Comments on: Joss Whedon bets on Romney -- to lead us into the zombie apocalypse http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 20:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Monkey_pants http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1569086 Monkey_pants Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:05:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1569086 I think that's a bit of a stretch. I think that’s a bit of a stretch.

]]> By: R_Young http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568568 R_Young Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568568 ^ also can't take a joke. ^ also can’t take a joke.

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568569 Jellodyne Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568569 Looking forward to the Marvel Zombies/Avengers movie. Also I hear he's looking at Victoria Jackson as the lead on his S.H.I.E.L.D. series. Looking forward to the Marvel Zombies/Avengers movie. Also I hear he’s looking at Victoria Jackson as the lead on his S.H.I.E.L.D. series.

]]> By: R_Young http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568566 R_Young Mon, 29 Oct 2012 23:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568566 ^ can't take a joke. ^ can’t take a joke.

]]> By: Rives Binford http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568544 Rives Binford Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568544 He (and other writers of Buffy) talk about this in some of the making of and behind the scenes stuff for Buffy.  The basic idea was to have consequences for underage sex, which decreased throughout the series as the characters aged and matured.  Watching Buffy as an adult, you really notice the moralizing.  Back in the day it just seemed normal. He (and other writers of Buffy) talk about this in some of the making of and behind the scenes stuff for Buffy.  The basic idea was to have consequences for underage sex, which decreased throughout the series as the characters aged and matured.  Watching Buffy as an adult, you really notice the moralizing.  Back in the day it just seemed normal.

]]> By: wildemar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568525 wildemar Mon, 29 Oct 2012 22:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568525 Oooooh, burn! To take this more seriously than I should: This is something that has always kinda bugged me about Whedon's work (although it seems to me that he ha[s|d] a problem with free sex, regardless of gender). I like to think that Firefly's Inara was an attempt to move away from that. Or maybe he just didn't have the time to enact vengeance on all those fornicators. Oooooh, burn!

To take this more seriously than I should: This is something that has always kinda bugged me about Whedon’s work (although it seems to me that he ha[s|d] a problem with free sex, regardless of gender). I like to think that Firefly’s Inara was an attempt to move away from that. Or maybe he just didn’t have the time to enact vengeance on all those fornicators.

]]> By: SumAnon http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568296 SumAnon Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568296 Cthulhu? Pffft, he just panders to the Elder Gods. I'm voting for Megatron and the Decepticon Party. Peace Through Tyranny, 2012 Cthulhu? Pffft, he just panders to the Elder Gods. I’m voting for Megatron and the Decepticon Party.

Peace Through Tyranny, 2012

]]> By: David Hill http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568293 David Hill Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568293 Missed opportunity, Joss. You failed to mention that Whedon fans should vote Romney, because Romney also wants to punish women for free sexuality. Missed opportunity, Joss. You failed to mention that Whedon fans should vote Romney, because Romney also wants to punish women for free sexuality.

]]> By: Wade Sims http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568292 Wade Sims Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:04:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568292 I laughed.  It's a well done political joke.  I'm relieved to see there aren't (as many of) the same comments on this site where posters try to leverage this as a legitimate political attack (@Ramone:disqus excluded). The number of people who attempt to seriously conflate real-world politics with science fiction fantasy somewhat make me wonder if the zombies aren't already here, and voting. I laughed.  It’s a well done political joke.  I’m relieved to see there aren’t (as many of) the same comments on this site where posters try to leverage this as a legitimate political attack (@Ramone:disqus excluded). The number of people who attempt to seriously conflate real-world politics with science fiction fantasy somewhat make me wonder if the zombies aren’t already here, and voting.

]]> By: welcomeabored http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568287 welcomeabored Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568287 The tension in the video was ratcheted up a bit more by the horror of seeing an orchid in direct sunlight. The tension in the video was ratcheted up a bit more by the horror of seeing an orchid in direct sunlight.

