Joss Whedon, writer/director of The Avengers and creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse, has joined Twitter!
@JossActual has yet to be verified by Twitter, but BuzzFeed has confirmed that it is, in fact, Joss Whedon's account.
It's me! Joss! My own account! No more hiding under studio skirts! I'm FREE! @MuchAdoFilm @AgentsofSHIELD @Marvel @roadsidetweets #free
Joss Whedon
@JossActual
It's me! Joss! My own account! No more hiding under studio skirts! I'm FREE! @MuchAdoFilm @AgentsofSHIELD @Marvel @roadsidetweets #free
I'm on a plane! I'm having tea! I'm wearing shoes! This is how twitter works, right? I tell you guys EVERYTHING. Great! #syphilis
Joss Whedon
@JossActual
I'm on a plane! I'm having tea! I'm wearing shoes! This is how twitter works, right? I tell you guys EVERYTHING. Great! #syphilis
It's been a long, winding journey to Twitter for the cult icon.
Whedon has been communicating with fans online since Buffy was on the air, first using a now-defunct fan message board called "The Bronze" and then posting and commenting on the community blog Whedonesque.
On May 9, 2012, after The Avengers smashed opening weekend box office records, he wrote a touching message on the site thanking fans for their years of support.
Whedon has tweeted in the past — his first tweet was from the Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Twitter account on April 15, 2009.
Hey it's Joss, rockin' the Paley w/ my peeps. It's my first twitter, so please be gentle and cuddle me after.
Dr. Horrible
@drhorrible
Hey it's Joss, rockin' the Paley w/ my peeps. It's my first twitter, so please be gentle and cuddle me after.
Four years later, in March 2013, he began to tweet again from the Much Ado About Nothing Twitter account as the film's cast bused from Los Angeles to SXSW.
Hey it's Joss. I'm tweeting. I'm a member of the twitterati. I hath tweeth'd. It's on. -Joss
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Hey it's Joss. I'm tweeting. I'm a member of the twitterati. I hath tweeth'd. It's on.
-Joss
In a comment on Whedonesque's post about the Much Ado About Nothing tweets, Whedon wrote that he was "still too lazy/confused" to get his own Twitter account.
As the bus made its way to SXSW, Whedon appeared to develop a taste for tweeting.
It begins. God help us. #waytooearly -joss
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
It begins. God help us. #waytooearly
-joss
Some questions as to the veracity of my tweety identity. PROOF, Doubting Thomi! (Pllural of thomas. Work with me.)
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Some questions as to the veracity of my tweety identity. PROOF, Doubting Thomi! (Pllural of thomas. Work with me.)
He worked through some hashtag hiccups, like all new Twitter users.
#busado Me getting all 70's on @JillianMorgese - watch your back, Terrence Malick! #don'twatchyourback
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
#busado Me getting all 70's on @JillianMorgese - watch your back, Terrence Malick! #don'twatchyourback
He even did the Harlem Shake!
Harlem Shakespeare (Coined by @emmabates or @SpencerTClark - they're fighting.) http://t.co/NcGM2spNqw
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Harlem Shakespeare
(Coined by @emmabates or @SpencerTClark - they're fighting.)
http://t.co/NcGM2spNqw
At SXSW, Whedon continued to tweet photos and commentary from the Much Ado account.
Joss: two minutes later, blood everywhere. Bar fights and pagan sacrifices mix surprisingly well.
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: two minutes later, blood everywhere. Bar fights and pagan sacrifices mix surprisingly well.
Joss: you know what's even more fun than getting into the "cool" party at a festival? Everything ever. #missingthebus
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: you know what's even more fun than getting into the "cool" party at a festival? Everything ever. #missingthebus
The tweets continued as he returned from Texas to work on post-production for the film.
Joss: Already hard at work on the sequel, Much Ado About Nothing Else. #summertentpolefranchise #neverletmerunastudio
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: Already hard at work on the sequel, Much Ado About Nothing Else. #summertentpolefranchise
#neverletmerunastudio
Joss: There's bugs everywhere! Orchestrator @DebbieLurie1: Those are notes. Joss: some of the bugs have flags!
