Poll: Favourite Joss Whedon Show

[HHammond]

Joss Whedon is brilliant. He's written some of the best television that humanity has to offer, he's created some of the most iconic characters ever and he managed to create shows with feminism embedded into them without making it come off as preachy or damaging the idea of feminism by making it say "YOU HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS TO BE A STRONG WOMAN" which Hollywood seems working hard to do.

But whenever I ask my friends what their favourite Joss Whedon show is we always end up arguing. None of us can decide. They're all equally fantastic. So, my question for you, people of the Escapist, what is your favourite Joss Whedon show?

Please explain why as well, and even if you don't like his work say why.

For me, it's either Buffy or Angel. Whilst the highs of Buffy are much higher then the highs of Angel, the lows are much MUCH lower (*cough*Season7*cough*). Angel was more consistently good and had some of the best characterisation I've ever seen. Wesley's development from a bumbling fool to a confident man is incredible.

Spoiler

The death of Fred and Wesley over on Angel are both heartbreaking and difficult to watch, but they're nothing compared to Joyce's death over on Buffy. The Body is a brutally realistic portrayal of death and I would probably say it's the best episode of television I've ever seen. Every frame of that episode is shocking, disorientating and heartbreaking and you really feel how each of the characters is feeling.

 

[freakydan]

I wrote my Independent Study, a 50 page paper that was the culmination of everything I had learned in my major in college, on Firefly. So...yeah, it gets my vote. Buffy would come second, then Dollhouse, then Angel. I've just never been able to get into Angel, for some reason.

 

[Lucyfer86]

Hard choices, 50/50 between Angel and Buffy, but i'll go for Angel.

Firefly was damn good serie too.

 

[HHammond]

I wrote my Independent Study, a 50 page paper that was the culmination of everything I had learned in my major in college, on Firefly. So...yeah, it gets my vote. Buffy would come second, then Dollhouse, then Angel. I've just never been able to get into Angel, for some reason.

How much Angel have you watched? If you've only seen the first season then keep going until you get to season 2. If you finish season 2 and you still don't like it then fair enough but season 1 isn't very good compared to the rest of the show.

 

[freakydan]

I wrote my Independent Study, a 50 page paper that was the culmination of everything I had learned in my major in college, on Firefly. So...yeah, it gets my vote. Buffy would come second, then Dollhouse, then Angel. I've just never been able to get into Angel, for some reason.

How much Angel have you watched? If you've only seen the first season then keep going until you get to season 2. If you finish season 2 and you still don't like it then fair enough but season 1 isn't very good compared to the rest of the show.

I've gotten about halfway through season 2. Just couldn't seem to keep interested. I do love the theme song, though.

 

[Vern5]

Can I just say Firefly? I actually didn't like Serenity that much. I was kind of spoiled by my idea of the Reavers being inhuman but somewhat stoic monsters rather than the "28 days later"-inspired creatures that ended up in the movie. I always imagined them being like the Native Americans (you know, before they were slaughtered and then pushed into seclusion) who were capable of terrifying shows of brutality but were not slavering beasts.

 

[Ronan117]

Firefly hands down.
I've enjoyed everything hes done, Dollhouse took a bit of getting used to, but it was okay.
in order id say:
Firefly
Angel
Buffy (very small gap between Angel and Buffy)
Dollhouse

 

[GiglameshSoulEater]

Out of those, I have only watched Firefly, so that i guess. I don't watch much TV.

 

[Dimitriov]

I can't honestly decide. Toss up between Buffy and Firefly for me (Angel is right behind, but I hated season 4).

And you don't like season 7 of Buffy?! That's got some of my fave episodes. PLUS Nathan Filion.

 

[Outright Villainy]

Firefly is better than everything else he's done combined. Though I quite liked angel up until season 4 I think it was? After they got the company. Man, that was boring.

I saw Buffy lately too. It was freaking awful. Truly. It has not aged well one bit.

 

[brunothepig]

Yay everyone loves Firefly. Haven't seen Dollhouse yet, haven't seen much of Angel, loved Buffy but my vote goes to Firefly just for the awesome characters and Universe.

 

[Rabish Bini]

Angel, but only the first 2 seasons. When Angel got a son it turned to garbage.

Buffy second, season 1-3 particularly, although 4 &5 were good too. The last 2 were rubbish.

Firefly was good too.

Dollhouse was decidedly average.

EDIT: Dr Horrible was awesome

 

[RobinInSeoul]

Despite the longer run and critical acclaim of BtVS, Firefly resonates with me more. In fact, I teach a class on it at a university in Korea. I'm seriously considering teaching another one on BtVS this fall, though.

I consider Angel to be BtVS's older, more experienced, more mature brother. I like it for different reasons.

I liked the Epitaph episodes of Dollhouse, but something never quite clicked for me with the rest of the run.

 

[CATB320]

I loved Firefly, but I think Dollhouse provoked a lot more emotion.
I watched Buffy when I was a kid, so I don't remember much of it.

 

[SckizoBoy]

Firefly... end of (and how come there isn't an option for Dr Horrible?! OK, OK, not a series)

Dollhouse comes second... though I don't know why...

Bizarrely, never seen Angel, and Buffy was sometimes hit and miss, though admittedly, most of the episodes were cool. However, I did find it annoying that the one episode when they included Amber Benson in the opening credits, they killed her off!

 

[Roserari]

Firefly by miles. It's cowboys ... in space ... with Nathan Fillion.

And Adam Baldwin =3

 

[Zing]

Haven't seen Dollhouse, and I've only seen various random episodes of buffy/angel and they don't strike me as particularly amazing scripted drama(although fun to watch). Firefly/Serenity on the other hand, is marvellous.

 

[Darth Rosenberg]

I guess my name should give away my Whedonesque allegiances, and whilst I adore pretty much every single thing Joss brings into this world, I'd have to say Buffy is still his definitive work - simply because it had the time and space to run its full course. Firefly and Dollhouse were both phenomenal, but were brutally slain by The Suits, or forcefully truncated.

Dollhouse in top gear pretty much blows everything else away, but the first five episodes were - thanks to Fox - probably the worst thing Whedon will ever put his name to. Still, at least it got 2 mini seasons to do its thang, which is more than Firefly had.

Away from the shows, his whole run on Astonishing X-Men was incredible.

Whilst the highs of Buffy are much higher then the highs of Angel, the lows are much MUCH lower (*cough*Season7*cough*)

Season 7 was perhaps less consistent than other Buffy seasons, but it was by no means the worst, or even bad. It featured some stunning eps, not to mention it was a great set-up for S8.

 

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