I love me some Joss Whedon. You know, the genius behind such cult television classics as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse? As well as Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog and the feature film Serenity? The guy who's currently directing what promises to be the biggest comic-book movie of all time, The Avengers? Yeah, him.
Well, turns out Warner Bros. is gearing up to bring Buffy back, and this time it'll be on the big screen! Awesome, right? Wrong. Turns out the upcoming film won't be a continuation of the TV series, but a *shudder* reboot. Worse still, the project is going forward without any involvement from Joss whatsoever.
You may recall that Buffy got it's start as an amusing but forgettable 1992 film starring Kristy Swanson. That film was based on an original screenplay by Joss, who created the core concept. But when he sold the script, he sold the rights to the intellectual property. These things happen when you're a relatively unknown screenwriter. Unfortunately, that allows the producers of the original film to attempt to reboot the franchise without Whedon in a naked attempt to cash in on the Twilight-fueled vampire craze. Ugh. I want no part of it. Without Joss it isn't Buffy. Period. Just my opinion, of course, but I'm not alone.
Anyway, the above piece was inspired by a recent blog post by the great Brian Lynch. For I, too, am with JoJo.
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