Joss Whedon

Since for all intents and purposes Sunday was Joss Whedon Day for me, I’ll just start with meeting one of the most brilliant, seriously talented, funny men I know. As I was walking to the press room, I saw a man saunter up to the balcony railing and look down on the crowd gathered for one of the events. Once they noticed him, the masses erupted in cheers and whistles for the man they came to worship, Joss Whedon. After he waved, I asked him if I walked over to the railing and waved, would they cheer for me. He said “Absolutely, they’d cheer for anyone who waved.” Somehow I doubt it, but Joss talked to me, so I was ready to cheer.

The interview had about 15 of us crowded into a small room, in a semi circle around the man of the hour as he sat next to actor Tahmoh Penikett (Helo of Battlestar Galactica), one of the stars of Joss’s latest tv offering, The Dollhouse. Tahmoh was just there to look pretty because this was all “The Joss Whedon Show.” According to Wikipedia, the Dolls have had their personalities wiped clean so they can be imprinted with any number of new personas, including memory, muscle memory, skills, and language, for different assignments. They’re then hired out for particular jobs, crimes, fantasies, and occasional good deeds. Then one of the "Dolls" becomes self-aware. Apparently there’s some concern about the angle of prostitution, but Joss is quick to point out that the show looks to talk openly about “What parts of our identity are positive and decent and what parts aren’t? What is truly a sin?”

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