Alison Arngrim, who played the original Nellie, weighed in on the choice.

"Hopefully, people are going to watch the 'Malcolm in the Middle' reboot right after this race!" the actor-turned-driver said.

"When your executive is literally proud to tell you that he didn't watch it..."

Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online.

The post “The uphill battle that we had been fighting since day one”: Sarah Michelle Gellar said one executive played a key role in “Buffy” reboot cancellation appeared first on The Daily Dot.

There was not a show with more buzz coming out this year than the _Buffy_ reboot. They were bringing Sarah Michelle Gellar back to mentor the new slayer (Ryan Kiera Armstrong), and Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao was helming the series, and was penned by writers Lilla and Nora Zuckerman (_Poker Face, Agents of Shield_).

It had so much star power that people were on the edge of…

"I desperately want to know what went on behind the scenes."

Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online.

The post “Rancid work”: Fans react with shock and sorrow after Hulu cancels “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” revival appeared first on The Daily Dot.

After eleven seasons, the show was tired. In the reboot, none of the new characters are pretending to be something they’re not.

The casting comes just days after news that the show would be headlined by "Suits LA" star Stephen Amell, who will play an adult Hobie Buchannon.

The series is said to begin shooting this spring at Venice Beach in Los Angeles, as well as on the Fox Studio Lot in Century City.

The "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" alum says he is "grateful."