Fading Hopes

POSTED BY: Muddersmilk
UPDATED: Tuesday, June 6, 2006 00:59
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MUDDERSMILK

Monday, June 5, 2006 12:01 AM

I know its not completely kosher to bring up the subject, but everything I've read lately, including the other thread on Nathan's Moonlightrising Con appearance, sounds discouraging on the chances of a sequel or new series. Serenity only grossed 25M domestically, and took until February to get into the black on DVD sales. I know all the phrases about how the movie came out of the blue, and we have to just hold on, etc, but I'm worried that Firefly will go the way of Blake's 7. I also saw Gina Torres and Alan Tudyk on new shows. Someone please give me some realistic hope for more of my all time favorite show.

"When you can't walk, you crawl. And when you can't crawl...well, you know the rest."

COPILOT

Monday, June 5, 2006 12:06 AM

Look around darling there are new recruites every day! An canceled televsion show from four years ago has gazillion loyal fans. Every single person I have ever showed Firefly to has fallen maddly in love! Just share the 'verse with everyone you know and eventually we can get it back. Remember you can't stop the signal!

An I carried such a torch.......For the Dark Lord

CHRISTHECYNIC

Monday, June 5, 2006 12:15 AM

Hope is something that is hard to come by, have faith instead.

As for reasons to believe, the important one is that people keep on coming in. There is a semi-steady stream of people coming in, and that means that numbers are growing.

Universal is not full of idiots, if the numbers reach a certain amount the statistics will say that the movie has a such and such chance of making a certain profit, and they'll greenlight a new movie.

Of course that is only if the numbers reach that amount while everyone is still free enough to do a movie.

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It's not insane. If you look at the sequels and remakes that seem to come out of nowhere you'll see that people are watching the numbers.

CHINDI

Monday, June 5, 2006 12:44 AM

I second those emotions.. when Firefly was first cancelled, no one would have given you 20 cents for a bet that Serenity would ever get made... but guess what... well you know that story.

Sure it looks bleak. But bleak ain't never; it's just later... so have faith. I do, and hope too (cus I'm weird) that we will see her fly again... in time.

Chindi

AFTERGLOW

Monday, June 5, 2006 12:51 AM

Remember that the original Star Trek was cancelled in 1968 and took till 1980 (81? can't remember right now) to become a movie. And this was well before the days of DVDs let alone VHS. I hope for a sequel because I don't think Joss is done telling the story. Patience is everything here.
Meanwhile, enjoy the Browncoat community...there's a lot to enjoy!
And try to see the BDM later this June on the big screen..

MUDDERSMILK

Monday, June 5, 2006 1:10 AM

Thanks for the help, guys. I remember well the wait for another Star Trek. But there was an animated series, and the reruns showed every day at a time when there were limited channels and almost no cable. You had to watch Star Trek, and a huge fan base got hooked on a good show. We just don't have the same dynamic now. I would spend $1000 just to watch a new episode. And my small pocketbook is my only small control over this whole issue. I will be at the June 23rd showing in my part of the verse, and Iwill continue to enlist others into the pisspot, cowardly Independents. BTW, when are they going to start Firefly books on the shelves. I even witnessed an Andromeda book. Surely, if that show can attract enough support for a book...

MONKSDAD

Monday, June 5, 2006 1:32 AM

Look if master whedon hits it big with either goners or wonder woman, he can write do whatever projects he wants

"And I think calling him that is an insult to the psychotic lowlife community."

BREXAN

Monday, June 5, 2006 1:53 AM

I get feelings like that myself sometimes (ha, look at me, a fan for like 2 months and talking like I've been one for years). Then I watch an episode, get carried away in the 'verse and can't begin to contemplate how the show could *not* continue, somehow, somewhere.

-Brexan
"Also, I can kill you with my brain"

>> http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/fireflyrevival <<<

SAMEERTIA

Monday, June 5, 2006 2:08 AM

Do we have any count on the numbers? I mean, we've been in the top ten at Amazon, and getting new people coming in every day saying they;ve just seen the movie.

It would be kind of nice to know what the numbers are before we start crying into our mudders milk.

Oh, I might cry anyway, but then that's how I am!

KANEMAN

Monday, June 5, 2006 2:09 AM

The Star Trek analogy is very fitting here..My dad told me when that was canceled no-one cared.
But as the years went by people started to see that show on reruns. Its popularity grew and grew..'till there was a movie..and a movie..and a movie. If Serenity were to come out now I know it would do much more than 25M. I had never heard of FireFly when the BDM came out...So I didn't go see it.. now I own movie and box set. I am not alone. look at the numbers at Amazon someone has to take notice(top 25 for how long) I hope....Our BDHs are more popular today then ever...hopefully our army of Browncoats keeps on growing...

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