People Only Want Male Superheros Says Sarah Michelle Gellar on Marvel M-She-U

[@EniShehu]

Didn't she come from an era where female action heroes were in high demand? Buffy, Xena, Charmed, Relic Hunter to name a few? Gee, it's almost as if people like watching an entertaining show with a good story instead of propaganda...

[@spaceranger7683]

THIS! The main character of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, arguably one of the most popular supernatural action shows of its era, denies that men will watch female action shows/movies?! The desperation for relevance is sounding very strong with this one.

[@LVTHORAscending]

Perfect example of forgetting where you came from. And it's not like the reasons for hating these new movies and shows is a secret, everyone has been explaining that we don't like the social politics of it being shoved down our throats. It can be done without doing that but it isn't.

[@EniShehu]

@@spaceranger7683 I agree. This sounds more like an old boomer trying to seem cool to their grandkids by saying something cringey and "modern". That or she is just a hypocrite. Both show her lack of character.

[@EniShehu]

@@LVTHORAscending this is what happens when an industry gets corrupt and all the passionate professionals are replaced by woke npcs who have 0 talent and can't seem to create something that surpasses a bad tumblr fanfic...

[@DaRkLoRd-rc5yu]

All of those shows ended over 10 years ago. Before the MCU even existed. So not great examples. The media landscape has changed.

[@censorthispuertorican]

I never used to have a problem with female protagonists, it's just that these days, they're all such cookie cutter, girl power, man hating mary sues, that i can't help but roll my eyes the moment i see one.

[@patrickhenry8425]

Yep. Exactly how I feel.

[@brichan1851]

I thought they were “Karens”.

[@JugglernautNr9]

It's the "anti-hetero" and "anti-male" stance Hollywood and the media are in right now.

[@brichan1851]

@@JugglernautNr9 I’m not sure I agree. I hear/read anti-hero, I think Rambo, Dirty Harry, Wolverine… Hollywood cancellers are nothing but a bunch of snowflakes. But the anti-male thing, spot on.

[@JugglernautNr9]

@@brichan1851 I'm talking about anti hetero, not anti hero. Anti hetero meaning that romantic relationships and scenes between man and woman are not wanted right now.

[@randyriley1854]

I’m embarrassed for her. Of all the people she should know better.

[@kyteurisuke4429]

Apparently someone forgot how she got famous 😅

[@TyeDPod]

"Casting couch" probably. Or casting motel room.

[@tracexl]

Buffy is an iconic character that SMG happened to land and turn into a phenomenon (she was originally brought in to read for what became Charisma Carpenter's role: Cordelia Chase). If she doesn't see that it takes good writing and casting to create good heroes, male or female, I don't know how to help her. Buffy works because she's relatable to a WIDE swath of viewers of every background. I'm not a blonde haired, green eyed woman, but the struggles Buffy faced I can understand and sympathize with. SMG brought humanity to a "superheroic" character through her performance, and Joss Whedon (yes, I know he's a terrible human but he did create Buffy), Marti Noxon, David Greenwalt, Jane Espenson, David Fury, and countless others write her in a way we can all enjoy. Contrast this with today's writers that think the women they write for have to show out against men and need to have "grrl power" moments all the time. She can't just be powerful; she has to be MORE powerful than any man. She can't just be smart; she has to be SMARTER than any man in the room. Truly impactful negative consequences for actions don't exist for her like they would a man in her place. She doesn't need training; she's already amazing out of the box. This kind of writing is terrible for a man or a woman, and yet with women in media these days, that's what we get. They seem to think we STILL can't accept a powerful, charismatic woman can exist, when we've loved those types of characters for DECADES... when the writing is there for them. So no, Sarah, it isn't that we only want male heroes. We want WELL-WRITTEN heroes, regardless of their sex, and would very much like writers rooms to catch up to the way we've enjoyed women in films from the late 20th to the 21st century. They are where the "backwards way of thinking" comes from, not us. Buffy Summers, Sarah Connor, Ellen Ripley, Lara Croft, Cara Dune, countless anime heroes, countless video game heroes... Figure it out Hollywood.

[@rianmacdonald9454]

perfectly put.

[@EveryDooDarnDiddlyDay]

She's just toeing the party line so she can still get work.

[@Hiraghm]

I never liked the tv show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The movie with Kristy Swanson and Donald Sutherland was a lot of fun; but I never could get myself to like Sarah Michelle Gellar in the role.

