November 04 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #30.
It's the conclusion to Jane Espenson's Season 8 'Retreat' arc.
(SPOILER)
New Caprica promo featuring James Marsters.
The Jane Espenson series starts on SyFy in January 2010. It includes previously unseen footage and a first look at James Marsters' character, terrorist leader Barnabus Greeley.
October 19 2009
(SPOILER)
Preview for Buffy #30.
The final part of Jane Espenson's 'Retreat' arc will be out on November 4th.
October 07 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #29.
It's the fourth part of Jane Espenson's Retreat arc and we're promised manpads amongst many other things.
October 05 2009
Dollhouse Essay Competition > Write > Win > Get Published (And Paid!).
Smart Pop Books are bringing a books of essays about Dollhouse and are looking for contributions. The best bit (well apart from getting published and paid) is that the book will be edited by Jane Espenson.
September 16 2009
Jane Espenson comments on Caprica rumours.
Reacting to weekend speculation about her show, she told Airlock Alpha that "I'm absolutely thrilled with the work my writers have done".
September 02 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #28.
The third part of Jane Espenson's 'Retreat' arc may provoke a lot of debate.
August 20 2009
Jane Espenson's series Andy Barker, P.I. comes out on DVD, Nov. 17th.
The DVD will include the featurette : Writers Class 101 - A look at what it takes to write a series like Andy Barker with the creator and writers, including Jane.
August 12 2009
(SPOILER)
Buffy Season 8 #28 preview.
2-page preview courtesy of Dark Horse.
August 11 2009
Bid for teddy bears signed by Jane Espenson and Felicia Day.
The money raised will go to The Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. Auctions for bears signed by the likes of Nathan Fillion, Tom Lenk and Mark Sheppard are still to come.
August 05 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #27.
It's the second part of Jane Espenson's 'Retreat' arc.
July 26 2009
(SPOILER)
Jane Espenson urges Whedonites to watch Caprica.
Jane Espenson is quoted at the bottom of a BSG-related article, urging Whedon fans to watch Caprica.
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A Comic Con interview with Jane Espenson.
She speaks to SCI FI Wire about the Cylon mindset in Battlestar Galactica's 'The Plan' and what it's like working on 'Caprica'.
July 21 2009
Jane Espenson, The Plan, Caprica, Dollhouse.
The Flick Cast talks to Jane about, well, those things. Dollhouse bits at the end, mostly about smaller budgets in television.
July 17 2009
Dark Horse Comics booth signing events at Comic-Con.
Amongst the Dark Horse booth signings are Jane, Georges, Joss, Zack, Jed, and Maurissa. The schedule means Joss et al are there on Saturday as well, not just Friday.
July 12 2009
Drew Z. Greenberg joins Jane Espenson's Caprica.
So says Jane herself on Twitter just a couple of minutes ago.
July 10 2009
(SPOILER)
Buffy Season 8 #27 preview.
2-page preview courtesy of Dark Horse.
July 01 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #26.
Titled 'Retreat', it's the start of Jane Espenson's brand new Buffy season 8 arc.
June 26 2009
(SPOILER)
The third preview of Buffy #26.
This particular sneak peek has one more page of Espenson goodness than the last preview.
June 16 2009
(SPOILER)
Buffy Season 8 #26 preview.
3-page preview courtesy of Dark Horse.
June 05 2009
(SPOILER)
Cover art and plot details for Buffy #28.
This'll be out in September.
May 20 2009
(SPOILER)
Jane Espenson talks Buffy Season 8.
She tells Comic Book Resources about her upcoming arc and there's some preview art from #26 as well.
May 08 2009
(SPOILER)
Cover art and plot details for Buffy #27.
The second part of Jane Espenson's arc will be out in August.
April 21 2009
(SPOILER)
Jane Espenson talks Caprica: The Series.
On the eve of the Caprica pilot's DVD release, Televisionary posts its interview with Jane about what to expect from the series itself.
April 13 2009
(SPOILER)
Death Becomes Them: The Role of Character Deaths in Television.
Televisionary talks to Jane Espenson about how dying is depicted in TV shows, and how some characters' deaths are "earned." Recent developments in "House" and "Desperate Housewives" are mentioned - so avoid if you're a fan, spoiler-averse, and behind on those shows . . .
April 09 2009
Jane Espenson will be on the Battlestar Galactica panel at Paleyfest.
If that isn't exciting enough, Seth Green will be the Special Guest Moderator.
March 29 2009
Up to the Minute Coverage of the Streamys Red Carpet.
Twitter reports from Tabz, who is in the press pool awaiting to speak with Joss, Felicia, NPH, Jed, Maurissa, Zack.... And the MANY others from the Whedonverse who are there. ETA: A list of who won what can be found at Tubefilter, official pics can be found here and interviews with the winners can be found at 12seconds.tv.
