{"id":1185,"date":"2022-05-13T18:40:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/?p=1185"},"modified":"2022-05-13T18:40:34","modified_gmt":"2022-05-13T22:40:34","slug":"strip-talk-32-the-cancellation-of-joss-whedon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaminginsurrection.com\/TheStrip\/2022\/05\/13\/strip-talk-32-the-cancellation-of-joss-whedon\/","title":{"rendered":"Strip Talk #32: The cancellation of Joss Whedon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally, we get to the cancellation of Joss Whedon<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

There are some die-hard Buffy the Vampire Slayer fans out there \u2014 I know a few \u2014 and\"\"<\/a> they cling hard to the show for whatever reason. I am not among them. While I loved the movie it\u2019s based on, I always felt the show tried too hard to be hip, so I never bought into the mythos. And, because of that lack of faith, I never quite bought into the reverence for Joss Whedon. <\/span><\/p>\n

As the Buffy ethos grew, so did Whedon\u2019s reputation for crafting brilliant shows and characters that people connected with. While I\u2019m aware that Whedon also wrote the movie, I was always meh about the later Buffy craze, Firefly and Serenity never caught my attention and Dr. Horrible\u2019s Sing-Along Blog seemed dumb. <\/span><\/p>\n

With these strikeouts, I thought, \u201cWell, maybe I\u2019m just not giving him a chance to shine. It must be me.\u201d And there was a period of greatness. The Avengers is one of my favorite movies ever, and it\u2019s not just because I love Marvel. Whedon did a fantastic job with the writing and directing. Things looked promising and maybe, I thought, I made a mistake. No, I didn\u2019t, as I soon learned.<\/span><\/p>\n

First, there was Age of Ultron. And then the original Justice League cut. And then the allegations of mistreatment. Now, what we couldn\u2019t put our finger on before about why we didn\u2019t care for Whedon reared its ugly head. He always came across as smug and smarmy. Like, he knew he was untouchable, and no one could say anything to him because he created Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It\u2019s a \u201cdon\u2019t you know who I am\u201d type of attitude that\u2019s been there since the beginning, and it\u2019s off-putting. Except for the Avengers, I have never been able to get down with anything he\u2019s ever produced, and I have no regrets about it. For Whedon to be smug, he\u2019d have to show me something that wasn\u2019t corny as hell, overwrought with cliches and not the most boring story in existence. <\/span><\/p>\n

Given Whedon\u2019s penchant for bullying and harassing, dumb behavior, it\u2019ll be a long moment before we hear from him again. It will not be a moment too soon. Maybe in his downtime, he can find a sliver of a soul and learn how to not be a trash human being. And maybe find some real talent to match that bravado while he\u2019s cooking in his well-deserved time out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lyndsey Beatty is editor-in-chief of Gaming Insurrection. She can be reached by email at lyndseyb[at]gaminginsurrection.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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