Joss Whedon

Question: Is there any news on Tim Minear’s new pilot, Drive? When will we know if Fox will pick it up? I’m dying for more Minear on my TV. On a side note, watching the WB farewell Sunday night made me miss the Whedonverse so much it felt like a hole in my heart. I’ve loved some of the shows that began (BSG, Veronica Mars) after Angel was cruelly canceled, but I realized last night that I feel like I’m still waiting for the day when a Joss Whedon program will start up again. So, hypothetically, do you think the landscape of television has changed enough to welcome a Joss show back on the air, especially with a new network like the CW starting up, or is it still too soon to tell? I just don’t think TV will ever be the same without Joss.- Elizabeth

Matt Roush: Firstly, haven’t heard a peep about the Tim Minear project. I imagine we’ll know as soon as the studio lets the trades know if there’s any activity. (It’s not like we’d keep it a secret if we found out.) As for Joss coming back to TV: We can only hope. I wouldn’t say the CW is necessarily the place for him to go, although it’s true that the bigger broadcast networks are probably even trickier (i.e., Firefly). I’d love to see him get a shot at first-run on cable, whether on Sci Fi, FX or some other adventurous outlet that would give him free rein and, one would hope, a long leash. But for now, that’s still just wishful thinking.