The Firefly Season 2 Project needs your help.

POSTED BY: Haken
UPDATED: Friday, January 27, 2006 17:22
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HAKEN

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:22 PM

An independent production company is attempting to produce a second season of Firefly and requires statistical information on the fanbase.

You can check out their site here:

http://www.fireflyseason2.com

And here's a bit of info from their main page:

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The Firefly Season 2 Project:

Captain Mal and the crew of Serenity need your help to stay flying.

We are looking to push the envelope of episodic television by offering Season Two of Firefly in a groundbreaking new format. Each episode (or the entire season) would be made available for purchase in Standard or Hi-Definition.

It's possible that subscribers may choose one of three playback options; monthly DVD deliveries, TV On-Demand using your cable or satellite provider, or computer viewing via Streaming Download.

It's also possible that a box set of DVD's would be available at the end of the season.

In order for our plan to be successful, we need to take stock of the browncoat recruits that support our cause. It will only take a minute, is strictly confidential, and each profile will take us one step closer to victory!

RKLENSETH

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 8:50 PM

Now that would mean that most of the fanbase leaders (if you can you want to call them that) support this.

I say if Jeremy, Haken, and Gossi are behind them then why not try to see what we can do.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

CS

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:07 PM

I'm feeling mean but I'm resistant to help this project because it's not really the direction I'd want Firefly to take.

Obviously I'd much rather see any future than nothing, so I hope I don't have false expectations. But I still have very high hopes for Serenity 2. A proper season 2 of Firefly would be great too, but straight to DVD, a last straw.

HAKEN

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:19 PM

I was just posting the news of the site.

But it seems rumors relating to this second season project are flying rampant on the net because I've been receiving more and more inquiries about it. There's even a reference to the second season project over at TV Guide.

Here's a quote from TV Guide's site:

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Question: Is there any chance whatsoever that Firefly could be picked up and brought back to life?

Ausiello: An independent production company is apparently trying to obtain rights from Fox to continue the series either on another network or on an in-demand basis, so I guess the answer is yes.

I think a bit of clarification is in order before things get out of hand. Based on what I know right now, there isn't going to be another season of Firefly in it's current form. And while the above answer seems to make the whole task of bringing back the Firefly we all know and love quite trivial, it is definately not.

All this independent (and apparently nameless)production company is attempting to do at the moment is to purchase the rights to produce another season of Firefly. Having the rights to produce does not guarantee they'll be producing the same product with the same actors, writers, or even production quality.

There are LOTS of financial, legal, and logistical reasons why an independent production company will have a difficult time at bringing back the "original" Firefly.

IMHO, I think it's great someone is attempting to do this, but I do think that getting the newly formed CW network to pickup Firefly is a better way to go.

Also, we still haven't heard from Universal yet. There's still a great chance that we might get a sequel if sales of the DVD keeps up.

CUNNINGHATWEARER

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:55 PM

Interesting. Could be a long shot at best but they aren't asking for any personal information and the Name/email/location fields are all optional so I don't have a problem giving them my opinion. I LOVE the idea of a pay-per-view season and think that we will see those type of shows in the future....so why not Firefly? With all places TV can be downloaded from (Tivo, Cable Boxes, Xbox LIVE Marketplace, and countless legal internet sites) I think they could reach a very large audience that way. Do the math $40-$80 for a season times 2-4 million viewers = $80-$320 million per season. Add $$ they could make from 1 or 2 (wouldn't want too many otherwise you'd piss people off) 30 second commercials before the show and you have a pretty good revenue stream. Offering a discount for repeat buyers or referral discounts could also be used to keep the money coming in.

I do agree it is a long shot though. If the site is for real and they are doing what they say they are trying to do, they'd still have to convince Joss and the actors to jump on board.

All that being said, I filled it out and will keep the faith that someday Serenity will fly again.

FOLLOWMAL

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:01 PM

Thanks, Haken, I've been reading this stuff for days, and noticed the T.V. Guide reference on the net earlier in the day. I haven't joined any of the conversations though, because frankly I've been waiting to hear from you.

Do you think then, that it's a good idea to go to their website and give them our info? I see on their site that personal stuff is optional and that we can use a web address for the email. So I personally see no harm in giving them the barest of info. Would rather direct my effort somewhere that will truly count if this is too shaky though.

I trust your judgement, and I'll bet a lot of other folks around here do to.

Thanks,
Diane

"Let's do the thing." Mal

RKLENSETH

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:05 PM

The Independent Production Company that is trying to purchase the rights is Billiant Screen Entertaiment. You can go to their site and you will see that they have worked on made for TV movies and TV series for the major networks before. So I'll assume they know their way around the business.

Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.

PDCHARLES

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:06 PM

Haken. What u just said makes all the sense in the world. I was much more excited when u had posted news about CW.

I have talked with a former employee of the studio “Screengemstudios” (not that big of a studio outputs: Maximum overdrive, firestarter, 28 Days, hackers, the now cancelled surface, and more) who has been in the business since the mid eighties and explained to him this situation.
I was intro'ed via a set designer.

I explained best I could the show, movies and DVD sales. He had heard of it. (whew!)

Thoughts given to me were: (chopped up and paraphrased, he mostly wanted to talk about locations and sets)

He better have a LOT of money and be VERY credible. Being affiliated with gambling sites and not much else, does not help in gaining support even if he has the rights. ...and fox will have to see no benefit in owning it. Business is business though, and anything can happen.

An unwise move to go this far ahead on the NET without having as much as spoken to the creator. Which leads me to believe, if in fact rights were attained, the show would be totally different. When u have 40 mil for a movie you can re-create sets, get all the CGI, and actors to put in it. When u are Fox or another NETWORK, for that matter, u can make good quality shows because u have money and just as important contacts and structure. Wouldn't this fella be pushed aside by the Big boys when they saw the profit?

He was very aware of who Joss is, for SGS filmed "Dawsons Creek" for the WB.

Thats all I got. ..and I am not slamming the guy, hell, I admire his enthusiasm. Didn't know if anyone else out there had anymore comments on the business side of this endeavor. ..and yes I did fill out the info on that page.

U gonna be smart here Riva?!?

ALEX21

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:11 PM

In my opinion, we've nothing to lose by filling out the information they need. The worst case scenario is they farm out the email addresses they get to spammers, but that's why we have spam blockers.

I think we have a good chance here.

PIE!

MIRAMEL

Wednesday, January 25, 2006 10:20 PM

i tend to think that if we've not heard from joss on this, then like has been said, it would probably be very very different. and if it was, if they were to go so far as useing different characters (which kinda seems to follow, if joss isnt behind it) then frankly i would rather have a distant hope for a sequal, rather then a continuation thats crap. i mean, it wouldnt be firefly, it would be some weird show that they're technicly allowed to call firefly. and thats no good. just my thoughts

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