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[redbrunja]

Joss Whedon to direct Avengers 2.

I cannot express how happy this makes me. Largely because his treatment of Natasha exceeded my wildest, wildest expectations and I would put money on that continuing.

BRB, SOBBING FROM HAPPINESS.

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[plural-entity.livejournal.com]

Natasha's like a Russian form of Buffy. OF COURSE HE WANTS TO HER TO BE COOL.

I think if Joss could spend most of his life writing awesome, kick-ass women, he would. Unfortunately, I think that's why some of his shows got cancelled when they did. T_T; THE WORLD STILL IS IN IT'S "GIRLS HAVE COOTIES" FAZE. IT NEEDS TO GROW UP.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I think that's why some of his shows got cancelled when they did. T_T; THE WORLD STILL IS IN IT'S "GIRLS HAVE COOTIES" FAZE. IT NEEDS TO GROW UP.

To be fair, i don't think that's all of it - there were concept (and sometimes network) reasons for why Firefly and Dollhouse did so poorly, and frankly I don't know how Buffy and Angel can't be considered huge commercial and critical successes.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

I think Firefly's tragedy was that it was five years too soon. People just weren't as much into genre fiction. If it had come after Battlestar Galactica and all these Marvel movies, it would have had a fighting chance. Instead, hospital dramas reigned anew.

I love the philosophy and ethics of identity that form the backbone of Dollhouse, but there was a huge giant hole in the boat right from the start: TV shows can't rely on a hero to develop a personality somewhere mid-season 2 as part of her personal journey. The protagonist has to be compelling from minute one. That's why Ahiru is the lead in Princess Tutu, instead of Mytho. BECAUSE MINDLESS BRAINWASHING VICTIMS WHO LACK EMOTIONS AND GET RAPED AS PART OF THEIR BRAINWASHING ARE NOT EXCITING LEADS. If Caroline had been the side character instead of the protagonist, we could have watched her growth from the side and had a more relatable lead. Like Dr. Fred as the morally compromised Doctor of the dolls, who has to navigate the conspiracy-ridden Dollhouse and protect her charges, and train up Echo, only to discover in season 2 that she herself was Whiskey.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

People just weren't as much into genre fiction. If it had come after Battlestar Galactica and all these Marvel movies, it would have had a fighting chance. Instead, hospital dramas reigned anew.

I think you're right. If there had been a stronger trend of sci-fi shows doing well (besides Trek, the exception for most of the 90s), Fox might have not actively tried to kill Firefly.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

The protagonist has to be compelling from minute one. That's why Ahiru is the lead in Princess Tutu, instead of Mytho. BECAUSE MINDLESS BRAINWASHING VICTIMS WHO LACK EMOTIONS AND GET RAPED AS PART OF THEIR BRAINWASHING ARE NOT EXCITING LEADS.

For me it was not so much where Caroline started as how long Joss expected me to be invested in her without change. Like, if I had know the time frame between her being a pawn and her gaining agency (which should have been the length of a movie or the length of a miniseries), that's one thing. But asking me to just indefinitely hang out with Caroline while she has personalities of the week? No. That's one reason that Dollhouse always got SO MUCH BETTER when Joss thought he was about to get canceled.

If it had come after Battlestar Galactica and all these Marvel movies, it would have had a fighting chance.

I think you're right about that. Although Fox has a history of getting this kind of off the beaten path shows and then not actually wanting them.

Like Dr. Fred as the morally compromised Doctor of the dolls, who has to navigate the conspiracy-ridden Dollhouse and protect her charges, and train up Echo, only to discover in season 2 that she herself was Whiskey.

That would have been SO cool.

[kisara-ryoma.livejournal.com]

For all things comic related you should check out comicbookmovie (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/) and comicbookresources (http://www.comicbookresources.com/). As for the Avengers 2 news, yup, it's legit. He'll also help create a tv show set in the Avengers universe. Here's to hoping that they're planning on going back to their previous idea of making a show with Bobbi Morse in it.

[qualapec.livejournal.com]

I did a little happy dance when I heard about that.

I'm really interested to see if he's going to do an adaption of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline.

[millepertuis.livejournal.com]

PLUS A TV-SHOW?! I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS ABOUT SO I'M AFRAID TO HAVE FEELINGS YET!

[mollivanders.livejournal.com]

And if he's going to be thus involved in the other tie-in movies? WE WILL HAVE BLACK WIDOW YET <3

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I don't dare hope. (But I'm hoping anyway.)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Fingers crossed!

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

WHAT?! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

*cries*

[natural-blue-26.livejournal.com]

FKLGKLFAPOIAWKNFAN:LJGA!!!!!