Yesterday afternoon, Sarah Michelle Gellar went about her biz of shooting scenes in NYC for her new HBO series The Wonderful Maladys which is scheduled to air later on this year. In the wake of the bullshizz news that plans are in the works to create a new Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie WITHOUT the input from BtVS creator Joss Whedon, SMG (the one and only true Buffy Summers) reported to the set of her show and shot some scenes … here are a couple of pics:

You know, when I first heard that SMG was doing an HBO series after so many years away from TV, I was bummed that she was doing a non-Buffy project and wasn’t too excited about the prospect of her new show. Now that there’s a real possibility that a new movie with a new Buffy might be made, I’ve totally changed my mind. I’d rather SMG never do another Buffy project than have a new shitty version of the tale be told with all new characters. The idea of a new Buffy is just so wrong, on so many levels. SMG will always be the one, true Buffy and that is the end of it. I’m sure we’ll be hearing much more about this new Buffy movie in the months to come … hopefully we’ll get some good news soon. I’d be happy to learn that either Joss Whedon will be brought on board to helm the project OR the project is killed altogether. I guess we shall see.

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Yesterday we got our first look at Sarah Michelle Gellar making the first steps towards her long-awaited return to TV as she began filming new scenes for her new HBO series The Wonderful Maladys. Today we get to see a few more pics from the Maladys set, where Freddie Prinze, Jr. (SMG’s hubby of 6 years) stopped by for a quick visit with his wife:

I have to admit … it’s gonna be hella weird to see SMG on TV again and not think of her iconic role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Just this week I watched a rerun of the Sex and the City ep where Carrie Bradshaw and the girls went to LA to see about turning her column into a movie. SMG played an overwrought and annoying assistant on the ep … and all I saw was an overwrought and annoyed Buffy. You’d think that all these years after the series ended, I’d be over that already. Perhaps this new HBO series will be just the thing to allow me to see her in a different light. It was sweet of FPJ to swing by the set to say hello … it’s clear that he loves taking care of his wife. These two are going to make great parents. I can’t wait until they bring forth the fruit of their loins cuz it’s been a long time coming. And the Bump Watch! continues.

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New mom-to-be Sarah Michelle Gellar, who we learned last month is pregs with her first child with hubby Freddie Prinze, Jr., was spotted on the Upper West Side NYC set of her new HBO series The Wonderful Maladys this morning filming the first scenes for the series. Altho there is nary a bump to be seen in these photos, we know it’s under those loose-fitting clothes somewhere ;) Here are pics of SMG in her role as Alice Malady on set this AM:

Except for the vocal work she did on the Cartoon Network series Robot Chicken (which was created by Buffyverse album Seth Green), The Wonderful Maladys is SMG’s first TV series since Buffy the Vampire Slayer ended in 2003 (yikes! has it been that long already?). Here’s hoping her stint on the new HBO series will be more successful than her attempt at a movie career. Now that she has a new mouth to feed on the way, well, having a job is a good idea in this economic environment. While I would really love for SMG to be slipping back into her vampire slayer threads, I am looking forward to seeing her on TV again. I’m hearing great things about the show.

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Sarah Michelle Gellar, better known to the world as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, got the hankering to spend some time with her fishy friends at Sea World in San Diego, CA this weekend and managed to get in on the act with one of the performers … check out this supercute pic of SMG with her new dolphin friend:

While this pic is prolly the cutest thing ever, there is more important SMG news to impart. HBO has announced that Ms. Gellar has signed on to appear in their new series The Wonderful Maladys which is set to hit the air next year. That’s right folks, SMG is making a return to the small screen:

Sarah Michelle Gellar is eyeing a return to television with a half-hour project set up at HBO from screenwriter Charles Randolph. Set in Gotham, “The Wonderful Maladys” ensembler revolves around the dysfunctional lives of three adult siblings who lost their parents at a young age. Randolph described Gellar’s character as having “a kind of zealous immaturity — like a drug addict with a to-do list.” Randolph wrote the script on spec last year with Gellar and HBO in mind. HBO recently bought the script and is aiming to shoot the single-camera pilot early next year. Gellar and Randolph will serve as exec producers should the project go forward, along with Brillstein Entertainment Partners. “We’re on a fast track,” said Brillstein CEO Jon Liebman. Gellar has focused on features since “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” ended its seven-year run in 2003. She called the chance to do a series with Randolph, Brillstein and HBO “a terrific next chapter for me” … Gellar and Randolph are repped by Brillstein Entertainment Partners.

I hate to say it but, with the way that SMG’s movie career has been going since her BtVS days, I kinda knew it was only a matter of time before she made a return to the small screen. Taking on this role for HBO is a good step back to TV for her, I think. She can still be challenged in a way that network TV cannot and isn’t faced with the prospect of carrying the entire project on her shoulders alone. I’m all for this … I can’t wait to get SMG back on TV on a weekly basis again.

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