Buffy The Vampire Slayer and Fanfiction Buffy The Vampire Slayer has broken many barriers in its seven-year stint, creating new genres and enabling innovation in a previously barren area of television. The largest leap the show has taken though, has been in the way it has embraced its fandom, creating a symbiotic relationship between Buffy the show and Buffy the fanfiction. Not only does Buffy fanfiction seize upon unexplored areas and inconsistencies inherent in the text, these forays are often
Joss Whedon’s film-based appropriation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is one that many critics would argue supports Ben Jonson’s remark that Shakespeare was “not of an age, but for all time.” However, it would seem that the purpose of Whedon’s rendition of the play was not to prove Shakespeare’s universality across time, but rather to act as a service vessel for his implication of the absurdity of this current “He loves me/ he loves me not” generation. Young adults of today seem to struggle
Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog is a “musical tragicomedy” (Wikipedia) directed by Joss Whedon in 2008 during the Writers Guild of America strike. It was originally released as a web series with three 14 minute episodes. The film centers on Dr. Horrible, a super villain with “a PhD in horribleness” (Whedon) who desires to get into the exclusive Evil League of Evil commanded by Bad Horse and alleviate the “misery of the human condition” (Wikipedia). At the same time he is striving to win the affections
like in schools, and killing is just a whole different part. Human nature is inherently evil because of the government, bullying, and killing. Those things bring out the evil in all of us. When you look at the government you don’t really see evil. Joss Whedon from the vampire diaries says, “Recognizing power in another does not diminish your own.” This quote says to not let anyone’s power belittle the power that you have and don’t let it make you feel like you don’t have any power. This quote means just
Moriah Griggs April 21, 2014 Topic: Compare and contrast between science fiction and fantasy. Point out similarities and make predictions about future. Before taking a SF (science fiction) class I had no idea what the genre was about. Actually I regularly got SF and fantasy mixed up. After studying the two a bit I have a clear comparison that separate the categories and show they are completely different in some ways, but share similarities in others. For example, both fantasy and SF both present
concentrate less on consumers and ideology (that assumes unilateral transmission) and more on fans and affect (that inscribes a dialectical procedure into reception). What seems to me to be of specific interest therefore is the manner in which Joss Whedon, Marti Noxon and the other writers/directors working on Buffy for Twentieth Century Fox target affect and fans by constructing scenarios that feed into and exceed audience expectation. I will argue that his formula culminates in the episode "Once
Joss Whedon felt that it was unfair that males were typically portrayed as superheroes, so he felt that he had to do something about it. He wanted everyone to know that females are capable of being superheroes as well. He specifically chose a female to be a
The horror genre has very set conventions and rules and horror films have stuck to these but in Buffy the vampire slayer a new set of rules are written. Joss Whedon has given the audience another dimension to horror by subverting the genre, in doing this the effectiveness of the program is increased. In the first episode Buffy arrives in Sunnydale, straight away she is under the male gaze but unconventionally
Sure over the years I have sat back and watched many television shows that have excited my imagination and given Firefly a run for its money. Shows such as Lost, or Doctor Who, or Sherlock have left quite an impression on me, but none like the Joss Whedon masterpiece. In my opinion Firefly trumps all other TV shows. So why with all the other space sci-fi shows out there is Firefly different? The answer to this is its originality to step outside of the typical sci-fi space opera trope, and to create
As human beings, we put a small part of ourselves in everything that we create, whether it’s intentional or not. In the television series Firefly, and the follow-up movie “Serenity”, Joss Whedon tells the story about his own battles with faith. The captain of Serenity, Malcolm Reynolds, is clearly the embodiment of Whedon’s struggle with losing his faith, only to later find it in a different place than he originally lost it, but the rest of the crew also have their own aim with their variations of
