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The "I Love Joss Whedon" Thread
Lynne:
Hey there, Friends,
I've been toying with the idea of starting this thread for awhile now. Before BBM I didn't know I had an obsessive personality, but now I know the truth. After the dust settled from BBM (more or less) I really got into Joss Whedon.
I first learned about Joss through Suzanne Brockmann, who a lot of y'all know is one of my favorite writers (www.suzannebrockmann.com) because she's the first mainstream romance writer to bring a Happily-Ever-After to a gay character - and it hit the NYTimes best seller list too!
I read on Suzanne's bulletin board that she'd won a benefit auction to have dinner with Joss and then I read her account of the dinner...and I kept thinking 'Who's Joss Whedon?' Because of my high regard for her, I decided to check him out.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joss_Whedon
Well, about a year later, and I've seen (countless times!) all seven seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and five seasons of Angel and the one (sadly) season of Firefly and the movie Serenity. And some episodes I am just compelled to watch over and over.
I think he's a genius.
Now I'm jonesing for more Joss. His series Dollhouse is slated for 2009. In the meanwhile, I'm considering checking out the Season 8 comics (and earlier comics).
I've also been reading some fanfiction - especially of the Xander/Giles/Spike/Wesley/Angel variety. There's femslash out there too, but I haven't found much I like there for some reason.
So - I'm going to move some of my posts from my blog over here to this thread. And I'm hoping Milli will contribute some of her fabulous artwork too!
Lynne
Lynne:
Here is a trailer I found on youtube for the upcoming Dollhouse.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDcEKo4V7fA[/youtube]
According to IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1135300/) the cast of Dollhouse will include Eliza Dushku and Amy Acker.
Eliza played the role of Faith on BtVS (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and AtS (Angel, the Series) and Amy played the role of Fred on AtS.
I enjoy how Joss has a reputation for reusing members of his cast on his different projects. It's like he's assembled a group of players, and he sorts through them for the talent he's seeking. There are numerous examples - off the top of my head:
Amy Acker (AtS, Dollhouse)
Adam Baldwin (Firefly/Serenity, AtS)
Eliza Dushku (BtVS, AtS, Dollhouse)
Summer Glau (Firefly/Serenity, AtS)
Nathan Fillion ((Firefly/Serenity, BtVS)
Gina Torres (Firefly/Serenity, AtS)
Jonathan M. Woodward ((Firefly/Serenity, AtS, BtVS)
I doubt that's all.
Lynne:
I posted a similar youtube video in my blog of The Gentlemen, who I declared over Halloween to be the scariest villains ever.
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53Uk1KITymI[/youtube]
The Gentlemen were the 'monster of the week' in the episode "Hush" (Season 4, Episode 10) of BtVS.
For a fun ironic fact, "Hush" (written and directed by Joss) is the episode for which he was nominated for an Emmy for best original writing! I believe there are 26 minutes with no dialogue whatsoever.
As a resource, there is a Buffy Wiki here: http://buffy.wikia.com/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_and_Angel
Kelda:
You mean you don't have Toystory in that collection ::) Shame on you Lynne!!!
I started watching Angel fanatically when Spike joined, and I liked that and have seen other eps since but havn't gotten round to actually making a consious effort to watching all the other seasons apart from season 1 which my flatmate had - she was the one that got me in to Buffy
(... long story there but I moved into the flat and for 2 weeks at the start - I was on my own although shed moved her stuff in and since I'd just moveed to a new cisty and started a new job - my forst ever proper job! I spent my evenings slouched on the sifa.. watching all her videos wheich she's moved in - and she had all the seasons so far of bud=ffy and angel.. and so the obsession began....)
I also like how he likes an actor ans uses them lots - its cute that he has his little posse.
Also re seaosn 8 comics... my friend ... another friend.. buys them and apparently Dawn is now a giant in Ireland & Scotland! :laugh:
Lynne:
--- Quote from: Kelda on November 07, 2008, 04:07:15 pm ---You mean you don't have Toystory in that collection ::) Shame on you Lynne!!!
--- End quote ---
You're right, Kelda! I *loved* Toy Story - really smart dialogue there! I saw it in the theatre, but I haven't bought a copy yet. I need to. I do own Speed, which Joss is said to have re-written, although he is uncredited. I bought that one for Keanu and before I knew about Joss, so I can't really count it. ::)
--- Quote ---Also re seaosn 8 comics... my friend ... another friend.. buys them and apparently Dawn is now a giant in Ireland & Scotland! :laugh:
--- End quote ---
:laugh: :laugh: ::) ::) :laugh: :laugh:
Oh, boy...in some of the fanfic threads, I've seen people talk about their fic being *not* comic or ignoring comics. There are a lot of really good stories out there that are post NFA ("Not Fade Away" - the final Angel episode).
I need to figure out how comics work and what to buy exactly... ???
Won't they all come out in a hardback collection at some point?
Ah, Spike...yes, wasn't it fun when he showed up on Angel in Season 5? Those cheekbones (and lips, and eyes, and...) slay me. ;) Nevermind that he's such a smartass. Who knew snarkiness could be attractive?
My favorite funniest moment from that season related to Spike has to be when he finally becomes corporeal again and drags poor Harmony off to some random guy's office.
:D
Although "Smile Time" and the Puppet!Angel/Spike interaction is a close second!
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