As a Whedonite you are required to posses the following:
Witty sarcastic sense of humor.
A love for strong female characters.
Always be prepared for your favorite character to die.
These requirements can be daunting to some. Say the general public. BUT THEN for three glorious weeks. THREE WEEKS! The whole WORLD turned Whedonite.
Everyone was enjoying Tony Stark's impossible sarcasm and wit.
Everyone was appreciating the force of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow and tough Cobie Smulders as agent Maria Hill.
And everyone was cursing Joss's name for killing off the precious Agent Coulson before his time!
Three weeks where the whole world felt what we long term Whedonites have felt for years. But like most fads of the world this one has faded a bit and now we all sit alone again crying AGAIN about how cruel it was to lose Fred so fast and unexpectedly to Illyria on Angel.
So rude Joss. She was my favorite.
I will never sing "You are my Sunshine" ever again.
I've also noticed Joss pops up in the other things that I love- stuff from my childhood.
Toy Story. Titan A.E. Atlantis: Lost Empire.
He's also one of the best songwriters EVER.
But only if you like songs that speak volumes about character and are funny yet evoke emotion. If you don't like those things you are probably a robot so you should check into that.
If you like those things then maybe you should watch "Once More with Feeling" again OR "Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog" or for bonus points listen to your "Commentary!" album.
We have a true visionary in this man. He is finally getting his big due but he has been loved violently for years by many. I can't wait to see "Much Ado About Nothing" and I will forever be re-watching Buffy, Angel and Firefly my whole life.
My kids are going to be raised by those shows! Thanks Joss for raising my future children for me- I really can't think of a better way to grow up.
I'd love to know which character death in the Whedonverse has affected you the most? How did you deal with such a loss?
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