June 12 2006
Brian Bendis interviews Joss Whedon.
Superb reading material. Amongst many things, the fate of the Buffyverse movies gets revealed.
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Hahaha! I haven't even finished the whole interview, but that made me really happy.
ElusiveJ | June 12, 13:13 CET
Dude, get off my land.
But I just watched the miniseries opener of Battlestar Galactica and I loved the toes off that bitch. I'm not positive what that phrase means. But tension, drama, humanity, and alien spaceships. I was pretty floored.
Pick up the series, Joss. Seriously. It gets better as they work out what works, and that's normally morality and human condition questions, wrapped in alien spaceships.
And nobody give any spoilers, people, or I stab you with my spork.
gossi | June 12, 13:35 CET
Ah cool, Joss likes Neil Young's Decade. One of the first LP's I bought.
Caroline | June 12, 13:36 CET
Thank you for bringing it here Simon!
embers | June 12, 13:49 CET
The Dark Shape | June 12, 13:52 CET
hmbscully | June 12, 13:55 CET
I just love that he talks about everything... Buffy, Fray, XMen. That's how I think of him, now.. all at once.. just a bundle of Joss-y goodness!
Bayta | June 12, 14:00 CET
(whimper) It's not funny because it's true.
dreamlogic | June 12, 14:02 CET
UnpluggedCrazy | June 12, 14:07 CET
escapist | June 12, 14:14 CET
theyarescientists | June 12, 14:18 CET
joss | June 12, 14:18 CET
Craig Oxbrow | June 12, 14:19 CET
Hjermsted | June 12, 14:22 CET
Shukriyya | June 12, 14:22 CET
gossi | June 12, 14:24 CET
I'm very interested in seeing what this artist can do with the Buffy comics.
Buffyfantic | June 12, 14:30 CET
I loved the interview but I'm disappointed about the greenbacks standing in the way of greatness. Bummer. But thats the way it goes, I guess. Maybe you could do the George Lucas thing and finance it yourself. You know it will make boatloads of cash!
alexreager | June 12, 14:34 CET
Well, that's my opinion anyway.
I can't wait to see Joss get further into BSG. He will crash the internet (or Whedonesque at the least). When Joss gushes, I know he's feeling the same love I felt for shows (like, uhm, Buffy) -- and that makes me feel normal. Or Joss a freak, too. I haven't decided which.
gossi | June 12, 14:38 CET
After all, Serenity made an appearance in the BSG mini-series. Do you think this would be doable, Joss?
Hoban Washburne | June 12, 14:46 CET
Kiddo | June 12, 14:47 CET
I am with Bendis. Why isn't "Reds" on DVD? Great movie.
Unitas | June 12, 14:48 CET
SoddingNancyTribe | June 12, 14:48 CET
petranef | June 12, 14:49 CET
dreamlogic | June 12, 14:51 CET
newcj | June 12, 14:54 CET
phred | June 12, 15:07 CET
C. A. Bridges | June 12, 15:08 CET
SaltyGoodness | June 12, 15:10 CET
Caleb | June 12, 15:16 CET
Babylon 5 tried humour, and it ended up with Rebo and Zooty - for anybody who remembers THAT classic episode of Sci-Fi television.
Caleb, it turned out part of the BSG teams original mission was 'copy Firefly', at least when it came to special effects and shooting style. They saw the docubroken style of Firefly (due to Zoic, same FX company) and said to them 'we like'. At least that's what one of the interviews said.
gossi | June 12, 15:22 CET
dreamlogic | June 12, 15:24 CET
Other than Katee Sackhoff and Nathan Fillion doing a movie together (White Noise 2).
MissKittysMom | June 12, 15:26 CET
electricspacegirl | June 12, 15:30 CET
And Joss? If you want writing school (not that you actually need it, of course) I heartily recommend the BSG commentary tracks. I've become addicted to these--Ronald D. Moore talks a lot about the story, and how certain things came about in it.
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 15:52 CET
Gossi, were Rebo and Zooty the two mechanics that one episode did a third person thing around? Its been so long since I've seen B5, I can't remember their names.
