Poll of the Day > Buffy the Vampire Slayer is RETURNING...with a BLACK FEMALE LEAD!!!

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Full Throttle
07/20/18 9:30:53 PM
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Did you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer? - Results (0 votes)
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Yes but i won't be watching this reboot
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No but i'll give this version a try
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No and i have no interest to watch the original OR this one
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One of the most beloved TV Series is ready for a reboot..and that's Joss Whedon's BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER..but this time it's with a BLACK FEMALE LEAD!!

It's being developed by Fox 21 TV Studios where the original ran for 7 seasons on the WB before moving to UPN..both networks are defunct.

Midnight Texas Creator, Monica Owusu-Breen is tapped as the writer, executive producer with Joss Whedon set to executive produce.

The new version will be pitched to streaming and cable networks this summer and will be a contemporary setting building the mythology of the original

But as producers urged, the new version will be DIVERSE as the show's producer intention is to ensure that the slayer is African American.

The original was headlined by Sarah Michelle Gellar in the 1990's adaptation that was a major hit back in the day. It was a real gaming changer for the WB that had a devoted following and after 15 years it's still strong since it's cancellation where Buffy saved the world and unleashed a world of Slayers leaving her not the only slayer with powers in the world.

It also had a successful spinoff toplined by David Boreanaz who played Angel and Buffy's former love interest on the show

Did you like Buffy the Vampire Slayer?

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Zeus
07/20/18 9:34:41 PM
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If they really wanted to make it different, they could have cast a male >_>
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GreenKnight127
07/20/18 9:37:22 PM
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I never cared about Buddy the Vampire Slayer.

I would flip through the channels and sometimes see it on....and I'd watch maybe 5 minutes (out of sheer curiosity to see why this show was so god damn popular).....and quickly be grossed out by the cheesy acting, the terrible dialogue, and the even WORSE straight-to-dvd-Sci-Fi-original-movie special effects.

I just couldn't get on board.

Sorry.
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Zeus
07/20/18 10:07:55 PM
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GreenKnight127 posted...
I would flip through the channels and sometimes see it on....and I'd watch maybe 5 minutes (out of sheer curiosity to see why this show was so god damn popular).....and quickly be grossed out by the cheesy acting, the terrible dialogue, and the even WORSE straight-to-dvd-Sci-Fi-original-movie special effects.


tbh, the effects were often worse than Hercules TLJ, which was quite the accomplishment.
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green dragon
07/20/18 10:09:08 PM
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Buffy is such a white girl name
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slacker03150
07/20/18 10:31:40 PM
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I don't mind her being recast, but I also have no interest in watching a remake. Would prefer to see a continuation from the perspective of a new slayer.
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wwinterj25
07/20/18 10:46:15 PM
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I enjoyed Buffy. I however won't be watching this.
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Twindragonfang
07/20/18 10:56:25 PM
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I loved BTVS and will wait to see how this turns out.
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Ferarri619
07/20/18 11:01:32 PM
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Sarah Michelle Gellar IS Buffy. Don't get me wrong, I want diversity but not like this. I wouldn't have wanted a different white girl either.
This is another good reason to hate the SJW culture. -_-
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VeeVees
07/20/18 11:11:00 PM
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should've rebooted angel
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Vitrescent
07/21/18 1:44:10 AM
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I dont see why not considering Joss Whedon is back
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dioxxys
07/21/18 4:45:42 AM
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green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name

Sounds more like a made up name
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InhumaneRaider
07/21/18 4:48:44 AM
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Never watched Buffy, not to mention Joss Whedon was always this white knight, sjw type, so I'm not surprised.
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Zeus
07/21/18 4:52:56 AM
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green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name


You're thinking of Muffy.
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07/21/18 4:53:26 AM
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slacker03150 posted...
Would prefer to see a continuation from the perspective of a new slayer.

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TigerTycoon
07/21/18 5:19:42 AM
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So what you're saying is Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn't returning, they are making a new show based off of the same premises and hoping the Buffy the Vampire Slayer brand carries it.
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DanKiller7
07/21/18 7:34:05 AM
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green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name


Did anyone see the movie that the show was based on? Ditzy, blonde blue eyed cheerleading white girl Buffy ha.
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AllstarSniper32
07/21/18 8:05:31 AM
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DanKiller7 posted...
green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name

Did anyone see the movie that the show was based on? Ditzy, blonde blue eyed cheerleading white girl Buffy ha.

I saw that whole movie. Which means I've spent more time watching that movie than the TV show.
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Lokarin
07/21/18 8:38:16 AM
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This is ok, as there were black Slayers during the show... including the FIRST Slayer
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DrYuya
07/21/18 8:53:39 AM
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Yeah, this is an instance where changing things for SJWs/SJW catering may not really apply...as hard as that is for some to believe. I know it's the kneejerk reaction to EVERYTHING nowadays and it's even correct in many cases.

But Buffy? No...it was a SJW affair before SJW even became a thing. Changing it to something else would in fact be the more catering thing to do.
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SmokeMassTree
07/21/18 8:58:08 AM
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Treason!

