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Buffy the Vampire Slayer is getting rebooted
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Yeah, I think they're setting up POC actors in a bad spot to begin with before anybody has even seen the show yet.
Also instead of rehashing old stories, if they wanted a Black woman in an iconic role as a vampire slayer they should've licensed and adapted the best selling book series The Vampire Huntress Legend which has an African American female lead.
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God. No.
A reboot is such a dumb idea. Just give us a new slayer. Ask SMG to come back for a few episodes to teach the newbie. Make shit up why evil is back and stuff.
But a total reboot? Nah.
We haven't even gotten a good (meaning nice clean up and 4:3) blu ray/4K version of OG buffs yet .-.
A reboot is such a dumb idea. Just give us a new slayer. Ask SMG to come back for a few episodes to teach the newbie. Make shit up why evil is back and stuff.
But a total reboot? Nah.
We haven't even gotten a good (meaning nice clean up and 4:3) blu ray/4K version of OG buffs yet .-.
I'll check it out.
They shouldn't just make a new slayer called Buffy. I mean she's not gonna be the same character, it won't be the same era, and the mythology of the show explicitly allows for new slayers to come and succeed the old ones so why isn't it just [new character] the vampire slayer?
The amount of kickback they're gonna get for seeming to replace the old character will probably negate whatever attention they get for name recognition of Buffy. If you call it X the Vampire Slayer people will still know the vampire slayer bit. You could also easily stick in a cameo or supporting role with someone from the old shows to help boost that. I mean not Spike or Angel cos the actors are too old now but there's no reason Giles or Buffy herself couldn't show up to serve that purpose in the early going.
Why won't they just do a continuation of the the world of the show instead of always trying to overwrite everything? It's stupid.
They shouldn't just make a new slayer called Buffy. I mean she's not gonna be the same character, it won't be the same era, and the mythology of the show explicitly allows for new slayers to come and succeed the old ones so why isn't it just [new character] the vampire slayer?
The amount of kickback they're gonna get for seeming to replace the old character will probably negate whatever attention they get for name recognition of Buffy. If you call it X the Vampire Slayer people will still know the vampire slayer bit. You could also easily stick in a cameo or supporting role with someone from the old shows to help boost that. I mean not Spike or Angel cos the actors are too old now but there's no reason Giles or Buffy herself couldn't show up to serve that purpose in the early going.
Why won't they just do a continuation of the the world of the show instead of always trying to overwrite everything? It's stupid.
If she wasn't locked into Black Lightning for likely 6 more years, I'd say China Anne McClain.
Good, do it. Make it have small cameos from the original cast and Buffy in the Watcher/Mentor role. The old series is great and is this ends up bad it doesn't matter.
They should just do a new series with new slayers set years down the road (which is already true) in the same universe. That way , you keep the continuity and you can even have a cameo now and then.
A new show with a new slayer, yes.
Remake of the old one.... that will be way too weird.
Buffy is those kind of "response art" that is tied so strongly to it's time that the new show will pratically have to start from scratch to make it work.
Like buffy needs to be overweight or wheelchair bound. Just a cheerleader looking girl that kicks ass is not a big concept nowadays =P
Remake of the old one.... that will be way too weird.
Buffy is those kind of "response art" that is tied so strongly to it's time that the new show will pratically have to start from scratch to make it work.
Like buffy needs to be overweight or wheelchair bound. Just a cheerleader looking girl that kicks ass is not a big concept nowadays =P
This is blasphemy. I think it's extremely unlikely it'll remotely measure up to the highs of the original show.
Hey Buff, did ya year about OJ Simpson? He's on TV on the run from the fuzz!!!
Why not a new series with a new slayer instead ? or why not continue Angel ? I don't really need a Buffy reboot.
This. My almost 30 years old GF watched it for the first time at the start of this year and within 1.5 seasons it became one of her favourite shows of all time.
Of course she does, and has, and what does it matter if Willow's middle aged as far as her being able to do a guest spot?
Why? This is not needed.
Would rather a Buffy Season 8 than a reboot. Also I want Angel Season 6.
Would rather a Buffy Season 8 than a reboot. Also I want Angel Season 6.
Building on the mythology of the original can still mean reboot
I love Buffy. But I don't feel like the show needs a reboot of the character right now. It just feels to early. or I'm just old. Who knows.
On the other hand I wouldn't mind them to reboot the Slayerverse and concept, but with a different protagonist and different characters. Not even would that give the creators much more creative freedom with an established universe mythology and less criticism, but also attract oldtime fans more, while also introducing new people into the fandom.
On the other hand I wouldn't mind them to reboot the Slayerverse and concept, but with a different protagonist and different characters. Not even would that give the creators much more creative freedom with an established universe mythology and less criticism, but also attract oldtime fans more, while also introducing new people into the fandom.
The only way I can see this being successful in its own right is if it's sold as a "reimagined" version, much as the new Star Trek films essentially rebooted the same familiar crew characters on an alternative timeline. The in-universe presence of Leonard Nimoy certainly helped to make that film a successful reboot, and I imagine somebody like Alyson Hannigan or Tony Head could similarly act as a bridging character here.
The continuation of the canon of the original universe in the comics would help here, providing fertile ground for new characters and new monsters which modern CGI could render.
A black Buffy sounds more difficult to fit into this reboot model, but it's not completely impossible. With the right lead actress, that's half the battle.
The continuation of the canon of the original universe in the comics would help here, providing fertile ground for new characters and new monsters which modern CGI could render.
A black Buffy sounds more difficult to fit into this reboot model, but it's not completely impossible. With the right lead actress, that's half the battle.
Guys
Buffy as a show was great but it's not something so unique that it can't be repeated
Buffy does not need a time travel plotline to be rebooted.
This ain't a sacred universe
Buffy as a show was great but it's not something so unique that it can't be repeated
Buffy does not need a time travel plotline to be rebooted.
This ain't a sacred universe
Being a slayer is understandably a lonely job which is why Buffy and Giles were unique in pushing for and condoning a social life.
I'm really curious how they will tackle Buffy being a black girl because this can be really as thought provoking as the previous show used to be.
I'm really curious how they will tackle Buffy being a black girl because this can be really as thought provoking as the previous show used to be.
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