What are the odds that Joss would allow a Double Dip?

POSTED BY: DevonNite
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CAUSAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:55 PM

Exactly!

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SHINYED

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 4:57 PM

If Josh & the cast are going to do movie commentaries it's ONLY for the love of the show & the fans! ... not for money, not for Universal.s

Also...do ya think it'll be just one mass group commentary, or could there be small groups or individuals doing commentaries, therefore giving the fans a wider choice of options?

CAUSAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:08 PM

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Originally posted by DevonNite:
So what it might come down to is, Universal Calls and says "Hey Joss we are going to make this Special Edition, now you can help us out and make it the best it can be, or you can let us handle it, but either way we are going to do this"

You all might be correct, but hopefully this will generate more interest and enough money to inspire Universal into another investment.

Well, heck, man look where we are. Firefly, a cancelled TV show with only 14 episodes that's been in release for over 3 years is currently #76 on Amazon's top sellers list. Serenity, a film that just barely broke even at the box office is #184 (still a pretty respectable showing, considering that Flightplan, which kept Serenity out the the #1 spot in the theaters, is currently #5,676). The decision by Universal to release a special edition means at least this much: they think that Serenity is a property they can make money on. Now, obviously this does not mean that they've green-lit a sequel (nor does it even mean they're thinking about it). But at the very least, they recognize that they have a profitable product on their hands. Will that translate into more movies? Well, heck, there's just no way to know, really. But I have to think that if Serenity (and now the SE) continue to be profitable for them, they may start thinking about whether round two would be worth a go. With all the conversions that have happened as a result of the series and the movie, the fanbase is much, much larger than it was pre-BDM. Maybe if they realize that Serenity's poor box-office performance was the result of bad marketing on their part they'll be more apt to give us what we've been longing for.

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FOLLOWMAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 5:56 PM

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Originally posted by ShinyEd:
Also...do ya think it'll be just one mass group commentary, or could there be small groups or individuals doing commentaries, therefore giving the fans a wider choice of options?

I am hoping for a variation of all of it.

Nathan said yesterday in his public blog:

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I did a special edition commentary with some dear friends for a movie we did, and I'm looking forward to seeing it come out again.

He doesn't state how many took part with him, but I'm holding out for them all!

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Originally posted by Causal:
The decision by Universal to release a special edition means at least this much: they think that Serenity is a property they can make money on. Now, obviously this does not mean that they've green-lit a sequel (nor does it even mean they're thinking about it). But at the very least, they recognize that they have a profitable product on their hands. Will that translate into more movies? Well, heck, there's just no way to know, really. But I have to think that if Serenity (and now the SE) continue to be profitable for them, they may start thinking about whether round two would be worth a go.

I was over on serenitymovie.net this morning and saw a thread discussing this as well. I think we're all feeling the effects of hope that the SE gives us. But actually we just won't know til we get there.

I have hope that we'll get a miniseries or a direct to DVD movie. Perhaps if sales of the SE are high, that will encourage them to do something like that.

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STORYMARK

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:19 PM

So, this summer, we need to make sure we all buy a couple copies of the Special Edition. And while we're at it, get a couple copies of the Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales DVD, just to help show that a "niche Sci Fi TV show continued on DVD" has a workable business model.

"I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him."

FOLLOWMAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 6:34 PM

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Originally posted by Storymark:
So, this summer, we need to make sure we all buy a couple copies of the Special Edition. And while we're at it, get a couple copies of the Babylon 5 - The Lost Tales DVD, just to help show that a "niche Sci Fi TV show continued on DVD" has a workable business model.

Easy as lyin'!

*quote courtesy of Asarian, who is my quote guy!*

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DEVONNITE

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:25 PM

>>I have hope that we'll get a miniseries or a direct to DVD movie. Perhaps if sales of the SE are high, that will encourage them to do something like that.<<
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FollowMal, I don't think that Universal can do a miniseries. I believe that they only have the movie rights. I could be completely and totally wrong about this, but I think that this is the case.

I don't care what venue they what to use to further the franchise, I am there.

The Special Edition Serenity comes out, then the Comics "Serenity:Better Days" comes out and you can best believe that I will have copies of both on the day of their release.

ODDSBODSKINS

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 7:50 PM

Wow, you all have a lot of faith in people you don't know intimately in the flesh, I wish I had that much faith in, well, anybody really =S

Do you like bread?

FOLLOWMAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:02 PM

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Originally posted by DevonNite:
FollowMal, I don't think that Universal can do a miniseries. I believe that they only have the movie rights. I could be completely and totally wrong about this, but I think that this is the case.

I needed to be more specific I think, DevonNite.
Universal owns NBC/SciFi. They could do a miniseries on the channel. As for a direct to DVD movie...Uni itself could do that.

I agree that Uni owns the rights to Serenity. I think that the rights to Firefly are currently optioned to SciFi so that they can run the reruns.
I have no idea what that means for a miniseries of Firefly but I think that means Serenity is a possibility.

I meant to come back to the thread and add a thought I had....although genre tv is not mainstream ( say like, American Idol-bleh ) it is becoming more popular.
The hits Heroes and BSG are adding to the popularity of genre shows again. Perhaps a sea change is coming... as the way that folks watch tv ( more and more we're buying DVD's of shows we love ) and watch movies will open up new avenues for our beloved show.

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FOLLOWMAL

Tuesday, March 13, 2007 8:04 PM

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Originally posted by Oddsbodskins:
Wow, you all have a lot of faith in people you don't know intimately in the flesh, I wish I had that much faith in, well, anybody really =S

It's not faith Odds it's hope. Plain and simple.
Could be the kind of hope only a Browncoat could have-------but we're known for that.

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