Joss is Boss, so GTFO.

[rogueslayer452]

Unfortuately, it looks like the Buffy reboot movie will be happening after all, much to everyone's dismay.

This has been rumored for a while, however to have confirmation that it'll actually be happening is rather distressing, because there simply cannot be Buffy without Joss Whedon involved. I'm sorry, but it's true. While sometimes certain reboots can be good and take on an entirely different entity of their own, Buffy the Vampire Slayer is a cult classic and shouldn't be touched no matter what. Besides, the entire fanbase is gonna rip this to shreds, which is why I'm laughing and scoffing at the "active fan base waiting for Buffy to return to the big screen" quote because we do, just WITH JOSS WHEDON ATTACHED TO THE PROJECT. IT'S JOSS OR NOTHING BITCHES, GET IT RIGHT! Seriously, I want to know where this "active fan base" resides and how they interpret that into new movie that deals with nothing we want to see.

I predict this to flop and fail harder than anything, because it is just utter blasphemy. Also considering the entire description of what they want to do with it, I'm fearing they'll do what Joss desperately tried to avoid in creating Buffy Summers as a character. :/

This will not end well, at all.

Comments

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

That's exactly what I thought of too. Joss created Buffy and write the script for the original film, but Hollywood took advantage of his creative mind and screwed it up and he was unhappy about that and that's what prompted him to create his own television series. He wanted to handle his creation the way it should have been.

Now this? It's like a slap in the face for him. I'm glad Joss responded in his usual Joss-manner, but it's sad at the same time. But seeing as how the majority of fans, and even the original cast, are displeased with this news I'm sure it's setting up for this new film's impending doom. Obviously. You can't take Joss Whedon's baby and mess around with it without there being severe backlash.

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

'Now this? It's like a slap in the face for him.'
It is. The fact that he said, 'And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly.' really told me all I needed to know.

That was one comment on that article that was just itching to reply to:

'Do we NOT remember that the series was spawned from the ORIGINAL movie? So * with ALL due respect to Joss and the series (which I'm a HUGE fan of, as well as Angel), his comment "This is a sad, sad reflection on our times, when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths..." If this is his perception, than the series that, arguably, made him "famous" was also "fed" from a prior project. Hey pot.... this is kettle.'

Talk about not getting it.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that person who left that comment obviously isn't a huge fan as they're claiming they are otherwise they would have known that Joss did write the script for the original movie. So their argument is irrelevant and invalid.

Totally missing the point and getting their facts wrong at the same time. Congrats, they fail.

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

'Totally missing the point and getting their facts wrong at the same time. Congrats, they fail.'
Yep. Like I said I really wanted to reply, but if the internet has taught me one thing, it's that replying to people who just don't get it usually ends in head desking.

[rogueslayer452.livejournal.com]

Some people just don't want to be corrected or acknowledge that they were misinformed, which leads to going nowhere fast in a conversation that often turns ugly. It's frustrating, so let them stay in their ignorance. Thankfully they are in the very very low minority.

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

'It's frustrating, so let them stay in their ignorance.
Oh yes, let's do that.

Thankfully they are in the very very low minority.'
Thankfully.