TERRIBLE NEWS! SERENITY DELAYED!
POSTED BY: gojiro
UPDATED: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 08:06
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This was just posted on Whedonesque.net by Joss:
Are you guys starting to hear that fanfare? Those distant drums? Are you slapping on your side-arms, pulling on your long brownish-colored coats and thumbing your crisp new bills in anticipation of the cinematic event of the year? Well, it's official: on April 22nd you, the true the blue the loyal, can step right up with the rest of America and WAIT FIVE MORE MONTHS.
Heh. See, sometimes studios shuffle around release dates...
Okay. Don't panic. right now you're panicking. you're thinking, "how could they do this to me?" But what you SHOULD be thinking is: "How could they do this to JOSS?". Seriously. That pity is mine and I want it back.
So what happened? Well, nothing terribly original. April got crowded with a lot of titles aimed at a similar demographic, and the studio decided September was a clearer corridor for the film to make the kind of impact it should. This isn't about a lack of confidence in the film -- in fact, they told me this before they even saw it. And now they have seen it, and unless they're way better liars than I'm used to, they dug it. Actually, they dug it pretty large, which is a good sign since there's not a single finished effect in the film. There's no reworking the end, no reshoots, no "does it have to be in space?". It's just a marketing issue. Now you'll get to watch lots of trailers in the summer. And hopefully, by the time it comes out, other people, people who ain't us, will get a whiff of what we're up to, and come along too.
I love this movie. I HATE waiting to show it too you. I felt pretty much the way I imagine you're feeling right now when they told me. But these guys know what they're doing, and they're trying to protect their investment, not bury it. So I gotta be a grown-up. The release date is September 30th. Hopefully it won't change again.
Spread the word. Keep the faith. And gleam the damn cube already.
-j.
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Damn. Just... damn.
That just sucks.
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Is it September yet?
wo men ren ran zai fei xing.
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gojiro:
Only 311 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes, and 44 seconds left until The BDM!
(zoid remembers to cut lengthwise, not crosswise when slashing his wrists)
God, I hope this is somebody's misbegotten idea of humorous...
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
Unlike Joss, I don't have to be grown up about this!
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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't push the release date back on me." The Ballad of Serenity (sort of...)
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Quote:
Originally posted by zoid:
gojiro:
Only 311 days, 0 hours, 38 minutes, and 44 seconds left until The BDM!
(zoid remembers to cut lengthwise, not crosswise across his wrists)
God, I hope this is somebody's misbegotten idea of humorous...
Respectfully,
zoid
P.S.
Unlike Joss, I don't have to be grown up about this!
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"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't push the release date back on me." The Ballad of Serenity (sort of...)
Well, if it is a joke, it's not MY joke. It is posted here:
http://whedonesque.com/?comments=5406#42835
Judge for yourself. Personally, I HOPE it isn't true.
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I hope this is just a goddamn November 22nd Fool's Day prank.
"You've just gotta go ahead and change the captain of your brainship, because he's drunk at the wheel."
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fuck
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I got a whiff of what they're up to all right.
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Simon: I can't really tell, they don't seem to be playing by any civilized rules that I know.
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gojiro crossposted JW's message, which launched a thousand aneurysms:
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... So what happened? Well, nothing terribly original. April got crowded with a lot of titles aimed at a similar demographic...
See?! This is why I never vote for candidates from the Demographic Party! Those guys are supposed to represent us, but they always just wind up screwing the working stiffs. It's downright un-demographic and anti-American!
Speaking of 'anti-American', I wonder if they're still planning on the original release dates for the rest of the world? If so, I'm off to the Netherlands (by tramp steamer) for the 5th of May premiere. Can I bring y'all back some tulips or other 'horticultural products'?
Dejectedly,
zoid
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I may be the only one who is gald about this. Not that I have to wait even longer, but that people are looking for a better release date that will hightlight this movie even more.
Did that make sense?
Anyways, I didn't like the original release date. I was hoping for a time when the movie could stand out on it's own and not compete with other large movie releases.
Not that I think Serenity could'nt stand on it's own against them, but I think it could help the movie more this way.
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