Joss Whedon: The Biography (79 page)

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Hey, Mr. Whedon …
” Quesada, interview by the author.


Can I take a day or two …
” Whedon, quoted in ibid.


I wish Joss Whedon …
” Quesada, interview by the author.


What Joss is popular for …
” Marts, interview by the author.


If there’s a bigger influence …
” Whedon, quoted in Edwards, “Whedon, Ink.”


We started talking …
” Marts, interview by the author.

Claremont’s stories “played a pivotal role …
” Levitz, quoted in Reid, “X-Men Writer Chris Claremont Donates Archive.”


It was fun to see these guys …
” Marts, interview by the author.


When Joss’s scripts came in …
” Ibid.


The craziest thing …
” Lowe, interview by the author.


More than the plots …
” Marts, interview by the author.


Joss’s run was a pitch-perfect mix …
” Lowe, interview by the author.


best X-Men title published …
” George, Review of
Astonishing X-Men
HC vol. 1.

21. Not Fade Away


She would come in …
” Buchanan, interview by the author.


So, [Levin] canceled …
” Whedon, quoted in Acker, interview by the author.


Unlike early Buffy seasons …
” Fury, quoted in Jozic, “David Fury Interview.”


I started bawling …
” Carpenter, panel comments, Dragon Con.


It’s such a big part of my life …
” Carpenter, quoted in Goldman, “IGN Interview: Charisma Carpenter.”


I heard it …
” Carpenter, panel comments, Dragon Con.


Move on the surface …
” Adalian, “Frog Net’s Drama ‘Angel’ Folds Wings.”


Joss did not want …
” Fury, Whedonesque post, December 15, 2005.


This isn’t about the WB bailing …
” Levin, quoted in Adalian, “Frog Net’s Drama ‘Angel’ Folds Wings.”


Yes, my heart is breaking
…” Whedon,
BronzeBeta.com
post, February 14, 2004.


I miss those days …
” Goddard, interview by the author.


I thought Muppets were cool …
” Whedon, quoted in Partney, “The Puppet Summit.”


That was great, entertaining television …
” Fury, quoted in ibid.


I’ve been in Hollywood …
” Buchanan, interview by the author.


I was in the car …
” Staite, interview by the author.


There had been rumors …
” Baldwin, interview by the author.


It was one of the happiest days …
” Baccarin, interview by the author.


I don’t wanna sound …
” Borenaz, quoted in Malcom, “Boreanaz Bids Angel Adieu.”


They had pushed for an early decision …
” Ancier, quoted in “WB Wants Angel Movie,” Sci Fi Wire.


I want to end the show …
” Whedon, quoted in Hiatt, “No ‘Angel.’”


The original goal …
” Whedon, quoted in “One Last Stake in Heart as ‘Angel’ Bites It,”
Alameda Times-Star
.


We knew [season six] …
” Fury, quoted in Jozic, “David Fury Interview.”


The last thing you will see …
” Whedon, quoted in Jensen, “The X Factor.”

22. Grant Me the Serenity

He also found it difficult …
Whedon,
Serenity: The Official Visual Companion
, 25.


he brings such depth …
” Whedon, director’s commentary,
Serenity
.


comedians, because they have the chops …
” Whedon, interview in
Joss Whedon: The Master at Play
, DVD
.


I’ll always remember …
” Baldwin, interview by the author.


We didn’t have to worry …
” Staite, interview by the author.


There was a scene where I had …
” Ibid.


I thought I was going to …
” Fillion, interview by the author.


say something that Mal would say” …
Whedon, director’s commentary,
Serenity
.


You’re basically teaching people …
” Whedon,
Serenity: The Official Visual Companion
.


That was very humbling and very difficult …
” Ibid.

23. Election 2004


regarded with more contempt …
” Whedon, quoted in Doux, “High Stakes 2004.”


If you’re for Bush …
” Whedon, Whedonesque post, October 21, 2004.


