It's not about narrative perspective and it's a little about trust. The Buffy-in-Italy story was like Godfather III. If you're going to go back on a satisfying resolution, do it right. Don't yoke it to a retarded storyline and fail to get the right actress for the part. We trusted that the story was resolved; don't yank off the [scab] unless you can cauterize the bleeding hole you create.

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I am also happiest with a closed canon. But I won't buy the comics either way, so it's kind of a moot point for me.

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So you don't trust Joss anymore? (Or...never trusted Joss?)

I don't put my faith in any one writer or creator. That way leads to bitterness. This feels (as does the Spike movie notion) like more cash cow to milk than a genuine interest in returning to the universe.

Plus, umm, I think Joss is fairly uneven as a comic book writer. The medium is unkind to his weaknesses as a storyteller.

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The medium is unkind to his weaknesses as a storyteller.

What do you see as his strengths and weaknesses?

I've been thinking about this lately in relationship to Serenity.

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From the Whedonesque post:

See, the Buffyverse glows in my brain with a new, overreaching arc that will include the comics, Spike, and more. It's taking shape and soon you will know its name. And you will tremble.

See, I really do think Joss likes to play in that sandbox.

Well, I certainly can't say much more, except that Wonder Woman is finally kicking ass that is not my ass, as in, I'm loving this script. She's saving the world in a tiara, people; this is why there's a me!

Saving the world in a tiara. Sounds like a movie we'd like.

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See, I really do think Joss likes to play in that sandbox.

I think that's how he talks about everything.

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Sounds like a movie we'd like.

Sounds like the new Bitches thread title. IJS.

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I think that's how he talks about everything.

Yeah, but he is genuinely enthusiastic about the things he's working on, particularly when he's in control of the project.

I think he wants to do the comics because he wants to tell that story. It's not like needs the money or will make much money off the comics.

The only cynical angle I can figure is wanting to keep the franchise alive because it gives him leverage and visibility.

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I think he wants to do the comics because he wants to tell that story.

But after the first few, it's going to be a continuing series. His motive there isn't, "I've always wanted to have unspecified editorial control over a comic book that someone else writes." If he just wanted to tell one particular story, he could certainly make a deal to just do that.

I don't think it's pure greed, but I think he wants to keep the universe alive. From what I recall, he's always been enthusiastic about the idea of creating a neverending franchise.

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The only cynical angle I can figure is wanting to keep the franchise alive because it gives him leverage and visibility.

Well, duh.

See, the Buffyverse glows in my brain with a new, overreaching arc that will include the comics, Spike, and more. It's taking shape and soon you will know its name. And you will tremble.

There's at least one word in there that makes me tremble, but not in the way he thinks it should.

What do you see as his strengths and weaknesses?

His strength, in the main, is a strong grasp on emotions. However, it's a large part of his weakness as well. He handwaves a lot of world building, privileges emotion over sense-making, and tends towards both pandering and melodrama.

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