Blood will Flow

I agree with several of your thoughts, especially regarding the spin-off. I'm glad for Kim and Brianna that it got picked up, and I will hope for it to do well, but - righty or wrongly - I favour shows with male characters, and male leads. Always have, always will. That's why I could never get particularly excited over Buffy. And while nowadays I make a point of getting up early on Fridays to download our boys and watch them over my breakfast, I can't see me doing that for the spin-off.