Back in the late 90s and early 2000s, teens and adults alike couldn’t wait to tune into “Buffy the Vampire Slayer.”
The show’s unique storyline and action-packed sequences earned it an 8.2 rating on IMDB and an 81% on Rotten Tomatoes. So, it should come as no surprise that Joss Whedon plans to bring back to television.
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However, fans should note that actress Sarah Michelle Gellar will not be reprising her role as the vampire-slaying Buffy. Instead, the titular role, which made Gellar into a household name, will be given to a yet-to-be-casted African-American actress.
When news of this released, fans weren’t impressed with the production company’s decision to cast a colored Buffy instead of creating a whole new slayer to be represented in TV.
And also very insulting that both #charmedreboot and #buffyreboot using actresses of colour to market poor remakes instead of creating fresh stories for people of colour
— atiba browne (@tiba93) July 21, 2018
My thoughts on the #BuffyReboot:
Why are they racebending Buffy when they can make a brand new, kick-ass, black slayer character?
I'm all for inclusivity (duh, I'm brown) but I don't want it if it's done lazily by reusing characters. Do POC not deserve their OWN characters?
— Jay Gohil (@JayGTVx) July 21, 2018
Um okay but let’s have a Buffy sequel/spin-off show instead of the #BuffyReboot because
1.) you can’t replace the original cast (and the season 7 ending is frickin awesome)
2.) representation would be writing a black slayer, not making Buffy black for diversity points
— Isabel🎶🌺 (@onceuponaisabel) July 21, 2018
Also, I’m not interested in seeing a black slayer take on the role of Buffy or even seeing gender and race bent reboots. It’s boring and insulting. We deserve our own mythology.
— Angelica Jade (@angelicabastien) July 20, 2018
It looks like Whedon has got a lot to prove their sentiments otherwise!
Buffy fans to Whedon:
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