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Joss Whedon
Born: June 23, 1964
Screenwriter Joss Whedon earned fame and industry standing as the writer, director, and producer of the popular WB series Buffy The Vampire Slayer, which he based on his 1992 film of the same name. A third-generation television writer (both his father and grandfather wrote for the medium), Whedon grew up in Manhattan and spent his high school years at an all-boys school in England. Following higher education at Connecticut's Wesleyan University, he spent a year mired in creative and career frustration, an ordeal that ended when he was hired as a writer for the sitcom Roseanne.
Whedon stayed with the show for a year, quitting when he sold his first film script. The resulting movie, Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1992), was a disappointment, and Whedon subsequently found work writing (often in an uncredited capacity) for a number of high-profile films, including the lavishly praised and hugely popular Toy Story (1995). In 1997, Whedon resurrected his story of a teenaged vampire-slaying valley girl, creating the much more popular TV version; within a short time, the series was hailed as one of the best on television, and it had accumulated a large and loyal fan base. That same year, Whedon wrote the script for Alien Resurrection. In 1999, as a measure of Buffy's success, Whedon created Angel, a spin-off of his original show. Like Buffy, it soon boasted a loyal fan base, as well as largely favorable reviews. The next year, he co-wrote the script for the animated sci-fi adventure Titan A.E. He was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for the almost entirely silent Buffy episode "Hush," a considerable achievement given the show's supernatural/fantasy bent and the fact that it did not air on a major network.
In 2002, Whedon created yet another TV series, this time a "sci-fi Western" called Firefly. The showed was short-lived, lasting only 12 episodes before being canceled (three more episodes were unaired but eventually released on DVD). The next year saw the final season of Whedon's much-loved Buffy, which had lasted seven seasons, with Angel quick to follow suit. Though fans rallied to keep the series on the air, Angel was canceled in 2004 after five seasons. With fans mourning the end of the "Buffy-verse" and amidst rampant speculation of more spin-offs, Whedon surprisingly announced that his next project would be a movie version of his failed television show Firefly. He quickly had a script ready, and the film, entitled Serenity (after the spaceship from the series), went into production that same year and was released in 2005.
In late 2007, Eliza Dushku, with whom Whedon worked on Buffy and Angel, met over lunch to discuss possible ideas for a series for her to star in and came up with an idea which excited both of them.[16] The show, Dollhouse, was announced by Fox in November 2008 to begin airing on February 13, 2009. Dollhouse was canceled after two seasons due to low ratings.
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Joss Whedon - filmography
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Astonishing X-Men: Torn
(2013)
Director: Joss Whedon
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This third installment brings more action and adventure as Emma Frost s erratic behavior has the X-Men spinning in a nonstop downward spiral. Will an unlikely union be the final straw? After secretly lying in wait for months, the new Hellfire Club makes its move!
 
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Due for release on 22nd August 2013
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Astonishing X-Men: Unstoppable
(2013)
Director: Joss Whedon
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Strap yourselves in, folks! The final arc on Astonishing X-Men! After the shocking and brain-smashing events of recent issues, the X-Men are off to protect the Earth from its destruction at the hands of the Breakworld. And when it's all over, nothing will ever be the same! No, really, we mean it! ..read more »
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Due for release on 22nd July 2013
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Avengers Assemble
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth
Director: Joss Whedon
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Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will ..read more »
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from 23,107 members
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Avengers Assemble - Blu-ray
(2012)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Chris Hemsworth
Director: Joss Whedon
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Nick Fury is director of S.H.I.E.L.D, an international peace keeping agency. The agency is a who's who of Marvel Super Heroes, with Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When global security is threatened by Loki and his cohorts, Nick Fury and his team will ..read more »
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from 10,424 members
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Astonishing X-Men - Dangerous
on DVD
(2012)
Director: Joss Whedon
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The mutant superheroes return in this motion comic from John Cassaday and Joss Whedon. After a member of the Xavier Institute dies, it becomes apparent that an enemy, who is intent on destroying the mutants once and for all, is operating from the inside. A shocking secret is revealed and the X-Men ..read more »
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Dollhouse - Series 2 - Complete
(2010)
Starring: Reed Diamond, Harry Lennix, Alexis Denisof
Director: Joss Whedon
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The complete second season of the American sci-fi drama created by Joss Whedon. Eliza Dushku stars as Echo, a young woman who is part of a group of people known as 'Actives' or 'Dolls'. The Dolls are people who have had their personalities wiped clean in order to be imprinted with any number of new ..read more »
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from 211 members
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Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Eva Christensen, Marc Thompson, Gregory Abbey
Director: John Cassaday
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The mutant superheroes return in this motion comic from John Cassaday and Joss Whedon. Dr. Kavita Rao (voice of Eva Christensen) appears to have found a cure for the mutants - Wolverine (Marc Thompson), Cyclops (Gregory Abbey), Beast (Mike Pollock), Kitty Pryde (Eileen Stevens) and Emma Frost (..read more »
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Serenity
