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Joss Whedon Is Creating a Sci-Fi Drama For Fox

Posted by chrisd on from the this-man-can-do-no-wrong dept.

grafikhugh writes "An article on Yahoo! News states that Joss Whedon, the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", is close to closing a deal with Fox. He will create thirteen episodes of a "Anti-Trek" Sci-Fi Drama to be a big player in Fox's fall 2002 line up. Its seems Whedon wants to avoid aliens as the big bad, and concentrate on making "scary-ass" humans Living in a "Dark Place"." It's also worth noting the IMDB entries for a possible buffy spin-off Ripper and an animated Buffy.

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  1. Buffy and Angel? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Troll

    Come on... not to troll or flame, but these shows only have popularity cause of one thing:
    Great looking chicks.

    Same reason why dawson's creek is popular. Star Trek got the same idea when they lost viewers to voyager. Enterprise has nice "soft porn" scenes. When I think a "SciFi" from the creator of "Buffy" is just gonna make another show with good looking women that bastardizes people like Heinlein.

    Maybe he'll prove me wrong? Prolly not...

  2. Expect quality, in the sense that you shouldn't by Faust7 · · Score: 1, Troll
    Joss Whedon, the creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", is close to closing a deal with Fox.

    Why, with credits like those two spectacular shows, and with a target station of such unequaled reputation like Fox, I can't imagine that this would be anything but unadulterated television brilliance. Truly.

    --
    The coolest voice ever.