Yep, you read that correctly — Buffy the Vampire Slayer herself is finally coming back to the small screen. Sarah Michelle Gellar‘s got the green light for a pilot called Ringer, a thriller where it sounds like she’ll be playing two roles as twin sisters running from the mob.
My immediate reaction was to squee deliciously, but I quickly came back down to earth. Is Gellar worth watching without Joss behind her? The reason I loved Buffy wasn’t for Buffy’s character alone; it was the ensemble and the writing and the mood and everything else that was clever and amazing about the show.
Then I started to squee again when I saw that it would be written by writers from Supernatural. The very best show on TV for me right now, and some of its writers will make Sarah Michelle Gellar a star again? Yes please.
I’ll definitely tune into the pilot, but I’ll only come back for more if it’s got the following things going for it:
Humor.
Part of what made Gellar’s Buffy so endearing wasn’t that she was kicking ass all of the time — it’s that she was kicking ass while firing the quips. I’ve got all the faith in the world that Supernatural writers can deliver the one-liners.
A strong supporting cast.
Surrounded by poorly developed characters and bad acting, even Gellar can’t keep me watching. When a show’s main character can be made better by the characters surrounding her, then that’s worth watching.
A believable mob.
If Gellar’s character is running from the mob, they’d better be believable and multi-dimensional. I won’t be long for any show with stereotypical mobsters in their black shirts and cuff links.
Action.
Gellar has proven that her on-screen ass-kicking is beloved by fans everywhere. If we get some boring character drama without any action — or worse, a helpless heroine — I won’t be tuning in.
Plot twists.
Please, let there be a million secrets, let Gellar’s character not be 100% sweet and innocent and let us be surprised at every turn … or almost every turn.
With the writing talent slated for this show, I can only have high hopes that Gellar will be given a role worthy of her and an enjoyable show for Buffy fans everywhere.
Clacked by Debbie McDuffee
on Jan 17, 2011 @ 15:48 EST5EDT
Totally agree with you.
By the way so her show on HBO has been cancelled..actually this show aired or not ? I heard about it one year ago then nothing !
*POST AUTHOR*
Right — The Wonderful Maladys. I hadn’t heard but we can assume it’s not happening since SMG has this new pilot and Nate Corrdry (sp?) is on Harry’s Law.
When you said running from a mob, I immediately thought of townspeople with pitchforks.
I think that means I need to get some well earned sleep, but “a multi-dimensional mob” made for a pretty funny image.
*POST AUTHOR*
THE mob, not a mob — or perhaps The Mob would be better! ;-)