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The Buffy reboot getting scrapped at Hulu is now fueling a second wave of backlash online, with some fans arguing the project was doomed by what they seeโฆ
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This is one of many ragebait/clickbait websites that put out articles constantly. They will pick a single line said by someone somewhere and try to create outrage out of it. Even if people disagree with the article, they will click on the link and read it. So it's win-win for the people behind those websites.
My suggestion is to avoid all of those. Waste of time.
Now the definition of woke has been expanded to "anything I don't like", it makes sense ๐.
Bit of a stretch from a couple of lines but this will give people stuff to write and speculate about for a while.
Pretty much spot on, my dude. ๐คฃ
John Rocha really goes to town on Gellar over the script
Ok. @#ยฃ% THIS. Sarah Michelle Gellar's people and maybe even HULU are trying to throw Chloe Zhao under the bus over Buffy. Nope. Not letting this happen to an INCREDIBLY TALENTED woman of color. I was gonna stay quiet with the other stuff I'd heard, but nah. Let's do this.
Since my post 48 hours ago, I've had sources tell me that:
- Gellar was the issue from the beginning
- this was just an "IP grab" to stop that SLAYERS project from proceeding (which my sources had heard from a person involved with the original series)
- Gellar wasn't terribly interested in rebooting the series (which was why her role was very limited, but was going to be more than one line)
- Gellar had intentionally courted a creative who had a mixed history as a showrunner, but was a knownโfan,โ so that it would easily fall on her as the reason for the seriesโ failure.
- that there was "a lot of love bombing from SMG to Chloe Zhao" before this latest excuse was put out there blaming Zhao and throwing her under the bus
- Gellar constantly shouted down or cut off execs and production people who were trying to fix the issues with the show
- One even said that what Gellar wanted to make changes to the Buffy character and the established canon of the series that would "piss off 90% of the fanbase"
And now it just came out from @THR that Gellar doesn't want you reading the script that is being leaked. No surprise. It would show all the mistakes she approved of that were going to wreck the show and the canon.
Btw these are sources I trust and who have given me correct info in the past. Some of y'all might have to put down your rose colored fan glasses and put on some clear ones.
This guy sounds like he has an axe to grind, as others have said. He's not the only one, though, jesus. You seem to have an axe to grind against SMG too.
Most of these points make no sense. At least, for anyone who isn't hardcore looking for reasons to see SMG as the worst person the planet.
The only part I can believe is that SMG was loud when it came to giving her opinion on how Buffy should be portrayed. She always cared a lot about the character and DID get into arguments with Joss back then.
She tried to do a Cruel Intentions show too that also flopped. Contrary to what's on Buffy fan boards she's not a huge mega star. She's primarily known for Buffy.
Like it or not if the pay cheque is big enough that person will agree. Assaid she wasn't going to be in it very much just a reoccurring role.
Buffy was a job from 20 years ago. Yes Buffy is a show people love on here but to her and the cast it was always just work
She worked really long hours on it with a boss she had a very rocky relationship with. I can see why she wouldn't love it.
I mean how many people on here still love there 20 year old jobs ?
Let's be frank the only reason she's asking people not to read the script is because she knows it's not very good.
She says it will be different from the final product, true but not that different. The Welcome to the Hellmouth with the different Willow is different to the aired version but not by a huge amount. You can watch it on YouTube and see
SMG was indeed a big star (in the 90s), but she isn't anymore. She's mostly remembered for Buffy now.
Speaking about work as if you can't be proud of it or care about it down the road is a little strange. Plenty of the actors on both shows have expressed many times that the shows meant a lot to them. Making art is more than just a random job. It can have a very long lasting effect. Including on the actors, directors, writers, and everyone involved on a project. Christopher Lee spent his last day on this planet rewatching the LoTR movies he worked on because they were so dear to his heart and he was proud of what he had been part of.
All of that to say, SMG always loved Buffy. Her issues were with Joss.
