Joss Whedon is a writer known for creating “Buffy The Vampire Slayer”, “Firefly”, and “Serenity”. He has also written for films such as “X-Men” and “Toy Story”. Whedon’s work explores themes such as feminism and existentialism, and his ability to tackle difficult topics has been recognized. His upcoming projects include “Wonder Woman” and “Goners”.
Joss Whedon is the well-known writer of the film and television series “Buffy The Vampire Slayer” and the cult series “Firefly”, which inspired the film “Serenity”. He also wrote the “Angel” series and has written credits on the films “Titan AE”, “X-Men”, “Alien Resurrection” and “Toy Story”. Additionally, Joss Whedon has written a number of X-Men comics and is currently developing a comic based on “Serenity.”
Joss Whedon is a child of the television industry. His father worked as a writer for “The Electric Company” and for “The Golden Girls”. His grandfather wrote for “The Donna Reed Show.” Even with these inspirations, Whedon’s first screenwriting attempts did not prove immediately successful.
Joss Whedon didn’t show much promise in his first movie “Buffy The Vampire Slayer.” Though the film now has a cult fan base, it is mostly appreciated because everything in it displays low production values, incredible dialogues, and horrendous acting. Joss Whedon has been praised by some critics for making an intentionally awful film, right down to the humor. Even with the film’s limited success, Whedon was able to create and market a series by developing the character of Buffy. Unlike the film, the series was immediately acclaimed as something very special and unique.
Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar as Buffy, a teenager with a sacred duty to slay vampires and demons, Joss Whedon explored concepts familiar to all teenagers, dating problems, curiosity about sex, popularity, academic success and failure and the adolescent’s relationship with his or her family. The demons that Buffy encountered and defeated were metaphorically associated with the main themes of the episode. The dialogue was witty and fast-paced, quickly connecting popular culture references and often slightly off-realism, with surprisingly humorous results.
“Buffy” has generated so much interest that the academic community has held several conferences to present papers on its thematic elements. Joss Whedon has been acclaimed for his existentialist and feminist themes. His ability to tackle difficult topics such as homosexuality and make them palatable to a large audience has also been recognized.
The “Buffy” series ran for five years on the WB Network before moving to the UPN Network for the past two years. An episode written by Joss Whedon, “Hush,” was nominated for an Emmy for writing in 2000. The episode features limited dialogue as demons steal everyone’s voices in Buffy’s town of Sunnydale. Many consider “Hush” and “Once More with Feeling,” a musical episode, as two of the best episodes of the seven-year series.
The “Buffy” series spawned the “Angel” series, exploring similar thematic elements but with a male character, the brooding vampire with a soul and true love of Buffy, played by David Boreanaz. When “Buffy” moved to UPN, “Angel” remained on the WB network and much of Joss Whedon’s synchronous writing was lost as there were few crossover episodes.
With “Buffy” ending in 2003 and The WB canceling “Angel” in 2004, Joss Whedon evolved the “Firefly” series for the Fox Network. “Firefly” didn’t last a season, but was enjoyed by a dedicated fan base. Fox was criticized for showing episodes out of sequence, thus contributing to the series’ premature demise.
The western-style sci-fi series convinced Joss Whedon to wrap up the story in the movie “Serenity”. Despite expectations of failure, “Serenity” was successful at the box office and improved the sales of the DVD series. Most critics, including Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper, who gave the film their well-known “thumbs up” rating, commended it. Joss Whedon has also been recognized for doing what was considered impossible: take a failed series and make a blockbuster out of it.
Joss Whedon currently has two films in the works, “Wonder Woman” and “Goners,” with tentative release dates in 2007. Fans of Whedon are eagerly awaiting both works, with particularly strong interest in “Wonder Woman,” which develops along similar lines to the “Buffy” series with a dedicated woman with a duty to protect the innocent.
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