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You bring up a good point.

Meddling by outside forces is what ruined the Buffy movie.

The show was the creator's vision without the filter of the Kuzui's mucking up the works.

The parallel remains though - the movie was not Joss' vision - it was committeed to death. When he had the chance to execute HIS vision without outside interference - the result was brilliant.

As for Spike - Joss did credit the fans - but also the writers for saving Spike. Everyone in the writer's room LOVED the character and saw much potential. That ultimately is what saved him because the show was creator-driven.

Again - not saying the Teen Wolf situation is EXACTLY like Buffy. But creator-driven product remains superior. And nothing would have been "Jossed" if he'd been a slave to audience whims.