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Joss Whedons best work?


I have only seen his recent stuff, The Avengers and such, but Firefly to me is on a whole other level. The characters, story, direction and world building is just incredible. Its also surprisingly a lot darker than i expected coming from his marvel movies.

Is this his best work or has he done something on a similar level? I really liked Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog too!

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Best work is difficult to determine, with everyone's different tastes. I can say that I love it! For me I prefer Firefly to Angel or Dollhouse. Part of what helps the show is that it didn't have a chance to run too long.

For my money all shows should seriously consider hanging it up at the end of the 5th season. I love Buffy, but with the exception of only a few episodes, I'd love it more if it had departed with the season 5 finale. Unpopular opinion, but I'm cool with that, I have lots of them.



Undecided voters? been running for a year..like being undecided about Santa Claus & Dracula

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I think that too many People 'project' their Fantasies onto Firefly...

it was a quality show with an amazing cast... but it lasted 14 episodes and Movie (so 15ish) compared to

dollhouse had 26?
Buffy 145
Angel 111

I think that much like Buffy or Angel had the show broken 50 episodes fan opinions would have eventually divided, as he'd no doubt have made things too complicated for Simon/Kaylee or he'd have Killed off wash and/or Book (like he did in the Film) around Mid-season 3 and then replaced them... (as it was, they died in the 2nd and 3rd act of the Film, but the story ended soon after)

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Buffy and The Avengers are his masterworks in tv and film, but Firefly has the best first season/Introduction to any of his shows.
The fact that it only had 14 episodes and already felt so lived in says something!

There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known. - Spike

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I think Buffy is his best work overall but Angel and Firefly are close behind. All three are 10/10 shows and among the best TV shows ever made. I still need to see Dollhouse.

What are words for when no one listens anymore

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The second halves of both seasons of Dollhouse are better than their first halves. S1 finale of Dollhouse blew my mind!

There's a hole in the world. Feels like we ought to have known. - Spike

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Same here. Dollhouse took a few episodes to really get going, but once it does, the hsq is incredible.

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

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