Home WebMail Friday, November 1, 2024, 11:28 AM | Calgary | -4.5°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Posted: 2018-07-21T07:23:00Z | Updated: 2018-07-21T14:29:45Z

Buffy The Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon is preparing a reboot of the wildly popular TV series of fearless young heroes battling the creepy supernatural forces of the netherworld.

Whedon will team up again with Midnight, Texas showrunner Monica Owusu-Breen, his co-executive producer on Agents of Shield . They plan to feature a black actress in the starring Buffy role , which was first played on TV by Sarah Michelle Gellar 21 years ago, Variety reported. Owusu-Breen will be the new series showrunner and head writer. There were few other details about potential cast members.

Whedon appeared reluctant last year to resurrect the series. I see a little bit of what I call monkeys paw in these reboots , he told The Hollywood Reporter. You bring something back, and even if its exactly as good as it was, the experience cant be.

Fan responses were mixed. Many were thrilled, while others are convinced no one should mess with perfection. Still others suggested an original black slayer character rather than a Buffy redo.

BUFFY DOES NOT NEED A REBOOT YOU LEAVE THAT PERFECT SHOW ALONE

ac. (@angelenazzz) July 20, 2018","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"ac.","author_url":"https://twitter.com/angelenazzz","cache_age":86400,"description":"BUFFY DOES NOT NEED A REBOOT YOU LEAVE THAT PERFECT SHOW ALONE ac. (@angelenazzz) July 20, 2018\n\n","provider_name":"Twitter","title":"ac. on Twitter","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/angelenazzz/status/1020456990185787392","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"us","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/entry/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot_n_5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryTagsList":"arts-and-entertainment,television,media,sarah-michelle-gellar,joss-whedon,ghost,20th-century-fox,buffy-the-vampire-slayer,vampire,david-boreanaz,popular-tv-series,@health_ibs,@health_models","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":"entertainment","sectionRedirectUrl":"https://action.news/entertainment","subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":4},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Arts and Entertainment","slug":"arts-and-entertainment","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/arts-and-entertainment","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment"},"relegenceSubjectId":979432,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Pop of Culture","slug":"pop-of-culture","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/pop-of-culture"},{"name":"Television","slug":"television","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/television","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/television","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/television"},"relegenceId":4320060,"relegenceSubjectId":983515,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Television","slug":"television","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/television"},{"name":"media","slug":"media","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/media","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/media","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/media"},"relegenceId":4127033,"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"Media","slug":"media"},"topic":{"title":"Media","slug":"media","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/news/topic/media"},{"name":"Sarah Michelle Gellar","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellar","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},{"name":"joss whedon","slug":"joss-whedon","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/joss-whedon","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},"relegenceId":3505303,"url":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},{"name":"ghost","slug":"ghost","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/ghost","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost"},"section":{"title":"Weird News","slug":"weird-news"},"topic":{"title":"Ghosts","slug":"ghosts","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/topic/ghosts"},{"name":"20th century fox","slug":"20th-century-fox","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/20th-century-fox","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},{"name":"Buffy the Vampire Slayer","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},"relegenceId":3702451,"url":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},{"name":"vampire ","slug":"vampire","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/vampire","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},{"name":"David Boreanaz","slug":"david-boreanaz","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/david-boreanaz","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},{"name":"Popular TV series","slug":"popular-tv-series","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/popular-tv-series","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">

BUFFY DOES NOT NEED A REBOOT YOU LEAVE THAT PERFECT SHOW ALONE

ac. (@angelenazzz) July 20, 2018

did buffy itself not teach us not to raise things that should stay dead https://t.co/UbMcz7CQUu

