# Buffy the Vampire Slayer - canceled again before airing **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 14, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447 "2026-03-14T19:01:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/1 "2026-03-14T19:01:25Z")
> Devastating. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/2 "2026-03-14T19:41:39Z")
If Chloe Zhao turned out to be a poor match for Buffy, I can think of a director who could rework the pilot episode over a weekend and bring it in both on time and under budget. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/3 "2026-03-14T19:45:05Z")
Well, shoot. I was willing to give it a chance. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/4 "2026-03-14T19:49:41Z")
I think there are simply too many television show revivals, reboots and the like. And most suck. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/5 "2026-03-14T19:50:49Z")
This will be pretty strange if Firefly, also from Whedon originally, announced some form of continuation or sequel. They are due to tell us tomorrow and have been hinting. I’m sad. I would have loved to see Buffy as an adult and mentor. Did they film the pilot??? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/6 "2026-03-14T19:54:22Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Did they film the pilot??? Yes, last August. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/7 "2026-03-14T21:07:27Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think there are simply too many television show revivals, reboots and the like. And most suck. C.f. the Frasier and Quantum Leap efforts, as such. To utterly fail to get David Hyde Pierce and Scott Bakula onboard before someone decided to revive them, even as guest stars, was a major mistake. Here I’m not sure who else could have come along other than Sarah Michelle but fans want to see the actors who made the originals work, Willow and Xander at a minimum tho Angel is a vamp so David B. would be too old now. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/8 "2026-03-14T21:10:19Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Yes, last August I hope we can see it some time? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/9 "2026-03-14T21:18:21Z")
Meanwhile, Scrubs has worked great so far. Also a lot of the original cast is back. The Night Court revival, like Frazier, not so good. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/10 "2026-03-14T21:34:20Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Angel is a vamp so David B. would be too old now. For what it is worth he was also too old to play a Navy SEAL but he did that role for seven seasons. At least in the Buffy-verse they can say he has some magical affliction that is causing him to age. ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/11 "2026-03-14T22:51:37Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Angel is a vamp so David B. would be too old now. Well, he’s a vamp with a soul so maybe they could come up with some rationale why having a soul would make him age. OK, I admit that’s kind of stupid, but since it would also mean they could bring back James Marsters as Spike I’d let it slide. ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/12 "2026-03-15T02:11:26Z")
Wasn’t it implied Angel and friends died in the last episode? They were outnumbered and went into a suicide attack. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/13 "2026-03-15T02:18:11Z")
I think if you watch the show only, probably. However, Angel continued in the comics and he survived. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/14 "2026-03-15T02:37:40Z")
Well, I probably wasn’t actually going to watch it because I already subscribe to Netflix and don’t feel like adding any additional streaming services to the list of things I’m paying for. But I was rooting for this one to succeed, nonetheless. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/15 "2026-03-15T02:45:21Z")
Ugh. I didn’t even know this was happening, and here I am sad to learn it was and then wasn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/16 "2026-03-15T12:01:23Z")
In the show, Angel became mortal at least once that I can recall. So I don’t see what would prevent them from doing that - or anything else supernatural that they could dream up - for the revival. ---
**Author:** ![GenerationJones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@GenerationJones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GenerationJones)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/17 "2026-03-15T20:56:34Z")
Same here. I was a huge _BtVS_ nut, very involved in the fanfic community. There’s probably a long German word for the feeling of “missing something you never had.” ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2026, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-canceled-again-before-airing/1028447/18 "2026-03-15T21:41:15Z")
I’m glad it fell through. Buffy and Angel were lightning in a bottle - there’s no way the magic can be replicated, at least, not without… as much as it pains me to say it, they _were_ Joss. You can’t separate them from him, and i wouldn’t want anyone to try. Let’s have new creative people spend their energy creating new words we can be fans of instead of rehashing old ones.