This is a bad, bad, idea:
Nov. 22nd, 2010 07:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
marinessRebooting Buffy is a bad, bad idea.
Yes, yes, I know, all kinds of remakes and reboots are crawling to the screen these days. Some of these are even good. Most are not.
This is a spectacularly bad idea.
Not just because Joss Whedon is not going to be involved -- and we all saw what happened to Buffy the last time he stepped back. (Season six. I still haven't recovered from you.)
I suspect the inspiration for this is the success of the last Star Trek film, which also did a reboot--successfully--of a beloved classic science fiction show. But let us look at the differences between the Star Trek reboot and this planned Buffy reboot:
Decades. Literally, decades.
Buffy only ended seven years ago. Seven. It managed to branch out into one spin off television show and a comic book and some tie in novels.
Star Trek (original series) ended decades ago. It managed to branch out into several movies of varying quality, four spin-off shows, comic books, a cartoon show, multiple tie in novels for the various shows, various jokes, and more.
Don't get me wrong. I can think of several aspects of Buffy that I'd like to change -- pretty much the entire sixth season except the musical episode. I suspect other fans can think of more. But if you are going to do a Buffy reboot -- and I can't think why you would -- this isn't the time.
I could add more, about how Star Trek was always about the ideas and Buffy about the dialogue, about how this smacks of an attempt to get Buffy finally with Angel or Spike (or, you know, since it's a reboot, Willow), but I'll just say again, this is a really bad idea.
Also, please don't compare Buffy to Batman anymore, ok? Sure, they both have the angst, but he's got the toys, and she's got the better clothes.
Yes, yes, I know, all kinds of remakes and reboots are crawling to the screen these days. Some of these are even good. Most are not.
This is a spectacularly bad idea.
Not just because Joss Whedon is not going to be involved -- and we all saw what happened to Buffy the last time he stepped back. (Season six. I still haven't recovered from you.)
I suspect the inspiration for this is the success of the last Star Trek film, which also did a reboot--successfully--of a beloved classic science fiction show. But let us look at the differences between the Star Trek reboot and this planned Buffy reboot:
Decades. Literally, decades.
Buffy only ended seven years ago. Seven. It managed to branch out into one spin off television show and a comic book and some tie in novels.
Star Trek (original series) ended decades ago. It managed to branch out into several movies of varying quality, four spin-off shows, comic books, a cartoon show, multiple tie in novels for the various shows, various jokes, and more.
Don't get me wrong. I can think of several aspects of Buffy that I'd like to change -- pretty much the entire sixth season except the musical episode. I suspect other fans can think of more. But if you are going to do a Buffy reboot -- and I can't think why you would -- this isn't the time.
I could add more, about how Star Trek was always about the ideas and Buffy about the dialogue, about how this smacks of an attempt to get Buffy finally with Angel or Spike (or, you know, since it's a reboot, Willow), but I'll just say again, this is a really bad idea.
Also, please don't compare Buffy to Batman anymore, ok? Sure, they both have the angst, but he's got the toys, and she's got the better clothes.