Regardless of whatever fuckups Whedon has made, I still think his writing is light years ahead of Lucas.
I actually liked Alien Resurrection (except that wierd alien mutation at the end), X-Men was awesome through and through and I honestly think Firefly was mistreated (airing the pilot last?!?!?!!?).
I realize that I am sort of championing Whedon lately, but I really do think he's better than Lucas. I never said he was "The New Lucas."
I just feel rather let down by Lucas and then I discover this great show called Firefly and then see this great movie called Serenity and I feel somewhat reinvigorated that even though the greatest sci-fi epic (to me anyway) of Star Wars was ruined, there is still some good stuff out there to discover. And there will be more great stuff to come!!!
And I really hate that fanboy shit that gets spewed around a lot. I'm not a virgin, I don't live in my parent's basement, I don't live, eat breathe and shit Star Wars or Star Trek. I like stories....particularly science fiction stories. I'm no more fanboyish than those crazy fuckers who go to sports games every weekend. Gosh, give the fanboy bullshit a rest!