Resolute | June 12, 15:54 CET
WHEDON: Yes, that’s exactly what’s happening. Then I wake up.
Heehee. Judging by all the articles proclaiming Joss has made his decision, that ain't far from truth.
WHEDON: Oh! No! Did it open?
BENDIS: No, it opens Friday, but I’m a self proclaimed king of the nerds here in Portland, so I got to see it early. Now, you know, there’s a lot of you in there.
Brian Bendis lives in Portland? The Oregon Portland? How did I never know this?
electricspacegirl | June 12, 15:57 CET
I don't actually recall that episode well, or at all, but HEY! That was the episode written by Nel Gaiman! There can be no badness in it.
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 16:06 CET
annagranfors | June 12, 16:10 CET
gossi | June 12, 16:12 CET
I'm a fan of Day of the Dead. Rebo and Zooty are admittedly silly though. B5 was capable of doing humor much better than that though...you wouldn't judge all of BtVS's humor by Buffy drinking unusual beer, would you?
Thanks for posting this interview Simon. It's nice to know that Joss is a fellow Neil Young fan (among other items in the interview).
Yefa | June 12, 16:19 CET
Simon | June 12, 16:24 CET
[ edited by ElectricSpaceGirl on 2006-06-12 23:25 ]
electricspacegirl | June 12, 16:24 CET
And Reebo and Zooty were played by Penn and Teller, with voice of Zooty by Harlan Ellison.
(Yes, I did just look that up to post it here.)
leenah | June 12, 16:29 CET
What do you think is the better series? Battlestar Galactica or Veronica Mars?
SpikeBad | June 12, 16:31 CET
So say we all! Or ya know, the BSG fans anyway. And it felt good seeing that there were Firefly ships in the BSG world!
Sad to hear about the movies, but not much of a surprise really.
Rogue Slayer | June 12, 16:31 CET
"And Reebo and Zooty were played by Penn and Teller, with voice of Zooty by Harlan Ellison."
I thought I watched B5 but I absolutley do not remember this. They gave Teller a voice? ...and it was Harlen Ellison? I am going to be perplexed for a long time.
newcj | June 12, 16:41 CET
AuburnTiger | June 12, 16:43 CET
I've been wondering about this myself for at least a year, and I've come to the conclusion that it is always the one I last saw an episode of. :-)
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 16:47 CET
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 16:49 CET
* J/k, of course. But still, seriously disappointed.
Storyteller | June 12, 16:51 CET
Okkay | June 12, 16:51 CET
This is a wonderful interview. I'm glad to hear confirmation about the movies, sad as I am about them. At least now we know, and we don't have to hold our collective breaths.
And, like others, I can't wait for Joss to get to BSG s2. Fantastic television.
Oops -- couldn't type fast enough to be the first to answer the miniseries question. Sorry for the repeat.
[ edited by palehorse on 2006-06-12 23:52 ]
palehorse | June 12, 16:51 CET
Yes. And he has been notified of the charity screening.
@theonetruebix | June 12, 16:52 CET
Also, I thought Babylon 5 did incidential humour okay. But when it did an out and out comedy episode...
gossi | June 12, 16:59 CET
But yeah, funny stuff. I liked the bit where Bendis was talking about leaving Colossus out of his UXM stuff, and then Joss said something like...'With TV, usually people notice that. Usually the actors...'
havok | June 12, 17:03 CET
I loved the interview, though I think it's still making me sad that the only way we can get Joss right now is in comics I can't always get ahold of before they run out.
[ edited by Nebula1400 on 2006-06-13 04:34 ]
Nebula1400 | June 12, 17:32 CET
And yeah, I too like hearing guys like Joss like what I like. I don't know why, but it's always nice to hear. I too liked Kong, love the first Matrix and Once Upon a Time in the West, and WAY there on the Battlestar love! That show so blew me away. I was wondering what Joss thought of it or even whether he saw it yet. Great effin' show.
EdDantes | June 12, 17:33 CET
That said, I do need to get sidetracked too and appreciate the Runaways love that Whedon shows. He's even getting Jo Chen for the comic covers!
