I don't like the idea that they rebuilt Sunnydale when the hellmouth is gone, and why Buffy and her friends would return and send their child to high school there. I feel like they could come up with a smarter premise than this.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer / Angel
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Luckily, she's dead. Hopefully they don't find a way retcon that.
I feel like the fact Emma shared already means Anya will be back in some capacity, which is exciting.
I hope Xander died along the way. Of the male cast, I'd love to see Giles return at least as a guest, and I think there's a very realistic chance of Oz returning (I have no idea why).
It'll be interested to see what a they can do with the Vampires, Demons, action sequences etc of Buffy with a 2025 TV budget. I hope they keep a good portion of practical effects, but it'll be exciting to see Buffy and co kicking ass without the crunchy (but charmingly of its time) 90s VFX.
They definitely need to avoid turning the show into an endless wave of reunion moments. The focus needs to be on a new cast for a new generation of fans. I'd limit returning faces to Willow and maybe Giles for the first season.
Also, I'd prefer no Angel at all. It'll only resurrect all the old shipping stuff and it would be nice to think Buffy has actually moved on rather than fall back into it twenty years later.
Anthony Head is 70 now so I doubt he'd want to commit to a whole series. He would definitely be up for guest appearances though.
Idk I’m a bit skeptical about this tbh and I’d prefer if this stood completely on its own with only occasional nods/ references to the Buffy and the gang. And SMG taking more of a BTS role. I love the idea of Buffy and the Scoobies being these mysterious figures in the background, hinted at but never fully revealed.
There’s always been something kinda exciting about imagining what Buffy might is up to 20 years later without actually knowing.
I also feel like their stories ended so perfectly that I don’t want to see them undone.
There’s always been something kinda exciting about imagining what Buffy might is up to 20 years later without actually knowing.
I also feel like their stories ended so perfectly that I don’t want to see them undone.
I am shocked that they’re bringing it back, but it feels right! So excited to have Sarah Michelle Gellar back in this role. She deserved more from her career post 2005.
I think having Buffy as a school counsellor/watcher to a new slayer makes the most sense. She probably will be hiding that she herself is a slayer, only to reveal it at the end of the season when she comes in to save the day from the Big Bad. Sprinkle in a few appearances from the legacy cast where appropriate, but essentially focus the new show on the new slayer, her relationship with Buffy, and a new scooby gang and we could have a great continuation.
I think having Buffy as a school counsellor/watcher to a new slayer makes the most sense. She probably will be hiding that she herself is a slayer, only to reveal it at the end of the season when she comes in to save the day from the Big Bad. Sprinkle in a few appearances from the legacy cast where appropriate, but essentially focus the new show on the new slayer, her relationship with Buffy, and a new scooby gang and we could have a great continuation.
I kind of don’t want this to be a teen focused show. The original was, and it was great and worked, but everyone (including most fans of the show) are grown now so I’d like it to have a more adult feel to it.
This feels likely since he and SMG are still quite friendly. I'm sure he'd show his face in some way.
But echoing the sentiment that the cameos need to be balanced and not too fan-servicey.
I hear you but I don’t think there is enough demand for a show tailored purely to the original fans. My understanding is that although Buffy had a level of cultural phenomena, in terms of viewers it was always a cult show that was at risk of being cancelled and did well to last for 7 seasons.
As much as they will want original fans to tune in, in order for the show to be successful it will need to bring in a whole new audience.
Also the heart of the show and what separated it from other shows was using monsters and demons as metaphors for the horrors of adolescence. I think this is something that they will be keen to recapture.
Also with this being Hulu does that mean it will likely be on Disney+ in the UK?
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The more I think about this, the more nervous I get. So many of these revivals end up canceled on a cliffhanger and don't get any real resolution or just quietly go away (see: Veronica Mars, also on Hulu). I don't want to see a Buffy go out like that, especially since we already have such perfect resolution from the original series. And at the end of the day, Hulu will treat it like any other show - with Sarah returning and an Oscar-winning director, it won't come cheap, so if it doesn't perform, they'll cancel it like they would anything else. It's special to us, but it's just another set of numbers to any executive.
I'm also just anxious about how they'll choose to approach it. I do have faith that they're going to try their best to get it right, but every idea that pops up just feels... less than thrilling to me.
I'm also just anxious about how they'll choose to approach it. I do have faith that they're going to try their best to get it right, but every idea that pops up just feels... less than thrilling to me.
They won’t do it but Spike could have aged because he fulfilled the Shanshu prophecy.
To be honest, the last thing I want is a parade of guest appearances from characters who have been killed off. I think it leads you down the road of constant dream sequences or undoing the impact of what came before.
To be honest, the last thing I want is a parade of guest appearances from characters who have been killed off. I think it leads you down the road of constant dream sequences or undoing the impact of what came before.
Huh? Did you see this in some random TikTok videos? I can't find a single source for any of this, unless you're talking about the guy who was arrested after stalking Seth and assaulting Paris Jackson.
Precisely, it was never a huge show even at its peak so building a brand new show only around that aging fanbase is asking for swift cancellation. It will need to bring in a new, young audience who find the same kind of resonance our generation did with the supernatural metaphors and struggles of young adulthood.
I think this is the route they should go, but I imagine Hulu is likely to be ordering the writers to find some convoluted way to get Angel and Spike involved for an episode or two to get fans excited.
Personally, I think they have to go back to basics - start at a place where the core new cast are 'normal' teenagers going to school, living fairly normal day-to-day lives, and something pulls Buffy into their orbit to help the new slayer. Giles would make sense at some point, and I can see Willow being easy enough to introduce, too, but there's no way Nicholas Brendan is appearing (I made the mistake of looking at his Instagram after this was announced, and it broke my heart to see the state he's currently in) and I don't really think many others would make sense, either.