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Whedonism
Hello. I've created this tumblr to highlight various nooks and crannies around the web related to the great Joss Whedon. I have no restrictions on format or content. This is just various stuff I've found through the years that I want to make sure other Whedon fans get a chance to see as well.
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It begins with the sound of an organ, accompanied by a wolf’s howl, with a visual image of a flickering night sky overlaid with unintelligible archaic script: the associations with both the silent era and films such as Nosferatu and with the conventions of the Hammer House of Horror and horror in general are unmistakable…The theme of BtVS starts with this organ horror signifier but then instantly changes its message. It removes itself from the sphere of 1960s and 70s horror by replaying the same motif, the organ now supplanted by an aggressively strummed electric guitar, relocating itself in modern youth culture…
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- Janet K. Halfyard, a music scholar writing about Buffy’s opening theme
Some Avengers themed cocktail recipes I played around with.
Also drink responsibly…
Now with added Phil
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Hey, That's My Cape! – The Women-Friendly AVENGERS
Topic: The Avengers
Coverage: Whole movie
Type: Film review/editorial
Best Feature: Rightfully calling out Moviefone for their obnoxious piece “A Girl’s Guide To The Avengers.”
"Avengers" Fans: Thank TV for That Awesome Movie
Noted TV critic Maureen Ryan talks about how Whedon’s past work in television made him the perfect director for The Avengers
Topic: The Avengers
Coverage: Whedon’s TV career (Buffy and beyond)
Type: Newspaper editorial
Best Feature: Ryan’s a long time fan. You can feel her love for Whedon’s work in her writing.
Millennials Get Cabin in the Woods in a Way Boomers Never Will
Opinion piece about one aspect of Cabin’s social commentary with comparisons to Buffy. Major Spoilers!
Topic: The Cabin in the Woods and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Type: Newspaper editorial
Coverage: All of the movie and all of the show. Special focus on their endings so, again SPOILERS!
Best Feature: Who doesn’t love a little comparative analysis?
BTVS rewatch - 1 poster per episode: 1x01 Welcome to the Hellmouth
Who are you?
A friend.
Well maybe I don’t want a friend
Didn’t say I was yours.
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About
Joss Whedon is primarily known as creator of one of the most critically acclaimed and academically studied television shows ever produced: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. He also created and executive produced BUFFY's successful spinoff ANGEL, the cult favorite FIREFLY and the highly controversial DOLLHOUSE. He is a big player in the burgeoning web series industry (R. TAM SESSIONS, DR. HORRIBLE'S SING-ALONG BLOG), and perhaps is best known to movie fans as a director of THE AVENGERS. His other film projects include SERENITY, THE CABIN IN THE WOODS, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, and IN YOUR EYES. Whedon is also active in the world of comic books.
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