Buffy's back!

[Scarlett.]

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is getting the reboot treatment.

20th Century Fox Television, who produced the original Joss Whedon drama, have put a new take on the beloved Sarah Michelle Gellar drama in development. Writer Monica Breen, who worked with Whedon on ABC's Agents of SHIELD, has been hired to pen the adaptation and serve as showrunner on the reboot.

Whedon will be an exec producer on the series and has been working with Breen on the script, which features a black actress stepping into the role of Buffy made famous by Gellar.

Gail Berman, Joe Earley, Fran Kazui and Kaz Kazui (who produced Whedon's original Buffy film that inspired the TV series) will also serve as exec producers on the potential series. A network is not yet attached for the new Buffy, talks for which began last fall. Producers Fox 21 TV Studios will pitch the Buffy re-do to streaming and cable outlets later this summer in a package bound to ignite a bidding war. It's unclear if Whedon will have any additional role on the new Buffy due to his other commitments, which include HBO's recent straight-to-series order The Nevers.

Talks for a new Buffy began last fall. A decision to move forward was determined after Breen was identified as the right writer for the reboot. A script or director has not yet been determined. Casting for the central role of Buffy has also not yet been determined. The new version, sources say, will be contemporary and build on the mythology of the original. Like today's world, the new Buffy will be richly diverse, with some aspects of the series, like the flagship, seen as metaphors for issues facing society today.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ran for seven seasons on The WB Network (which evolved to become The CW) and UPN. The series continued in comic book form after completing its run in 2003. Buffy was based on the feature film of the same name that starred Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry that was originally penned by Whedon.

The cult favorite series became a breakout and helped turn Whedon into a household name, while also launching the careers of the series' stars (including David Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan) and writers (including Jane Espenson and Marti Noxon). Buffy ranks as one of the greatest TV series of all time and has been hailed for the way in which Whedon and the writers challenged gender norms and portrayed Buffy (Gellar) as a feminist hero.

Source (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/buffy-vampire-slayer-reboot-inclusive-take-joss-whedon-works-1128888?utm_source=twitter)

[Jordan.]

I'm kinda not here for them disrespecting Sarah Michelle Gellar like this

[Scarlett.]

Yeah, it would have worked better if it was a sequel like "______ the Vampire Slayer"

[Nicky91]

brings back good memories of my youth :flutter:

[Amy Jade]

I would rather a respectful sequel with Gellar possibly returning as a Giles type helper as possibly a guest star to pass the baton.

There is only one Buffy and it is Sarah Michelle.

[Wizard.]

This is great news! Buffy was one of my favourite shows of all time so it would be great to get some new material. It’s encouraging that Joss is involved and some of the original writers and producers, without that I wouldn’t watch. I only have a couple of concerns. One is that Sarah Michelle IS Buffy, so to call this new actress Buffy is wrong. Maybe just call the show ‘The Vampire Slayer’. Have it like Doctor Who and James Bond where the actor who plays the vampire slayer can change without having to cancel the show. My other concern is that Buffy was such a 90’s show, it is difficult to see how it would have the same charm in the modern world. After seeing the AWFUL ‘Charmed’ remake with the awful writing and acting I do worry that this could go the same way, but like I say if Joss is involved it shouldn’t do.

[Cal.]

No Sarah Michelle?

I am disgusted!

[LukeB]

Can they not?

First charmed and now this. They should have done a different show instead of trying to ruin buffy because sarah will always be buffy in our hearts and can’t be replaced

[Christmas Lights]

I would rather a respectful sequel with Gellar possibly returning as a Giles type helper as possibly a guest star to pass the baton.

There is only one Buffy and it is Sarah Michelle.

Yeah I can't see it working , why can't they leave classic shows alone :facepalm: .

[ChristmasNeeve]

The original TV series was a bit of a cult classic, they should just leave it alone tbh. They've already ruined enough 80/90's movies by remaking them. I never understand why they remake things that were actually popular anyway. I mean why not go back to some that was a good idea but was made badly and try and make it a hit?

