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New Buffy series canceled before it started? No fair

Posted by Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 79 comments

New Buffy series canceled before it started? No fair
But it did remind me of this. Amazing how many celebrities/ cultural icons this campaign rounded up

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Jupitersd2017@reddit

Wait what? That really sucks
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Baked_Potato_732@reddit

I’ve seen the leaked script it was garbage.
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officialspinster@reddit

It wasn’t the final script, I’m pretty sure. The main character’s name is different, so it looks like some things have changed.
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Baked_Potato_732@reddit

It was a partial, it told you enough of what type of show the writers would have written. It was complete shit and the exact was right to blackball it instead of letting it be bastardized like Star Wars and Star Trek have been
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FreezingRobot@reddit

I haven't followed this super closely but apparently it got cancelled immediately after it was screened because it was that incredibly bad. Also apparently the showrunner admitted they didn't like the original and wanted to take it another direction, according to SMG.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I didn't have my hopes up super high, but I'll take a little good nostalgic fun. Maybe it works have been hot trash. Maybe it would have been fantastic.
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elektrik_noise@reddit

It's how the reboots roll. Some of them are pretty seamless, like Will & Grace's was. Arrested Development was good, too. That one season of Roseanne was good but, well, we all know. I guess Gilmore Girls was pretty good, too. But yeah, they're mostly bad. But I was looking to tune in and watch Buffy.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

It's not great chances. But I think the same goes for any media. Someone could write the best story every, and decide it takes place on earth or hoth. Or the city of Townsville.
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jambr380@reddit

I’m pretty much on board with all reboots of my favorite shows. I realize they’ll never capture the magic of the original, but it always brings back nostalgia. Also, I like to know that those characters are generally doing okay after all these years. I mostly just watch cartoons and limited series on Netflix (which are basically extended movies). It’s nice to be able to watch full seasons of fun shows that I once loved
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cheekynihlist@reddit

You can’t improve on perfection! This was one reboot I definitely did not want to see.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I was hopeful, but with pretty real expectations, if that makes sense
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badchefrazzy@reddit

By an idiot who proudly proclaims he never saw the show. Like it was some kind of fucking badge. I never saw the show, you know what that means? I wanna see it, and make it all that it should be with how they'd want it to go now, like jfc...
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Yeah. I feel like this project fell into the wrong hands
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Buttermilkman@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/cma14wy8orpg1.jpeg?width=1018&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4f9c0d0945bf908d2008794ca5f06f051b4afe8a Literally on the back of one of my old Spider-Man comics from 1998!
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I still have all my spidey comics, I'm sure i could do dinner posts just on the advertisement nostalgia
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Buttermilkman@reddit

lol yeah I looked through a bunch more and saw Terminator 2 and Beetlejuice Gameboy game ads.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I'm sure there's a ton of ads in there that people haven't thought about in years
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rearwindowpup@reddit

Man they pushed milk so hard in the 90s...
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username32768@reddit

You won't hear this guy complain. ![gif](giphy|W3H7yzvQowNSy124C8)
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handsomeape95@reddit

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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I should be immortal by now, with unbreakable bones and teeth
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Moxie_Stardust@reddit

![gif](giphy|xT5LMN0UgalbScp6uI)
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iknowiknowwhereiam@reddit

They’re milking rats!
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I should've noticed this years ago, Simpsons always gets it right 😆
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Comprehensive-Fact94@reddit

![gif](giphy|9raOpNpJ7qlUv3jk6u)
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Got milk plus, oh my droogies?
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Suspicious_Use_7561@reddit

Good. Enough with remakes and reboots
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22220222223224@reddit

They have typically been very disappointing. Still want Firefly. That show got no time to do anything.
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officialspinster@reddit

Good news! Firefly is getting an animated series with the original cast.
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knowone1313@reddit

It's something, but I think everyone would still prefer a live action revival.
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These_Are_My_Words@reddit

Nah - I prefer animated on this - the actors are 20 years older so you would either have to use CGI to de-age them or have a story time-skip. Animated allows them more flexibility in the stories they tell.
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Ws6fiend@reddit

Since Wash will be involved I wonder if it will be prior to the events of the film Serenity.
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officialspinster@reddit

Not me. It’s 20 years later, and Wash is my favorite character. Plus I love animation, so I’m stoked.
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knowone1313@reddit

He died in the movie, they could just play it like the movie never happened. Even animated they'll have to do some writing to get out of that corner.
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officialspinster@reddit

It takes place between the show and the movie, so they don’t actually have to get out of any corners.
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These_Are_My_Words@reddit

Though - I do wonder who/if they are going to recast the voice for Book. Not sure who could do a good Ron Glass-like performance.
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_Face@reddit

I don’t think they’ve secured any actual financing yet.
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officialspinster@reddit

It’s in late development, being shipped to buyers. If people are excited and not Debbie Downers, I’m sure it will find a home.
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Ginger_Snaps_Back@reddit

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jaywinner@reddit

Agreed. They need to make some original content otherwise they won't have anything to reboot later on.
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No_Foundation1136@reddit

People need to watch original content for more to be made.
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Slippery-Pete76@reddit

Exactly. There’s got to be some lame superhero without a series yet.
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three-sense@reddit

I like how Malcolm is doing it. “4 episode epilogue event”. We get to see the characters grown up and what they ended up being. But there’s no “two seasons about their kids and their hijinks” or some bullshit.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Meh... you don't have to watch anything. Maybe it would have been crap. But sometimes more is more.
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Interesting-Quiet832@reddit

you could tell original stories in-universe.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Fully agree! A franchise being re-used doesn't need to lack creativity
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Gloomy-Moose-4367@reddit

we only watched it because smg was hot it doesn't have the same impact now.
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Global-Jury8810@reddit

