Buffy the Vampire Slayer<\/em> remains one of the most influential TV shows of all time, nearly thirty years after its debut on the now-defunct WB Network. And it will soon return to the zeitgeist, with a legacy sequel series<\/a> featuring returning \u201cChosen One,\u201d Sarah Michelle Gellar, as Buffy Summers. However, as a recent piece in\u00a0Collider<\/a><\/em>\u00a0reminded us,\u00a0Buffy the Vampire Slayer\u00a0<\/em>nearly had another TV iteration in the early 2000s, as an animated series. Thirteen scripts for a first season were written, and a four-minute presentation was created with most of the main TV series cast returning to their roles. You can watch the full presentation of what might have been down below:<\/p>\n <\/a> Youtube Video<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n <\/a> play button<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The series, produced by creator Joss Whedon and iconic comic book scribe Jeph Loeb, would have taken the story back to its roots, with Buffy and her Scooby gang back in their sophomore year at Sunnydale High School<\/a>. Essentially, it would have been the \u201clost\u201d episodes of the first season of the live-action series. Most of the voice cast agreed to return, except Sarah Michelle Gellar. Voice actress Giselle Loren, who sounded a lot like Gellar and voiced her in video games, took over the role. The series would have been lighter in tone, taking place before things got super heavy and dark between Buffy and her vampire lover, Angel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n