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Joss and Four Acts Part Deux

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

I checked back through Joss Whedon’s body of work. And guess what? The guy always writes in 4 acts, although usually with a teaser up front.
Here are some stats:
Buffy: teaser and 4 acts (pilot and regular episodes)
Angel: teaser and 4 acts (pilot and regular episodes)
Firefly pilot: teaser and 7 acts (2 hours)
Firefly episodes: […]

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Joss and Four Acts

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

There’s a comment thread on Whedonesque – the Joss Whedon fan site — about my post about Dollhouse and the fact that the script is written in four acts. I’d leave a comment there but you have to sign on to do so. I tried to join but the site is not accepting […]

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Joss Whedon Strikes Again

Monday, April 21, 2008

Joss Whedon’s pilot script for his new series Dollhouse is fabulous. I can’t wait to see the series and find out what happens next.
I’m not giving anything away — or at least I’m trying not to so I’m sorry if this reads cryptically. Dollhouse is genre — sci fi. As usual Whedon […]

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