Just a thought...

[elisi]

Wasn't going to comment on the news of the Buffy movie (although it can't be worse than the comics, and yay for a female writer who's a big fan), but I just started thinking...

What if Buffy turned into the female version of Bond? That is - an ongoing franchise, with different people tackling it over the years, and feminism at its heart?

I could go for that.

ETA: Not saying this is very likely, but the idea appeals.

Comments

[steff3.livejournal.com]

Yes, we still have the memories...As long as the film doesn't become a major hit that actually is complete crap in disguise and talking with non fans grows complicated due to their sole familiarity with the new work, I have absolutely no problem with it other than the fact it exists and betrays the actual real show.

God, this makes me sound like an obsessive fan but I really have to dig up some of the dvds and go look on the internet to get reaquainted. I really didn't know how important this show was to me before I heard this news. It was huge to me back in the day during my awkward years (which kinda still is current with me!) and I was in fandom for a long time. Of course, I got distracted with other fandoms *Doctor Who for one* but it was the one I matured with(the one I had as a child was with was Star trek in general!). But it never went away and I think in a lot of fans minds it is still fresh and current and lets face it the tv show only ended 7 years ago and I know the comics are still coming out and the online fandom is not going away.
So it feels like the studio is just hunting fresh meat for lack of actually producing anything interesting and the interval has gotten shorter. Somewhere back at the tail end of the 80's, the studios started revisiting tv shows from 20 years before and it has gotten quicker and quicker. It has gotten to the point where there is a new spiderman reboot of a series of successful films (whatever you can say about spiderman 3, it did make money) from 5 years ago. I would rather the major studios looked into original scripts or if they had to have comic book films (which I love)invest in good scriptwriters who can put a fresh twist on films for real which they are capable of doing. Joss whedon himself is developing The avengers which I think has never been live action filmed before with a good cast. We need more like him and new stories rather than the rather tired 'origin' story that every superhero seemingly needs filmed which was ok back in the 70's but most audiences can take the hero from nowhere and fill in the gaps (if the writer has good writing behind it).

[elisi]

As long as the film doesn't become a major hit that actually is complete crap in disguise and talking with non fans grows complicated due to their sole familiarity with the new work
Well you can always say 'The TV show is VASTLY superior!', and everyone will know that there is NO JOSS INVOLVEMENT, so...

I really didn't know how important this show was to me before I heard this news. It was huge to me back in the day during my awkward years (which kinda still is current with me!) and I was in fandom for a long time.
It's funny, because it's almost the opposite for me. Not that I don't love the show - of course I do - but it's such a part of me that I'm perfectly confident that nothing can ever touch it.

Of course, I got distracted with other fandoms *Doctor Who for one*
Ah yes. I too fell down that particular rabbit hole... ;)

We need more like him and new stories rather than the rather tired 'origin' story that every superhero seemingly needs filmed which was ok back in the 70's but most audiences can take the hero from nowhere and fill in the gaps (if the writer has good writing behind it).
Oh goodness yes. S2C mentions Modesty Blaise further down, and that would be interesting to see! Ah well, Buffy will probably die in pre-production, so no one need worry yet.