[@tool2158]

@@Hiraghm Well, for me and most fans it is the other way round. The movie was terrible, sorry. Nothing against Kristy Swanson, but just no. Without the tv show, this movie would have been long forgotten never to be mentioned again.

[@mscapeh4451]

bet she only says it like some other actors i know ewan macgregor secretly dont like woke either but he stays silent of how he really feels to still get roles in hollywood movies

[@josephcrabtree3224]

Wasn't she basically a female superhero in Buffy? Hope you're having a wonderful day, Melonie. You look fantastic :)

[@adj789]

Bro these people are fake AF

[@NormanReaddis]

She live long enough to become the villain.

[@MMCUSN]

Sarah follows Jennifer into the I forgot about U.

[@acemax1124]

There has always been female superheroes and they did very well in the sale but you know nowadays everything is problematic and victimized 🤦‍♂️🛑

[@eadric3338]

Yeah, she totally missed the irony. As the actress who played one of the most overpowered and popular girl bosses of all time - Buffy the vampire slayer - she should have realized what she was saying about fans not liking action lead females was ridiculous.

[@cainabel6356]

As a kid I watched Xena Warriror Princess, of course I found this out after watching Hercules. I liked both Hercules and Xena Warrior Princess. It was funny and I liked the mythos. It did not bother me that Xena was a woman. She was actually pretty good. Lucy Lawless did a great job. Several other heroes came out, that were female. You have Red Sonja, Ripley, Electra, Laura Croft and so forth. I liked all those heroes. If they come up with more heroes, that are actually worth while to see, but they have to have a great story. These new female heroes are not worth a single dime because the story sucks or the woman is man hating.

[@briangrant9942]

I like Lucy Lawless in evil dead the game I just love her voice.

[@valentinegonsalves7322]

Just imagine if Joss Whedon came out and said, "All women want is topless Henry Cavill and bottomless Chris Hemsworth! Ugh!" I'm a guy who loves Stephanie Brown from DC comics. James Gunn just announces his new DC slate. In all the years of movies we've had, and what's coming up, still no word on the female superhero I've been waiting to see adapted in live-action feature format since Nolan's take on Batman in 2005.

[@christopherloyd8938]

If y'all want to get put that worksheet away this is Greek mythology we talkin here when's the last time motherfukers read a geography book especially when it comes to Greek there was no wokeness during that time this is before me and they f****** time as well oh yeah Gabrielle was so much a lesbian then how the f*** she have kids she had a daughter named Hope who killed Xena and Hercules son but she didn't count on Xena's daughter who is a badass😎🤔💯

[@gjergjaurelius9798]

​@@WarblyWark I liked they left it ambiguous.

[@zerowolf137]

Xena was great!

[@mars___sumner]

*clears throat, takes deep breath Buffy Summers, Xena, Wonder Woman, Storm, Rouge, Invisible Woman, Witchblade, She Hulk, Batgirl, Elektra, Queen & Country, Red Sonja, Lady Death, Scarlet Witch, Wasp, Black Widow, Jean Grey, Morgan Fairchild, Raven, Starfire, Vixen. All female. All superheroes or the equivalent in their respective universes. And this isn’t even going into manga and video games where I could list Lara Croft, Samus Aran, the Sailor Scouts, female Soul Reapers, any kunoichi from one of the hidden villages, or pirates and marines from One Piece

[@hamanu666]

Didn’t battle angel atila just recently do well as did the first Wonder Woman movie? Even captain marvel did well financially so this is just a PR stunt.

[@Sunglare1]

I want the female heroes but I want them to look like the character in the comics and be like the characters in the comics not intersectional feminist.

[@rockytheblackdragon]

Facts

[@NickNapoli]

This is funny actually coming from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I know a lot of guys that enjoyed that show.

[@patrickhenry8425]

I watched for like 5 seasons. I switched to dark angel with Jessica Alba when that came out

[@UnofficialName]

Yup, I watched Buffy and Angel every week. Those were some good times. And at no point did I think "I like X better because of their gender." They were both just awesome heroes.

[@angelbandicoot5687]

if you go to any buffy convention or space it's filled with women and lgbt

[@chaosinfusion8127]

Yup. Buffy is still one of my all-time favorites. Not gonna let a bad take from SMG ruin her show for me. Buffy was all about subverting stereotypes, and the series worked because it approached storytelling with a sense of humor, as opposed to lecturing the audience about what awful people they are.