Slayer. Produced by Josh Whedon, he showcases the character Willow as a young witch learning to control her powers. She begins her journey as a shy and mousy girl. But upon discovering her gift, it is revealed that she is incredibly powerful. As she develops, Willow joins a Wicca group at Sunnydale University. Unfortunately, she ends up dismissing their values as they do not pertain to her views. However, through the Wicca group Willow meets Tara, her future girlfriend (Whedon, “Hush”). Once Willow
Buffy the Vampire the television series first aired in 1997, based on its 1992 movie staring Kristy Swanson written by Joss Whedon. The Television series aired its first episode titled “Welcome to the Hellmouth” and we are introduced to a scene of misdirection, a young woman wondering the new high school with a young man who clearly has some intentions he is wanting to express. We immediately make the assumption that he is the vampire looking for blood, very quickly it is revealed that it was she
Ferguson, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg and Tom Cruise. With IMDB rating of 7.6. The movie had won in Hamptons International Film Festival in 2015 for Breakthrough Performer- Rebecca Ferguson. THE AVENGERS. The movie was released in 2012. Directed by Joss Whedon and casts included were Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner and Robert Downey Jr. With IMDB rating of 8.1. The movie had won in Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA last 2013 for Best Science Fiction Film, Best Supporting
and The Vampire Diaries have several similarities, but the way each show is written and executed set them apart. First, one factor within the dispute is, which idea emerged first. Creator Joss Whedon developed the idea of Buffy the Vampire Slayer immediately upon graduating from Wesleyan University in 1987. Joss Whedon's concept wasn't brought to life until five years later in the form of a low-budget motion picture.
to shine but never attempting to one-up their fellows in other scenes. As much credit as the actors deserve, Joss Whedon earns even more as writer and director. By making this movie, he became one of the most important talents in the MCU and earned superhero nerd immortality. The film looks amazing, with lighting that feels natural and a good mix of static and moving camera shots. Whedon and McGarvey also gave us that tracking shot, the one in downtown New York City, which I count among my favorite
Joss Whedon’s 2013 adaption of the Shakespeare play highlights the importance of forgiveness in relationships by the addition of two scenes demonstrating the effects of mutual betrayals that are not included in the original play. One scene that Whedon incorporates is during the funeral procession of Hero. In the film, as Claudio leads the gloomy line of mourners for his lover’s fake-death, the camera shows Beatrice and Hero watching from above. While there is no dialogue, one can see the obvious
Joss Whedon’s version of the play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ shoots and misses so miserably, it hits a tree in the background. From confusing dialogue to failed use of comedy, this movie is terrible and not worth the watch. Typically, people love a good romantic comedy with the enemies to lover’s theme, however this movie has completely failed at meeting the standards. The wedding scene was supposed to showcase a beautiful celebration of love, yet he has somehow managed to make this scene dull and
Feminist Search for the ‘Real’ Buffy.” Slayage: The On-Line International Journal of Buffy Studies 5. 10 pp. Web 21 Apr. 2015. http://www.slayage.tv/essays/slayage5/vint.htm>. “What’s My Line?, Part 2.” Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Created by Joss Whedon. Perf. Sarah Michelle Gellar & Alyson Hannigan. WB. New York: 24 Nov. 1997. Wilcox, Rhonda V. and David Lavery, ed. Fighting the Forces: What’s At Stake in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. New York: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2002.
A Feminist Reading of Buffy the Vampire Slayer In numerous interviews, creator Joss Whedon has explained that the inspiration for Buffy the Vampire Slayer struck while he was watching horror films and TV shows in which pretty women run away from or get killed by monsters in alleyways. Whedon claims he wanted to give this paradigmatic girl-victim a new role: that of the monster-killing hero. Whedon's explanation of his own artistic inspiration reveals at least two things about him as a
(Heinecken, 91). Buffy the Vampire Slayer was created by Joss Whedon due to the fact that he felt bad for women in horror films, he felt like their depictions were almost always sexist. Whedon quoted that the show he has created depicts, “the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it.”, which is important to show to women of newer generations (South, 35). What made Buffy so special was that there was finally a female character that was at