Jane Espenson

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Jane Espenson is an American television writer and producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She had a five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and shared a Hugo Award for her writing on Conversations with Dead People. Between 2009-2010 she served on Caprica, as co-executive and executive producer for the series. In 2010 she wrote an episode of HBO's A Game of Thrones, and joined the writing staff for Series 4 of Torchwood, which will air on Starz in the US and the BBC in the UK in 2011. She will be co-writing the pilot episode for the US remake of Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased).

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Average rating: 3.93 · 16,215 ratings · 958 reviews · 17 distinct works · Similar authors

	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Retreat (Season 8, #6) by Jane Espenson, Georges Jeanty (Artist), Joss Whedon (Executive Producer) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 3,003 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Predators and Prey (Season 8, #5) by Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg 3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 3,030 ratings — published 2009 — 6 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Serenity: Anti-Heroes, Lost Shepherds and Space Hookers in Joss Whedon's Firefly by Jane Espenson (Editor), David Gerrold (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kevin M. Sullivan (Contributor) 4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 1,321 ratings — published 2005	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Serenity Found: More Unauthorized Essays on Joss Whedon's Firefly Universe by Jane Espenson (Editor / Contributor), Jacob Clifton (Contributor), Michael Marano (Contributor) 4.12 of 5 stars 4.12 avg rating — 480 ratings — published 2007 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Haunted (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Comic #23 Buffy Season 5) by Jane Espenson, Cliff Richards 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 2002 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha to Rossum by Jane Espenson (Editor), Andrew Zimmerman Jones (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Husbands by Jane Espenson, Brad Bell, Ben Dewey 3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2013	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Riley (Season 8, One Shot) by Jane Espenson, Karl Moline (Artist), Joss Whedon (Executive Producer) 3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 2010	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Billy the Vampire Slayer, Part 1 (Season 9, #14) by Jane Espenson, Drew Z. Greenberg, Karl Moline (Artist) 3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Magical Mystery Tour Featuring the Beetles (Season 9, #0) by Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon (Executive Producer), Georges Jeanty 4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2011	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Forgive my rudeness. I cannot abide useless people.”
― Jane Espenson

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“It is possible to care too much. It is possible to believe that you will never be as good as anyone else. And it is possible to let these things take over.”
― Jane Espenson, Inside Joss' Dollhouse: From Alpha to Rossum

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“Mercy is the mark of a great man! (stabs defeated opponent) I guess I'm just a good man. (stabs opponent again) Well ... I'm alright.”
― Jane Espenson

tags: aired-11-1-2002, firefly, humor, joss-whedon, malcolm-reynolds, shindig, television-series

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