Sean Maher has always been one of the more easily overlooked members of the Firefly cast, mainly because his character Simon Tam, as the caring and sacrificing older brother to the more volatile River, wasn't as flashy.  But Maher has a quiet strength on screen and has worked steadily since his days on Firefly and Serenity.  Most recently he guested on Ghost Whisperer, Drop Dead Diva, The Mentalist and the new Fox series, Human Target.  Maher was also seen alongside John Stamos and Eric Dane in the made-for-TV movie, "Wedding Wars," and he starred in the 2005 film, "Living 'til the End."

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Joss Whedon's epic Firefly is the little story that could.  Having been a victim of Fox networks short-sightedness, lack of conceptual understanding, and the Friday night tombs - Bitter?  Who, me? -  the series lived again in the mildly successful big screen venture Serenity.  When the box office take didn't earn the film a sequel, the story still refused to die, this time in a graphic novel and comics penned by Joss Whedon and  Brett Matthews.  

Now the adventures of Malcolm Reynolds and the crew of Serenity continue in a series of short stories coming soon from Titan Books.  Amongst the contributing authors is long-time Whedon collaborator Jane Espensen.  "I'm writing a short story set in the Firefly universe that someones putting together," Espenson said in a recent interview.  "Titan Books is putting together a collection written by various of the Firefly writers. But [it's a] very short story, ... 2,000 words."  Sounds like something I need to put on my Amazon.com wish list, doesn't it? 

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It's been a long time since we've seen James Marsters as a prominent fixture in a series, not since Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel.  Sure, he's been a recurring character on several shows, starring as Detective Grant Mars in four episodes of Without A Trace, as Brainiac for thirteen chilling episodes of Smallville, and as Captain John Hart for three episodes of Torchwood - who didn't grin to see our intrepid vampire in a lip-lock with the dashing Captain Jack Harkness?   Marsters has also guested on Numb3rs and Lie To Me, and has been featured in a few made-for-TV movies: "The Capture of the Green River Killer," "Moonshot," and SyFy's original feature, "High Plains Invaders."  Now it looks as though Marsters will join Buffy writing veteran Jane Espensen on the SyFy original series, Caprica.

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In this severely stuffed awards season, with all its flashy red carpet snapshots and actor reactions to nominations, wins, and loses, one awards show is easily lost amidst the media glare ... the PGA.  Never heard of it?  Not totally surprising.  The Producers Guild of America isn't exactly limelight material.  But it is for Whedon fans, as this year Joss Whedon took home the PGA's 2010 Vanguard Award.

"Joss Whedon has Mastered the art of melding the newest technology with inspired storytelling, truly exemplifying the spirit of the Vanguard Award," said co-chair David Friendly in a news release.  Previous winners include George Lucas and James Cameron, who is currently enjoying the hit release of his film, Avatar.

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Julie Benz has long been a fan favorite in the Whedonverse.  Her life on Buffy the Vampire Slayer was short, but her resurrection on Angel was amazing, bringing about a time of darkness and revelations for Angel in season two, and a surprise son for the vampire with a soul in season three.  Since her scene-stopping death in "Lullaby," Benz has been busy.  On the big screen, she has appeared Kill Your Darlings and Circle of Friends, and had a much larger presence in Saw V, Punisher: War Zone, The Boondock Saints II and Rambo.  On the small screen she has guested on Supernatural, NCIS, CSI, Law & Order, and shined as Rita Bennett, the earnest love interest of Dexter Morgan in Showtime's Dexter.

Spoilers and revelations on the next page!

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Genre fans are known for their devotion and obsession with their shows and characters.  And the world of Joss Whedon is no different.  Retail sales of DVDs and merchandise is one of the reasons Fox found the gamble of a second season for Dollhouse viable.  Whedon fans love all things Whedon, and actions figures capture favored scenes in a tangible way.  Diamond Select, Premium Format and Sideshow Collectibles are the most well known collectible suppliers for genre figures.  

However, if there are favorite scenes you wish immortalized in still life, but are not available from these companies, one can go to experts like Jessica, and she will create whatever your heart desires!  Jessica has a Custom Figures thread in this forum devoted to her creative talents, and she was gracious enough to answer some questions for Whedonage about her life, how she came to creating figures, and exactly how she does the tremendous job on her creations.  So let's hear from the artist herself!

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The last time we visited the writers of the Whedonverse, we looked at what Jane Espenson and Marti Noxon were up to.  This time Whedonage looks at Tim Minear and the dynamic writing duo of Sarah Fain and Elizabeth Craft.

Tim Minear has been a pivotal figure in the Whedonverse for many years, having written for Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, and been involved as a producer for all three at various times as well.  He's also written some of my favorite Angel and Firefly episodes; I Will remember You (Angel), Hero (Angel), Darla (Angel), Home (Angel), and Out of Gas (Firefly).  Recently he has written for and produced some wonderful failures for Fox, among them The Inside starring the wonderful Peter Coyote, the quirky Wonderfalls, which was treated shabbily by Fox, and most recently the short lived Drive, starring Nathan Fillion.  Maybe Fox is rethinking being so shortsighted with two of Nathan's series, considering how well Castle is doing for ABC?  Ah, hindsight; it's 20/20. 

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Just found this little tidbit, and I think its very exciting!  According to TV by the Numbers, at Sunday January 17th's TCA session, FX Networks President John Landgraf said that he was scheduling a lunch with Joss Whedon in the next few weeks to talk about the possibility of future projects.  Many a Whedon fan has said that Joss belongs on cable where he can tell the stories he wants in a manner that is creatively satisfying.  “I have enormous respect for him,” Landgraf said of Whedon.

Let's hope we see a new series from Joss in the near future!

Check out the short TV by the Numbers article here.

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ABC is sure mining the Whedonverse talent pool.  Maybe Joss should add a new dimension to his career: talent agent.  Already on the network are Nathan Fillion in Castle, Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk in V, and Amy Acker in the upcoming Happy Town.  Now Alexis Denisof has been cast in a promising new pilot for the network called Pretty Little Liars.

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It's taken nearly ten years, but two pop culture icons are finally together.  In 1981 MTV burst onto the pop culture scene when it launched its first music video at midnight.  More than a decade later on March 10, 1997 Buffy the Vampire Slayer debuted on the fledgling WB.  Buffy, the little blond girl who took out some of the baddest monsters in Sunnydale, shattered the paradigm of the muscular hero and became an iconic figure in television and pop culture history. 

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