Dare we hope for a director's cut?

POSTED BY: Agatsu
UPDATED: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 01:23
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AGATSU

Sunday, April 9, 2006 9:28 PM

I mean, there's a lot of deleted scenes in the extras, some of which I find really shiny, like the Inara at the temple scene ("A WHAT with a WHO?!"), and they tie the story together in a nicer way.
Okay, so we probably won't see anything new, but they did the same with "Tears of the Sun" - all the added scenes in the Director's Cut are in the extras of the normal retail version, and nothing else is new.
Of course the music would have to be redone for the added scenes, and the computer effects finished and all, but since the DVD sales are doing well, maybe there's hope. You know YOU'D buy it.

BTW I think I'm gonna get another Firefly box tomorrow, like some of you already did. I gave mine to some friends to convert them, and now I feel kinda naked, like there's no food in the house.
Is that weird?

PIRATA

Sunday, April 9, 2006 9:50 PM

You can bet your shiny boxes that I'd buy a DC!!!
(yes, buy more boxes!)
Those scenes with Inara were sweet!
Totally sweet!

I fear Joss isn't interested in doing it, but hey, WE ARE BROWNCOATS!
We might misbehave with him if he doesn't make one!!!!!!

Uh, and isn't it weird that I can't stop logging in, these days?
Sort of trying to overcome the sadness...
I figure I'll lie on a more relaxed standard, in the future...

AGATSU

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:11 PM

If Firefly were created by Peter Jackson, we'd probably get a "PERFECT COLLECTION" with the whole Firefly series, Serenity in "theatre" and "DC 4 hour" version (EVERYTHING with 4 commentary tracks, of course) and 2 bonus DVDs plus all kinds of goodies.

Oh, and the official announcement for a continuation of the series and a 6 hour+ clip of Summer dancing. It's supposed to be perfect, right?

MOHRSTOUTBEARD

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:17 PM

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Dare we hope for a director's cut?

No, because you probably already own it. Joss has stated the theatrical cut is his director's cut. You can maybe hope for an extended cut, but that's not necessarily the same thing. . .

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FOLLOWMAL

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by Agatsu:
You know YOU'D buy it.

BTW I think I'm gonna get another Firefly box tomorrow, like some of you already did. I gave mine to some friends to convert them, and now I feel kinda naked, like there's no food in the house.
Is that weird?

First, yes Agatsu, I'd buy a Director's Cut, an extended cut, and Shiny Edition, a -whatever you want to call it and put on it- version! Yes, oh yes, double dip Universal, I'll buy and buy. It just makes it more likely I'll get to see Mal again.

Second, no it's not weird, I assure you. If you don't get another set, you will go from the vague feeling that something isn't right to being unhinged a little. Then if you continue to ignore that desire to have another set you will begin to pine for Firefly, maybe even mourn your inability to watch it. My advice.. order the other set as fast as possible. It's bad for your health to be without it.

" You hold. Hold til I get back." Mal

CHRISISALL

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:34 PM

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Originally posted by FollowMal:

First, yes Agatsu, I'd buy a Director's Cut, an extended cut, and Shiny Edition, a -whatever you want to call it and put on it- version! Yes, oh yes, doulble dip Universal, I'll buy and buy. It just makes it more likely I'll get to see Mal again.

Me too. I wouldn't have to stop/go to deleted scenes/select Inara and Shayda/watch it/go to menu/play/skip to where I left off....

I love that scene, and some others.
Maybe he could make the Personalized Browncoat Edition, where we could choose what scenes to add/extend before playing- that would be awesome, nes pas?

Chrisisall in wishland

EMBERS

Sunday, April 9, 2006 10:41 PM

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Originally posted by MohrStoutbeard:
No, because you probably already own it. Joss has stated the theatrical cut is his director's cut. You can maybe hope for an extended cut, but that's not necessarily the same thing.

That is my understanding too MohrStoutbeard:
Joss was able to make the movie he wanted,
he cut scenes because he thought they slowed down the action without adding anything really necessary (he included the deleted scenes for our fun, but he said he didn't feel they were needed to tell the story).

Personally I'm not interested in another version of 'Serenity'... I just want the sequel!

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have you checked out this thread?:
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AGATSU

Sunday, April 9, 2006 11:01 PM

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Originally posted by MohrStoutbeard:
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Dare we hope for a director's cut?

No, because you probably already own it. Joss has stated the theatrical cut is his director's cut. You can maybe hope for an extended cut, but that's not necessarily the same thing.

Yeah, well, EXTENDED cut, then. I'm just listening to Joss's commentary to the deleted scenes, and he says how he hated to cut so many of Inara's scenes and his favorite joke in the movie, how he thinks that this scene is Nathan's best acting and that scene ties this and that better together, and that this scene was cut because the general movie-goer didn't care about how a companion's life was like, and this scene and that scene etc.
Of course he mentions pacing reasons once or twice, but do we care about pacing? Director's (or extended) Cuts are mostly for fans, anyways.

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FollowMal wrote:
My advice.. order the other set as fast as possible.

I'm gonna go to the store and get another Firefly set tomorrow morning, it's quicker.

Thanks for the advice and the soothing words, though.

FLORALBUNNY

Monday, April 10, 2006 12:04 AM

Agatsu:
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Of course he mentions pacing reasons once or twice,
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Heh. I think a significant point he mentioned was that theater audiences "need to go to the bathroom" so he couldn't leave in everything he liked, for reasons of overall length, even when pacing wasn't affected.

DVD watchers can pause the things and go do whatever they need to do.

Browncoat Edition, yeah!

bun
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----- why's the rum gone? -----

SADLITTLEKING

Monday, April 10, 2006 12:59 AM

Would I buy a Serenity extended cut? Frak yeah!

I like the sound of that title, by the way. Serenity: Browncoat Edition. Shiny.

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