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Joss Whedon to Receive Vanguard Award

Source:The Hollywood Reporter
November 24, 2009


The Producers Guild of America will honor Joss Whedon with its 2010 Vanguard Award at the 21st Annual PGA Awards ceremony January 24 at the Hollywood Palladium according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The creative force behind the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly and Dollhouse, his next feature will be The Cabin in the Woods, a horror-genre riff he co-wrote with Drew Goddard that MGM will release on January 14, 2011 in 3D. (Check out some teaser posters at our previous news post here.)

"Joss Whedon has mastered the art of melding the newest technology with inspired storytelling, truly exemplifying the spirit of the Vanguard Award," said David Friendly and Laurence Mark, co-chairs of the PGA Awards.

"This is an honor I didn't expect and probably don't deserve," said Whedon. "The truth is, I've never actually guarded a van. But I am a super-total visionary, so that fits. I'm ready to take my place next to the guys who made 'THX 1138' and 'Tin Toy' (Did they ever do anything else, btw? They showed such promise.). This is a time of radical change in media delivery and content, and I'm honestly proud the PGA has singled me out as someone who sort of knows what's going on."

Whedon's multi-media-spanning work includes writing comic books (Fray, Astonishing X-Men, Runaways) and creating the musical episodes Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along-Blog and Once More, With Feeling.

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Posted by: Robert on November 24, 2009 at 04:47:47

You deserve it Mr. Whedon, you deserve it. One of my idols and one of the reasons I got into film in the first place. Bravo.

Posted by: Wesker_1984 on November 24, 2009 at 14:34:45

What i hate about this guy is he hate love story who have an happy ending and he support the gay movement. They have too much gay peoples in Buffy and i hated the idea of Willow becoming lesbian!

But i loved his work in Astonishing X-Men!

Posted by: BoomingEchoes on November 24, 2009 at 17:57:06

I want to start off saying I love his work and the worlds he creates. I'm a fan, I truly am.

Having said that, I think Joss is right, I don't think he deserves an award at all. And he says it himself that the only reason they've seemed to pick him is because hes one of the few that seems to know whats going on and chances with the times.

Problem is he can't keep a show going past 2 seasons since Angel has been off the air. As a producer he can't convince Fox, the studio he's produced things for for years now, to show any confidence, or faith, in any of his works or ideas. Why do you think they sold both Buffy and Angel off to other places instead of keeping them on Fox's own networks? They never thought they'd survive, just like Firefly and Dollhouse haven't.

As a producer he's shown how much you can fail over and over but still be successful. You really shouldn't get an award for that.

The only successful thing he has going for him at the moment is Dr. Horrible, and I don't think they give awards for web series. He's an amazing comic writer, but that's not what this award is for either. Lumping him in with successful producers like George Lucas (say what you want about him, he's not just successful but his releases are too) and John Lasseter is just wrong.

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