Time.com captured the fans' feelings about the Emmy snub with this comment:¾"All in all, there were more surprisingly just nominations than egregious snubs, though we might as well admit that "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (which is wittier than "The West Wing," more suspenseful than "Law & Order" and more inventive than the slick "CSI") could cure cancer and not get a thank-you from Emmy. (It got a few minor nods for music, makeup and hairstyling.) "

UPN has announced that Buffy's Season 7 will premiere on September 24th. Spoilers are already starting to surface and with all the speculations that this might be Sarah's last season, things could definitely get crazy. So, hang on tight and enjoy the ride!

Fox Interactive recently announced that they are making a new Buffy The Vampire Slayer game for the Gameboy Advance scheduled for a 2003 release. Read the full story. ¾

Variety magazine reported that Sarah is in negotiations to star in a film entitled "Semester Abroad". The project, "a fish-out-of-water comedy that follows a tough girl from Queens on scholarship to an elite London university, where her no-nonsense demeanor puts her at odds with its stuffed-shirt denizens", is scheduled to start filming in May 2003. Click here for EW.com's report on this and for the full Variety story, check here. ¾

Don't forget to vote for Sarah on three online polls: Cosmogirl's CosmoGirl of the Year poll,¾ Zap2it's Battle of the Summer Movie Stars! and Seventeen's Teen Choice Awards.¾

Seventeen.com has a short feature on Sarah that goes with her July interview for the magazine. Check it o ut for some extra exclusive info.¾ ¾

Sarah's new Maybelline mascara ad is out. Watch for it in popular magazines.

Some Scooby Doo news: the film opened at #1 in Australia, UK, France, South Africa, Belgium and Switzerland. It has made close to $50 million in international box office returns. This is excellent news and bodes well for the sequel coming in 2004.

Dreamwatch has reunited Buffy and Angel!
The magazine has managed to do what no one else could as they got Buffy and Angel back together! Be enthralled as you witness them between the covers, discussing back-to-back their roles and hopes for their characters! DREAMWATCH MAGAZINE # 96 ON SALE NOW in UK. ON SALE USA & Canada August 13th. Thanks to Titan for the info. See the cover here.

SMGFAN.com is Seventeen.com's recommended 'Sarah Michelle Gellar fan site'. Thanks Seventeen!¾

We're currently working on some major changes to the site so check back often to see what's new.¾ ¾

For other Sarah and Buffy news, please visit our Posting Board.

07/11/02

Sarah News

SMGFAN.com’s EXCLUSIVE SMG Interview
Since we didnêt have the opportunity to interview Sarah from the red carpet when we attended the Scooby Doo premiere on June 8th, she was still kind enough to answer our questions. Read below to see what she has to say.

SMGFAN: What originally attracted you to this project?
Sarah: "When I first heard about the project, I was skeptical. But when I read the script, I loved it and knew I had to do the project. It was after all "Scooby Doo."

SMGFAN: Did you have any input on how Daphne was portrayed in the film and if so, how much?
Sarah: "Yes I did. I wanted Daphne to be strong but not too strong, to find herself and her inner strength and voice.”

SMGFAN: Was it hard bringing this 2 dimensional cartoon character to life and were you nervous about it?
Sarah: "Yes, I was nervous. It is very difficult to make a two-dimensional character three-dimensional. I studied all of the cartoons for the way she held her hands, how she walked and moved, etc."

SMGFAN: Besides working with Freddie, what was the best part about making this film?
Sarah: "Filming in Australia and working with Linda, Matt and an entire cast and crew that was amazing."

Very special thanks go to Ms. K., Ms. E. and most especially Sarah for taking the time to do this for us.

Sarah appears on several current US and international magazines. Thanks to everyone who posted scans and provided the SMGBoard community info on them. Hereês a partial listing:

US Cosmopolitan (August 2002)
German Cosmopolitan People (July 15, 2002)
UK Esquire (July 2002)
UK Sunday Express (July 6, 2002)
Australian TV Week and NW magazine
UK Star newspaper
UK Now magazine
UK Hello
New Zealand Crúme magazine
US Animal Fair

Harvard Man is now playing in select theaters in the US. Click here for theater info.

Scooby Doo has earned $124 million in its 3 weeks of showing. Itês estimated that the film will make at least $150 million in total box office returns worldwide. Factor in merchandise, DVD and other miscellaneous revenue and this may very well be one of Warner Bros. biggest hits. It certainly is in Sarahês movie career to date. Incidentally, the official Scooby Doo site has been updated so check it out.

Buffy fans, watch out for Memorabilia # 3 - Buffy Special (cover scan is here) Hereês some info on the issue thanks to Titan Magazines:

06/17/02

Sarah News

Wow! The last 3 weeks have been wonderful for all SMG fans. Sarah was everywhere promoting Scooby Doo, which incidentally opened in N. America on June 14th. We have all of her talk show appearances, interviews, pictures and articles from her promo work for the film at our Message Board. So, if you missed them or havenêt seen them at all, check them out there. Thanks to Stevenson214, SMGVBEST and everyone else who posted information and shared multimedia files with our community. We plan to create a special Scooby Doo page in the near future.