After watching the Twin Peaks reboot, I’m OK with this being scrapped. The way that the Twin Peaks reboot was played out actually it made me very upset. I found myself disappointed and confused. Plus even though she was a later character add, they probably can’t do the new buffy series without Michelle Trachtenberg.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

This is a very fair take. I like to give things a shot. If they stick, then land but I'd rather see good stuff and bad stuff than no stuff at all. I try to stay optimistic. I know that's a hard sell these days, though. And you do have a very good point at the end there
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Global-Jury8810@reddit

I think the Dawsons Creek reboot got scrapped for the same reason regarding James Van Der Beek. I think it might’ve been his idea. I saw the original Twin Peaks series, and that was a fine watch. The reboot… like I said, left a lot to be desired… kind of seems like the project went out out of the control of the creator I think is what might’ve happened there, that could be the only explanation why the ending made no sense, and was kind of lazy and disappointing. And this reboot was supposed to cap off a major part of David Lynch’s legacy, so for it to be lame by comparison the original is harrowing.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

True. The problem is when new original stories come out, people don't go out in droves the way they do when established characters and actors are used. So everything gets thrown into an old idea. The thing is, I usually don't care. Like, at this point, make your main character buffy or Velma or wonder woman or Ripley i don't care, just give me a good story.
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DandyLionsInSiberia@reddit

Let’s be real. Heartbreaking as it is, I’d rather they binned a scrappy, soulful failure than let some slick, empty suit ruin the memory. I’m still lighting candles for a revival, but Sarah has to be the centerpiece. She is the only thing that can bridge the gap between that glorious, smouldering crater in Sunnydale and whatever comes next. Joss is obviously radioactive now, and rightly so. But the show still needs a fanatic at the helm. It needs someone with that same mad, obsessive vision if it’s ever going to stand a chance of striking the right tone and surviving beyond a token order of episodes before promptly vanishing. .
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KBO_Winston@reddit

I know Jane Espenson hates showrunning but have we tried asking nicely? Like, super-nicely? With a can of Pringles on top?
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No_Foundation1136@reddit

I don’t know what it looked like after rewrites but the script for the reboot sucked. It’s also one of the laziest ways into a reboot. Remember how the town got destroyed and it was this huge deal? Well we rebuilt it, everything is good now… or is it!
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threefeetoffun-@reddit

“The vampires have been trapped underground for 25 years.” So season 1?
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I agree that if they do it, it needs to be good. But I dunno.. I've never let a bad sequel ruin something for me. My 2 favorite rpgs are chrono trigger and ffx
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MetaPhalanges@reddit

FFX is nearly perfect IMO, but I cannot abide unskippable cut-scenes. I can't make myself sit through those again, so a replay is a no-go :(
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

It's my all time favorite game, but I never said it was perfect
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Helo7606@reddit

I'm in a small minority that just didn't care for Buffy. And I honestly dislike Sarah Michelle Gellar as an actress. She's just not good to me. That being said. Sucks for the people who wanted this.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

It's definitely fair to not like things, and preferences and whatnot. I feel bad for the way she got treated in all of this, though. And I miss the got milk ads
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bronzemat@reddit

I was the owner/webmaster for one of the most fansites on Sarah. I still remember the address, [www.sarah-michelle-gellar.com](http://www.sarah-michelle-gellar.com) Good times. I'm still a huge Sarah fan and was looking forward to the revival, even if it didn't turn out well. I'm bummed it won't be going forward. but life goes on.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Yeah, it's not ruining my day, but it would have been cool to see how it went. I like to be optimistic, with low expectations. I won't let something new ruin the old, but I'd prefer to enjoy something than hate on it, if that makes sense
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threefeetoffun-@reddit

I love Buffy more than any other show but I didn’t have high hopes for this. “Unalived” being used 3 times in the script didn’t help.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I feel you, but a script can be (or might not be) very far from the finished product. It's a shame we won't find out, it could definitely go either way
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_Face@reddit

The pilot script was leaked online, and from all accounts, it’s absolutely awful.
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EnricoGanja@reddit

good. hollywood already butchered many good shows, at least they keep their filthy fingers away from buffy.
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blamberr@reddit

I read about this and the network exec she described sounds like an absolute chode
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Yeah, it did sound very much like one person completely slammed the brakes, and kinda acted vindictive any the whole thing
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blamberr@reddit

And he was all pleased with himself about it. Hulu has so much garbage programming — I’m not surprised a guy like this is making decisions.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I don't even really look at Hulu a a serious contender, honestly
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blamberr@reddit

I use it during football seasons for live sports. I might do something different next year
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I kind of forget it exists until it's brought up
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johnnysuicide@reddit

Meh. Love him or hate him, without JW at the helm, it would’ve been trash
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kristosnikos@reddit

More than JW, they didn’t ask not a single person from the original writers room. Those writers are who really gave us those great stories and dialogue.
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

I dunno, he's extremely, extremely formulaic. I don't think it would be hard to capture a huge chunk of what he did with the original. Especially with original cast members there to keep things on track. I know it could ask go wrong, but I like to stay hopeful that things can turn out well
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StatementCareful522@reddit

Somebody else please pick up the Buffy reboot, if only for my wife’s sake
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Disney owns it, so i don't think there's a shot.
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Interesting-Quiet832@reddit

"I hate money" - tv exec that cancelled this. "nostalgia media isn't ripe to be monetized" - same genius exec
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Puzzleheaded_Race_90@reddit (OP)

Kind of a nail in the coffin for the whole franchise No pun intended
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