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J.J. Abrams vs. Joss Whedon: Who's Your Icon? March 26, 2010 You could say this battle royale echoes the Spielberg vs. Lucas matchups of the '80s. These two heavyweight multihyphenates have each given us some of pop culture's most geektastic contributions. While we're waiting for that mind-blowing alliance (e.g. like Spielberg & Lucas collaborating on Indiana Jones, for instance) that partners these two up--what a Comic-Con panel that would be--here's a look at their respective strengths. Iconic TV Show With Cultlike Following Abrams: Lost, which blew open the TV space-time continuum and actually stuck around for a (we hope) full-closure ending. Whedon: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which was sorely underappreciated by the Emmys and spun off the also-successful Angel. Geektastic TV Series Canceled Too Soon (or in Danger of Cancellation) Abrams: Fringe, which was (thankfully) renewed for a third season Whedon: Firefly (R.I.P.) Executing Ideas Anyone Else Would Be Stupid to Try Abrams: Trying a new take on the Star Trekfranchise; reinvigorating Mission: Impossible; and producing the crazily marketed, low-budget Cloverfield Whedon: Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog (and setting the director commentary to music!); turning his canceled Firefly into a successful film (Serenity) Female Leads Who'll Kick Your Ass Abrams: Sydney Bristow (Jennifer Garner) in Alias; Olivia (Anna Torv) in Fringe Whedon: Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar), Echo (Eliza Dushku) in Dollhouse Usage of Nathan Fillion Abrams: Lost (as Kate's policeman husband) Whedon: Firefly/Serenity, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, Buffy ...And He Composes! (AKA The Clint Eastwood Effect) Abrams: Wrote the theme songs for Felicity, Fringe and Alias Whedon: Wrote the theme song to Firefly Keeping Underused Actors Employed Abrams: Greg Grunberg (worked with Abrams six times); Amanda Foreman (four times); Terry O'Quinn (twice, on Alias and Lost) Whedon: Felicia Day (worked with Whedon three times); Alan Tudyk (twice, if you count Serenity and Firefly as one) Gina Torres (twice); Amy Acker (twice). Incidentally, Acker and Torres were also on Abrams' Alias. Which is your favorite? --Ellen

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