New book?: "Existential Joss Whedon" by History

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New book?: "Existential Joss Whedon"

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UPDATED: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:21
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Friday, September 22, 2006 9:43 AM

Existential Joss Whedon: Evil And Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly And Serenity (Paperback)
by J. Michael Richardson (Author)
Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: McFarland & Company (November 22, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN: 0786427817

http://www.amazon.com/Existential-Joss-Whedon-Firefly-Serenity/dp/0786
427817/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_2_1/102-3543627-1772146?ie=UTF8

Did not see this listed at http://www.serenitystuff.com/category/books/
But there is some chatter at Whedonesque.
http://whedonesque.com/comments/10787

Any further buzz on this?
Or is this old news.

Respectfully,
History

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Friday, September 22, 2006 10:21 AM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by History:
Any further buzz on this?
Or is this old news.

It's certainly not old news as the book isn't out yet. However the fact the book isn't out yet means that there really isn't a lot to say about the book itself. On the one hand there is a bit of a tendency for books using pop culture to explain philosophy to maybe miss the point a bit. Either by twisting the pop to fit the philosophy or bringing the philosophy to bear where it doesn't really apply. On the other hand Joss' series have delved in a number of instances into the existential ouvre so this might be a case where a more rigorous examination might prove enlitening.

David

"Not completely as well as the series of Firefly..." - From a review of Serenity at amazon.de

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