A svelte and mysterious Jewel Thief …
” Whedon, Whedonesque profile.

High Stakes 2004 …
Doux, “High Stakes 2004.”


Q: You mentioned in …
” Whedon, quoted in ibid.


always been motivated by altruism …
” Ibid.


I spent a lot of time …
” Whedon, quoted in in Schneider, “Joss Whedon Wants Out of TV.”


Even if you’re worried …
” Doux, “High Stakes 2004.”


Joss didn’t really know …
” Cole, interview by the author.


My study was filled with crap …
” Whedon, interview in
Nerdist Podcast
.


extraordinary heroism” …
“Valor Awards for John Whedon Steele,”
Military Times
.


gathered up a force of stragglers …
” Ibid.


No wonder [my parents] got divorced” …
Whedon, interview by the author.

24. I Wrote My Thesis on You


a not-soon-to-be-exhausted …
” “About Slayage,” Slayage Online.


Twilight Zone or Star Trek had wonderful symbolism …
” Wilcox, interview by the author.


There are many audience members …
” Ibid.


You have to wait …
” Ibid.


That was one of the most wonderful experiences …
” Ibid.

25. Serenity Lands


All the work the fans have done …
” Whedon, introduction to
Serenity
special screenings.


Until Joss Whedon and Serenity …
” Fillion, interview by the author.


He would take pictures of me …
” Ibid.


I don’t actually have anything …” Whedon
, Q&A session on Australian
Serenity
DVD.

26. Strong Female Characters


crazed Veronica Marsathon” …
Whedon, Whedonesque post, August 12, 2005.


Joss Luvs Veronica …
” Ibid.


We’re both sort of writing …
” Thomas in Fernandez, “Cult King in Orbit on Mars.”


The most beautiful final episode …
” Thomas, interview by the author.


Last year, Veronica Mars’ …
” Whedon, “Ace of Case.”


the world’s greatest dad …
” Ibid.


Trust me, I cast guest star actors …
” Thomas, interview by the author.


Joss is such an intelligent guy …
” Bell, quoted in Fernandez, “Cult King in Orbit on Mars.”


a face of a series” …
Thomas, interview by the author.


Wonder Woman was the first great …
” Silver, quoted in Warner Bros., “Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Sign Joss Whedon.”


It was after I made ‘The Matrix’ …
” Silver, quoted in in Douglas, “Exclusive: Joel Silver on Wonder Woman.”


Are you kidding? …
” Cole, quoted by Whedon, quoted in Kozac, “Serenity NOW!”


In my version, there was actually …
” Whedon, quoted in Seijas, “Joss Whedon Talks About His ‘Batman’ Movie That Never Was.”


It was the key to the whole movie” …
Whedon, quoted in Hibberd, “Joss Whedon: The Definitive EW Interview.”


I was clearly not on the same wavelength” …
Whedon, quoted in in Kozac, “Serenity NOW!”


There are great DC books …
” Whedon, interview by the author.


Batman is the only Marvel character …
” Ibid.


he’s got the greatest rogues gallery …
” Whedon, quoted in Jensen, “Buffy’s Back.”


She doesn’t have good villains” …
Whedon, interview by the author.


I think she sort of …
” Whedon, quoted in Carroll, “Joss Whedon Vows He Won’t Do Anything Silly with Wonder Woman.”

She’s “ fascinating, very uncompromising …
” Whedon, quoted in Warner Bros., “Silver Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures Sign Joss Whedon.”


She comes from a civilization …
” Whedon, quoted in O’Hara, “His Whedonness Talks Serenity.”

Wonder Woman’s vulnerability is her “outdatedness” …
Whedon, interview by the author.


The fact that she was a goddess …
” Whedon, quoted in Tavi, “Yay, Geometry.”


If they will allow for you to have …
” Torres, panel comments, FanExpo Canada.

a “young woman’s journey” …
Whedon, quoted in Fleming, “Whedon’s a Goner for U.”


When he was released …
” Neuwirth, interview by the author.


full of light …
” Ibid.