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Ron Glass, David Krumhol, Alan Tudyk
Director: Joss Whedon
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Epic sci-fi adventure from writer-director Joss Whedon, based on his short-lived television series 'Firefly'. 500 years in the future, after a galactic civil war has united all the space colonies under the repressive Alliance, former rebel soldier Malcolm Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) captains the ..read more »
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Serenity - Blu-ray
(2005)
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
Director: Joss Whedon
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Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, Firefly. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows ..read more »
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from 5,518 members
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Veronica Mars - The Complete Second Season
(2005)
Starring: Enrico Colantoni, Francis Capra, Jason Dohring
Director: John T. Kretchmer, Nick Marck, Jason Bloom
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In the wealthy, seaside community of Neptune, California, the rich and powerful make the rules. Unfortunately for them, there's Veronica Mars, a smart, fearless 17-year-old apprentice private investigator. In season two, the Mars family finds themselves embroiled in another season-long mystery ..read more »
88%
from 269 members
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Firefly - S01 E01 - Serenity
(2002)
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres
Director: Joss Whedon
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After taking aboard a group of passengers bound for another planet, the crew of the spaceship Serenity encounters lawmen, double-dealers and savages as they attempt to rid themselves of precious—but easily traceable—cargo salvaged from a wrecked vessel adrift in space.
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Titan A.E.
on DVD
(2000)
Starring: Bill Pullman, Matt Damon, Nathan Lane
Director: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman
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Fifteen years after the planet Earth has been destroyed by the dreaded Drej, there emerges a young hero named Cale, the bearer of a genetically-encoded map which shows the way to the Titan, a mysterious spaceship which has long held the promise of a new beginning for the human race. Accompanied by ..read more »
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from 4,638 members
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Angel - Season Five
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, J. August Richards
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All 22 episodes from Season 5 of the popular 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' spin-off. In 'Conviction', Angel (David Boreanaz) is forced to stand in the way of a criminal going to jail after he threatens to release a chemical warfare virus that could detroy the whole of California. 'Just Rewards' sees ..read more »
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Angel - Season Two
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, Julie Benz
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The complete second season of the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' spin-off. In 'Judgement', Angel inadvertently slays the guardian of a pregnant woman being hunted by demons. 'Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been' is split between the present day and the 1950s, when Angel was helping a woman who was ..read more »
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Angel - Season Four
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Alexis Denisof, Amy Acker, Stephanie Romanov
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The entire fourth season of the popular 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' spin-off. In 'Deep Down', as Fred and Gunn search for Angel (David Boreanaz), Wesley continues his affair with Lilah. In 'Ground State', in his quest to steal an artefact that may help him find Cordelia, Angel finds himself ..read more »
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Angel - Season Three
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Alexis Denisof, J. August Richards, David Boreanaz
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The complete third series of the popular 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' spin-off. In 'Heartthrob' Angel comes into conflict with an old vampire friend from his distant past. 'That Vision Thing' sees Cordelia tormented by the physical side-effects of her visions. 'That Old Gang of Mine' has Gunn ..read more »
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from 7,188 members
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Toy Story - Blu-ray
(1995)
Starring: Don Rickles, John Morris, John Ratzenberger
Director: John Lasseter
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Award winning computer-animated Disney adventure, about toys which come to life as soon as their owner, Andy, leaves the room. Pull-string cowboy Woody (voiced by Tom Hanks) is Andy's favourite toy until Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) arrives. The two have an ongoing feud, but are forced to team up ..read more »
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Mark De Carlo, Rutger Hauer
Director: Fran Rubel Kuzui
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Californian high school cheerleader and fashion obsessive Buffy (Kristy Swanson) discovers she is next in a long line of vampire killers when a strange man (Donald Sutherland) offers to show her how to use a stake. Uninterested at first, Buffy soon accepts her destiny and takes on the vampire king, ..read more »
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from 4,984 members
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Buffy The Vampire Slayer - Series 8
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Motion comic addition to the popular 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' TV series. Continuing where the TV show left off at the end of its final series, season seven, the motion comic finds Buffy (voice of Kelly Albanese) ready to lead the Scooby Gang, comprised of hundreds of budding Slayers, into a ..read more »
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Joss Whedon facts
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... execution poor. Five years on came this TV series created by the film's writer Joss Whedon and it was on the small screen that Buffy found its feet.
The first season is ...
