Tuesday, 6 September 2005

Questions for Joss

So I've got my tix for next week's Q and A session in Melbourne, and now I'm thinking about what kinds of questions I'll ask if I get the nerve.

Couple of ideas:

1) When you first wrote Buffy you've said that you were interested in subverting the genre cliche of the fragile looking girl who's function is to be the victim. But know with the popularity of Buffy and it's copycats, we're seeing a whole new cliche of fragile looking girls who kick arse. What's your take on this and do you feel the need to subvert your own dominant paradigm as it were?

2) There's a long-running debate as to the relationship between politics and art. Should art get involved actively producing a political message, or is its place simply to entertain the masses. I know we're only supposed to talk about the explosions but Serenity, and all your work, has some serious political subtext. What's your feelings on politics and entertainment in film? Where should the line be drawn, if there should even be a line at all.

Ok I know these are both too long and introspective, but I wish questions like this could be asked. I'm bored of hearing the usual: "when will we know about a sequel?" "what's it like working with Nathan?" guff.

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