See the Long Lost Buffy Cartoon
Posted at 8:59 AM Aug 05, 2008
I suppose it's kind of awesome that the long-lost Buffy the Vampire Slayer cartoon pilot has finally shown up online, but I'm going to choose to be depressed about it. Why? Because it's clear from watching this four-minute clip (don't panic, this is all that was made for Fox back in 2001 as a pitch) that BtVS was going to be a freaking awesome cartoon, and thus we have been robbed of an amazing amount of entertainment. Sez Animation Magazine, who found the clip:
Actress Giselle Loren, who provided the voice of Buffy in the two video games, reprised the role for the animated pilot and was joined by live-action Buffy cast members Alyson Hannigan (Willow), Anthony Stewart Head (Giles) and Nicholas Brendon (Xander).
How could Fox not greenlight this? Why do they hate joy and happiness so much? Sigh.
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That cartoon would have made me wake up on Saturday mornings.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 08:04:07 AMBecause it's Fox. Remember how they treated Firefly? It's sad though because they could have used a good Saturday morning show.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 08:59:28 AMNot bad. The action was a little over the top and the characterizations were a little off. But I still would have watched it and hopefully the kinks would have been ironed out.
Fox you shall rule the day!! RUUULLLEE IT!!
Posted 08/05/2008 at 09:56:13 AMGillian, I think you're being too critical of the characterization as it's nothing that wasn't already there in the two Buffy video games. I'd chop it up to the style of cartoon that Jeph Loeb and Joss Whedon were going for with this... and yes, it would've been amazing!
Posted 08/05/2008 at 11:20:08 AMSigh. Bummer. Would have loved to see that one made. Whedon fans shafted once again.
And yes, you can't be that critical of a 4 minute promo to sell a show.
btw Gillian: It's "rue the day." Rue means Regret.
Unless you were being funny, because Fox is certainly not hurting.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 11:29:41 AMOf COURSE they passed on this show. In the first place, Buffy was consistently among the very lowest rated shows on television (this is criminal, as the show was great, but numbers are numbers) and hardly warranted this kind of show.
Also, judging from this clip, it's essentially identical to the live-action series. How often does ANY TV show also get a cartoon while the live-action one is still airing?
Why would they bother making a cartoon translation of a ratings black-hole? Even Punky Brewster's cartoon added a cartoon alien or something like that.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 11:38:07 AMwhat?, no! dont end! How will buffy survive a fight with a dragon thousands of feet above sunnydale!?!?!? OH GOD!!! THE SUSPENSE!!!
*sigh* honestly tho, this trailer made me chuckle at quite a few points... oh well, more yugio and poketmon and shitman or what ever bullshit it is kids are watching these days...
Posted 08/05/2008 at 01:36:24 PMThat would definitively be an awesome cartoon. Kinda sad Fox didn't realize it.
Posted 08/05/2008 at 10:58:12 PM