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The Tao of Joss Whedon
by Theresa Bane

WARNING: This blog contains spoilers to “The Avengers,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Doll House,” “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” “Firefly,” and “Toy Story”

Joseph Hill “Joss” Whedon is truly a renaissance man, actor; co-creator of Bellwether Pictures; comic book writer; composer; executive producer; film director; founder of Mutant Enemy Productions (grr arrg); screenwriter; and television director-it looks as if there is nothing in the entertainment industry he cannot do. Everything Whedon has worked on has either been either widely successful, becoming a house-hold name, like “The Avengers,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” and “Toy Story” or goes on to be a deeply loved cult-classic, such as with “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog,” “Firefly,” and “Doll House.”

Whedon is a terrifically talented individual who, be it through education or instinct, totally “gets” human nature; this is why, in my opinion, he is able to tap into what we love to love and hate to hate. Whedon hooks us into his stories and creates characters we not only care about but feel like we have a vested interest in. Don’t believe me? Go to your next local fandom convention and see for yourself.
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