When we launched WhedonAge at the beginning of 2008, it was an evolution of sorts from our previous incarnation as SaveAngel.org. While we had a new domain name, identity and purpose, the site continued to be centered around a standard forum, with a news front-end that had limited interaction between guests and site members. Now, WhedonAge is growing into something even more ambitious...

For a long time, I've been wanting to put together a new type of fan site, that merges the old community aspects of a discussion forum, with the new (AKA "Web 2.0") social aspects of sites like Facebook and Twitter-- incorporating better news and media management.

The Whedonverse Network is that site: intended to bring together fans of Joss Whedon, his work and those associated with him, in a social way. You can create personal profiles, communicate with other fans publicly or privately, and join specialty groups, of your own making. For the moment, the groups are based on the old forums from WhedonAge... but that will change as we shake out all the cool stuff that we can do. Want to create a new group for Whedon-related fan-fic writers or to discuss his work in comics? You can do so here.

As always, we'll continue to cover news and events related to Joss & co,  in a way that we hope is unique and interesting. (And if you'd like to help out, drop us a line!)

We'll be adding more features as we learn what Whedon fans want to play with-- so please explore, check the various ins-and-outs and see what you find. The site's still kinda beta-ish, so let us know if/when you find something glitchy.

WhedonAge will eventually be fully incorporated into Whedonverse.net-- all members of this site should now be able to log into the new system.

In the near term, I'll be writing up some help docs to make it easier to use the shiny system. But for now, feel free to ask questions-- and enjoy!

While True Blood doesn't have a direct Whedon connection, it does revel in vampires and the supernatural.  So while the premise for posting this piece on Whedonage is weak, I plan to stand on that warped and wobbly platform and report on the sexy and risque phenomenon that is HBO's True Blood.

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Today the attendees at Comic Con got to see Hart Hansen, Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz at the Bones Panel.  David was in rare form, totally enjoying an event he has experienced several times before.  When he came on stage the crowd went wild!  A full transcript of the panel will be available some time next week, but here are the highlights.

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As is my usual M.O., I've not read any of the spoilers I've seen floating around about Season 6.  I can't guarantee I'll remain strong throughout the looooog summer, but for now I want to go in prepared to be surprised.  So, with that, if any of you have read those spoilers and I'm so far off the map I'm in a different country, feel free to point and laugh.

It's not like I'm gonna know you're doing it. *wink*

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Fans have never gotten over the abrupt cancellation of Joss Whedon's Firefly by Fox, and the wounds go deep. That yearning has resulted in a fan base that is very much alive and kicking nearly eight years following the finale episode, "Serenity," which aired December 20, 2002. Not even the follow-up film of the same name could quell the need for more of this fascinating 'verse.

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On April 24, 2001, Whedon viewers were presented with a rare treat; a barely known young actor took up a guitar and sang on an episode of The WB's hit show, Angel.  That actor was Christian Kane, who had portrayed conflicted Wolfram & Hart attorney Lindsey McDonald since the series premiered on October 5, 1999.  "LA Song" charmed Whedon fans and sent Kane into a whole new Whedonverse orbit.

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We're a month into the summer, and are still a long way away from getting some new episodes of Supernatural.  To assuage the yearning, check out the second part of our Supernatural Series Recap.  Five years reviewed, recapped, inspected and dissected for your enjoyment!  First outlined was The Plan: Set-Up.  Now read on for the second installment, The Plan: Unveiled.

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For a few weeks now the SyFy Channel has been showing flashes of clips heralding a new project called, Haven. Strangely enough, the previews haven't interested me in the project as much as confused, epsecially about whether this was one of SyFy's infamous made-for-TV movies or an actual series - though I have now established this will be a new Friday night series. But one face I saw in the clips was familiar, and that was of Eric Balfour, early Whedon alum and short-lived Buffy the Vampire Slayer presence.  So, in true Whedon-fan fashion, I set out to discover more!

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In a new feature series on fans inspired by the work of Joss Whedon to create art, we bring you the super-talented singer-songwriter Marian Call. We were privileged to speak with her during a stop on June 7. Check out the video interview and more after the jump!

The first thing you need to know about musician Marian Call is that she's dangerous: wicked smart (she graduated from Stanford), with a predilection for obscure literary terms and references (see her Marginalia blog); potentially magical-- during a concert in Oklahoma, she promised to change the weather, shook her rain stick, and later that night the heavens poured down; and well-organized-- like the Cylons, she has a plan (well, at least a business plan.)

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Five years of Supernatural - the good, the bad, the ugly  - and speculations on the sixth year.  Abandon hope all ye who enter here ... just kidding. *grin*

I was asked to write a Supernatural Season 5 recap by MaidenGreen as a lead-in to posting my episode reviews during Season 6.  I jumped at the chance; these boys and this story have captivated my life and fueled my muse in ways I could never have anticipated five years ago.  However, as I sat down to think through everything that happened in Season 5, I realized the crux of it was so much bigger than that.  Taken as a whole, Season 5 really wasn't that amazing.  Certainly not my favorite (that post is reserved for Season 2 ... so far).

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Recently Whedonage previewed the networks' 2010-2011 television seasons, highlighting shows with Whedon alumni coming to a screen near you; very near, as in your own homes!  Now we're bringing you news of a few of your favorite Whedonverse writers and the shows to which they are currently contributing. 

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Check out this explosive trailer for the CBS remake of the classic series, Hawaii Five-0.  Daniel Dae Kim (Angel's Davin Park) adds new style and flair to Detective Chin Ho Kelly.  There are other genre favs as Alex O'Loughlin (Moonlight) hopes the third try is the charm, and Grace Park (Battlestar Gallactic) plants her feet squarely on terra firm as police academy student Kona Kalakaua. And if you look closely at the trailer, you'll catch James Marsters, who has signed on for a recurring role!

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