Remember way back in September, when ABC had a poll of what was the most dramatic and funniest moments on TV in 60 years, and the winners would be recognized at the Emmys? Well, the results came in, and they were never revealed on the air. They were too busy convincing themselves that six reality show hosts being the perfect group to host the Emmys was a good idea. The winner for most dramatic moment, as many of us know, was Buffy sacrificing her life to save Dawn at the end of season five. The producers just decided not to tell the viewers, maybe because they figured no one would know who Buffy was. Feh.
Imagine you had an hour to sit down with Joss Whedon and pick his brain (in a curious, non-zombie kind of way). Screenwriter Jeffrey Berman is taking that hour for you.
I love conventions, mostly as an excuse to hang out with friends and fellow fans, but seeing celebrities is always nice as well. So it was with this mindset I set off to Burbank, California this past weekend (November 22-23, 2008) to attend Creation Entertainment’s Salute to Firefly and Serenity convention, their second convention celebrating this beloved franchise. I arrived at the Marriott hotel (where we had the famous Browncoat Backup Bash nearly two years ago now) excited to see old Browncoat friends, make new ones, and see some fun convention-relation celebrity-type stuff to boot. Here’s how it went down:
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