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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