Mutant Enemy Productions is the
production companyA production company is a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may do through an intermediary...
created in 1997 by
Joss WhedonJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse...
to produce
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The company also produced the
Buffy spin-off,
AngelAngel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, the short-lived
space westernSpace Western is a subgenre of science fiction, primarily grounded in film and television, that transposes themes of American Western books and film to a backdrop of futuristic space frontiers; it is the complement of the science fiction Western, which transposes science fiction themes onto an...
FireflyFirefly is an American space western television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. Its naturalistic future setting, modeled after traditional Western movie motifs, has been praised as an "oddball genre mix"...
, and
DollhouseDollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer-director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. The show premiered on February 13, 2009 on the Fox network...
, which is produced by both
20th Century Fox TelevisionTwentieth Century Fox Television, Inc. is the television production division of the Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
and Mutant Enemy. and premiered on February 13, 2009.
It also produced
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 2009 Emmy Award- winning musical tragicomedy short film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It tells the story of Dr...
.
Its offices (made out of glass bricks) were on the lot of
20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox, is one of the six major American film studios...
in
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
, previously the home of
Chris Carter'sChristopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer, best known as the creator of The X-Files and Millennium....
Ten Thirteen ProductionsTen Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter in 1993, which produced four television series and two films . The company was named after Carter's birthday, October 13...
.
Mutant Enemy Productions is the
production companyA production company is a company responsible for the development and physical production of performing arts, film, radio or a television program. The company may also be directly responsible for the raising of funding for the production or may do through an intermediary...
created in 1997 by
Joss WhedonJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse...
to produce
Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The company also produced the
Buffy spin-off,
AngelAngel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, the short-lived
space westernSpace Western is a subgenre of science fiction, primarily grounded in film and television, that transposes themes of American Western books and film to a backdrop of futuristic space frontiers; it is the complement of the science fiction Western, which transposes science fiction themes onto an...
FireflyFirefly is an American space western television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. Its naturalistic future setting, modeled after traditional Western movie motifs, has been praised as an "oddball genre mix"...
, and
DollhouseDollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer-director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. The show premiered on February 13, 2009 on the Fox network...
, which is produced by both
20th Century Fox TelevisionTwentieth Century Fox Television, Inc. is the television production division of the Fox movie studio, a subsidiary of the Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation...
and Mutant Enemy. and premiered on February 13, 2009.
It also produced
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 2009 Emmy Award- winning musical tragicomedy short film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It tells the story of Dr...
.
Its offices (made out of glass bricks) were on the lot of
20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation , also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox, is one of the six major American film studios...
in
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
, previously the home of
Chris Carter'sChristopher Carl Carter is an American screenwriter, film director and producer, best known as the creator of The X-Files and Millennium....
Ten Thirteen ProductionsTen Thirteen Productions is a production company founded by Chris Carter in 1993, which produced four television series and two films . The company was named after Carter's birthday, October 13...
. According to March 2006's issue of UK magazine The Word, the offices were closed not long after
AngelAngel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
was canceled.
Productions
The following table lists the production credits of
Mutant Enemy.
| Title |
Format |
Year |
| Goners Goners is an upcoming 2011 supernatural horror thriller from Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon. It was announced on September 23, 2005....
|
FilmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
|
2011 |
| The Cabin in the Woods The Cabin in the Woods is an upcoming 2011 horror film. Joss Whedon co-wrote the script with Cloverfield screenwriter Drew Goddard, who will also direct. The project began filming in March 2009, and was slated for wide release on February 5, 2010 but will now be delayed until January 14, 2011 so...
|
FilmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
|
2011 |
DollhouseDollhouse is an American science fiction television series created by writer-director Joss Whedon under Mutant Enemy Productions. The show premiered on February 13, 2009 on the Fox network...
|
Television series A television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
|
2009 - current |
| Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is the 2008 soundtrack to the web series of the same name.It was released exclusively through the iTunes Store on the evening of September 1, 2008, with lyrics and liner notes appearing on the series' website the next day...
|
Soundtrack A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the synchronized...
