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.

* Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse

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.

Trachtenberg says she was thrust into the role without knowing much about Dawn's personality ; she describes her initial meeting with Joss Whedon as " Alright, welcome to the cast, you're a teenager, you're a Key, have fun.

Responding to fan complaints of Dawn being whiny throughout Season Six, Joss Whedon says, " I scratched my head.

Kane says he played his audition for Riley " perhaps a little less than wholesome ", which he feels resulted in Joss Whedon later casting him as a darker character.

Some fans argued that the show developed a lesbian subtext between Faith and Buffy ; Jane Espenson states that Joss says he didn't intend this, but admitted it was there after he had it pointed out to him, jokingly attributing this to his subconscious.

Joss Whedon says he used the 100th episode to reinforce the " mission statement " of the show, as well as assess where the characters are now compared to how they began.

" Kane says Joss " likes to take shots at me.

* In the DVD commentary, Joss Whedon says that he wanted Angel to exit the show exactly like he entered, backing out into the darkness behind him.

Joss Whedon says of this episode, " This was not the final grace note after a symphony, the way the Buffy finale was.

When asked why he set up this misdirection, Joss Whedon says it was " to make people wonder.

When asked why they chose to have Riley leave Sunnydale, Joss Whedon says he tried to give Buffy a healthy relationship, but " people didn't want it.

Joss Whedon struggled to find a place for Wesley in the series where he wouldn't clash with Giles, and eventually approached Denisof with the offer of appearing in spin-off show Angel.

Even short-lived television series may have dedicated followings, such as the fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly television series and movie Serenity, known as Browncoats.

Television series executive producer Marti Noxon later reflected that this story might have been produced by the studio in order to frighten Joss into taking reins of the project.

If they had called, I would have probably accepted because it was a great experience and I think Joss is very original and talented.

Head writer David Fury " guarantees " that if Joss Whedon had not requested an early renewal, Angel would have been back for a Season 6:

The character proved popular with fans, and since 2003, Joss Whedon has attempted to continue Giles ' story through a spin-off, Ripper ; as of 2009, Whedon has submitted a 90-minute script to the BBC, but rights issues have so far prevented the series moving into development.

Caulfield said, " As far as I know, I don't think Joss Whedon ever intended to have Anya around for more than one episode.

His television roles have included a recurring role in Joss Whedon ’ s Angel as the lawyer Lindsey MacDonald, the Jerry Bruckheimer produced series Close to Home on CBS, the TNT television film Crossfire Trail in which he appeared alongside Tom Selleck, and he played the role of Abe Wheeler in the Steven Spielberg produced miniseries Into the West.

Programmes on the channel throughout more recent times have included UK premieres of big-name US shows like Heroes, Flash Gordon, Eureka, and more recently Knight Rider, Legend of the Seeker and Joss Whedon's Dollhouse.

Hayao Miyazaki, Christopher Nolan, Joss Whedon, and The Lord of the Rings screenwriters have had the most nominations, with three each.

Joss paper items are believed to have value in the afterlife, considered to be very similar in some aspects to the material world, People burn paper houses, cars, servants and televisions to please the ghosts.

Due to environmental concerns, contemporary Joss paper burners have now been fitted with a special cover which eliminates the spread of burning ashes.

Different regions of the world have preferences on the type of Joss paper that is used.

In the 2000s, Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone, Duffy, and Adele have enjoyed success in the American charts, leading to talk of a " Second British Invasion ", " Female Invasion " or " British soul invasion ".

He was introduced, according to Joss Whedon, because the mutable, non-corporeal nature of the First Evil " meant that we didn't really have anything to push against.

" Lynch also jokingly comments that should Joss have major plans for him in Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, then you are to imagine it is his brother.

Series creator Joss Whedon has said that it was this episode that convinced him that David Boreanaz was an actor strong enough to have his own series.

Joss Whedon and Kali Rocha have both made statements that Halfrek and Cecily were indeed the same entity.

The group visit Joss ' grave, wishing everyone they knew could have had a proper burial and grave.

Building on the basic ' Round ' later runners such as Eric Beard ( 56 tops in 1963 ) and Joss Naylor ( 72 tops in 1975 ) have raised the 24 hour Lakeland record considerably.

Musical guests who have appeared on Sunrise include Fergie, Paulini, the Young Divas, Pink, Sam Sparro, The Veronicas, The Wiggles, Hinder, Take That, Keith Urban, Joss Stone, Eskimo Joe, Sneaky Sound System, Thirsty Merc, Missy Higgins, Josh Groban, Girls Aloud, Human Nature, Grinspoon, Avril Lavigne, Patrizio Buanne, Small Mercies, Zac Efron, Tamara Dowhaluk, Mark Dawson, Wilhediva Slater, The Androids, Michael Bublé, Maroon 5, Crowded house, Silverchair, Paul Kelly, Colbie Caillat, Gym Class Heroes, Editors, Jose Gonzalez, Josh Pyke, Daddy Cool, Something for Kate, The Whitlams with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, The Cat Empire, Rogue Traders, Kelly Clarkson, The Last Goodnight, Ben Lee, Anthony Callea, Delta Goodrem, David Campbell, Kate Miller-Heidke, Tina Arena, Hi-5, Mika, Operator Please, Newton Faulkner, Kelly Rowland, Guy Sebastian, Simple Plan, Ian Moss, The Pussycat Dolls, Ozzy Osbourne, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Usher Raymond, Alexandra Burke, Amy Meredith, Ne-Yo, The Choirboys, Florence + the Machine, Michael Paynter, Katy Perry, Little Red, Cody Simpson, Ricki-Lee Coulter, Sophie-Ellis Bextor, Susan Boyle and Reece Mastin, Direction among many others.

In Joss Whedon's Astonishing X-Men # 6, Emma Frost states that " Jean Grey is dead " only to have Agent Brand respond with a sarcastic " Yeah, that'll last ".

From the start of writing the Buffy series, Joss Whedon asserted that it would never have a " very special episode " as in contemporary series Beverly Hills, 90210, The Wonder Years, or Party of Five, where the core cast of characters addresses a single issue ( AIDS, drug abuse, or alcoholism, for example ) and resolve all the problems at the end.