Whedonless Buffy Reboot Tossed Under a Bus?

[aeka]

Remember back when it was originally announced that a Buffy reboot was green-lit without any involvement from franchise creator, Joss Whedon? Then do you remember the part about hell breaking loose, not just from fans but even Buffy cast themselves?

Well peeps, I think our wishes have all been answered.

Buffy reboot writer fired- what is in the future for Buffy movie?

This will bring good news to some of the Buffy fans that are adamant that Joss Whedon write the new Buffy reboot or no one at all. Well, according to this morning's LA Times, the new writer for the Buffy reboot, Whit Anderson, bit off more than she could chew. This is what the LA Times had to say:

"Two sources close to the project say that the script submitted this past summer by writer Whit Anderson fell far short of expectations and, in the end, was rejected completely."

When the reboot was announced earlier this year fans were a little skeptical at first but when it was revealed that Joss Whedon or none of the orignal cast members were going to be tied to the project the fans saw red.

Because of the firing of the writer and the negative comments and views from the loyal Buffy fan base this project may be on hold indefinitely. This is not confirmed but it has definitely lost it's steam.

Edward a local fan said this when hearing about the firing:

"Well, if Joss Whedon is not involeved then we all know that this project would be destined to fail. Maybe when he finished the Avengers he may be inclined to help this dying project if they would just ask."

So for now we wait and see. The writer's gone so what would Buffy do now?

Source: http://www.examiner.com/vampire-in-lexington/buffy-reboot-writer-fired-what-is-the-future-for-buffy-reboot



For legality, how about some Buffy/Satsu?





Hey now. Willow can't have ALL the fun, right?

Comments

[merrickm]

I was trepidatious about this, but not for the same reasons a lot of other fans were. No problem necessarily with Whedon not being involved- new creative blood is good! Especially if the franchise is going to be the enduring cultural icon it has the potential to be- Spider-Man, for example, wouldn't be an icon today if he had gone away when Lee and Ditko stopped working on him.

(Assuming, obviously, the new creative blood is in fact talented.)

No, what made me cringe is that the reboot was being made by people who only had the IP rights to the original movie. Buffy without Whedon, sure, as long as his replacements are up to the task. Buffy without Willow, Xander, Giles? Very nervous!

So I think this is probably not a bad thing, though I remain sort of curious as to what would have been.

[freezer]

Yeah, that's what got me: the blatant attempt to snooker the uninformed that this is a movie about the Buffy TV show, not a remake of the original Kristy Swanson Buffy. A little honesty goes a long way, IMHO.

ETA: I found the Buffy/Satsu thing be, I don' t know, pandering(-y?). IIRC, this was ultimately played out as another one of Buffy's bad personal life choices, but still. (I mean, how long was it between this and Buffy and Angel's mid-air god sex?)

[shadowpsykie]

i don't know about pandering... Buffy has always been attracted to people who were on her same power level. plus i think she was lonely and she was attracted to the idea that someone not only liked her but was in love with her (true loves kiss and all) plus she cared for Satsu, but was not inlove with her.

[whitesycamore]

I sort of agree with you about the pandering vibe... but it's something I'm always cautious about, particularly in regards to same sex pairings. Usually the decision on whether something is pandering depends on whether or not the viewer likes it - I remember how many people complained about Spike and Angel kissing (off panel, and *in someone else's dream*) and how that was decried as pandering.

That said, there was something particular about the Buffy/Satsu pairing that struck me as faintly skeevy and dishonest to the character somehow. I think it *could* have been played out in a believable way, it just wasn't.

[turtlefu]

What bothered me the most about the Buffy/Satsu pairing was the power imbalance in the relationship. Buffy is pretty much Satsu's boss, and Buffy is the leader and Satsu is just a follower. It's not even "power levels", like if Satsu and Buffy are both physically strong. It's sort of like having a teacher date a student, or a Captain date a Private.
I know it's not a 1:1 comparison.

[whitesycamore]

That exactly, and the sort of cavalier "hey hey nothing about this extremely emotionally complicated situation has any real repercussions! Because girls doin' it is HOT!" attitude.

[q99]

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"Two sources close to the project say that the script submitted this past summer by writer Whit Anderson fell far short of expectations and, in the end, was rejected completely."-

I don't find this to be a shocker.

[notactuallyauser]

I can't blame the writer, particularly not simply for not being Joss Whedon. They have been given an impossible brief and have no doubt done their best. Hope they got a good paycheque.. It's the producers who hired that writer that I'd place the blame at the door of.

(But then, I found it difficult to get angry at this anyway. Sure, am Buffy fan, and had actually 0 interest in it, but I think generally I need a film to exist and for me to have seen it before I can get angry at it)

[his_spiffynesss]

This did sound a bit like the Kazui's (Joss' old producers on the film) were looking for a way to cash in on the Twilight craze.

[sethgray]

Personally, I hope they reboot the TV Show and make Xander the gay one this time. Rewatching the first few seasons always makes me wonder what the show would have been like if Joss hadn't decided on Willow when he knew he wanted one of the Big Three to be gay.

[superfangirl1]

I think that would be a great idea.