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November 20 2009

The Dollhouse panel at PaleyFest '09. Ten YouTube videos featuring Joss, Eliza, Fran, Miracle and Dichen at the Dollhouse panel held in April of this year.

November 19 2009

Joss visits Alyson on the set of How I Met Your Mother. The filming of the 100th episode is underway and it's going to be a musical episode. Alyson tweeted "Joss + Musical = FLASHBACKS".

November 12 2009

(SPOILER) Joss Whedon previews Dollhouse's final season. Conducted before yesterday's news, it includes an unexpected comment about a potential cancellation.

November 10 2009

Why is Joss Whedon on my shirt? A blogger gives his reasons for wearing the "Joss Whedon is my Master now" t-shirt.

November 09 2009

Joss Whedon talks Glee, Terminator and the Dr Horrible sequel. He's willing to go up to $15,000 for the Terminator franchise, he'll be shooting the Glee episode in March (it's his favourite new show) and he thinks Horrible Turn is "itsy kitschy glitzy" (turns out it should be "itsy kitsy goodsy") .

November 07 2009

Joss is "really excited" to direct Glee episode, says cast. Cory Montieth (Finn) tells MTV's Hollywood Crush that "it's good to have a talented fan directing the show".

November 03 2009

"But I adore the Terminator franchise". Joss explains his open letter to the Terminator owners.

October 28 2009

Astonishing X-Men: Gifted episode 1 out now on iTunes. $1.99 will buy you 13:38 worth of Joss Whedon, John Cassaday and Laura Martin's superb X-tale in motion comic format. More...
The official Astonishing X-Men music video. Marvel are going all out to promote today's release of the motion comic.

October 21 2009

Joss Whedon and Fabio Moon's 'Sugarshock' out this week. The Dark Horse one-shot collects the three chapters from the MySpace Dark Horse Presents website and also has "never-before-seen character designs, page layouts, and promotional images". Also out this week is John Byrne's 'Angel vs Frankenstein' comic book and the Spike omnibus.

October 20 2009

Joss Whedon charms SciFi Wire. SciFi Wire shares with us the witty and charming note written by Joss that was sent with screeners of the next two episodes of Dollhouse.

October 16 2009

Tonight: Joss and Felicia visit the Egyptian Theatre in LA. They'll be having a "discussion" after screenings of Dr. Horrible and The Guild season two. The fun starts at 8:00 Pacific. More...
Astonishing X-Men motion comic to get outdoor premiere in New York. It'll premiere on a three story high screen at MarvelFest in Union Square on October 28th.

October 11 2009

The Strange, Twisted, And Destructive Love Stories of Joss Whedon. io9's Stephen Goldmeier takes on Joss's propensity for presenting "messed-up" relationships.
The top five Joss Whedon characters. Which characters feature on your top five list? More...

October 06 2009

(SPOILER) Plot info and cover art for Buffy #31. This Joss penned tale will be out in January.
The Joss Whedon quiz. Can you get 20 out of 20?

October 05 2009

Review of Pre-Buffy Joss Script 'Afterlife'. Script Shadow has a review of a Joss Whedon spec, "Afterlife," written in the early '90s.

October 01 2009

Clip from Astonishing X-Men: Gifted episode one. This motion comic which adapts Joss' X-tale will be available for purchase on October 28th. It's directed by John Cassaday and Neal Adams.

September 30 2009

(SPOILER) 7 years after Firefly: Where are they now? Sci Fi Wire takes a look (minor spoilers for Summer's role on Dollhouse). More...

September 29 2009

An Evening with Joss and Felicia. See "Dr. Horrible" and "The Guild - Season Two" on the big screen, and enjoy a discussion with Joss and Felicia on October 16th! (schedule permitting). More...

September 26 2009

(SPOILER) Discuss the Dollhouse season 2 premiere. The episode is called 'Vows' and it's written and directed by Joss. If you missed it, you can now watch it at Fox on Demand and Hulu and buy it on iTunes. More...

