Buffy reboot as African American vampire slayer

At least they are giving the old series the proper respect.

Why. Vampires are out of style,
they were done to death. No
way it will be a fraction as
interesting as Buffy, why even
bother with it. Vampires are
boring now..

They will never get that chemistry
the orig cast had, it's not possible.

I never watched the show
I though it was a show for teens
Different strokes for different folks.

I like Star Wars because its big budget movie science fiction
but
I don't think its great science fiction writing

I hear Asimov's Foundation has been green lit by Apple for a new video service still in development
Now that's good science fiction writing

Quote: terapined

I never watched the show
I though it was a show for teens

Yup, I thought so too. I was in my
40's when I watched the 3rd season.
I was hooked, one of the most
entertaining tongue in cheek humor
shows ever on TV. It was serious
and very funny and campy and
intellectual, all at once. You should
avoid it entirely, not up your ally..

Quote: terapined

I never watched the show
I though it was a show for teens

Sarah Michelle Gellar was just shy of age 20 when the show debuted, but she was playing a high school student. The show was widely recognized at the time as a teen show that was very appealing to adults. So much so, that they spun off a second series that was much more written for adults.

The TV show takes about 10 minutes in the first episode to completely subvert decades of standard horror movies. Not all teens can appreciate the brilliance of Joss Whedon's writing.


One particular episode of Buffy, "The Body", has been called the best episode of TV ever written.

Quote: terapined

I hear Asimov's Foundation has been green lit by Apple for a new video service still in development
Now that's good science fiction writing

I found LOTR and Dune almost unwatchable as movies, and they were some of the greatest books ever written.

Quote: Pacomartin

The TV show takes about 10 minutes in the first episode to completely subvert decades of standard horror movies. .

Buffy never takes itself very seriously.
There are serious episodes, but most
of the time it's pure camp. I love
how halfway thru the series Buffy
all of a sudden has a never seen
before sister. It was a brilliant move.
And the characters of Spike and
Angel and pack of Scooby Doo's
that surround Buffy, made it one
of the most fun shows on TV.

For awhile there it seems everything was about vampires and zombies or space aliens. Vampire parties, vampire products such as fake blood abounded, etc. This seems to have run its course and been replaced by a focus on comic book characters who are possessed of superhuman abilities such as strength, flight, etc.

Buffy The Vampire Slayer was, it seems, a bi-modal TV show. That is a show that captures a young audience in the early hours but also appeals to an older crowd so that once the viewers are captured they stay tuned and later shows reap the benefits of high audience ratings.

I would imagine the re-launch is an attempt to focus more on the adult appealing elements though I'm not sure what those might be or were then.

Quote: Fleastiff

I would imagine the re-launch is

It's a desperate attempt to relive past
glories. If it comes to be, I predict a
cancelled show in 13 weeks. I have zero
interest in vamps, been there and it's
boring now.

Is this streaming anywhere?

Quote: terapined

Is this streaming anywhere?

You want one of us to do a search
so you don't have to? Like that's
going to happen..