People Being Interviewed: Neil Gaiman (author of Sandman and Anansi Boys) and Joss Whedon (a director — Buffy the Vampire Slyer)
Interview by Times magazine
The questions that I think the reporter asked:
” Serenity has a bit of an unconventional story behind it. Joss, do you want to run it down for us real quick?
Are you nervous?
What do you do?
Neil, you’re a big blogger these days, right?
Joss, you’re someone who insisted on doing the same thing again. Was that a tough decision? I’m sure you had a zillion offers on the table once Buffy ended.
Let’s talk about your respective fan bases. A lot of them self-identify as kind of on the geeky side.
How did it get so nerds are suddenly driving popular culture?
Have either of you guys considered going straight, doing a non-genre project?
Let’s talk about Mirrormask. Is that fantasy?
You’ve both written for comic books, on top of all your other projects. What interests you about that medium?
I don’t even remember who’s in the X-men anymore. Is Colossus still in it?
Emma Frost is in the X-men now?
They do know she used to be a villain, right?
You’re working on Wonder Woman now, right?
How’s that going?
The questions that the reporter didn’t ask but could’ve:
What do you beleive is the greatest challenge faced by authors and directors today?
How difficult is the process of creating characters in a story versus getting actual actors to fit into a particular character?
What are the pros and cons of acquiring fame?
