The film would not be a sequel or prequel to the existing film or television franchise and Joss Whedon would have no involvement in the project.

To try to do a Buffy without Joss Whedon ... to be incredibly non-eloquent: that's the dumbest idea I've ever heard.

* 2006 – Joss Whedon ( writer-director ), Serenity

Examples include the Sean Connery film Outland, the Firefly television series, and the film sequel Serenity by Joss Whedon, as well as the manga and anime series Trigun, Outlaw Star, and Cowboy Bebop.

A third core X-Men title was also introduced called Astonishing X-Men, written by Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon, following Morrison's departure.

She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( often simplified as Buffy ) was originally conceived by Joss Whedon for a 1992 feature film.

Joss Whedon found that Hannigan was especially gifted reacting with fear ( calling her the " king of pain ") and viewers responded strongly when she was placed in danger, needing to be rescued by Buffy.

Joss Whedon did not intend to write Oz out of the series.

The Existential Joss Whedon: Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Serenity, McFarland.

Sexual Rhetoric in the Works of Joss Whedon: New Essays, McFarland.

The film, written by Joss Whedon, depicts Buffy as a shallow high school cheerleader who is informed by a man named Merrick ( Donald Sutherland ) that she has been chosen by fate to battle the undead.

Although this film is not in continuity with the later television series, in 1999, author Christopher Golden adapted Joss Whedon's original script into a comic book entitled " The Origin ", which Whedon later confirmed to be " pretty much " canonical.

The series would not be a sequel or prequel to the existing movie or television franchise and Joss Whedon will have no involvement in the project.

Between 2001 and 2004, Joss Whedon and Jeph Loeb developed a 4-minute pilot episode for Buffy the Animated Series, which was set during the show's first season.

In 2007, Buffy's story was continued when Joss Whedon resurrected Buffy the Vampire Slayer as a comic book.

The character of Buffy was conceived by Joss Whedon as a way of subverting the cliché of " the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror film ".

It was also nominated for Best Writing — Screenplay Written for the Screen for the work by Joel Cohen, Pete Docter, John Lasseter, Joe Ranft, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton, and Joss Whedon making Toy Story the first animated film to be nominated for a writing award.

Animator Pete Docter, director John Lasseter, musician Randy Newman, producers Bonnie Arnold and Ralph Guggenheim, production designer Ralph Eggleston, and writers Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow, Andrew Stanton, and Joss Whedon all won awards for " Best Individual Achievement " in their respective fields for their work on the film.

As well, new elements were once again added to the Western formula, such as the Western-science fiction show Firefly, created by Joss Whedon in 2002.

Spike, played by James Marsters, is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.

Spike was initially conceived as a disposable villain to be killed off, but proved so popular with fans that Joss Whedon decided to merely injure him instead, in the episode " What's My Line, Part Two ", in which Spike is crushed by a collapsing pipe organ and left paralyzed.

In Season Four, Spike was introduced to fill the antagonistic role that Cordelia had in seasons One to Three ; as Joss Whedon explains on the DVD featurette, " All of our characters got to the point where they were loving and hugging, and it was sort of like, where's Cordelia?

It is unclear whether they resume their sexual intimacy during the third night ; creator Joss Whedon says on the DVD commentary for " Chosen " that he intentionally left it to the viewers to decide how they felt the relationship progressed, though Whedon had earlier stated on the commentary he personally felt having them resume a sexual relationship would send the wrong message.

In the Angel DVD commentary for " A Hole in the World ", Joss Whedon, the creator of Angel said, " Spike and Angel ... they were hanging out for years and years and years.

The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999.

According to Buffy creator Joss Whedon, the introduction of Dawn in Season Five was partly so protagonist Buffy Summers could experience a " really important, intense emotional relationship " with someone other than a boyfriend.

Series creator Joss Whedon conceived the town as a representation of a generic California city, as well as a narrative parody of the all-too-serene towns typical in traditional horror movies.

* June 23 – Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As the " warrior of words ", Wilcox feels that this makes Xander the character who most clearly represents series creator Joss Whedon.

This prompted creator Joss Whedon to more formally comment on Andrew's sexuality, on Whedonesque. com.

Written by Buffy creator Joss Whedon, the series follows a Slayer named Melaka Fray, a chosen one in a time where vampires ( called " lurks ") are returning to the slums of New York City, and the rich-poor divide is even greater.

Buffy creator Joss Whedon has openly credited his inspiration for Buffy as Kitty Pryde.

Many of the original episodes were co-written by John Whedon, father of Tom Whedon ( who wrote The Golden Girls ), and grandfather of Deadwood scripter Zack Whedon and Joss Whedon ( creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog ).

" I worked with < nowiki > creator Joss Whedon </ nowiki > very closely on this particular show, and when it didn't perform ... having to cancel it was very difficult.

This term, originally coined by fans of the TV series, has since been used in the titles of published works, and adopted by Joss Whedon, the creator of the fictional universe.

All After the Fall stories are written by Brian Lynch, who receives substantial input from creator Joss Whedon.

Disappointed by the final film, screenwriter and series creator Joss Whedon reworked his script into a television series more in line with his original vision.

In addition, series creator, Joss Whedon has long been interested in science fiction.

Series creator Joss Whedon called it a " strange, sort of schizophrenic season " with a " weird incoherence ", but also stated that the episodes in the fourth season were among the series ' best.

In planning for the third season, series creator Joss Whedon and the team of writers for the show sought to explore the issues of the abuse of power, and the choices people in or with power make.

It was written and directed by the show's creator, Joss Whedon, and originally aired on The WB Television Network in the United States on February 23, 1999.

Series creator Joss Whedon liked the character of " Vamp Willow ", who was first introduced in " The Wish ", so much that he wrote an episode specifically for her.

Series creator Joss Whedon has placed " Doppelgangland " fifth in his list of favorite episodes from the show, stating " one Willow is certainly not enough.

It was written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon and originally aired in the United States on December 14, 1999 on The WB Television Network.

The episode was written and directed by the show's creator Joss Whedon and originally aired on The WB in the United States on May 23, 2000.