Buffy the Vampire Slayer is Officially Over

tstoneman writes "Say it ain't so! Yahoo has an article says how SMG herself confirmed the rumors of the series demise. Even though it is clearly in its twilight, it's still one of the vest best shows on TV. It however points to the fact that a spin-off will emerge, hopefully one that is more successful than Angel."

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Re:The way to continue....

[Snowspinner]

Dushku is already committed to a pilot on a Fox show, making that unlikely.

*SMACK!*

[Cyno01]

Thats for besmirching the memory of Firefly by tainting it with shite from enterprise, you should be ashamed. May the Serenity and especially her crew;), RIP.

Re:I'm a "switcher".

[mrscorpio]

How many people has this happened to? Goes to show that marketing really fucked up with this one, though I'm not quite sure how...I have respect for this show too, after having been forced to watch it many times with my wife and her sister. The same does not go for Xena, which I have been forced to endure in the same circumstance...I absolutely loathe that show - take everything that is wrong with shows that portray the dominant smart man stereotype who saves the weak dumb woman stereotype, flip it, make everybody lesbians, and you have Xena. I think it's because from the ads, Buffy wasn't any different from Xena to me and others...just some run-of-the-mill action show with a female lead. This is so far from the truth, it's not even funny. However, the first episode you watch isn't enough, as Buffy the character doesn't become interesting until you get a handle for the interactions with the other characters (both male and female, with strengths and weaknesses in different areas). I think the turning point for Buffy with me was last season's finale with Willow unearthing the Satanic temple en route to destroying the world. That was really really cool.

But I digress. Another good and interesting show goes off the air. I might as well unplug the coax when the Simpsons depart.

Chris

Re:Freudian Slip (er, vest?)

[danox]

Man, you really need a girlfriend.

Re:Buffy who?

[satanami69]

OMG, you must see Old School. She's in hot pink underwear, on a bed laying on her stomache. Best ass shot without any flesh in a long time.

Plus last weeks episode with her in the wifebeater. Oh yeah.

Re:I'm a "switcher".

[Anonymous Coward]

Dude, I am EXACTLY like you. My girlfriend loved Buffy and I just thought it looked stupid. And then FX ran their Buffy 24hr marathon around 1.5 years ago, and I couldn't stop watching it. I was hooked. Then, they started playing it twice a day, from 6pm until 8pm, and I was hooked beyond belief. I didn't have Tivo, so I missed some episodes, but I'd say that in the span of around 5 months I saw a good portion of the entire run.

I bought the first 3 seasons on DVD, and they are the treasures of my DVD collection.

It truly is the best show on TV. It never takes itself seriously (last week's episode, SMG said something to the effect of "Yes, the Hellmouth seems to open up around May for some reason", ie. end of the TV season). It is hella funny, awesome snippy dialogue, and the characters are great.

The first 3 seasons had NO bad episodes, and I'll admit that the season finale for season two had me wispy-eyed. Plus, SMG looked hot when she was 18 and wearing those mini-skirts with boots (she really does look too old and skinny these days) and Faith was also a hot, hot slut, I love her.

The show is not dead...

[Eggman27]

...it's just resting - I think it'll go for a walk!

To sort of refute the henny-penny doom-mongers and nay-sayers, while SMG's tenure on the show is definitely over, the series is by no means on its last legs. A quick look to one of the many spoiler sites (Spoiler Slayer, Wendy's Spoiler Zone, to name a couple), shows that there are already plans for a spin-off. And while it won't be quite the same without SMG or Eliz Dushku (who has signed on for a Fox pilot for next season), there's still some unexplored territory there.

I realize there are some for "Buffy" is not their cup of tea, but for those who call the show 'bad', I would wager that they haven't seen any of the scores of decent episodes in the series.

Me too!

[Grendel Drago]

I was merciless to my sister back during the first two seasons. Oh, I was a mean, mean brother, refusing to watch any episodes and complaining that it was crap when I saw thirty seconds of a single ep.

Then came #buffy-unlimited on EFNet and the year or so it took me to watch all of it. Wow. My sister still reminds me that I was always a naysayer, but my doubts have seriously been put to rest at this point.

"Acting isn't about behaving, it's about hiding. The audience wants to find you, strip you naked and eat you alive---so hide."

Let's hope the series finale gives us everything we wish for from these characters. Although, seriously, it'll be damned hard to beat 4x22, "Restless". We'll see.

--grendel drago

Re:How about Willow?

[Piquan]

Ripper was put on hold indefinitely some time ago. A lot of us thought it dead, but it's mostly on hold from what I can tell. Here's something I sent to some friends a while ago:

Regarding the series "Ripper", exploring Giles's past:

It's not dead yet. I found this on the BBC website:

Buffy News 05 August 2002
Head talks film/Ripper

The Scooby Gang prepare to sing Tony Head has revealed yet more on the future of Buffy and Ripper.

"Joss wants to make a movie," Tony told the ET Online website. "I'd love to make a movie. I don't think Sarah does at the moment, but who knows what is going to happen in two years' time. Joss' imagination is so wild, fertile and unstoppable, you know whatever it is going to be is cool."

As for Ripper, Tony suspects it won't now be happening until at least 2003.

"[It's] somewhere down the line. Joss really wants to do it. Jane Espenson has already written one script, and they are talking about putting six scripts together. [With Firefly, Joss] has quite a bit on his plate right now. It suits me because I have a fair amount on mine. I think possibly [it will happen] sometime next year."

To get something more recent, say, 18 November, from Zap2It:

"It's still there, it hasn't gone away... I had lunch with [BBC2 head] Jane Root just before I came back. [I]... couldn't resist the opportunity to say, had she heard anything about 'Ripper' and what were her feelings.

"She said she basically knew as much as I did, which was that Joss is just up against it. With these three balls up in the air [Buffy, Angel and Firefly], there's absolutely no point in throwing another one up there. I guess one would fall, and there's no need for that.

"Ultimately, along the line, everything can find its place and its time and succeed. Jane thinks we're still going to do it. I haven't even bothered to talk to Joss about it. The last he said, he really wants to do it. He's got three or four scripts he's got in progress with Jane Espenson."

I guess I'm jonesing for more Joss these days.

Whedon's "The Fray" is a sequel.

[Sans_A_Cause]

If you haven't seen it, Whedon wrote a comics series for Dark Horse called "The Fray", which was basically a Slayer in the future. Perhaps that could be on tap for a sequel series?

Definite Spin-Off Candidate

[Momomoto]

The spin-off that everybody's chomping at the bit about is most likely Ripper (Alternative title:The Watcher), which is going to be primarily about Giles.

Filming for Ripper starts this May, and if all goes well it will air on UPN September 2004. (Source: tvtome.com)

Re:Buffy who?

[jafac]

Naw, best ass-shot was in "Cruel Intentions" (I know, cheezy remake of another movie altogether), where she tells her step brother that if he wins the bet, he can have her and "anywhere you want", (as she's laying back on a bed, fully clothed) then she swings one leg up and over, showing him her ass - implying that she's up for anal.

THAT was the best ass shot without showing any flesh. Of all time.