*stabby motions with stake*

[tardis_stowaway]

Have you heard the extremely worrisome news circulating?  Warner Brothers announced plans to do a Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot movie.  It's not even ten years after the series went off the air, which is frankly too soon for a "reboot" under the best of circumstances.  These are FAR from the best of circumstances, because Joss Whedon is not

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[tardis_stowaway]

Yes! I would be happy with a movie about another slayer set in the Buffy universe. There's all sorts of concepts to explore. I still think such a movie ought to involve Joss, but it wouldn't be such an automatic FAIL if it didn't.

[tardis_stowaway]

That Puppy Joss comic explains the situation so well. Thanks for the link!

There have been some good reboots, but they are definitely the minority. You're exactly right that a bad reboot feels like an attack on the original. I despise this impulse to rebuild something that isn't broken or worn out, especially when the new parts may well be lower quality than the original. I wish Hollywood would get the message that it is possible to tell an entirely new tale that still incorporates many of the elements people like about BtVS (powerful and complex female characters, witty dialog, etc.).

[cloudtrader]

Wow, rebooting Buffy... it really does seem so wrong. I'd love to see a Slayer from another era or whatnot, but Buffy in particular? Meh.

[tardis_stowaway]

Exactly! There are loads of stories that could be told in the Buffy universe about other slayers. I'd see that happily. Trying to redo our Buffy is fixing something that isn't broken, rebuilding using parts that might not be as high quality.

[vervet_monkey]

What?!

Ummm, no thank you? I mean it's a nice thought and all, but really, it's fine as it is...

Grrrr...