SciFi Wire reports Joss says 'No more Firefly'

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UPDATED: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 13:37
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MYCROFTXXX

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:39 AM

Regarding the question on whether Joss has to be directly involved in a Firefly resurrection, my opinion is: not necessarily. Yes, he should be involved in some capacity but the show wasn't executed by one guy. It takes a whole team of extremely creative individuals to make this type of magic. For instance, I think Tim Minnear could take the helm of Firefly: Phoenix (just made that up .) Getting most of the original cast back together could be difficult but not impossible.

I, personally, think the one thing that makes the show/movie work is the rich 'verse that Joss and his team created then populated with some great characters. The 'verse has plenty of room for more such characters and, more importantly, more story arcs. All that's needed is a little of that magic Hollywood ingredient (aka Money), stir in some 'verse juice, add a pinch of acting excellence watched over by a master chef (Tim are ya listening?) simmer and, viola!, we have another fantastic masterpiece.

Okay, that last bit might've been a little over the top...

CARTOON

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:55 AM

Firstly, I wasn't saying that the show *should* go on without Joss. I was just saying that should the circumstances arise where it could return, but he didn't want to do it -- that it *could* survive without him. I agree fully with what Mycroftxxx said in that regard.

Regarding getting the cast to return --

Just from my viewing of the series (and movie), it's my opinion that these actors really loved their parts (and it showed -- hence, why their characters have become so endearing to us). If you love a character you've played, I think it would be hard for them *not* to return.

Unless, of course, their careers take off big apart from "Firefly" (like Harrison Ford's career after "Star Wars") -- in which case, they may think such a show would be *beneath* them.

In my opinion, if you help create a character everyone loves, you'd be silly not to return to it. Typecasting? Heck. Connery survived Bond. If the actor is good enough, they could be forever linked to a roll, and still go on to bigger and better things.

CHINDI

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 12:58 AM

Joss who? Ain't he that young kid who was on Star Trek? Thought his name was Wil

gosh it gets soooo confusing out here in the black...

Chindi ( see sarcasm emoticon...)

CHRISTHECYNIC

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:10 AM

Those of you who know me, and I have no idea who you are or if you exist, know that I love hypothetical things to an unnatural degree.

HOWEVER the guy said that he wants the 'verse back, he said he'd like it in movies, or a series, or a mini-series, or anything else. He was fighting to get it made before we knew it existed and he was fighting to get it back before we knew it was gone. Whether or not it can survive without him it will not need to.

If Firefly comes back, if Serenity 2 comes out, if Serenity: The Reaver Wars is released as a six hour mini-series on sci-fi, if the animated series comes out or an original novel is written you can be fairly sure that if he is alive at the time he will be involved.

Why ask if it can be done without him when it is so incredibly clear that if it is done it will be done with him?

JAYTEE

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:18 AM

I can hardly wait for George Lucas to give us a spinoff from Star Wars. "The Jar Jar Binks Story: A Rebel in the Making" and for the networks to give us a spinoff of American Idol where lame talentless people recite really bad poetry. Maybe a spinoff of Fear Factor called "Eating Revolting Organ Meats on a Dare" would be a good idea. I hate it when Hollywood creates shows that are clever and inventive with good characterizations and a bit of humor interjected here and there like Firefly. High quality shows like that make me think too much and like most Americans I don't like to think too much. I just like to believe whatever my President tells me while drinking my glass of polluted water, breathing my polluted air and eating bad foods that raise my cholesterol.

Jaytee

MYCROFTXXX

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:43 AM

Hmmm... spinoffs.

Universal produced Serenity. Universal also owns at least a couple of them big ole theme parks. If Serenity/Firefly really takes off it won't be long until we see ...wait for it...

Serenity: the Ride

Imagine it: 3D LCD shutter glasses properly affixed, sitting in the cockpit (with plastic dinos everywhere of course) mounted on a multi-axis gimbal, IMAX screen surrounds you. Lights dim. Next thing you know you're flying through the Alliance vs. Reaver battle.

"No! Yes! No! Yes! Yes!" WHOOSH!!!!

"I'm a leaf on the wind..."

Five minutes fly by (literally!) Lights up... You get up, exit the ride, go to the end of the line and do it all over again!

HATEHATEHATEFOX

Tuesday, January 10, 2006 1:37 PM

I've never been so relieved to read something on this site ... oh, wait ... maybe it's a tie with the announcement of the movie.

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