Meaning of Whedonverse | Babel Free

Definitions

The loosely-defined fictional universe encompassing the worlds forming the setting for the television and film works of Joss Whedon — notably the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly, and the film Serenity.

slang

Examples

“In the Whedonverse (among other places) institutions are dangerous; communities can be life-giving.”

“Neither Joss Whedon nor any other writer in the Whedonverse harbors the misogyny that drove and characterized texts like⟳ the Hammer⟳ of Witches.”

“In the Whedonverse, who is willing and able to become⟳ a hero often defies two-dimensional thinking or traditional expectations.”

“Buffyspeak has also rhizomatically traversed into other shows, both within and beyond the Whedonverse; for example, the similar use⟳ of language by Topher in Dollhouse (2009–2010) and the teenagers of Caprica (2009–2010).”

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