[@YT1300MF]

Yep, when I was growing up I watched Buffy, Xena, Relic Hunter, had zero problems with a female lead. Yes part of it was sex appeal, but don’t tell Thor taking his shirt off every five seconds wasn’t for sex appeal too. The difference in the days of Xena and Buffy vs now, is they didn’t constantly berate men, nor were they poorly written Mary Sues.

[@bodhimantra7688]

It wasnt just her show that was popular. At the time Jessica Alba had a popular show, Jennifer Garner, the Alyssa Milano witches (Charmed) etc. There are countless other examples from that time period of female lead shows that featured them as "meta-human" at the very least

[@JugglernautNr9]

And what about Xena during the 90s? I'm wondering why they haven't rebooted that show yet.

[@jackstraw4222]

hollywood likes to ignore them examples and pretend they never existed...in hollywoods mind only certain shows and movies existed...

[@rodd13]

dark angel was Jessica Alba's

[@thatHARVguy]

@@jackstraw4222 Nothing existed before 2016, according to woke SJWeirdos. That's how they can claim they did it first.

[@rononel8046]

No-one "..." Famous person "People only want male superheroes" Literally Everyone "No, we want well written superheroes" Also, side note, I'm pretty sure Buffy was much better received than Angel...

[@camil3545]

It's been a while, but I recall Buffy at least had a proper series ending, whereas Angel ended on a cliffhanger.

[@Ieatpaste23]

I thought Angel was better.

[@nobodyshome6792]

It was much better received than Angel.

[@Ieatpaste23]

@Randy White I wouldn't go that far.

[@therealstephentv]

Yes. We wanted a Black Widow movie. But the movie wasn't good. They changed characters. And to little to late. When it came out, we didn't care. And some of these celebs are so whiny and narcissistic. Hollywood for the most part does know how to make good movies anymore. Top Gun Maverick was a BIG exception. You look amazing Melonie. Have a good day. And Have fun on FNT. 💛💛💛

[@christopherloyd8938]

Yeah I watched it I like wow Taskmaster is really good but then I was like what the hell is going on what the hell is the a$$hole from the first Ant-Man movie doing here and then I was like oh no they didn't you race swap into a woman task master and oh yeah I love Top Gun 2 but I'm banking on Elvis at the Oscars 😎🤔💯

[@starsiegeplayer]

I wanted a Widow movie for a long time. It was the first movie I went to see after Covid. I'm not sorry I went to see it, but it was weak.

[@JStryker47]

*Too.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmXCaZSXoJilptU

[@bradmiles1984]

The problem is the Widow movie came out after when she's already dead in the current timeline so most didn't care about a prequel movie. They should of made it like after civil war. Also they did taskmaster dirty in the movie changing the character just to add another female in.

[@DreddPirateRoberts]

They should've made it 2 or 3 years after The Winter Soldier.

[@Reinfarcements]

Ya know its crazy, not only do I love Buffy, Tomb Raider, and Underworld, but all three of those were something my DAD loved before I did. I'm almost 30, my father is in his 50s, and obviously the kids these days have been more than adequately exposed to female action leads. So it really makes you question which generation they are trying to desperately spread this message too?

[@jackstraw4222]

if they can trick the new watchers into seeing things this way then thats what their goal is ,also to forget the past movies and tv shows...

[@Sahil-pc2kr]

People liked Buffy because it was a good show. The audience for the show was a good mix between girls and guys. It's tone deaf for her to randomly come out and say something like this. SMG is literally famous for being an action star.

[@MullockHeap]

Xena Warrior Princess was one of my favourites growing up. We do like female led shows but they don’t make them like they used too.

[@dennisfarber3708]

I fully agree with your assessment. Strongly written characters (be it male or female) + a well written story will always find any audience. Hollywood has become toxic, pushing their "woke" agenda onto the public. But to blame the fans for the failure to deliver a suitable product can result in a severe loss of revenue.

[@RStarbuck13]

She has to be angling for something with this. Either the approval of a certain group of people, or for someone to give her a role or something. She knows better than many how well a female hero can be embraced when the story is well done.

[@evilfantasy69]

Her name has popped up in my feeds multiple times lately so I'm sure you are right. She's probably working with a publicist and looking for a role. That said I didn't expect this from her. She has always seemed level headed but unfortunately this is how actors get work these days.

