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Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (pronounced /ˈwiːdən/; born June 23, 1964) is an Emmy Award-winning American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse. He has also written several film...
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Once More, With Feeling
"Once More, with Feeling" is a musical episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which a mysterious force compels Sunnydale residents into songs that reveal their deep secrets. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon, the...
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- 7
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Doppelgängland
"Doppelgangland" is episode 16 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Episode 16 of season 3 revisits the alternate reality from episode 9, "The Wish," in which Buffy Summers never arrived in Sunnydale and vampires ruled the...
Original air date:
- Feb 23, 1999
Episode number:
- 16
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Hush
"Hush" is the 10th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it originally aired on December 14, 1999 on the WB network. In "Hush", the Gentlemen steal the voices of the...
Original air date:
- Dec 14, 1999
Episode number:
- 10
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Restless
"Restless" is the 22nd and last episode of season 4 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, characterized by bizarre dream settings which illustrate the four main characters' overall themes as well as providing extensive hints about...
Original air date:
- May 23, 2000
Episode number:
- 22
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Family
"Family" is the sixth episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Tara’s family, the Maclays, make a surprise visit to Sunnydale, and she does not seem eager to see them.
Willow and Tara are on the bed in Willow's dorm room,...
Original air date:
- Nov 7, 2000
Episode number:
- 6
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Innocence
"Innocence" is Episode 14 of Season 2 on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See also List of Buffy (series) episodes. This is renowned as the highest rated episode in the Series, attracting 8.2 million viewers
After making love with Buffy earlier that night,...
Original air date:
- Jan 20, 1998
Episode number:
- 14
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Lessons
"Lessons" is the first episode of the seventh and final season of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Dawn finds vengeful spirits in the new Sunnydale High; Giles is rehabilitating Willow in England.
Istanbul: A dark-haired girl is running...
Original air date:
- Sep 24, 2002
Episode number:
- 1
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Serenity
"Serenity" is the original two-hour series pilot for the Firefly science-fiction television series created by Joss Whedon. However, FOX executives were not satisfied with this as a pilot, and so instead, "The Train Job" was created to be the pilot. ...
Original air date:
- Dec 20, 2002
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- 1
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Chosen
"Chosen" is Episode 22 of Season 7 and the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
"Chosen" depicts the events leading to and including the final battle between the potential Slayers, organized by Buffy and her associates, and the First Evil. In...
Original air date:
- May 20, 2003
Episode number:
- 22
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The Body
"The Body" is the 16th episode of season 5 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy and the gang are crushed by the death of Joyce Summers.
The episode begins with the last few moments of the previous episode, as Buffy comes home to...
Original air date:
- Feb 27, 2001
Episode number:
- 16
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The Freshman
"The Freshman" is the first episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. While Willow blossoms in the college environment, Buffy has a difficult time adjusting and her Slaying suffers because of it.
Episode one of season four...
Original air date:
- Oct 5, 1999
Episode number:
- 1
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Not Fade Away
"Not Fade Away" is the 22nd and final episode of season 5, and the series finale of the television show Angel. Written by series creator Joss Whedon and directed and co-written by Jeffrey Bell, it was originally broadcast on May 19, 2004 on the WB...
Original air date:
- May 19, 2004
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Episode number:
- 22
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Becoming, Part One
"Becoming" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's second season of the drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. They are also the thirty-third and thirty-fourth...
Original air date:
- May 12, 1998
Episode number:
- 21
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Becoming, Part Two
"Becoming, Part Two" is episode 22 of season 2 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It is the second of a two-part season finale.
Buffy argues with her mother, is accused of Kendra's murder, and is expelled from school. Angelus'...
Original air date:
- May 19, 1998
Episode number:
- 22
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Anne
"Anne" is the first episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy has fled both Sunnydale and her duty; the Scoobies try to carry on without the Slayer.
Back in Sunnydale, lacking a Slayer, the Scooby gang tries to...
Original air date:
- Sep 29, 1998
Episode number:
- 1
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City of
"City of" is the series premiere of the television show Angel. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on October 5, 1999 on the WB network. The Region 2 DVD menu mistakenly calls this episode "City of Angels"...
