Why The Buffy The Vampire Slayer Reboot Should Explore The Slayer’s Origins – Screen Rant

Buffy The Vampire Slayer's reboot should explore the relationship between past and present Slayers in order to better represent the problems of today.

Since the nextBuffy The Vampire Slayerinstallment will be a reboot, it should explore the history of the Slayers. Buffy The Vampire Slayer ran for seven successful seasonsunder Joss Whedon's helm. The stellar cast, led by Sarah Michelle Gellar as the titular vampire slayer Buffy Summers, left a mark in the heart of fans and TV history as a whole. This was further asserted by the show's expansion into comic books and its short-livedAngel spinoff. As the interest in theBuffyverse is still high, a reboot is coming closer to fruition.

The idea of a reboot has been received with mixed reactions. On one hand, theBuffy franchisepromises to live on. On the other, there's a high chance that the reboot won't capture the essence of the original. Joss Whedon still has enough faith in aBuffy reincarnation to serve as executive producer,and Monica Owusu-Breen will be writing it. Owusu-Breen intends toapproach the reboot with as muchfidelity to Joss Whedon'sBuffyas possible, but with a more updated take on the show's themes and context. Hence why the newBuffy The Vampire Slayer willbe led by a woman of color and a more diverse cast.

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A great way to innovate the show would be to take a historical lookat the Slayer line, which wasteased duringthe original show and fleshed out in the comics. There have been dozens of diverse Slayers throughout history, so this is where the reboot can get creative. From a modern-day Buffy who sets out to explore the Slayers' history toananthology that focuses on a different Slayer each season with the new Buffy as the connective tissue, the reboot could be loyal to Whedon's showwithout repeatingits plot. By making use of the Slayersand their extensive history,the newBuffy The Vampire Slayercan tap intothehistorical horrorof a show likeLovecraft Country and the character-building of The Queen's Gambit- all withBuffy's idiosyncratic style.

Breaking the established continuity is actually a good idea. Some fans have argued that characters like Kendra or Sineya (the very first Slayer) deserved a spinoff show instead, but the absence of Buffy and othersupporting characters would be felt eventually. Shows that base their premise in peripheral characters and storylines, such asSmallville andSupergirl, end up needing to address the elephant in the room (Clark's iconic enemies in Smallville and Supeman inSupergirl)sooner or later. As good as those shows can be, the absence of the most popular characters still needs to be justified.TheBuffyrebootcan easily avoid this issue by starting from scratch.

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