September 25 2009

"Dollhouse was meant to be about power, desire, identity, and sexuality". Want to read something a bit different from the Joss interviews doing the rounds at the moment? Then have a look at this piece, there's some very interesting and controversial issues to explore and it's quite possibly the best Joss interview in ages.

September 23 2009

Astonishing X-Men Omnibus out this week. Contains all of Joss' X-Men run in one handy hardcover volume. If you haven't read it, try and get a hold of it as John Cassaday's artwork is superb and it contains some of Joss' best writing to date.

September 22 2009

Whedon's hit-free adventures. Variety's television columnist, Brian Lowry, dissects the niche appeal of Joss's shows. More...
Recap of last night's Joss event in New York. Some very good nuggets of info here. Especially in regards to what Fox thought of Dollhouse and who would in a fight between Reavers and vampires.

September 20 2009

Friday nights are not what they used to be. Dollhouse will be facing off against Medium, Southland and Ugly Betty this Fall. So the L.A. Times is wondering if Friday is becoming "a day for appointment television". There's some insight from Joss into the matter.
Joss talks Dr Horrible on NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday. The audio interview is now online and it's a really good listen.

September 18 2009

Get a free Joss Whedon DVD today in the UK. The Daily Mirror and Asda are giving away an exclusive DVD which has an episode of Buffy, Angel and Dollhouse ('Hush', 'City Of' and 'Needs') on it. It has "collector's item" written all over it (well probably but it's a good way to promote Joss' shows). More...

September 17 2009

(SPOILER) Highlights from today's Joss Whedon conference call. This was conducted to promote Dollhouse and has tidbits about Ray Wise's role. There's a bit more coverage of the event at SF Universe. And the most comprehensive account so far can be found at io9.com and SCI FI Wire. More...

September 16 2009

(SPOILER) A review of 'The Cabin in the Woods' script. The CinemaBlend reviewer says Joss and Drew's movie "has the potential to be something special, but it's by no means a slam dunk".

September 15 2009

(SPOILER) What's going on inside the Dollhouse for season 2? Joss, Tahmoh and Eliza talk about the new storylines for the upcoming season (only 10 days to go).
Bons Mots from Joss. The vocabulary-building "A Word A Day" mail list always includes a bonus "Thought for Today". Today's thought is a typically impassioned Joss quote about getting involved and making a difference. More...

September 11 2009

What is your favourite Joss Whedon TV creation? We got an IMDB Daily Poll all to ourselves.

September 09 2009

(SPOILER) Cover art and details for Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Willow. The Season 8 one-shot comes out in December. There's also info about the Buffy GelaSkins and the re-release of the Buffy Supernatural Defense Kit.

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.
20 classic TV shows from four 'Televisionaries'. EW.com looks at the seminal shows of Aaron Spelling, J.J. Abrams, Aaron Sorkin and our very own Joss Whedon.

September 01 2009

Trailer for the Astonishing X-Men: Gifted motion comic. The adaptation didn't exactly wow one reporter when it was unveiled at last weekend's Fan Expo.

August 28 2009

(SPOILER) Doll or No Doll? - Joss on Summer's new role. TV Guide Magazine features some brief quotage from Joss about Summer guesting on Dollhouse. More...

August 14 2009

A Comic Con red carpet interview with Joss Whedon. In which he manages to talk about if Firefly is coming back, the Dr Horrible sequel, the new Buffy movie (and use an Astonishing X-Men analogy for it), Buffy seasons 8 and 9 and Sugarshock! all in the space of 85 seconds.

August 06 2009

The road to web stardom - a profile of Felicia Day. Forbes looks at Felicia's online success and quotes Joss as saying that "[she's] the queen of all Internet". Oh and this is for the stats fans, the article says that Dr Horrible has grossed $2.5 million so far.

August 04 2009

When Wheaton saw Whedon. Wil Wheaton blogs about his expierence at SDCC, including being on 'The Guild' panel and seeing Joss Whedon in the front row.

