A show that's the closes to Buffy that's on currently

Looks gross.

The main attribute of Buffy isnt vampires.

Its excellent scripts, great actors, very lifelike self consistent characters, and a quite unique mix of humor, action and horror.

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i'd say orphan black and wynonna earp have a similar charm. not as brilliant as buffy but fun watches!

If you start sitting around the campfire, telling scary stories -- change our names!

Maybe iZombie. Stranger Things is an ambitious, self-aware, quirky genre show. Though the comparison probably ends there. Thematically Orphan Black is close, though beyond Maslany's performance that show hasn't had a ton to offer after season one.

I got that vibe from Once Upon a Time. Emma is very similar to Buffy. Hook is similar to Spike. They always have a new big bad with magic etc.

I'd go with Grimm. I feel like they worked the concept of so-called monsters and the adaptation of fairytale myths into real world allegories at least as well as Buffy every did; and perhaps a little better in the regard that Grimm launched the narrative from the perspective that not all wessen/demons are inherently bad, and its their actions that define them. Some are good, some really blur the lines.

They haven't really had major big bads the way Buffy did, so in that respect the narrative has been meandering, but still largely entertaining.
I think the important thing to remember is that Buffy wasn't always quintessential Buffy. The measuring stick by which people tend to compare other shows to, can generally be summed up by seasons 2 and 3; as those the seasons where BtVS was at its peak. While the other seasons may offer something that sets itself apart from other shows it may be compared to, there's not as great of consensus about the virtues of a significant portion of the series.


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