So I was thinking....

POSTED BY: Light1984
UPDATED: Friday, January 6, 2006 02:49
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LIGHT1984

Friday, January 6, 2006 1:26 AM

Ok, so there has been numerous posts about this subject, that simply means there are plenty that want to do something. Why don't we take action. The least it will do is show that there is an extremely loyal fan base, and if Fox doesn't understand why everyone is in love with the show so much to begin with, they will understand the numbers. There are more and more people captivated by this story every day. Unfortunately, Ive only converted one person myself so far, but there will be more. So who can tell me how much the rights to the show might cost? Lets start with that, and go from there.

CHRONICTHEHEDGEHOG

Friday, January 6, 2006 1:42 AM

A bunch of points:

The scale of money required to huge. Incredibly huge. You'd have to get over 20 million dollars to fund a series. If every active browncoat (about 50,000?) wanted to give money (which they wouldn't) they'd have to give at least $400 to come anywhere close to the amount needed.

This has been tried before with Enterprise. All sorts of problems occurred. Even if you got the money you've got to get that money to the show. The only way of feasably doing that is starting your own company as Fox cannot accept what is in essence a donation, legally.

Then you've got to get a network to broadcast it, which Fox doesn't want to. Which means you need more money to buy the rights to the show. However, you've then got to convince another network that picking up the show is profitable, which no-one thinks it is.

Seriously, check out the dozens of other posts on this subject that go into huge amounts of details as to why this is never going to be possible.
I commend you enthusiasm, but this has been shot down so many times before...

CHINDI

Friday, January 6, 2006 2:30 AM

Hedgehog is correct... the amount is daunting.. but I think there are other ways to approach the dilemma that may yet yield the desired results..

cetainly buying the dvds and turning on your mates who then buy the dvds and so on and so on..

also, getting the cast and crew on high profile shows and in magazines etc. The higher THEIR profile, the more likely that their pet projects get considered.

Serenity did respectable in a dull Box office season and the dvds are doing very well too...

There is still hope, even if we couldn't really raise 20 million

CHindi

SHINYTALENT

Friday, January 6, 2006 2:49 AM

I don't know how willing Fox would be to sell, considering they're a soulless corporation. If they had a soul they would make more episodes. But there's bound to be a handful of us Brown Coats who know the ins and outs of businesses and buying and selling shows.

If it did all come together we would definitely need the cooperation of Mutant Enemy as well as the cast and crew but the idea of the fans owning the show would definitely be an ideal scenario of an ideal world.

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