the scary calculations involving getting Serenity to profit

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SAMEERTIA

Sunday, January 1, 2006 10:27 PM

"There's obstacles in our path, and we're gonna deal with them, one by one. We'll get through this."
Malcolm Reynolds

Sure, odds are against us. But when did that ever stop us?

CHINDI

Sunday, January 1, 2006 10:28 PM

Ruxton I LIKE the way you think...

Shiny

Chindi

THEPRIMARYBUFFERPANEL

Sunday, January 1, 2006 10:50 PM

I as well believe Serenity will be green-lighted. Additionally, I believe the sequel will earn twice as much or maybe even more in the box office because of fans, like you and me.

However, Joss Whedon needs to do is takeover all aspects in and involving the film, which includes marketing and etc. He also has to be tight with money.

Thus, the best thing we can do to help the profitibility (sp?)is to tell all our friends to buy and support Serenity and Firefly.

Niska: Oh, you do not like I kill this man?
Mal: No, I'm sure he was a...very bad person.
Niska: My wife's nephew. At dinner I am getting earful. There is no way around that.

FEANOR

Sunday, January 1, 2006 10:59 PM

I'm somewhat new as a browncoat and only learned about Firefly in Sept. when Serenity came out (haha... this is even my first post on these boards), but I've been a fan of lost causes before and in my experience the fans usually get what they want if they push hard enough.

For example- I'm a huge fan of Pitch Black, and that movie bombed in the theater, but the dvd sales made the difference. To my knowledge Pitch Black only profited when they decided to make the sequel (Chronicles of Riddick) and the dvd sales picked up again. Chronicles also bombed in the theater, and the dvd sales haven't been that great, but Vin Diesel has promised to help fund the next movie if necessay.

My point is some of the commenters on this thread have been right. If you look at immediate profit now you'll be disapointed, you have to put hope in looking to future profit and future fans. Serenity dvd sales are doing well, but so are Firefly sales too (and though that doesn't go in Universal's pocket they undoubtably notice the popularity the series is gaining). The same would happen in the future with a new movie/series/whatever, it would generate interest in the past stuff like it did with me when I saw Serenity and then went out and bought Firefly. This is what I mean about factoring future profit...there's just a lot to consider without knowing all the details.

My point is lost causes aren't as 'lost' as we make them out to be by focusing on the negative. There's plenty to keep hope alive

Feanor - one of many new browncoats

CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:09 PM

Why does no one listen to me?

NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR RATIONAL THOUGHT.

FEANOR

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:18 PM

Haha... my bad. It's shiny We can be irrational about this if you want

I was just trying to spread the hope and help...that's all....

Feanor - not so helpful it seems

SAMEERTIA

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:22 PM

Welcome to the boards, Feanor!

And you make a good point. Patience, and continuing to infect others with the meme is the best way to maintain now.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:23 PM

Actually I wasn't really responding specifically to anyone, certainly not to you. Mostly to the pessimists.

RUXTON

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:23 PM

Shoutout to everyone (like on this thread) with time to burn on 1 Jan 06, be sure to read Joss' guest TV Guide editorial here:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Insider

Enjoy!

And don't miss Veronica Mars.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Sunday, January 1, 2006 11:32 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by SameErtia:
And you make a good point. Patience, and continuing to infect others with the meme is the best way to maintain now.

I agree, like any decent plague we must continue to spread. (I love the idea of a "meme" and the understanding that ideas spread like pathogens.)

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