Indirectly, his work …
” Ibid.


I think it’s because of my mother …
” Whedon, Equality Now address, May 15, 2006.


He’s very fond of the songs …
” Basinger, interview by the author.


You know, Miss Leslie …
” Ibid.


Joss Whedon and his wife” …
Sondheim, quoted in Cole, interview by the author.


The people who liked it …
” Cole, interview by the author.


Plot-wise, I was like …
” Whedon, interview by the author.


I wrote a script …
” Whedon, quoted in Alt, “Exclusive: ‘Dollhouse’ Creator Joss Whedon.”


I never wrote my definitive version …
” Whedon, interview by the author.


Joss will not be fighting …
” Whedon, Whedonesque post, February 3, 2007.


I think that was more of …
” Smulders, interview by the author.

he “was so ground down …
” Whedon, quoted in “Bryan Hitch & Joss Whedon,” Newsarama.


I would go back in a heartbeat …
” Whedon, quoted in Robinson, “Joss Whedon” (interview), August 8, 2007.


I really kept Goners at bay …
” Whedon, quoted in Gopalan, “Whedon After ‘Wonder’-land.”


was not incredibly well-received” …
Whedon, quoted in Snierson, “Joss Whedon Taps Eliza Dushku for New Fox Series.”


a real production company” …
Whedon, quoted in “Joss Whedon Goes into ‘Sugar Shock.’”


I’m tired of not telling stories” …
Ibid.

27. A New Way of Storytelling


Karl would give me thumbnails …
” Whedon, quoted in Bendis, “Brian Bendis Presents …”


His writing chops translate really well …
” Allie, interview by the author.


What that tells me …
” Ibid.


There were definitely things …
” Ibid.


She’s … more like me …
” Whedon, quoted in “Joss Whedon Goes into ‘Sugar Shock.’”


I came back on Monday …
” Lowe, interview by the author.


The sales were great” …
Ibid.

28. WGA Writers’ Strike


I’ve told passionate Whedon fans …
” Goddard, interview by the author.


To the MPAA …
” Whedon, quoted in Soloway, “Remove the Rating for Captivity.”


pretty much all you learn …
” Whedon, Whedonesque post, May 20, 2007.


kids we don’t care about …
” Whedon, interview in
Fanboy Radio
podcast.


It was a crazy three days” …
Goddard, interview by the author.


Six minutes later …
” Whedon and Goddard,
The Cabin in the Woods: The Official Visual Companion
, 17.

The lack of scripted series ushered in …
Schechner, “This Writers’ Strike Feels Like a Rerun.”

ABC, CBS, and NBC saw their prime-time ratings …
Ibid.


salaries, benefits, pensions …
” Writers Guild of America East, “Minimum Basic Agreement.”

As it stood, writers were only paid …
“Hollywood Writers Go on Strike,” AFP.


the Internet has to be …
” Bowman, quoted in in Fernandez, “A Line in the Sand.”


imprinted with personality packages” …
Snierson, “Joss Whedon Taps Eliza Dushku for New Fox Series.”


We call it …
” Whedon, quoted in ibid.

her run of “crappy horror movies” …
Whedon, quoted in Goldman, “Joss Whedon: Inside Dollhouse.”


I said, ‘I love you …’
” Ibid.


It was a mistake!” …
Whedon, quoted in Schneider, “Joss Whedon Preps Fox Series.”


He had my back” …
Dushku, interview by the author.


I came out and I was …
” Whedon, interview by the author.


The easiest tactic …
” Whedon, Whedonesque post, November 7, 2007.


Marti Noxon has tried to HIJACK …
” Whedon, Whedonesque post, December 6, 2007.


I was a ’70s Upper West Side …
” Whedon, interview by the author.


CBS and Fox
think …” Whedon, Whedonesque post November 17, 2007.


The fans from day one …
” Whedon, quoted in Goldman, “Joss Whedon, Friends & Fans on the Picket Line.”

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