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On 2/4/25 7:35 AM, EGK wrote:

> On Tue, 4 Feb 2025 07:07:49 -0800, "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>> On 2/3/25 11:10 PM, Robin Miller wrote:
>>> Ian J. Ball wrote:
>>>> On 2/3/25 6:15 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>> Ian J. Ball <ijball@mac.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>> On 2/3/25 5:49 PM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://deadline.com/2025/02/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot-sarah-
>>>>>>> michelle-gellar-hulu-pilot-chloe-zhao-1236273767/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ Reboot Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar
>>>>>>> Nears Hulu
>>>>>>> Pilot Order With Chloé Zhao Directing
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> By Nellie Andreeva
>>>>>>> February 3, 2025 12:30pm
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> More than two decades after Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended its
>>>>>>> seven-season
>>>>>>> run, the beloved supernatural drama is eyeing a revival with a new
>>>>>>> chapter
>>>>>>> in the franchise. A followup series is nearing a pilot order from
>>>>>>> Hulu,
>>>>>>> with Sarah Michelle Gellar expected to star, reprising her
>>>>>>> signature role
>>>>>>> as Buffy Summers, sources said. Oscar winner Chloé Zhao, a self-
>>>>>>> professed
>>>>>>> lifelong Buffy fan, is set to direct the pilot, written by Nora and
>>>>>>> Lilla
>>>>>>> Zuckerman (Poker Face).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The reboot hails from Buffy the Vampire Slayer studio 20th
>>>>>>> Television and
>>>>>>> Disney sibling Searchlight TV where Zhao has been under a first-
>>>>>>> look deal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Beyond the pilot order, I hear the reboot is starting a writers
>>>>>>> room soon,
>>>>>>> a sign that Hulu and the studios have high expectations for the
>>>>>>> project
>>>>>>> going to series. It is unclear yet whether other original Buffy cast
>>>>>>> members would return; that is considered likely.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Described as the next chapter in the Buffyverse,
>>>>>
>>>>> Mostly by people who hadn’t read the authorized comic books
>>>>>
>>>>>>> the new incarnation is
>>>>>>> executive produced by Gellar, Zhao, Nora and Lilla Zuckerman as
>>>>>>> well as the
>>>>>>> original series’ executive producers Gail Berman of the Jackal
>>>>>>> Group and
>>>>>>> Fran Kuzui & Kaz Kuzui via Suite B.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those dirty leeches will bleed this property till the end of time.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Directors union.
>>>>>
>>>>>>> Also executive producing the pilot is
>>>>>>> Dolly Parton whose company Sandollar was producer on the original.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yikes!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who also wrote the 1992 movie the series
>>>>>>> was
>>>>>>> based on, has no involvement in the reboot. He has not worked in
>>>>>>> Hollywood
>>>>>>> in any official capacity since facing a slew of misconduct
>>>>>>> allegations in
>>>>>>> 2021.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Duh.
>>>>>
>>>>> Oh, the top of the link has a click about how they finally charged Neil
>>>>> Gayman with some really ugly stuff.
>>>>
>>>> Yep. Heard about thiat.
>>>>
>>>>>> Well, this is better than Whedon's previous idea for a reboot.
>>>>>
>>>>> I don’t know about that?
>>>>
>>>> It is.
>>>>
>>>>>> But I'm
>>>>>> skeptical about the whole thing until somebody proves to me otherwise.
>>>>>> (Like, a good start, would be ignoring the last 4 seasons of the
>>>>>> original series and all of "Angel"!!  ;p  )
>>>>>
>>>>> I don’t see how it can possibly be a reboot if Geller is playing Buffy.
>>>>
>>>> "Reboot" is the wrong word. (Entertainment reporters are consistently
>>>> mentally deficient, not knowing the basic meaning of the terms they use!)
>>>>
>>>> If Gellar is playing "older Buffy" (and esp. if other "Buffy" cast
>>>> members return), this would be a "revival" not a "reboot".
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ian  (One we know won't be returning is Amber Benson. I would put
>>>> heavy odds against either Eliza Dushku or Michelle Trachtenberg
>>>> returning either.)
>>>
>>> Why wouldn't Amber Benson return? Did she have a falling out with
>>> someone? I know she's barely acting anymore, in any event.
>>>
>>> https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0072435/
>>
>> She apparently hates Alyson Hannigan's guts. (I think she also came to
>> despise Whedon, though I don't think that matters anymore.)
> 
> Why was that?  I'm not up on all the soap opera stuff of their private lives
> except what came out about Joss.  I got the impression tho that Alyson was
> one of Joss's favorites since she was about the only one who didnt come out
> saying anything about him.

You've answered your own question.

The story goes that Hannigan was an asshole to Benson (was basically a 
"mean girl" to her), and because Hannigan was one of Whedon's "pets" she 
got away with it.

Benson eventually got fed up with the situation, and left the show/was 
written out.

>> If Hannigan is involved, Benson won't be.
>>
>> Aside from that, I kind of get the feeling that Benson isn't acting much
>> these days.
> 
> Except for David Boreanaz, who among the cast is really is that active?
> Alyson had a nice career with the American pie movies and How I met your
> mother but most haven't done a lot since Buffy.

A lot of them are hitting Anim's magic "turned 40 or 50" age, which is 
when a lot of actresses pretty much quit the business. I get the 
impression that Charisma Carpenter is pretty much retired now. Same for 
Dushku who hasn't acted since "Bull" and the accompanying lawsuit. 
Benson rarely acts these days, and it felt like she was transitioning to 
directing. Trachtenberg is another one who hasn't acted in ages, and the 
last thing I think she did was host a "true crime" show, and I think 
only did that for one season.

I could see Hannigan being up for a "Buffy" revival series. But I'd bet 
most of the other actresses associated with the show either aren't 
interested in coming back, or won't come back.