I had no clue what Firefly was until about 3 days ago, I love it, I love this man and I have complete and utter faith that any SF project he takes on will be amazing (and to save money, he should just offer 10k for Mr. Bale) #terminator
@omnibus_spiritus: Has he been butchering that? I didn't really like the concept when I heard about it, but thinking of giving the 1st season a try. #terminator
@Stndsh0: There are a couple of good ones in there but the series has really struggled to get some direction. Most comments on this site are negative but once in a while a good episode appears to give some hope. Looks like it's in the sites of cancellation though. #terminator
As a fan of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', starring such veritable names as Dylan from Beverly Hills 90210, Peewee Herman, Roy the Replicant, the Karate Kid 4 Chick and Donald Sutherland; 'Astonishing X-men' which I paid a s**tload for the first printings (mainly because John Cassaday makes it worth the monies); and for giving David Boreanaz the chance to shine in 'Angel' - especially the muppet episode which was genius by the way - I hold great hopes for your Terminator.
In some ways you are the perfect choice. I mean, you could use your abandoned Waterworld script, and perhaps instead of electrical storms for the time travel scenes, you could use twisters, I know you already have experience in writing such scenes. Also having co write Toy Story, you have a perfect understanding of the underdog vs the new, stronger, better toy. Doghouse also shows this.
There would be no justice in the world if the Terminator owners turned down this more than generous offer.
Just wanted to say, Alien Resurrection is my all time favourite Alien movie. You are a genius.
@Jeremy Tapsell: Yeah, except that if anyone says it wasn't awesome - or that anything else Whedon had a hand in wasn't awesome - apperently it was because someone else rewrote it.
Yeah, I know, I know, I'm hard on the guy. #terminator
@Wookie1972: @Wookie1972: You know, it's cool to be critical of someone's work...but this seems more personal somehow, and it's just factually inaccurate. Multiple writers on a project happens to be common practice in Hollywood, especially the stuff that he's talking about, like Alien-Resurrection and X-Men 3. Those movies are franchises and, once a studio gets heavily involved, usually ends up with more writers than a project should really have.
You can go watch eps of Buffy and Angel and Firefly that he wrote and get an accurate view of his writing style. Or go back and watch some Roseanne eps from earlier seasons, he wrote some of those as well. Even if it's not your style, he can write.
He's never claimed that he wasn't involved in those movies, he's just openly discussed the very real practice of how some scripts are constructed, altered, and script doctored (something he has also been employed to do).
Whether you like his writing or not is a personal taste thing. But there's really no reason to keep accusing him of somehow making up his level of involvement in some films that didn't turn out great. You'll find stuff like that in any working writers resume. #terminator
@tiredfairy: It's personal because people go on and on here about how brilliant he is, and how his characters are the greatest things that have been created in the history of the universe. But I'm sorry, but it seems like he's someone who is never satisfied. Firefly's demise wasn't due to the show, it was due to the network (which he still chose to work with for Dollhouse). Alien Resurrection was the director's fault, even though he concedes that they didn't change his script all that much. He seems like a control freak, and I don't like control freaks, period, i'm sorry.I acknowledge that he can write. But i get tired of people quoting his stuff like it's Gospel - which happens a LOT on here. Or giving him credit for adding the letter "y" to the ends of words, as if that was a fantastic contribution to the English language. And btw, it's not just Whedon. I feel the same way about Kevin Smith and Diablo Cody. It's just that those two rarely get mentioned on I09.
Who is Joss Whedon?!?! REALLY!!?!?! okay let's review... Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Serenity(Movie), Firefly (series based off of serenity), Dollhouse... you know what I'll just stop right there.. for real, and you people are on a site that sings the praises of science fiction.. he is a master and you guys are all slow as fuck.. go play WOW with the rest of the ambivalent nerds.
