Joss Whedon to direct an episode of ‘Glee’! | Ausiello | EW.com
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Michael Ausiello reports that Joss Whedon has signed on to direct an episode of Glee! That’s right, the man behind the Buffy musical “Once More with Feeling” and Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog will be directing another episode of musical television! This will not cause any problems for Dollhouse (which is sadly, probably, in its last season), as Whedon should be done with season two before starting this new gig. Click on the link below for the original press release:
‘Glee’ exclusive: Joss Whedon to direct! – Ausiello – EW.com.
And that’s not all! Joss himself commented on the news, on Whedonesque.com. Here is a little snippet from his post:
What can we expect from a ‘Joss Whedon’ epsiode of Glee? An episode of Glee. God willin’ and the crik don’t rise, a good one. A television director’s job is, on some level, to be anonymous; to find the most compelling way to present a story without calling attention to himself. I had a wonderful time doing just that on The Office, and hope to again. A guest director can bring a huge amount to the party (we’ve had CRAZY talent on Dollhouse), but the party isn’t his. I just want to work with good people on a show that I like enough to have watched every episode several times. (I lied: I HAVE watched the show. And seriously, when do the cops show up?)
Whom will I kill? When will that go away? Is death really the only thing I’m known for? I’d hope not. You know how many people in the world actually die? ALL OF THEM. You know how many I’ve killed? Statistically, somewhat fewer. Can’t we focus on another element of my work? Having said that, probably Principal Figgins. (No! I kid! God.)
Click on the following link to read the rest of his post, and people’s reactions:
Whedonesque : Comments on 22073 : Joss Whedon to direct one of the back-nine episodes of GLEE.
ohhh This is interesting a ton of people at my school like this show, but I haven’t watched it. Do you watch it? Do you like it? Is it good? With Joss Whedon directing i’m sure it will be!
I do watch it. For my take on the pilot, click here: http://www.heroinetv.com/2009/09/03/glee-pilot-directors-cut-video-my-thoughts/ The songs are great, and it’s a fun show to watch, but I could care less about some of the plot lines. You might want to check it out, if only for the awesome music. Here are a couple fun videos of the songs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmSPeBLR678 and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zkmkE6qiDM
i can’t wait. i’ve watched all the episodes on hulu. . .but they don’t have the pilot episode on there for some reason?
Yeah, Hulu took the pilot down. I had it on my site but had to edit the post because the video is no longer available.