Wisecracks and Wyverns: It’s the Animated ‘Buffy’ That Never Was

Like the blood-sucking vampires dramatized by their idol, fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon are always hungry, letting no series, comic book or musical web-blog go unconsumed. Into their gaping maw, then, we throw this: a just-surfaced clip from the pilot presentation for Whedon’s aborted, animated Buffy spinoff. The gang’s all here (sans series star Sarah Michelle Gellar), and even though the project was terminated years ago, it’s a nostalgic hoot. Plus, cartoon Giles? Strangely alluring.

• Four Years Later, The Storied 4-Minute BUFFY: THE ANIMATED SERIES Presentation Stalks YouTube!! [AICN]