From: liam@valentijn.nu   
      
   Op 25-7-2018 om 03:08 schreef Madlove:   
   > On 07/23/2018 03:47 AM, Wouter Valentijn wrote:   
   >> Op 23-7-2018 om 04:37 schreef Madlove:   
   >>> On 07/22/2018 12:06 AM, David wrote:   
   >>>> "Wouter Valentijn"  wrote in message   
   >>>> news:5b533b93$0$2945$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> This time it might really come true:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "One of the most beloved TV series of the past two decades, Joss   
   >>>> Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer, is making a comeback. A reboot of   
   >>>> the   
   >>>> supernatural drama is in development at Fox 21 TV Studios, the   
   >>>> cable/streaming division of 20th Century Fox TV, the studios behind the   
   >>>> original series, which ran for seven seasons, first on the WB and then   
   >>>> on UPN.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> According to sources, the diversity in the show’s description reflects   
   >>>> the producers’ intention for the new slayer to be African American. The   
   >>>> sources cautioned that the project is still in nascent stages with no   
   >>>> script, and many details are still in flux."   
   >>>> More at:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> https://deadline.com/2018/07/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-serie   
   -reboot-in-works-black-lead-monica-owusu-breen-joss-whedon-1202430592/   
   >>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>>>         l'll believe it when I am watching it.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'll believe it while I'm changing the channel.   
   >>>   
   >>> Considering what happened to the 90's movie I doubt JW would follow   
   >>> this route and let his story get twisted.   
   >>>   
   >>> Nobody wants Buffy rebooted, just ask Clare Kramer. But a follow-up to   
   >>> the ending (if done well) would be a good story.   
   >   
   >   
   >> They kinda did that with the comics.   
   >   
   > Which I suspect most fans haven't read, and with good reason.   
      
   I did read the first two trades. Glad they did a retcon on that   
   relationship with the immortal.   
      
   >   
   >> If and when a new show comes I'll judge it on its own merit.   
   >   
   > You're going to watch a reboot *without* thinking about the original   
   > series?   
      
   That's not possible.   
      
   > Good luck with that plan! :-D   
   >   
   > Buffy had a great cast and great stories and they should leave it alone   
   > or do a series that shows how things have changed since the slayers   
   > became public.   
      
      
   I think that's even more difficult.   
      
   >   
   > I don't think this will get made but if it does it won't be anytime soon.   
      
   We'll see. Or won't.   
      
      
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