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Joss Whedon is in the Top 5 ’Star Trek’ Dream Directors

Tuesday 5 May 2009, by Webmaster

Joss Whedon (Buffy, Dollhouse)

Why we want him on board:

Joss is God, or so his legion of faithful fans likes to proclaim. Like Abrams, his television work is amazing, and we bet he could make a fantastic Trek. While his dialogue is snappy and his storylines are exciting, what makes us most yearn for his involvement is his respect for the genre. He’s already shown his space opera chops with the short lived and much beloved Firefly series and Serenity feature film.

How his style would change Trek:

We wouldn’t be surprised if Whedon went the same route as Abrams, focusing on a younger crew. Expect a totally different vernacular with the crew getting in some "holodeckage" and feeling "hyperdrivey."

What we could expect:

Joss has a thing for strong women paired with paternal protectors. In his Trek, we’d bet that James T. Kirk would be reborn as Jamie Kirk (played by Eliza Dushku?), the toughest chick ever to squeak through Starfleet. (Hey, a gender-swapped Starbuck worked for Ron Moore’s reimagined Battlestar Galactica!) Spock would probably be an older Vulcan dude, maybe with an English accent. Fanfickers, start your engines…


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  • Joss Whedon is the Top 5 ’Star Trek’ Dream Directors

    6 May 2009 21:32, by Rich L. of New Haven

    You just insulted 10,000,000 Star Trek fans by suggesting that the lead male character of Star Trek be replaced by a woman. Are you out of your mind or just making things up as you go just to be able to get your name printed or something? Oh, don’t get me wrong, I love Joss too (although I don’t think he is God and if any of his other fans do, they need some serious help) I too love Joss and Star Trek but there are enough directors out there who happily conform "to the needs of the many", instead of Joss doing his own thing (which in case you haven’t noticed, it ALWAYS gets him in trouble - case in point - two different shows of his didn’t even make it passed the initial 13 episode starting gate - Dollhouse, Firefly).

    And if he dared doing things his own way at Paramount - he’d lose again. Trust me me on this. - - Jamie Kirk???? Oh dear Lord please someone stop all the madness before something truly bad happens. Oh wait, it’s well beyond that, considering that with 2/3 of the worlds population starving, but please, feel free to ignore the real issues and instead, I know, why don’t you follow Sarah Michelle Gellar Prinze around all day long and take her picture day, after day, after day. How would YOU like it if I showed up at your front door every single day and took your picture huh? I know what you’d do, you’d call the cops which is what Sarah should do instead of being harassed by people who have no idea what the world really needs. Peace and understanding and love and helping those who cannot help themselves - and hope and faith because if we don’t all slow down soon, it’s only gonna get worse. Gorget about our generation for a second and think of our young children. Those who are between the age of 1-10 now, won’t even have social security when they get older. But YOU, you just continue to ignore the situation because you’d rather follow Sarah around all day as if the answers will be found by stalking? You want to know what really is important? I’ll tell you what, it’s the garbage field that lies between California and Hawaii that is twice the size of Texas where all YOUR garbage ends up because you just gotta have that coffee every stinking day never considering that the cups you use end up in the ocean destroying the eco-system.

    So how about using all that energy you have and instead of following around all the Buffy stars, wishing you were them, why not improve your life and the world around you. Now that would truly be a wonder to behold. However, if any of this poses a problem to you, feel free to write back and tell me why I am wrong. Just remember, I am one of those types who will always tell the truth even if it leads to my own death. It’s something called "honor" which few people seem to have these days. No, I am certainly not imposing my views onto you or onto anyone, I believe in freedom, truth, beauty and love. Live and let live and do unto others as you would have done unto you. This is why I refuse to look at the pictures of Sarah walking around that you guys take because it is an intrusion into her life. It’s only tv folks, it’s not real. And as far as Joss and Star Trek go, well, I’d prefer he get the ball rolling on another Serenity movie than an attempt at directing a series he knows nothing about. In fact, I myself probably know more about Star Trek than Joss does. Joss Whedon is God? Following Buffy actors all around? You folks who are doing this need to get a grasp on your own lives and quit interfering in the lives of nice decent people like the gang from Buffy. So be ready folks cause I’ll be around to take your picture as soon as you walk out of your home, as you get into your car, when you get out of your car, when you go shopping, I’ll be there to take your picture. Now seriously, think about it, how would that make you feel if someone actually did that to you every single day?? Answer it honestly. richjl413@yahoo.com toodles