Should Wonder Woman get a ton of buzz like JJ Abrams' Mission Impossible, I still hope that some day we get BtVStAS if simply for the awesome acronym.
orangewaxlion | June 12, 17:47 CET
WhoIsOmega? | June 12, 17:49 CET
Well, it's just that aside from Georges Jeanty being named as the Buffy artist, there's not really much about that in there that we didn't already know.
Oh, that and Jo Chen on covers, which, by the way, not the biggest fan of, but I'll live.
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 18:00 CET
Jocking aside, I'm so SO glad Joss and Wife discovered BSG. The angst, the layers, the writing, the acting, Starbuck, Adama, Number Six, the angst, ... Addicting and dark and sexy and crazy. It's truly one of the best dramas on TV (with VM). I would not even just say best sci-fi because it's beyond sci-fi... Even if you're not a big fan of "spaceship shows," please rent BSG. It's nothing like the original BSG you may remember. Like Firefly, it's a beautiful package of gray areas, humanity and moral dilemmas. With lasers and stuff. You will LOVE it!!
Alanna_Wolff | June 12, 18:01 CET
But I just got the miniseries of BSG and am looking forward to watching it.
And Joss is almost through the second draft of Wonder Woman? Ha. No wonder he is writing in here. Not that he is using us as an excuse or anything. No. Not at all.
Lioness | June 12, 18:01 CET
vmars | June 12, 18:07 CET
I'm sorry, but my friends and I quite regularly find occasion to quote "beer foamy" at each other.
Scotto | June 12, 18:08 CET
I will still send the cards but I hope I'm not alone in this. I figure...what the hell...still let them know we want it...whether they care or not....sigh.....
See...I'm just NOT enthused about any comic or continuation of the BuffyVerse without my Spike....
kathylovesspike | June 12, 18:10 CET
Yes, a little sad about the no money bit for the movies, but I'll send in my post cards in a couple of weeks. Can't hurt.
Yippee, Joss love BSG. So cool. I predict a cameo???? He can be the next Cylon!!!
Harmalicious | June 12, 18:19 CET
That said, too, I'm thrilled Joss has caught the BSG bug. I got a thrill seeing his reaction, because, I'm sitting there, nodding enthusiastically, knowingly, and supportively agreeing with every toe-curling tingle of goodness.
k8cre8 | June 12, 18:20 CET
And I love me some BSG.
Bayta | June 12, 18:23 CET
One the other hand, I can't help but feel that postcards are too easy to ignore - unless they get thousands and thousands of them. I don't get the impression (and I'd love to be wrong) that fans are ethusiastic enough to make that happen.
There's got to be a better way to get their attention.
killinj | June 12, 18:36 CET
Ultimately, if it's about money, Fox didn't want to pay for it. There's nothing Joss could do about that. He tried.
When you look at something ABC Family pump out, by the way, I think you'll find a potential Buffyverse project would be a little more expensive. Illyria's makeup would probably take that budget ;)
gossi | June 12, 18:47 CET
If anybody's interested, I started an offshoot of the "business model for "cult" TV" thread that was here last week over in the Ask Whedonesquers forum at .org. Only two others have weighed in so far on the topic of alternative financing and marketing, but it's a pretty lively discussion. Come brainstorm or just mock our feverish ramblings.
dreamlogic | June 12, 18:54 CET
I think the best tv show almost no one has seen is "Nowhere Man".
I'm not pimping it. It's just an amazing show.
angelusiredspike | June 12, 18:56 CET
(He did write all the 23 episodes of season 3, however, which is still a record -- an insane record)
Actually he wrote all the episodes of B5 from the start of Season 3 onward - except for Day of the Dead in Season 5, by Neil Gaiman. So basically three seasons of TV in a row minus one.
Now Reebo & Zooty might not have been great, but the rest of that episode is phenomenal.
TV shows no one has seen...
I think the best tv show almost no one has seen is "Nowhere Man".
A far better paranoid conspiracy theorist series than, well, anything on TV. (I'm looking at you X-Files...) It got a little silly in parts, but the pilot is fabulous and at least the story got a wrap up in the season/series finale - now *that* would have killed me if Thomas Veil had never learned why his photographs were so important.
