Firefly Season 2 On DVD

POSTED BY: an81angel
UPDATED: Monday, October 10, 2005 15:24
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AN81ANGEL

Friday, October 7, 2005 4:49 PM

i need everyones help!!!

how far would u go to get a second season of our favorite show FIREFLY? would u spend $100.00 to pre-order a season 2 DVD box set? if we cant get the show back on the air, lets try to get season 2 made for DVD only.

if every fan gave $100.00 each to Joss, would there be enough money to pay for a second season on FIREFLY? i dont know, but i am willing to try. i dont know how much it cost to make the 14 original episodes, but i bellieve we can raise enough money to make 14 more!!!

if 1,000 fans paid Joss W. $100.00 each to pre-order a box set...he would have $100,000 towards one episode.

if 10,000 fans did the same we could send Joss W. $1,000,000 towards one episode.

i know that there r more than 10,000 fans out there, but if u think that still isnt enough, ask your family and friends to donate $100.00 instead of some lame X-mas gift like socks and underware. would u give up a video game for your birthday, if it ment being a part of the new FIREFLY revolution. what about donating $5.00 every week for 52 weeks we would have $260.00, or $10.00 every week for a whole year...that is $520.00 from each of us.

we could do it, i know we can...i believe!!!

plus, if we can show the network labels that we want more FIREFLY and SERENITY, maybe they will come around and help, like they have with the movie.

but just reading this thread isnt enough, we need to somehow get the message out there to the rest of the world. go to your local news paper and buy an ad asking for suport. i am sure that Joss W., the cast and crew, as well as FOX administators read the paper. if we can get an ad going in every major city from every state we would make headlines. WE WILL NOT BE SHOT DOWN IF WE GET NATIONAL ATTENTION.

i dont know any other way to get this started, so help me, and help yourselves by giving suggestions. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE i cant do it alone. we must all stand together.

ps: i know i write a lot, sorry.

XANDERHARRIS

Friday, October 7, 2005 4:58 PM

your quest in noble, however i think it would cost way too much. maybe if each browncoat put in 500 thousand. maybe.....

AN81ANGEL

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:01 PM

so, we go an episode at a time

ANANTI

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:06 PM

That's not realistic, actors don't work one episode at a time.

If you could raise a few million you could do maybe a scifi channel then direct to dvd movie/mini-series that re-cycles the current sets used in the movie for maybe a reasonable price.

AN81ANGEL

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:14 PM

true, actors dont work an episode at a time, but from what i have read, they actors loved this show. so if there was a chance to make an episode or two in there spare time, to keep hope alive, maybe they'd do it. i know i would. i also know that making a sci-fi tv show is expensive and it would be a slow process, but again...

if 10,000 fans donated $10.00 a week for one year (52 weeks = $520.00) we would have $5,200,000 in a year...that is a good chunk of change.

ANANTI

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:20 PM

Sure they love the show, but they have bills to pay.

A lot of them will be offered roles on other tv shows etc that demand all their time and they can't turn it down to appear in one episode. And if you're hoping for them doing it in their off hours, how likely is it for all of them to have off hours at the same time?

Be hopeful, but at the same time be realistic.

NINGJING

Friday, October 7, 2005 5:22 PM

Production costs for a one-hour drama are approximately $2 million per episode. For a show with special effects shots, like a sci-fi series, the costs may be higher.

Times a typical 24-episode season: $48 million.

Serenity cost something like $40 million, didn't it?

Well, if they're looking to spend another $40-$50 million, I wish they'd put it toward a second season, rather than another movie.

JASONZZZ

Saturday, October 8, 2005 12:06 AM

It's not just the actors themselves, although by far they are the most visible faces you see from the show. There are also the problem of coordinating stage hands, make up, lighting, costumes, etc, etc. all of the rest of the behind the scene crews. Yeah sure, you might say some of these people are "replaceble cogs", but by far most of these folks have build up an experience in doing what they know for the show - not to mention known what they do. Imagine the disaster that maybe if you have a completely new make up or costuming crew come in and really have no idea how to dress the characters - good thing, at least they don't have any "spock ears" to put on, but consistent look needs a consisten and experienced crew all the same.

Then there is the static set, most of the show is done on stage sets that take up space, which takes up money - you can't just take apart the set and store it quick like at the end of the work day - then put it up in 5 minutes the next time the money is there.

Sorry for being long winded, but this is just the normal stuff that runs off the top of my head when a mission plan is needed...

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Originally posted by Ananti:
Sure they love the show, but they have bills to pay.

A lot of them will be offered roles on other tv shows etc that demand all their time and they can't turn it down to appear in one episode. And if you're hoping for them doing it in their off hours, how likely is it for all of them to have off hours at the same time?

Be hopeful, but at the same time be realistic.

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HOWARD

Saturday, October 8, 2005 1:52 AM

A PLAN THAT WOULD WORK:

The fact is that independent financing could be achieved (Wall Street / City of London etc) the first task would be to buy-out/pay-off the contract with Murdoch's Fox that restricts further TV production/transmission. It is just a clause to get money. Good Lawyers could get rid of this obstacle.
The global DVD market is a superb insurance that at the least assures breaking-even and most likely far better. There is no need to do separate discs for Europe etc. The discs should be 60hz ALL REGION CODED with 20 languages represented in the form of optional subtitles. Most fans where and whoever they are will find at least one language they can handle. Also there are new styles of TV box set packaging out there now that are even more compact and lighter. If an additional disc was used the episodes could be spread across more discs and the bit-rate for image and sound quality improved. I do not think 22 or 24 episodes is needed I think a cable-style 13 episode Season would be a better structure and then better budgets for the entire process.

PS. There is one more decision that would make sense for DVD release and to make the production more efficient to shoot and more cost effective and that is to shoot in HD not film-stock.

JASONZZZ

Saturday, October 8, 2005 2:14 AM

ok, that sounds like lots of money, and in fact even more money *up front*.

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