[Santa's NaughtiNess]

The original TV series was a bit of a cult classic, they should just leave it alone tbh. They've already ruined enough 80/90's movies by remaking them. I never understand why they remake things that were actually popular anyway. I mean why not go back to some that was a good idea but was made badly and try and make it a hit?

Loved Buffy and Angel. Both great shows. Spike :love:

[Tom4784]

As long as the talent is there, it'll work out fine.

A lot of the metaphors in the original series are still relevant today and if they keep to that style then it should work out. If they lose that social commentary though, it'll just be another Supernatural and that's just not needed.

[ChristmasNeeve]

As long as the talent is there, it'll work out fine.

A lot of the metaphors in the original series are still relevant today and if they keep to that style then it should work out. If they lose that social commentary though, it'll just be another Supernatural and that's just not needed.

Yeah, it's like what they did with Point Break, they replaced the charm of the characters and their relationship with bigger stunts and effects which was a big mistake because that was what actually made the original so well loved

[RileyH]

I would rather a respectful sequel with Gellar possibly returning as a Giles type helper as possibly a guest star to pass the baton.

There is only one Buffy and it is Sarah Michelle.

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[user104658]

New show set in the same shared universe with guest appearance from old cast, **** yes.

Reboot / remake... **** no.

Imagine the former. It could be so good. Willow turning up all super powerful... Giles popping his cheeky face in for a gander... Poor old Nick Brendon laying off the sauce long enough to do a guest stint. Maybe even closure on wtf happened at the end of Angel.

It has an easy setup too, with how Buffy ended (loads of slayers being activated). Just have it be about how most slayers are off doing world saving stuff or tackling the problems in big cities, but this one is stuck at a school in a crappy "normal" small town with no other slayers anywhere nearby... And then it turns out the town is riddled with vampires. Buffy and Faith show up in the final couple of episodes of season one but then Newbie the Vampire Slayer sorts out the big bad and they're like "she is teh new chosen one of crappytown" and leave her to it.

Instant hit :clap1:.

[Jamie89]

Apprehensively perched. I agree that the idea of a sequel seems better but if they execute it well it could be great.

[michael21]

Who every plays buffy need to be hot or I not watching .

[user104658]

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[Calderyon]

I see this bombing big time.

And the former stars rejecting it turns.

[user104658]

Lol they're backpedalling already;

https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/7/26/17617646/buffy-vampire-slayer-revival-reboot-monica-owusu-breen-joss-whedon


She seems to be trying now to say that it was always going to be a totally new Slayer and not a recasting of the original Buffy... though this is IMO bull**** as there has been a huge online backlash. So it sounds like they've heeded the signs and now decided to go in a different direction.

[Jordan.]

^ The right decision at least

[Tom4784]

Ew, it's gross they gave into backlash just because they wanted to cast a black actress.

They should have stuck to their guns tbh.

[Scarlett.]

I hope this means we can get cameos of old cast members, that's pretty much the only reason I didn't want a flat out reboot.

[user104658]

Ew, it's gross they gave into backlash just because they wanted to cast a black actress.

They should have stuck to their guns tbh.

To be fair I don't think it really had anything to do with them wanting to cast a black actress... there would have been a backlash against a full reboot even if they were casting someone who looks exactly like SMG.

I mean in another 10/20 years, maybe, but it only ended in 2003... I think TV shows need longer than that before being remade.

[user104658]

I hope this means we can get cameos of old cast members, that's pretty much the only reason I didn't want a flat out reboot.

I'd even accept "dialogue cameos" really... e.g. mentioning characters / events from Buffy and Angel (who at this point would be "legendary" in the demon fighting world).

Or maybe they could get Andrew as a new watcher, as Giles was training him in that (really ****ing weird) S5 episode of Angel set in Italy. :joker:

[Tom4784]

To be fair I don't think it really had anything to do with them wanting to cast a black actress... there would have been a backlash against a full reboot even if they were casting someone who looks exactly like SMG.

I mean in another 10/20 years, maybe, but it only ended in 2003... I think TV shows need longer than that before being remade.

I think that's optimistic tbh, I think there would be an outcry as there always is with reboots but I don't think it would have been as bad as it was if they didn't mention they wanted a black actress to play Buffy.

