Loeb explained that networks find the show difficult since it would be too adult to air with children's television, but not suitable to many people in a prime-time slot. When Jackie storms in with her own baggage Bobby may have found someone worth fighting to keep. The series would have taken place late in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. A recently dumped gay guy struggles to live in harmony with his new roommates; a robot curious about the human world, and a gentle ninja with a mysterious past. Written by page8701. A young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures, deals with her life fighting evil, with the help of her friends. Fluffy, a vampire slayer based in England, has to defeat the evil Count Von Whedon when he gets his hands on a magical ring giving him surprising new powers. You know, I hadn't seen Xander in a while, and it was kind of neat to kind of go back into that library and that into life, and all that stuff. All you need is to draw it. In a Q&A with The Hollywood Reporter on May 16, 2003, Whedon explained: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}, We just couldn't find a home for (it). But, yeah. THE FRAMEWORK. Jeph Loeb revealed that there are thirteen scripts of the animated series.[6]. Later, Giles informs Buffy, Xander, and Willow that they will have to miss the party they were planning on attending because the followers of a being named Morgala are planning an apocalypse. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? We had a great animation director, great visuals, six or seven hilarious scripts from our own staff—and nobody wanted it. The series soon ran into problems. As Giles, Buffy, and Andrew continue to train neophyte slayers in various locations, teamwork gets encouraged, and Lando Calrissian's fashion sense gets slammed. Neo Yokio. You can't stand in the way of pop culture. Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb were to be executive producers for the show, and most of the cast from Buffy would return to voice their characters. No, these aren’t Buffy Season 8 comic stories, but rather ideas for the much-discussed but never actually made Buffy: The Animated Series. Three unlikely roommates ... See full summary ». This show would have taken place during Buffy The Vampire Slayer's first season and was set to appear on Fox Kids sometime in 2002. The series would have taken place in the middle of Buffy season 1, as writer Jeph Loeb described the continuity as "Episode 7.5".[1]. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Animated Series! Buffy: The Animated Series was initially intended to be part of the Fox Kids lineup as early as 2002. Also, Buffy is attacked by a dragon. After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch. 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