Geek legend Joss Whedon (Buffy, Firefly, Dr. Horrible, pretty much everything ever) is currently answering questions in an AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread on Reddit.

Thousands of questions have already been posted, and Joss has bravely waded through a handful of them thus far, addressing both his past and future work (and, of course, the frequently asked question of when Firefly is finally coming back).

Responding to the suggestion that season 2 of Firefly could be crowdfunded via Kickstarter, Joss pointed out that some of the show's stars are a bit busy with other things right now.

"Step 2: Cancel Castle. Step 3: Cancel Homeland. Step 4: Generally destroy everybody's careers. Step 5: Avoid Step 2," he wrote.

Joss also spilled some new details about the highly-anticipated follow up to Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog.

"We're not shooting right now, we're still in the early stages of writing. But we hope to make a great deal of progress this summer. And you can expect the death of someone you love," he wrote, adding, "Yes, the original cast will be back for Dr. H 2, but Penny will be... um... I don't want to say 'decomposing...'"

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Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions recently raised $2 million via Kickstarter to produce a new point-and-click adventure game, so Schafer visited Reddit over the weekend to answer any questions fans might have about that (or anything else).

Apart from expressing his preference for Scandinavian pancakes with lingonberries, Schafer revealed some details about Double Fine Adventure and took questions about his work on classic LucasArts games like Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle.

Schafer confirmed that his former LucasArts collaborator Ron Gilbert will be helping out with the new game, although he's busy on a secret project of his own. He also said that the engine for Double Fine Adventure will be written from scratch, and not based on the SCUMM engine that powered several classic adventure titles.

Asked about Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson's offer to fund Psychonauts 2, Schafer said he woke up with everyone telling him to check Twitter, and "I just assumed we were getting sued again. But, Phew, it was only some awesome millionaire who wants to make awesome."

Schafer also revealed that he's thought about funding the Psychonauts sequel via Kickstarter, but hasn't yet decided one way or another.

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