Idea for Firefly revival
POSTED BY: Calhoun
UPDATED: Tuesday, November 8, 2005 13:22
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Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
Joss Whedon has nothing to do with Slither - it was written and directed by James Gunn. The only connection to Joss is that Nathan Fillion happens to be in it.
Thanks for squaring me away on that...Could've sworn his name was referenced in association with the *coughs* film in question. I will defer to you, though.
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Originally posted by spikeandjezebel:
Joss Whedon has nothing to do with Slither - it was written and directed by James Gunn. The only connection to Joss is that Nathan Fillion happens to be in it.
Thanks for squaring me away on that...Could've sworn his name was referenced in association with the *coughs* film in question. I will defer to you, though.
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Do Fox have the rights to just the title (firefly) or the concepts as well?
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Double post...sorry.
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DaisyCutter wrote:
Monday, November 07, 2005 11:24
Do Fox have the rights to just the title (firefly) or the concepts as well?
Good question Daisy. I too would like to know exactly what rights Fox and Universal have.
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Pfft.. I give up.
Its too much like trying to push shit uphill.
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Originally posted by Zoot:
I guess ... but would Joss go for a straight to DVD thing??
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Okay, I'm lost, I'm angry, and I'm
armed.
I thought, in an interview, that in the beginning (when 'Firefly' was canceled and he couldn't find another network)
Joss was totally up for 'straight to DVD'
of course now that he has had a taste of the bigger budget
and the big screen
he hopes to do his sequels for wide release....
anyway, I'm not sure he is in a big hurry to let other people take over his franchise...
and he, himself, is committed to 'Wonder Woman' and 'Goners'
so I'm guessing we'll have to be patient here for a little while
(after all, 'Serenity' is STILL in the theaters.)
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Just an idea here. As indicated above, straight to DVD has generally been for movies that suck. It's more or less thought of as the DVD version of "Vanity Publishing". But maybe that's not the case so much any longer. Disney has been doing straight to DVD stuff for some time. Obviously this is not cineplex quality and I have not seen any of them, but my impression is that, for the kiddie market they are aimed at, they are a decent product. On a more positive note, I have read someplace, maybe here, that Paramount is setting up a made for DVD division geared to releasing half a dozen features to DVD per year. But a more interesting development is that George Lucas has announced a Star Wars TV series. That is not the interesting part. The interesting part is Lucas plans to make the series in house, much like the three recent big screen features. Then he will offer them to the networks for a straight yes to accept or no to pass. This changes the networks from in a position to dictate content and provide financing for content to nothing more that simple distributors. There is little doubt the networks will jump on the chance to have a Star Wars series, but in the unlikely event they pass Lucas says he will release direct to DVD. Certainly a Star Wars series will be no better or worse than the movies. This is Lucas, after all. But Lucas direct to DVD is certainly not sucky DVD by commercial standards.
What this does in practical terms is to change the perception of direct to DVD from product that is second rate to product that is first class. What this means for Firefly/Serenity is that Universal is certainly watching the market, most specially with this year's box office and someplace at the home office someone is looking very closely at the market and wondering if Firefly with its rabid fan base could be a working vehicle for direct to DVD from Universal in the new market.
Just something to think about.
hanther
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