Back when talk of the Kuzui’s remaking Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Joss Whedon hit the net there was an outcry and reaction. Then silence. To the point where I wonder if they are even still considering it.
But in a recent interview with Alyson Hannigan (who has outgrown the Buffy stigma) who rounds out the entire cast voicing their concerns about a remake. The consensus is “No Joss, no way”
Cinema Blend shares:
We asked her about those Buffy remake plans and she seems as perturbed by the whole thing as the show’s fans. When we asked her what she thought of Buffy without Joss she said, “Yeah, and that’s a very big mistake in my opinion.” Whedon wrote both the 90s movie and ran the subsequent spin-off television show she was a part of. So it makes sense that Hannigan says, “I mean if Joss isn’t involved, it’s only the title.”
And without Joss, there’s no way they’ll get her involved in it. Not even for a cameo. She says, “Not without Joss. Joss is the only reason that we would go back. I mean, it’s just ridiculous to think of that TV show without Joss. That’s just silly to me… And all the fans know that, too, so I don’t know what they’re thinking.”
With Vampires all the rage, it makes sense the Kuzui’s would want to jump on that bandwagon, and when Joss said no they wanted to move on without him. But the fans don’t want to.
It could have potential. I don’t think they need the cast to return, and I don’t know that a remake could work. I would love to see more but I am fine leaving it fade. I would LOVE to see more, but only if done right so its one of those frustrating things were you want it made, but you don’t want it to suck.
So after hearing it was on, and hearing the fan reaction and cast rebelling the notion, no more news from the Kuzuis has surfaced. So with this quote from Hannigan this much later seems out of place, but it just adds a level of finality to the Kuzui’s proposal.
