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In the beginning there was the word. The word was a piece of semi-erotic literature written by a bunch of men with erectial dysfunction. Then, in 1991, having too much time on his hands as a staff writer for Roseanne, Joss Whedon decided to make a change.
He was tired of all the lead roles in movies being men, and all the female parts being totally dependent on or objectified by men. So he wanted to write something that showed a woman in the lead. An icon that young girls could look up to, identify with, and feel better about themselves. The movie totally bombed. But later in 1997 the hands of Fate reached out to him. But the his contribution to feminism is not his only revolution. He changed the world. He changed the genre. Critics blasted Buffy because they said "You can't have horror and sardonic wit in the same film." And now everyone does it. I discovered the magic of Joss Whedon with the movie. I was hooked into the series with "Invisible Girl" onward. And I am an avid fan of the spin-off show Angel, as well as any other productions associated with Joss Whedon (to an extent I even liked Waterworld). |
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Joss Whedon has given us so much, he needs something. Something I don't think I have the power to give. But if I can get the word out, if I can share his vision. His legacy will not go unrecognized. Rod Serling, the man who devised the judging panel would be spinning in his grave if he knew that the panel was overlooking a cult-classic. He created The Twilight Zone. He established the ground rules that the judges had to watch all the episodes of the series during a given time. "In 2000, the academy changed the rules," according to an online source. Allowing members to "volunteer to watch tapes of the nominees in their own homes and on their own schedules." Who said they could do that? That means if something doesn't sound good, only the shows that the judges personally like will get nominated. Nobody volunteers to do something they don't want to, not in America anyway. The majority senior members are not the target audience of Joss's shows. The Academy needs some younger members. Of course, in 2001 the Academy of Arts and Sciences finally nominated his writing for the episode "Hush" which contains 40 minutes of no dialogue. That's like adding insult to injury. Here's a writing award for an episode without dialogue. Makes you wonder what sort of message the Academy is trying to send. So yes, the Academy blows. It's just a piece of f-ing plastic anyway. Joss is God. He don't need no stinking awards. |
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