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Joss TV Guide Interview

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UPDATED: Monday, December 19, 2005 09:03
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Monday, December 19, 2005 4:44 AM

From TV Guide: He also wrote an article that is suppose to be out in the next TV Guide.

Joss Whedon Talks Up Serenity, Wonder Woman
by Anthony Layser
As the series creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer < http://online.tvguide.com/newsearch/detail.aspx?id=14477&tvobjectid=10
0074&sourcetype=S&progseriesparentid=14477&keyword=Buffy+the+Vampire+Slayer> and Angel < http://online.tvguide.com/NewSearch/detail.aspx?id=1789149&tvobjectid=
100039&sourcetype=S&progseriesparentid=1789149&keyword=Angel>, Joss Whedon ushered in a new era of TV sci-fi and cemented his VIP status at Comic Con. However, it was one of his lesser-known creations that he chose as his directorial debut on the big screen. With Serenity < http://online.tvguide.com/NewSearch/detail.aspx?id=46057&tvobjectid=19
4383&sourcetype=M&progseriesparentid=&keyword=Serenity>, Whedon revisited his short-lived Fox series Firefly < http://online.tvguide.com/NewSearch/detail.aspx?id=3540236&tvobjectid=
100160&sourcetype=S&progseriesparentid=3540236&keyword=Firefly> with the hope of introducing a larger audience to the fantasy world and to the characters that had already spawned a sizable cult following. Recently, TVGuide.com caught up with the ever-inventive auteur to discuss the space adventure, which arrives on DVD Dec. 20.
TVGuide.com: Was it difficult to make Serenity accessible to people who didn't see Firefly?
Joss Whedon: It was the toughest job I ever did. The screenplay was a bear to write, not only to convey information to those who hadn't seen the series, but also to hide information in the story for those who had. Then editing it - seeing what audiences like, what loses them, what was too much, and what wasn't enough - it really was brutal. Filming was fun. I love the actors - lots of laughs. The footage was beautiful. The other side was pain. I should have had Anthony Hopkins doing a voice-over for 20 minutes saying, "He was the greatest Alexander of all."
TVGuide.com: How did you originally conceive the story?
Whedon: What I originally wanted to do with the series was to get underneath science fiction and just tell stories about normal people who had really tough lives in the new and final frontier. It's the kind of life we're not living right now in America. It's the idea of people who live in extremes and have [only] the money in their pocket and the clothes on their back. That was fascinating to me. But then you've got to have spaceships, because, dude, spaceships… spaceships!

Don't forget to call him "Sir." He likes that.

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Monday, December 19, 2005 4:49 AM

FLYWITHMECAPTN

this part got lost.

TVGuide.com: Numerous critics compared Serenity to the Star Wars films. Were you inspired at all by the Star Wars franchise?
Whedon: Have you seen Serenity? I think the two words that come to mind are Millennium and Falcon. I am a junkie for sci-fi. If it takes place on a spaceship, I'll see it in a theater, and that includes Supernova. Now that's a man with a problem, but maybe my problem can help others.
TVGuide.com: Are you considering any future installments of the Serenity/Firefly franchise?
Whedon: It's hard to say. I think the DVD sales will have a lot to say about that. Are there more stories to tell? You bet. Would I love to tell them and work with everyone again? The answer is also yup. Now, the movie did not get a huge amount of people out to see it. We'll need the DVD to make the money back. But I rule out nothing. I think it's the type of movie that can be discovered on DVD. It has definitely affected the people who have seen it.

Don't forget to call him "Sir." He likes that.

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Monday, December 19, 2005 6:56 AM

YOJIMBO

Thank you for posting this article especially the 2nd half...There it is people the possibility of a sequel or future installments depends on DVD sales...Lets do what ever we can to get this DVD bought...I am giving 4 as gifts..
I dont have lots of funds so I sold a few of my crappy DVD's to do it...

Yojimbo

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Monday, December 19, 2005 9:03 AM

GEEJAKE

Its good to see that DVD sales still could save the show!

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