August 01 2009

(SPOILER) More from Dollhouse TCA visit, plus video w/Dichen and Enver. Another item from yesterday's Television Critics Association visit to the Dollhouse set. The article mainly has the same info as the earlier ones, but also has a new video interview with Dichen Lachman and Enver Gjokaj.

July 31 2009

John August cites Joss Whedon, regarding quotations from books. The screenwriter for Go, Titan AE, Big Fish and more brings up Big Purple when asked on his blog about the rules for having a character reference preexisting text. More...

July 29 2009

What imprinting skills would you want? The Dollhouse cast and crew do their best to answer the question in this extra that's on the DVD. And there's another great intro by Joss, just how many had he done by that stage?

July 28 2009

Dollhouse Season 1 DVD release Tuesday. Don't forget to pick up the Dollhouse DVD...even if you got one at Comic-Con...you need a loaner copy don't you? Christmas presents?

July 27 2009

(SPOILER) Joss and Eliza talk Dollhouse Season 2. An E! Online-post containing a video interview with our two Dollhouse-masterminds talking (spoiler-free) about Season 2. The text under the vid, however, spoils a bit what role Jamie Bamber gets to play in "Vows" and what circumstances that happens in.
Joss Whedon's Amazon intro for the Dollhouse DVD. His English accent has to be heard to be believed.

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.
(SPOILER) Joss and Eliza video interview at Comic Con. The first minute of the clip has the two beauties sharing minor spoilers for the second season, in about the same vein as the ones they shared on the panel.
Video of the Dollhouse panel at Comic Con. If you couldn't make it, you can now watch the panel online. There's seven parts in all, so here's parts two, three, four, five, six and seven. And also EW.com has a great pic of Eliza and Joss as part of their Comic Con Portrait Gallery.

July 25 2009

(SPOILER) Blast Magazine recaps the Dollhouse press conference. This took place just before the Dollhouse panel. Lots of good material from Joss.

July 24 2009

Today at Comic Con - the Dollhouse panel. It kicks off at 4pm PT with a showing of 'Epitaph One' followed by a Q&A with Joss and Eliza. Hopefully there will be live coverage via our Twitter account and our Posterous site. At 5.15pm there will be a solo Joss Q&A which should last 45 minutes. ETA: And the big Dollhouse news is that John Cassaday of Astonishing X-Men fame will be directing an episode and Alexis Denisof will guest in season 2 and if all goes well Summer Glau too. More...
'Participate: The Revolution of Fan Culture' - a documentary. A very interesting look at fandom, features some great quotes from Joss.

July 23 2009

The Cabin in the Woods official site goes live. And there's a little Flash teaser for all to enjoy plus a logo as well.

July 22 2009

(SPOILER) A Guided Tour of Dollhouse Season 2! TV Guide Magazine interviews Joss about season 2.

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.
Joss talks Emmy nomination. Great interview over at SCI FI Wire.

July 14 2009

Characters who say what the audience is thinking. IO9 takes on those characters that break the meta-barrier between audience and show. More...

July 12 2009

That Joss Whedon Comic Con schedule in full. Friday 24th reads like this - 4.00 - 5.15 pm Joss and Eliza chatter about Dollhouse and 'Epitaph One' gets shown in all its glory. And then at 5.15pm, Joss will talk about his Dark Horse projects for 45 minutes. Oh and make sure you're around on Sunday for the Once More With Feeling fan screening. More...

July 10 2009

(SPOILER) Joss Whedon talks about 'Epitaph One'. He tells EW.com that the 13th Dollhouse episode "is a little bit insane".

July 08 2009

Joss will write and direct the Dollhouse Season 2 Premiere. Ausiello posted the bulletin on his Twitter.
Deadliest Fantasy Warrior: Joss Whedon's Vampires vs. Anne Rice's Vampires. So which will it be, the furrowed, fu-powered fiends of SoCal or the dangerously glamourific duo of N'awlins? More...
Vote for your favourite Joss Whedon show. Make with the clicky over at Sci Fi UK. More...

