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   Dimensional Traveler to David Johnston   
   Re: [NEWS] Buffy 'reboot' to follow a ne   
   26 Jul 18 19:40:16   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: dtravel@sonic.net   
      
   On 7/26/2018 7:10 PM, David Johnston wrote:   
   > On 2018-07-26 7:56 PM, Ubiquitous wrote:   
   >> In article , YourName@YourISP.com wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> The media these days stupidly uses the term "reboot" to mean any old   
   >>> show that is being brought back into production, whether that's an   
   >>> actual 'reboot', or a 're-imagination', or even just a 'resurrection'   
   >>> with a properly done sequel / follow-on series.   
   >>>   
   >>> From ComingSoon.net ...   
   >>>   
   >>>     Buffy reboot will follow new slayer, showrunner confirms   
   >>>     --------------------------------------------------------   
   >>>     It was officially announced last week that the hit WB series   
   >>>     Buffy the Vampire Slayer is getting the reboot treatment at   
   >>>     Fox with a black actress leading the series! Fan reaction as   
   >>>     mixed at first as it was initially seen as though Sarah   
   >>>     Michelle Gellar's portrayal would be replaced. However, new   
   >>>     showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen (Alias) has just confirmed   
   >>>     that the new series will not be replacing Gellar in the   
   >>>     titular role, but rather will focus on a new slayer.   
   >>   
   >> I thought there could only be one "slayer" at a time?   
   >>   
   > Not by the end of the series.  They'd rewritten the slayer spell so that   
   > all the potential slayers became actual.  I thought that not considering   
   > the reason why the spell was so limited in the first place was liable to   
   > make this decision a terrible mistake.   
      
   At what point in fetal development does Slayer potential kick in?   
      
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