Buffy The Vampire Slayer
Long before heroines Jessica Jones , Rey , and Wynonna Earp looked great kvetch extrasensory posteriors , there was Buffy Summers dusting vamps . Buffy the Vampire Slayermay have seemed like a campy series about the titular friend accepting her character as the Slayer and protecting her small California town from the supernatural forces of darkness , but Joss Whedon ’s furore striking was also about the trials and tribulations of being a adolescent .
The fanbase forBuffyremains as strong today as it did then , so it ’s not surprising that a revivification has been rumored to be happening for several years . But with themes and storylines explored inBuffyhaving regulate legion shows since its handout in the late ' 90s , fans have wondered if a revival should even happen , or if the series should remain untouched .
Should: It will make new Buffy fans
The original series debut in 1997 , and it ’s been almost twenty years since it wrapped with Season 7 . There are generations of would - beBuffyfans who have yet to go through its unique combining of action , sci - fi , revulsion , and funniness .
A revitalisation is the best way to reach these " Potentials , " who after tuning in might be excited to discover they havethe original series to binge . They would also begin to see just how influential it was , and how it facilitate inspire their favorite newer shows .
Shouldn’t: It will seem like dozens of other shows
WhenBuffy the Vampire Slayerpremiered it was unlike anything else on television . It had a unfermented philosophical system that combined strong feminist ideology with campy revulsion and palpable teen angst .
Buffy Summers , who might ordinarily have been a damsel in suffering in any other genre series , was made the lead protagonist . the right way now there are rafts of heroine just like Buffy in current serial publication , construct what madeBuffyso liberal seem like just another regular series .
Should: It will be more diverse
Buffywasn’t make out for its variety , except when it came to its many supernatural threat to Sunnydale . Aside froma stiff focus on fiber from the LGBT community , the show only had a handful of the great unwashed of people of colour in salient roles , like Slayer Nikki Wood , and none of them were a part of the primary cast .
A revival meeting could help some of the original series ' problem in the diversity section , by not only making the Slayer a somebody of color , but their supporter as well . They could also include characters that allowed for greater visibility in the trans and handicapped communities .
Shouldn’t: It was iconic
These daysthere are shows likeWynonna Earp , The Vampire Diaries , andThe Chilling Adventures of Sabrinathat borrow fromBuffy’semphasis on a heroine who is tough but also glamorous , and who has her own bizarre mode of viewing and talking about the world ( aka " Buffy speak " ) .
Buffywas an iconic series with an iconic heroine , and some sports fan feel it should remain that mode as one of the first and most well - done serial of its kind . Its status may only decrease with a reboot or revival meeting in the wake of so many other similar serial .
Should: It’s a chance for the old cast to come back
Even if the revival focuses on a new Chosen One and her group of friends , there ’s still an chance for member of the original mold to come back , especially since after Season 7 , Buffy wake the smell of the Slayer in all of the Potentials who train with her .
Seeing Buffy in a mentor placement , like Giles was for her , would add another dimension to her character . Any original casting member would help oneself run aground and anchor the series , and fans would relish the thought of a mini - reunion .
Shouldn’t: It’s continued on in other mediums
A revival meeting may be unnecessary think that though the original serial end in 2003 , the adventure of Buffy Summers , the Potentials , and the Scoobiescontinued in funny book formin Season 8 . Many shocking event occur during its run , and more have been added in the " season " since .
TheBuffyfanbase continue to be as vocal as ever , and has create unnumbered podcasts like " Buffering the Vampire Slayer " and " Buffy Talk . " They may chance that between mediums , there ’s enough happening in the Buffyverse without the motive of another live - activity show .
Should: To expand the Buffyverse
Joss Whedon and his creative team did a heap to give largeness and depth to the " Buffyverse " by adding new villain , Modern allies , and new traditional knowledge every week the original serial was running . Even with the presence of theAngelspin - off , branch out the Buffyverse would create some exciting new opportunity for worldbuilding .
The special consequence in television serial today are more telling than they were whenBuffywas around , though many fan still cherish the original series ' dedication to pragmatic motion-picture show magic . With the change technology , a revival series could eventually show what the Shrimp Worlds really look like !
Shouldn’t: An animated series was already shelved
Back in 2002 , just as the original serial was prepare to end , Joss Whedon gave his sports fan a gift : an animated series that would allow for their characters to inhabit on in a less restricted shape . Unfortunately though it was greenlit by twentieth Century Fox , it was never produced because no net would buy it .
The show remains unaired , and it might serve as a sign that there ’s not as much fan interest group as previously think . But an animated serieswouldallow the original plaster bandage to come back because age would n’t be a problem , and it would allow for both the Slayer ’s abilities ( and her adversaries ) to really be impressive . The animated pilotdidhave a dragon , after all .
Should: It will modernize the content
In the same direction that the original series helped teen experience less alone in their struggles , a revival could serve modernize the subject matter . Even older adults tuning intoBuffydiscovered that some teenaged quandary were just universal .
Young people are going through many unlike type of hurdles in this day and age , like cyber intimidation . Social media had n’t been fabricate yet when Buffy and her friends were dealing with high school day and college drama , and they only used cellphones in the final season . ideate if the Scoobies could text during episodes like " Hush . "
Shouldn’t: The characters are too beloved by fans
To some fans , there will only ever be one Buffy , one Xander , one Willow , and one Giles , and they ca n’t be played by anyone other than the actor who brought them to lifespan in the original series . The most fervent of fans may not be able to assume Modern actor in those part , no matter how unspoiled they are .
The only room a revival could follow in their heart is if it did n’t involve the original Slayer and the Scooby Gang at all , but a unexampled cast of never - before - seen characters who have no connexion to them .
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