Whedon definitively says 'We'll never make Firefly again'

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BOOKOFVERSE

Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:47 AM

Whedon rules out 'Firefly' revival
Tuesday, January 3 2006, 12:03 GMT -- by Neil Wilkes

Firefly / FOX
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."

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That seems pretty cut and dry to me. The creator says that movies are a possibility but the return of the TV series is not. In no uncertain terms he says in order for a Serenity sequel to be made that the Serenity DVD has to sell a lot of copies. So you can post on this forum and send postcards all you want, but in the real world if you want to see Serenity: Reloaded, I suggest going out and buying more copies of Serenity.

Give them to friends and family. Donate some to local high schools as a Grad Night prize. Resell them on EBay at a slight loss. Get creative, figure something out. I'm talking about dollar votes here. The dollar votes that didn't get made at the box office now must be made, since this is our last chance while it is still relevant.

Notice I'm talking about buying the Serenity DVD, and not the Firefly DVD. I suggest letting friends borrow your Firefly DVD set and then encouraging them to buy the Serenity DVD themselves. Every time a Firefly DVD set is sold Fox makes a few more dollars that they A) Didn't expect B) Don't deserve. They undermined and sabotaged a great show. And for this we reward them.

We all love Firefly but the TV series is in the past. You could buy 2+ copies of Serenity for the price of 1 copy of Firefly, and reward the company that believed in Whedon and the fan base when there was plenty of evidence to the contrary. Universal is the future, if you want to see a sequel, give them your business, encourage others to do the same, and get creative, make dollar votes.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds27851.html

RACOONBOY

Thursday, January 26, 2006 9:58 AM

I refuse, I will bitch-slap Joss Whedon until Firefly is back on the air if I have to.

and what do you mean "don't buy Firefly"? what if you don't have it yet? and if you show your friend serenity he/she's gonna get firefly anyway. Who cares about Fox mistreating it and us giving them money for it, I don't care, I would gladly pay double the price for it if I had to, because it's worth it.

Who's for sending Joss Whedon threatening e-mails?

BOOKOFVERSE

Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:13 AM

Hmm. It's not so much that I think people shouldn't buy Firefly, they should, I did. But sales of Firefly puts more undeserved money in the pockets of Fox, and when you consider their infinite stupidity and the infinite bad blood between Fox and Whedon, no amount of sales is going to get the show back on Fox, and the DVD sales will actually increase Fox's asking price for the television rights. Right now Fox has a monopoly on the Firefly Series DVD. If they sell the television rights, then subsequent seasons of the Firefly Series DVD would actually be competition to Fox's first season.

So since the chances of a revived TV series are slim at best and according to Whedon non-existent, our focus as fans should be to reserve future flights of Serenity, and the suggested medium is the big screen. To that end the sales of the Serenity DVD is the key. I realize that the Firefly DVD and Serenity DVD sales go hand in hand, but I'm just trying to emphasize that it is the sales of the movie that will actually determine the future of the franchise.

RACOONBOY

Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:21 AM

I much prefer Bitch-Slapping Whedon until he takes it back. And then Bitch-Slapping fox (lower case) until they bring the show back.

But hey, that's just me.

SUBTORPMAN

Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:39 AM

Its a funny thing about human beings and I'm pretty sure that Josh is a human, that one morning we wake up and look at the sunrise and feel "Wow what a beautiful day" then another we wake up look at the Sunrise and feel "Damn that sun is in my eyes."

A rose by any other name smells just as sweet. Call it what you will, Firefly, Serenity, Space Cowboys. Faith is part of the real world and I agree with you this verse will fly again maybe not under the name "Firefly" but it will exist again because that is what I believe.

SERGEANTX

Thursday, January 26, 2006 10:56 AM

Those are contextual quotes from an interview done several weeks ago. Joss has since recanted in various ways. At the time I think his focus was on keeping Universal interested in a sequel. That may still be the case, but he's made other statements that indicate he'll always be ready to tell more Firefly stories in whatever format available.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

TUREK

Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:16 AM

bitch slapping Joss Whedon.
Talk about appreciation. The guy makes 3 FANTASTIC shows, stretching over 9 years of my life, and you wanna send him threatening emails?
Its up to him if he wants it on air or movie... Frankly, i dont care as long as the story goes on... shame they're going to have to do that without Wash and Book.
moment of silence please

AMITON

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:42 PM

Seriously...I generally try to be positive and supportive, but this is getting pretty old. Like SergeantX stated a little earlier, that particular translation has been debunked, repeatedly, and by Joss directly, no less. But seriously...can you not read with comprehension? That statement doesn't even *infer* that he won't or doesn't want to continue Firefly, and by itself directly contradicts that point. It says that he *can't*...and that no one can...and why? Because it's going to have changed and been affected by other forces. No matter what is done, for example making a movie in the same 'verse (wait, that example is actually *in the quote*), it won't be the same. Jiminy Christmas, I really can't see how this is that hard.

I hate being nasty about something like this, but this is rediculous. And it makes me mad, especially when this could have been completely avoided, along with the upsetting of people that are sensative to just the headline of this post, with thirty seconds of research. That said, it means either laziness or malicious intent, and either way, that still bothers me to no end. Grr...

Angry Amiton.

1978

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:50 PM

I agree with Amiton it has been hashed about what Joss meant by this.

Select to view spoiler:

He means that it will all be different and it has to be after the "Serenity" movie and the changing of the story.

Just to be safe and not be rude to people who have not seen the movie.

It could be the show but...something different with the same people and our same beloved cast.

Everyone is so emotional about this and I am as well but we need to just wait and see. I think that Joss would not let us down. He know how much we love the story with the people and that we all want more and there is a possiblity for more.

SIMONF

Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:51 PM

Joss never refuted the USA Today interview, it was the Entertainment Weekly one. So those quotes in this interview

http://blogs.usatoday.com/popcandy/2005/12/a_qa_with_joss_.html

are valid. No more Firefly to be told, but Serenity sequels maybe.

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