serenity spoilers
POSTED BY: nakedandarticulate
UPDATED: Sunday, December 19, 2004 00:32
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Quote:I am so happy about this, I'm almost inclined to disbelieve it
Originally posted by Jiltedtoo:
It gave me a sense of closure to the old show I have grown to cherish.
My, often expressed, hope was that Whedon would find a new voice in the changed medium, but that he should be able to manage a transition is bliss 
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Originally posted by PurpleBelly:Quote:I am so happy about this, I'm almost inclined to disbelieve it
Originally posted by Jiltedtoo:
It gave me a sense of closure to the old show I have grown to cherish.
I had hoped for a transition also. Though honestly, I think the movie will do well, but not good enough for more major motion pictures. A TV series would have been great, but from what I hear Universal cannot do it, and Whedon doesn't like the idea of a TV show anymore.
JT
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well if there arent anymore movies i hope the novel and comic book series does well enough.i love these characters and as much as i love the actors i want more adventures.that being said when it was first rumored that simon was gonna die i was upset and now that its been "confirmed" that
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book and walsh
are gonna die,i am really sad today at work.i love all of these characters and to see any of them go hurts.yes i know whedon has killed characters before but unlike wesley(sob) we didnt get to know these characters long enough.to me the movie is the 15th episode and joss pulls a "doyle"(another angel ref.)only this time it hurts more because he wrote these characters so well.anyhoo,im rambling but i just want this film to do well enough to have 2 more films but the way jt is talking theres "not so much" hope in that. this is nakedandarticulate putting back on his clothes in honor of our fallen browncoats.
"Hamsters is nice."
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The point is, however, that apparently all 9 actors signed contracts for three movies. That being so, it does seem strange for Joss to kill off two of the actors, unless for some strange reason two of the actors wanted out of their contracts, which seems unlikely. That being so, unless Joss plans on doing prequels for the other two movies (if they get made), it may simply be that the test screening was just that, a test to see the fans' and cinemagoers' reactions to the deaths. Let's face it, the test screening very rarely resembles the finished product.
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Here! Here! I agree. If you don't like spoilers, don't click on the threads that say spoilers. 
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Here's the other thread, BruisersMom
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HilaryjaneUK wrote:
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The point is, however, that apparently all 9 actors signed contracts for three movies. That being so, it does seem strange for Joss to kill off two of the actors, unless for some strange reason two of the actors wanted out of their contracts, which seems unlikely. That being so, unless Joss plans on doing prequels for the other two movies (if they get made), it may simply be that the test screening was just that, a test to see the fans' and cinemagoers' reactions to the deaths. Let's face it, the test screening very rarely resembles the finished product.
Yay! Somebody said it! Woo-hoo! Sorry.
One of the most consistent things I've read, during my (obsessive) search for things Firefly and/or Serenity has been the "all major actors have signed on for a trilogy" nugget. This isn't tv, wherein an actor can sign on for the whole season then decide, nah, or get shitcanned for whatever reason and thereby written out of the series. The contracts for the putative second and third parts would probably specify something like "should the movie do well, blahdeblahdeblah, then you, the undersigned agree to appear in Space Monkeys (temporary title) and They Were Clones! (temporary title)." Not being a lawyer for either side, of course, I can only say that the previous is the most likely scenario, probably with caveats. (I mean, yeah, contracts get broken all the time, but on such a tight budget, I'm assuming no one wants that.)
Anyway, my point is that, while the whole trilogy talk thing may be just that, talk, I lean more towards it being an actual thing, more set in stone than a screening version of Serenity would be (you can do many, many, things with editing, I'm just sayin').
I've been to screenings (I used to live in LA), and I know what they're looking for is neutrality, and that they didn't get that with the Serenity screening. I also know that the versions of the movies I saw either a) changed pretty significantly before release, or b) went straight to video, if that.
I also have the sneaking suspicion that "they" probably knew that the screening was going to be loaded with Browncoats (not a bad thing, but not quite what is wanted when tweaking a film), and it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the cut was skewed towards throwing everybody off. Because whatever confidentiality may have been hoped for, or however those who viewed it try to be good and not tell us anything (oops!), the cat will eventually be let out of the bag. People just like to talk, and secrecy is not really our thing.
Having been around for a while, and having seen screenings, trailers, and marketing stuff for movies (since I don't live in a cave), I also know that between when the buzz starts on a movie, and the rumours that follow, and the movie actually hitting the screen (I've waited two years between seeing a trailer at a theater and a movie actually coming out, so things can also get pushed back further than would otherwise be believed), things can change almost beyond recognizability. I don't think we can count on what spoilers (most especially regarding "shocking" plot points) we learn here actually showing up in the final product, and I consider that a good thing. It means I can spoil myself mightily, and still be surprised when I see the actual film.
No changes would surprise me, come Serenity Day.
"Today we get to meet the real you." Niska - War Stories
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Quote:Here's hoping for a series of screeners, with alternative original character deaths. In the final version, everyone dies - bliss
Originally posted by ReeQueen:
No changes would surprise me, come Serenity Day.
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Heh.
"Today we get to meet the real you." Niska - War Stories
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Here's hoping for a series of screeners, with alternative original character deaths. In the final version, everyone dies - bliss
Only PurpleBelly believes this.......
MAL "You only gotta scare him."
JAYNE "Pain is scary..."
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