March 14 2009
Streamy Awards nominations are finally announced.
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is nominated for most qualifying categories. It faces off against Felicia Day's The Guild. Jane Espenson is also nominated for writing the BSG webisode. "The live Awards Ceremony will be live broadcast online on March 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM. Head to www.streamys.org to watch."
February 06 2009
February 03 2009
Jane Espenson talks BSG, Caprica, Buffy and Dollhouse.
"Even a small fame-flame keeps you warmer than none at all". Quote of the year?
January 21 2009
Bruce Bethke posts essay from Serenity found on his blog.
On his blog, author Bruce Bethke posts the essay originally published in Jane Espenson's Serenity Found, titled Cut 'em Off at the Horsehead Nebula!.
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January 14 2009
Jane talks about BSG and its debt to Buffy fandom.
In an interview with Newsarama, Jane Espenson talks about fandom from Buffy to BSG. (And a nice description of Star Trek fandom later on.)
January 07 2009
(SPOILER)
For the discussion of Buffy #21.
Does everything change with this issue? Find out and see. ETA: Read a special blog by this issue's lead character over at MTV's Splash Page.
Los Angeles Times interview with Jane Espenson.
Fun little interview with Jane concerning her work on Buffy and BSG plus a mention of Dollhouse.
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January 05 2009
(SPOILER)
More preview pages for this week's Buffy #21.
Also a preview page for the MySpace Dark Horse Presents tie-in to the issue by Jane Espenson and Karl Moline.
December 21 2008
Jane Espenson speaks about her career to date.
A very enjoyable audio interview. If you're into fandom, writing and scooters then you'll love this. There's some great insights into Star Trek, Buffy, Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse.
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December 18 2008
Jane Espenson comments on her five-issue Buffy arc.
"The next thing I'm going to do is finish this Dollhouse script, then we get into that comic" (minor spoilers about the character arc).
December 15 2008
Jane Espenson says Dollhouse is "now rolling along glitch-free".
Talking to Sci Fi Wire, she also says she's working on the script for episode 11, her first solo script for the show.
December 12 2008
(SPOILER)
New Interview With Jane Espenson.
She discusses the Battlestar Galactica webisodes she wrote.
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December 10 2008
SciFi.com set dates for BSG webisodes written by Jane Espenson.
Titled "The Face of the enemy", the webisodes will debut on December 12th with 2 episodes every week.
December 09 2008
Jane Espenson Bids Her Gentle Readers Farewell, Not Goodbye.
Ms. Espenson regrets to inform us that she has said just about everything she (thinks she) has to say about television writing.
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November 28 2008
Jane Espenson appearing at LosCon 35 this weekend.
She'll be taking part in various panels and will be signing autographs this Saturday and Sunday at the Los Angeles Airport Marriott.
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November 22 2008
Jane Espenson blogs about writing comics.
She says Georges Jeanty "is a genuine genius -- fantastic".
November 07 2008
Heroes: 6 writers who can fix things.
With the ousting of the show's showrunners, IGN looks to 6 writers who can still salvage "Heroes," most of whom are connected to Joss.
November 05 2008
Drew Z. Greenberg announced as part of production and writing team for "Warehouse 13".
The show is slated to debut in July 2009, with the pilot which was penned by Jane Espenson, who left the show earlier this year.
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October 27 2008
Creation's Salute to Firefly/Serenity goes Galactic with Jane Espenson.
Jane will be doing a panel on Sunday afternoon, Nov 23rd, about writing for BSG. The panel is presented by QMX.
September 29 2008
Jane Espenson proclaims Emmys wonderful!
Well, sort of... Jane attended the ceremony, and talks about some of the wonderful things that did happen that night. Also, she shares some extremely interesting advice that she gave Danny Strong about his Recount script...
August 07 2008
Jane Espenson Confirmed to Write BSG TV Movie.
The L.A. Times has a piece about the upcoming TV Movie, directed by none other than Edward James Olmos.
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July 02 2008
(SPOILER)
Joss Whedon talks Buffy #16 and beyond.
He tells MTV News, "Buffy lends itself to a comic book universe more than anything I've ever done. Buffy is a comic book." Also first details on the season 8 arc Jane Espenson will be writing.
Jane Espenson to write next Battlestar Galactica tv movie.
Well that's what Galactica Sitrep says.
June 25 2008
Jane Espenson podcasts "The Hub".
Jane, Ron Moore and others podcast her masterpiece BSG episode.
June 10 2008
(SPOILER)
Jane Espenson talks Battlestar Galactica.
She speaks to io9.com about her recently aired episode 'Hub'. And there's also more Q&As with her over at TV Guide and Comic Mix.
