Charisma Carpenter, on Joss-less Buffy movie: “Stupid”

by Keith McDuffee

The old 'Buffy' cast members are coming out of the woodwork against the idea of a new movie without the involvement of Joss Whedon. Like that's a surprise.

Charisma Carpenter, on Joss less Buffy movie: Stupid [ccarpenter twitter 150x150] (IMAGE)I think we need to keep a running tally of the number of Buffy alums who think the reported Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie — being created without Joss Whedon‘s involvement, by Warner Bros. — is a bad idea. We’ve already heard from Alyson Hannigan, Nicholas Brendon, Tony Head and Joss himself, and they have little to say in support of it.

The latest cast member from the original series to thumb their nose at the proposed Buffy movie is Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed Cordelia Chase in the television show’s first three seasons, and then on Angel for a few more. Via Twitter, last week:

“@jprit13: @CLCarpenter1970 I was wondering what you though of the new Buffy movie? It’d be so much better if it had Cordy!” stupid. No joss? A real head scratcher.

It’s not much of a surprise that most of the original Scoobies would think any sort of Buffy-related material without Whedon’s involvement wouldn’t be a good idea. It’s no secret that Joss takes good care of those he’s worked with before, often involving them in many of his other projects. They appear to be an understandably tightly-knit group, which is partly why it’s so easy for Buffyverse fans to follow Joss and those who’ve worked with him wherever they go.

So, this begs the question: Are Buffy fans more interested in Joss Whedon’s involvement or in simply seeing their beloved series come back to life, no matter the means? The first movie wasn’t nearly as successful as the television series, and I’ve heard or read somewhere before that Joss wasn’t all that happy with how his vision was handled there. Could it be that a better movie — even without the involvement of Joss and the original cast — would be a good thing for the franchise? Might it ignite a new group of fans eager to pick up the old television series DVDs? Should we Buffy fans even care?

Who’s next to come out in non-support for the Joss-less Buffy movie?

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