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POSTED BY: Ergaster
UPDATED: Saturday, November 17, 2007 15:33
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ERGASTER

Friday, November 16, 2007 10:21 PM

I got the alumni magazine from my university today. Inside was a column "Books by Faculty".

Right at the head of the list was this one:

The Existential Joss Whedon: Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firely, and Serenity. by J. Michael Richardson and J. Douglas Rabb.

http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-2781-9

CHRISISALL

Friday, November 16, 2007 10:24 PM

*bump*

Why is this thread not ON FIRE???

CHRISISALL

Friday, November 16, 2007 10:40 PM

Wow, thanks Ergaster!

I smell a lot of Christmas presents comin' off this plan....

To read makes our speaking English better Chrisisall

RALLEM

Friday, November 16, 2007 11:08 PM

I could see giving this to my best friend who is a huge Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan. I will admit that Vampires never caught my imagination so I didn't follow either series of Buffy or Angel. It was an off hand chance of seeing the complete set of Firefly at a book store for a good price that I even know of Joss Wheden. I remembered seeing adds for Firefly on the television but was never around a tv when the episodes were on, so I bought the set and was hooked. I now own the movie and have a copy of the paper back coming via mail.

NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:06 AM

I just got "The Psychology of Joss Whedon." by edited Joy Davidson, PHD.

It's a very interesting perspective on the whole Jossverse.

The most interesting article for Browncoats analyzes Mal and Jayne and is titled, " The Adaptive, the Maladaptive, and the Mal-Adaptive."

Then there's "Terror Management Aboard Serenity" "Mal's Morals" and "'Stripping' River Tam's Amygdala".

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:09 AM

My friend Diane has read The Existential Joss Whedon: Evil and Human Freedom in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firely, and Serenity by J. Michael Richardson and J. Douglas Rabb and loved it!

I want to read the one you've read too, NCB.

*must tell Diane about it*

So many books to read and so little time!

NCBROWNCOAT

Saturday, November 17, 2007 4:17 AM

The reason I bought it is that Joy Davidson wrote an excellent essay in "Finding Serenity" about Inara. It was especially interesting because Ms. Davidson is not only a psychologist, a Marriage and Family therapist but is also a certified sex therapist.

In this book her essay is about Angel's obsession with Darla. I haven't seen Angel but now I think I want to.

http://fireflyfaninnc.livejournal.com/

CLJOHNSTON108

Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:33 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Ergaster:
...by J. Michael Richardson and J. Douglas Rabb.

Too bad they couldn't get J. Michael Straczynski to contribute!