Bryan Fuller is the new Joss Whedon…?

Let me go on record as saying that I LOVE Joss Whedon and I want him to be Ruler of All Things.  That being said, I didn’t realize it until recently that Bryan Fuller has given us so many wonderful things.  Bryan Fuller is the creator/producer and/or writer for Dead Like Me, Pushing Daisies, and Heroes!  He also created a show, Wonderfalls, which suffered from the Firefly Effect; it was cancelled after 13 episodes despite its brilliance.

I watched Dead Like Me after I bought both seasons a few years ago.  I loved it from the very first monotone narration.  Just last night I made my roommate, MO’B, watch the first episode.  That is when I realized Bryan Fuller created everything I love that didn’t come from Joss Future-Benevolent-Dictator-of-the-Universe Whedon.

George is such a relatable character…at least for me.  She makes the show with her uncensored comments and questions, ever curious boundary pushing, and adorable jaded façade.  The absurdity of teenage stubborn behavior is brought to light in an ironic and entertaining way…of course it is only entertaining because there is a TV between her and the viewer.  I absolutely hate her mom, but I think if George was my daughter I wouldn’t be able to stand her either—although I would probably make fun of her rather than yell at her.

This past fall I stole Pushing Daisies on DVD from my Mom…and watched it in one day.  And thank God I did because I ate a lot of pie that day, and I can’t afford to do that for more than one day, frozen pie is expensive?!  And why does it take more time to cook a frozen pre-cooked pie than to bake a fresh one?  I really don’t understand that.  Anyway, I am really upset that the show got cancelled.  It is so pretty, with all those colors and pies, and plastic-wrap kisses!  I think I’m partly to blame for it being sacked; I had class when it was on, so I didn’t watch it.  I wanted to but even when I tried to watch it on the ABC website, it wouldn’t work.  I decided to wait until it was on DVD but I didn’t mean for it to be the last season!  Just because I was loving it from afar does not mean I didn’t love it.  The moment I knew it was true love was when Kristin Chenoweth was cleaning the Pie Hole after closing, and took the opportunity to burst out into “Hopelessly Devoted”.

The last of Fuller’s creative contributions I have come to know—but most definitely not the least—is Heroes.  Over this past Christmas break I watched Heroes from the beginning on Netflix.  The graphic novel style, superhero adventure, made working in retail bearable for my four weeks at home.  The beautiful cast might have something to do with it.  But I’m pretty sure that the epic attempt to repeatedly save the world with help from, and blunders with, the space-time continuum, has something to do with my attraction to it also.  When the season resumes again on February 2nd I will begin posting episode critiques.

I will also be looking forward to Joss Whedon’s new show, Dollhouse premiering Friday, February 13th.

But back to my thesis, Bryan Fuller is not Joss Whedon, Bryan Fuller created TV I love, therefore people other than Joss Whedon can and do create wonderful television.  Also, networks cancel television I love.