Because I'm shallow...

[elisi]

Look at what moscow_watcher made! *bounces* Puppet!Spike rules. :)

And there's a long interview with Daid Fury here that I've only skimmed a little, but this caught my eye:

FURY: Good Joss Whedon story. That has not been told? That’s the other question. Gosh, I don’t know. No, no, I don’t think so. I wish I did. Joss has just an extraordinary love of what he does, extraordinary love of writing and such affection for his characters. Most shows, this show, certainly, and I found it in “Lost,” and I’ve talked to other people on other shows, everyone’s sort of doing their job, and they are putting out their product, but the affection for their characters wanes at some point, and they just feel they are doing the job, they don’t really care. Joss never lost the love of any of his characters, and it was remarkable, because seven years into “Buffy” or five years into “Angel,” he loved those characters. He couldn’t bear to let them go, and so he’s continuing Buffy on in comic book form right now. It’s not much of a story, I know, it’s not really a Joss story, but it’s just something, again, I really admired. It does sort of inspire me to want to find those projects where I can continue to love these characters, not become tired of them after a few years, and still think there are stories to tell about them.

I'm going to be horribly busy today, so that's all from me! Have a nice weekend! *smooches*

Comments

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'm not convinced that's how Fury meant it. I thought he was referring to his story about Joss, not Joss's story. But hey, that's my reading.

[elisi]

That's quite possible, but it's funny anyway. :)

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

Definitly funny. I think Fury is one of the most ironic Buffy writers out there. The most contrary to what Joss said (at least, according to Jane Espenson, he was the one who most often wanted to take it in a different direction), yet he looks back at Buffy and Angel as the most fulfilling career he had. The most vehemently anti-Spuffy writer, who then flops to being a "Spike is the best character evah!" in Buffy season seven and Angel season five. Ahhhh, reversals!

[elisi]

Ahhhh, reversals!
And for some reason I began singing 'courage and pluck' in my head... *g*

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

Eh? What's "courage and pluck"? Not familiar with that one.

[elisi]

From 'Smile Time' when Gunn and Lorne go to see Framkin (Fury) the creator of Smile Time and he sings 'Courage and pluck' (only the first line mind yu, I'd have loved to have heard more...)

Aaaaaaand I must go!

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

Ah, I see! I love Smile Time! But I love A Hole in the World next to it better.

[elisi]

Well it's not easy to choose between comedy and tragedy - although Smile Time is very, very creepy also. And I love 'Underneath' - it's like The Perfect AtS episode showcasing everything good about the show. :)

[ibmiller.livejournal.com]

Don't remember Underneath. But I'm actually think either Not Fade Away or You're Welcome were the best episodes. Cangel all the way!

[elisi]

They were also great! Absolutely. 'Underneath' just manages to touch on all the things I love and also be one of those episodes where not a single line is without meaning.

It doesn't 'get me' in the same way the other two do, but then episodes where characters die are different anyway...