|
2008 |
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along BlogDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog is a 2009 Emmy Award- winning musical tragicomedy short film produced exclusively for Internet distribution. It tells the story of Dr...
|
Web series A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web serials is continuing to rise, the concept...
|
2008 |
FireflyFirefly is an American space western television series created by writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, under his Mutant Enemy Productions. Its naturalistic future setting, modeled after traditional Western movie motifs, has been praised as an "oddball genre mix"...
|
Television series A television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
|
2002 - 2003 |
AngelAngel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
|
Television series A television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
|
1999 - 2004 |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
Television series A television program , television programme , or television show is a segment of content broadcast on television...
|
1997 - 2003 |
Name and logo
The name "Mutant Enemy" is taken from the song "
And You and I"And You and I" is the second track from progressive rock band Yes's album Close to the Edge. The song is just over ten minutes in length and consists of four sections....
" by
prog rockProgressive rock is a form of rock music that evolved in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility."...
band
YesYes are an English progressive rock band that was formed in London in 1968. Their music is marked by sharp dynamic contrasts, extended song lengths, abstract lyrics, and a general showcasing of instrumental prowess. Yes blends symphonic and other 'classical' structures with their own brand of...
, of whom Whedon is a confessed fan. (On the special features of the
Buffy DVDs, Whedon also says in an interview that he called his typewriter "mutant enemy".) The company's
end-of-credits logoA production logo is a logo used by movie studios and television production companies to brand what they produce. Production logos are usually seen at the beginning of a theatrical movie , or at the end of a television program or TV movie...
and
mascotThe term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...
is an intentionally poorly animated vampire cartoon figure crossing the screen from right to left and saying, "Grrr. Argghh." It was drawn and voiced by Whedon himself. In certain episodes of
Buffy the animation was changed:
- "Becoming, Part Two" — He says "Oooh, I need a hug" instead.
- "Amends" — He wears a Santa hat.
- "Graduation Day, Part Two" — He wears a graduation cap — the image used is a reversed logo from the U.S. national college honor society Mortar Board
Mortar Board is a national honor society whose membership is composed of outstanding students dedicated to the values of scholarship, leadership, and service. The Cornell University Der Hexenkreis chapter is the oldest, and was founded in 1892. This chapter predates the national society's founding...
.
- "Once More, with Feeling
"Once More, with Feeling" is a musical episode of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, in which a mysterious force compels Sunnydale residents into songs that reveal their deep secrets. It was written and directed by Joss Whedon, the creator of the show...
" — He sings the line in falsettoThe term falsetto refers to the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal cords, in whole or in part...
.
- "Storyteller
"Storyteller" is the sixteenth episode of season 7 of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Storyteller refers to Andrew Wells, who has become a pseudo-member of the Scooby Gang after being a villain in the previous season, and has been held hostage at Buffy's home since early in the...
" — He sings a line from the episode, "We are as Gods".
- "Chosen
"Chosen" is Episode 22 of Season 7 and the series finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.-Summary:"Chosen" depicts the events leading to and including the final battle between the potential Slayers, organized by Buffy and her associates, and the First Evil...
" — He turns and pulls a face at the viewer.
The episode "Bargaining, Part One" references the end-of-credits logo.
TaraTara Maclay is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television series, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, portrayed by Amber Benson. Tara is introduced in the fourth season as a romantic interest for one of the show's leads, Willow and is a recurring character in the show until the...
gives
GilesRupert Giles is a fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The character is portrayed by Anthony Stewart Head. He serves as Buffy Summers' mentor and surrogate father figure.-Character history:...
a small rubber monster and says "Grrr. Argghh." In season seven of
Buffy, there is a species of ancient Vampires called "
Turok-HanThe Turok-Han vampires are fictional characters from Joss Whedon's TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. They appear in the 7th and final season of the series, making their first appearance in the episode "Never Leave Me", when the Seal of Danzalthar is opened under the basement of Sunnydale High,...
" or Ubervamps. They look like more detailed versions of the Mutant Enemy.
In the canonical
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 comic books, issue 22 "Swell", on page 10, the slogan for an in-comic fictional product is "Vampy Cat! Grrr! Argh! He'll love you to
the Santorio Corporation!"