And Jane Espenson wrote an episode! An "alternate reality" episode, which seems to be her forte :-)
crossoverman | June 12, 19:27 CET
And doesn't it seem like AdultSwim is just tossing money left and right these days? Hey Seth, put in a good word for Joss down at headquarters! I'd rather watch Cartoon!Willow than Oblong reruns any day.
[ edited by UnderTheDark on 2006-06-13 02:29 ]
UnderTheDark | June 12, 19:27 CET
And whoa, I got my "Joss Whedon is my master now" t-shirt today, yeehaw!
punkinpuss | June 12, 19:34 CET
Not surprised about the "no 'Verse movies" news, but still deeply disappointed. Sort of. I guess. I mean I'm totally satisfied with the way Angel ended... but still wouldn't mind seeing a spin-off of some kind (like the one I've been building in my head). And comics, no matter how good, just don't satisfy at all. I've been reading them for almost thirty years, and I'll go the the wall to defend 'em every time... but tie-in materials are never, ever good enough in my opinion. So not really juiced for the upcoming comics. *shrug*
As for the BSG love, was there really ever any doubt? I think it was pretty much a given that as soon as someone strapped Joss down and wired his eyes open long enough to see an episode or two that it would be true love.
Haunt | June 12, 19:50 CET
vmars, we're all disappointed that the Buffyverse movies aren't coming to pass, but for a while now, and especially after Amy Acker's comments on the matter, most of us have been pretty certain that they weren't going to go anywhere.
I think that you're underestimating the comic book medium. Comic books aren't just cult collectibles anymore, they've tapped into the mainstream, however marginally (and I'm not including movies or TV shows here). A lot of people will get excited about an *OFFICIAL!!!* Buffyverse continuation, no matter the medium, and the fact that it's in comics means that it may snag readers who are only passingly familiar with Joss' work. Look at the Serenity comics; they got solid reviews and sold a hell of a lot of books.
And Nebula1400, if you think that you're not gonna get ahold of those comics...call your local comics shop as soon as they open on the day of release; they'll hold 'em for ya! :-D
UnpluggedCrazy | June 12, 20:03 CET
Not enough space in one lifetime to fit in all the potentially worthwhile art-entertainment experiences we could be having, so it's probably for the best that I don't have more Buffy/Angel material (beyond the "Season 8" comic) to pile on top of my must--read/watch list (trying to see the bright side here).
*I haven't seen a lick of Battlestar Galactica or Farscape and still need to see the final season of Babylon 5 as well as a couple of its TV movies, so I'm all set for reportedly awesome sci-fi when I'm ready for it. There're seasons of Rescue Me and Nip/Tuck beyond their first years that I still need to rent or maybe break down and buy. I might not be able to hold out for The Shield's Season 5 'cause I just got down with Season 4 on DVD and it rocked--so it's Season 5 bootleg time, I think. Samurai Jack Season 3 just came out on DVD, got Season 4 and 5 of 24 still to devour, and to top it all off Deadwood Season 3 just premiered last night (and woo hoo! Not the last we'll see of it after all--it's pretty much confirmed that Season 4 will take on the form of two 2-hour HBO movies). And I also greatly enjoy Entourage, it's third season also premiered alongside Deadwood's. You wouldn't have known it from the first few episodes of Season 1, but that one's blossomed into something real special as far as TV comedies are concerned and it's easily kicked every other HBO comedy's ass at this point and earned the crown as the best that's been on the network IMO.
Nevermind the various favorites (many of 'em one-season wonders) that've made it out onto DVD that I'd go nuts buying and re-watching all in a row if only I had the cash (Action, Adventures of Brisco County Jr., American Gothic, Earth 2, Futurama, Scrubs, Undeclared, etc.
Kris | June 12, 20:09 CET
Well, two.
Firstly, yeah, I'm disappointed they won't happen.
Secondly, it's a weird situation. A few years ago, Joss Whedon and friends were absolutely raking the money in for 20th Century Fox and friends. Think of the shows, the advertisers, the DVDs etc.
And now.. They won't let him play again. Or can't come to an agreement over it, anyway.
