After Whedon's political stupidity, Fox would be crazy to reboot

well stated. I had never even heard of him, yet Firefly and Dollhouse were both some of the most awesomely entertaining shows I have ever seen, so I eventually learned who he was. As an end-user, I normally just consume the products I like. If I had known who the chef was, it would have been a lot less tasty.

~I swear, I need a cocktail, and a lobotomy~ (Maria Hill, Agents of Shield)

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Joss Whedon has lost so much good will and so many fans over the past month with his insane political rants. He basically committed career suicide. Rebooting Firefly now would crazy. Even an old Browncoat like myself no longer can back any Whedon effort. The guy is too hate-filled and too divisive at this point. He really ruined his legacy and future earning potential. I hope he saved all his Marvel/Avengers loot.

John Wayne was a big supporter of the communist witch hunt who was actually in charge of the Hollywood committee that was responsible for blackballing suspected communists. He ruined people's careers and never apologized nor admitted there was anything wrong with his actions. It never occurred to me that I should avoid ever watching a John Wayne movie ever again.
But then, my political beliefs are founded on experience and careful consideration of the facts. I'm not afraid of being exposed to the works of people who have different viewpoints than I do.

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He basically committed career suicide.

 Sure. Just ask Roman Polanski about that.

Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

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As someone who shares his leftist politics, he seems like a pretty unpleasant person. That said, I cannot get into Firefly, at all. His dialogue was better in Buffy, and the Avengers. Visually, the show looks terribly dated. Meh. I think he'll be fine...but he's definitely overrated.

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somebody got triggered.

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It's always struck me as supremely ironic that Whedon could write this great show about a group of rugged individualists, who are willing to scratch out a bare living on the ragged edge of civilization, because at least there they can be left alone; and that they do this after fighting and losing a war against a big, overarching, impersonal, bureaucratic nanny state that overregulates everyones lives, and also (in pursuit of its ends) treats individual people like completely disposable cogs in the machine... and then turn around and vote for politicians who are working hard to create exactly exactly that same kind of state here in the US. It kills me that he could so convincingly write stories of self-reliant individualists who just want the freedom to live their lives as they see fit, and then turn around and express such disgusting, visceral hatred for people who really have the exact same philosophy of life as the heroes he lionized in his show. I'll never get it.

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I never got to celebrate U Day.

Damnit.

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Whedon had no-one but himself to blame for the cancellation of 'Firefly'. The story just didn't have enough meat on its bones.

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