"TV shows are a question, and movies are an answer."

Hasn't he said this before? I can't remember where.

The One True b!X | November 20, 22:59 CET

He has definitely said that before. I can't remember where either.

IrrationaliTV | November 20, 23:01 CET

Here, here and here (I think the last two came from a roundtable event).

Simon | November 20, 23:04 CET

He said it here, but opened it with "I've said before", so it's a running theme.

ETA that Simon is too fast for me.

[ edited by The One True b!X on 2008-11-20 23:05 ]

The One True b!X | November 20, 23:05 CET

Edit: nevermind.

[ edited by NYPinTA on 2008-11-20 23:08 ]

NYPinTA | November 20, 23:07 CET

I got mine yesterday. It's a very wonderful and satisfying interview. And he mentions Whedonesque. In a good way.

jcs | November 20, 23:17 CET

I finally just ordered a copy today. Looking forward to it.

pat32082 | November 20, 23:25 CET

Joss has also said: "...the TV show is built around slow development of character; movies are built around momentum."

And I think - mebbe Tim - said something like TV was more feminine; you could take the time to have the conversation, while movies felt more masculine; you just hadda get the job done.

Or I'm sorta making that last one up - I don't have all my quotes with me.

Anyhoo, jealous of jcs, but know mine'll come any minute... *taps foot impatiently.*

QuoterGal | November 20, 23:27 CET

Mine's shipped but unarrived. Hopefully that's not actually shipped cos that could take a while. Still, the postage was fairly cheap, i'm not complaining.

Saje | November 20, 23:36 CET

Does Jeffrey_United have a preference whether we buy this from his web site vs. Amazon?

Pointy | November 21, 00:02 CET

I dunno, Pointy, though I'd guess direct from his site - but he's on twitter @writenvironment and he's very responsive. Or mebbe he'll read your question here...

QuoterGal | November 21, 00:17 CET

The website is my preference and usually gets faster attention.

jeffreyunited | November 21, 02:05 CET

Ooooh - my Xmas present to myself!

Tonya J | November 21, 05:38 CET

Mine arrived today--I am super excited to watch this. Now, to hold off until the weekend and study for a math test, or watch tonight...

Just kidding. I wouldn't possibly consider the former.

ETA: QG, there has been one close-up of his bookshelf so far. Possibly more to come--I'm not far in.

ETA2: There's also an excellent shot of Joss's white board when Joss was in the planning stages of Dr. Horrible--including a song where So They Say would be called "Until the World Is Mine." And now I would like to know if that's a totally different song, or just an early draft of So They Say.

[ edited by Jobo on 2008-11-21 09:08 ]

sumogrip | November 21, 07:38 CET

I watched my copy of the WE Joss interview today, and I thought it was great. Great questions, nifty quotes, and a sweep-shoot of one of Joss' Shakespeare bookshelves. Just a few of the books included are:

Berryman's Shakespeare
William Shakespeare: The Man Behind the Genius
Anthony Burgess' Shakespeare
Filming Shakespeare's Plays
The Woman's Part: Feminist Criticism of Shakespeare

(I'll let you'all discover the rest of the titles yourselves...)

Other noteworthy features:
• {{SPOILER ALERT}} - Joss confesses to an adolescent crush on Goldie Hawn.
• Best geek-lines: "Anything I touched became geeky." And "be the geek you are, not the geek you think somebody wants you to be."
• We find out who are the "Legion of Loathsome Swine." ; >
• The legacy he would like to have left - say in fifty years, when folks talk about him (and they will ; >): "I would like that some people found strength in what I did. That some of the stereotypes and gender roles that were taken for granted were no longer... and that my children liked me."

Allrighty, that's it on the spoilage - there's lots more, but folks should be able to enjoy this on their own without hearing more of the content, so I'll shut up now.

It was a deeper-than-usual interview, and especially good to hear now during all the Dollhouse panic non-panic kerfuffle - made me hope even more that we get to see the show as Joss and Co. want it made.

QuoterGal | November 23, 04:39 CET