One Girl In All The World....

Joss Whedon is interviewed by Ira Glass.

This was FANTASTIC. Seriously, I know it's not always a popular opinion, but I really like Joss - both the shows he's made (most of them) and the interviews and political statements of the man himself. Furthermore, Glass asks really astute, interesting questions on leadership, the chosen girl and her watcher dynamic that repeats, the killing of the father-figure, etc. It's well worth a listen, and I was sorry when I saw I only had fifteen minutes left.

So last friday's fannish5 is really fitting:

What 5 series would you resurrect if you could? 

1.) Firefly. Especially hearing Joss' thoughts on Zoe/Wash, and knowing that Wash wouldn't have died, I am sorry once again that this show got canceled when it did.

2.) The Sarah Conner Chronicles. On principle alone I was sad that this show got canceled when Dollhouse got renewed, but having watched a bit more, I'm even more regretful about this.

3.) Life. The second season was a bit rocky, mainly due to the writer's strike and Sarah Shanti's real-life pregnancy, but I the show was an interesting mystery series and had fantastic character exploration and development. It deserved a third season.

4.) Global Frequency. It never even got an aired pilot, but what was filmed was fantastic - awesome premise, interesting character, good actors and fantastic gender dynamics.

5.) Wonderfalls. This had such an awesome and complete first season that I hesitate to put in on the list - nothing breaks my heart like a sophomore slump - but listening to the writers talk about what they had planned, I could see them managing to keep the quality of their show up.