Happy Birthday Joss Whedon!

Happy Birthday Joss Whedon!  He started writing on the sitcom Roseanne (1989-1990) and then Parenthood (1990-1991) before writing his own creation with the film of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992).  Whedon was one of the screenplay writers on Toy Story (1995).  He started creating the landmark show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1996-2003) with Sarah Michelle Gellar as the lead.  Whedon was the writer of the Alien: Resurrection (1997) film by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.  He spun off Angel (1999-2004) from the Buffy show.  Whedon was one of the screenwriters on Titan A.E. (2000), the animated film by Don Bluth about the refugees of Earth.  Whedon wrote the Fray (2001-2003) comic book which a had a future Slayer.  One of the finest sci fi shows on television was created by Joss Whedon, Firefly, with a short run from 2002-2003.  He started working on writing Astonishing X-Men from 2004 to 2008.  

Joss Whedon, he's on the right, at the Much Ado About Nothing panel, Wonder Con, 2013, photo by the author.

Joss Whedon was able to put a coda on Firefly with the film, Serenity (2005), but Browncoats will always carry on!  He picked up the Runaways writing from creator Brian K. Vaughn with issues from 2007 to 2008.  Whedon streamed the musical super villain show, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (2008) with NPH.  He created another show, Dollhouse (2009-2010) with Eliza Dushku as Echo.  Whedon co-wrote the clever horror film, The Cabin in the Woods (2012), with director Drew Goddard.  He wrote and directed The Avengers (2012).  Whedon followed it up with his film on Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (2012).  He helped create the show, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., along with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen.  Whedon returned to the MCU with Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).  He added to the screenplay and directed reshoots of Justice League (2017).  Happy Birthday Joss Whedon!

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