June 05 2008
A Day in the Life of a Buffy Editor.
Scott Allie updates the Buffy Zone with some new information and Jo Chen's cover for issue 20.
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April 04 2008
Inside Jane Espenson's frakkin' amazing job.
TV Guide chats to Jane about Buffy, Battlestar Galactica and which of her characters she'd have lunch with.
February 10 2008
'Pencils up?'
Jane Espenson weighs in after attending Saturday night's WGA membership meeting at the Shrine Auditorium: "I'll be checking in with friends, to make sure that I'm not missing anything, to make sure that this is the right deal at the right time, but as of this moment I'm feeling very hopeful that this is a deal I'm ready to take."
January 16 2008
Why We Write essay by Jane Espenson.
Buffy alum, JE adds her essay to this web blog highlighting striking writers. She also gets commented on by fellow Battlestar Galactica writer Mark Verheiden over at his blog.
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January 07 2008
Join Jane Espenson in Vegas!
Jane like you've never seen her! Which would be in Las Vegas tomorrow night picketing for the Writers Strike at the Consumer Electronics Show.
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January 02 2008
Season 3 of Battlestar Galactica Coming to DVD in March.
Universal Studios finally released an official date (March 25) for the third season R1 DVD release of "Battlestar Galactica" after months of keeping fans in the dark. This set will include Jane Espenson's premier episode.
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December 11 2007
Jane Espenson's latest interview and latest blog.
Jane Espenson has been busy with her online tour promoting Serenity Found, and gives another great interview.
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December 10 2007
Whedon fans et al. make Wall Street Journal.
An article about fans meeting their favorite writers on the WGA picket lines.
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December 05 2007
Interview with Jane Espenson by Shanna Swendson at Trashionista.
A chat about Serenity Found and Jane Austen.
November 28 2007
Interview with Jane Espenson.
Jane talks about picketing, BSG, and Finding Serenity.
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November 19 2007
Battlestar Galactica wraps production.
Ron D. Moore blogs about wrapping production of Battlestar Galactica (Jane Espenson is a co-producer) after 13 episodes of Season 4 and about the chances of the season being finished ...
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November 13 2007
Pink Raygun interviews Jane Espenson about "Serenity Found" and other Janesian projects.
This is part of her whirlwind promotional blog "tour." She is articulate and upbeat, as always.
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November 08 2007
Jane Espenson interviewed over at Slice of SciFi.
Jane talks about the "Serenity Found" book, and much more.
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October 25 2007
SciFi Channel greenlight Jane Espenson's new pilot.
Variety reports that 'Warehouse 13' got the okay for a two hour pilot to be filmed this autumn. And as luck would have it, there's a brand new interview with Jane over at SerenityStuff.com.
October 18 2007
Jane Espenson announces blog tour to promote "Serenity Found".
She will start her tour with "visits" to the Firefly Talk podcast on October 19 and SerenityStuff.com on October 24. SerenityStuff.com will also be announcing the winner of their "Serenity Found" contest that day.
August 08 2007
"The Secret to Selling Sci-Fi" by Jane Espenson.
It's all about The Chosen One.
July 27 2007
Andy Barker, P.I. on sale at iTunes for $6.99.
All six episodes of the canceled sitcom, which featured Jane Espenson as a writer, are available for seven bucks.
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June 26 2007
Fan's recount of Jane Espenson appearance at CSTS in TX!
Be there vicariously as one fan recounts "The Jane Espenson Experience!" Highlights include: new favorite ep of Buffy, best writer's rooms, and a rarely-used (by Jane) profanity!
June 19 2007
Gray Matters.
Jane Espenson blogs about making the good a little more evil and the evil a little more good, and links back to Joss' Whedonesque post on the Du'a Khalil murder.
May 31 2007
"It's unbelievably important": 'Flooded' as a blueprint episode.
A major look at this Buffy season 6 episode.
May 30 2007
The thing on Giles' lapel.
Jane Espenson blogs about her stage directions in the "Band Candy" script being taken a bit too literally by members of the production staff.
May 22 2007
'Serenity Found' - now on Amazon.com.
"This follow-up to Finding Serenity takes the examination of Joss Whedon's canceled cult favorite even further . . ."
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April 30 2007
Jane Espenson talks about Buffy season 8.
She's provides a good insight into the creative process for the comic book. And there's also a related interview where you can find out Jane's favourite Buffy episode, character and line.
April 21 2007
Jane Espenson, Doug Petrie and The Batman.
Part one of the fourth season Batman finale (written by the two Buffy writers) airs April 28th on Kid's WB! at 10.30am.
April 10 2007
NBC cancels 'Andy Barker, P.I.'.
Jane Espenson was a co-executive producer and writer for the show.
