"[the mandate is] to keep doing what he’s doing..that is really the gift of joss. some people can create a good show."

— kevin reilly, president of entertainment for fox broadcasting at the television critics association summer press tour.

thou shalt have no other joss before me

i’ve come to the conclusion that the sole, solitary beneficiary of the wga strike was joss whedon.

the strike gave him the time and impetus to do dr. horrible’s sing-a-long blog. dr. horrible was great, hugely popular and made money in a medium that is usually unprofitable (yet seems to be threatening the underpinnings of the entire entertainment industry).

joss whedon has now become for tv what woody allen has been to film - just write the man a check and leave him alone. except that joss is still funny.