Sabrina the Teenage Witch actress Melissa Joan Hart and her eight co-stars, Nick Bakay (Salem), Caroline Rhea (Aunt Hilda), Beth Broderick (Aunt Zelda), Nate Richert (Harvey), Alimi Ballard (Quizmaster), David Lascher (Josh), Soleil Moon Frye (Roxie) and Elisa Donovan (Morgan), reunited at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic Con on Saturday, according to ET.
“We have some of the best fans in the world,” Hart told ET. “People feel like … we were in their living room’s every Friday night, or their college dorm room, you know, I feel like people, when they say that they grew up with us, that’s, like, the best compliment we can get.”
“I get called ‘Aunt Hilda’ every day and have since 1996, and I will answer to it happily,” Rhea added.
It’s been more than 2 decades since the series first premiered, and almost 15 years since it ended, but fans’ interest in the series never fades. In fact, The CW is preparing a reboot called The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina as a buddy series for its current Archie Comics property, Riverdale. Sadly, that means a proper Sabrina revival is not possible, considering Hart and her mother no longer own the rights to the character.
“I think we would do it in a heartbeat if we could,” Broderick shared. “We’re family. I was really excited just to come and see these girls.”
“If we could go back to the set tomorrow, I would do it,” Hart added.
Rhea confessed she’s “annoyed” a new version of Sabrina is coming to the small screen, admitting she fears for her character’s legacy, calling the show “a bummer.”
“If they make Aunt Hilda mean, and, like, psycho?” she said. “It’s, like, dark!”
According to Hart, The CW’s version will be a “more millennial soap opera,” so more like Buffy, the Vampire Slayer and less Bewitched, which Bakay dubs “bulls**t.” Moon Frye and Donovan also hope the reboot doesn’t stain the original series’ legacy.
“Our version was family friendly,” Donovan explained. “It’s magical, it’s female driven. Everybody can watch it. It’s smart and it’s witty, and I feel really good about that. I keep saying that, but I really mean it.”
“I think we all in the world need some magic right now,” Moon Frye agreed.
Creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has only confirmed so far two original characters for the reboot, Sabrina and her love team, Harvey.
“I can’t wait to see it,” Richert shared. “It’s gonna be a completely different thing, and I can’t wait to see the twist and how it takes on its own life. I can’t wait to watch it.”
Richert would have a guest spot on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, saying he would love to play into the darker world.
“I think I could be a scary murderer at this point,” he said, noting his bald head and goatee which is a big departure from his Harvey’s floppy long hair.
Broderick and Hart are open to joining the reboot, though Hart thinks it might be “weird.”
“Who am I going to play?” she wondered. “I don’t know … I played the aunts on the animated series, my sister played Sabrina, ’cause it was a prequel. So, I played the aunts on that with, like, you know, voices, but like, I don’t know. I guess, I guess. Never say never, but I’m not expecting it.”
“We just wish them well,” Broderick said. “Good luck. I hope it works out for them. We love the character, we love the show, we love the whole spirit of it, and I wish them well.”