I'm not mad at those in charge. I work for one of the world's largest companies - I know the corporate gig well. I'm just miffed at those in charge. Ultimately, there's an accounting department somewhere going 'This won't make much profit'. Yeah, that's what the first bajillion TV networks said about Buffy The Vampire Slayer when it was shopped around.
Apparently, as sad as it is, a name really doesn't mean anything in TV, unless you have a mega hit like JJ, or have something still on the air. Again, I'm not with the bitter on that score (and JJ? Cool dude according to my peeps at UIP) - it's just a shame the way the entertainment industry works.
gossi | June 12, 20:12 CET
Or even better--many store have per-order services, if you contact them before their orders are due.
Comic stores pay for the books on delivery, with no guarantee the comics will sell and they'll make back the investment, so they tend to order conservatively. Every pre-order means an extra order for the book, and an extra sale for the publisher, and a better shot at the series lasting forever!
Niels van Eekelen | June 12, 20:15 CET
escapist_dream | June 12, 20:19 CET
The nostalgiasphere is dependent upon the idea that what comes around goes around. The existing Buffyverse is traveling, circulating and gathering steam for some big future reunion, remake or expansion but none of that will happen until some rabid Whedon fan ascends to decision making power within one of the studio systems and has greenlight authority. That ascension will coincide with the DVD sets having sold and sold for five or ten years (building a new generation of fans)... repeats on TV... SMG's and DB's careers eventually stalling enough to know it's time to play superheroes again... and Joss having time to provide the Buffyverse train with the necessary amount of soul coal.
All the while, of course, BTVS and Angel fans who witnessed new weekly installments of the shows during their original runs will be growing more and more nostalgic. Their combined Jungian nostalgic response is what creates the nostalgiasphere. Nostalgia is big business but needs time to grow. When the Buffyverse crosses into the nostalgiasphere... we'll all be much older but stoked beyond stoked.
Until then: zen patience recommended.
Hjermsted | June 12, 20:47 CET
My idea of the best t.v. series that a lot of people haven't seen is "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Best thing on t.v. ever.
The no telemovies or straight to dvd movie news makes me quite a bit more bitter than Gossi. They should be ashamed of themselves. One day they will BEG Joss to do something for them......
I only hope it's very public!
cheryl | June 12, 20:48 CET
I'm not as bummed out as I might have been a year or so ago partly because it's been so long, and partly because comics are really good right now and they've managed to fill in that hole that the Buffyverse left for me.
On the other hand, while I will definitely buy those comics, I'm not *that* excited about Buffy season 8 because, well...it's just not the same without seeing & hearing the actors, music, etc...
That was a really fun interview, though. It's cool that Joss offered to write the Runaways into AXM if it needed a sales boost. Hmm...how about a Dead Girl guest appearance??
areacode212 | June 12, 20:56 CET
Just randomly and for no particular reason, I have to say what peaked my interest initially(though it took us a while to get around to watching) was when we were at Comicon...last year, year before, I don't remember, and we were in a big room waiting for something Joss related, and the BSG folks had the room before them. And I knew nothing of this show, nor the old one, but these people looked like they were having so much fun, and they knew their show and they cared about it, and they were genuinely floored by the fan support, and they just radiated 'happy' and 'fun'. Reminded me of the Serenity/Firefly folks. It was then that hubby and I both said...we gotta check this show out! We left there wondering what a Cylon was, but it didn't matter. These people really appreciated everything that was happening to them, and it showed. I love seeing that in actors, and yes, maybe in a few years it will wear off, but the new and shiny was still on them, and it was so darned magnetic!
Rogue Slayer | June 12, 21:03 CET
I would love for Joss to pen a Spike-centric comic.
Reddygirl | June 12, 21:12 CET
the ninja report | June 12, 21:18 CET
Still, can't wait for the comics and movies to come.
valgal | June 12, 21:20 CET
I did that at one store. When they thought I wasn't looking, they stared at my requests (for only Joss-related comics), shook their heads, and put my application form in the trash. There is one other store I know of locally. I really hope they don't do the same thing.
