As a Trojan warrior in the modern era, I must admit that no one – past or present – does entertainment quite like Joss Whedon. A veritable muse, Mr. Whedon has entertained fans worldwide with his television shows. Foremost among those creations is Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Imagine my surprise during my afternoon internet session when E! Online broke the news that the Buffy franchise may be rebooting – but without its captain at the helm.
No old familiar faces for this film.
The article goes on to state that both Sarah Michelle Gellar, who played Buffy Summers on the television show, and Joss Whedon are rumored to have no involvement as of yet with this supposed “reboot.” Ms. Gellar’s performance as the vampire slayer was an integral part of the show as a whole and it seems difficult to fathom exactly how it could be differently spun to get an entirely new story and new cast into the mix.
This, of course, seems to be coming about as a result of the commercial success of the recent Star Trek. Unfortunately for the supposed Buffy reboot, Star Trek had a critically acclaimed director and screenwriters while the Buffy reboot has only the director of the very first Buffy movie.
And now, today’s IN MY OPINION…
In my opinion, this is no Buffy the Vampire Slayer without Mr. Whedon. A crew is only so effective without its captain at the helm and denying the franchise Mr. Whedon’s involvement is exactly like stripping a captain away from his ship, his crew and his mission. In addition, I would be furious if anybody besides me was asked to play Achates in a reboot of the Aeneid. In fact, I would be furious if anybody suggested the Aeneid needed to be rebooted. What’s wrong with keeping things the way that they are out of respect for the integrity of the source material? It’s enough to make me want to switch places with Ilioneus…
