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Buffy The Vampire Slayer

New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

Saturday 8 May 2004, by Webmaster

The singer of Blue is starring in a new British project: A Buffy series set England. Really hot news.

The German music TV station "Viva" has issued the following statement from the singer:

Simon Webbe, of the British boy band "Blue", has announced that he has found a new activity:

He is involved in an all British version of "Buffy".

A British TV station has expressed interest in picking up the series.

We have no further information on whether this will be based on the Buffyverse characters or will only be a "Buffy" clone. It’s seems possible that it has something to do with "Ripper", the Giles spin-off.

From Bbc.co.uk :

Dunc-ula!

We already know that Lee has his film script on the go, but did you know another member of Blue has been spending his down time frantically scribbling away?

It seems that Simon has come up with an idea for a comedy TV show, which is all about blood-sucking creatures of the night, and he’s met Jordan, so he knows a fair bit about the subject. He’s been working on a screenplay, hoping that a film company might snap it up, and claims that a TV channel is interested in turning it into a sitcom.

An excited Dunc told the Sun: "They’re calling it the British answer to Buffy The Vampire Slayer"

We didn’t even know Buffy The Vampire Slayer was a question!


11 Forum messages

  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    8 May 2004 22:51, by Anonymous
    Oh kewl! I just hope BBCAmerica will run it so I can actually see it.
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    9 May 2004 11:41, by Anonymous
    Noooooooo.....i hope this dont happen....it would be stupid....and its not only because i despise Blue but it would just be stupid.
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    9 May 2004 13:50, by Anonymous
    Hey, it’s NOT based on the Buffyverse, it’s a crummy laughtrack sitcom about vampires. Simon rather arrogantly said, ’They’re calling it the British answer to Buffy’, which is just laughable.
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    9 May 2004 15:17, by krapnek
    I just hope he isn’t allowed to sing, ’cause face it; Blue sucks.
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    9 May 2004 15:56, by Anonymous
    Oh dear... i’m not quite sure you innocent peeps dig quite how excruciatingly lame a Buffy spinoff written by such an obvious literary brainiac would be? Or does everyone but me idolise boy bands....
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    9 May 2004 20:26, by Sophi

    Oh. Dear.

    Save us.

  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    11 May 2004 12:34, by Maria
    If it’s not buffy... it’s not worth it!!!!

    See online : > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    14 May 2004 08:28, by Anonymous

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Simon, Duncan oi!

    I love this all ready. Hm.. though I don’t know if it’ll be any good without Sarah and such.

    Would be sooooooooooo cool to see it though!

    Blue!!!!!!! Love Blue! ;) They’re wicked ladz! :)

  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    15 May 2004 19:45, by Anonymous

    This is Ridiculous, leave Buffy and Angel the way they are...........anything that Joss doesnt write is Awfull.......an all british version........please i have watched the BBC and its VERY!!!!! Boring.....................

    so dont even bother nancy boy..........please dont allow this git to ruin this

  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    19 November 2005 06:05, by Anonymous
    NO! that is so stupid! having this guy write a spin-off for Buffy is like having some fan that only watched 2 episodes, write it. lame!! Buffy is nothing without stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, and David Boreanaz. So no more spin-offs, unless they are written by Joss. Ugh..this just makes me mad. Stupid rich people thinking that they can take over other’s ideas. I dont think so!
  • > New Buffy Series ? In UK ?

    26 February 2006 19:06, by bafilly
    OK this is rediculous- they called "Hex" the British answer to Buffy- it wasn’t and nor is this. But at least Hex was pretty good- I’m quite sure that even if this show is about vampires, it will have nothing to do with Ripper or Joss Whedon and therefore have no connection towards Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I for one know that (and I speak for the people of Britain here) we would not want to be labelled as the country who ruined the good name of Buffy lol.