Ways to Restore Firefly as a Series: A few possibilites
POSTED BY: ImperialKnight
UPDATED: Thursday, April 20, 2006 19:51
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I don't mine so much that Book died but Wash ... how could they?
anyway im new at forums but i have been reading em for a while, i think the cheapest way to get it back on is to get the old episods played (on anything we can, like itunes) and if they take off then any interest generated will show that a new series is needed, as the episodes are already made it would be much cheaper to get them playing (no production costs).
Simon:"If the battle was so horrible, why did he name the ship after it?"
Zoe:"Once you've been in serenity you never leave"
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Having sat across from many a pokerface in negotiations over the years, it means little that Joss says "all he needs is an offer" if he knows full well that no one will make such an offer. Thus his true intentions remain unknown.
Given the ruthless way he murdered Wash and Book, I have to believe he does NOT want to resume the series.
No I believe Joss has written off Firefly. Serenity did not perform the way I would have expected at the box office in order to continue the series. Nor with only 15 episodes is there enough of a universe to build spinoffs. Compare it to StarTrek and the vastly greater response from the Trekkies. Joss had to have been dissapointed.
Please make a liar of me Joss. I would gladly eat my words.
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This may not belong here; if you need to move this to a different thread, please do, but I saw something mentioning Firefly as a Sci-Fi show.
It's really funny to see this show touted as Sci-Fi, and I mean this with the best of intentions.
It's much more a Space Western, and the beautiful thing about it is that Joss Whedon made NO pretenses to the contrary -- in fact, it strikes me that he knew exactly what he was doing.
It's fantastic and beautiful and wonderous and everything an adventure should be, and that the creator thereof had the cajones to ADMIT this to be a Space Western in updated clothing only speaks to his strength of character.
Face this: "Real" Sci-Fi is only alive in paper. Most "Sci-Fi" is nothing more than Space Opera/Space Western, with the technology serving as nothing more than a means to explore beyond the limitations of a single planet. This is NOT insignificant. The more space you have, the more you can write to fill that space. Case in point: Serenity has a star drive, but the details are never revealed. The agents have those head a'sploder things, and hover maneuverability is taken for granted (though I note there is still an ATV hanging around), and all the inhabitants of the planets ARE HUMAN OR HOMINID. There are NO EXOTIC SPECIES which have been a mainstay for much attempted Sci-Fi.
And the simplicity of being able to take that all for granted is, in Firefly's case, PRECISELY why Firefly works!
Firefly, to me, is that good book that you just can not put down. I just picked up the series DVD set, and I'd be glued to my TV to watch them all straight through if I had nothing better to do (hey, no wisecracks!).
I'm sure I'm not alone when I state that I'd love nothing more than to see Firefly pick up and do a second series (and a third, etc.).
Fantastic.
I wish I could remember more quotes. That'll come in time, I'm sure.
May the many Gods and Goddesses smile upon Joss Whedon and give him the leeway and running ground -- and airspace! -- to possibly resurrect/continue Firefly, perhaps as Serenity. I haven't seen stories this much fun since M*A*S*H (if that seems like a totally blown apart comparison, I'm making comparisons of excellence).
Too bad they killed off Wash in the movie...
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I loved Firefly too. I'd love nothing more to see it "flying" again. I still haven't forgiven Fox for the filthy underhanded way they treated us. I own the series in DVD and the movie in DVD. I watch them all time. But I'm a realist.
Again. JOSS MAKE ME EAT MY WORDS!!!!
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You know your reference to M*A*S*H is interesting. I love Firefly and Serenity, because they project love. The love of the cast and crew for each other and the stories, the love of the characters for the ship and each other. It just makes you FEEL good to see them and you want to be with them.
....and thats the feeling I used to get from M*A*S*H. I am glad you said it.
Shiny!
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
Nathan doesn't know it yet, but I am his one true love! Is that weird? 
(he will believe, he will believe)
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Originally posted by Mercury002:
I don't mine so much that Book died but Wash ... how could they?
anyway im new at forums but i have been reading em for a while, i think the cheapest way to get it back on is to get the old episods played (on anything we can, like itunes) and if they take off then any interest generated will show that a new series is needed, as the episodes are already made it would be much cheaper to get them playing (no production costs).
Simon:"If the battle was so horrible, why did he name the ship after it?"
Zoe:"Once you've been in serenity you never leave"
I love your idea of itunes, I downloaded all the BSG episodes and I love that I have them on the go, I also burnt all of the Firefly and Serenity to my Ipod to.
It would be a great way to get people interested who may not have given it much thought before. Especially since each episode is only $2.
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