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   JAMES MARSTERS 'VERY HAPPY' TO SEE BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER GETTING A REBOOT   
      
   James Marsters, who played the villainous-turned-heroic vampire Spike on six   
   seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and one season of its spinoff Angel, has   
   weighed in on the upcoming new Buffy series, and his feelings are   
   surprisingly uncomplicated.   
      
   The new series, announced back in July, will be created by showrunner Monica   
   Owusu-Breen, and will focus on a Slayer played by a woman of color. Original   
   Buffy creator Joss Whedon is on board as an executive producer, and while   
   that news was reassuring to many, fans of classic Buffy were initially very   
   nervous about the idea of someone rebooting their hero. Those anxieties led   
   Owusu-Breen to clarify that the show will not necessarily be a new take on   
   Buffy Summers, but will instead focus on a "new Slayer," perhaps even one   
   who emerges from the same universe that Buffy walked into more than two   
   decades ago.   
      
   Since then, it seems that everyone anyone who was involved with the original   
   Buffyverse is interviewed for anything, they're asked to weigh in on the   
   reboot, from stars David Boreanaz and Alyson Hannigan to writer Marti Noxon.   
   This week it was Marsters' turn. Speaking to TV Guide while promoting the   
   Hulu series Runaways, Marsters gave the new series his blessing, with the   
   caveat that it continues to focus on one of Buffy's most potent themes.   
      
   "I like the idea of making a new slayer in that universe that's not Buffy,   
   whole new deal," he said. "I think Joss [Whedon] being involved means it's   
   going to be good... But I'm very happy that that theme of "don't give up"   
   [which] basically is, I think, the theme of the show at the end of the day,   
   I'm glad for that theme to keep getting played."   
      
   Marsters' remarks echo what's become a common sentiment among Buffy alums   
   when discussing Owusu-Breen series: That if Whedon has leant his name to the   
   show, it's going to be OK. While it's certainly too soon to know for sure at   
   this point, Whedon's involvement with the show is good news, as is the news   
   that Fox is willing to take its time with development on the show. Hopefully   
   with time and patience, this show can grow into something special, and it   
   sounds like Marsters will be ready to watch when it is.   
      
      
      
   David   
      
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