WB to reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon

[Krug]

It's really happening: Warner Brothers reboots Buffy The Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon

Uh oh..

 

[Umbran]

I like Joss Whedon's work. But, I also recognize that Joss is not the only person in the world with good ideas.

On the other hand, Joss' Buffy isn't so old a property that it really needs a new vision to fit a new time, or anything like that.

 

[Hand of Evil]

PTB in control and just see this as bad about to happen.

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

Is this the first true sign of the apocolypse?!?!?

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

Probably just going to be a tv version of Twilight, without much sincere effort made to disguise that fact...

 

[Vyvyan Basterd]

It's a feature film in the works actually, not a TV series.

 

[Deset Gled]

As a huge Buffy fan, I am willing to give this a chance. I will admit that the original movie was not that amazing, and could be improved upon. And, while I like Joss's work a lot, he is not the only worthwhile talent, and has had his own share of duds (see: Titan AE, Dollhouse).

One of my biggest worries is how they will handle the generational aspect. Buffy was always extemely contemporary, which worked well in the 90s. I'm not sure how that aspect of her character will translate to the FaceBook generation.

 

[Morrus]

Reboots are a mixed bag. Star Trek, Batman, and BSG are all good examples of reboots. We'll just have to hope that this is one, too.

 

[Mark CMG]

WB to reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon

This seems unwise.

 

[Janx]

This seems unwise.

given that the season 8 comic book has been running for quite some time, and joss has written stories for it (and other Buffy writers), it seems like this new movie will probably just contradict existing material.