Tag: Joss Whedon

• The Pop Culture Lens Takes on Joss Whedon

  

  On this eighteenth episode of The Pop Culture Lens, we present the recording of a second roundtable discussion from the 2015 Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference. This roundtable discusses the topic of director and showrunner Joss Whedon — and how much of a controversial figure and person he is for so many people, including his […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  December 8, 2015

  Audience/Reception Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Fandom, Uncategorized

  Angel, Avengers, Black Widow, Buffy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, controversial, Dollhouse, Feminism, Firefly, Intersectionality, Joss Whedon, monster, Much Ado about Nothing, Shield, The Hulk, third wave feminism, Twitter, Whedon, Whedonisms, X-Men

• Television Showrunners & Their Fans: Does the Internet Make Them Friends?

  Dan Harmon has been replaced as the showrunner for the NBC sitcom Community.  The replacement came on the heels of the series being given a fourth, and final, half-season order to let the show wrap-up it’s ultimate question of: will the Greendale Seven actually ever graduate from their community college?  Harmon is being replaced by two […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  May 19, 2012

  Audience/Reception Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Industry Analysis Studies

  Community, Dan Harmon, Joss Whedon, NBC, showrunner, Sony, tumblr

• That Whole Abortion Thing? Just Kidding!

  When Buffy Season 9 Issue 6 came out, I applauded it.  I even wrote a whole essay on why I think the story and Buffy’s decision worked.  I defended Buffy’s decision to get an abortion as it reflected the struggle modern women have to balance family and career, and I defended Whedon’s decision to have […]

  CarrieLynn D. Reinhard

  April 21, 2012

  Audience/Reception Studies, Critical/Cultural Studies, Fandom

  abortion, Andrew, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Buffybot, Joss Whedon, pregnancy, Season 9, Spike, Spuffy