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Big-time TV writers Whedon and MacFarlane create Web-exclusive shows
Joss Whedon (‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’) and Seth MacFarlane (‘Family Guy’), two of television’s most powerful showrunners, are taking their brands online. Whedon’s ‘Dr. Horrible’ will be an on-the-cheap supervillain musical. MacFarlane’s ‘Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy’ will be distributed by the advertising juggernaut Google.