Fox Open to Firefly Reboot if Joss Whedon Wants To

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UPDATED: Tuesday, February 23, 2021 21:49
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REAVERFAN

Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:40 AM

Too bad. I'd watch ANYTHING about Firefly: A reboot, a new cast, anything.

JEWELSTAITEFAN

Sunday, September 24, 2017 2:01 AM

Is this also not news? It has today's date.

http://en.mediamass.net/culture/firefly/reunion.html

OK, I see an above post with the same web address.

SECOND

Sunday, September 24, 2017 6:30 PM

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Originally posted by JEWELSTAITEFAN:
Is this also not news? It has today's date.

http://en.mediamass.net/culture/firefly/reunion.html

OK, I see an above post with the same web address.

On the very same page are three obviously, just from the titles, satirical stories about Firefly actors (Yes, Joss is an actor because he dubbed the voice of the Lilac trading station agent in Serenity):

MONEY SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Alan Tudyk is Highest-Paid Actor in the World
http://en.mediamass.net/people/alan-tudyk/highest-paid.html
“Tudyk is the highest-paid actor in the world, pulling in an astonishing $96 million between August 2016 and August 2017, a nearly $60 million lead over his closest competition.”

MUSIC SEPTEMBER 2017
Joss Whedon: New Album and 2018 World Tour?
http://en.mediamass.net/people/joss-whedon/new-album.html
“World Tour To Follow New Album? Joss Whedon is rumoured to be planning a worldwide tour at the end of 2018. When contacted, a representative had no information on a new album, or any of the screenwriter’s future plans.”

BREAKING NEWS SEPTEMBER 23, 2017
Morena Baccarin to announce retirement at age 38
http://en.mediamass.net/people/morena-baccarin/retirement.html
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being an actress just isn't fun anymore,” she might have said, says a source who remained anonymous.

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

REAVERFAN

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 4:59 PM

Still keeping hope alive!

Doesn't mean I think anything will happen, but I can hope!

ZZETTA13

Thursday, March 29, 2018 2:54 PM

I agree with Moose. No matter what executive F*X puts out front to say they are now interested in taking another look at a Whedon project....they can’t be trusted. Nathan Fillion’s “Drive, Summer Glau’s “Terminator” and Joss’ “Dollhouse”, have all made attempts at episodic television on that network, and all have been shot down. (I don’t think that Drive even made four episodes).
So now, now that the creators and cast of Firefly have moved on (and many have had a good deal of success in their careers), the network is willing to consider maybe a reboot? Geezzz....thanks.
What morons. The lower executives of the network may not have been around during all the BS, but I’m sure that many of the main persons responsible are. Let’s not forget the real reason why the show failed. Joss bucked the system. The network didn’t want Zoe & Wash (Gina & Alan) to be married. Joss refused to move on this. They constantly wanted re-writes and other things, Joss fought them. They broadcast the episodes out of order and did other things to roll it downhill. The show had a constant cloud of doom looming overhead. Watching “Done the Impossible”, a Firefly fan story, one can see that the cast and crew of the show were continually worried about cancelation, and weren’t that surprised when it came.
Now don’t get me wrong, I would love me some more Firefly, even if it came with a new crew (I think Joss could pull it off). However, my attitude is that they just want to kick him again. People in power like the folk at that network are never wrong, and even when proven when they are, they won’t admit it......
Sign me, A Bitter Browncoat

JJ

Thursday, June 7, 2018 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by second:
Given the success of Fox’s reboots of The X-Files and 24, and Prison Break returning this year, Fox Broadcasting President of Entertainment David Madden said he’d be open to a Firefly reboot if Joss Whedon himself wanted to revisit it. Madden suspects Whedon is now too busy with movies, and he would not consider doing Firefly without Whedon.

Fox was one of the few networks to present an executive session for the Television Critics Association (the others were CW, Showtime, and PBS). In addition to panels on upcoming series like Prison Break and 24: Legacy and current shows like Star and Bones, Fox executives offered news on The X-Files and other fan-favorite shows that might return.

https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/tca-2017-x-men-series-pri
son-break-premiere-date-24-legacy-gotham-more/

See comments at http://whedonesque.com/comments/36036

One interesting comment: "David Madden is a very nice man and exceedingly polite/charming. He could have very easily been making pleasant small talk."

Another comment had a different view of Madden's motives: "Joss won't do it. Too much time has passed and he has other projects. So Madden can safely say that, paying lip service to fans while knowing it won't happen. He just passed the blame card to Joss. Dick move. Very sad."

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ZEEK

Thursday, June 7, 2018 8:03 PM

It's all kind of a moot point now, right? Fox is very likely going to be sold to Disney or Comcast soon. So, the real question is will they want a Firefly reboot and would they be willing to do it justice. Honestly I can't really see either of them being a good home for Firefly. I'm happy to be proven wrong though.

SECOND

Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:07 AM

The 100 best TV shows of all time (as of January 2021)

#50 is Firefly
Year: 2002

Snatched from us too soon by a combination of network stupidity, scheduling, and a lack of foresight, Joss Whedon’s space Western is sparky and witty but carries a heavy heart. The crew of the Serenity are a disparate mixture of fugitives, crooks, and war vets in an alien-free universe. They were just gelling into one of the most intriguing ensembles on TV when the show was cruelly axed.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/the-100-best-tv-shows-of-all-time/ss
-BB1dgeoX?ocid=msedgdhp#image=52 or at
https://www.gamesradar.com/best-tv-shows-all-time/

Just for comparison: #51 is ER which ran 1994 – 2009, overlapping, but not better than, Firefly.

The Joss Whedon script for Serenity, where Wash lives, is Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/folder/1uwh75oa407q8/Firefly

THG

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 9:49 PM

It appears Joss shut the door on himself when it comes to any new projects because of his misogynist behavior on set. Time will reveal if he destroyed his career.

T

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