It's not a perfect set of comparisons but look at the cases of Charmed and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Both are being remade for release this year and both have had a very different reaction. Sabrina's reboot has been met with way more intrigue and interest with less backlash and they've cast a blonde white actress in the lead.

Charmed, judging from the trailers, looks about as good as the original series did yet has been met with backlash because they've gone for non-white actors to play the sisters.

I think people are just less accepting of different ehtnicities in these roles.

[user104658]

I think that's optimistic tbh, I think there would be an outcry as there always is with reboots but I don't think it would have been as bad as it was if they didn't mention they wanted a black actress to play Buffy.

It's not a perfect set of comparisons but look at the cases of Charmed and Sabrina the Teenage Witch. Both are being remade for release this year and both have had a very different reaction. Sabrina's reboot has been met with way more intrigue and interest with less backlash and they've cast a blonde white actress in the lead.

Charmed, judging from the trailers, looks about as good as the original series did yet has been met with backlash because they've gone for non-white actors to play the sisters.

I think people are just less accepting of different ehtnicities in these roles.

I don't know. It might be a factor, but it can't be taken as the only factor; Buffy and Charmed also both have a massive (and dedicated) cult following to this day whereas something like Sabrina - while loads of people loved it and of course we all remember it - is not really in that category.

In terms of the casting (as mentioned in another thread recently) I personally have no issue with "black Buffy" if it is indeed a reboot (though I don't want them to reboot at all). However, I'd have preferred if it had been an open casting in terms of ethnicity and they'd simply chosen the best person for it... even if the casting people quietly "had their eye out" for a non-white candidate... specifically announcing that they "want an ethnic minority" before even auditioning the role seems a little bit political. Exploiting the issue for headlines, almost? Like... just cast a black girl and then announce her! Don't say "we've not even looked yet but guys... she's def gunna be black!"

[Jordan.]

Maybe a minority of people had an issue with a black Buffy but most just didn't want to see a classic franchise be tarnished by a reboot (which happens 90% of the time) It's no deeper than that really.

[Tom4784]

I don't know. It might be a factor, but it can't be taken as the only factor; Buffy and Charmed also both have a massive (and dedicated) cult following to this day whereas something like Sabrina - while loads of people loved it and of course we all remember it - is not really in that category.

In terms of the casting (as mentioned in another thread recently) I personally have no issue with "black Buffy" if it is indeed a reboot (though I don't want them to reboot at all). However, I'd have preferred if it had been an open casting in terms of ethnicity and they'd simply chosen the best person for it... even if the casting people quietly "had their eye out" for a non-white candidate... specifically announcing that they "want an ethnic minority" before even auditioning the role seems a little bit political. Exploiting the issue for headlines, almost? Like... just cast a black girl and then announce her! Don't say "we've not even looked yet but guys... she's def gunna be black!"

I suppose the reason for casting a black actress in particular is that it gives the writers the options to cover stories from angles that you simply couldn't cover with a white actress. If that's their thinking then I think it's a very valid reason.

I do honestly think the whole 'black actress' thing is what's caused the backlash to get as bad as it did. Reboots are becoming increasingly common but they typically don't garner that level of backlash.

I don't think a sequel series will work at all. What's the point of doing a Buffy the Vampire Slayer sequel when SMG doesn't want to reprise the role? If a new Buffy series is going to happen then I'd much prefer a reboot then a sequel series in which most of the (successful) cast probably wouldn't want to come back. Let the story of that Buffy continue untethered within the realm of comics.

[Scarlett.]

A reboot would ditch the whole mythos that was created in Buffy and Angel, whereas a spin off allows them to expand on it.

[Calderyon]

Just like Macgyvers reboot, it is not going to work.

[Calderyon]

Charmed and Sabrina the teenage whatever were horrible shows in themselves. Nothing is going to make them good.

[Scarlett.]

I'm guessing the rumoured reboot isnt going to happen at this point, though we are getting the Slayers audio drama this week
https://www.audible.com/about/newsroom/audibles-slayers-a-buffyverse-story-set-to-premiere-on-october-12

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I believe Spike and Cordelia are the main cast

[Iceman]

I'm interested to see how this is.