It's never to late to squee!
There was a panel at writercon about Virtual Buffyverse seasons and I had the treat of hearing a bit of the "behind the scenes" from the No Limits gang! So, I thought I'd come "squee" about it here because, well, what's the name of this comm again?

Basically TBQ, JH and MP confirmed what I suspected: that planning and executing No Limits gave a unique insight into what Joss and the gang faced. The careful planning and consideration that went into No Limits (eg. which actors would or wouldn't have been willing to do semi-nudity and budget constraints relating to special effects) was clearly more than creating a work of fan fiction. It was a true simulation of the show. For myself, and I suspect for a great many others who followed No Limits faithfully, that is what made all the difference. You can read well writen fic many places on LJ, but you would be hard pressed to find anything that has a more true to the show feel than No Limits.

Since writercon was a writing convention, after all, I picked up some interesting tidbits about how No Limits was actually written. It seems very analogous to the process Joss and the gang must have engaged in. Briefly, the showrunner and her peeps planned the arc based on emotional points. Then, the episode writers got the characters to each of those emotional places. I thought that was interesting because I always wondered how both No Limits and the televised show managed to keep the characters connected to the reader/viewer emotionally, while having a plot driven story/show.

Again, it reconfirmed my absolute awe of No Limits. Thanks guys! Grrrr Argh!