Good News About Book, et al

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UPDATED: Sunday, June 3, 2007 20:02
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My family and I got to see/hear Joss' seminar last Saturday at Wesleyan University during his 20th reunion. (My 31st and my daughter's graduation.) His talk was titled "The Importance of Being Keanu" and was more serious than the title might have indicated. It was quite well-received.

Although few of the questions in the Q&A were Firefly-related, we did manage to corner him afterward and ask if we were ever going to find out how Book knows so much more than a Shepherd should about so many things.

Joss' answer: "Yes." He went on to explain that "when this thing gets moribund" the story would be continued, whether with the actors or in another medium.

Sounds good to me!

- Steve in WNC

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I'm finding that statement a little confusing.

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Joss' answer: "Yes." He went on to explain that "when this thing gets moribund" the story would be continued, whether with the actors or in another medium.

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The two meanings of moribund seem to be:

1) Approaching death; about to die.
2) On the verge of becoming obsolete:

What exactly is "this thing"?

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Himself?

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"If I were a Nazi, someone would defend my constitutional right to hate Jews. If I were a Klansman, someone would defend my rights to hate blacks. It's a funny place, this world. Hate has rights. Love has none." - Jeff, Murphy's Boy

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ACK! NOOOO!

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He's said before that if there's no hope of a sequel, Book's secret (and Inara's) would be told in some form. Part of the reason - a BIG part of the reason - I won't give up hope is because neither story has been told, which means HE still believes in a sequel, so I still believe in a sequel.


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A troll's hair is still pointy, even when it's wearing a hat.

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Originally posted by Mycroft2:
I'm finding that statement a little confusing.

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Joss' answer: "Yes." He went on to explain that "when this thing gets moribund" the story would be continued, whether with the actors or in another medium.

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The two meanings of moribund seem to be:

1) Approaching death; about to die.
2) On the verge of becoming obsolete:

What exactly is "this thing"?

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My first guess is to say that 'this thing' is a reference to the whole 'How's a preacher know so much about killin' ' thing. *shrugs* But that doesn't make any sense, because it'll always bug those of us who are left wondering,until we find out. So that leaves me to then think of the whole 'FIREFLY/SERENITY' saga. (again) *shrugs* I know i've not spent much time thinking of Serenity's last flight, but I'm sure Joss has some sort of 'ending' for Mal and his ship. Whether he dies by way of the Alliance, marries Inara, catches up with Niska again, or gets ANOTHER ship after SERENITY bites it in some way.... who knows? Maybe he buys a second ship, to expand the business, and Jayne gets to command his own..... haa haa...never mind.

Clearly, I'd love to see Ron Glass on screen again, in some capacity, as Book. I know many are fans of the graphic novel avenue, which is ok, if that's all we're gonna get. But I'm not one of those folk.

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Phoenixrose wrote:

Part of the reason - a BIG part of the reason - I won't give up hope is because neither story has been told, which means HE still believes in a sequel, so I still believe in a sequel

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See there? That's a right shiny view of things! I'm glad you posted that, because I think I tend to agree w/ that and what you said.

People love a happy ending. So every episode, I will explain once again that I don't like people. And then Mal will shoot someone. Someone we like. And their puppy. - Joss

" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. I worked that out myself. "

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I won't give up hope is because neither story has been told, which means HE still believes in a sequel, so I still believe in a sequel.

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I'm fairly certain Joss has many more Firefly / Serenity stories in him. :)

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Part of the reason - a BIG part of the reason - I won't give up hope is because neither story has been told,

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