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   Wouter Valentijn to All   
   Re: [NEWS] Buffy 'reboot' to follow a ne   
   29 Jul 18 13:51:29   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.tv   
   From: liam@valentijn.nu   
      
   Op 29-7-2018 om 05:08 schreef David:   
   > "Wouter Valentijn"  wrote in message   
   > news:5b5c6d03$0$2951$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl...   
   >   
   > Op 27-7-2018 om 20:32 schreef Scott Lurndal:   
   >> Wouter Valentijn  writes:   
   >>> Op 27-7-2018 om 17:10 schreef Ubiquitous:   
   >>>> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:   
   >>>>> Ubiquitous  wrote:   
   >>>>>> anim8rfsk@cox.net wrote:   
   >>>>>>> Ubiquitous  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>>>>> I thought there could only be one "slayer" at a time?   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> There are all *kinds* of loopholes in that.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Yeah, I remember Faith and the "Buffies", so I guess they   
   >>>>>> abandoned that premise.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> So I guess I am wondering where in the show's timeline does this   
   >>>>>> occur.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> I doubt it does.  It sounds like they're just throwing out the real   
   >>>>> show.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> In other words, they are acknowledging that season should be ignored.   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Unknown at this point.   
   >>   
   >> It's been almost a quarter of a century since the series started.  I   
   >> suspect   
   >> they won't worry too much about continuity by assuming that the   
   >> audience will   
   >> be, for the most part, new to the show.   
   >>   
   >> Making a show to pander to the (aging) current btvs fans doesn't seem   
   >> to be   
   >> a particulary profitable move.   
   >>   
   >   
   > Unknown at this point.   
   > However, since the new showrunner has stated this will be a NEW Slayer,   
   > odds are they will keep the old series in mind and try to honor the   
   > "old" fans.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >   
   >     So, what will it b e called?  "(________) the Vampire Slayer"?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >>   
      
   It seems so.   
      
   I would love to have Faith like that.   
      
   Heard they once thought about it, but sadly they never gave us that.   
      
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