Editing Joss Whedon (section)

====''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''====
[[File:Buffy The Vampire Slayer cast.jpg|thumb|right|250px|(From left to right) [[Tom Lenk]], [[Emma Caulfield]], [[Alexis Denisof]], [[Alyson Hannigan]], [[Anthony Head]], Whedon and [[Michelle Trachtenberg]] at the ''Buffy'' wrap party]]
In 1997, Whedon created his first television series, ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.{{ref|2|2}} The series depicts [[Buffy Summers]], the latest in a line of young women called to battle against [[Vampire (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|vampires]], [[demon]]s, and other forces of darkness. The idea came directly from his aversion to seeing the Hollywood formula of "the little blonde girl who goes into a dark alley and gets killed in every horror movie".<ref name="STARBURST">{{cite web|url=https://www.starburstmagazine.com/component/content/article/34-its-a-different-medium-you-idiot-/1570-buffy-the-vampire-slayer|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer|first=Chris|last=Earl|date=December 14, 2011|publisher=starburstmagazine.com|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-date=January 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119012919/http://www.starburstmagazine.com/component/content/article/34-its-a-different-medium-you-idiot-/1570-buffy-the-vampire-slayer|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whedon said he wanted to subvert the idea and create someone who was a hero.<ref name="LOS ANGELES REVIEW OF BOOKS">{{cite web|url=http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1553&fulltext=1|title=SXSW Critic's Notebook: Much Ado About What, Exactly? Joss Whedon's Progressive Bardolatry|first=Ted|last=Scheinman|date=April 5, 2013|publisher=lareviewofbooks.org|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017164405/https://lareviewofbooks.org/essay/sxsw-critics-notebook-much-ado-about-what-exactly-joss-whedons-progressive-bardolatry|url-status=dead}}</ref> This conception came from "the very first mission statement of the show, which was the joy of female power: having it, using it, sharing it".<ref name="metroactive">{{cite web|url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.26.02/buffy1-0239.html|title=Buffy's Angels|first=Allie|last=Gottlieb|year=2002|publisher=metroactive.com|access-date=May 8, 2013|archive-date=March 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308194506/http://www.metroactive.com/papers/metro/09.26.02/buffy1-0239.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The writing process came together from conversations about the emotional issues facing Buffy Summers, and how she would confront them in her battle against supernatural forces.<ref name="CNN; wp">{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/28/jane.espenson.profile/|title=Jane Espenson: Writer, sci-fi thriller, one nerdy lady|first=Suzanne|last=Kelly|date=January 28, 2011|publisher=CNN|access-date=July 14, 2014|archive-date=February 1, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110201062848/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/28/jane.espenson.profile/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Whedon usually directed episodes from his own scripts that held the most cathartic moments in Buffy's story.<ref name="DigitalSpy.; episodes">{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/i575158-9/joss-whedon-top-20-buffy-graduation-day.html|title=Back to article: Joss Whedon: 20 greatest moments from 'Buffy', 'Firefly', more|work=Digital Spy|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-date=June 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616094945/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/i575158-9/joss-whedon-top-20-buffy-graduation-day.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="TOR*COM; episodes">{{cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/04/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-there-is-no-joyce-in-bloodville|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Rewatch: There is no Joyce in Bloodville|first=Alyx|last=Dellamonica|date=April 22, 2013|publisher=tor.com|access-date=July 12, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502012725/http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/04/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-rewatch-there-is-no-joyce-in-bloodville|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="BADASS DIGEST; episodes">{{cite web|url=http://badassdigest.com/2011/01/19/happy-birthday-buffy-the-13-best-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer/|title=Happy Birthday Buffy: The 13 Best Episodes of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' |first=Devin|last=Faraci|work=Badass Digest |date=January 19, 2011|publisher=badassdigest.com|access-date=July 13, 2014|archive-date=January 21, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110121152028/http://www.badassdigest.com/2011/01/19/happy-birthday-buffy-the-13-best-episodes-of-buffy-the-vampire-slayer|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series received numerous awards and nominations, including an [[Emmy Award]] nomination for writing for the 1999 episode "[[Hush (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Hush]]".