[@RStarbuck13]

@@evilfantasy69 We'll really know she's looking for work if she comes out hard against Whedon in the next few weeks. She's been rather quiet on him from what I've seen so far.

[@evilfantasy69]

@@RStarbuck13 The Whedon stuff has already started. That's what I first noticed a few weeks ago. Talking about how she was the main shield between him and the other girls. A few days ago there was an article about how she and Dolly Parton have low-kew been best friends forever. Dolly Parton is the queen of drag queens so that article was surely part of the publicity strategy.

[@littlebee7147]

This isn't anything new tbh. She and her husband probably got connections to Disney. If you ever notice the timing of articles, those two always pop up whenever Star Wars or Marvel or Disney gets bad PR. So either Freddie Prinze Jr gets into some dumb crap, another Whedon scandal or Buffy article drops in the press (probably from Gellar or their friends) or Gellar does something and gets fawning from the press. It's happened so many times over the years that it smells like deflection. I'm kinda convinced that she's coming out more often because her husband is net-negative PR these days.

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

The one actress that reminded with integrity is Melissa Joan Hart that played Sabrina the teenage witch, she's a Christian and never pandered to the woke mob or the leftist craze trying to harm our society

[@jimpatterson1111]

Fun fact. The 2002 video game ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ was voiced by all of the actors in the series EXCEPT Sarah Michelle Gellar. She felt that it was beneath her.

[@walterbonsell]

Um... No she didn't. She was probably busy doing Buffy and flying back and forth to Australia to film Scooby Doo at the time. And for the record, she has led her voice to a video game before. Your opinions are not fun facts.

[@jeffro12]

It's a sad day. Sarah Michelle Gellar was my celebrity crush back in the day. Also, you're take on how men are daydreaming about beating up bad guys or saving people is 1000% accurate. I often think about what I would do if someone was in serious trouble, being attacked.

[@AcidifiedMammoth]

Yep! Saving school from terrorists, being very attractive and popular, they're such typical male fantasies haha!

[@Igorath]

Well if you're white, male, or 'cis' you would need to check your privilege and let them get beaten up. lol

[@joshmcc3182]

Dollhouse is one of my favorite series of all time. Another female led action show.

[@deleth]

super underrated, i watched it long after it was canceled just coz i loved buffy, angel and serenity series, so, looking for more Joss Whedon series i find there was one where the protagonist was Faith!!(the character that i liked most on buffy), so i needed to watch and it, and it was pretty great.

[@BoxCatKeys]

I thought dollhouse was great and granted I was only a kid at the time, I dare even say James Cameron’s Jessica Alba in Dark Angel was also thoroughly entertaining at the time. Gellar sounds salty af

[@kayeoffers4339]

I'm rewatching that now. It's a shame it got cancelled

[@robertgreer9449]

Don't forget Tru Calling...

[@johnthomas2485]

It was definitely underrated; though, the last season kinda went off the rails with the post apocalyptic story line. Eliza Dushku is a good actress. Right before the pandemic crashed everything, there was an article about an adaptation of The Black Company books. She was supposed to play The Lady. I would love to have seen that.

[@michaelcoulter1725]

I can't believe Sarah Michelle Gellar would say something like that and I had a huge crush on her back in the days

[@EVLDED23]

So many great female X-Men characters out there. All original and not copies of male characters. And people absolutely love them. Do them right and they will be successful movies.

[@Bishop545454]

What a weird take, my favorite franchise characters are female. Selene from Underworld, Babydoll from Sucker Punch, and so on....

[@AndrewR15]

I personally don't care who the hero is, Marvel just needs to write the plot well and not push an agenda on everyone. Great video Melonie! I also loved that short video you made earlier! It was very funny and I'm proud that you're doing what it takes to protect yourself! Keep at it!

[@MelonieMacGoBoom]

Thank you so much! :)

[@NormanReaddis]

Respect the source material, no benders.

[@bradmiles1984]

@@NormanReaddis Exactly, there are so many good female super heroes and villains out there where if they stuck to the source it would be a good movie.

[@NormanReaddis]

@@bradmiles1984 This industry is so lazy by riding on the coattails of the establish ones and always relies on shock value and subversion of expectations the negative way. And they love deconstructing something like they're competing in the next iron chef episode.

[@bradmiles1984]

@@NormanReaddis Yeah the sad thing is they want to upend everything instead of just adapting material that is already proven to work. I don't get the logic, it's like they want to lose money.

