Buffy Slays Her Way Through Sophomore Year As Fox Releases Season 5 On DVD

CENTURY CITY, Calif. — A little older and a little wiser, sophomores Buffy, Willow and Oz are back for another year at UC Sunnydale. As if battling Dracula, grotesque space creatures and monster trolls are not enough, Buffy must deal with love and loss in the “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Season Five DVD Collection, arriving on December 9 from Fox Home Entertainment. Featuring all 22 episodes from the fifth season, the “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Season Five DVD Collection is jam-packed with exclusive bonus features including seven featurettes, which provide an in-depth look at the characters, stunts, demons and casting of “Buffy.” Available as a collectible six-disc set, the DVD collection also includes audio commentaries by series creator Joss Whedon and others, scripts for several episodes, photo galleries, series outtakes, and much more for the suggested retail price of $59.98 US/$89.98 Canada.

“Buffy The Vampire Slayer” Season Five DVD Special Features: All episodes of “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” are compiled on six dual-layered discs (full frame: aspect ratio 1.33:1). Each episode is presented with English Dolby Surround, Spanish Dolby Surround and French Dolby Surround. The following is the breakdown for each disc:

Disc One • Buffy Vs. Dracula (9/26/00) • Real Me (10/3/00) • The Replacement (10/10/00) • Out Of My Mind (10/17/00)

Additional Bonus Features: • Script for “The Replacement” • Commentary for “Real Me” by writer David Fury and director David Grossman

Disc Two • No Place Like Home (10/24/00) • Family (11/7/00) • Fool For Love (11/14/00) • Shadow (11/21/00)

Additional Bonus Features: • Script for “Fool For Love” • Commentary for “Fool For Love” by writer Doug Petrie

Disc Three • Listening To Fear (11/28/00) • Into The Woods (12/19/00) • Triangle (1/9/01)

Additional Bonus Features: • Script for “Into The Woods” • Featurette: “Buffy Abroad” and “Demonology — A Slayer’s Guide” • Featurette: “Casting Buffy” • Featurette: “Action Heroes! — The Stunts of Buffy” • Buffy Series Outtakes

Disc Four • Checkpoint (1/23/01) • Blood Ties (2/6/01) • Crush (2/13/01) • I Was Made To Love You (2/20/01)

Additional Bonus Features: • Script for “Checkpoint” • Commentary for “I Was Made To Love You” by writer Jane Espenson

Disc Five • The Body (2/27/01) • Forever (4/17/01) • Intervention (4/24/01) • Tough Love (5/1/01)

Additional Bonus Features: • Commentary for “The Body” by writer/director Joss Whedon

Disc Six • Spiral (5/8/01) • The Weight Of The World (5/15/01) • The Gift (5/21/01)

Additional Bonus Features: • Featurette: “The Story of Season 5” • Featurette: “Natural Causes” • Featurette: “Spotlight on Dawn” • Still Gallery • Interactive Game Trailer — “Buffy Video Game” • DVD-ROM Buffy Demon Guide — The ultimate “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” demon reference, Willow's Demon Database is packed with photos and facts for all of the many demons, vampires and other ghouls that have appeared over the course of Buffy's first five seasons.

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER SEASON FIVE

DVD Price: $59.98 U.S./$89.98 Canada Street Date: December 9, 2003 Total Running Time: 990 minutes U.S. Rating: NR Canadian Rating: NR Closed Captioned: Yes