WB to reboot Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon

[Diamond Cross]

I'll givie it an even chance.

While I do enjoy the Buffy and Angel series, there are some things about them that really annoy me, such as Joss's Feminazi ideals.

 

[Felon]

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.

That's okay, as the offical material often conflicts with the existing material.

It was kind of hard not writing off Whedon altogether with what he pulled in Angel Season Six. It was as shameless a bit of hacking as the Dallas doing the "it was all a dream" bit with Patrick Duffy...worse, actually considering how many months of issues that he wiped from the slate.

 

[Mallus]

The only thing that interests me about Buffy is Whedon and his coterie of writers and actors. Without them, this new project might as well be Underworld III.

Wait, is there an Underworld III already? If so, them I mean Underworld IV.

 

[Welverin]

Wait, is there an Underworld III already? If so, them I mean Underworld IV.

Sort of, there was a third movie, but it was a prequel.

 

[GrayLinnorm]

Is Wolfram & Hart bankrolling this?

They'll probably get Bristol Palin to play Buffy and the Jersey Shore cast to play her helpers (will they even have the Scoobies?). And the vampires will probably sparkle in the sunlight.

 

[Klaus]

Sort of, there was a third movie, but it was a prequel.

Number 4 is coming.

 

[LightPhoenix]

I may be risking my geek cred here, but I was never a huge Buffy/Angel fan. I didn't think the shows were bad; I enjoyed Angel often enough to keep watching. Buffy, not as much, but I still wouldn't call it bad. So I don't really accept the idea that a potential reboot has to have Whedon, or else be a terrible film.

it's readily obvious this is an attempt to cash in on the whole vampire craze going on. It's because of that I think it probably won't be any good.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I may be risking my geek cred here, but I was never a huge Buffy/Angel fan. I didn't think the shows were bad; I enjoyed Angel often enough to keep watching. Buffy, not as much, but I still wouldn't call it bad. So I don't really accept the idea that a potential reboot has to have Whedon, or else be a terrible film.

it's readily obvious this is an attempt to cash in on the whole vampire craze going on. It's because of that I think it probably won't be any good.

Also never saw what was so great about the shows, or Joss Whedon's works in general. Angel was slightly better and i actually watched some episodes of that. And it did have a pretty nice opening theme.

And yeah, that's my thoughts on the reasoning for doing this now, also.

 

[Mark CMG]

Also never saw what was so great about the shows, or Joss Whedon's works in general.

Character arcs, IMO.

 

[fba827]

I don't think it's a requirement to have Joss attached to the project (though i'm indifferent really on that point of it; someone else may have a fresh and interesting take that might be more accessible to newcomers, where as Joss could have an interesting untold story that would appeal to the exsiting fan base)

Having said that (as pointed out earlier in this thread). It's really too soon to be doing a reboot. But, no doubt, it is to ride the vampire trend for some cash.