elisabeth (@threelisabeth) July 20, 2018","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"elisabeth","author_url":"https://twitter.com/threelisabeth","cache_age":86400,"description":"did buffy itself not teach us not to raise things that should stay dead https://t.co/UbMcz7CQUu elisabeth (@threelisabeth) July 20, 2018\n\n","provider_name":"Twitter","title":"elisabeth on Twitter","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/threelisabeth/status/1020456226977484801","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"us","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/entry/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot_n_5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryTagsList":"arts-and-entertainment,television,media,sarah-michelle-gellar,joss-whedon,ghost,20th-century-fox,buffy-the-vampire-slayer,vampire,david-boreanaz,popular-tv-series,@health_ibs,@health_models","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":"entertainment","sectionRedirectUrl":"https://action.news/entertainment","subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":4},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Arts and Entertainment","slug":"arts-and-entertainment","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/arts-and-entertainment","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment"},"relegenceSubjectId":979432,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Pop of Culture","slug":"pop-of-culture","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/pop-of-culture"},{"name":"Television","slug":"television","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/television","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/television","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/television"},"relegenceId":4320060,"relegenceSubjectId":983515,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Television","slug":"television","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/television"},{"name":"media","slug":"media","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/media","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/media","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/media"},"relegenceId":4127033,"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"Media","slug":"media"},"topic":{"title":"Media","slug":"media","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/news/topic/media"},{"name":"Sarah Michelle Gellar","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellar","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},{"name":"joss whedon","slug":"joss-whedon","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/joss-whedon","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},"relegenceId":3505303,"url":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},{"name":"ghost","slug":"ghost","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/ghost","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost"},"section":{"title":"Weird News","slug":"weird-news"},"topic":{"title":"Ghosts","slug":"ghosts","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/topic/ghosts"},{"name":"20th century fox","slug":"20th-century-fox","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/20th-century-fox","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},{"name":"Buffy the Vampire Slayer","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},"relegenceId":3702451,"url":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},{"name":"vampire ","slug":"vampire","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/vampire","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},{"name":"David Boreanaz","slug":"david-boreanaz","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/david-boreanaz","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},{"name":"Popular TV series","slug":"popular-tv-series","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/popular-tv-series","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">

did buffy itself not teach us not to raise things that should stay dead https://t.co/UbMcz7CQUu

elisabeth (@threelisabeth) July 20, 2018

THIS
IS
THE
BEST
NEWS
IN
ALL
OF
HISTORY!!!!!!! https://t.co/6EAjL6jRKA

Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"Justin Frac","author_url":"https://twitter.com/JustinCentric","cache_age":86400,"description":"THIS ISTHEBESTNEWSINALLOFHISTORY!!!!!!! https://t.co/6EAjL6jRKA Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018\n\n","provider_name":"Twitter","title":"Justin Frac on Twitter","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/JustinCentric/status/1020449611771711490","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"us","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/entry/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot_n_5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryTagsList":"arts-and-entertainment,television,media,sarah-michelle-gellar,joss-whedon,ghost,20th-century-fox,buffy-the-vampire-slayer,vampire,david-boreanaz,popular-tv-series,@health_ibs,@health_models","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":"entertainment","sectionRedirectUrl":"https://action.news/entertainment","subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":4},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Arts and Entertainment","slug":"arts-and-entertainment","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/arts-and-entertainment","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment"},"relegenceSubjectId":979432,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Pop of Culture","slug":"pop-of-culture","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/pop-of-culture"},{"name":"Television","slug":"television","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/television","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/television","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/television"},"relegenceId":4320060,"relegenceSubjectId":983515,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Television","slug":"television","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/television"},{"name":"media","slug":"media","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/media","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/media","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/media"},"relegenceId":4127033,"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"Media","slug":"media"},"topic":{"title":"Media","slug":"media","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/news/topic/media"},{"name":"Sarah Michelle Gellar","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellar","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},{"name":"joss whedon","slug":"joss-whedon","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/joss-whedon","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},"relegenceId":3505303,"url":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},{"name":"ghost","slug":"ghost","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/ghost","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost"},"section":{"title":"Weird News","slug":"weird-news"},"topic":{"title":"Ghosts","slug":"ghosts","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/topic/ghosts"},{"name":"20th century fox","slug":"20th-century-fox","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/20th-century-fox","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},{"name":"Buffy the Vampire Slayer","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},"relegenceId":3702451,"url":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},{"name":"vampire ","slug":"vampire","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/vampire","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},{"name":"David Boreanaz","slug":"david-boreanaz","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/david-boreanaz","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},{"name":"Popular TV series","slug":"popular-tv-series","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/popular-tv-series","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">

THIS
IS
THE
BEST
NEWS
IN
ALL
OF
HISTORY!!!!!!! https://t.co/6EAjL6jRKA

Justin Frac (@JustinCentric) July 20, 2018

Your Support Has Never Been More Critical

Other news outlets have retreated behind paywalls. At HuffPost, we believe journalism should be free for everyone.