[@1977TA]

Sarah just wants the internet talking about her again. It's been years since she's been able to see her name trending on social media. Celebrities can only go so long without being the center of attention.

[@walterbonsell]

Well yeah, when you're a celebrity who intentionally takes times away from that life in order to take care of your children and then it's time to step back in, you kinda have to get your name back out there.

[@daniboy4153]

@walterbonsell3869 Not like this though, if you have to do something like what Sarah did to get trending again, your just blowing your career to the bottom even more.

[@1977TA]

@@daniboy4153 That would be true except for the fact that the general public goes to celebrity drama like moths are attracted to light. It's the reason we all here commenting about her. I would say this type of attention-grabbing strategy is quite effective from a certain point of view.

[@daniboy4153]

@@1977TA Good point

[@stickthelanding4785]

They focus way to much on them being better than men that they end up being worse than them

[@JStryker47]

*Too.* kzbin.info/www/bejne/bmXCaZSXoJilptU

[@youuuuuuuuuuutube]

EVEN IF audience only wanted male superheroes, then it's up to the studios to figure out what their audience wants and then give them what they want. That's how business works, or at least should work. However, we know this is not true. And as you said, people just want a good movie, regardless of the gender or identity.

[@markrob2892]

Guys love a female lead show if they are good. I loved Buffy. If they had a She hulk that was like Buffy? It would have be loved.

[@fyanrd4144]

“ The Math ain’t Math’n !!” 🤣😂🤣Hilariously accurate my sis! Keep up the excellent work!! 👍🏾

[@SixerIverson04]

Happy Friday Melonie Mac! Have a great weekend!

[@josephgutschmidt4718]

She's gunning for AmberH.'s roles, since she's out

[@DARKEST_VANTA]

Maybe we do. Give the people what they WANT & amazingly, studios will make money again

[@jtnachos16]

Meanwhile some of the most popular fanfiction (for better or worse in writing, and with authors of both genders) tends to center around either female characters directly, or how their interactions (read, influence) with the male main character of the base series alters the timeline. What people are annoyed with, as always, is the anvilicious social politics BS that is infesting newer official entries, where rather than SHOWING a strong female character, they instead have to TELL you they are strong, while at the same time having to actively degrade the male characters to make it function.

[@matthiasneidenberger9471]

Anyone from Hollywood: “All male superheroes and Jessica Jones have to do is make their main characters unique, relatable and likable and people just can’t get enough of them. How is that fair for female heroes?”

[@TheBigdutchster]

Your summary was spot on. As a member of the audience, don't shame me for not wanting to watch crappy content.

[@incongruentgames]

I think the heavy fan criticism comes from the trend of Hollywood to constantly make heroines superior or political, instead of making them relatable. Strong and interesting women are sprinkled throughout human history, Hollywood just needs to utilize these characters and lose the posturing, and focus on the unique traits of these amazing and unique forebearers.

[@afroahmed3989]

nah she's just begging for a job , that's a " notice me senpai" moment

[@hamanu666]

Probably got a new PR person who got her to make a fuss about this so that producers will remember she exists.

[@joshcramer3578]

She is starring in a brand new show on Paramount Plus...she was just on Jimmy Fallon the other night promoting it

[@joshcramer3578]

@@hamanu666 she's in a new tv show lol WolfPack

[@hamanu666]

@@joshcramer3578so publicity for a new show then!

[@lancer737]

I actually love Carol Danvers, the og Ms. Marvel before the dark times... Before the Mouse... Super Hero wise, shes my fav. Comic characters however, shes tied for my favorite, along with Frank Castle, Dan Ketch, Eddie Brock, and Blade.

[@natsohigh5552]

I've never liked Carol in any iteration 😂 She's just way too cocky. But I also don't like Stark or Strange for the very same reason. But I still get called a misogynist 🥴

[@aurorithusshadowstar8303]

Translation: "I need a job, so maybe if I say something controversial, they'll remember I exist."

[@G0Girt]

I could be outdated but I was just telling my girl about how strong females are lacking in this era. I was showing her Alita: Battle Angel trailer and was giving her the gist of her struggles and how she overcame them. I’m not sure if she was the most recent strong female character in movies but Alita was the first person that cane to mind when I saw the title

[@skeletonmandiecastcollector]

Jessica Alba was also a badass in Dark Angel that came out in 2000❤🤘🏻💀🤘🏻🔥🔥

[@ThaGhostGhod]

In short: Check ya privilege Buffy.

