What a potential "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" sequel can learn from the failed "Veronica Mars" revival

Into each generation, a Slayer is born. The pull of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” a significant feminist work, at a time when women’s rights and freedoms are being stripped and when the darkness of our current political climate feels suffocating, is strong. So, as we anticipate a possible new chapter in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” history — the first canonical non-comic continuation since the series’ spin-off “Angel” ended in 2004 — it’s important to consider not only how to avoid making the same mistakes, but how to make a worthwhile follow-up to one of pop culture’s best and most beloved titles. The cast of "Buffy The Vampire Slayer": Anthony Stewart Head, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alyson Hannigan, Seth Green, Nicholas Brendon and Charisma Carpenter Of course, there is one major difference that would need to be addressed in any new “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” series, as the chosen one became many by the series’ end. It’s a relatively harsh lesson to learn, but the success of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” paved the way for shows like “Veronica Mars” the first time around.