]]> By: Rindan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568278 Rindan Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568278 Relax.  You don't have to listen to Whedon.  The video was funny.  If it influenced your vote, you are a moron.  It is more of a present to Obama supporters than it is an effort to actually change your mind. <BLOCKQUOTE>I look forward to Whedon's next video where he explains how Obama's abysmal record on federal secrecy, drug arrests, civil rights and unconstitutional military strikes are all really good things. </BLOCKQUOTE>I don't disagree in the slightest.  That said, what is the alternative?  Romney will be more brutal in literally every single one of those things, and he will also do his damnedest to ensure that my gay friends can't have their marriages recognized because he thinks it will make the magical deity he believes in angry. Obama is a disappointment and failure in many regards, but what is the alternative?  If you are not going to settle for the lesser of two evils, your only real choice at that point is to vote Cthulhu 2012 and not settle. Relax.  You don’t have to listen to Whedon.  The video was funny.  If it influenced your vote, you are a moron.  It is more of a present to Obama supporters than it is an effort to actually change your mind.

I look forward to Whedon’s next video where he explains how Obama’s abysmal record on federal secrecy, drug arrests, civil rights and unconstitutional military strikes are all really good things.

I don’t disagree in the slightest.  That said, what is the alternative?  Romney will be more brutal in literally every single one of those things, and he will also do his damnedest to ensure that my gay friends can’t have their marriages recognized because he thinks it will make the magical deity he believes in angry.

Obama is a disappointment and failure in many regards, but what is the alternative?  If you are not going to settle for the lesser of two evils, your only real choice at that point is to vote Cthulhu 2012 and not settle.

]]> By: chadmulligan http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568265 chadmulligan Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568265 Maybe he could do another video where he explains that regardless of the problems with Obama's record, both Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky recommend that progressives vote for Obama over Stein. Maybe he could do another video where he explains that regardless of the problems with Obama’s record, both Daniel Ellsberg and Noam Chomsky recommend that progressives vote for Obama over Stein.

]]> By: Gutierrez http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568254 Gutierrez Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568254 And then his next video on Bush's record on invasion of privacy, drug arrests, civil rights, and unconstitutional military strikes. Then he can document the shortcomings of each previous president up until Washington.  Wait, there might be a movie in that somewhere...  And then his next video on Bush’s record on invasion of privacy, drug arrests, civil rights, and unconstitutional military strikes. Then he can document the shortcomings of each previous president up until Washington.  Wait, there might be a movie in that somewhere… 

]]> By: Layne http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568242 Layne Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:01:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568242 Oh thank god a multi-gazillionaire 1%-er from the entertainment industry has popped up to tell me the right things to think! My poor brain cells were getting tired from doing all the thinking for myself.  I look forward to Whedon's next video where he explains how Obama's abysmal record on federal secrecy, drug arrests, civil rights and unconstitutional military strikes are all really good things.  Oh thank god a multi-gazillionaire 1%-er from the entertainment industry has popped up to tell me the right things to think! My poor brain cells were getting tired from doing all the thinking for myself. 

I look forward to Whedon’s next video where he explains how Obama’s abysmal record on federal secrecy, drug arrests, civil rights and unconstitutional military strikes are all really good things. 

]]> By: Tynam http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568223 Tynam Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568223 Sadly, for a true zombie apocalypse, just read the YouTube comments.  But only if you have a strong stomach. Sadly, for a true zombie apocalypse, just read the YouTube comments.  But only if you have a strong stomach.

]]> By: Ramone http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568171 Ramone Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:46:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568171 It's a Halloween/Election twofer! So scary because it's true... It’s a Halloween/Election twofer!

So scary because it’s true…

]]> By: franko http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568146 franko Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568146 he has a good point, there. he has a good point, there.

]]> By: Doctor Device http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568139 Doctor Device Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568139 that was delightful that was delightful

]]> By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568128 Guest Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568128 Nice to see Ron Howard still getting out. Nice to see Ron Howard still getting out.

]]> By: Boundegar http://boingboing.net/2012/10/29/joss-whedon-endorses.html#comment-1568130 Boundegar Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=190523#comment-1568130 Saw this on Daily Kos, where the headline - Joss Whedon Endorses Romney - scared the hell out of me! Saw this on Daily Kos, where the headline – Joss Whedon Endorses Romney – scared the hell out of me!

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