Nebula1400 | June 12, 21:45 CET
Complain to the managers or someone higher. I doubt they would appreciate an employee throwing THEIR money out the window.
cheryl | June 12, 22:05 CET
Except, of course, that Morgan Freeman still has a lock on it. ;-)
newcj and Rogue Slayer, if you are having problems finding BSG short of buying box sets, I know that iTunes is selling a lot of the eps -- I don't know how many, but maybe they have the ones you need? (Hmmm, I wonder if Netflix doesn't offer all the eps because they don't want to compete with iTunes? I'm just sayin'.) ;-)
billz | June 12, 22:06 CET
Yes, iTunes has all of it, including what isn't out on DVD yet.
@theonetruebix | June 12, 22:36 CET
Not all of us 'didn't expect the movies to happen'. I really thought for sure we'd at least get a Spike.
I feel like I've been hit in the stomach. Deadwood doesn't get a fourth, now no 'verse movies. Shitty couple of weeks. :(
Willowy | June 12, 22:45 CET
Also wanted to comment on all the BSG love! Joss, I knew this would be a show that you would love and am glad you finally discovered it!!
And to answer the question which show is better, BSG or VM? Well BSG wins hands down IMO. I enjoy VM but I thought the first season was much better than this second season.
And for the few of you who didn't get into to BSG and gave up watching after a handful of episodes, well, I encourage you to just try to watch the full first season because this show got better and better as it went on.
Firefly Flanatic | June 12, 22:59 CET
My recommendation: Deadwood... the vast and brilliant Western/post-Shakespearean melodrama with lotsa sex, violence and cursing. I enjoyed season one enough to rent season two but it is season two that is totally blowing me away. I've been watching it with the subtitles on just so I can read the brilliant words as I listen to them. Critics and some viewers have a habit of focusing on the cursing on Deadwood and how it seems out of place... what they're missing is the poetry of this show's language as a whole. How some characters are vastly more eloquent than others and how those blessed with the eloquence savor each and every utterance as it leaves their lips and dances on the thin air before them.
Oh how the actors must LOVE the material they are given on this show. HBO is crazy to announce season three is the end!
Hjermsted | June 12, 23:29 CET
I'd like to recommend Farscape for Joss to see next. It is sooo much fun to watch!
Firefly Flanatic | June 12, 23:36 CET
One caveat: knowing your fondness for watching shows with your kids? This is one that you should not.
Hjermsted, you are so beyond right. And I love the Milchian spin you put on your post.
Willowy | June 13, 00:06 CET
From the descriptions of the BSG series, I've a feeling that I'd probably go mad over it too. Maybe I'll get it later on in the summer, when I have a fixed address to have the DVDs mailed to.
Love the interview, the guy, and I'm not too upset about not having any Buffy/Angelverse TV movies. Comics sound good, I'll probably pick them up when they are released. Thanks for dropping by and updating, Mr Joss the Boss. :)
non sequitur | June 13, 00:23 CET
And I am also one of the few ppl not in love with BSG. I tried watching a season one marathon of it last year and couldn't last more than 4 or 5 eps: it's really manipulative, and in a way that's so openly, obviously string-pully that I can't get behind it. Obviously, all art and entertainment is manipulation, but BSG is just so blatant, like an anvil coming down on your head, that it doesn't let a person have any space for their own reactions. Pretty much the same reaction I had to Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan.
Which sucks, because in those 4 episodes, I really fell hard for Starbuck and President Roslin, two great female science fiction characters. I like them a lot, and think the actress playing Roslin is doing amazing, career-defining work, I just can't bear to watch the show.
dottikin | June 13, 00:40 CET
Mort | June 13, 01:50 CET
I will get the comics (I've got into Astonishing because of Joss), but it can't replace the experience of a TV movie. Which itself still would only have been second best to a TV series, but which would have been great.
And yeah, reading more about it makes me really wish the Buffy animated had come off - I loved Joss's comments about cheap animation, too.
What I want now is for Joss to finish the Wonder Woman script, then get back to whatever he needs to do to the Goners script. New Jossy goodness on the big screen would make up for the lack of Buffyverse movies - maybe more than make up for it.