Original air date:
- Oct 5, 1999
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- 1
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I Fall to Pieces
"I Fall to Pieces" is episode 4 of season 1 of the television show Angel. Pressed beyond her limit, Melissa comes to Angel Investigations seeking protection from a stalker, Dr. Ronald Meltzer, a renowned neurosurgeon who once operated successfully...
Original air date:
- Oct 26, 1999
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- 4
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Graduation Day, Part One
"Graduation Day, Part One" is the 21st episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
While the Mayor prepares for his Ascension, Buffy battles Faith to save Angel's life.
As Graduation Day approaches, Sunnydale High enjoys a...
Original air date:
- May 18, 1999
Episode number:
- 21
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Graduation Day, Part Two
"Graduation Day, Part Two" is the 22nd episode of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy and the students of Sunnydale High battle the Mayor during their senior graduation.
After stabbing Faith, Buffy stands stunned for a...
Original air date:
- Jul 13, 1999
Episode number:
- 22
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The Train Job
"The Train Job" is the second episode of US science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon, although it was the first to be shown. (The pilot, "Serenity", was not shown until nine other episodes had been aired.) According to the...
Original air date:
- Sep 20, 2002
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Episode number:
- 2
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Our Mrs. Reynolds
"Our Mrs. Reynolds" is the sixth episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon.
As an unexpected reward for an unpaid job, Mal finds himself married to a naïve, subservient young woman named Saffron. Saffron is all too...
Original air date:
- Oct 4, 2002
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- 6
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The Message
"The Message" is the twelfth episode of science-fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. It is the second of three episodes that were not broadcast in the original 2002 Fox run.
A former Independence soldier who had served with Mal...
Original air date:
- Jul 15, 2003
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Episode number:
- 12
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Objects in Space
"Objects in Space" is the fourteenth and final episode of the science fiction television series Firefly created by Joss Whedon. Serenity encounters Jubal Early, a ruthless professional bounty hunter who will stop at nothing to retrieve River. But...
Original air date:
- Dec 13, 2002
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- 14
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Who Are You
"Who Are You" is the 16th episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it originally aired February 29, 2000 on the WB Television Network.
In "Who Are You", Buffy, in Faith...
Original air date:
- Feb 29, 2000
Episode number:
- 16
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Amends
"Amends" is episode 10 of season 3 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
It's Christmas in Sunnydale and Angel is haunted with dreams of the people he murdered over the years as Angelus, but when Buffy starts getting dragged into his...
Original air date:
- Dec 15, 1998
Episode number:
- 10
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The Gift
"The Gift" is episode 22 in season 5 of the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the 100th episode of the series. It was the last episode to air on The WB network and therefore, the network called it the series finale. The TV series was then picked...
Original air date:
- May 22, 2001
Episode number:
- 22
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Sanctuary
"Sanctuary" is episode 19 of season 1 in the television show Angel. Co-written by Tim Minear and series creator Joss Whedon and directed by Michael Lange, it was originally broadcast on May 2, 2000 on the WB network.
In "Sanctuary", guest star Sarah...
Original air date:
- May 2, 2000
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Episode number:
- 19
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Judgment
"Judgment" is episode 1 of season 2 of the television show Angel. Written by David Greenwalt and directed by Michael Lange, it was originally broadcast on September 26, 2000 on the WB network. In this episode, when Angel accidentally kills the...
Original air date:
- Sep 26, 2000
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Episode number:
- 1
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Waiting in the Wings
"Waiting in the Wings" is the thirteenth episode of season 3 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on February 4, 2002 on the WB network. In "Waiting in the Wings", Angel takes...
Original air date:
- Feb 4, 2002
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Episode number:
- 13
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Spin the Bottle
"Spin the Bottle" is episode 6 of season 4 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on November 10, 2002 on the WB television network. In "Spin the Bottle", Lorne performs a magic...
Original air date:
- Nov 10, 2002
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- 6
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Conviction
"Conviction" is the first episode of season 5 in the television show Angel, originally broadcast on the WB network. In this episode, Wolfram & Hart C.E.O. Angel and the rest of the group cope with their new, morally ambiguous lifestyle. Their client...
Original air date:
- Oct 1, 2003
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Episode number:
- 1
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Smile Time
"Smile Time" is episode 14 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by Ben Edlund, with story by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on February 18, 2004 on the WB network. It was nominated for and won...
