#Slayers: a buffyverse story

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

Spike & Dru take on the British Slang Challenge (x)

[lopeirce]

I'm not crying. You're crying.

[buffythecomicslayer]

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story

Release date: October 12, 2023.

Original cast members from the beloved TV series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, reunite for an all-new adventure about connections that never die — even if you bury them. A decade has passed since the epic final battle that concluded Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV). The game-changing spell that gave power to all potential Slayers persists. With new Slayers constantly emerging, things are looking grim for the bad guys. Rebellious vampire Spike is working undercover in Los Angeles with his old pal Clem when he meets feisty, rookie Slayer, Indira, who wants Spike to be her mentor. Stakes intensify as Cordelia Chase emerges from an alternate reality where she alone is the Slayer, and Buffy Summers doesn’t exist. Cordelia enlists Spike’s help with a classic big bad terrorizing her world…his ex, Drusilla. Giles, Anya, Jonathan, and Tara also return, but through the years and the vastness of the multiverse, not everyone is who they used to be…

Writers: Christopher Golden, Amber Benson.

Starring: James Marsters as Spike; Laya DeLeon Hayes as Indira; Charisma Carpenter as Cordelia; Emma Caulfield as Anya and Anyanka; Amber Benson as Tara; James Charles Leary as Clem; Juliet Landau as Drusilla; Anthony Head as Giles; Phina Oruche as Olivia; and Danny Strong as Ghost Jonathan.

Also Featuring: Julia Cho as Ms. Bang; Josh Petersdorf as Kurgan; Juno Dawson as Miranda; Jessica Gardner as Amy Madison; Cheryl Umana as Zantina; Joshua McClenney as Rahim; Denise Pickering as Buzz; Glenda Morgan Brown as Esther; Jasmine Hyde as Althenea; and Michael Swan.

[thepunkmuppet]

oh nothing just buffy and cordelia are literally cosmically linked.

cordy wishes buffy had never come to sunnydale (despite being wronged by xander, not buffy - lesbian behaviour tbh but that is a different conversation) and the entire universe changes.

and now we know that in a universe where buffy doesn’t exist, it’s cordelia who becomes the slayer.

I might be grasping at straws here but like… seriously?? two of the major alternate universes in the buffyverse hinge on the inherent connection and opposition of buffy and cordelia??? AT THIS POINT YOUR FATES ARE NOT UNEXPLAINABLY INTERTWINED BY THE UNIVERSE YOU ARE JUST GAY

[notbraveenoughforpolitics]

H U S H

(Digital painting created in Procreate)

Another digital painting finished and we’re branching out from Star Wars to the Buffyverse!

In the time this drawing took, I finished my PhD to become a Doctor (in physics, I’m not that kind of doctor) and started a job as a research scientist. I started this in March 2023 and finished it 2 days before 2024 started. I draw when stressed or for fun and let me tell you, writing a 260+ page thesis is heckin stressful, as is doing a viva (thesis defence) and so is starting a new job!

Please give credit if shared

[faerywhimsy]

This is where we left off (2002-4):

This is where we're picking up (2023):

This is why people are losing their minds over it.

[elevenhopperz]

i am not sorry for the person i will become when that buffy audible podcast comes out.

[amberaddict]

I was heartbroken when I heard the news that there will not be a Slayers: A Buffyverse Story Season 2.

For fans of Buffy it gave us a chance to reconnect with much loved characters and the superb cast who played them. The production values were excellent along with the superb writing which gave us a way to experience characters that we thought had gone for good. It gave them new voices and in some cases new beginnings.

It did this all with supernatural thrills and spills mixed with raw emotion romance danger and laughter. Like the series it threw curveballs it had the audience laughing when they felt like they should be crying and vice versa.

Wonderfully brought to life by a magnificent cast who love the characters they played and the world of the Buffyverse as much as the fans.

Slayers was the number 1 most listened to product on the Audible platform in the USA, UK and Australia when it was released. I believe I'm correct in saying it was also the number one product on the Audible platform in all of 2023. So from a commercial standpoint it makes no sense to cancel something that was so popular.

There is some speculation that Disney want to clear the way ahead of a new version of Buffy for television or more likely streaming.

If this theory is correct the decision to cancel Slayers makes no sense either in my opinion. Even if they moved at a brisk pace at a rough estimate any TV series is at least two years away by the time they cast, film and market it ready for release. During that time a series like Slayers keeps the Buffy brand in the public eye in a very positive way and makes its parent company money. Whereas the decision to cancel Slayers alienates loyal fans and in my opinion makes them less likely to support a new show.

Other franchises such as Star Trek and Star Wars have had multiple TV or streaming shows running almost parallel. Along with a wide selection of books comics and even animated series. All exploring different parts of the universe and/or set in a particular part of the shows timeline. If franchises as big as the ones I just mention can do this with success then why must Buffy put all of its creative eggs in one basket? Slayers was and is accessible to fans old and new and it wouldn't prevent interest in a new series if anything it would enhance it. Another theory being put forward is multiple products could cause "confusion". In my view this is nonsense give your audience some credit fans of other franchises are doing this so why not Buffy fans?

Both financially and creatively Disney's decision and its apparent refusal to give any clear reason as to why there will not be a Season 2 makes no sense to me. Once again the only ones who lose out here are the fans an incredible cast and crew who who worked hard to bring us all back together. They gave us so much joy.

I urge Disney to reconsider their decision and give Slayers: A Buffyverse Story the Season 2 it deserves.

Joe

[teatimewithgiles]

Slayers: A Buffyverse Story premieres on Audible on 12 October

[whatisyourchildhoodtrauma]

The cast of Slayers: A Buffyverse Story at New York Comic Con 2023 via Charisma's Instagram (source)

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DB liking CC's post

[buffyfan145]

Really enjoyed listening to the "Buffy" Audible series "Slayers"!!! :D I normally don't like audiobooks, as I prefer to actually read books, but this felt more like an audiodrama or radio series since they brought back so many of the actors which made it much easier for me to listen too. Going to write this without spoilers but overall I liked it. Felt like one of the "Buffy" novels I loved as a teenager (and still have) and nice for Christpher Golden to even reference some of his past works in the books. Loved this being narrated by Spike and getting all these AU versions of Cordy, Drucilla, Anya, and Tara. I liked the new slayer Indria too and that she's a Spuffy shipper. LOL Myself being a Spuffy shipper I was fine with it too and everything is open ended. And with it being open ended I'm hoping they do more of these, bringing back more of the cast, even doing stories set with this AU still, and maybe making print versions too as I think some Audible ones have gotten print releases. So I totally rec it especially if you loved the "Buffy" novels.

[buffythecomicslayer]

Official artwork for Slayers: A Buffyverse Story.

[thepunkmuppet]

our flag means death on 5th October. bbc ghosts on 6th October. slayers: a buffyverse story on 12th October. nerdy prudes must die on 13th October. THERE IS A PATTERN THERE IS A PATTERN I AM GOING TO BE SO INSUFFERABLE FOR SUCH A LONG TIME

[sapphic-lottienat]

my pinterest gave me badass evil girlfriends standing back to back and i cant get over it

[aflawedfashion]

I'm listening the the new Buffy Audible drama and I love that in this AU Cordelia is the slayer and Tara and Anya are her scooby gang