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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sterba, Wendy, 1955-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Abrams, J. J.

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

Whedon, Joss.

Abrams, J. J. (Jeffrey Jacob), 1966-.

Whedon, Joss, 1964-.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

xvii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2017]

Summary:

In J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon, Wendy Sterba compares the parallel careers in film and television of two creative masterminds-pitting one against the other in a light-hearted competition. The author looks back upon the beginnings of both men's careers-Whedon's stint as a writer on Roseanne and 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, such as Abrams' series Felicity and Whedon's adaptation of Much Ado about Nothing.

Contents:

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

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?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index.

ISBN:

9781442269903

1442269901

OCLC:

966641285