500!!

CNN.com has a brief non-spoilery interview with Joss. My favorite quote:

THR: How does it feel to say goodbye to something in which you've invested so much of yourself?

Whedon: I had dinner with the writers the other night, and we listed the title of every single show, which was hard. Just the weight of the thing, the bulk of the thing -- every single one of those episodes had a message and a meaning and a very specific purpose. It wasn't always completely realized; it wasn't always as tight as it could have been. But the fact that 144 times we sat down and broke our backs to make a story worth telling is something that makes me feel enormously proud.

I would love to have been a fly on the wall during that discussion.

I know Joss asked each writer to name the favorite ep they had written and why. I don't know who mentioned what, but isn't that a lovely thing to do?

I know Joss asked each writer to name the favorite ep they had written and why. I don't know who mentioned what, but isn't that a lovely thing to do?

Yes, it is. And something pretty much impossible to imagine on any other show.

Aww, that is cool.

The ficcish peeps are having a bunch of "My Character X" things going around. It's making me sad, but they're fun to read.

Those are nice. I loved your Buffy, btw.

(Has anyone done Bon Bon? I can't remember seeing one, but your friends list is probably way bigger than mine.)

I think Doyle or LM did one for Bon Bon. I know someone did.

The part of my Buffy one I still think is really *my* Buffy is:

...Has The Cutting Edge memorized and had a huge crush on D.B. Sweeney when she was in Jr. High.
...Thought Riley kind of looked like D.B. Sweeney.
...Might have had a little one on Moira Kelly. Either that or she just wanted to be her.
...Thinks Faith looks a little bit like Moira Kelly.

But that might be me being silly.

Did you read Kita's Angel one? DAMN. It was incredible.

Kita's Angel one? DAMN. It was incredible.

Yeah, it was -- that's why it took off, I think. The original one just really hit people hard.

Yeah, it was -- that's why it took off, I think. The original one just really hit people hard.

Well, there'd been at least a week of "My Spike"s before she did that one. (most of which I didn't bother to read, I'll admit)

But her's is still the best. The Brat Queen's My Angelus and My Wesley are close.

I know Joss asked each writer to name the favorite ep they had written and why. I don't know who mentioned what, but isn't that a lovely thing to do?

It IS lovely.