I think the linked article is disingenuous in reporting Whedon's reaction as "furious." They cut a lot out of his quote: here's a more complete version (http://io9.com/5696762/joss-whedon-and-angel-react-to-the-new-buffy-reboot).
All I know is that if someone presumed to make a movie about The Silver Angel and The Liberators, or even Ricky Attanasio, without my intervention, I would not be happy.
P.S.: About Ricky: the house move from Hell resulted, among other things, in the loss of every single note I had ever made about him, including all the family lines. Yesterday I found the strength, for the first time, to start work on an outline again. Just in case you were wondering.
But you own the Silver Angel, the Liberators, and Ricky Attanasio. Joss Whedon doesn't own Buffy.
That really sucks about losing your notes. I'd punch a few holes in walls. (Of course, I also keep multiple online backups. I upload my current draft of AQATSA every thousand words or so, and I have a private wiki with all my notes.)
But he is the effective creator. Ask anyone who is responsible for Buffy, and you know what they will answer. It's like DC's treatment of Siegel and Schuster.
The notes about Ricky were scattered and duplicated on the computer, on some floppies and on pieces of paper (especially the pedigrees). You have to remember that I was simply locked out from everything.
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Date: 2010-11-23 05:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-11-23 08:02 pm (UTC)P.S.: About Ricky: the house move from Hell resulted, among other things, in the loss of every single note I had ever made about him, including all the family lines. Yesterday I found the strength, for the first time, to start work on an outline again. Just in case you were wondering.
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Date: 2010-11-23 08:54 pm (UTC)That really sucks about losing your notes. I'd punch a few holes in walls. (Of course, I also keep multiple online backups. I upload my current draft of AQATSA every thousand words or so, and I have a private wiki with all my notes.)
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Date: 2010-11-23 09:19 pm (UTC)The notes about Ricky were scattered and duplicated on the computer, on some floppies and on pieces of paper (especially the pedigrees). You have to remember that I was simply locked out from everything.
Talking about cpyright issues: should you happen to be a lover of classical music, I am about to do you the biggest favour in your whole life. http://www.europarchive.org/collection.php?id=public_classical_music_BeG