In its original incarnation – a 1992 theatrical movie scripted by Whedon – Buffy the Vampire Slayer was pretty terrible: broad, obnoxious, above all not funny.
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There’s some fittingness, then, in the reports that Buffy is itself being revived – not by witchcraft, but by Hulu.
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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.
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Despite this, though, it’s hard not to be excited: television is crying out for another show like Buffy.