Original air date:
- Feb 18, 2004
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Episode number:
- 14
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A Hole in the World
"A Hole in the World" is episode 15 of season 5 in the television show Angel. Written and directed by series creator Joss Whedon, it was originally broadcast on 25 February 2004 on the WB television network. In this episode, Fred is infected by the...
Original air date:
- Feb 25, 2004
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Episode number:
- 15
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Unaired Buffy pilot
The non-broadcast pilot episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was produced by 20th Century Fox in 1996 to pitch a series to networks. The thirty-minute production was written and directed by Buffy creator Joss Whedon.
After having burnt down her...
Original air date:
- 1996
Episode number:
- 0
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Angel pitch tape
A six-minute pitch tape produced by Joss Whedon was never intended to air, but used in 1999 to show the WB Network the potential of Angel. See also List of Angel (series) episodes.
Angel stands on a skyscraper over night-time Los Angeles. He...
Original air date:
- 1999
Episode number:
- 0
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Welcome to the Hellmouth
"Welcome to the Hellmouth", the first in a two-part series opener, is episode 1 of season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. See also List of Buffy (series) episodes. This episode, as well as the next, are the basis for the Buffy...
Original air date:
- Mar 10, 1997
Episode number:
- 1
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The Harvest
"The Harvest" is episode 2 in season 1 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by series' executive producer Joss Whedon and directed by John T. Kretchmer. The episode originally aired on March 10, 1997, along with "Welcome...
Original air date:
- Mar 10, 1997
Episode number:
- 2
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When She Was Bad
"When She Was Bad" is the first episode in the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy returns from her summer vacation showing textbook symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, brought on by her encounter with The Master in the Season...
Original air date:
- Sep 15, 1997
Episode number:
- 1
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Prophecy Girl
"Prophecy Girl" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's first season of the drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the twelfth episode of the series. The episode first aired on June 2, 1997 with the series acting as a...
Original air date:
- Jun 2, 1997
Episode number:
- 12
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight
"Out of Mind, Out of Sight", also known as "Invisible Girl", is the eleventh and penultimate episode in the first season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
An invisible force is attacking people around school and Cordelia may be in danger; Buffy and...
Original air date:
- May 19, 1997
Episode number:
- 11
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Nightmares
"Nightmares" is episode 10 of season 1 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It was written by David Greenwalt and directed by Bruce Seth Green. The episode originally aired on May 12, 1997, attracting 2.4 million viewers.
A comatose boy in the hospital...
Original air date:
- May 12, 1997
Episode number:
- 10
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School Hard
"School Hard" is episode 3 of season 2 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A new vampire by the name of Spike arrives in Sunnydale with his girlfriend, Drusilla, and is bent on killing Buffy. Principal Snyder makes Buffy set up for...
Original air date:
- Sep 29, 1997
Episode number:
- 3
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Ted
"Ted" is episode 11 of season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Buffy, Xander and Willow walk to Buffy's house. Misinterpreting an odd situation, they find Joyce kissing a strange man. Joyce introduces her friend, Ted Buchanan, a salesman. He tells...
Original air date:
- Dec 8, 1997
Episode number:
- 11
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Lie to Me
"Lie to Me" is episode 7 of season 2 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
The episode opens on a playground with a little boy whom Drusilla approaches, intending to feed on him. Angel stops her and sends the boy home; realizing that if Drusilla and Spike...
Original air date:
- Nov 3, 1997
Episode number:
- 7
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Graduation Day
"Graduation Day" is the season finale of the WB Television Network's third season of the drama television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, consisting of the twenty-first and twenty-second episodes. They are also the fifty-fifth and fifty-sixth...
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Epitaph One
"Epitaph One" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Dollhouse. This episode became available on DVD and Blu-Ray on July 28, 2009. It is also the first episode of the series to feature Felicia...
Episode number:
- 13
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Vows
"Vows" is the premiere of the second season of the American science fiction television series Dollhouse and the show's 14th episode overall. The episode was written and directed by series creator and executive producer Joss Whedon, and aired in the...
Original air date:
- Sep 25, 2009
Episode number:
- 1
