A different title for the BDM

POSTED BY: Yannigan
UPDATED: Thursday, October 13, 2005 22:59
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YANNIGAN

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:35 PM

You're right, Serenity is a great title for us; but what does it mean to someone thats never heard of Firefly? Isn't that who needs to have his or her butt in the movie house?! I really would like a sequel or another series.

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LOGGERHEAD

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:40 PM

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Originally posted by Yannigan:
Obviously sacrilege.

Imagine "I'm a leaf in the wind -- watch how I soar" portrayed by Bill Shatner.

DREAMTROVE

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:43 PM

1. One word titles are always best.
2. Subtitles suck, and also make it sound like a sequel.

Take as example:

Terminator.

Now consider that instead you call it:

Robot from the Future.

Doesn't that suck more?

Now there's the subtitle combo:

Terminator: Robot from the Future.

Which still have more suckage than just Terminator.

Alien

or

Screams in Space

or

Alien: Screams in Space

Mabye you like a differnt one word title?

like

Gorramit.

Nah, I think Joss is right here. Serenity is the best title.

I'm going to kill them all. That oughtta distract 'em.

GATORMARC

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:49 PM

Serenity, certainly isn't a name that will capture a new audience.

However, everything about this movie and it's marketing is driven towards those already familiar with Firefly getting people to see it.

I can just see some of the posters on here who are already whining about how anything they don't like in the movie automatically means "Joss sold out to the Corporate Man" would have lost it if the movie title was set to something that would appeal to newcomers.

GatorMarc

Eat 'em up, chomp, chomp.

DREAMTROVE

Thursday, October 13, 2005 7:56 PM

I'm in a bad mood so forgive me if I slam things too hard. Or don't, your call.

This was awesome

Quote:

The title: Raiders in Space
...etc. [cast]

As was this

Quote:

Alliance Defiance... with Science!

If Joss wanted more people to see it he could have made a media whore blockbuster. Cleary that's not what he's up to, if he was his named would have been changed to Bruckheimer.

I think if you really want to whore with the best, here's a tactic. How about taking one actor from every show that has 10 million or more viewers, and putting them in it under the theory that fans of each show will go to see it.

Now, going over to Wachowski land, we could include a meaningless viacom sponsored 15 minute dance scene in which people shake their asses at the camera. Maybe to "Crazy in Love" by beyonce. Ashley Simpson can lipsync, because after all, she'll be starring in the movie as "Fluffy" a character we added for the purposes of a gratuitous shower scene.

Now that we have out-whored Inara, we can think up an appropriate title for this monstrocity.

The Good, The Bad and the Really truly hideous.

or perhaps

Archvixens battle the mutant cannibal warriors of death.

YANNIGAN

Thursday, October 13, 2005 8:00 PM

I just think Serenity is a better movie than the numbers show. More people should see the BDM. It shouldn't be just for us browncoats...

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ANANTI

Thursday, October 13, 2005 9:24 PM

Serenity is not a catchy title, and particularly a turnoff for 16-34 males because it sounds like a chick flick.

Those are legitimate issues. I have personaly talked to people whom when I mention the movie automatically think it's a romance movie, and even some people who know it's a sci-fi movie think it's a romance movie set in outer space.

BATMARLOWE

Thursday, October 13, 2005 10:59 PM

How about "Spoutlaws!", or "Spgunslinger!", or "Spsmugglers!"

I hate to say this, but all seriousness think about the slogan. Most people agreed "The Future is Worth Fighting For" was vague and weak. But some of those words in the title might work in a generic sense and give people a more grounded idea as to what this movie is about. "Flightplan" at least gave the connotation that this had something to do with airplanes.

The words "future" and "fighting" might have conveyed something more specific than "Serenity".

Given Mal's attitude toward "progress", wouldn't "Fight the Future" have been a catchier title yet still have suggested something about the plot? Plus it would have a subliminal ring of familiarity to people because it sounds similar to "Fight the Power". I think it might have been noticed more.

Just a thought.

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