Would you help us provide essential information to our readers during this critical time? We can't do it without you.

You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest we could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you.

Whether you give once or many more times, we appreciate your contribution to keeping our journalism free for all.

You've supported HuffPost before, and we'll be honest we could use your help again . We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you.

Whether you give just one more time or sign up again to contribute regularly, we appreciate you playing a part in keeping our journalism free for all.

Support HuffPost

I loved Buffy. But you know what else I love? When Hollywood looks at new stories by people of color instead of rebooting old ones and changing the casting.

Lilliam Rivera (@lilliamr) July 21, 2018","type":"rich","meta":{"author":"Lilliam Rivera","author_url":"https://twitter.com/lilliamr","cache_age":86400,"description":"I loved Buffy. But you know what else I love? When Hollywood looks at new stories by people of color instead of rebooting old ones and changing the casting. Lilliam Rivera (@lilliamr) July 21, 2018\n\n","provider_name":"Twitter","title":"Lilliam Rivera on Twitter","type":"rich","url":"https://twitter.com/lilliamr/status/1020459317747564544","version":"1.0"},"flags":[],"fullBleed":false,"options":{"theme":"news","device":"mobile","editionInfo":{"id":"us","name":"U.S.","link":"https://action.news","locale":"en_US"},"originalEdition":"us","isMapi":false,"isAmp":false,"isVideoEntry":false,"isEntry":true,"isMt":false,"entryId":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryPermalink":"https://action.news/entry/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-reboot_n_5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","entryTagsList":"arts-and-entertainment,television,media,sarah-michelle-gellar,joss-whedon,ghost,20th-century-fox,buffy-the-vampire-slayer,vampire,david-boreanaz,popular-tv-series,@health_ibs,@health_models","sectionSlug":"entertainment","deptSlug":"entertainment","sectionRedirectUrl":"https://action.news/entertainment","subcategories":"","isWide":false,"headerOverride":null,"noVideoAds":false,"disableFloat":false,"isNative":false,"commercialVideo":{"provider":"custom","site_and_category":"us.entertainment","package":null},"isHighline":false,"vidibleConfigValues":{"cid":"60afc111dcf87c2cd2f5d8bf","overrides":{"front_page_top_videos":{"desktop":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","mobileweb":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d"},"top_media":{"desktop":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","mobile":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"anthology":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"},"content":{"desktop":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","mobile":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","iphone":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","ipad":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","androidphone":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","androidtablet":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c"}},"playerUpdates":{"5668ae6ee4b0b5e26955d6a6":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","56aa41bae4b091744c0440d8":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81","5841b2b5cc52c716ec6e5a7f":"60b8e355cdd90620331ba185","58b5e2b8d85a10302feee895":"60b64316b171b7444beafdb2","58b74698f78ced31417819ae":"60b8e5bec5449357a7ad9b52","58b74ccecebcea57e2c3a3d1":"60b8e5eac5449357a7ad9ca5","58cff690d85a100b9992bc39":"60b8e616cdd90620331bb0ba","58cffb3fb6d9b972a49a3c9d":"60b8e643cdd90620331bb1f6","58cffdd74d96935d7d6ec180":"60b8e671c5449357a7ad9f66","58d03a84f78ced6518eb2fa7":"60b643c82e76be41f112735c","592edf20e0fa177b0c26f7fd":"60b8e699c5449357a7ada04c","5b35266b158f855373e28256":"60b64354b171b7444beaff4d","5c116f29f79c4171d82b7c2a":"60b64440b171b7444beb040b","5c1170fc600c9a697bf0c6b9":"60b646102e76be41f1127ffc","5c47791afa1b317df8ae0c4f":"60b8e6bdc5449357a7ada147","5c477987a6b48b35f164773d":"60b8e701c5449357a7ada2ee","5c4779ee943c3c2a64f28371":"60b8e747cdd90620331bb861","5c477a26fcd67b26879bc7c2":"60b8e788c5449357a7ada67b","5d8921a78c3ae845f366c9b6":"60ae7be5f3a7c13a30417ff9","58b98b00ba82aa39a6534321":"60d0de7c9340d7032ad1146c","58b9d14cb6d9b96c9ec32af3":"60d0dec19340d7032ad115a0","58cff8eccebcea42931e0436":"60d0e005b627221e9d819d44","592edf5de0fa177b0c26f95b":"60d0e38fb627221e9d81adcf","58cff72fd85a100b9992c112":"60d0e447b627221e9d81b0da","56b4d34fe4b022697697c400":"60d2472d9340d7032ad7e443","60b8e4c0c5449357a7ad957d":"60e869dc7c5f3b17b6741b81"}},"connatixConfigValues":{"defaultPlayer":"ff7fdddc-5441-4253-abc4-f12a33fad58b","clickToPlayPlayer":"d014396e-b366-4c17-aeac-3ce906fa3fd0","videoPagePlayer":"f010447b-d244-4111-a314-7b4542ae4145","verticalPlayer":"e58cb05a-0bc8-4210-9108-fea82726c065","stickyPlayerControl":"52ea1755-d601-4ad1-bccc-d8cce3f0e5da","stickyPlayerON":"8055e9e5-3bda-4933-8d45-9ad814fb6e22"},"topConnatixThumnbailSrc":"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=","customAmpComponents":[],"ampAssetsUrl":"https://amp.assets.huffpost.com","videoTraits":null,"positionInUnitCounts":{"buzz_head":{"count":0},"buzz_body":{"count":0},"buzz_bottom":{"count":0}},"positionInSubUnitCounts":{"article_body":{"count":7},"blog_summary":{"count":0},"before_you_go_content":{"count":0}},"connatixCountsHelper":{"count":1},"buzzfeedTracking":{"context_page_id":"5b52ce9ce4b0b15aba8f0a3e","context_page_type":"buzz","destination":"huffpost","mode":"mobile","page_edition":"en-us"},"tags":[{"name":"Arts and Entertainment","slug":"arts-and-entertainment","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/arts-and-entertainment","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/arts-and-entertainment"},"relegenceSubjectId":979432,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Pop of Culture","slug":"pop-of-culture","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/pop-of-culture"},{"name":"Television","slug":"television","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/television","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/television","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/television"},"relegenceId":4320060,"relegenceSubjectId":983515,"department":{"name":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"section":{"title":"Entertainment","slug":"entertainment"},"topic":{"title":"Television","slug":"television","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/entertainment/topic/television"},{"name":"media","slug":"media","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/media","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/media","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/media"},"relegenceId":4127033,"department":{"name":"Latest News","slug":"politics-news"},"section":{"title":"Media","slug":"media"},"topic":{"title":"Media","slug":"media","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/news/topic/media"},{"name":"Sarah Michelle Gellar","slug":"sarah-michelle-gellar","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/sarah-michelle-gellar"},{"name":"joss whedon","slug":"joss-whedon","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/joss-whedon","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},"relegenceId":3505303,"url":"https://action.news/topic/joss-whedon"},{"name":"ghost","slug":"ghost","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/ghost","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/ghost"},"section":{"title":"Weird News","slug":"weird-news"},"topic":{"title":"Ghosts","slug":"ghosts","overridesSectionLabel":false},"url":"https://action.news/topic/ghosts"},{"name":"20th century fox","slug":"20th-century-fox","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/20th-century-fox","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/20th-century-fox"},{"name":"Buffy the Vampire Slayer","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},"relegenceId":3702451,"url":"https://action.news/topic/buffy-the-vampire-slayer"},{"name":"vampire ","slug":"vampire","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/vampire","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/vampire"},{"name":"David Boreanaz","slug":"david-boreanaz","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/david-boreanaz","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/david-boreanaz"},{"name":"Popular TV series","slug":"popular-tv-series","links":{"relativeLink":"topic/popular-tv-series","permalink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series","mobileWebLink":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"},"url":"https://action.news/topic/popular-tv-series"}],"isLiveblogLive":null,"isLiveblog":false,"cetUnit":"buzz_body","bodyAds":["
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n","
\r\n\r\n"],"adCount":0},"isCollectionEmbed":false,"enhancements":{}}">

I loved Buffy. But you know what else I love? When Hollywood looks at new stories by people of color instead of rebooting old ones and changing the casting.

Lilliam Rivera (@lilliamr) July 21, 2018

The original series aired for five seasons on the WB (which later became The CW) and two on UPN before signing off in 2003. Buffy was based on the feature film, written by Whedon, of the same name that starred Kristy Swanson and Luke Perry.

Fox 21 TV Studios of 20th Century Fox will produce the reboot, but the program still needs a network.