Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
seanan_mcguire
  • Mood: geeky
  • Music: The theme from "Buffy," naturally.

If the apocalypse comes, beep me.

I have received my copies of Whedonistas [Amazon]|[Mysterious Galaxy]! This book is a celebration of all things related to Joss Whedon, with essays from lots of wonderful writers, and interviews with some of the people actually involved with the shows! Buffy to Dollhouse, it's all here.

I don't really need four copies for my very own. So...

In my essay, I talk about my love of Buffy, and how it helped me grow into myself as both a fannish adult and a professional author. Others talk about finding community through the Browncoats, or the treatment of good and evil in Angel, or the Hero's Journey of Dr. Horrible. If you're a Whedon fan, you probably have a story of your own. Tell it! Be as detailed or as brief as you like. On Friday, I shall unleash our old friend, Random Number Generator, to pick two winners, each of whom* will receive a copy of Whedonistas.

The book officially comes out next Tuesday, so even if you don't win, you should absolutely pick up a copy for the Whedon fan in your life. Or in your head. Whatever floats your boat.

Game on!

(*North American entries only, please, unless you're willing to pay postage. I just can't afford it right now, I'm sorry.)
Tags: geekiness, giving stuff away, too much tv
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kshandra

March 8 2011, 19:04:36 UTC 6 years ago

I'm a weird one here.

The only episode of Buffy I've ever seen was the finale. I had been so very enamored of the original movie ("We're immortal, Buffy - we can do anything!" "Okay. Clap.") that I simply could not get my head around the notion of making it serious, and even after the series took off, I never found the wherewithal to invest myself in it.

gridlore and I backed into Browncoat fandom. We heard one too many people insist to us "OMG you HAVE to watch this!!!111!!!SHIFTONE!", which has always been a surefire way to keep us from ever going near something. I don't remember how it came to pass that we saw Serenity opening weekend, but we did, and readily admitted that we had been wrong to ignore Firefly.

Now to see if the Random Number Generator is operated by the Imp of the Perverse and actually chooses me. It would somehow just kinda figure.