Give Up Now (And Avoid The Rush).

POSTED BY: RocketJock
UPDATED: Thursday, October 13, 2005 16:49
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ROCKETJOCK

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:30 PM

Folks, I think it's time we got realistic, and faced facts: Fox has cancelled the show, and there's nothing we can do but resign ourselves. After all, it's not as if they put out box sets of shows cancelled mid-season--

Eh? What's that?
Oh. They did? Really?
Um.

Well, then buy your copy fast; it's not as if this obscure little box set is going to be a best seller--

Huh? What? Amazon's top ten? How many weeks?
Ummm...

Look, this is all well and good, but we can't live in a dreamworld. These thirteen episodes are the end of the line. All this talk about a revival, even a theatrical feature, are nothing but castles in the air. It's high time to give up false hopes and--

Grr. What now?
Oh. In theaters you say.
Ah. And, ah, is it a runaway hit?

No? AHA! That's it! If it isn't a runaway Star Wars style overhyped blockbuster hit right out of the gate, then it's all done, poof, Game Over Man! Absolute proof that we need to surrender now, Now, NOW!...

Y'know, I'm beginning to think that none of you are listening...

"What was that?" -- Captain Malcolm Reynolds

HEB

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:51 PM

Select to view spoiler:

Love keeps her in the air when she oughta fall down, tells you she's hurting 'fore she keens. Makes her a home.

Firefly'll keep flying in some format as long as Joss and the browncoats keep her in the air.

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Well, my sister's a ship... we had a
complicated childhood
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I wear the cheese. It does not wear me.

PSYCHICRIVER

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:15 PM

Hee! Thanks for this!

PsychicRiver

"Two by two, hands of blue."
"We'll take care of each other. I'll knit!"
"I swallowed a bug."

"I love Matt, he's great!!" Summer Glau, re me!

GATORMARC

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by RocketJock:

These thirteen episodes are the end of the line.

Sweet. I got a bonus episode on my discs :)

GatorMarc

Eat 'em up, chomp, chomp.

SMAUG

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:33 PM

You know.. one of the problems I am having in getting people interested in seeing the movie is everyone's "Eh.. whatever" attitude.

I mean.. I NEVER point blank tell people accross the board that they MUST see this movie or that. No mater how much I personally loved it. I only tell friends/coworkers and such that I saw a movie I really liked/loved or whatever.. and if they show interest in it and ask anything about it.. I might tell them a little bit about it and why I loved it. If they check it out.. great .. if not.. oh well.

Only if I bleieve said person would enjoy a particular type of movie might I say to that one or two people.. "yea.. you should check it out. I think you will like it." Serenity is the first movie in a VERY long time that I have told everyone I run acrross that they HAVE to see it unfortunally which isn't too many people But the response I am getting.. EVEN from people that I know at the very very very least would really enjoy the movie.. even after reading a few of the glowing reviews (from critics and fans), not to mention my personal kick in the butt is "Eh.. maybe I will check it out". Which basically means they won't. Or actually I know what will happen.. I know they will rent it when it comes out on DVD in 6-8 months.. and then they will come to me and go.. "Oh man.. you were right.. that was AWSOME!!!" To which I will reply.. "That's why I told you to go see it in the theater 6 months ago you stupid )#(*$*&#(%&"

It's so frustrating

EMBERS

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:52 PM

this is the thing...
it ISN'T necessary for us to make this an over-night sensation...
it would be nice to keep it in theaters as long as possible,
and it will certainly help if it has a healthy run over-seas,
but the DVD sales could be the deciding factor on a sequel
(if the sales far out-strip 'Firefly' sales then that would show that the franchise has legs,
and that more of the general public are interested)

at the very least, we'll get more comics!

(thanks, RocketJock, for the reminders!)

ENGINEANGEL

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 8:54 PM

LOL x 1,000,000

that was great!!!

LIMINALOSITY

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:00 PM

Never give up, never surrender!

Didn't I just read about a Serenity DVD release in December? The studios must be making beaucoup from DVD sales, or they wouldn't keep moving the DVD release date closer and closer to the theatrical premiere. There's also some kind of pretzel logic master/slave contract stuff between theaters and studios for the first few weeks of a run. If there's anybody out there that knows about these things, enlighten I, please.

"Don't you just love this party? Everything's so fancy, and there's some kind of hot cheese over there." -Kaylee

STAKETHELURK

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:37 PM

I’m sure as hell not going to lay down arms.

Although DVD may be our ultimate savior in all this (Joss was actually mentioning it months before the release), I still feel we need to focus as much as we can on the box office right now. The more people see it, the less money the DVDs will have to make up and the more customers there will be when DVDs come out.

I’ve had to keep prodding people (gently) to go see it, because many of those I urged to see it opening weekend didn’t go, for a variety of reasons. So, don’t just talk it up to folks you haven’t spoken with before (though please do that, too), but check with people who actually seemed interested and make sure they’ve gone or will go this weekend.

So, the DVDs may well come riding to the rescue, but right now let’s concentrate on the battle at hand.

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Wednesday, October 12, 2005 9:47 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by heb:
[B'fore she keens

Off topic, but damned if this isn't really starting to bug me.

Keen: 1) having a fine edge or point; 2) showing quick or ardent response; 3) intellectually alert; 4) to make a mournful sound.

Keel: 1) to fall as if in a faint; 2) to heel or lean precariously.

Now. If she's hurting, what is the logical next thing? To have a fine edge or point? To show a quick or ardent response? To become intellectually alert? The mournful sound thing, I can maybe see, but that still doesn't really make sense of the quote.

Or is it more likely that the Captain said, "keel" as in fall or lean precariously (as a broken ship might do if it isn't repaired)?

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