[@shadowking9739]

Some of my favorite movies have female leads: Aliens, Halloween (1978), Kill Bill Vol. 1 & 2, Hellraiser, A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), The Craft, The Silence of the Lambs, Kiki's Delivery Service, The Secret of NIMH, Legally Blonde, The Haunting (1963), La Femme Nikita, Labyrinth, Carrie (1976), Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, The Wizard of Oz. I think you get the point.

[@SebasTian58323]

People love superheroines when they're well written. Hell there was an entire show about three sister kicking ass called charmed that people liked enough for it to have like 10 seasons. It's not the sex of the hero people don't like, it's the terrible writing and preaching that comes with them that they don't like She-Hulk is an amazing character in the comics, and definitely has her own thing going on.

[@nobodyshome6792]

10 seasons, 4 spin-offs and a reboot.......

[@IronSharpensIron510]

She’s trying to get a marvel role.

[@therealstephentv]

Hey Melonie. Im interested in seeing what this is all about.

[@Denyb211]

She was basically a superhero before a lot of these movies even started.

[@tool2158]

Just a little thought guys: She is trying to stir up a little controversy around her name just as her new show Wolfpack is about to come out. Also, she's appearing in a lot of interviews lately. It could be a promotional thing (by the way, I too loved Buffy back in the day, so I do see the irony of her saying that...).

[@xthegr8er537]

Sarah Michelle Geller may have been in a successful 'female hero' series, but she's no Jennifer Lawrence, who started it all!🤪 Thanks for he 'common sense', Melonie!

[@WickedCritz]

I was a huge Buffy fan growing up and loved most of what Gellar has done since then. It sucks to see her distorted view on what's going on. You're definitely right, about what's really going on! I was so pumped when She-Hulk was originally announced as I'm a big fan of the Hulk universe. But it was trash! Disney needs to just give Marvel back their movies!

[@nobodyshome6792]

Disney sort of owns Marvel though.... I have been a She-Hulk fan since the 1980s. Never liked Hulk though ...... (weird huh???) I had hope for the show. It failed.

[@TerraverseCo]

She was Buffy. That was a female superhero if I ever saw one. And it was one of my favourite shows, and I collected the complete series of, LONG before I completed collecting for Angel. Buffy was strong, but fallible, her male cast members were never put down or diminished in her presence, but she worked alongside them to become the best she can be, while they were also great alongside her. Giles was wise and had advice that Buffy valued, Buffy would rebel often and learn from her mistakes, she grew as a character, Giles would grow to respect her independence and wisdom by the end that he felt she didn't need him anymore. But not to the diminishment of his character but rather to the ASCENSION of her own. It was an excellent coming into your own story. And I would love to see a Buffy revival with Sarah reprising her role, possibly training the next generation slayer, which might even be her daughter. As a man, I'd love to see more female superheroes. Just... not ones that feel like men repasted as women. You don't need to be manly. You don't need to hide your feminine traits. You're allowed to make mistakes. You're allowed to look human. Buffy is FAR more relatable of a character than Captain Marvel IMHO. She's also a substantially better written character in general compared to half of the male superheroes written today, too.

[@filmnmusic1]

Well, at least the actress who originally played Buffy (Kristy Swanson) has some common sense.

[@foximoxi8533]

My husband was obsessed with Elektra when he was a kid.

[@mathiaswarrior304]

I enjoy how you always say what most of us are thinking and enjoy your content. Keep up the great videos and content!!

[@deathbysloth]

One of my top favorite Marvel characters is Misty Knight when she led the Heroes For Hire/Villains For Hire. If they did that on the big screen, everyone would love it.

[@iraford5788]

She was great in the Luke cage Netflix show.

[@deathbysloth]

@@iraford5788 I never finished the first season, but what I saw was cool. I just wanted her to get that arm and be a badass and they took too long lol.

[@Speedstreak]

Keep up the awesome work, Melonie!

[@patrickjennings431]

This is making me love male superheroes

[@cuckertarlson3037]

Super heros are for little kids and wokies

[@patrickjennings431]

@@cuckertarlson3037 adults love superheroes too

[@magicwithpj7938]

Buffy was one of the biggest franchises of the '90's!

[@douglasbriel6103]

Ali Larter from Heroes should have been Captain Marvel.

