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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ravens_shadow

March 8 2011, 19:18:13 UTC 6 years ago

As an aside, before I begin, I loved (maybe more than I should) the fact that I watched "Firefly" when it originally aired, partly because my older sister (I was a middle child) didn't, but then got hooked by the movie and the dvds. It was a small triumph to get to somethign before she did, because I'd grown up with her hand-me-downs and her already knowing about something when I was just discovering it.

But like many, "Buffy" was the first Joss Whedon world I entered, actually through the movie (I know, very different from what he envisioned), but my love of the world comes from the tv show. I was much more prone to feeling like Willow when I was younger, the geeky girl with little to fashion sense, but I wanted to be active and fight the bad guys with a giant ax like Buffy. I think that was the first show that I noticed which allowed the characters to have personalities and to make jokes in the face of danger and didn't take itself too seriously.

That's what really got me, there was depth, but also a lightness, and the stories overall felt balanced between the two. I still listen to the musical episode's soundtrack (and can quite James Marsters' lines from the memory loss episode, when he thought he was Giles' son: "Randy Giles? Randy Giles? Why didn't you just name me Horny Giles, or Desperate-for-a-shag Giles? God, I must hate you.")