Could Season Two (if made) be in a different continuity?

POSTED BY: christhecynic
UPDATED: Thursday, October 13, 2005 18:42
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CHRISTHECYNIC

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 8:04 PM

I generally dislike different continuities, I really do. I think there should be one version of something unless it is a very decent remake that is clearly distinct from the original. On the other hand I wouldn’t mind seeing a second season of Firefly pick up where the show left off and not be constrained by needing to match up with the movie.

A chance for Joss to take things more slowly as he originally intended. (Take more time to do things in detail as some of us would have prefered.) The events of the movie would still play out eventually, though not necessarily exactly the same, but we’d see what led up to it and it wouldn’t need to be done as quickly.

So the second season is probably a pipe dream, as much as I want it I can not convince myself it has a chance of happening, but if it did is there some reason it would need to follow the movie or agree with the movie?

DREAMTROVE

Tuesday, October 11, 2005 9:57 PM

Spoilers.

I think not.

A failure of continuity would weaken everything and erode the potential fanbase. Wash is going to stay dead, and so is Book. the only way they're coming back to life is if we go back in time and fill in the 6 mos or so that we are missing.

KESTREL

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:21 AM

The fanbase is already shot to hell along the lines of true FIREFLY fans and those who like whatever the hell SERENITY was supposed to be.

THEONETRUEBIX

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:33 AM

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Originally posted by Kestrel:
The fanbase is already shot to hell along the lines of true FIREFLY fans and those who like whatever the hell SERENITY was supposed to be.

Actually, no, it's along the lines of those who think they are the guardians of what "true FIREFLY fans" are, and those who are mature enough to not create such artificial and self-serving distinctions.

SAGRILARUS

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 12:59 AM

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Actually, no, it's along the lines of those who think they are the guardians of what "true FIREFLY fans" are, and those who are mature enough to not create such artificial and self-serving distinctions.

Dude, smell the coffee. The continuity is completely hosed. Joss made a movie designed to make money. Given the landscape, it was a smart thing to do. But don't think for a minute the show and the movie will ever be made to match up.

If you liked the movie, that's great. But let's not ignore the elephant in the room.

Sag.

THEONETRUEBIX

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:04 AM

The continuity is only "completely hosed" for people lacking either the interest or curiosity for the intellectual challenge of seeing how to fit the series and film together in ways that actually serve to strengthen the complexity of the characters.

SEP7IMUS

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:21 AM

I'm not going to jump into the "who's firefly-ier" debate.
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But, Joss has said that if there IS any sort of sequel or second season, it will include Book and Wash, and not in any sort of bring-them-back-from-the-dead or Wash's-twin-brother way.

To me, that sounds like a prequel, either to the show or, more likely, to fill in the gaps between the show and the movie.

(Perhaps, that will even satisfy those who felt that the two were discontinuous...)

SKYMUTT

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:51 AM

Well, it doesn't speak to keeping Book in another series or movie, but there ARE roughly 6 years of back history for Serenity and her crew. An aweful lot can be done there.

ENGINEANGEL

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 1:57 AM

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Sep7imus wrote:
I'm not going to jump into the "who's firefly-ier" debate.
SPOILERS
But, Joss has said that if there IS any sort of sequel or second season, it will include Book and Wash, and not in any sort of bring-them-back-from-the-dead or Wash's-twin-brother way.

To me, that sounds like a prequel, either to the show or, more likely, to fill in the gaps between the show and the movie.

MORE SPOILERS ON THE WAY!!!

There are other things he could do: namely either a ghost (i'd like wash coming back as a ghost that only river can see - it adds a twist) or flashbacks. Could you give me the article you got your Joss info from? I'd like to look into it. Thanks.

Keep flyin'
EngineAngel

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EARLY: Where'd she go?
SIMON: I can't keep track of her when she's
NOT incorporeally possessing a
spaceship, don't look at me --
EARLY: You folk are all insane!
SIMON: Well, my sister's a ship, we had a
complicated childhood.

SEP7IMUS

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 2:09 AM

Crap! I knew that someone would ask for the source of that quote.

I read it just today (or maybe yesterday) in a transcript from a fan/press conference in Australia (I think). It must have been linked from here, because that's the only place I would have found it, but now I can't seem to find it.

It was posted on some other forum (an Aussie-Whedon-fan site, I believe) in two parts. The first half starts the thread there, and the second half appears a few pages in.

Can anyone help out, because I just can't find it (even in my browser history!)?

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