Fuck just call her a different name and say it's in the same universe. You really don't have to reboot it.
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ninja_lootz
07/21/18 9:59:56 AM
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Hopefully this isn't just a lazy reboot with a race-swap. Make it a new story with new characters and maybe the new main character happens to be named Buffy.
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Lokarin
07/21/18 10:04:55 AM
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hey guys, remember when Abraham Lincoln was black and he freed all the white slaves?
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Final Fantasy2389
07/21/18 10:23:38 AM
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Literally just make it a new slayer set in the universe after every slayer was activated. She doesn't need to be named Buffy.
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ninja_lootz
07/21/18 10:26:20 AM
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Final Fantasy2389 posted...
Literally just make it a new slayer set in the universe after every slayer was activated. She doesn't need to be named Buffy.

The title of the show wouldn't make sense if there wasn't a character named Buffy that slays vampires.
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Lokarin
07/21/18 10:36:06 AM
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ninja_lootz posted...
Final Fantasy2389 posted...
Literally just make it a new slayer set in the universe after every slayer was activated. She doesn't need to be named Buffy.

The title of the show wouldn't make sense if there wasn't a character named Buffy that slays vampires.


They could get away with it if they say she was named after Buffy Summers (that was her last name, right?) since as such a historically important Slayer (in universe) would likely cause an increase in people using the namesake
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Final Fantasy2389
07/21/18 10:47:09 AM
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ninja_lootz posted...
Final Fantasy2389 posted...
Literally just make it a new slayer set in the universe after every slayer was activated. She doesn't need to be named Buffy.

The title of the show wouldn't make sense if there wasn't a character named Buffy that slays vampires.

Give it a dumb subtitle
"Buffy the Vampire slayer - The Next Era" or something.
And then you could have a retired Buffy and friends make appearances every once in a while too.
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TLR_
07/21/18 10:59:03 AM
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green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name

Thats not even a white girl name, thats what you name your dog.

Also, diversity JUST for the sake of diversity will make this reboot trash. Not because of the recast is black, but because theyve already told us they care more about an agenda than good direction.
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Zikten
07/21/18 11:05:48 AM
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I want to be a total reboot. don't bring back any of the other characters. Spike, Angel, Xander, Giles etc. they don't exist now. just Buffy in a new universe, with different friends. the movie was like that. it was totally different from the show and all the stuff people remember was only made for the show. so let's do that again. a totally different story. cause if they try to do a normal retelling and bring everyone back it's going to be stupid. everyone will complain about all the different new actors for each character and it will bomb. but if it's just a new Buffy in a new world, then it might work.
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EnvyFox
07/21/18 11:16:13 AM
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Loved the original tv show. Won't watch the reboot.
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Metalsonic66
07/21/18 12:30:01 PM
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Love the original show. Will probably give this one a chance at least.
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SmokeMassTree
07/22/18 1:12:49 PM
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Zikten posted...
I want to be a total reboot. don't bring back any of the other characters. Spike, Angel, Xander, Giles etc. they don't exist now. just Buffy in a new universe, with different friends. the movie was like that. it was totally different from the show and all the stuff people remember was only made for the show. so let's do that again. a totally different story. cause if they try to do a normal retelling and bring everyone back it's going to be stupid. everyone will complain about all the different new actors for each character and it will bomb. but if it's just a new Buffy in a new world, then it might work.


Why call her Buffy at this point
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Zeus
07/22/18 1:15:47 PM
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DanKiller7 posted...
green dragon posted...
Buffy is such a white girl name


Did anyone see the movie that the show was based on? Ditzy, blonde blue eyed cheerleading white girl Buffy ha.


It wasn't really "based on the movie," though. The movie's writer had an idea for the concept and wrote a script that was heavily altered from his original vision, so he made a tv show. The tv show is based on the concept and the movie was a deviation from that concept.
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Grendel
07/22/18 1:22:58 PM
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Too obvious. Should be an Asian male.
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dainkinkaide
07/22/18 2:13:40 PM
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Here's what we know about this series, with comments about what we don't:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer is returning. Is that the title of the series, is this a reboot, or is it just a new series taking place in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe? We don't know.
- A black woman is playing the lead character. Is she playing Buffy Summers, the titular character of the original series, or is her character's name even Buffy? We don't know.
- Monica Owusu-Breen is a writer and executive producer.
- Joss Whedon is an executive producer.

So, if everybody could calm down a tad about "recasting", "character changes to force diversity", or "reboots", that would be great.
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CaptainObvius
07/22/18 6:16:48 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but according to the comics, that took place after the show, there were several Buffys. They all took on the original buffy name and appearance to confuse her enemies. The new show might focus on one of them, that just kept her name after changing back.

I have high hopes, but low expectations for the new show.
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GMArcturus
07/22/18 10:25:05 PM
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Well shit, I was going to say name the show Slayers and just adapt the stories from 8th season that was only in the comics and written by Joss Wedon, but I forgot that Slayers is the name of an anime and somehow that would be called confusing for fans.
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