I love the idea of Joss Whedon returning to TV. Along with JJ Abrams and Bryan Fuller, Joss is responsible for some of my favorite episodic storytelling over the last decade.
Whedon has built a number of relationships where writers from one series will move with him to another series. With that in mind, I decided to check in on some of the writers long associated with Mutant Enemy. Granted, this is where everyone is positioned for the upcoming 2012-13 season, and much can change between now and when Joss writes a pilot. And even then, there's no guarantee that the pilot will be greenlit, let alone go to series. But here's where some of my favorite Mutant Enemy writers are today:
David Fury has moved from the
Fringe writing staff over to Bryan Fuller's
Hannibal.
Jane Espenson is on ABC's
Once Upon a Time and still writes/produces her
Husbands web series.
Marti Noxon is on the
Glee staff and is writing feature films (
I Am Number Four, Fright Night).
Drew Z. Greenberg is a possibility, having wrapped up his
Warehouse 13 run in 2011.
Drew Goddard could be a possibility, having maintained his working relationship with Whedon (
Cabin in the Woods), with only an untitled
Cloverfield sequel announced as upcoming work.
Jed Whedon is possible, too, having last worked on the
Spartacus writing staff.
The team of Michele Fazekas & Tara Butters (creators of
Reaper and Whedon alums on
Dollhouse) only have a single 2012 credit, an NCIS episode. They could be a possibility, as well.
The guy I most want on here is Tim Minear, who is on the
American Horror Story staff right now, but worked with Joss on
Firefly, Dollhouse, and
Angel, has written for
X-Files, Wonderfalls and
Terriers, and created short-lived TV gems like
Drive and
The Inside.
And there's always a possibility of a familiar member of the Whedon Players showing up in front of the camera. Amy Acker, please.
Which Whedon writer, director, or actor would you like to see involved with the show?
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