Ramius here,

I’m about to swallow a small – at least that’s what I tell my wife – glass of whisky. It helps drown the sorrows…. But wait, what’s this? Something about “Buffy”?

This should help with the Mondayitis (or Tuesdayitis, since they’re a day ahead Down Under – think of Clint as the ‘Doc Brown’ of Movie Webmasters!) – Especially if you know what series I’m reciting lines from when I say “The other night I dreamt that Xander... Uh, it wasn't Xander. In fact it wasn't me. In fact, it was a friend's dream, and she can't remember it.”

Yes folks, I’m referring to that timeless gem “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer”. A show that came, saw, kicked ass…. And forever changed the way we look at vampires, werewolves, high-school principals, Mayors and, er, women in rabbit suits.

Television hasn’t been the same since Buffy Sommers put her stake back on the shelf, has it?

The show’s creator, Joss Whedon, is returning to screens this year with a [potentially] hot new series called “Dollhouse”. Best news of all, it’ll star Eliza Dushku – of “Buffy” fame herself. May will all experience that tingly feeling again!

The lingering question though, is whether or not Whedon will cast any other former “Buffy” stars in his new show?

According to TV Guide, Yes. Maybe. Probably. He Will. Will James Marsters (‘Spike’ - It’s not the first time I’ve heard Marsters connected to the new show – a few weeks ago someone mentioned that he was being looked at for the series. Hopefully he’ll get it; hopefully it’s a good role), Juliet Landau (‘Drusilla’) and Charisma Carpenter (‘Cordelia’) get roles on the new show? What about Amy Acker (‘Fred’)? Hell if I know, but Mike Ausiello seems to think they will.

.. (Others are predicting Tom Lenk, who played Andrew in the latter seasons of the show, may have already been offered a role. I can’t confirm that).

Whedon originally said he wouldn’t be chasing “Buffy” faves for the roles on his new show. "[The] first instinct is to probably [cast] new people because I'm already reuniting with Eliza and I don't want it to seem like a house party”.

He hasn’t changed his mind.

"It's not a hard and fast rule," clarifies the auteur, who just completed penning ‘’Dollhouse’’'s one-hour premiere. "I just want to make sure I get the right people. And I don't want to give the impression that it's just me and my friends having a party. Some [Buffyverse alums] might work out fine. But I'm not going to just seek out people that I already know are great. That would be lazy."

Oh, and just to keep the smile on those faces for a minute longer….. here’s a bit from Whedon about a possible (snigger) “Buffy” movie.

“If I had to shoot down everything that we're doing in the comics because we're doing a film," Whedon tells MTV, "I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over it."

And where would a movie go?

"It would be cool to see what happens directly when the TV show ends, when they drive off on the bus," Tom Lenk said, "because the comic book picks up after awhile. I'd like to see how they start building that network of slayers."

"I'd like to come back from heaven, obviously, so I can have a part," laughed Charisma Carpenter, whose character had moved on to a higher plane on the spinoff "Angel." "Otherwise, I'd want Angel and Buffy to be together and Buffy and Cordelia to finally be friends."

"I'd like to see Joyce [played by Kristine Sutherland] come back," said Amber Benson, who played Tara. "Have the mom return. And I'd like to see the Tara/Willow stuff regenerate."

"I think most of the characters on the show have died and come back," said Emma Caufield, "so I would think Joss would come up with a creative way to resurrect them, to incorporate that aspect. I mean, Anya just died — an ax, and you're cut in half, and there it is, no period for mourning. I'd like her to be singing somewhere, since Joss is very talented at writing musicals. Maybe they can all burst into song, in a war-torn country or something."

Besides having more songs, there were also votes for more action. "I would like to fight a little more," said Michelle Trachtenberg, who played Dawn. "I say that only because bikini season is coming up, and I got to train. I don't like to work out, but if I have to do it for work, I can."

"There should be bigger snakes," Nick Brendon said. "Next time, if [Buffy] could fight a snake the size of Nevada, that would be great. More guns, less sex. Isn't that what America's about?"

Will it happen? I doubt it, but we can still dream, right?