So if you haven’t heard, they are going to make a new Buffy movie and are not inviting Joss Whedon or any of the original Buffy-ers to be in it. This has made people (including me) a little sad. You can read more about it and see Joss Whedon’s response over here (but make sure you don’t stay over there – the dude who runs that place is gropey).
But the more I’ve thought about it, the more I realize that I don’t care that they aren’t doing it with the old cast or story or creator. And I say that understanding full well that Sarah Michelle Gellar is probably never going to be in another movie ever, which makes me sad. See, the reboot is a perfect example of people not giving a shit about stuff that has already happened and deciding to give it another shot. And that’s where the whole thing sort of gets tangled up in the Joss Whedon…ness of everything. See, Joss invented Buffy. He wrote the movie in 1992 and directed the TV series. That’s important, and it is also why I don’t care.
- The movie was a shitty execution of a great idea.
- The TV series was amazing execution of the same idea.
- They are remaking the movie, not the TV series.
I am a complete sucker for the Buffy Series, and if I ever get some weird disease that makes me have to stay in bed and somehow also makes me rich I would watch all the Buffy’s and send my henchmen to capture SMG, give her a boob job, wait for her to heal, then bring her to me. But I would not watch the movie if I were perfectly healthy and would win a solid gold bigfoot (actual size) for watching it.
They can’t make a movie version of the TV show. None of the people in the show are movie stars. And the show got shit for ratings. So yes, it would be cool for there to be a ‘the gang’s all here’ version of BTVS. But no, I have no interest in seeing a remake of the original movie.
However, I would fucking love to see Buffy and Willow head to Bon Temps and whoop some emo vampire ass. Stupid True Blood sissies. Make that movie and I will go see it. Make it right now! But when you remake the Buffy movie, make it not suck. And don’t put it in California. Set it in Maine. Make her fight in Salem’s Lot. Or Florida. Or Charlotte. Or some other place I have lived. New Jersey? Work with me….
Oh, and I’m not sure if it will work, but below might be the Prom episode from Season 3. If you want to see just the awesome part, then go to about 37 minutes, 20 seconds in. Oh, and the video is from TVShack which is riddled with malware and spyware and analware and some other wares. So if you go there, use Chrome! Then do this:
- click the red button
- close the pop up (do this fast)
- click the green button
- watch the show
send my henchmen to capture SMG, give her a boob job, wait for her to heal, then bring her to me.
perfect woman
Are you volunteering to be a henchman?
Someone has to since she clearly hasn’t figured out to get actual useful big tits on her own.
It’s cause she and Freddy Prinze Jr. no longer have enough loot to get them.
The Class Protector Award was really an awesome part. It turned out Sunnydale High students were actually aware of Buffy’s actions when protecting them from evil.
It was a great thing to do. The kind of thing that wasn’t “needed” but part of what made the show great.
I’m not upset. I’m disapointed. Disapointed that the folks in charge of making this movie did not respect the creators of the franchise but are quick to cash in.
Now if the movie is original and breathes new life into the franchise well then great!
However in the history of reboots and redos it will most likely suck.
What about the Batman movies. HA!
Well, shoot…I actually never though of it that way. I enjoyed the Buffy movie well enough, but when you say Buffy the Vampire Slayer to me I think of the tv show. Like Neil said, if they breath a new life into the movie it might be fun, but if they try to do a total remake it “may sting a little just at first. But don’t worry, that’ll go away once the searing pain kicks in.” (– Ethan Raine)
As for your choice of scenes….Acadia, I bow to you. That is one of my all time favorite scenes in the entire series.
The show is all that matters. The movie was like…Beethoven’s mother. She MADE Beethoven but nobody cares about her.
That whore.
Will there be Zombie Strippers?
Probably. It could be a mix with Acadia’s girl-on-girl thing with Anne Hathaway and Scar Jo.
SMG is not a good enough actress to be in that movie.
No.
I’m also a complete admirer for the Buffy Series like you Acadia. 🙂
I always liked you, Michelle! 🙂
Oh sure you get to talk to the spammers but me I want to talk to a nice girl who’s WITH IT and it gets deleted.
Who the hell goes to Ghana on holiday anyway?
@Sangfroid: Are you sure?
I was really amazed that vampire is now reading a book instead of getting in touch with their enemies. Well, have fun by it.