Joss Whedon rules out 'Firefly' revival

POSTED BY: DrDredge
UPDATED: Saturday, January 7, 2006 19:47
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DRDREDGE

Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:03 AM

Okay, I'm sure this has probably been posted, but I didn't see it as i quickly glanced over newer threads for posting. So, I apologize if this is old information, but I just saw this at whedon.info:

Joss Whedon rules out "Firefly" revival
From Digitalspy.co.uk - By Neil Wilkes - 2006-01-6

Firefly creator Joss Whedon has quashed rumours of the show’s revival but has assured fans that the universe has far from ended.

The cult sci-fi series was axed by FOX after just twelve episodes in 2002 but hopes of a return were recently ignited by the success of the show’s DVD release and a spinoff movie, Serenity.

"We’ll never make Firefly again, because that was a thing that existed and is now gone," Whedon told USA Today. "And Serenity isn’t Firefly, and whatever comes next won’t be, either. But I would love to tell more stories of this universe and to hang out with these people on and off for the rest of my career."

Now he hopes the DVD release of Serenity will make the case for further films in the franchise. "The best-case scenario is that the DVD is such a spectacular, monster hit that we get to make another movie. Then we get to make another movie. After three movies, we’re all very tired," he added, joking: "After Serenity: Revolutions, we feel like we’ve played it out. And then we make another series."

KAZZAHDRANE

Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:43 AM

Posted somewhere I think, I believe it was technically from another website originally.

Those of us who have been realistic have known a series revival wasn't very likely for a long time, but more movies is very shiny :D

DRDREDGE

Saturday, January 7, 2006 11:58 AM

I think more movies would be great too, but I'm doubtful.

Not to be negative, but with Universal closing their board just over two weeks after the DVD release... Well... That tells me that Universal may not be in it for the long haul.

I don't know, if they were interested in continuing Serenity as a sequel, tv movie, straight to DVD, itunes exclusive, or whatever, I would think that they would keep the board open until then.

I'm hoping there is some kind of master plan at work, that we the common people are being kept in the dark about!

KAZZAHDRANE

Saturday, January 7, 2006 12:00 PM

Oh I'm hopeful but not in a "Yeah we're getting another movie, trust me!" way :P

Joss has said he wants to tell more stories in the 'verse - I have faith he'll make good on that, even if it takes 5/10 years (hopefully sooner!).

ECGORDON

Saturday, January 7, 2006 4:41 PM

First off, I believe the source for that quote was originally USA Today, but if you read it carefully Joss is just saying that whatever incarnation it comes back as in the future will not be "Firefly" either by title or style, just as the BDM had a different name and a different focus. But he clearly states he wants to do more stories in the 'verse, and I ain't giving up hope yet, and if you have then perhaps you aren't really a Browncoat. We HOLD, and we do the impossible, which makes us mighty!

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Originally posted by DrDredge:
Not to be negative, but with Universal closing their board just over two weeks after the DVD release... Well... That tells me that Universal may not be in it for the long haul.

The only thing that was taken down was the forums and the challenges for points, which are more or less superfluous now that the dvd is out and there are many other sites devoted to the 'verse we can use, the best of which is this one (thanks Haken!). But serenitymovie.com is still up and running, now focusing on the dvd release, but still featuring both the html and flash versions of the site that were put up early last year. This is the first time I have become obsessive about a show/movie and joined a fansite, but I've read that history has shown that most official sites have been closed shortly after dvd releases, with the examples being ones created for Shawn of the Dead, Land of the Dead, and Chronicles of Riddick.

wo men ren ran zai fei xing.

PDCHARLES

Saturday, January 7, 2006 5:11 PM

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This is the first time I have become obsessive about a show/movie and joined a fansite

I can defintely feel u on this. Good post.

JONUS

Saturday, January 7, 2006 5:46 PM

I think a mini-series would be possible. Something like Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars.

Or something that I think would be cool: a show all about River kicking ass across the verse. Not likely but let me dream.

Mal would kick Han Solo's ass.

CHRISTHECYNIC

Saturday, January 7, 2006 5:50 PM

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Originally posted by Kazzahdrane:
Those of us who have been realistic have known a series revival wasn't very likely for a long time, but more movies is very shiny :D

Those of us who have been realistic knew that Serenity would never exist. If we want to start being realistic now why don't we face the fact that either the BDM is a figment of our collective imaginations or being realistic is a bad way to predict the future?

Don't get me wrong, I think being realistic is often a very good thing, for example it will stop you from going broke if you use it in planning how much money to spend. However with respect to Firefly and now Serenity it has continually failed. Don't count on anything, but don't rule anything out either.

KAZZAHDRANE

Saturday, January 7, 2006 6:10 PM

My "realistic" attitude is borne from the things Joss has been saying for months. He's always been hazy when a Firefly series is mentioned and always wanted to talk about movies. I feel it was realistic to think that the series wouldn't therefore be coming back but to still support the franchise in the hopes that we'd get more movies.

I'm not trying to douse the flames of victory here, we did good, but I'm just saying this news doesn't surprise me - I feel I've known this for a while.

DARKLIGHTER9

Saturday, January 7, 2006 6:18 PM

There's plenty of browncoats out thee, and I'm willing to bet that some of them are in a position to revive the story in some way Joss the boss started the story and if ihe don't finish it, someone else will. In one way or another Serenity will fly again!

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