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• Anvilicious: Can occasionally get into this.
• Creator Worship: And how. Dollhouse was renewed for a second season despite low ratings because network executives knew they would receive fifty thousand emails from Whedon's decidedly vocal and devoted fanbase if it were canceled.
  • They call it the Cult of Joss for a reason.
• Designated Protagonist Syndrome: Seen by some as a repeat offender. Buffy and Echo are often considered boring, overly-shilled, or just outright annoying in comparison to the rest of the cast.
• It's Popular, Now It Sucks: Oh, come on, his first mainstream success, somebody was going to play that card sooner or later.
• Sci Fi Ghetto: It's hard to say whether Whedon and his works suffer from this stigma or not. Whilst on the one hand he receives a fair amount of academic and critical praise and support, on the other his works are also prone to Executive Meddling — such as irregular scheduling and abrupt cancellation or being kept in development hell — and are repeatedly and notably overlooked for awards.
• Too Good to Last: Arguably considered the Trope Codifier by many, the most notable of this being Firefly.
  • Really, of all his four (so far) Tv Series, only Buffy the Vampire Slayer was ended on his own (and the actors') terms rather than unceremoniously cancelled (though Angel's five-season run was quite impressive).
• Tear Jerker: Damn you and your writing talent, Joss Whedon!
• The Woobie: Several examples stick out, such as Willow and River.