When Buffy went to UC Sunnydale, it became apparent that a lot of fans missed Buffy's high school vibe. Because the actors were otherwise occupied (you know, with filming Buffy), executive producer Jeph Loeb thought an animated show would appeal to their high school fan base AND tell of the stories that got left behind during their many apocalypses.
Joss developed the show in 2001, and 20th Century Fox greenlit it in 2002. Art was commissioned, voice actors were hired (all of the stars of the real TV show, except for Sarah Michelle Gellar, had signed on), and three and a half minutes were animated.
What happened?
Fox had decided the Buffy the Animated Show would appear in its Fox Kids programming (a block of time on weekdays after school and Saturday morning cartoons set aside for the kiddies). However, in 2002, Fox decided to halt Fox Kids in favor of their own programming.
Fox shopped it to other networks, but they had no takers. Joss declared it dead in September 2005.
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