[@kcozz7368]

Good choice

[@johnnyappleseed5590]

I’m a proud misogynist! Long live the patriarchy!

[@neilvarma]

The fact Sarah Michelle geller of all people is saying this is shocking. She should stop listening to Freddie

[@RSBrowning74]

Two words: WONDER WOMAN.

[@budthecyborg4575]

It's amazing how people will do anything to justify their own prejudice, what Sarah is trying to say here is she will reject any female characters who don't insult and humiliate men.

[@prozac623]

Is that why Buffy was so popular at the time?

[@HippeusOmega]

That's funny considering I'm a guy who has the entire Buffyverse on DVD and has watched Buffy and Angel multiple times through.

[@somewhat.random]

I still read a ton of science fiction but haven't read comics in quite a while. I have to admit: I've basically stopped searching for new female sci-fi writers. When looking at new material I now tend to screen out anything written by women. Why? The messaging is too in your face, and the story too lacking most of the time. I'm currently reading a story about a "strong female character", which is written by a man. I don't have a problem with that, because I enjoy the story. I still go back and read many of the classic female sci-fi writers of the past (Norton, McCaffery, Cherryh, LeGuin, etc...)but I'm happily missing out on this generation. And I'm also okay with that.

[@CFWhitman]

I'm a huge Norton fan starting when I was a teenager (quite some time ago). I've also enjoyed LeGuin and Crispin. Lately I've read some newer stuff by Anthea Sharp, Susan Kaye Quinn, and Kristine Kathryn Rusch that I liked well enough. They're perfectly willing to write both male and female leads, though. I haven't noticed a feminist agenda from those authors (though I haven't read everything they've written). I'm sure there are some other female writers I've enjoyed recently that I'm just not thinking of right now. I have noticed the agenda at times in other works, though, and it didn't add to the enjoyment of the story.

[@kubapuchalski8633]

I loved Buffy when I was a kid. Electra, Lara Croft, hell I was watching Sailor Moon cartoon(I didn't know at that time what anime is) when I was a kid and would still watch it right now just to see Usagi plus rest of Sailors in action and first iconic opening witch I adore, so they can stop their BS.

[@stevenkennedy6870]

Not true we just dont want to be talked down too by the female super hero about how hard their life is when they can fly

[@MidKnightQ77]

"People only want male heroes." Right, that's why people only watched Biff the Vampire Slayer.

[@jamesrichards2720]

women can be interesting characters if actually done right. I don't like women done in the feminist way though where they basically hate men but act worse then men or like a mary sue than can do anything without character development.

[@melbye7441]

Isn't funny how this rejecting of female heroes is a very new thing. Maybe, just maybe it's more about the quality of what is being made

[@TheCoolerVergil]

I can’t believe they got Daphne 😢

[@spaceranger7683]

Well, they already got to Velma, so I guess she was just next in line. lol

[@TheCoolerVergil]

@@spaceranger7683 Sad but true 😔

[@JoelKellenProductions]

I can’t believe Gellar, who played a female superhero on a popular tv show, is bending to the mob. How the mighty have fallen.

[@LVTHORAscending]

I watched one of your Fire Emblem Engage playthrough videos for the first time yesterday, although it's not my kind of game I had fun watching you enjoy what you like to play. And I didn't know you are from Texas too! Hope you have a wonderful day and God Bless you fellow Texan. 🙂🙏

[@MelonieMacGoBoom]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate it ｡⁠◕⁠‿⁠◕⁠｡

[@LVTHORAscending]

@@MelonieMacGoBoom Anytime! Happy to be a supporter for you!

[@ninjafoxgamesgeekery]

Paige Guthry - Husk Illyana Rasputina - Magik Two characters off the top of my head that I could have seen Gellar playing in the MCU shortly after her Buffy run. She's a little old for those specific roles, but I could still see her in an MCU role. The issue is, so many of the best female Marvel characters were introduced in team comics and work extremely well in the team dynamic. Too many female characters don't work solo because they're just copies of the pre-existing male characters or people expect to see them interacting with the team they're known for. Black Widow didn't work because they waited far too long to give her a film. She should have had a solo film immediately after Civil War and closer in tone to Winter Soldier. Also because they ruined Taskmaster. Having the real Taskmaster in the role would have been a fantastic enemy for Natasha to be up against. They could have gone with him signing the accords to get back on the government's good graces and going after Natasha after Civil War.

