Joss Whedon

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June 23, 1964

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male

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New York, New York, The United States

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http://whedonesque.com/

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comics & Graphic Novels

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Joss Hill Whedon (born Joseph Hill Whedon) is an Academy Award-nominated and Hugo Award winning American writer, director, executive producer, and creator and head writer of the well-known television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. He has also written several film scripts and comic book series. After finishing at Winchester College in England, he went on to receive a film degree from Wesleyan University in 1987.

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Top Cult Shows: Firefly.

http://www.realtvaddict.com/2009/11/06/top-cult-shows-firefly/

Real TV Addict gives Firefly a look.

A concise examination of one of our favorite shows.

[ edited by Risch22 on 2009-11-08 08:40 ]

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books by Joss Whedon

avg rating: 4.01 | 13,816 ratings | 1,406 reviews | 78 distinct works | 219 fans

	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Long Way Home (Season 8, Vol. 1) by Joss Whedon, Georges Jeanty, Andy Owens avg rating 4.08 — 2,017 ratings — published 2007 7 editions	my rating:
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future For You (Season 8, Vol. 2) by Joss Whedon, Brian K. Vaughan, Georges Jeanty avg rating 4.13 — 1,328 ratings — published 2008 2 editions	my rating:
	Fray by Joss Whedon, Karl Moline (Penciller), Andy Owens (Inker) avg rating 4.13 — 1,316 ratings — published 2003 4 editions	my rating:
	Those Left Behind (Serenity Volume 1) by Joss Whedon, Brett Matthews, Will Conrad (Illustrator) avg rating 3.80 — 1,152 ratings — published 2006 3 editions	my rating:
	Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted by Joss Whedon (Writer), John Cassaday (Artist) avg rating 4.12 — 997 ratings — published 2004 4 editions	my rating:
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Wolves at the Gate (Season 8, Vol. 3) by Joss Whedon, Drew Goddard, Georges Jeanty avg rating 4.06 — 887 ratings — published 2008 4 editions	my rating:
	Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous by Joss Whedon (Writer), John Cassaday (Artist) avg rating 3.97 — 758 ratings — published 2005 3 editions	my rating:
	Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn by Joss Whedon (Writer), John Cassaday (Artist) avg rating 4.04 — 653 ratings — published 2007 3 editions	my rating:
	Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Time Of Your Life (Season 8, Vol. 4) by Joss Whedon, Karl Moline, Jeph Loeb avg rating 3.94 — 463 ratings — published 2009	my rating:
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer Omnibus Vol. 1 by Joss Whedon, Eric Powell avg rating 3.76 — 470 ratings — published 2007 2 editions	my rating:

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quotes by Joss Whedon

"Remember to always be yourself. Unless you suck."
— Joss Whedon

tags: individuality

530 people liked it

"People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy."
— Joss Whedon

tags: television, writing

219 people liked it

"I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of. "
— Joss Whedon

tags: writing

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