Such rumors have been rumbling in the background for some time,
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and now Entertainment Weekly reports that ABC is expressing interest in
acquiring the Sarah Michelle Gellar-starring series. That is, if the WB
won’t pony up the necessary dough to 20th Century Fox (the studio that
produces the hormone-driven vamp show) in upcoming contract
renegotiations. Fox is also reported to be interested in the series that
launched a thousand quips.
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per-episode fee is likely to soar from $1 million to $2 million, which
may put the WB out of the running on its own show.
According to
an EW source, ABC Entertainment co-chair Stu Bloomberg is a big fan of
the show. “He’s been trying to get [Buffy creator] Joss Whedon to create
a show for them.”
Buffy is now in its fifth season, with ratings
up 12 percent among adults 18 to 34, and just posted its best-ever
ratings among its target demo, young women.
If Buffy jumped over
to ABC, it might jeopardize the show’s fan-pleasing crossover episodes
with spinoff Angel. Say it isn’t so! Perhaps it’s time for another vamp
spinoff? Say, Spike?
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