Sarah Michelle Gellar Hopes ‘Buffy’ Reboot Pilot Doesn’t Leak, Urges Fans Not to Read Script

Asking people on the internet *not* to do something always works.  

"I actually hope it doesn't [leak] because then everyone's going to have an opinion on this and that, and pilots are not finished," said the actress, who's currently making the media rounds promoting her new horror movie, Ready or Not 2: Here | Come, which opens this weekend. "It wasn't done, right? It's not like we did a season and finished it and then they shelved it. It's not like when they made the Batgirl movie and didn't [release] it. That movie was finished. You make a pilot — and I want to clarify this — we made a pilot [first instead of a full season] on purpose because there's some new characters and you want to see how it goes. There are things you learn from it, and there are things you fix. Usually, [the first version of al pilot doesn't air ... it's a learning tool. The original Buffy pilot [had] nothing to do with the show. It was a different Willow. It was a very different show. But those are learning tools and that's what a pilot is." "I've seen a version of the script out there," she said. "It's not actually correct. That stuff is really unfortunate and I ask fans if you see scripts - if you see it leaked - don't watch it because you're not getting our vision and all of that." Gellar added the reason she's spoken out about the cancellation is that the Buffy reboot "deserves respect. And when I don't see it being given the respect, then! have to stand up for that because that's important to me." The actress concluded by telling fans, "There's two things you can do if you want to make this right. You can go stream Buffy [and] go see my movie. That's all we can do right now."

Oh so it’s bad bad.

She does raise a good point about pilots. They can be very rough drafts. Like the original Buffy or the ultimate example - the original Star Trek pilot with like half the characters being different. Actually makes me feel a lot better about how badly that script sucked. Could've actually been a really rough draft.

I now want it to leak even harder

If you actually read her comments what she says is level headed and entirely accurate. Plenty of successful shows get reworked around a pilot, it's not representative of anything but a very first rough draft.

the amount of astroturfing for this is crazy

Someone, if your listening, leak the *Marvel Most Wanted* pilot, kthx.

Can we not post about this every 6 hours?

Lol, too late and it was shite. She doesn't appear until the last scene, wasn't even in her own reboot. Can't believe they actually shot it, should have been killed in the womb.

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I appreciate SMG’s respect for the og series and she’s absolutely right about pilots not being ready for public consumption.

Please please 🙏leak the buffy reboot. Someone. Do it

Why not? It's not like it will ever be made.

Streisand effect in effect!

Even if it does leak and the show is eventually picked up, the new show will likely go through a ton of re-writes. A leaked script might still have certain scenes or themes, but it's not the same thing as the finished product. I remember reading the "leaked" Deadpool script and was still first in line to see the movie. And the movie changed a lot from that leaked script

. . . could you just make a new show with the old characters? You're in your 40s. We're in our 40s. You presumably still like being paid. We need something to watch. Im not a fancy TV excursive, but seems like its a win win?

I just heard the SMG was only in the last minute or so of the (unreleased) pilot. Has anyone else heard this? Apparently the pilot seemed to indicate it was not so much of a re-boot as it was the launching of a brand new show for the kids (with a very young cast). If so, I totally get why Hulu pulled the plug.

That's not good. That's not good at all. Otherwise, you'd want it to leak, much like Ryan Reynolds leaking the Deadpool concept, to prove its good.

Said like someone about to leak the script

lol, what that really means is.... The Pilot script was leaked by 'someone,' and they wouldn't want you to know about it or find it with a Google search. Remember, it's all about the publicity around the event. This wasn't the first time and it won't be the last time a 'leak' saved a show.

Tooooo late, she should be embarrassed

oof this is ether a sign its really bad or they've intentionally leaked it somewhere and that want you to go find it. i personally haven't been bothered to look for leaks of tv since that one year a whole season of GoT leaked.