Joss Whedon is currently doing an AMA on Reddit!

“The two things that matter the most to me: emotional resonance and rocket launchers.” -Joss Whedon, Innocence commentary

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Joss talks about “The Body”, reveals which band he used to be a big fan of, talks about some of the songs and books he likes, what he thinks about Michelle Bachmann, and… which one of Buffy’s ships he likes best (and he gives a straightforward answer!).

Katie Lucas: Who did you like together with Buffy the most: Angel, Riley, or Spike?

Joss Whedon: You know what, I liked Spike. With Angel it’s too “Romeo and Juliet”. Which means, as soon as it happens you’re bored. Riley, you know he was a well-adjusted person who loved her in a much, much healthier way than the other two guys. Nobody wants to see that. With Buffy and Spike, they had a real Beatrice and Benedick kind of relationship, in “Much Ado About Nothing”. I think with the wedding, she would have tried to do something fast, but he would have made it elaborate and done everything wrong. It would have been extraordinarily counter-intuitive, and awesome!

“You don’t put ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ on the WB thinking, ‘I’m getting Emmys.’”

(Paleyfest 2008)

“From the beginning, the title was an obstacle. The network tried to get Whedon to change it from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but Joss Whedon was adamant. “I believe that anyone who isn’t open to a show with this title isn’t invited to the party.” [source]

“It’s not the pain. It’s the helplessness. The certainty that there is nothing you can do to stop it, that your life can be thrown away in an instant by someone else. He doesn’t care. He’ll beat you down until you stay down because he doesn’t even *think* of you as alive.”

And because it must be said, happy birthday to the man himself today. :)

-Bite Me!: The Unofficial Guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Chosen Edition

(3x22: Graduation Day, Part 2)

"It’s hard to imagine anybody but Joss bringing that to the screen. I wouldn’t want to be the person trying to write it. And I worked on the show, but I would not want to be that [person] because the fans are very loyal. They’re excruciatingly loyal, unless they hate you, in which case they’re excruciating about that too." —

Marti Noxon

"The villain thing just felt so right to me because I think villains are super poignant, and I don’t trust heroes, which is why I had trouble making Angel for five years. Tall, handsome people who do good bother me." — Joss Whedon, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-along Blog Book (via simonf@LJ)

"Best. Show. Ever.”
“I’ve never gotten more wrapped up in a show I wasn’t making.”
“These guys know what they are doing on a level that intimidates me.”
“It’s the Harry Potter of shows." —

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