# Whedon idolatry is scaring me **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 5, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865 "2005-10-05T12:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2005, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/81 "2005-10-08T22:21:05Z")
I went to a party where the guest were forced to watch [The Blue Collar Comedy Tour.](http://www.purecountrymusic.com/catalog.ez?ShowProduct=24656%2DDVD&ParentID=27540&Form.sess_id=10274943&Form.sess_key=1128809286) Now _that’s_ scary. I liked _Buffy_ and _Angel_, but never had any interest in _Firefly_ until they started rerunning it on Sci Fi. But only because it’s on a night with little else of interest. Now, I like it quite a bit. But I don’t intend to see _Serenity_ until it’s available to rent. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/82 "2005-10-09T12:32:37Z")
> [@Obsidian](#): > > Some people’s habit of blowing off complaints or criticisms with “oh, that’s just Joss,” really pisses me off. There’s a part in the movie (if you’ve seen it, you know what I’m talking about) that I really didn’t like. My friends attending with me (all big whedon fans), are all, “Oh, that’s standard Joss. He just does stuff like that.” Heh. Adam Carolla figured this one out: if the only way you can explain someone’s personality or actions is to repeat his name (“Oh, that’s just Bill being Bill!”), that means he’s an asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/83 "2005-10-09T15:10:33Z")
> [@Mr2001](#): > > Heh. Adam Carolla figured this one out: if the only way you can explain someone’s personality or actions is to repeat his name (“Oh, that’s just Bill being Bill!”), that means he’s an asshole. Yeah, but that’s just Adam being Adam. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/84 "2005-10-09T16:40:39Z")
Posting these kind of threads on this board is kind of like posting “aren’t Democrats kind of stupid?” threads. The very fans you’re complaining about are going to be completely defensive and blindly attack you right back. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2005, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/85 "2005-10-09T23:28:27Z")
Joss Whedon is the kindest, bravest, warmest, most wonderful human being I’ve ever known in my life Joss Whedon is the most reliable writer/director ever born. Joss Whedon has never made a mistake or distorted information. He is, by any practical definition of the words, foolproof and incapable of error. The fool hath said in his heart, _Firefly_ wast not the best gorram science fiction show on television. Well, anyway, _Firefly_ was really, really, good, and y’all should all buy (or at least borrow)) the DVD’s, and go see _Serenity_. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/86 "2005-10-10T00:20:04Z")
> [@Mr2001](#): > > Heh. Adam Carolla figured this one out: if the only way you can explain someone’s personality or actions is to repeat his name (“Oh, that’s just Bill being Bill!”), that means he’s an asshole. I’m surprised that they’re commenting about the dialogue by saying “That’s just Joss being Joss.” I don’t remember anyone saying “That’s just George being George” regarding Jar Jar Binks. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865/87 "2005-10-10T01:04:10Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > I’m surprised that they’re commenting about the dialogue by saying “That’s just Joss being Joss.” See, the only times I’ve heard anyone say anything like this, they were saying, “How can you complain about the dialogue? That’s one of Joss Whedon’s trademarks!” It’d sorta be like going to a Rodney Dangerfield show and complaining about him being a moldering corpse. Er, I mean, complaining about him harping on not getting respect. Have you never heard of the man before? That’s just Rodney being Rodney. He’s not being an asshole: he’s riffing on a riff on which he’s teriffic. Daniel [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whedon-idolatry-is-scaring-me/324865.md?page=4)