Parodies
At the end of the credits of the animated sketch comedy parody show Robot ChickenRobot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-Head Writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root...
, a parody of the Mutant Enemy, Inc. logo appeared with Joss Whedon (guest starring as himself) providing the "Grrr... Arrgh..." As the enemy mutant rips apart the city, the scene cuts to an office where Joss Whedon is playing with dolls and an executive says to him, "Come on Joss, that's why you got kicked off Wonder Woman."
Whilst not a parody, a year long Mutant Enemy Giant CrosswordA crossword is a word puzzle that normally takes the form of a square or rectangular grid of black and white squares. The goal is to fill the white squares with letters, forming words or phrases, by solving clues which lead to the answers. In languages which are written left-to-right, the answer...
series is currently running on pop-culture puzzle site The Puzzle Hub which draws words from all Mutant Enemy/Joss Whedon and co. projects.
Model Jenny Poussin starred in a short spoof of the first scene from Scream. After the end of the spoof, Jenny holds the dog from the video and moves from the left side of the screen to the right side. She voices the "Grrr" as she moves to the right side, then she walks backward and does the "Arrgh". Clearly using the dog as the monster.
Members
Staff members of Mutant Enemy, all of whom have writing and/or production credits on at least one of the above shows, have included, in alphabetical order:
- Jeffrey Bell
- Elizabeth Craft
- Steven S. DeKnight
Steven S. DeKnight is an American television screenwriter and producer best known for working on Smallville, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Angel. He has also written "Swell", a story in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer season eight comic series, and serves as a consulting producer on Joss Whedon's TV...
- Ben Edlund
Ben Edlund is a comic book artist and writer and television screenwriter. He is best known as the creator of the satirical superhero character The Tick.-Early life and career:Edlund was born and raised in Pembroke...
- Jane Espenson
Jane Espenson is an American television writer and producer who has worked on both situation comedies and serial dramas. She is perhaps best known for her five-year stint as a writer and producer on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, work for which she shared in a Hugo Award...
- Sarah Fain
- David Fury
David Fury is an American television screenwriter and producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, and 24....
- Drew Goddard
Drew Goddard is a film and television screenwriter best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams...
- Drew Greenberg
Drew Z. Greenberg is a television writer best known for working on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Smallville, The O.C., and Dexter. Greenberg was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for best dramatic series at the February 2008 ceremony for his work on the first season of Dexter...
- Rebecca Rand Kirshner
Rebecca Rand Kirshner is a writer and producer for American television. Currently, she is the showrunner for the television series 90210. She served as co-executive producer on the CW series Gilmore Girls. She lives in Los Angeles, California...
- Tim Minear
Tim Minear is an American screenwriter and director. He was born in New York, grew up in Whittier, California, and studied film at California State University, Long Beach....
- Marti Noxon
Marti Noxon is an American television and film writer first known for writing and producing Buffy the Vampire Slayer.- Production :...
- Doug Petrie
Doug Petrie was a co-executive producer, writer and director on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. He also wrote for the Fantastic Four film, Tru Calling, Harriet the Spy and Clarissa Explains It All. He is now a co-executive producer and writer for the Las Vegas based CSI series. He has a cameo on Joss...
- Mere Smith
Mere Smith is a television script-writer who wrote a number of episodes of the series Angel. She was also the executive story editor and script coordinator for 66 episodes from 1999-2003...
- Maurissa Tancharoen
Maurissa Tancharoen Whedon is an actress, singer, dancer, television writer and lyricist. She co-wrote Dr...
- Jed Whedon
Jed Tucker Whedon is a screenwriter and musician. Jed is from a family of writers: he is the son of screenwriter Tom Whedon, grandson of screenwriter John Whedon, and the brother of screenwriter Zack Whedon and producer/director/writer Joss Whedon...
- Joss Whedon
Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon is an American director, executive producer, occasional actor, and creator and head writer of the television programs Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, and Dollhouse...
- Zack Whedon
Zack Whedon is an American screenwriter. He graduated in 2002 with a film degree from Wesleyan University where he served as president of the Eclectic Society...
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