geekyI 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.)
March 8 2011, 19:20:33 UTC 6 years ago
"Just watch one," he'd say.
I insisted I wasn't into Sci-Fi, that I wouldn't like a show that took place on a spaceship.
Finally, to appease him and get him off my back, I popped one in my computer one day when the cable was on the fritz and I didn't have anything else to do.
A year later, I was organizing the Oklahoma Grand Shindig, which ran for three years featuring the Bedlam Bards and raising thousands of dollars for local animal charities. To say I was hooked hardcore was an understatement.
The funny thing is, Mom and I had watched Buffy and Angel, together. They were shows we both really enjoyed. It's utterly silly that I was so resistant to Firefly, just because it was set in space. My eyes were opened, and I even gave some other sci-fi a chance because of it.
Though I will still never trust Joss with the characters I love.