While five and six also drift in certain regards away from the established tone, but five works to an extent, despite Glory getting very boring due to overuse and the actress' inability to carry the character that much. Six is among my favorite seasons specifically because of how dark a direction it takes the character dynamics. It all manages to feel so organic and logical the way the core trio's own issues play out, I can easily imagine that being the direction those people would go in in the real world.

Four is another one of my favorite seasons, as I feel it carries over the high school tone nicely while still allowing the characters room to grow and evolve. Adam is one of the most interesting villains of the entire series to me, though he was extremely underdeveloped. Four seems like the logical ending point of the original series direction and tone, before it starts switching it up in five. Overall, I would place four in third place and six in fourth.

It's hard to beat the dynamic of 3 with the mayor (the best villian) and Faith, though 2 is also right up there. I think seven would be my least favorite season, though the first was pretty hit and miss.

As far as a Buffy reboot without Whedon, it's obviously a painful, angering idea to most fans of the show, myself included. But stepping back from that perspective, I can see the financial logic in it. Take an established hit franchise about vampires and young women, at a time when they're already popular, reboot it for a younger audience that did not religiously watch Buffy; it's a great idea in theory. Of course the fatal flaw is that the Kazui creative team has already proven their inability to successfully pull off such a feat. Their only hope, I believe, is to produce it, but bring in a talented writer and director and let them do their thing.

While five and six also drift in certain regards away from the established tone, but five works to an extent, despite Glory getting very boring due to overuse and the actress’ inability to carry the character that much. Six is among my favorite seasons specifically because of how dark a direction it takes the character dynamics. It all manages to feel so organic and logical the way the core trio’s own issues play out, I can easily imagine that being the direction those people would go in in the real world.

Four is another one of my favorite seasons, as I feel it carries over the high school tone nicely while still allowing the characters room to grow and evolve. Adam is one of the most interesting villains of the entire series to me, though he was extremely underdeveloped. Four seems like the logical ending point of the original series direction and tone, before it starts switching it up in five. Overall, I would place four in third place and six in fourth.

It’s hard to beat the dynamic of 3 with the mayor (the best villian) and Faith, though 2 is also right up there. I think seven would be my least favorite season, though the first was pretty hit and miss.

As far as a Buffy reboot without Whedon, it’s obviously a painful, angering idea to most fans of the show, myself included. But stepping back from that perspective, I can see the financial logic in it. Take an established hit franchise about vampires and young women, at a time when they’re already popular, reboot it for a younger audience that did not religiously watch Buffy; it’s a great idea in theory. Of course the fatal flaw is that the Kazui creative team has already proven their inability to successfully pull off such a feat. Their only hope, I believe, is to produce it, but bring in a talented writer and director and let them do their thing.

Non-Buffy fans will not want to see a movie that carries the name of a series they (in my opinion inexplicably) did not like.

Whose the target audience for this movie?

I would urge the people thinking about making this movie to read the FOX press release where they said they saved Dollhouse basically because Whedon fans are fanatic and awesome and they trust his brilliance. Studios have learned before not to mess with his work. This is a movie that will flop… but nobody will even know that b/c there's no target audience to go see it.

Non-Buffy fans will not want to see a movie that carries the name of a series they (in my opinion inexplicably) did not like.

Whose the target audience for this movie?

I would urge the people thinking about making this movie to read the FOX press release where they said they saved Dollhouse basically because Whedon fans are fanatic and awesome and they trust his brilliance. Studios have learned before not to mess with his work. This is a movie that will flop… but nobody will even know that b/c there’s no target audience to go see it.

Wow that was longer than I expected.

Wow that was longer than I expected.

i agree with all the comments here, buffy is joss whedon's whether or not he owns the rights. these same people trying to revamp the series screwed up JOss's vision of buffy back in the ninties, so i don't see who in their right mind thinks they can do any better the second time…jj abrams and chris nolan are established directors but if fran kuzui hasn't even directed a movie since his epic fail back in 1992, it just doesn't make me very confident that buffy is in good hands…

this is all just a scam to make more money seeing the recent success of twilight and true blood, since studios think what the kids are into these days is vampires, but they don't realize that buffy had alot more going for it besides a "dark, forbidden love" vampire-human romance.

sidenote: season five and seven were the best. the only season i really thought was crap was the first one but thankfully it was only twelve episodes…

sidenote: season five and seven were the best. the only season i really thought was crap was the first one but thankfully it was only twelve episodes…

I didn't like Season 6 much for the same reason I didn't like Season 4. Both of them had too many "Real life sucks" plotlines. They both had some of the best single episodes, but their over-all story arcs were just not that interesting.

But it is subjective, and everyone is entitled to their opinion.

:)

I didn’t like Season 6 much for the same reason I didn’t like Season 4. Both of them had too many “Real life sucks” plotlines. They both had some of the best single episodes, but their over-all story arcs were just not that interesting.

But it is subjective, and everyone is entitled to their opinion.

:)

I'm not sure what middle seasons you didn't like. 4-6 seem to me to be the strongest.

But I agree with everything else you said. ;-)

I’m not sure what middle seasons you didn’t like. 4-6 seem to me to be the strongest.

But I agree with everything else you said. ;-)

This is the crux of the matter. It's six years later and fans would happily welcome back Whedon's "Buffy" and any of the cast. And they are all still capable of resuming their roles.

Evenually, a relaunch may – and probably would – work. But it's too soon to try such a thing now. Buffy-isms still litter pop-culture more than half a decade after the last episode aired. "Fire bad, tree pretty." "Annual apocalypse." "It's Tuesday… Dawn's in trouble." Today's TV generation still has their "Buffy." I think they'd have a better chance of success if Kuzui waits a while for a new audience to develop.

This is the crux of the matter. It’s six years later and fans would happily welcome back Whedon’s “Buffy” and any of the cast. And they are all still capable of resuming their roles.

Evenually, a relaunch may – and probably would – work. But it’s too soon to try such a thing now. Buffy-isms still litter pop-culture more than half a decade after the last episode aired. “Fire bad, tree pretty.” “Annual apocalypse.” “It’s Tuesday… Dawn’s in trouble.” Today’s TV generation still has their “Buffy.” I think they’d have a better chance of success if Kuzui waits a while for a new audience to develop.