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Joss Whedon: The Genius Behind Buffy
by
Candace Havens (Goodreads Author)
This biography of Joss Whedon, creator of television's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," offers a compelling look at one of the most talented television writers, directors, and producers of this generation. It explains how Whedon turned a midseason replacement show on the fledgling WB network into one of the most beloved shows of all time. Examined is Whedon's life from childhoo...more
Paperback, 171 pages
Published
April 10th 2003
by BenBella Books
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An interesting but somewhat fluffy look at Joss Whedon's career. This book has the same almost naive as the Mary Tyler Moore biography I read last year. The book was written at a time when Buffy and Angel were both on the air. Firefly though floundering was still on the air but there's no mention of the upcoming film, Serenity.
What the book doesn't admit to is the possibility that Joss could burn out -- which it appears he has from recent interviews. Joss is clearly very driven and clearly loves...more
What the book doesn't admit to is the possibility that Joss could burn out -- which it appears he has from recent interviews. Joss is clearly very driven and clearly loves...more
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Very fun to read, with lots of behind-the-scenes and biographical info I didn't know before. It was kind of like reading a really long Entertainment Weekly article. What made me sad while reading it were the projects he was talking about so optimistically (this was written around the time that Firefly got canceled) that never got off the ground-the animated series and Ripper, which I would have dearly loved to see. But he's had lots of success since then, and I can't think of anyone in the enter...more
Biography of the innovative creator of the Buffy, The Vampire Slayer TV series as well as several other acclaimed works including Angel and the short-lived Firefly series, all of which I greatly enjoyed. Interesting read, though unfortunately it wasn’t really very in-depth and mostly seemed like a fan’s praisebook more than anything. The book seemed to be more about the whole Buffy series than about Joss himself and only alluded to his actual history, motivations and glossed over the real “biogr...more
I could claim that I read for this research... which isn't really true (although I did get a great David E. Kelley quote out of it). Alas, this reads exactly like something posted on a fan site. Some good gossip gets through, despite the author's best efforts at burying everything under pixie dust (and the severely annoying quote blocks sprinkled throughout the text, which are among the most clumsy examples of the species I have ever seen).
As a fan of Buffy,Angel and Firefly, I really enjoyed the background stories of the development of the characters and the storyline. A must read for fans of Joss Whedon's work!
i read this years ago; i was so addicted to buffy and angel that i wanted more insight on joss & this was a fine book to do it. another easy read.
Just got 3 books back from my friend in Kingman. This was a very enlightening look at the genius of Joss Whedon.
It was interesting to see where the man who created so many of my favorite shows was coming from.
Aug 11, 2011
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For the writing I give it 3 stars, for the subject matter 5 stars. This is an older book, written when Buffy and Angel were still on the air and Firefly had just been cancelled. This was pre- Dr. Horrible, etc. And the author is obviously a Joss-groupie, to which I can totally relate!
This book, written in 2003, does not cover a lot of unknown things about Joss or his shows if you have already read all the watchers guides and casefiles books. Kinda lame really, and slightly disapointing.
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Bestselling author Candace Havens has written six novels for Berkley including, Charmed & Dangerous, Charmed & Ready, Charmed & Deadly, Like A Charm, The Demon King and I and Dragons Prefer Blondes. She has also written four books for Harlequin's Blaze line, including Take Me If You Dare, She Who Dares, Wins, Truth and Dare, and The Model Marine. Candace's work is also featured in Spir...more
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