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[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I find his style cringey and out of date. Plus he wasn't just a dick. He was championed as this great writer of women and a feminist in Hollywood while treating his stars like shit.

It's also hard for me to not see how he directed for the male gaze. If there are boobs, they're low cut with some jiggle. (Ex: In The Avengers, there's a woman that Cap saves. She gushes to a reporter afterwards. The scene that establishes her as a character who met Cap earlier? That was cut, but he kept the boob shots.)

Adam Baldwin may be worse but we are talking a paycheck for voicework compared to, say, showrunner status for Whedon.

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

That actress with the reporter is Ashley Johnson. Chrissy from Growing Pains, and Ellie's VA in The Last of Us.

I know that's not really relevant to what you're getting at.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I actually really appreciate that!

I love giving credit where it's due, especially to smaller roles.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 7 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If that changes your perspective on this show, Tudyk and Fillon among don't mind praising him in a personal level right now. They have a podcast together I found recently and in the last show they invited another common friends of his.

I don't follow what happened, I don't really care much about who's who on the media (except when the fucking critical drinker appeared in an audiobook), but I was surprised after all the negative feeling I've seen

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago

I don't wanna judge those with personal relationships with Whedon. Everyone is free to have their viewpoint, especially when they have history together.

Plus I still rewatch some of his stuff. I'm not perfect either.

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 21 hours ago

That was cut, but he kept the boob shots.)

..the editor, you mean? Your best example is something someone else did?