caliente_uk | So they're making a new Buffy movie...

Not so long ago I would have been devastated by this news...but now? *shrugs* Not so much. I think I've finally (after all these years) made my peace with the end of the show.

Don't get me wrong, it isn't that I've fallen out of love with BtVS the show or the Spike/Buffy relationship. It's that any remake or reboot isn't going to be the Buffy the Vampire Slayer I know and love. And without the Scoobies, or Spike, or Angel, I have zero interest in whatever it is they decide to come up with. I love the TV show with all of my heart, but time moves on and things change, and I think it's inevitable that the Buffy the Vampire Slayer franchise will move on with it.

And...I'm okay with that.

I never thought the time would come when I would ever say that, but...I really am okay with it.

I'm certainly not against a reboot if it's done well (although I think it's way too soon to be honest), and I hope the resulting movie is a good one. But what made Buffy the Vampire Slayer such a great show for me was its characters, and without them? It just won't be my Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But if you're a new fan seeing Buffy for the very first time, and have no idea just how wonderfully rich and complex the original show and its characters were (are)? Then maybe, just maybe, it will work for you.

And I'll be happy for all those new fans who will be discovering Buffy for the very first time, and not a little envious of those who will go on to discover the TV show for the very first time, seeing with fresh eyes all the things that made Buffy the Vampire Slayer such an iconic show in the first place.

So I genuinely hope the rebooted movie does well. But as for me? I'll be sticking with the TV show and fanfic, thank you very much. And fondly remembering how fandom used to be in the good old days, before it slowly started to slip away and the time grew ever closer for the porch lights to finally go out.

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Excellent post! I was beginning to think I was the only one who wasn't all OMG! over this news. I was completely unimpressed when I first heard it, but after reading the script writer's interview, I feel like it might not be a total disaster. Maybe. I certainly hope it isn't. Still, whether it's a mammoth blockbuster or a tremendous flop, it won't change how I feel about the series.

Thank you. :)

I have zero interest in it, but I really do hope it will do well.

ETA: I couldn't leave 'init' as it was, so edited it to change it. Lol!

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I guess I'm out on a limb here - but I'm looking forward to the movie! It won't be the show I loved, but so what? I'm grateful that the 'verse is being introduced to a whole new generation of girls.

If the movie sucks, well, it would be hard for it to suck as much as the comics, right?

ps - the fandom might be waning - but it's years after the end of the show and we are all on lj now because we like each other. I'm still on the back porch - just for reasons other than BtVS! We all make a great community!

I agree, we have a great community here on LJ. Or at least we did until recently. I think it's probably just me, but I can't help but feel that our little community is slowly slipping away from us. I'm still on the back porch, but it seems to be getting emptier and emptier from where I'm sitting. *sigh*

I can't say I'm looking forward to it, but I can't say I have any interest in it either. If it does well, I may watch it at some point, but that's about as far as it goes. :)

I think the comics are mostly to blame for why I feel so disinterested in it, to be honest. Nothing could ever do as much damage to the fandom as the comics have, and I can quite happily ignore the movie if its rubbish, as Joss isn't involved, so it will never ever be canon to me.

I guess the whole question of canon doesn't interest me. For me - It's a tv show I really enjoyed but I can't crank up the emotion to worry about the comics, or the movie, or Who Buffy Loves More, yaknow? I liked the show, loved Spike with his shirt off and never got any deeper than that. I discovered fan fiction and happily read anything Spuffy, but even that has faded (I joined a book club that is very challenging).

Maybe it will be a kick ass movie. :-)
I couldn't care less.
The thing is yeah, we don't need to get worked up about this - the show is what matters and the sole source material for me with actors who immortalized the characters .

I couldn't care less either. :)

I hope it does well, but I have absolutely zero interest in it. I'm okay with the Buffy franchise moving on, but that will never take anything away from how great the Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show was. I'll always have my DVDs. :)

First of all, [hugs].

Secondly, I'm pretty much in the why on earth? column here. Without Joss, it won't be Buffy, and that's all there is to say about that.

Now, if somebody who cares did a movie about one of the newly activated Potentials, with some homage to the original cast and creator, that might be worth the effort. If it's just an attempt to snag the fans and make some money (and just how stupid do they think we are anyway?), why bother?

*HUGS* I don't comment often enough, but wanted to send lots of hugs in your direction. :)

I'm a bit more "OH GOD NO" about the new movie, but who knows? Maybe like the new Star Trek it'll rock.

*HUGS*

That was incredibly well said, and you would so be missed if you shut your journal down! Macsen ran away from home on Sunday and made it to a really busy two lane road. We had the police and strangers involved in the whole thing, and this isn't the first time he's done this this year. I'm close to the point of losing it, but knowing I can break in here now and then and have people remember who i am, gives me a whole new encouragement to go on. But boy is it hard sometimes. Saw my doc today because I'm worried about keeping it together. You aren't alone!

*HUGS* Um, we would miss you if you deleted your journal! Don't go anywhere...

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