Speaking of Scooby Doo, box office reports show that the film earned a whopping $54 million in its opening weekend. Scooby Doo has become the •2nd best June opener of all timeê (earlier reports indicated that it had become the top June opener) and is now ranked •the third best opening of 2002ê just after Spiderman and Star Wars. Thanks to Zap2it.com for the info. Congratulations to everyone involved in the film!

Also, some members of our community were lucky enough to have seen and/or interacted with Sarah during her promo appearances this month. Check out some of their stories here: 1, 2, 3, and 4.

According to reports, MTV Movie Awards 2002 was the highest rated in the showês history. Weêre biased but we at SMGFAN.com believe that Sarah played a major part in this. She and Jack did an excellent job. Congratulations to both of them!

Weêve just been informed that Sarahês Revealed With Jules Asner was the highest rated "Revealed" episode this year. This is wonderful news and yay for Sarah!

Look for Sarah on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Friday, June 21.

Site News

Most of you have probably heard by now that SMGFAN.com attended the premiere of Scooby Doo in L.A. last June 8th. We were invited by Warner Bros. to be in the •Press Lineê to cover the happenings for the site. It was truly a wonderful experience for us. Weêve written up our take on that special day in a couple of reports. Weêve also included some pictures and vidcaps from the •red carpetê and •after partyê. Unfortunately, due to some technical issues, our video from the red carpet will not be made available at this time. Special thanks go to Warner Bros. for the opportunity to be a part of such a wonderful event. Go here to check our reports.

Our Scooby Doo (SMG) Trivia Contest has officially ended. Thank you to all who entered. Winners will be notified via e-mail and then posted on the site. Check back here for the list in a few weeks.

We will be making some changes to the site in the next several weeks. As most of you know, weêve been having problems with our extremely high traffic and bandwidth. We average 2 million hits and over 100 gigs a month. We love the fact that the site has become more popular in the last 8 months but maintaining it is becoming such a challenge. Be patient with us as we try to make the site better for the SMG community. We promise that we will continue to do our best to bring you a site worth your time and loyalty.

We are currently working on fan submissions. We hope to be able to get them all up sometime this summer.

Lastly, this month has been extremely great for SMGFAN.com. Not only did we have the privilege to work with Warner Bros. in promoting Scooby Doo and attend its premiere in L.A., but we also received two very special public acknowledgments. The first one was from TVGuide.com. They had this to say about us: "While the lovely Sarah Michelle Gellar doesn't have an official site, SMGFan.com offers all you'd ever want to know about the Slayer." For the complete article, go here. The other was from E! Entertainmentês •Revealed With Jules Asnerê, which featured Sarah on its June 12th episode. SMGFAN.com was credited in the •Special Thanksê for the help the site gladly extended to them. Thanks to E! Entertainment for the recognition. Glenn and I share any credit we receive with the entire Simply SMGFAN community whose continued support and contributions have helped make the site as worthwhile and as comprehensive as it is today. So, thank you everyone!

For other Sarah and Buffy news, please visit our Posting Board.

06/05/02

Sarah News

Hereês a list of Sarahês upcoming appearances and other Scooby Doo related promotional activities. Please note that these dates are subject to change. However, we will try to keep the info up-to-date.

Wed., June 5th, HBO SD special
Thurs., June 6th, The MTV Movie Awards (L.A.)
Sat., June 8th, Scooby Doo Premiere (L.A.)
Tues., June 11th, S2 DVD release (U.S.)
Tues., June 11th, Sarah on Letterman
Wed., June 12th, Sarah on Regis with Kelly
Wed., June 12th, Sarah on Today Show
Wed,, June 12th, Scooby Doo Behind The Scenes - E!
Wed., June 12th, Revealed with Jules Asner at 10 pm. EST
Wed., June 12th, Freddie on Letterman
Thurs., June 13th, Freddie on Regis with Kelly
Thurs., June 13th, Freddie on Today Show
Thurs., June 13th, Sarah on Conan
Fri., June 14th, Sarah on Early Show
Fri., June 14th, Scooby Doo cast on Rosie re-airs
Fri., June 14th, Scooby Doo in theatres (U.S.)
Sat., June 15th, Wango Tango (L.A.)
Mon., June 17th, Sarah on The View
Fri., June 28th, Harvard Man (NY)
June 12th Sarah on David Letterman on ITV2 (U.K.)
June 13th Freddie on Letterman on ITV2 (U.K.)
June 8th 9pm MTV Movie Awards (U.K.)
June 16th KCA's 5:30pm on Nickelodeon (U.K.)
Fri., July 12th, Scooby Premiere (U.K.)
Wed., June 12th, Sarah on Letterman (N.Z.)
Thurs., June 13th, Freddie on Letterman (N.Z.)
Fri., June 14th, MTV Movie Awards (N.Z.)
Sat., June 22nd, Kid's Choice Awards (N.Z.) Repeats...23rd, 28th.
Thurs., June 27th, Scooby Doo in theatres (N.Z.)
Mon., July 7th, Sarah on The View (N.Z.)

Site News

SMGFAN.com is pleased to announce that we will be reporting LIVE from the Red Carpet at the Scooby Doo Premiere in LA on Saturday, June 8th. Coverage is scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm EST (9:30 am PST). Join us at our Message Board as we try to bring you all the happenings from the Press Line. This should be fun and exciting!