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JamesG · 10-04-2018, 05:14 PM

David Boreanaz Defends "Buffy" Reboot, Gives Blessing to Possible New Angel
by Andy Swift
October 4, 2018

Fourteen years after formally hanging up his fangs, David Boreanaz on Thursday found himself once again fighting to defend "Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s" honor.

Speaking on a panel at New York Comic-Con, the actor — currently starring on CBS’ "SEAL Team" — was asked for his thoughts on the upcoming "Buffy" reboot/revival (let’s just call it a “project” for now), and when the crowd began booing the concept, Boreanaz stepped in.

“Come on, guys, it’s a good thing,” he said. “Let’s just embrace it. I’m very happy for them. They want to embrace a new generation, something new. … Everybody wants old, they want to go back, which I can understand. You want to see us back in these roles. It’s great, it’s cool, but things move on, stories evolve, times change.

I think it’s a great opportunity for a reboot like this to show where we are with society now, what you can do with technology. How you can explore those relationships with the same kinds of metaphors. I’m all for it. I think it’s fantastic. Good for them. I hope that it becomes huge and successful, and does what it does.”

Boreanaz even gave his blessing to any actor hypothetically taking on the role of Angel, a part he played from 1997 to 2004 on both "Buffy" and its spin-off "Angel".

“If someone can step in my shoes and play my character, f–k, go ahead! I think that’s great, because I ain’t putting on that makeup anymore!”

https://tvline.com/2018/10/04/buffy-...ion-new-angel/

TMC · 10-05-2018, 07:42 PM

Sarah Michelle Gellar joins David Boreanaz in backing the Buffy reboot

“At the end of the day, it’s all about great storytelling,” Gellar told People in a story published last night, hours after her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Boreanaz shut down booing of the Monica Owusu-Breen revival of Buffy. “If a story lives on," says Gellar, "then I think it should be told in any incarnation it can be told in.”

Mr. Television · 10-05-2018, 08:07 PM

Hollywood is out of fresh ideas/

tlc38tlc38 · 01-05-2019, 08:17 PM

I bet this is basically a retelling of the series, not a continuation.

Therefore, making it pointless.

Svenfan1234 · 01-05-2019, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr. Television

Hollywood is out of fresh ideas/

SO TRUE. *Cough*Murphy Brown*Cough*

10-04-2018, 05:14 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	David Boreanaz Defends "Buffy" Reboot, Gives Blessing to Possible New Angel *David Boreanaz Defends "Buffy" Reboot, Gives Blessing to Possible New Angel* by Andy Swift October 4, 2018 Fourteen years after formally hanging up his fangs, David Boreanaz on Thursday found himself once again fighting to defend "Buffy the Vampire Slayer‘s" honor. Speaking on a panel at New York Comic-Con, the actor — currently starring on CBS’ "SEAL Team" — was asked for his thoughts on the upcoming "Buffy" reboot/revival (let’s just call it a “project” for now), and when the crowd began booing the concept, Boreanaz stepped in. “Come on, guys, it’s a good thing,” he said. “Let’s just embrace it. I’m very happy for them. They want to embrace a new generation, something new. … Everybody wants old, they want to go back, which I can understand. You want to see us back in these roles. It’s great, it’s cool, but things move on, stories evolve, times change. I think it’s a great opportunity for a reboot like this to show where we are with society now, what you can do with technology. How you can explore those relationships with the same kinds of metaphors. I’m all for it. I think it’s fantastic. Good for them. I hope that it becomes huge and successful, and does what it does.” Boreanaz even gave his blessing to any actor hypothetically taking on the role of Angel, a part he played from 1997 to 2004 on both "Buffy" and its spin-off "Angel". “If someone can step in my shoes and play my character, f–k, go ahead! I think that’s great, because I ain’t putting on that makeup anymore!” https://tvline.com/2018/10/04/buffy-...ion-new-angel/

10-05-2018, 08:07 PM	#3
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10-05-2018, 07:42 PM	#2
TMC Member Forum Idol Join Date: Jan 09, 2001 Posts: 126,449	Sarah Michelle Gellar joins David Boreanaz in backing the Buffy reboot “At the end of the day, it’s all about great storytelling,” Gellar told People in a story published last night, hours after her former Buffy the Vampire Slayer co-star Boreanaz shut down booing of the Monica Owusu-Breen revival of Buffy. “If a story lives on," says Gellar, "then I think it should be told in any incarnation it can be told in.”