Editing Joss Whedon

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[[File:Joss Whedon-7551.jpg|thumb|250px|Joss Whedon]]
'''Joss Hill Whedon''' (born '''Joseph Hill Whedon''' on June 23, 1964 in New York) is the creator and co-executive producer of ''[[Firefly]]''. 

Whedon also created <span class="plainlinks">''[http://buffy.wikia.com Buffy the Vampire Slayer]'', ''Angel'' and ''[http://dollhouse.wikia.com Dollhouse]''</span>, and has  written several film screenplays and comic book series. He was educated at Winchester College in England and received a film degree from Wesleyan University in 1987.

After moving to Los Angeles, California, USA, Whedon secured his first writing job on the television series ''Roseanne''. After several years as a script doctor, he went back to TV, where he created three cult TV shows.

In 2002, ''Firefly'', which Whedon produced with [[Tim Minear]], was canceled by [[wikipedia:Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] after only 11 episodes had been aired, out of intended sequence, from a total of only 14 produced (including the original two-hour pilot, which was the last episode to be aired on Fox). The treatment that Firefly received at the hands of Fox executives has caused Whedon to state that he refuses to work with Fox again, under any circumstances.<ref>{{Cite web|year=2005-07-25|url=http://www.aintitcoolFag.com/display.cgi?id=20781|title=Completely completed SERENITY screens at Comic-Con! And...|publisher=Ain't It Cool News|accessdate=2006-06-24}}</ref>

Whedon had been writing a movie script based on the TV series for [[wikipedia:Universal Studios|Universal Studios]] for about a year when the ''Firefly'' series was released on DVD. The excellent sales of the DVD set ensured the movie would be produced, and in early 2004 Whedon announced that his proposal for a ''Firefly'' movie had been greenlighted by Universal. Shooting started in July 2004, and the film, ''[[Serenity (film)|Serenity]]'', went into wide release in the United States on September 30, 2005 to widespread critical and fan acclaim, but mediocre results at the box office.

The three-issue miniseries ''[[Serenity: Those Left Behind]]'', leading up to the film ''Serenity'', was released June through August 2005. Co-written with [[Brett Matthews]] and penciled by [[Will Conrad]], the first issue featured covers drawn by [[John Cassaday]], [[J. G. Jones]], and [[Bryan Hitch]], as well as other artists for the second and third issues. The first two issues sold out and went to a second printing. The trade paperback featured a new cover by acclaimed painter [[Adam Hughes]].  

It was discovered recently that he is both gay and an alcoholic by the fact that he had recently joined the Facebook group Queers and Beers.

==Bibliography==
===Television===
{| {{Prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Title !! Released !! Role(s)
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|''[[Wikipedia:Roseanne (TV series)|Roseanne]]''
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|Writer
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|''[[Wikipedia:Parenthood (TV series)|Parenthood]]''
|1990
|Writer
|-
|''[[Wikipedia:Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''
|1997-2003
|Creator, stories, writer, director
|-
|''[[Wikipedia:Angel (TV series)|Angel]]''
|1999-2004
|Co-creator, writer, director, producer
|-
|''[[Firefly]]''
|2002
|Creator, stories, writer, director, music<ref>Whedon qrote the opening theme.</ref>
|-
|''[[Wikipedia:The Office (US TV series)|The Office]]''
|Director
|-
|''[[Wikipedia:Dollhouse (TV series)|Dollhouse]]''
|2009
|Creator
|}

===Film===
{| {{Prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Title !! Released !! Role(s)
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|Buffy the Vampire Slayer
|1992
|Writer
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|Speed
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|Uncredited Writer
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|Waterworld
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|Toy Story
|
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|Twister
|
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|Alien: Resurrection
|1997
|Writer
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|Titan A.E.
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|X-Men
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|Atlantis: The Lost Empire
|2001
|Story treatment
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|Serenity
|September 30, 2005
|Writer, director
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|''[[Wikipedia:Wonder Woman (film)|Wonder Woman]]''
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|Rejected script
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|Goners
|
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|}

===Comics===
{| {{Prettytable}}
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
! Title !! Released !! Role(s)
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|Fray
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|Tales of the Slayers
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|Tales of the Vampires
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|''[[Serenity: Those Left Behind]]''
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|Buffy: Season 8
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|Astonishing X-Men
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|Runaways
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|''[[Serenity: Better Days]]''
|2008
|Writer
|}

==Notes and references==
*[http://suicidegirls.com/words/Joss+Whedon/ Suicide Girls: Joss Whedon interview] accessed on 2005-10-07<!--what was used from here?-->
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==External links==
*[http://whedonwik.com/ WhedonWiki]
*[http://whedonesque.com/ Whedonesque]
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*[[Wikipedia:Joss Whedon|Wikipedia article]]

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