<ref name="MOVIEPILOT; hush">{{cite web |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/04/12/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-hush-a-detailed-review-1334948?lt_source=external,manual#!behnGD |title=Buffy The Vampire Slayer, 'Hush' – A Detailed Review |first=Shane |last=King |date=April 12, 2014 |publisher=moviepilot.com |access-date=July 13, 2014 |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714201932/http://moviepilot.com/posts/2014/04/12/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-hush-a-detailed-review-1334948?lt_source=external%2Cmanual%2Cmanual#!behnGD |url-status=dead}}</ref> The 2001 episode "[[The Body (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|The Body]]" was nominated for a [[Nebula Award]] in 2002,<ref name="The LOCUS Index to SF Awards; The Body">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2002.html |title=2002 Nebula Awards |publisher=locusmag.com |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=April 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410000334/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2002.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> and the fall 2001 musical episode "[[Once More, with Feeling (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Once More, with Feeling]]" was nominated for a Best Dramatic Presentation [[Hugo Award]] and a Best Script Nebula Award.<ref name="The Hugo Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2002-hugo-awards/ |title=2002 Hugo Awards |publisher=thehugoawards.org |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=August 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090815001743/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2002-hugo-awards/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="The LOCUS Index to SF Awards; Once More, with Feeling">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2003.html |title=2003 Nebula Awards |publisher=locusmag.com |access-date=May 9, 2013 |archive-date=February 17, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040217104357/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Nebula2003.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> The final episode "[[Chosen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)|Chosen]]" was nominated for a Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Hugo Award in 2003.<ref name="LOCUSonline">{{cite web|url=http://www.locusmag.com/2004/News/04_HugoNominees.html |title=Hugo Awards Nominations |date=April 10, 2004 |publisher=locusmag.com |access-date=July 13, 2014 |archive-date=April 30, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040430024247/http://www.locusmag.com/2004/News/04_HugoNominees.html |url-status=dead}}</ref> All written and directed by Whedon, they are considered some of the most effective and popular episodes of the series.<ref name="DEN of GEEK">{{cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/20109/top-10-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes|title=Top 10 Buffy The Vampire Slayer episodes|first=Carley|last=Tauchert|date=July 23, 2009|publisher=denofgeek.com|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-date=June 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626025840/http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer/20109/top-10-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SciFiNow">{{cite web|url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/top-tens/top-10-best-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes/|title=Top 10 Best Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episodes|first=Samuel|last=Roberts|date=September 3, 2012|publisher=SciFiNow|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201115136/http://www.scifinow.co.uk/top-tens/27930/top-10-best-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-episodes/|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[A. Asbjørn Jøn]], an anthropologist and scholar, recognized that the series has shifted the way vampires have since been depicted in popular culture representations.<ref>{{Cite journal|url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/280805194|title = From Nosteratu to Von Carstein: shifts in the portrayal of vampires|last = Jøn|first = A. Asbjørn|year = 2001|journal = Australian Folklore: A Yearly Journal of Folklore Studies|access-date = October 30, 2015|publisher = University of New England|issue = 16|pages = 97–106|url-status=live|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151125163106/http://www.researchgate.net/publication/280805194_From_Nosteratu_to_Von_Carstein_shifts_in_the_portrayal_of_vampires|archive-date = November 25, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> Since the end of the series, Whedon has stated that his initial intention was to produce a "[[Cult following|cult]]" television series and acknowledged a corresponding "rabid, almost insane fan base" that subsequently emerged. In June 2012, ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' identified it as the most written about popular culture text of all time. "[M]ore than twice as many papers, essays, and books have been devoted to the vampire drama than any of our other choices—so many that we stopped counting when we hit 200".<ref>{{cite news|author1=Patricia Pender|title=Vampires beware: Buffy is the unslayable pop culture text|url=http://theconversation.com/vampires-beware-buffy-is-the-unslayable-pop-culture-text-28142|access-date=June 21, 2014|work=The Conversation|date=June 19, 2014|archive-date=September 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911221653/http://theconversation.com/vampires-beware-buffy-is-the-unslayable-pop-culture-text-28142|url-status=live}}</ref>

