No debate needed, just gotta ask - , how does Joss DO it ? by AURaptor

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No debate needed, just gotta ask - , how does Joss DO it ?

POSTED BY: AURAPTOR
UPDATED: Monday, January 15, 2007 05:05
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Friday, January 12, 2007 4:31 PM

America loves a winner!

Get such fantastic actors? Never mind the BDH or other regs from Buffy or Angel, but his special guest stars and cast for SERENITY - Chiwetel Ejiofor, aren't just your garden variety character actors, but damn talented !

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

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, January 12, 2007 4:50 PM

RIVER6213

I agree with you. Joss is a genius but what has he done lately?

Joss is young and the big screen is a loaded with competing writers and directors. Joss can't coast on Firefly, BtVS, and Angel forever. He needs some new stuff, and Wonder Woman isn’t going to cut it for the long haul. Joss needs another television series. This is just real world facts.

Just my opinion.

-River

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Friday, January 12, 2007 5:07 PM

DAVESHAYNE

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
Get such fantastic actors?

He creates characters with greater than average depth and personality and then gives them fun things to say. What actor can resist that?

David

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

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Friday, January 12, 2007 6:18 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I agree with you. Joss is a genius but what has he done lately?

Joss is young and the big screen is a loaded with competing writers and directors. Joss can't coast on Firefly, BtVS, and Angel forever. He needs some new stuff, and Wonder Woman isn’t going to cut it for the long haul. Joss needs another television series. This is just real world facts.

Just my opinion.

-River

Wow, then you must really think I'm behind the times! ( Ok, I am, but what of it? ) Thing is, I am wrapping up watching Buffy - the series, on DVD. Ever since I saw Once More, with Feeling , and Joss's comment about getting Hinton Battle as being some huge coup ( I'm not familiar w/ Broadway, so I have to agree w/ Joss. ) Checking the list of folks Joss was able to get to show up over the 7 yrs of Buffy, it's clear he has some major pull in the industry.

Also, just today, I heard some movie reviewers talking about Chitewel Ejiofor, and again I was drawn to thiniking about what a name this guy has made for himself in a reletively short amount of time.

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

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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Friday, January 12, 2007 6:33 PM

JLIN13

for some reason, in the pit of my stomach i think that the next TV series Joss will do will be about Medieval(sp) time period, not sure why tho

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Saturday, January 13, 2007 2:56 PM

CYBERSNARK

Or it'll be set in a Medieval Times restauraunt.

In space. . .

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We applied the cortical electrodes but were unable to get a neural reaction from either patient.

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Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:40 PM

DARKJESTER

Or about a demon/human half-breed trying to fight his instincts and not be super evil, just mid(dle)-evil....

MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."

http://www.fireflytalk.com - Big Damn Podcast

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Sunday, January 14, 2007 1:29 PM

MIMA

your questions isn't really valid auraptor. how does joss get the talent? he doesn't. the studio has casting people who do that. marcia shulman, anya colloff, etc. he may get veto powers (as in gayharding) but he isn't the one who reals them in. of course, it could also be said that joss' rep is such that cooler actors would say, yeah, i'll work on one of his projects- which is kindof the feeling i got from ron glass at dc when he explained what brought him into it.

and on another note, i am a HUGE fan of your art. got any new inks of the crew?

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Sunday, January 14, 2007 6:35 PM

MICJWELCH

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Originally posted by RiveR6213:
I agree with you. Joss is a genius but what has he done lately?

I was very surprised to see just what Joss Whedon has been involved in. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923736/ Looks to me like he's always busy.

"We may experience some slight turbulence, and then... explode."

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Monday, January 15, 2007 5:05 AM

DONCOAT

I think the hard, cold fact is that there are lots and lots of talented young actors trying to make it in Hollywood at any given time. It's a buyer's market, so it's really a question of finding the right fit for a given role. Joss (and company) do seem to excel at that.

By the way, I disagree that the whole process was handled by casting directors. From what the actors have said in convention Q&A sessions, Joss was very much involved in the casting decisions every step of the way.

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