Grrr...#NoJossNoBuffy

Buffy Reboot Sans Joss?  Can I get a Hell No?

I have been waiting for a BtVS or Angel movie since the shows ended/were canceled.  Last year, the Crazy Kuzui's were linked up to another Buffy remake movie that, besides having no Whedon input, was rumored to star Megan Fox as Buffy.  Since even remembering that thankfully false rumor makes me throw up a little in my mouth, let's move on.  

I thought at the time that the idiots studio execs, in charge of this fiasco would have realized that the true Whedon fan base would not only refuse to grace this movie with a single peso but would actually rise up and demand that the studio not even bother.  Apparently, they have not learned their lesson.

That's right kids..from the geniuses who canceled Angel comes ANOTHER attempted reboot without Joss.

Warner Bros has announced it is going to have a rebooted version of Buffy with a whole staff of writers, directors & producers that had nothing to do with the much loved series.  You know..the series that everyone still talks about?  The one that people quote, watch repeatedly on DVD & have sing along parties to?  Yeah..that series.  The script writer, Whit Anderson, said that she loves Buffy.  Great.  I love all these people who say "I love your idea!  I'm going to rewrite in the way that I think it should go!"  I love Buffy/Angel too.  Guess what I did?  I wrote a fanfic.  Did I take it to a studio to get a new movie going?  Of course not...I don't have those kind of contacts..

But I digress...

A reboot is not needed.  I loved the classic Joss snarky response to this announcement and I know that Buffy will not be Buffy without his mind, wit and humor.  Of course, the only true way that this can be fixed is for Whedonverse fans to boycott this movie and make it flop.  

So far, two Whedon actresses have spoken out.  Jenny Mollen (Nina the Werewolf in Angel) tweeted today "I will only say this once. Without Joss, there is no Buffy!" In response, Julie Benz (Darla) claimed "Never have truer words ever been tweeted."  Not exactly poetry or a scathing indictment but gets the point across in 140 characters or less.  

Let's see if this project is still in the works six months from now.  I am hoping that the core fan base, who are already loudly screaming their disapproval, are able to quash this stupid idea back into the nothing from whence it came.

Then I can return to the world where I last saw Angel standing in the rain, holding his sword & proclaiming "Personally, I kinda want to slay the dragon."

Let's go to work.

My name is Michele and I am a recovering Twilight fan

Yes, I got hooked on Twilight. I was suckered into reading the whole bloody series by someone who said "Hey you like books? You'll love this one!" I too was drawn into the series as a vampire fanatic & Buffy devotee (hence why I have found the Buffy vs Edward clip so therapeutic) which is my explanation for my devotion for this series.

Was Twilight a good book? Yes. Were New Moon & Eclipse good follow ups? Yes. Did Breaking Dawn jump the shark? Oh dear lord, absolutely! I watched the Twilight movie about two dozen times and debated with my co-workers as to who was cooler, Edward or Jacob. I even got other people to read the series like a good drug dealer. (C'mon, try it. You'll like it and you can quit anytime!)

Then, I inoculated myself with REAL vampires. I watched every episode of Buffy and Angel (that's another obsession but one I am not ready to let go of) and fawned over Spike and Angel...OK, mostly Spike...and began to see Twilight for what it really is. Bella is the weakest female heroine I have run across in a long time, Edward is an obsessive stalker and Jacob is an egotistical prick. And for some reason, there is this whole sub-plot involving no sex outside of marriage...

Of course, Spike and Angel were both with stalker tendencies and not entirely stable (Angel got all nasty when he did the nasty; Spike had sex with a robot he had built to look like Buffy) but Buffy didn't immediately fawn over either of them. She also didn't surrender all of her life and power to them. She was, in her words, cookie dough and both Spike and Angel would have to wait until she was done baking. Bella immediately turned over everything to Edward. She was prepared to give up her humanity, her life, her friends and family to be with this guy who was very dangerous, wanted to kill her and snuck into her room every night to watch her sleep.

If this is how young girls are seeing relationships, this is dangerous ground. Edward may have had some romantic qualities and who wouldn't want to spend all of eternity with their one true love but overall, he's creepy and dangerous. Girls shouldn't look to him as the epitome of a real man, they should see him as what they don't want in a boyfriend and life long companion.

In the meantime, I may watch New Moon if only for the effects. I will probably watch Eclipse and Breaking Dawn as well. Then I will head home and pop in a Buffy episode and see how a strong woman really behaves.