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: There's bugs everywhere!
Orchestrator @DebbieLurie1: Those are notes.
Joss: some of the bugs have flags!
Joss: I don't want to oversell this movie, but it contains the funniest sequence ever shot. And a giraffe stampede. And a cure for death.
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: I don't want to oversell this movie, but it contains the funniest sequence ever shot. And a giraffe stampede. And a cure for death.
J: look! Sunday LATimes ad! Just like a grown up movie would have! Or, hah. Yes. All very well. (#dignity)
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: look! Sunday LATimes ad! Just like a grown up movie would have!
Or, hah. Yes. All very well. (#dignity)
J: @MuchAdoFilm definitely needs more followers. But I refuse to be cynical about it. #mcdonalds #gameofthrones #celebritysex #puppies #fun
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: @MuchAdoFilm definitely needs more followers. But I refuse to be cynical about it. #mcdonalds #gameofthrones #celebritysex #puppies #fun
He encouraged his followers to create "really bad taglines" for Much Ado.
J: Okay! Time for a Really Bad Tagline contest! Here's my first pitch: "Much Ado About Nothing: It's like homework you pay for!"
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: Okay! Time for a Really Bad Tagline contest! Here's my first pitch:
"Much Ado About Nothing:
It's like homework you pay for!"
J: more #badtaglines: "Much ADON'T miss it!" "Three times the thrills! Of 1/3 of itself." "People are stupid. Or, you." "Gluten-free!"
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: more #badtaglines:
"Much ADON'T miss it!"
"Three times the thrills! Of 1/3 of itself."
"People are stupid. Or, you."
"Gluten-free!"
J: last ones #badtaglines "More fun than Dick Cavett's shinsplints!" "Yippee Ki Yay, Leonato." "All sizes" "Kittens taste like babies!"
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: last ones #badtaglines
"More fun than Dick Cavett's shinsplints!"
"Yippee Ki Yay, Leonato."
"All sizes"
"Kittens taste like babies!"
Recently, Whedon tweeted his reaction to ABC's series pickup of his new show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D from the Much Ado account.
J: Thanks to @AgentsofSHIELD, I'm NEVER getting rid of this playa. And I REALLY tried. #impalefail
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: Thanks to @AgentsofSHIELD, I'm NEVER getting rid of this playa. And I REALLY tried. #impalefail
Examining Whedon's tweets, you'll find he really seems to have a thing for lemurs.
MY account! I got strong opinions! I'm gettin' POLITICAL! (Heads up, LEMURS.) And making wry observations about mundane stuff! #airlines
Joss Whedon
@JossActual
MY account! I got strong opinions! I'm gettin' POLITICAL! (Heads up, LEMURS.) And making wry observations about mundane stuff! #airlines
Joss: What sells movies? CONTOVERSY. So, deal with THIS: I'm iffy on lemurs. THAT'S RIGHT. Maybe lemurs are fine--MAYBE. #shitjustgotreal
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
Joss: What sells movies? CONTOVERSY. So, deal with THIS: I'm iffy on lemurs. THAT'S RIGHT. Maybe lemurs are fine--MAYBE. #shitjustgotreal
J: let's retire the word "nerds". Suggested alts: Darqs Froons Enthusiasts Jocks Pluto (totes avail!) Basementeers The Effulgent Lemurs
MuchAdoFilm
@MuchAdoFilm
J: let's retire the word "nerds". Suggested alts:
Darqs
Froons
Enthusiasts
Jocks
Pluto (totes avail!)
Basementeers
The Effulgent
Lemurs
In conclusion: Joss Whedon is on Twitter and nothing hurts.
Joss Whedon has joined Twitter as himself. @JossActual. Killing 140 characters at a time.
Dr. Horrible
@drhorrible
Joss Whedon has joined Twitter as himself. @JossActual. Killing 140 characters at a time.
