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Troublebot · 08-31-2004, 10:58 AM

I've been talking in the Clerks sequel thread about Kevin Smith as a director and a writer. It made me start thinking about people who write really well for the screen, both small and silver. While I love Kevin's writing and enjoy his movies, you can pretty much lock the camera down and watch the people talk, so I guess what I'm looking for when I say "best TV/movie writer" is someone who marries both the written word and the visual.

For my money, few come close to Joss Whedon. His work on Buffy, and to a lesser extent, Angel and Firefly, is second to none. Check out some of the Buffy eps on DVD to see what I mean. If it's written and directed by Joss, it's going to be damn good.

What do you think?

08-31-2004, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
Troublebot Intently Rocking Location: Davey's	Best TV/Movie writer I've been talking in the Clerks sequel thread about Kevin Smith as a director and a writer. It made me start thinking about people who write really well for the screen, both small and silver. While I love Kevin's writing and enjoy his movies, you can pretty much lock the camera down and watch the people talk, so I guess what I'm looking for when I say "best TV/movie writer" is someone who marries both the written word and the visual. For my money, few come close to Joss Whedon. His work on Buffy, and to a lesser extent, Angel and Firefly, is second to none. Check out some of the Buffy eps on DVD to see what I mean. If it's written and directed by Joss, it's going to be damn good. What do you think? __________________ Howard Moon: The wind is my only friend. Wind: [whistling] I hate you.