Joss is back in the 'box'

POSTED BY: fizz6kitty
UPDATED: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 18:28
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ITSBROKEN

Monday, January 9, 2006 9:16 PM

if it takes too long, are the actors going to be too old? stupid question im sure but i hope they all come back even if it takes a while.

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***someone should make a MMORPG based on the 'verse!***

Geeze i want Firefly to come back!

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CHINDI

Monday, January 9, 2006 9:16 PM

YAY!!! doing the little happy dance.. like Mal in the outtakes.. whooo hoooo

My preference is back on tv with LOTS of time for stories and character development and slow enjoyment.. as long as the production values are good.. we KNOW the writing and acting is good!!

where is that write HBO thread...??? they would be a good new home...

Chindi

I guess we are just too pretty for god (Joss) to let us die...

SIGNYM

Monday, January 9, 2006 9:19 PM

We're still flying. It's enough.

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Please don't think they give a shit.

MOSTSKILLZ

Monday, January 9, 2006 9:22 PM

Here's to hoping Firefly comes back to the small screen!

With the recent ending of the Star Wars franchise and undetermined fate of Star Trek, it is time for Firefly to step up to the plate and make a bigger name for itself as a bonified hit!

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ANDRE83

Monday, January 9, 2006 10:04 PM

I have a plan.

This is easy:

You write the history of firefly and serenity down. Pretty good. Tell some info about sales, dvd popularity, no marketing, fan base etc..

Then add a set of Firefly

Mail to:

Donald Trump.

What if he falls in love?!?!?! :D

Jayne: All those years of preacher training, getting knocked out by one bounty hunter
Book: Oh, dont get me wrong. I gave him a hell of a fight
Jayne: Epic i'm guessing

ZOID

Monday, January 9, 2006 10:55 PM

Storymark:

The '10 years' thing is the real deal, not a joke. Although the actual term is either 5 or 7 years; Nat was just rounding the figure up. Joss himself said so, and so have Buchanan and Minear. 20th Century Fox did produce the series, which went to F*x TV, since they have right of first refusal. When they cancelled the show, they retained broadcast rights for any televised works based on "Firefly" for the ensuing (call it) ten years ("or something like that"). But everything in America is negotiable...

20th Century Fox negotiated a movie deal with Universal. SciFi Channel negotiated a deal with F*x TV to rerun old eps, but new eps were not part of that deal.

I suspect that the next step will be Vivendi-Universal negotiating with F*x TV for rights to broadcast an original Firefly mini-series (or two) on their SciFi Channel in the coming years. If that does well in ratings and subsequent DVD sales, it might lead to SciFi (Universal) picking the property up as a weekly series. They've done it before with the sickly Stargate franchise. (NB: Speaking of which, SG1 is getting better with the addition of Ben Browder of Farscape renown, imo; but it's still not up to BSG or Firefly's standards.)

Remember, too: Battlestar Galactica made its return as a miniseries, then got picked up as a series based on the strength of its ratings. The good thing about being on SciFi would be that the pressure to produce enormous ratings right off the bat ('instant heat') would be alleviated. SciFi are looking to fill their lineup with quality and are willing to wait for an audience to grow...

Whether the show would be as good as it was during its first incarnation, is another question entirely, especially since it would probably continue with events post-Serenity, without AT or RG. Whether Joss is really stoked about returning to TV regardless the format or channel or corporate support, is another question. Whether Joss could legally reform Mutant Enemy (contracted to 20th Century Fox), or otherwise get Minear, Espenson, et al, to rejoin him in telling Firefly, is yet another question...

Pragmatically,

zoid

P.S.
...But I'll take Firefly anyway I can get it. A return to television, with the emphasis back on characters, would be the ideal. Action-schmaction. I will personally weep tears of joy the first time I see the cast -- whatever cast -- sit and eat and laugh and share stories around the dinner table. Those were the most magical moments for me. Whatever they thought of each other, how ever they messed up their personal relationships throughout the rest of the episodes, those moments of communion with one another made them a family. My family.
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"I'm smellin' a lot of 'if' comin' off of this plan." -St. Jayne of the Bent Scope

ANASAZI

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:01 AM

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Originally posted by fizz6kitty:

Not sure if it's all true since just a few days ago Joss said on Sci-Fi no to TV and yes only to movies, but who knows!!

Joss'actual quote on the subject:

"We'll never make Firefly again, because that was a thing that existed and is now gone," Whedon told the newspaper before Christmas . "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."

My interpretation of this is Firefly is gone. But there could be a new series, set in the 'verse with all the same characters, with a different title, a different tone.

My vote for a title Firefly:Serenity!!!

"You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought....."

OMELET

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:13 AM

Quote:
Mail to:

Donald Trump.

Better make it Bill Gates. If that fails, Tom Clancy. Maybe he'll become a Browncoat more easily.

Jayne: Are you saying River's a witch?
Wash: Yes, Jayne, she's a witch. She's had congress with the Beast.
Jayne: She's in Congress?
Wash: How did your brain even learn human speech? I'm just so curious!

SADLITTLEKING

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:33 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Anasazi:
Quote:
Originally posted by fizz6kitty:

Not sure if it's all true since just a few days ago Joss said on Sci-Fi no to TV and yes only to movies, but who knows!!

Joss'actual quote on the subject:

"We'll never make Firefly again, because that was a thing that existed and is now gone," Whedon told the newspaper before Christmas . "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."

My interpretation of this is Firefly is gone. But there could be a new series, set in the 'verse with all the same characters, with a different title, a different tone.

My vote for a title Firefly:Serenity!!!

Yup. Firefly is gone. Forever. It remains in our memory....and on DVD. So while we love Firefly and enjoyed it for what it was, it's gone. Whatever comes next will probably be more like Serenity. I wouldn't be surprised to see a mini-series come before a series to test the waters (like BSG) and I do believe it would be called Serenity. Cause if Joss keeps changing the name of his franchise, he'll eventually run out of appropriate names, right?

Also, great post, ZOID.

ZOIC

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:41 AM

Series or Mini-Series, I'm thinking Sci-Fi Channel. Considering that Firefly has well and truly out sold both Stargate and Battlestar Galactica on DVD, it makes all kinds of sense.

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