Whedon, a lifelong comic book fan, authored the [[Dark Horse Comics]] miniseries ''[[Fray (comics)|Fray]]'', which takes place in the far future of the [[Buffyverse]].<ref name="CBR; comic books">{{cite web|url= https://www.cbr.com/she-has-no-head-joss-whedons-fray/|title=She Has No Head! – Joss Whedon's Fray|first=Kelly|last=Thompson|date=May 16, 2011|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428110550/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/05/16/she-has-no-head-joss-whedons-fray/|url-status=live}}</ref> Like many writers of the show, he contributed to the series' comic book continuation, writing for the anthology ''[[Tales of the Slayers]]'',<ref name="DARK HORSE; tales of the slayers">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/11-001/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Tales-of-the-Slayers-TPB|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Tales of the Slayers TPB|publisher=darkhorse.com|access-date=December 6, 2013|archive-date=November 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105174437/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/11-001/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Tales-of-the-Slayers-TPB|url-status=live}}</ref> and also for the main storyline of the miniseries ''[[Tales of the Vampires]]''.<ref name="DARK HORSE; tales of the vampires">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/11-756/Tales-of-the-Vampires-TPB|title=Tales of the Vampires TPB|publisher=darkhorse.com|access-date=December 6, 2013|archive-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209212735/http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/11-756/Tales-of-the-Vampires-TPB|url-status=live}}</ref> Whedon and the other writers released a new ongoing series, taking place after the series finale "Chosen", which he officially recognizes as the canonical [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight|eighth season]].<ref name="Entertainment WEEKLY; season eight">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/01/19/joss-whedon-buffy-season-8-comic-exclusive/|title=Joss Whedon talks about the end of the 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' Season 8 comic, and the future of Season 9 – Exclusive|first=Adam B.|last=Vary|date=January 19, 2011|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 23, 2021|archive-date=December 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220202218/http://shelf-life.ew.com/2011/01/19/joss-whedon-buffy-season-8-comic-exclusive/|url-status=live}}</ref> He returned to the world of ''Fray'' during the season eight-story arc "[[Time of Your Life (Buffy comic)|Time of Your Life]]".<ref name="DARK HORSE; comic books">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-833/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-8-16-Time-of-Your-Life|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8: #16 Time of Your Life|publisher=darkhorse.com|access-date=September 17, 2013|archive-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209212608/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-833/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-8-16-Time-of-Your-Life|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine]]'' was published from August 2011 to September 2013,<ref name="DARK HORSE; freefall">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/18-923/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-9-1-Jo-Chen-variant-cover|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #1 (Jo Chen variant cover)|publisher=darkhorse.com|access-date=December 6, 2013|archive-date=December 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209212851/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/18-923/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-9-1-Jo-Chen-variant-cover|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="DARK HORSE; the core">{{cite web|url=http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/20-439/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-9-25-Phil-Noto-cover|title=Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 9 #25 (Phil Noto cover)|publisher=darkhorse.com|access-date=December 6, 2013|archive-date=February 27, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227110344/http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/20-439/Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Season-9-25-Phil-Noto-cover|url-status=live}}</ref> for which Whedon wrote "Freefall, Part I–II" (with [[Andrew Chambliss]]).<ref name="CBR; freefall">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/behind-buffy-season-9-buffy-enters-freefall/|title=Behind Buffy Season 9: Buffy Enters "Freefall"|first=Kiel|last=Phegley|date=November 3, 2011|website=[[Comic Book Resources|CBR]]|access-date=June 10, 2020|archive-date=April 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428160820/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=35267|url-status=live}}</ref>