Get up and do Something!!!
POSTED BY: maxrimstain
UPDATED: Thursday, May 4, 2006 00:54
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Originally posted by maxrimstain:
There are almost 20'000 members of Fireflyfans.net, thats plenty to ruffle some feathers. We need to contact Whendon personally on this matter, i've tried a few websites linked to him but cannot get an answer as to whether they would be willing to pass on an email to him.
A Quote From Joss ~
"As long as I was able to service the characters with integrity and had enough money so that I wasn't hampered, then I would love to return Serenity to TV. I love that universe; it continues and those characters live on. There could be a series, there could be a miniseries, there could be all sorts of things. I'm not ruling anything out. I'll let it simmer for a while and see if anyone calls."
Joss is open to continuing the 'verse, but now it's at a point where he needs to be the one approached. He pulled out all the stops, and then some, to make Serenity a reality. The next incarnation of the 'verse will be made when he is "asked", and not so much the kind of gnarly, difficult battle he had to wage for Serenity.
The best way to demonstrate that more Firefly/Serenity needs to be made is through a continually growing fanbase, healthy sales of the Firefly and Serenity DVDs, and support of FF/S related merchandise.
When there's money to be made, studios sit up and take notice.
All the fan activities that we organize are great... they keep the fan base spirit alive and thriving... but it will always come down to money being the deciding factor.
Splashy, news grabbing fan activities are like one generation removed from persuading a studio. The activities are useful for getting the word out and drawing in new fans... which very likely translates to more money generated from product sales. But if all those activities don't translate to a measurable difference in profits, a studio won't budge. Again, it keeps coming back to money.
The Browncoats Rise Again website has some excellent suggestions for promoting Firefly/Serenity. I highly recommend that folks check it out and follow the suggestions:
http://www.browncoatsriseagain.com/
Also, it's a good opportunity to pimp my Firefly/Serenity guerilla marketing posters. They're easy to download and photocopy, and are an extremely useful method for promotion. My webpage also has several marketing ideas on it. So for anyone not familiar with these posters... please take a look... they are a proven way to promote Firefly and Serenity. (Link shown below my signature line.)
I always like to see folks staying motivated and passionate about continuing Firefly and Serenity. As long as that spirit stays strong, and we fight the good fight, we WILL see more of our 'verse.
11th Hour
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I'm just going to keep throwing my 2 cents in, and making sure this thread keeps moving to the top of the line...
All suggestions are good.
The downpour metaphor is really quite fantastic.
And true.
Publicity will never hurt (not to mention that leaving surplus copies around is just shiny. Who's not going to watch free stuff???). It's just making sure that the powers that be know we're still out here.
As in, we say 'Hey, watch this.' And then STUFF HAPPENS.
I'd like some elders & cynics on here too. This thread is pretty unvisited compared to some.
Organisation. Co ordination. All very good things.
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I'm a Firefly newbie - evidence that the machinations of all of you fabulous browncoats are working, yes? - and I've been poking my nose into the fandom. Thought the following seemed a bit pertinent to this conversation. It's a snippet from an interview with Seth McFarlane regarding how the cancelled show Family Guy was brought back onto the air:
"In some ways DVD is more important than television now. I think that’s where the lion’s share of profits are being made these days. The brilliant thing with Family Guy is that instead of just writing letters [when they heard the show was being cancelled] they went out and bought the DVDs, which showed what a huge fan base we have and meant another series was commissioned for TV."
Family Guy is the only show I know of that was brought back onto the small screen after an extensive cancellation - not hiatus - although I may well be omitting other shows. My point is that I think taking a page out of that fandom's book is wise, and focusing on DVD sales makes a lot of sense. Additionally, it might not be a bad idea to investigate what (if any other) effective strategies members of the Family Guy fandom employed in successfully reviving the show, which really is pretty remarkable.
Aaaand that's all. /newbie-rant ;)
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Not this is what im talking about,
the best idea so far is for everyone to go a buy a copy of Serenity (amazon is good) on 23rd June, as for making it official, there its official, more than enough time to spread the word and save a few $$$ for the cause, i will try to get to work on a dedicated webpage although this might be a problem as my wife is due to give birth in the next 3 weeks, i will do my best....
Spread the word.... 23rd June Re-Unification Day - Fox, Universal, Sci-Fi here we come!
We are mighty!!!!
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I like that you have mentioned Family Guy in this post. I had mentioned that before. Fans brought that show back, and DVD sales are hugely important. Finding out their tactics may help us in our cause as well. :) I love Family Guy, but I've never really gotten into the net fandom. Maybe you could check that out.
I am completely down for a June 23rd Firefly Day event. Everybody buying a copy or two of Serenity sounds excellent. If it all goes through I would donate my copy to our local library.
"It's just an object. It doesn't mean what you think." River
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I'll mark my calendar!
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I will alert the Houston Coats about buying dvds on June 23rd, I think I will collect them again and take them in to the library myself that way its not jsut one dvd but a pile of them being donated, that makes librarians sit up and take notice
Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse
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So are we "officially" making June 23rd the day? I really don't like "Reverse Unification Day". How about Independents Day? Ok, maybe the play on words is a bit weak, but I think it more accurately reflects the cause, at least moreso than Unification Day (reverse or otherwise).
Maybe Browncoat Day? Serenity Day?
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Originally posted by BrownCoat1:
So are we "officially" making June 23rd the day? I really don't like "Reverse Unification Day". How about Independents Day? Ok, maybe the play on words is a bit weak, but I think it more accurately reflects the cause, at least moreso than Unification Day (reverse or otherwise).
Maybe Browncoat Day? Serenity Day?
To make it feel official it may take a greater consensus from more Browncoats. More posts, thoughts etc. The last few big ideas crashed because there were a lot of naysayers.
In this case however I feel like, "why the heck not??"
I agree, "Reverse" not so good. I like Re-Unification Day because of what it stands for (unifying) and because of the idea of turning an Alliance celebration day into a rallying day for Browncoats. But it ain't up to me!
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I heard that Fox may already agree to a directly to DVD and Video release of a new series or film.
Because of the amount of DVD sales.
My part in this is getting some of my friends at school interested in it, already one of my friends has bought Firefly and Serenity online(and already has a small crush on River), another freind wants Serenity and another one has rented it, i think.
I can place advertisements on my clan web site if you want, links to this site etc.....
Iv made me parents watch it, 2 or 3 episodes every week end. They already seen Serenity.
My bro and sis like it too.
Greatz!
CaptainJosh
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