I think it could work if it was produced and aired for the Adult Swim audience. (A Buffy animated series could work well alongside The Venture Bros..)

From what I've read, the proposed animated series would be set sometime around Seasons 1 and 2 of the live-action series, before Angel turned into Angelus. And it would include Dawn.

Good writing, bad acting. Voice acting is harder than it sounds, and however much I love the original cast, they just aren't up to this task.

They should just animate the comic books release the DVD, right after the huge following from it being posted on the interwebs (a la that OTHER Joss Whedon thing) and for good measure slap it on CN during adult swim. BAM instant hit.

I am so in! If only...

I wouldn't watch it. They're kind of phoning in the horror. It needs to be much, much more unsettling.

For animation sakes, they need to take advantage of the medium that they are in.

How old is that interview with Jane Espenson? She refers to talking to Joss "on the set of his movie" - are we talking Serenity here?

"And rumors abound that the Buffy animated series may just be revived."

Yeah, but no. The interview dates back from 2004, so don't get your hopes up, even though it would have been awesome for sure.

For the record: the animated series was going to be a reboot, pretty much along the lines of "Season 1, if Dawn had existed."

I loved it. The dynamic of the first seasons was the most excellent of the series. Pre-additional characters that watered down the show, pre-awful season 6 & 7. I think it should be a go fo sho!

Hmm. It's hard to base on opinion on such a short video, of course, but I didn't like the clip as much as I was hoping. Oddly, I thought the Buffy actor sounded better than the rest of the cast. I'm no acting expert, but I think it's a difficult transition for some actors to go from live action acting to animation voice work.

Was this meant to be a prequel, or maybe a standalone series taking place outside the familiar continuity? The clip, at least, didn't seem aimed at longtime Buffy fans.