Twenty odd years have passed. Fans are buzzing with excitement and already asking questions.

        One question stands out. How do you keep the magic of a TV show that was made long ago, and keep fans happy and looking into it?   Watching a new take on this series would be a big deal.  It could be a impressive start and give us something to get together to watch. While the choice of talent involved in this is encouraging.

         Sarah Michelle Gellar will play the lead, which is a surefire way to win over the longterm fans.

        But doing a TV show all over again, especially when it was so popular and influential can be tricky.

        Remember the focal point  of Buffy and how it journeyed through the time it was aired.

        The original show, that first aired between '97 and 2003, was a TV show that changed lots of other TV shows and pop culture.

         It's hard to believe that now the original TV series is going to be shown again. But the other series that this series influenced won't have all the same issues.  Is a 21st century Slayer not going to look into the work of Tara.

        The world has changed. Now the program could use  a cast that is a bit more diverse than before. .

        This is the chance to improve.

        The 1997 show was quite forward-thinking for its time.

        The Buffy reboot could use the latest ideas about gender and culture to make the Heroine a more complete person, and show that slaying vampires isn't the only way to empower women.

         Buffy fans might not want to be entwined with Joss Whedon after it has come to light that he overstepped the mark with several women. So, having proffesional women like Chloé Zhao at the helm could be really cool.

         This time the focus will be a modernized Buffy.   Not a replica of the old episodes, but a show that affiliates with the original, but gives a fresh take on several characters.

          This time, we'd better have a Slayer who can bring something new to the role, and reflect how things are now.

         By revamping Buffy, we have a chance to fight against the normal ideas we have about what a person with good intentions is.

         The original Buffy series accomplished a few things, but it still had some things wrong.

        Buffy as a Halloween Special?  The clock has struck!

        Buffy and Angel once represented the best way to strengthen a woman's point of view.

         And the original series combined portrayals and charmers, but the spider has spun a new web.

        Maybe you want a tv show that has a Slayer who is just like Buffy was in 2003.

        Which is the familiar way things were. You won't get that here.  Buffy and Angel have something unique to show us.  Without the original creators present and only using bits and pieces of the original stories.

        And the world is a far more interesting place now  than a decade or so ago.

        There is still some risk with reviving Buffy.

        Even if a new Buffy show doesn't have the original characters and writers, it can still be a great show if it's about making things different.

         This go-round we aren't going to have the same Buffy.

         And we should  say goodbye to the way things were done in the past. Bring on the new Slayers! .

Buffy's Back: A Fresh Chance to Kick Vampire Butt

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