“It’s not a sequel, it’s not a reboot — it’s a continuation,” Gellar said on the Shut Up, Evan podcast.
Indeed - does she not know what “Sequel” means?
The only other way I can explain away why she said that is if she’s clarifying that it’s not a new story, but should be thought of as just an additional season of buffy. It seems that’s what she’s doing.
Because
- A reboot to many people means taking the IP and rewinding the clock on the story to explore with new characters / a modern setting; rather than just restarting a series from where it left off
- A sequel to some people means a distinct story following a wrapped-up initial story. Ideally, with new characters, but not necessarily.
Since the series already had multiple seasons, which weren’t really considered sequels, this one shouldn’t be either. This same logic applies for most TV series, but doesn’t apply for films, in which it is plain bad manners to leave the story unfinished + uncontained at the end.
- However, a spin-off series like Angel is a sequel by this logic.
Gellar said the series will answer the questions of where Buffy “is now in this world and what is this world that Buffy lives in with her and without her,”
ooooookay, so maybe she was just having a stroke during that interview, idrk.
This was a good read thanks! As someone who’s only been a Buffy fan for a couple/few years, I’m very excited to see how Buffy: New Sunnyvale works out 🤞🏻
its a good sign that its taking time.