How many of you are disappointed that Buffy reboot didn't happen?

NotASlayer said:
Apparently, Michael Grade did his best to kill off Classic Who, despite its money making potential. If someone in a position of power doesn't like a show, and has the ability to kill it off, money might not come into play.
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Egos are the bane of good decisions. There are too many examples of executives cancelling pilots and "reworking" good shows for no apparent reason to count. It appears that many to most of these are based on executive ego.

There is a Trope called "Executive Interference" for a reason.
 
NoShip said:
Egos are the bane of good decisions. There are too many examples of executives cancelling pilots and "reworking" good shows for no apparent reason to count. It appears that many to most of these are based on executive ego.

There is a Trope called "Executive Interference" for a reason.
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Best embodied in Highlander 2, aka, Executive Interference: The Movie.
 
Btvs fan said:
The flip side (Buffy Season 8) though is without Network interference an unfiltered Joss Whedon was pretty awful too.
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Yes, it can be a tough balance to strike. You need enough that it reigns in the excesses of whoever is making the series, but not so much that it damages the show. Even Buffy got damaged by it, in the long run.
 
NotASlayer said:
Yes, it can be a tough balance to strike. You need enough that it reigns in the excesses of whoever is making the series, but not so much that it damages the show. Even Buffy got damaged by it, in the long run.
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Another issue was also the Actresses Age. Audiences like to live the fantasy vicariously through the character. Hard to do that when the actress is literally 15 years old. Thats not just older Audiences but younger ones too.
Its how B/A was successful. David was 27 and Sarah 19 in S1. So you had 2 good looking people going out with each other and it was marketed that way. You have a 16 year old actress playing a 16 year old being hit on by a 27 year old and.... its not a fantasy its creepy instead

Plus those videos of Sarah going to the gym with her etc felt a bit cringe
 
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