original passage: Whedon was involved in an advisory role early in the production but departed after becoming dissatisfied with the direction the film was taking. Executives at 20th Century Fox removed many of Whedon's jokes, believing the humor to be too abstract for audiences. They also disliked the darker elements in Whedon's original script, wanting to make it a lighter comedy. Merrick's suicide was replaced with his being killed by Lothos, and Buffy's burning down her high school gym to kill all the vampires was eliminated altogether.
original sentence: They also disliked the darker elements in Whedon's original script, wanting to make it a lighter comedy.
sentence2: From the executives' reaction, could you surmise that this movie was being made in a period just after the movie "Scream" was released, which proved to Fox that comedy and horror could successfully co-exist in a movie (and in movies that tried to mimic its appeal)?
sentence1: Whedon was involved in an advisory role early in the production but departed after becoming dissatisfied with the direction the film was taking. Executives at 20th Century Fox removed many of Whedon's jokes, believing the humor to be too abstract for audiences. While they liked the dark humor that was on display in Whedon's original script, they wanted to make an teen oriented action blockbuster, so the comedy elements were removed. Merrick's suicide was replaced with his being killed by Lothos, and Buffy's burning down her high school gym to kill all the vampires was eliminated altogether.