@AshThePirate: If you have any extra lozenges, can you ship some over to Joe Fiennes on the set of FLASH FORWARD? My wife and I have been asking each other if maybe he can only do the American accent when he whispers, but maybe it's because he just has a sore throat. #terminator
"(According to the Financial Times, real parties interested in Terminator include Sony, Twilight studio Summit Entertainment, and Media Rights Captial, the people behind Bruno."
The last one makes me smile. I realize that it's just the company, and Sasha Baron Cohen wouldn't be involved, but the idea of a next generation Terminator being a gay Austrian is hilarious. #terminator
@templepriest: I have a feeling that was an intentional word substitute given the tone of the rest of the letter. Examples include Red Fox's (not really) famous use of 'beans and disease' instead of 'buenos dias' when talking to Latinas. And by examples I meant only one. I have a life you know. #terminator
@templepriest: I seem to remember it from a Bugs Bunny cartoon, long, long ago. It's one of my fave malapropisms. Be sure, it was intentional. #terminator
@Geo666: @robinrising: @ShrodingersKatana: Okay, you guys could be right. I have no doubt that Whedon might quote the great B. Bunny!
It`s just that I see it online all the time from fools who don`t know the difference.
The internet has made me sad. #terminator
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As a fan of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer', starring such veritable names as Dylan from Beverly Hills 90210, Peewee Herman, Roy the Replicant, the Karate Kid 4 Chick and Donald Sutherland; 'Astonishing X-men' which I paid a s**tload for the first printings (mainly because John Cassaday makes it worth the monies); and for giving David Boreanaz the chance to shine in 'Angel' - especially the muppet episode which was genius by the way - I hold great hopes for your Terminator.
In some ways you are the perfect choice. I mean, you could use your abandoned Waterworld script, and perhaps instead of electrical storms for the time travel scenes, you could use twisters, I know you already have experience in writing such scenes. Also having co write Toy Story, you have a perfect understanding of the underdog vs the new, stronger, better toy. Doghouse also shows this.
There would be no justice in the world if the Terminator owners turned down this more than generous offer.
Just wanted to say, Alien Resurrection is my all time favourite Alien movie. You are a genius.
Sincerely,
Jeremy xxx #terminator
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet directed, Whedon wrote the script. #terminator
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It was awesome. #terminator
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Yeah, I know, I know, I'm hard on the guy. #terminator
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You can go watch eps of Buffy and Angel and Firefly that he wrote and get an accurate view of his writing style. Or go back and watch some Roseanne eps from earlier seasons, he wrote some of those as well. Even if it's not your style, he can write.
He's never claimed that he wasn't involved in those movies, he's just openly discussed the very real practice of how some scripts are constructed, altered, and script doctored (something he has also been employed to do).
Whether you like his writing or not is a personal taste thing. But there's really no reason to keep accusing him of somehow making up his level of involvement in some films that didn't turn out great. You'll find stuff like that in any working writers resume. #terminator
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Nice try. Next time you try trolling do it better. #terminator
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Other way around. #terminator
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Can we all just start sending Bale lozenges? #terminator
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unlike tube poker..... #terminator
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@AshThePirate: If you have any extra lozenges, can you ship some over to Joe Fiennes on the set of FLASH FORWARD? My wife and I have been asking each other if maybe he can only do the American accent when he whispers, but maybe it's because he just has a sore throat. #terminator
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"And he can carry it AND Frodo AND Sam AND f@%& up some orcs while he's doing it."
Hi-larious.
Also, I've been saying the same thing about John Connor's need for a throat lozenge. Seriously, even a glass of water would do. #terminator
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The last one makes me smile. I realize that it's just the company, and Sasha Baron Cohen wouldn't be involved, but the idea of a next generation Terminator being a gay Austrian is hilarious. #terminator
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HA - of course many of us think that the original featured a gay Austrian . . .
And have you seen this?
[www.collegehumor.com] #terminator
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I'll bet he often uses "than" for "then" too.
Oh, maybe it's not him . . . #terminator
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It`s just that I see it online all the time from fools who don`t know the difference.
The internet has made me sad. #terminator
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