{"product_id":"joss-whedon-by-matthew-pateman-9780719077814","title":"Joss Whedon","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book assesses Joss Whedon's contribution to US television and popular culture. Examining everything from his earliest work to his most recent tweets and activist videos, it explores his complex and contradictory roles as both cult outsider and blockbuster filmmaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrucially, \u003cem\u003eJoss Whedon\u003c\/em\u003e insists on the wider industrial, technological, political, and economic contexts that have both influenced and been influenced by Whedon, rejecting the notion of Whedon as an isolated television auteur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing key source material, with exclusive access to drafts of many of the episodes across Whedon's career, as well as unique correspondence with Whedon collaborator Jane Espenson, this book offers unparalleled access to the creative process that helped produce the series \u003cem\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAngel\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDollhouse\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eFirefly\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnergetic, engaging, and informed by detailed scholarship and theoretical rigour, the book is not just an essential addition to the study of Whedon, but a timely and important re-invigoration of television studies in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844312846572,"sku":"9780719077814","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27993173482443.jpg?v=1758834015","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/joss-whedon-by-matthew-pateman-9780719077814","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}