Buffy TVS Reboot Confirmed

[Greg Cox]

Reboot: a fancy new word for remake. New cast, new continuity. See Battlestar Galactica.

Revival: old cast, old continuity. See the new X-Files or Will & Grace.

Granted, sloppy headline writers tend to use the words interchangeably, but they don't mean the same thing.

This is a reboot, so forget all that stuff about a thousand Slayers and all. That was the old continuity. This is a remake with a new Buffy, starting over from scratch. Like the new Charmed.

 

[DigificWriter]

Reboot: a fancy new word for remake. New cast, new continuity. See Battlestar Galactica.

Revival: old cast, old continuity. See the new X-Files or Will & Grace.

Granted, sloppy headline writers tend to use the words interchangeably, but they don't mean the same thing.

This is a reboot, so forget all that stuff about a thousand Slayers and all. That was the old continuity. This is a new show with a new Buffy, starting over from scratch. Like the new Charmed.

Thank you. Someone who actually understands what words mean.

 

[USS Firefly]

I suppose they could find some kind of explanation why there's only one, like Willow's spell had an expiration date after which Buffy and Faith remained the only slayers and then Faith's death triggered the new one. Or some new ancient evil reversed the spell and restored the old status quo, or the powers that be thought the balance was tipped too much in one direction.

But do you really want the writers to have to undo victories to justify the series? Or have to choose between continuity errors and exposition bombs? The Buffy universe fundamentally changed by the end a lot more than something like the Star Trek universe.

I'm not sure I want a Terminator 3 style "Oh you thought you saved the world? Ha nevermind!"

I believe most Slayers are in America and Europe, what about a lone Slayer who is in China or another country?

 

[Greg Cox]

Thank you. Someone who actually understands what words mean.

Me am an editor. It's kinda my job.

 

[Ridcully]

Gods....why???

 

[CorporalClegg]

I'm all for Buffy being a person of color if a non-white actress is the one who gave the best audition. But if they're just trying to pat themselves on the back for doing it, that's an eyeroll.

The only thing eye roll is comments like these. I don't know why anyone would 'pat themselves on the back' for righting a pretty blatant wrong - egregious even.

I mean, as much I nick Berman Trek for not being as progressive as it liked to lead on, it still had 4 black people, two Hispanics, and Asian, and one person of Middle Eastern descent and a Muslim name between the two running series. Buffy had white people on top of white people.

And it's not like the characters had any amount of cultural or ethnic distinction. The only one who sort of did was Willow, but she could have just as easily dark-skinned Israeli.

And all the people of color the show did were almost all evil. From the smattering of random vamps, to Ampata and Trick. Roberts was the first to be cast in a role of any substance, and that wasn't until season 4. And, of course, Forest went bad in the end anyway.

The show had to wait until it's last season before any nonwhite people showed up on Team Scooby.

And really, Angel wasn't much better. And I'd argue that, in retrospect, it's hard not to view JAR as tokenism.

And on that note, can they bring in Idris for Giles? Pleeeeeeeeeease??!!

 

[DigificWriter]

Gods....why???

1) Familiarity

2) Popularity

3) Creator blessing/interest

 

[Nerys Myk]

Maybe it''s time for "Biff, the Vampire Slayer"?

 

[CorporalClegg]

Maybe it''s time for "Biff, the Vampire Slayer"?

Dude, make like a tree and Leif Garret.

 

[Ridcully]

1) Familiarity

2) Popularity

3) Creator blessing/interest

Yeah....fantastic.....is it not?.......

 

[JD]

I believe most Slayers are in America and Europe, what about a lone Slayer who is in China or another country?

I can't see them setting the series in another country unless it's a cooproduction that is specifically being made to sell in that country also.
The only US series I can think of that are set in another country are fish out of water comedies, where the whole thing is based around the dumb American who doesn't understand their strange new home. I can't think of any dramatic, or even semidramatic US series set outside of the US.

 

[Jayson1]

I can't see them setting the series in another country unless it's a cooproduction that is specifically being made to sell in that country also.
The only US series I can think of that are set in another country are fish out of water comedies, where the whole thing is based around the dumb American who doesn't understand their strange new home. I can't think of any dramatic, or even semidramatic US series set outside of the US.

I think "Orphan Black" was set in Canada. "Westworld" is set somewhere I am not sure but it's not America unless my idea is true about all the park's being located in what once was America. Hercules and Xena back in the day were set in Greese and filmed in Austrilia. "Farscape" was filmed in Australia or New Zealand. I forget, which it was. Me I would happy if it's just not set in California or New York. Atlanta seems to be open place to film things and I love the idea of going to Chicago or New Orleans or Baltimore. Or even Hawaii like I mentioned above. "Lost" was filmed their and so is I think the "Hawaii 5-0" show.

Jason

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I think casting if casting is truly based on merit, the scales will even out. No need for putting your finger on the scale to right past wrongs. Casting just to say you did it, is what makes me eye roll.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I think casting if casting is truly based on merit, the scales will even out. No need for putting your finger on the scale to right past wrongs. Casting just to say you did it, is what makes me eye roll.

But that never happens. We can pretend it's unbiased, but most of the time the best actor just happens to be white.

Really all care about is that the show is different enough to bring something new to the franchise. I don't want to see new Buffy deal with the Master the same way, meet Angel, meet Spike and just repeat itself with minimal changes. That's why I liked nuBSG, it took the central concept and took it in a different direction. If the show can do that, I'll be happy to watch it. It should do something bold in the first episode to really show that it isn't the old Buffy with different actors. Really my largest reservation is Whedon might need to take a hand's off approach. Let the new showrunner take his initial idea and run with it.

 

[Greg Cox]

It should do something bold in the first episode to really show that it isn't the old Buffy with different actors. Really my largest reservation is Whedon might need to take a hand's off approach. Let the new showrunner take his initial idea and run with it.

Yep. They should blow up Vulcan--or whatever the Sunnydale equivalent is.

Minor nitpick: the new showrunner is a woman, Monica Owusu-Breen, so they should run with her idea.
.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Well that's much better.

 

[OCD Geek]

That's why I liked nuBSG, it took the central concept and took it in a different direction. If the show can do that, I'll be happy to watch it. It should do something bold in the first episode to really show that it isn't the old Buffy with different actors. Really my largest reservation is Whedon might need to take a hand's off approach. Let the new showrunner take his initial idea and run with it.

Same. I want her to do with Buffy what Moore did with nuBSG and Fuller did with Hannibal. I want a reboot that's different, bold and ambitious as fuck. New stories, new characters, new ideas. I can't wait to see what she does with the property.

As for Whedon's involvement, due to his new HBO series, his hand's mostly off approach to Elizabeth Craft & Sarah Fain (Season 1) and Tara Butters & Michele Fazekas' (Season 2) Dollhouse and his hands completely off approach to Maurissa Tancharoen & Jed Whedon and Jeffrey Bell's Agents of SHIELD I doubt he'll be involved past the pilot. If that. I could see him guest directing Owusu-Breen's pilot, maybe. Or not. Who knows.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Maybe Willow can actually be bisexual this time.

 

[DigificWriter]

Maybe Willow can actually be bisexual this time.

What do you mean "this time"? She always was bisexual.

 

[DigificWriter]

Yep.
Minor nitpick: the new showrunner is a woman, Monica Owusu-Breen, so they should run with her idea.
.

The "his" in that sentence was referring to Joss, not Monica Owusu-Breen.