@GossiTheDog
The funny thing is, Buffy was, in fact, a very good show. It also spawned and popularized a lot of media tropes (some good, some bad, many poorly used) by other shows, and they definitely had a chance to give it some money and let it run.

I don't know what the pilot was like. Maybe it wouldn't have been good. But it does feel silly to not see what happens.