Buffy The Vampire Slayer

For the first time in my life I went into a comic book store a few weeks ago and bought comics. Damn Joss Whedon. While I enjoy the continuing saga of Buffy and the Scoobies, I have to tell you that I am a little skeptical about whether it will work in comic book form.

Not that it won’t be successful. There are enough mindless Buffy zombies like myself out there that will probably buy every issue. The first issue was a feel good one because we’re just happy to get caught up with our old friends from the series. The real judgment of this idea will come later in the issues.

I question the format because it seems to me that Joss should have had more options. The show itself wasn’t cancelled, but ended because "it was time for it to end" (read: Sarah Michelle Gellar would rather play lead roles in mediocre horror movies than continue playing Buffy). There has been interest from networks for more from the Buffyverse. Rumors still fly about Spike movies, Faith spinoffs and a Ripper spinoff.

The show, at this point, does not need Buffy to continue. I am sure some network like FX or Sci-Fi would love to pick up a show about one of the now 1500 slayers with some of the old supporting cast popping in and out until a new cast finds their place in the Buffyverse. Buffy has acquired enough of a loyal following to produce enough ratings to be one of the top two or three shows on some cable network.

Then again, that was probably the same argument for Star Trek: Enterprise.