When the news first broke that Joss Whedon was selected to direct Marvel’s superhero movie, The Avengers, I had a few thoughts.
First was “Awesome!” The second thought was, that it was about time that Joss got his big break and given a chance at something very tentpole!
But I had noticed a vocal section of fans out there that didn’t seem too enthusiastic about Whedon being chosen to helm The Avengers. I know we all have our perspectives on things, but I also suspected that maybe these grumblers were those who never watched or didn’t like Whedon’s previous genre of work and never had the chance to experience what he can do with his subtle, exquisitely timed sense of humor and his sheer insight into how he approaches character development.
Joss Whedon’s humor rides this fine line of blatantly sardonic and dry that slides in there and smacks you upside the head and for me, is definitely something to appreciate. And how he delivers plot content using an ensemble cast is an art form, in and of itself. But unless you’ve seen any of the TV series he’s helmed, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or Angel, or Firefly or Dollhouse, you might not have known that. And I can’t fault anyone for that. (FYI: Did you know he was the story editor for the Roseanne TV show?)
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