July 05 2009

Aids Walk Ebay Auction of signed Dr Horrible poster. Signed by Joss Whedon, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. More...

July 01 2009

'Always Darkest' - A Buffy Season 8 Tale. The highly entertaining story by Joss and Jo is now available for your perusal.
(SPOILER) Preview of Joss Whedon and Jo Chen's Buffy Season 8 story. Jaw droppingly awesome. There's also an explanation as to why it won't be appearing on MySpace.

June 25 2009

How to Meet and Woo a Nerdy Girl. Love ladies with big glasses and bigger brains? The Park Bench provides a list of definite 'do's' (check out #7). More...

June 16 2009

Joss on making "new media" for studios. An article from The Hollywood Reporter discusses new media and major studios. Joss: "New media for 'Dollhouse' means (Fox) just gets free writing and free acting. ... I'm not interested in addendums to existing shows. Sometimes they're beautifully done, but I'm interested in people getting paid equitably for work like that."

June 08 2009

Serial tales vs procedural shows - "the silent war going on in tv drama". The L.A. Times speaks to show creators and executive producers about stand alone dramas and arc driven shows. Joss mentions how Fox told him to make Dollhouse stand-alone and "as much as possible, make it easy on the audience".

June 04 2009

Dream comic book projects. IGN reckon Joss would the perfect writer for the Fantastic Four comic book. More...

June 01 2009

Coverage of Joss Whedon's keynote address at Wesleyan. On Saturday night Joss gave a lecture on "Defining American Culture: How Movies and TV Get Made" at Wesleyan University. Topics of interest included The Cabin in the Woods, Dollhouse, Goners, Dr. Horrible and that Buffy movie. More coverage can be found at Still Indie. More...

May 28 2009

Write-up and video of Joss at last month's Harvard Humanism Award Ceremony. A new write-up (with cool cake photos) to accompany the five minute video clip of Joss speaking at Harvard on April 10th, 2009, when he was presented with their "Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism"

May 27 2009

Now, The case for a Buffy movie without Joss. Graeme McMillan of io9 responds to the widespread disapproval towards remaking "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" without Joss Whedon. He gives several reasons why such a movie may not be a bad idea. More...

May 14 2009

Escaping The Dollhouse. SocialistWorker.org: "Dollhouse should be renewed--and folks should watch it. For all Whedon's wild plots, his stories are some of the few on television that really resemble the complications and conflict of life as it is actually lived." More...

May 10 2009

"Seven Things I Love About Sci-Fi" by Joss Whedon. Number seven is Kurt Russell. Pure genius of a list.
Joss Whedon discussing the Dollhouse finale at Paley Fest 09. Spoilers for 'Omega' - Fox posted this interview on Saturday, holding it back until after the finale for obvious reasons. Joss' interview is only spoilery if you haven't seen the finale yet (that wouldn't be anyone here? Right?). More...
(SPOILER) Dark Horse's Buffy Zone gets updated with new info. And there's some interesting hints on what to expect from the Joss/Jo two page Buffy comic strip for MySpace Dark Horse Presents.

May 09 2009

(SPOILER) Discuss the US season finale of Dollhouse. Omega. The End? And if you missed the episode, it's now available to watch the episode for free at Fox on Demand and Hulu and can be purchased on iTunes.

May 08 2009

Why Dollhouse is really Joss Whedon's greatest work. io9.com argues the case for why the show is the best thing Joss has ever done. SciFi Wire goes down a similar route with its Dollhouse finale feature but includes an "anti" fandom point of view.
"Dollhouse lives up to the hype". Because you should always trust Joss Whedon to deliver: recap of the season's highlights in anticipation of today's finale. Spoilers only for the episodes already aired. More...

