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Fans Have Their Fangs Out Over the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Reboot
Some fans want the franchise to stay dead
A reboot of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in the works, but some fans of the original series want to put a stake in it.
News broke Friday that Buffy creator Joss Whedon is teaming up with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. co-executive producer Monica Owusu-Breen to develop a reboot starring a black actress in the titular role. 20th Century Fox's Fox 21 TV Studios will produce; the project has yet to land a network.
Fan reactions on social media ranged from elated to furious.
"I've been WAITING and WAITING for this buffy reboot for the past GOD knows how many years and i FINALLY RECEIVE no one is raining on my parade!!!! today is a good day!!!!" wrote Twitter user @bargalaxies.
"THIS IS THE BEST NEWS IN ALL OF HISTORY!!!!!!!," tweeted @JustinCentric.
But plenty of fans seemed loath to sink their teeth into a potential reboot.
"I already have to deal with this JOKE of a reboot for Charmed, now you want to mess with Buffy?! Literally my two favorite shows of all time and two of the most influential shows ever......just try to be creative for ONCE and make something new!" wrote Twitter user @jisy06.
Read more reactions in the tweets below.
also if buffy is black now i 1000000000000% need joss to write a script and for it to leak unedited so i can see how he thinks black teenagers speak PLEASE
— jake jortles (@geeequinn) July 20, 2018
I love Buffy and it was a huge part of my childhood, but it really doesn't need a reboot, Sarah Michelle Gellar will always be the slayer.
— Tyler (@Tyler_Savage_) July 21, 2018
I'd be more excited if they introduced a new Slayer and expanded the Buffy universe rather than just rebooting it 🤷🏼♂️ pic.twitter.com/3VHTuz9DrW
I love #BTVS and I have absolutely no interest in a Buffy reboot. The show ended with a billion spinoff possibilities and we're just going to lazily rehash another great show from the 90's for easy cash. pic.twitter.com/n953GmPHRt
— Cop These Kicks (@CopThese) July 21, 2018
BUFFY DOES NOT NEED A REBOOT YOU LEAVE THAT PERFECT SHOW ALONE
— ac. (@angelenazzz) July 20, 2018
Sure. Why not a Buffy reboot? Original ideas are hard.
— John McCormick (@JonMacBR) July 20, 2018
i've been WAITING and WAITING for this buffy reboot for the past GOD knows how many years and i FINALLY RECEIVE no one is raining on my parade!!!! today is a good day!!!!
— watch killing eve (@bargalaxies) July 20, 2018
The good news is if they make a black Buffy the Vampire Slayer they won't kill her after a few episodes. pic.twitter.com/90IQZNvyhk
— Ben Siemon (@BenjaminJS) July 20, 2018
I already have to deal with this JOKE of a reboot for Charmed, now you want to mess with Buffy?! Literally my two favorite shows of all time and two of the most influential shows ever......just try to be creative for ONCE and make something new! pic.twitter.com/pkZOIKFLT3
— Jiselle (@jisy06) July 20, 2018
BUFFY reboot? You know what? Against all odds I'm for it.
— Joanna Robinson (@jowrotethis) July 20, 2018
THIS
— Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018
IS
THE
BEST
NEWS
IN
ALL
OF
HISTORY!!!!!!! https://t.co/6EAjL6jRKA
And props to the three black slayers we got on Buffy the Vampire Slayer's original run: Nicki Wood, Kendra Young and Rona pic.twitter.com/iHjSLNPGGg
— Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018
*glaring at everyone saying the show doesn't need a reboot when the entire premise of the show relied upon the idea of multiple Slayers throughout history and THAT was just Buffy's story while they ignore the fact that the show was a reboot of a movie no one wanted rebooted* pic.twitter.com/htDhPLSx0a
— Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018
Who the fuck do I have to slay to make this not happen?!!??? No no no hell no no. Good luck topping SMG and the original series, you fucks. https://t.co/KsB9kvwvXu
— Angelica Jade (@angelicabastien) July 20, 2018
Also, I'm not interested in seeing a black slayer take on the role of Buffy or even seeing gender and race bent reboots. It's boring and insulting. We deserve our own mythology.
— Angelica Jade (@angelicabastien) July 20, 2018
And honestly, the show holds up because of SMG so good luck to whoever is saddled with following in her footsteps. pic.twitter.com/Jvy5KBFbn8
— Angelica Jade (@angelicabastien) July 20, 2018
I would totally be down with a show about a Slayer in the past or a new show in the same universe after the events of the series. This is lazy and reductive.
— Angelica Jade (@angelicabastien) July 20, 2018
did buffy itself not teach us not to raise things that should stay dead https://t.co/UbMcz7CQUu
— elisabeth (@threelisabeth) July 20, 2018
Were getting a Buffy reboot, but Timeless can't get renewed.... #SaveTimeless #SaveRufus pic.twitter.com/KMHSgfHctn
— shelby ☕ (@shelbyec13) July 21, 2018