you know, I think Erin really likes this idea.

Joss's response:

This is a sad, sad reflection on our times, when people must feed off the carcasses of beloved stories from their youths-just because they can't think of an original idea of their own, like I did with my Avengers idea that I made up myself.

Obviously I have strong, mixed emotions about something like this. My first reaction upon hearing who was writing it was, "Whit Stillman AND Wes Anderson? This is gonna be the most sardonically adorable movie EVER." Apparently I was misinformed. Then I thought, "I'll make a mint! This is worth more than all my Toy Story residuals combined!" Apparently I am seldom informed of anything. And possibly a little slow. But seriously, are vampires even popular any more?

I always hoped that Buffy would live on even after my death. But, you know, AFTER. I don't love the idea of my creation in other hands, but I'm also well aware that many more hands than mine went into making that show what it was. And there is no legal grounds for doing anything other than sighing audibly. I can't wish people who are passionate about my little myth ill. I can, however, take this time to announce that I'm making a Batman movie. Because there's a franchise that truly needs updating. So look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto, rebooting into a theater near you.

DB's reaction.

"Whit Stillman AND Wes Anderson? This is gonna be the most sardonically adorable movie EVER."

Ha! If Whit Stillman and Wes Anderson wrote Buffy then Angel wouldn't be from Ireland. He'd be from Choate.

If Whit Stillman and Wes Anderson wrote Buffy then Angel wouldn't be from Ireland. He'd be from Choate.

Holy crap do I want to see this on the big screen.

No, REALLY.

look for The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto

I would watch that movie.

Holy crap do I want to see this on the big screen.

Right? All the vamps slounging around some ultra Waspy living room on the Upper East Side, snipping and sniping at each other, with their floppy hair and gin soaked grins. Buffy with pearls and a smooth pageboy hairstyle, and a cigarette getting a little tipsy as she pokes her finger into Spike's chest.

Joss' response was pitch perfect.

That guy is a living breathing nerdgasm.

The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto

Sounds like it should be on SyFy, and possibly called MANBAT!

No, sorry, I'm thinking of Vancouver.

Right? All the vamps slounging around some ultra Waspy living room on the Upper East Side, snipping and sniping at each other, with their floppy hair and gin soaked grins. Buffy with pearls and a smooth pageboy hairstyle, and a cigarette getting a little tipsy as she pokes her finger into Spike's chest.

Instead of Angel's spaz dance, it would be the cha-cha.

Sounds like it should be on SyFy, and possibly called MANBAT!

Sadly: [link]

The Dark Knight Rises Way Earlier Than That Other One And Also More Cheaply And In Toronto

I watched this when it was called Forever Knight. Loved that show. I'd totally watch Joss' version.

No, sorry, I'm thinking of Vancouver.

Bulgaria. Series are filmed in Vancouver, and movies in Bulgaria. It's their thang.

But with no hyphen, an exclamation point, and Bulgaria, I think I've got a shot.