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Sarah Michelle Gellar and Alyson Hannigan on Buffy the Vampire Slayer ’s last bequest , advice to their younger selves , and much more .
With our radars acutely attuned to anything and everything having to do with series star and executive producerSarah Michelle Gellar , showrunners , writers , and EPsNora ZuckermanandLila Zuckerman , director / EPChloé Zhao , and EPGail Berman ’s plannedBuffy the Vampire Slayerrevival for Hulu , the conclusion of the calendar week bring less than an update and more of a reminder of why we loved the original series in the first shoes . Keeping it bare , Gellar andAlyson Hanniganshared a move post of the two of them of them together , showing off different pose . And you know what ? It was middling bloody cool . What we did n’t bang was that Gellar and Hannigan also hold on by NBC ’s TODAY to discuss their joint labor intend to arouse cognizance for meningitis . Over the course of the intervew , the two also partake upon the show ’s lasting legacy , advice for their younger ego , and more .
In terms of their tyke having observe the show , Hannigan shared that they have n’t while Gellar noted that her kids watched it during COVID lockdown . So what did they think ? Gellar divvy up that her girl really liked Angel ( David Boreanaz ) and that her boy was impress that his mother could fight " back in the day . " At one degree , Gellar and Hannigan were demand what advice they would give their younger selves as they were just beginning body of work on " Buffy , " do it how things were proceed to act out .
" I think I would have suppose , " Take it in a footling bit . ' I intend I was too focused on the job and the film and all that that I do n’t think I really understood the impact that the show had and I mean it was only like , 10 or 12 twelvemonth afterwards when I saw that the show meant so much and that all these unexampled genesis were observe it and it had that meaning , and I was like , ' Wow . ' And maybe I needed that space to realize it and mayhap I could n’t tell my new self . Because countenance ’s be honest . When you ’re younger , you ca n’t tell them anything , which is one of the reasons that Alyson and I are here today . It is up to us to protect our children , and sometimes we need that help . You need that biotic community . "
With a caption that merely reminded all of us that they ’re " # OG , " here ’s a look back at the postal service shared by Gellar and Hannigan on Friday – accompany by a look back at Gellar ’s original post , detail the journey that led her to be imply in the revival serial :
A spot shared by Sarah Michelle ( @sarahmgellar )
Sarah Michelle Gellar to Buffy Fans: Sequel Series “Will Be For You”
" So … .. you might have listen some news this week , but I realize you have n’t heard from me : Gellar start her post on Instagram ( wait for you below ) . " Three age ago , I catch a call from my pricey ally and wise man , Gail Berman . She told me that she want me to sit down with Chloé Zhao to hear her take on a possible " Buffy " revival . I was blown out that Chloé even knew who I was , but , as I ’ve always done , I told Gail that I just did n’t see a mode for the show to exist again . We ’d always been aligned on that , but this time I hear something different in her voice . I eventually agreed to go ( mainly just to meet Chloé ) and our twenty arcminute coffee quickly twist into a four hour dangerous undertaking . We laughed , we cried , but mostly we both sing about how much this show intend to us . "
Gellar continued , " While I did n’t concord to anything at that encounter , I did shock myself by agreeing to continue the conversation . These conversations did , in fact , carry on over the next few years and finally we added the incredible Nora and Lilla Zuckerman to our little tribe until at last , one Clarence Day , we land on an idea . I have always listened to the fans and heard your desire to revisit ' Buffy ' and her humankind , but it was not something I could do unless I was certain we would get it right . This has been a recollective process , and it ’s not over yet . I promise you , we will only make this show if we know we can do it right . And I will secernate you that we are on the way of life there . I experience so lucky to be on this journey with these four unbelievably talented adult female , all of whom eff " Buffy " as much as I do . And as much as you do . Thank you to all the fans who never stopped asking for this . This will be for you . "
Gellar is set to serve as executive manufacturer , along with Berman , Fran Kuzui&Kaz Kuzuivia Suite B , andDolly Partonvia Sandollar – with twentieth Television and Searchlight Television serve as the studio .
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