And then what I'd want is for Joss to make a whole new TV show.
Kiddo | June 13, 01:56 CET
dottikin, I have to admit I didn't get into BSG for a while myself. Even if it is blasphemous, I admit I was not very sympathetic to the characters (except Roslin) until the second season, because I thought I was just seeing one side of them (and there was that no-humor thing). Then S2 really, really started getting inside the characters more, IMO, and I just got it. You might want to try it again, dottikin. I might even say not to try a marathon, because they are pretty "strong medicine."
Your analysis of Deadwood is awesome, Hjermsted. S3 opener *rocked*, so this should be a great year. Yes, Joss will go all fanboy about it when he gets a chance to see it, especially since they also use the Western setting to present current ideas. (Hmmm, where did Mr. Milch get that idea? I'm just sayin'. Could be the same kind of situation as when Ronald D. Moore told Zoic to make the BSG effects shots look like Firefly -- love, not stealing. ;-))
billz | June 13, 02:45 CET
Simon | June 13, 03:09 CET
sasja | June 13, 03:57 CET
Hearing about Deadwood still smarts, for me it is the only show on TV that came close to whedonverse.
The Do That Girl | June 13, 04:32 CET
Niels van Eekelen | June 13, 04:40 CET
Spoilers for a soonish to be released Marvel book.
Having seen the cover for Ultimates #12, Hitch's Spider-Man wowed me.
Simon | June 13, 04:50 CET
He's mentioned before -- uhm, somewhere.. here? -- that he's seen the newer series of Doctor Who pilot, too.
And hereuth ends my slightly creepy post about Joss' TV habbits, sponsored by the Internerd. And possibly Thundercats. And poor grammar (literally! literally!).
gossi | June 13, 04:59 CET
Actually, I'm seriously worried that some web-news-sites are gonna take it too seriously. ;-) I can see the headlines now "Joss Whedon seeing actresses in his office", or "Joss to cast self as Wonder Woman". :-P
I wonder if Joss spotted the Serenity cameo in BSG?
AnotherFireflyfan | June 13, 06:07 CET
Sorry to hear about the TV movies of course but I was happy with the endings (though not happy that they ended) of both series so if that's where the Buffyverse ends as far as the screen's concerned then so be it. We can read and enjoy the comics with the added benefit that even the Joss penned ones can kind of be seen as non-canon if we so choose (OK, we may need to squint a bit ;).
Re: Spidey, yeah, i'd really like to see Joss do a run BUT as I said in another thread i'd (narrowly) prefer him to create something entirely new (new characters and universe) to see what he comes up with. Post AXM of course since that's reading so well at the moment.
Re: Deadwood, I agree it's v. bad that it's been cancelled but at least there are plans for 2 TV movies to round the series off properly so we won't be left hanging.
Saje | June 13, 06:59 CET
AnotherFireflyfan | June 13, 07:18 CET
No, he's not. Did somebody say he was? If so, I must have missed it. I'm thankful for everything we have to enjoy of his work.
Two questions: Is the Spike DVD campaign going to continue? If it is, are we going to do more than just send postcards?
killinj | June 13, 07:33 CET
Or is that flowers ?
(I can see it now, IMDB Newsflash: 'Whedon Fans to Send Kidneys - Postal Service "worried about smell"' ;)
Saje | June 13, 07:49 CET
Me, too. It doesn't have to be Buffy, Angel or Firefly. It could be Cows and Monkeys on Ice and I'd watch it.
Nebula1400 | June 13, 10:37 CET
Niels van Eekelen | June 13, 10:59 CET
gossi | June 13, 11:13 CET
Bayta | June 13, 11:20 CET
I'm SO funny!
gossi | June 13, 11:26 CET
;-) it had to be said.
AnotherFireflyfan | June 13, 11:40 CET
lone fashionable wolf | June 13, 13:05 CET
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newcj | June 13, 13:35 CET
kathylovesspike | June 13, 13:41 CET
Yes, exactly that. It could be Buffyverse with whole new characters or something completely different. For whatever reason, I feel that Joss will be back to TV someday. It may take five or ten years, but somehow I think he'll be back.
