More info on the Serenity from Universal. Including an awesome description of Serenity!

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UPDATED: Thursday, March 4, 2004 22:52
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GROUNDED

Thursday, March 4, 2004 12:07 PM

I'd be very surprised if Joss compromised anything from the series with the movie. That would be like saying he got it wrong first time round, and we all know that isn't true!

TRASK43

Thursday, March 4, 2004 1:14 PM

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Originally posted by Grounded:
I'd be very surprised if Joss compromised anything from the series with the movie. That would be like saying he got it wrong first time round, and we all know that isn't true!

Although we all know Joss got it right first time I think if asked he would have had to comprimise some things as universal had all the power and were his last hope at getting this made. I seem to remember a while back Joss saying that he would be willing to comprimise things like the no sound in space in order to get the film made. Lets just hope any changes made are small ones.

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KALATHENA

Thursday, March 4, 2004 2:50 PM

Now see, I don't have any hang-ups about having two versions of the same story. I could care less about continuity, provided that what is presented on film is well written, well produced, well acted. I suppose being able to appreciate various versions of the same story comes from my long years of studying mythology. Hundreds of contradictions; same universal truths lying underneath the surface. "Canonical" is a totally foreign concept to me.

I will be rather surprised after watching commentary eps if Tudyk doesn't sign on. He sounded very sincere about his "Just press this and we'll all come running" comments about the red button he stole from the set.

As for Glass, who knows? He's had a long career; likely longer than anyone else in the original cast has been alive. I will be saddened if he cannot for whatever reason reprise his role, but if that ends up being the case, I do hope Book is recast. That's something I can tell that Joss hates doing. Even the most minor characters from Buffy, such as Mr. Summers, had always been played by the same actors. Much as I would be sad to see someone else play the part, I think it would be more devistating to have no Book at all. We're all dying to find out who he is!

Hmmmmm....maybe *he* is the big danger on Serenity. Somethin' to think about.

--Kala

INSANESPIKE

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:18 PM

Everything soudns great, but I for one hope we don't see a differently looking ship, and differnt looking costumes and such, because to me, that just WON'T be Firefly.

As for Wash and Book not being listed, I don't know what to say about Alan Tudyk, I haven't heard much about his position with the movie. But I do remember reading somewhere in someones account of their visit to the Wolfran and Hart Annual Revue(and for the life of me, I can't remember the gorram website), that this person had met Ron Glass at the event, and that he had stated that he WAS going to be working on the Firefly movie when production began.

"How drunk was I last night?"

FORRESTWOLF

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:18 PM

So wait - are we talking about BOOK or WASH being the secret enemy?

"Oh dear God, no, the inevitable betrayal..."

(or something like that - LOL!)

ROCKETJOCK

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:25 PM

Simple observation: It's been less than 48 hours since the good news came down; it's not surprising that every detail of casting and contracting hasn't been ironed out yet. No need to panic.*

As for Simon and River being "new passengers", It's entirely possible the screenplay will include a flashback to their arrival/backstory to fill in new audience members. And I trust Joss to get the flashback right, so that long time viewers don't get Deja Vu.

"We have done the impossible, and that makes us mighty!"

*Footquote: "Panic, repeat, panic. There is no time to keep your heads. RUN FOR YOUR DAMNED LIVES!" -- Don Rosa

RocketJock

MAKEROFPATHS

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:25 PM

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Originally posted by kalathena:
Now see, I don't have any hang-ups about having two versions of the same story. I could care less about continuity, provided that what is presented on film is well written, well produced, well acted.

Thumbs up from me on that. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that really, we fans of the TV series should be the least of Joss's worries. I know he may demur, but he's got to focus on the non-believers, so to speak and tell *them* a story. I'll gladly follow along.

PALADIN

Thursday, March 4, 2004 3:32 PM

I can defintiely see Book as the true threat on Serenity. As a psychic who knows what everyoe's thinking, River goes after him but nobody believes her (not even Simon).

But I just like Book's character too darned much to see him turn on the crew like that. Maybe the threat will be whoever the big-named star is. Or Mal turns out to be evil (kidding, don't hurt me).

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"If you take sexual advantage of her, you're going to burn in a very special level of Hell, a level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater." -Book

RANGER

Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:01 PM

I'm pretty happy with the news so far. To be honest I found the formal confirmation almost anti-climatic. I figured this was a go when word of contracts being written started. No one puts things in writing with legal obligations unless they are serious about the project.

As to the plot synopsis, it really is nothing more than a synopsis of the premis of the entire series. Wording it this way makes it fresh for the uninitiated.

Also if you read into it, you can see how clever they are about leaving future options open. If the story happens 6 months after the last episode, then there is room to finish the first season off as a springboard for a second season (much cheapter to just film another dozen episodes then show the entire first season over). That dramaticly cuts the cost of restarting the series and makes it much more attractive as an option.

I also am not sure the "real enemy" is any individual in particular (though, with Joss it very well could be), but rather the secrets the individual crew members are keeping from each other which could tear them appart as a group just when they need to work together the most.

We don't know what Mal or Zoe were doing for the 5 years before Mal baught Serenity, or how Mal got enough money together to afford a ship.

We don't know what kind of trouble Jayne got himself into before he joined the crew.

We don't know what Wash was doing before he joined the crew.

We don't know Inara's secret.

We don't know Book's past.

Lots of interesting storytelling possibilities there.

Just my thoughts

Traveller, if you go to Sparta, tell them you have seen us lying here as the Law commands.

LORDJ

Thursday, March 4, 2004 4:13 PM

About Book and Wash--I'm optimistic and picky...the official release (as opposed to stories written from it) says "original characters such as" i.e. for example, which suggests to me that they don't intend the release list to be read as a complete list. Since there are at least two other reports noting that the entire cast will return I think that's what we'll get. Esp. since I still tear up whenever I remember Glass on the DVD extra, saying that he's "really looking forward to the time when I can remember doing the show and not cry."

I think Ranger is right on with the 6mos thing, since in my opinion one of the biggest and most immediate hanging plot developments was Inara planning to leave the ship; the 6 mos. thing allows them to have her back and not explain if she left/when/why she came back etc., which can be spelled out when the show comes back on TV.

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