March 15 2007
Jane Espenson's Andy Barker praised in NYTimes review.
Virginia Hefferen thinks it's fun and "surprisingly beautiful."
March 08 2007
Giving "Battlestar Galactica" a Female Perspective.
New interview with Jane Espenson (who will be on the BSG staff full time for season 4) and Anne Cofell Saunders at SyFy Portal (big spoilers for season 3 episodes that have already aired in the States).
March 06 2007
The tax man solveth.
The first six episodes of Jane Espenson's new gig, Andy Barker P.I., are now available to watch on NBC's web site. (U.S. only)
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March 03 2007
Joss Whedon - The L.A. Times interview.
The Dark Horse PR offensive for the Buffy comic book rolls on. This feature is well worth reading. There's an excellent look at why season 8 came to be, comments from Jane Espenson and Joss touches upon those ill fated Buffyverse TV movies.
March 02 2007
Andy Barker, P.I. premieres on MSN.
Watch the first episode of Jane Espenson's new series on MSN TV.
February 22 2007
An Atypical Route to Spexcellence.
Jane Espenson blogs about writing spec scripts with a structure that is atypical for the series - and uses Firefly's "Out of Gas" as an example.
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February 08 2007
CNI has the scoop on Browncoat activities at WonderCon.
The California Browncoats will be fund raising, hell raising, and consciousness raising at WonderCon. Direct link here: Podcast Episode 75.
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February 04 2007
Jane Espenson's episode for "Battlestar Galactica" scheduled.
Jane Espenson's second episode for Battlestar Galactica is tentatively scheduled for February 18th. It's titled Dirty Hands and is co-written with Anne Cofell Saunders. And a heads up from Pliny, according to The Futon Critic Jane 's new show "Andy Barker, P.I" will air March 15th. It'll replace "30 Rock" for its initial run of episodes.
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January 14 2007
'Will the Vampire People Please Leave the Lobby?' available for pre-order.
Book by Whedonesque's own Allyson about her life in online and offline Whedonverse fandom is due in August 2007.
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January 03 2007
It's back - Dark Horse's Buffy Zone returns.
And to kick it all off, there's a wonderful insight from Scott Allie on how the Buffy season 8 comic book came to be.
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December 20 2006
Espenson Back On Battlestar.
Called "Dirty Hands", the episode was co-written with Anne Cofell and will air in February 2007.
December 06 2006
Jane Espenson answers questions about writing for Battlestar Galactica.
Fan favorite Buffy writer/producer answers questions about writing this week's Battlestar episode "The Passage." No spoilers.
December 01 2006
(SPOILER)
What does Jane Espenson think of tonight's new Battlestar ep?
Ms. Espenson, who wrote next week's episode of BSG, has high praise for tonight's edition.
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Quaking in her stylish yet affordable boots.
Jane Espenson continues to blog about comedy writing - using a quote of Buffy to explain the subordinate, the superordinate and cognitive science. Leave it to Jane to delve this deeply!
November 17 2006
What is Uranus?
Jane Espenson joins Bob Harris in an interview about his book, Prisoner of Trebekistan, for Television Without Pity.
November 13 2006
A Second Espenson Galactica Episode?
Yes, according to Anne Cofell Saunders.
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November 05 2006
Giving with One Hand, Taking with the Same Hand.
Jane Espenson's latest screenwriting blog describes a storytelling technique painfully familiar to Buffy, Angel and Serenifly viewers.
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October 18 2006
When NOT to go for the funny.
Jane Espenson tackles the question "How to write jokes that aren't funny" and uses Xander as an example.
October 15 2006
Plowing the Untouched Field. Jane Espenson blogs about developing a spec script based on an underdeveloped show character.
In her ongoing on-line screenwriting seminar, using Buffy episodes "Superstar" and "Storyteller" as examples, Jane discusses focusing TV scripts on secondary and tertiary characters, centering on their relationship to the main characters.
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October 11 2006
Getting Some Action.
Jane Espenson blogs about the difference between writing action scenes for "Buffy" and recently for "Battlestar Galactica".
October 05 2006
An Open Smile on a Friendly Shore - Jane Espenson blogs about dividing the writing of single TV episodes
among writing staff. In her ongoing on-line screenwriting seminar, using Buffy and other examples, Jane explains several ways that one episode's writing chores can be split among multiple TV writers.
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October 02 2006
The Vague and Winding Road - Jane Espenson blogs about developing a TV show's mythology.
In her ongoing on-line screenwriting seminars, Jane answers a Buffy/Angel fan's questions about story arcs, mythology, and other questions of seasonal development.
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September 30 2006
(SPOILER)
More info about Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie on 'The Batman'.
Looks like the folks at KidsWB roped in a couple of writers we know and love for the much-improved "The Batman".
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