May 06 2009

Joss singing on This American Life available for download. Joss performed "Heart, Broken" for "This American Life - Live!", and the radio episode is now available in podcast form. More...
Joss, David & Eliza in New FOX.com Promo. Joss Whedon, David Boreanaz & Eliza Dushku are featured in a new FOX promo for FOX.com that was posted on the FOX Broadcasting YouTube site.

May 05 2009

Top 5 'Star Trek' Dream Directors. fearnet.com lists their dream picks for Star Trek directors, and our 'god' is one of them.

April 27 2009

FEAR.net chats with the cast & crew of 'Dollhouse'. They caught up with Joss, Eliza, Dichen and Miracle at the Paley Fest 09.

April 26 2009

Joss Whedon's acceptance speech for the Nebula Awards. He couldn't be at the ceremony last night due to filming commitments (Jane Espenson accepted the Bradbury award on his behalf). But he did make this wonderfully daft and heartfelt video. It also contains our first look at the Cabin In The Woods set.

April 23 2009

Joss sings tonight on 'This American Life - Live!' - the stage show. It'll been shown in movie theatres and performing arts centers all over the States. More...

April 22 2009

(SPOILER) Peeking into Dollhouse's future through Buffy's past. A blogger looks back at Buffy, what makes Joss Whedon great and tries to answer why, despite such greatness, his shows tend to struggle, critical acclaim notwithstanding. Part 1 of a series.

April 20 2009

A video clip from the Dollhouse panel at Paley Fest. Features Joss chatting about episode 13 and his "hope" for more Dollhouse stories. Also has Eliza talking about Joss and Miracle speaking about her excitement for the show and her character.

April 18 2009

Up close with Joss Whedon. Wizard Magazine speaks to Joss about Dollhouse, tv execs, Eliza and Buffy the comic book character. It's the perfect complement to your Saturday morning coffee.

April 17 2009

(SPOILER) IGN coverage of the Dollhouse panel at PaleyFest. The first page has interviews with Miracle and Dichen, the second has interviews with Eliza and Joss (and also contains the much bandied about spoilers for 'Epitaph One'). And Zap2it has a similar feature with indications from Joss and co on how season 2 might look.
Joss' Streamy acceptance speech. Also NPH and Felicia for The Guild. More...
MediaBlvd Writer calls Joss Whedon the "Nicest Guy in Hollywood." A feature writer at MediaBlvd Magazine did a nice little write-up about Mr. Whedon himself.

April 15 2009

Whedon denies that 'Cabin in The Woods' is a musical slasher. Fun quotes from Joss about his and Drew's upcoming movie.
(SPOILER) Fanboy Fight: Joss Whedon vs JJ Abrams - Who is your favorite? Joss Whedon does seem to be winning hands down, but I thought I would bring this over anyway [note: casting spoiler for Dollhouse in text]. More...

April 14 2009

Tonight at PaleyFest09 - the Dr. Horrible Panel. Starring Nathan, Felicia, Maurissa and The Brothers Whedon. Will we hear news about a possible Act IV? More...

April 13 2009

'This American Life' adds a show date. By popular demand, there will be an encore presentation of This American Life--Live! You can now see Joss make a special appearance in select theaters on May 7th.

April 11 2009

(SPOILER) Discuss the ninth episode of Dollhouse. Eliza Dushku stars in "A Spy In The House Of Love", the best titled Dollhouse episode to date. And if you missed it, the episode is now available to watch for free at Fox On Demand and Hulu and can be purchased at iTunes. More...

April 10 2009

Joss Whedon: Made for basic cable? After yesterday's debacle, an EW.com columnist argues that Joss might be better off working for a basic cable network.

March 30 2009

Backstage at the Streamys - an interview with Joss Whedon. Fresh from Dr. Horrible's triumph at the Streamys, Joss speaks to NonSociety's Mary about his beard, Dr. Horrible and why he doesn't twitter. And there's a very cool interview with Neil Patrick Harris as well.

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