"...I don’t think we’re trapped in the Matrix, or trapped in the way that the Matrix actually means, where this isn’t really happening. But I do think that our idea of what life really means and what we are is different than what we’ve become. And how much of us is made up of what’s expected of us, how much of us is made up of our actual free will, is a lot to pin on people, especially in this country.
...it’s what interests me. I get less and less subtle. It’s the thing I want to talk about: What are we? Why? And why aren’t we better? In what ways are we being held accountable for things we’re actually OK about, and in what ways are we being let off for things we really should be dealing with? Because we deal with repurposing sex and what people want from each other we see right upfront the scariest parts of us, and some of the nicer parts as well. What those are are not necessarily what you’d expect...
What do you think makes an ideal villain?
Perspective. An ideal villain is partially right."
That is a brilliant line. And what's more, Joss Whedon is responsible for Time magazine's 15th best invention of the year.
15. The Direct-to-Web Supervillain Musical - TIME's Best Inventions of 2008 - TIME:
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon conceived and produced the online video Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog during the writers' strike. It's hard to imagine a studio green-lighting an idea as weird and ostensibly uncommercial as a 43-min., three-part online supervillain musical.
But in a medium that rewards the unconventional — the Web — Dr. Horrible was a hit. After its July debut, the series reached No. 1 on iTunes' video chart, with 2.2 million downloads a week. Now there's a sound track, Web comics and a dvd on the way. Cue the maniacal laughter."
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