[@backintimealwyn5736]

I love Buffy but SMG has always been ... disapointing.

[@PUNKinDRUBLIC72]

I wish I hadn't seen this,I used to love Buffy and surprised S.M.G. would speak out like this!

[@squashua16]

She was great in cruel intentions

[@johndurham6172]

I thought she was good in the Grudge as well, even if the movie wasn't great. It looked like she had a real career in movies ahead of her, don't know what happened.

[@thegreywanderer8427]

Buffy was such a great show because it was written so well. Buffy was not a replacement character either unlike a lot of the modern female Marvel characters. She was her own thing.

[@davidmadden8083]

This makes me a bit sad because Buffy is one of the best series ever and I’ve always liked Sarah. She seems like a good Mom with a long term family relationship. She just hasn’t given this subject enough thought.

[@michaelclark2458]

Agree 100% She missed the mark on this one.

[@Demonstryke13]

I liked seeing your cat, I got one too, nice cat cameo. Anyway yeah, I've never avoided a superhero movie just because it had a female superhero. I remember when that Carol Danvers movie came out (I don't like calling her Captain Marvel, to me that's someone else), I was definitely turned off, and then that one Ghostbusters movie before that. As a creator of stories myself it's good to be reminded that I should never demand anything from the audience, or blame any missteps on them, personal responsibility in any situation is important. I want to create a female superhero now, even though I already have countless others, you never know where you'll find inspiration from!!!

[@misterymisterio8778]

If they can make a female hero that's not a mary sue or simply an ahole, that would be great.

[@itsdeonlol]

Buffy was a superhero. I loved watching Buffy & also Xena Warrior Princess!

[@BoxCatKeys]

“..they’re GOOD.. WHAT A CONCEPT!” 🤯 Margot Robbie’s Harley hard carried Suicide Squad..I like SMG’s early work, but right now she be clownin 😂

[@hfric]

They should ask Lucy Lawless about it , that spearheaded the TV 90s female Action star ... of see how Lindsay Wagner the star of Bionic Woman in the 70s reacted ... or Lynda Carter the original Wonder Woman ... or see Diana Rigg acting roles in the 60s , the main lead in Avengers ...

[@prodigal_rebel_2062]

All that fame over Buffy The Vampire Slayer really got to her head.

[@berettaroadchronicles9637]

If her claim were accurate, she would be working the pole

[@johndurham6172]

Yellowflash had the same take as you, sounds likes she's bitter that she chose to be a wife and mother over her career.

[@Tryst1982]

I remember that the first DCU Wonder Woman movie was pretty much universally liked.

[@theseeker7711]

Two of the top live action hero’s of the 90s were Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Her)and Xenia Warrior Princess.

[@herbie_the_hillbillie_goat]

They could listen to why the fans say they don't like the movies, but they prefer to make up their own reasons.

[@stephenorr3809]

Yeah people want well written female heroes, not gender swapped new heroes. I believe storm and rogue would be huge hits as origin stories, if they don't make them hate men.

[@misterevil1967]

They still haven't figured out that you don't have to put the male characters down, to bring the female characters up. Even women hate to see their male heroes pushed into the back seat.

[@martyshangout4934]

Having lived in Hollywood for many years, I can say that SMG didn't have burnout. She stopped getting offers because she was a Brie Larson prototype. People refused to work with her. She's had this attitude since Buffy.

[@johnwatts8346]

buffy was very popular with a high profile back in the day, i never watched it (not my bag, man) but im gen x and can remember the 90s / 00s rather well. in fact i also recall the wonder woman telly show way back in the late 70s being quite popular too.

[@tmauntler]

1 thing most people never mention is the marketing before release and sometimes even during the TV shows life. Rings of power, Cpt Marvel, etc. They actively marketed everything around feminism and identity politics. When you do that, people are already turned away. It shows exactly where their pride in their "art" is. It's not in the source material, it's not in the quality, and it's not in the talent of the people who worked on it. It's in their moral superiority.

[@khfan4life365]

Maybe I’m showing my age, but I grew up with strong male and female heroes. 80s and 90s movies and shows had strong men and women who didn’t tear each other down or diminish each other. It inspired me on how to write my own characters.

[@onlyonewhyphy]

It's a shame she never heard of a show called Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It would have proven her wrong.

[@bodhimantra7688]

Ironic considering her career was made on being a female superhero (a vampire slayer)