Joss Whedon Live in Philadelphia (Sort Of)

If you have been to a movie theater in the last couple of years you are well aware that they aren’t just showing first run films anymore. From renting out their theaters for your corporate presentations to showing live events theaters are trying their hardest to get you in their seats, even if the movies aren’t doing the job. Fathom events is one of these groups bringing everything from Opera to Anime to cineplexes everywhere. Thanks to the upgrade of digital projection, which most theaters have begun to do. These events have become more common place, since there is no need for a film print and they can simply download the content to be shown.

On April 23 Fathom event will be broadcasting This American Life-Live! with special guest Joss Whedon. Whedon who is well known as the creator of such sci-fi cult classic television series as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Firefly and my current favorite show Dollhouse. This will not be just an interview with Joss but an actual episode of the radio program recorded live. This American Life is hosted by Ira Glass and features interviews, essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage . The running time listed on the event is roughly 2 hours, so basically what ends up being aired after the fact will be a much more edited version of the program, which normal run time is 1 hour.

People who are fans of Whedon are looking forward to this event for an candid and unedited interview with the man who has been very prominent in the press lately due to the troubled nature of his current show Dollhouse. Since there has been numerous disputes over many aspects of the show with Fox, including Whedon telling interviewers the show has been canceled when the network claims it hasn’t even made the decision yet. There will also be discussion on all things Buffy and Firefly as well no doubt.

There are plenty of theaters in the Philadelphia area showing the event so get you tickets because there has been such a great demand they have already announced an encore of the event on May 7th. So grab your brown coat, and bring your inappropriate starches for a night with the man that gave us some of the greatest television in the last decade.