Advertising Funding Firefly (AFF)

POSTED BY: chaostheory
UPDATED: Friday, May 26, 2006 11:38
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CHAOSTHEORY

Saturday, May 20, 2006 11:18 AM

Ok so here's how it is. There are enough firefly enthusiasts out in the verse for us to pay for the new series. This site for one, has no advertisments. Why not? its for us so its all pure, but I say forget that, advertisers give tangible money to put a banner or something on your website. Why not put this money to good use, funding a new series of Firefly.
So What do you think.

Also is there a paypal account for collecting donations for trying to do the same.

EMMARIGBY

Saturday, May 20, 2006 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by chaostheory:
Ok so here's how it is. There are enough firefly enthusiasts out in the verse for us to pay for the new series. This site for one, has no advertisments. Why not? its for us so its all pure, but I say forget that, advertisers give tangible money to put a banner or something on your website. Why not put this money to good use, funding a new series of Firefly.
So What do you think.

Also is there a paypal account for collecting donations for trying to do the same.

Actually I think this is a remarkably good idea and one I'm surprised hasn't been thought of.

I for one would be happy to put up with the mild inconvenience in such a good cause.

However, saying we do manage to collect a few thousand pounds a month this way. What would we do with it? Send it to Joss as bribe money? I am soubtful that we could ever make enough for a full budget series!

AGATSU

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:07 PM

It could help fund spreading the word, or events like S-Day, the Serenity Summer Campaign and Serenity 'Versary.

BROWNCOATS UNITE!

SIMONF

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:23 PM

Given that each episode was supposed to have cost two million dollars and the 2 hour episode pilot a lot more, you'd need to raise a heck of a lot of money to finance a 22 episode season. Probably around $50-55 million.

CHAOSTHEORY

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:32 PM

50 mil. Alot, But Do-able. Think how many people there are that would contribule £1 €1 $1, i know i would donate more, Its just the scale. 1 person on their own cant change the world, But all of us together might just be able too.

AGATSU

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:36 PM

Ace Underhill is already trying to raise money to "buy" another season, but it's legally impossible, as far as I've heard.

BROWNCOATS UNITE!

EMMARIGBY

Saturday, May 20, 2006 12:43 PM

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Originally posted by SimonF:
Given that each episode was supposed to have cost two million dollars and the 2 hour episode pilot a lot more, you'd need to raise a heck of a lot of money to finance a 22 episode season. Probably around $50-55 million.

This is true. However it would be shiny to have enough cashy money to do more fun stuff like taking out big adds in national papers promoting the seires/ movie and gain more converts. I hear that that happened in America. A big advert to thank Joss for the great series. Lovely idea!

CHAOSTHEORY

Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:03 PM

Yeah I Agree, I think we should do something

DUG

Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:43 PM

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Given that each episode was supposed to have cost two million dollars and the 2 hour episode pilot a lot more...

The two million per episode figure was inflated. F@x amortized the 10 million dollar cost of the unaired pilot across the rest of the season. While that is a true and valid part of funding a show, it seemed to be used as just another excuse by the f@x execs as to why they should cancel the show. Once you back that cost out the show cost about 1.25-1.5 million per episode from what I remember.

That's only 150k-250k more than Andromeduh, which shows that money and quality are not always linked. Or else that that last 150k is worth spending.

FOLLOWMAL

Saturday, May 20, 2006 1:54 PM

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Originally posted by EmmaRigby:

..... However it would be shiny to have enough cashy money to do more fun stuff like taking out big adds in national papers promoting the seires/ movie and gain more converts. I hear that that happened in America. A big advert to thank Joss for the great series. Lovely idea!

I've been here for awhile and have seen the gathering- up- money ideas come and go. This is what we should do with money we get. Another ad or a sign that says thank you to Universal or one that says we are still here and want more... all of those are a better idea than trying to fund the series or another movie thru fan donations or advertising. This is a possibility that should be considered. May not be able to do it, but it should be considered, IMHO.

It feels so frustrating that we can't just reach out somehow and just do something to make this happen. Immediately. I wake up every morning and go to my computer and come to our home here and look for news that there will be a sequel or a series or a mini-series. I do it everyday!
Still! We are going to have to funnel that want, that energy into this Summer of Serenity and do all that we can do as a fandom to try our best to make them see that we're still out here, still growing and we still want more. And that we're grateful.

I think the grateful part ought to be first. It's kind of like complimenting the cook for the excellence of your meal... they're likely to be pleased and consider cooking for you again, since you enjoyed it so much. As frustrated as we are with Universal not announcing a sequel yesterday!!, they did an awesome thing making Serenity and we need to remind them how much we appreciate it.

Just my 2 cents this morning. But I did want to note that I like this idea very much. Maybe one of the campaigns can be about doing this come Summer of Serenity.

Did everyone notice that the Browncoats Events Forum is all shiny and organized now?

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

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