Nostalgiasphere may bring him back. Love that coinage, as I now have a name for what I've felt since Angel left the airwaves two years ago.
1starbuckstown | June 13, 13:56 CET
gonna netflix the bew battlestar galactica and see what happens. loved the old version back when.
someone mentioned farscape. its a good show, occasionally very good. but its no whedon...
wouldestous | June 13, 14:47 CET
I really want to know whose fault it is that I am not getting anymore Spike. I need a name to telepathically send my dark thoughts to.
You know, like back when we had that guy that made the decision to cancel Angel. Whose name, now that my dark thoughts have accomplished their task, has disappeared from my mind.
Just kidding, but I still want to know.
[ edited by Xane on 2006-06-13 21:58 ]
Xane | June 13, 14:57 CET
We'll never find out.
Simon | June 13, 16:09 CET
MySerenity | June 13, 16:12 CET
I was never sure if he was talking about the series or the actual town of Deadwood - as I know the series was inspired by his reading about the time period, the post-Civil War reconstruction years.
crossoverman | June 13, 16:20 CET
When Mark Millar was told the following at MillarWorld.tv
BENDIS: We call that a “Mark Millar Memo.” Ever see one of those?
WHEDON: I don’t know if I ever have.
BENDIS: Every time Mark leaves a book, he writes a magilla of things he wants everyone else to do. And I type back, “You’re not done with your book!” [Laughs]
Mark's reply was "Sunzabitches!!!!!"
I heart Mark Millar. One of the nicest and funniest writers around.
Simon | June 13, 16:56 CET
Firefly Flanatic | June 13, 17:19 CET
It really was a great interview. I will try out the comics (not really a comic reader)... But I'll give it a whirl for a Buffy fix.
I have never seen BSG. I am going to have to try it out. But I love me some VM. I am looking forward to next season(...dang it...what IS in that brief case?). And I am hoping the fall tv season will have a wonderful NEW surprise in it somewhere.
jenofthejungle | June 13, 20:07 CET
*checks self* Ok, I've got to stop before I rave for a few more pages. Just trust me, Farscape is worth watching. It first gets really good in the final third of the first season. (Not that it's bad before then, those are just the episodes that dramatically raise the bar)
AnotherFireflyfan | June 14, 06:12 CET
1) Great. Now I have to start watching "BSG," after months of trying to avoid it. This is going to be TORTURE :P I started watching VM before Joss geeked out about it, so felt validated somehow for finding it before him...now I don't have that! But of course I'm looking forward to having a fiction show to look forward to besides VM (and Lost) in the new season, provided I get hooked (which is looking likely). Plus, I love Ron Moore from his work on Star Trek: TNG and DS9, and have absurd admiration for him quitting Voyager due to creative differences.
2) Joss, crisis of confidence? As sad as it is to say, I'm kind of glad; part of what makes Joss and his writing so great is that perpetual sense of...insecurity?...driving the wit and propelling to overcompensate by setting the bar higher than is remotely reasonable. I just rewatched "OMWF" with someone who has never seen it (but has heard the soundtrack) tonight, and...ye gods. I'm still seeing stuff in it, the hundredth time.
3) AXM Annual? Yay!
4) No TV movies? Boo!
5) Joss' favourite film *IS* The Matrix, which also means I'm going to have to rewatch it--because while I loved it when I first saw it, I haven't rewatched it since and have kind of taken it to be mostly noteworthy for the special effects. Time to admire its greatness once again. (I also have to watch "The Bad and the Beautiful" and rewatch "Once Upon a Time in the West.")
6) I still can't wait for Wonder Woman. Seriously. And why aren't the women clamouring to his office? What kind of world are we coming to where we can't all fantasize about our insecure geeky genius-writer-director-wunderkind (which is clearly an everyman, as far as I'm concerned) getting legions of attractive women in revealing clothing in his office?
WilliamTheB | June 15, 00:24 CET
Actually, Aaron Sorkin has JMS beat by writing all s1-4 of The West Wing, though he did have the occassional co-writer (and has 90 episodes to JMS' 84).
spitefairy | June 15, 04:12 CET
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