Newsgroup: it.fan.tv.buffy
Titolo: Intervista UK a Joss

http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=10515&in_page_id=11
Why was Firefly cancelled so quickly?
The network disliked the show. They didn't get what I was trying to do, so
they gave it a bad time-slot and didn't show the pilot. Because we had this
sword over our heads, we tried to make each episode as cool, mythic and fun
as possible.
What was your inspiration for Firefly?
I'm interested in history and I was reading about the American Civil War.
I'm also interested in Westerns, the frontier life of the time and science
fiction. I hadn't seen a combination of those things. Science fiction has
become perfectly presented and insanely scrubbed. I wanted to see it
dirtied up a bit- like in Alien.
Will there be a sequel to Serenity?
It didn't do that well at the box office, so it depends on DVD sales. If
the sales are huge, I think they'd consider it but I don't rate our chances
highly.
Is it disappointing when something you've put so much effort into flops?
I carried this project on my shoulders for a long time. We'd have loved
more people to see it, or for it to have done better. On the other hand,
the people who saw it really enjoyed it. I'm happy with the reception it
got.
When you look back at Buffy and Angel, would you change anything about them?
I'm not big on regret, I don't spend a lot of time on it. Part of making TV
is the process-you just have to churn it out. At one point, I was making
three shows a week. Even when you think everything's gone perfectly-you've
spoken to the actors, rehearsed them, thought how to direct it from every
angle-even then you miss the guy standing in the background wearing a funny
hat.
I have to be very careful to avoid becoming an old guy who just has one
trick
Hardcore Buffy fans seem to believe you had a masterplan. How far ahead did
you plan?
Certain major events were planned a year in advance. The first series was
planned entirely in advance because it was only 13 episodes and we didn't
know if we'd be getting a second season or not. I'd plan the general arc of
the season and the villain, then leave it to the writers. I knew some of
the key events- I planned Buffy's mother's death two years in advance-but
sometimes it's best not to plan. You don't want to box yourself in.
Is there any chance of Buffy or Angel coming back?
We've been discussing how to do things with a different format-maybe
something straight to DVD that wouldn't be a full series. There are various
characters that I'd want to explore further.
You're working on the Wonder Woman film-will she be another feisty teenager
like Buffy?
She's going to be a little bit older but her age is left unstated. She's
going through an adolescent rite of passage because she's new to the world.
She comes from a civilisation where she's rather perfect, so she's the
opposite to Buffy in many ways.
How different is writing a character everyone is already familiar with?
Familiar is exactly the right word. She's an acquaintance. This film will
be about introducing you to Wonder Woman. There are benchmarks we need to
include, so she'll be wearing the outfit and there will be the bracelets, a
golden lasso and Greek gods-but they'll all be shown in fresh ways. The
challenge with my other projects was to make the viewer believe the story
needs to be told. With Wonder Woman, it's easier because people are
familiar with the story already.
Aren't you in danger of making feisty young heroines a cliché?
I have to be very careful to avoid becoming an old guy who just has one
trick. The fact people still talk about me writing these strong female
characters suggests there aren't enough of them around. It's amazing how
many anti-role models there are for young women, so it's important to have
these ones.
You've said Firefly was your best experience of working on TV. Why?
Because we knew what the show was about from the first frame. Sometimes
when you go back and look at shows, it's not always clear what's going on.
There was also an extraordinary energy about the cast which made shooting a
lot easier. Everyone on set was really happy about the work they were doing
and that's rare.
What's your inspiration for writing the things you do?
I'm a science fiction geek from birth-that's just who I am. In this case, I
was inspired by reading a book on the Civil War and it all came from there.
Science fiction is like a blender-you can put in any historical experience
and take influences from everything you see, read or experience.
What scares you?
Standard scary things-zombies, insects, things behind doors. The big thing
that scares me though is the knowledge that we are ultimately alone.
-- 
Jolan Tru, Filippo "Hytok" Simone
L'oracolo sampdoriano di Sunnydale
http://janeway.splinder.com/
http://lacasadeglielfi.altervista.org/

characters that I'd want to explore further.
maledetto!!!! Parla... di qualcosa di più..
mi farai impazzireeeeeeeeeee
:P
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