Word on the street(future possibilities)
POSTED BY: FightingCrouton
UPDATED: Sunday, February 19, 2006 23:15
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I heard that maybe there was gonna be a HD Serenity DVD. But are you saying FireFly too? And you seem to talk about it as if you already *did* see both in HD.
Please, enlighten me?
There are several DVD players out that do 720p , 1080i and even 1080p upconversions. I own a Samsung DVD HD-485. Using a DVI cable connected to my Mitsubishii HDTV it takes the standard 480i DVD signal and upgrades it to 1080i.
Soon they will be releasing HD DVDs and Blue Ray Discs which will be in native 1080i and allow for 1080p upconversion. You'll need a special player for that but it'll be slightly better quality than those in existence today.
If you have an HDTV (and if you don't: What the heck are you waiting for. They're cheap now!) you can buy an upconverting DVD player for about $200. It's highly worth it if you want to really see the detail in the Firefly series and Serenity movie.
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What is CW?
Carrie
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Originally posted by dog13000:
Hey! Being 16 i take offense to that!Quote:
Originally posted by Amiton:
The 16 to 29 year old demographic if I remember correctly. They want success with this demographic for two reasons...they spend money more freely, and they tend not to have predetermined buying habits or brand loyalty.
Oh...wait...
*Puts away wallet buying random crap, and a Jayne Hat* Yep. Spending money more freely and buying more firefly stuff is what I do....
"spend money more freely" does not mean "buy lots of show merchandise"
basically, they want people without previous brand affiliation to watch their show because the advertisers will pay more to advertise for the show if they know that the viewers have not already become attached to other brands.
being in the demographic that is easily influenced to make brand affiliatios that will last the rest of their lives makes you valuable for exactly that reason.
if you've been watching Ford commercials on firefly for three years, when you go to buy your first car, the advertisers are counting on their advertisements then, and since it's your first car, chances are they've won you over as a customer for every car you buy after that, even after you stop seeing their commercials.
the 16 to 29 year old demographic are the people who are in the process of forming the routine that will guide the rest of their lives. advertising to you then means that their products will become a part of the rest of your lifelong routine.
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Originally posted by nevered:
the 16 to 29 year old demographic are the people who are in the process of forming the routine that will guide the rest of their lives. advertising to you then means that their products will become a part of the rest of your lifelong routine.
Sounds like Blue Sun to me.
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Hearing this almost totally makes up for the fact that the only Valentine's I got today were from my family, friends, and one guy at the office that has more than a passing resemblance to Badger!
"They have boy whores! Isn't that thoughtful?"
-Kaylee
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Originally posted by oldfogey:
Sounds like Blue Sun to me.
MacDonald's... Coca-Cola... Disney.... Blue Sun learned a lot from those that preceeded it!
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Carrie, CW is the new TV network forming in the fall from the merger of UPN and WB (more or less).
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Originally posted by dog13000:
Ratings. Ratings, Ratings, Ratings. Networks do not have some magic system of counting how many TVs are tuned into their shows. They grab random people, shove them in a room and see what they think.
With that said, I would like to say a few things.
First off, WHO THE HELL were the 'random people' that originally saw Firefly, and DIDN'T give it a good rating. EVERYONE who gives the show the time of day loves it.
Second Off, Movie Sales. There are a lot of people who are fans, but didn't go see the BDM in theaters. Some people can't afford it (the show wasn't on cable after all...), others might not have a movie theater for miles, and others yet might just not be the movie goin' type. I know people in all of these situations.
Third OFf, Fan Base. In the time between the cancellation of the show and the BDM, the fan base probally quadruppled. In the time since the BDM was released, that number has at least doubled. With all these fans AND advertising on TV, the show could probaly have more fans then Supernatrual, West Wing, Everyone hates Chris, and most of the other garbage that is on Network TV combined. All that has to be done is putting it in a good time slot. NOT wendsdays at 7 when half of america (everyone but me) is watching American Idol, and Not Fridays at 8, when nobody is watching TV, ect.
Dog13000, please don't get me wrong. I'm not saying this is bad, or this won't work. I'm just saying more fans would be better. In fact, overwhelming numbers and millions of Browncoats would be best. Whether there's a show soon, a show later, a BDM sequel later, whatever. So we should keep doing what we have been doing: converting more recruits!
Also, I don't think people saw Firefly on Fox and gave it a bad rating, I think not enough people saw it on Fox at all.
"It's a cow."
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Yeah I don't like Fox at all anymore, and it's not just because of Firefly.
They've had to cancel other shows for bad ratings as well, but yet they are being brought back today.
Futurama was canceled, they liked to move the show times around a whole lot for that show, it goes on Adult Swim and is revived, I hear the show is being started up again somewhere.
Family guy another canceled show revived by Adult Swim has already been restarted. I am pretty sure Family Guy was a FOX show right?
Fox just aren't good at all with television programming. I've some good feelin's 'bout Firefly returnin' :D :D.
"Th3re !s n0 spo0Ne." -The Matricks
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About time for some good news!!!
I'm past the sword fighting phase...
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Just keep all of this in perspective. Joss and no doubt the others involved in any future Firefly/Serenity project is going to be VERY close lipped about this project UNTIL they actually start shooting. Likely we'll find out about it through some third party like the caterers or the SFX companies and NOT from the core production unit. At least, not until the official CW (or whoever bankrolls this) PR comes out.
One small personal opinion on the whole WB/UPN thing... don't you find it a bit ironic that UPN, the same network that gave us the Star Trek franchise (or at least part of it) is involved? Coincidence? Maybe not. My bet is on a new Firefly with a stronger emphasis on the Sci-Fi and less on the western genre. I'd miss the latter but if it meant saving the show, so be it. In my mind it has always been about the cast and their relationship to one another and the ship.
Okay, flame on!
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