UPN has passed on Firefly

POSTED BY: spav
UPDATED: Sunday, January 12, 2003 04:50
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ZENROOM

Friday, January 10, 2003 12:58 AM

Gutted!

SHELL

Friday, January 10, 2003 1:38 AM

I read here often, as a guest. Now I'm here spreading information. The following message was posted at Firefly:Immediate Assistance:

"According to a 20th Century Fox source, UPN has decided not to pick up Firefly. While the show appealed to them, they didn't feel it was a good fit with their current programming needs.

We'll have a new direction to point you in and several new graphics sometime tomorrow."

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There are other viable options besides UPN. For those of you who might not know, Kiba Rika is the woman who began the Firefly support campaign, long before Fox announced the hiatus. Tonight Kiba is coordinating and designing the campaign. Tomorrow we will begin another phase in our battle to save Firefly. Tonight we grieve; tomorrow we begin anew.

Please keep checking Firefly:Immediate Assistance ( http://www.fireflysupport.com) for updates.

Best,
Shell Branscum
mbranscum@earthlink.net
www.fireflysupport.com

edit: removing duplicate signatures

MELEE

Friday, January 10, 2003 2:45 AM

*Screams*

UPN

FOX

*screams some more*

Aaaah... I feel much better now.

Well, *rolls up sleeves and prepares to do all in her power to save Firefly* Here we go again!

CHARLIEBLUE

Friday, January 10, 2003 2:53 AM

Hey, there's always The Frog. They've already got a working relationship with Joss (through Angel) too, and I think Firefly would fit better there anyway--what with them actually having some good shows. (Well, okay, UPN has one. But it was stolen from WB.)

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"HoYay! Academy. Where every exam is an oral exam."

SKS

Friday, January 10, 2003 3:24 AM

I've been an avid viewer of Firefly since it's introduction and have been wondering what happened to my absolute favorite show during the past several weeks. Firefly was one of the only truly fascinating new shows on TV which contained intelligent and surprising plots, interesting characters, along with spectacular graphics and effects. It's truly a sad reflection on the level of intelligence of the majority of TV viewers in this country that a fresh, interesting, and captivating show like Firefly did not draw enough attention, while the idiotic programs designed to please the lowest common denominator continue on. Of all the new series which premiered last fall, Firefly was the only one which I felt like was worth watching. Everywhere else was the same old lame regurgitations of the same tired, old themes that have inundated the airwaves ad nauseum all through the 90's and into this century. Current prime time drama can be broken down into 3 simple catagories - cops, lawyers, or doctors - displaying an equally sad reflection on the "formula-chaser" screenwriters nowdays. What can be done to save or revive Firefly, I do not know. I can only hope that Joss Whedon and others like him continue to dream their dreams and provide us with magnificent visions such as Firefly and to find an outlet whereby we as viewers can share those visions.

SLOWSMURF

Friday, January 10, 2003 3:46 AM

Ugh, I feel really bad I didn't send anything but email now.

I'm damn well going to send cards to the next target, a lot of cards.

Any idea who the next target will be?

WB? Sci Fi?(based on what I've read here that is thought to have little hope?)

MUDDER999

Friday, January 10, 2003 4:49 AM

Check Firefly Immediate Assistance tomorrow. News will be forthcoming. Don't lose heart!

Keep Firefly Flyin'
www.fireflysupport.com

BRTICK

Friday, January 10, 2003 7:46 AM

gorram bastards.

Keep Flying!

TVDIR

Friday, January 10, 2003 7:54 AM

A sad day

STRAYCAT

Friday, January 10, 2003 10:01 AM

Disappointing as hell, I know, but guys - don't be so quick to condemn UPN the way all of us (including me) are condemning Fox.

Joss asked 'em to take a risk on a show that's already been dumped by another network - and they declined. I wish they hadn't, and I think they'd have profitted from the show... but I really can't blame them.

So - as another poster has said - let's find out who Joss is targetting next, and devote our energies to supporting the next campaign, rather than devoting energy to slamming UPN for making a business decision. We know it's the wrong decision. But from their perspective, it's not an unreasonable one.

Andy

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