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J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon : duel for media master of the universe / Wendy Sterba.

by Sterba, Wendy, 1955-

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Rowman & Littlefield, c2017.

791.430233 S838j

Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966- -- Criticism and interpretation.

Whedon, Joss, 1964- -- Criticism and interpretation.

Motion picture producers and directors -- United States.

Television producers and directors -- United States.

9781442269903 (hc.)

xvii, 285 pages : black & white illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : J.J. vs. Joss: a love story -- First scripts: doctoring, conceiving and giving birth -- Getting the girl: Buffy, Felicity and Sydney -- What fresh hell: devils, Angels, a Firefly, Lost on a Joy ride -- Who we are and who we will be in Dollhouse and Fringe -- TV or not TV: no success like failure -- Oh, the horror: Cabin in the woods and Super 8 -- Hit and myth! Defenders of the franchise -- The next Spielberg?

J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon are two of the most imaginative and accomplished men in Hollywood. As writers, directors, producers, and series creators, their credits have straddled the mediums of television and film and range across several genres, from science fiction and horror to action and drama. In addition to spearheading original projects like Lost and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, each has also made his mark on some of the most successful franchises in popular culture - from Mission Impossible, Star Trek, and Star Wars (Abrams) to Alien and the Avengers (Whedon). Their output - both oddly similar and yet also wildly different - stand at the heart of twenty-first century film and television. Wendy Sterba compares the parallel careers in film and television of these creative masterminds - pitting one against the other in a light-hearted competition. The author looks back upon the beginnings of both men's careers - to Whedon's stint as a writer on Roseanne to Abrams' early scripts for films like Regarding Henry - and forward to their most recent blockbusters, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. This books also looks at non-fantasy successes (Abrams series Felicity; Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado about Nothing), as well as commercial failures. At the heart of this study, however, is a tour of their genre-defining hits: Alias and Buffy, Lost and Angel, Super 8 and Serenity along with Whedon's Avengers films, and Abrams' rebooted Star Trek adventures. Wendy Sterba is professor of film at College of St. Benedict/St John's University in Minnesota. She is the author of Reel Photos: Balancing Art and Truth in Contemporary Film.

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