Serenity VS. Star Wars Ep. III??
POSTED BY: arcbeatle
UPDATED: Monday, July 12, 2004 02:42
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acording too the approximate release date of Serenity, and the release date of the last star wars movie, Wont serenity be coming out just a week or two before StarWars?? There are two ways to take this:
1.Serenity will catch the Market, and get the starwars audiance ahead of time, cutting into star wars's gross
2. Serenity wont take in much money, as many people will be waiting for their long awaited Ep. III, going with the old favorite instead of the new guy.
Comments? Questions?
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I dunno. Personally, I am so turned off from Eps I & II, that I just might not go see Ep III at all.
I am hopeful that reveiews and word of mouth on Serenity will be so good that the casual movie-goer will chose it over Ep III. Or alternatly, again given good reviews & WOM, the rabid SW fanboys will go see Serenity instead of taking in a 2nd or 3rd viewing of SW.
"I'll be in my bunk..."
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well personally I won't be standing in line for episode III of Star Wars! I was disappointed w/episode I, but episode II was a complete rip-off, I felt I should have had my money back...
so no way am I thinking of throwing good money after bad by bothering to see Star Wars III in any theater (and I don't think I'm alone in my disgust, I don't think he'll make the first week $ on this one that he has in the past).
In fact I think there should be an online campaign to get people to go to Serenity instead!
Make it clear that we actually want good writing and developed characters, and jokes that are funny!
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Thats A cool idea, any one with even jsut a half-hump of skill at web desighn willing to help? I can see it now:
www.replace-SW.com hehe, sorry, imagination working.
I dunno, a website persauding ppl t give serenity a chance would be awesome, I have no webdesighn skills so aw well...
People only beleive somehting if it's in a movie.
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Note that the above post dosent actually have a link! I didnt expect it to do that 
People only beleive somehting if it's in a movie
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Reality check here. While SW eps 1 and 2 were large disapointments, one can't escape the fact that SW is still ingrained w/in an entire generation. When those of us over 30 hear 'Star Wars', most instinctivly harken back to the 1st movie.... a disillusioned kid from the farm named Luke, a beautiful princess, a swashbuckling smuggler with his "walking carpet" side kick, some mysterious old hermit who lives in the hills, Darth Vader, the Death Star and something called The Force. As bad as these latest installments by Lucas may be, we'll always have that thrill and wonder that made the original movie.
However.... IF Joss and Co. come together and put out a damn good movie, and IF it is actually MARKETED well enough so folks will hear about it... Serenity will could easily make some of its own damn noise, when SW once again fails to live up the self generated and undeserved hype.
and oh,btw... 
YOU! Fox TV.
" They don't like it when you shoot at 'em. Worked that out myself. "
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Quote:Where did you hear Serenity's release date announced?
Originally posted by arcbeatle:
acording too the approximate release date of Serenity...
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Quote:
Originally posted by arcbeatle:
Thats A cool idea, any one with even jsut a half-hump of skill at web desighn willing to help? I can see it now:
www.replace-SW.com hehe, sorry, imagination working.
I dunno, a website persauding ppl t give serenity a chance would be awesome, I have no webdesighn skills so aw well...
People only beleive somehting if it's in a movie.
I'd be glad to help with this. Did a quick search of domains:
serenitytakesforce.com is available.
fighthegorramforce.com is available.
bigdamnmovie.com is available.
lucasvswhedon.com is available.
episodethreevsserenity.com is available.
resisthedarkside.com is available.
fightheforce.com is available.
Any other ideas?
www.thatweirdgirl.com
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Quote:Here's my take... I'm a rabid fangirl of the SW story - and I was horribly disappointed in Ep II. I will go see Ep III in the theater when it comes, but more for tradition's sake and a sense of closure than for any real desire to see Lucas muck it up again. (What in the tien xiaode was he thinking with Ep II?? I mean, really!)
Originally posted by Duke:
I dunno. Personally, I am so turned off from Eps I & II, that I just might not go see Ep III at all.
I am hopeful that reveiews and word of mouth on Serenity will be so good that the casual movie-goer will chose it over Ep III. Or alternatly, again given good reviews & WOM, the rabid SW fanboys will go see Serenity instead of taking in a 2nd or 3rd viewing of SW.
I will also see Serenity - probably in full costume, with a large group of browncoats - MULTIPLE TIMES when it hits the theaters.
If Lucas bothers to get off his pigu and do something notable with Ep III, great; I may decide to see it a second time - only AFTER I've seen Serenity at least 4 or 5 times...
~A~
...I'm still free,
You can't take the sky from me.
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Considering that Firefly appeals so well to 95% of Star Wars fans (hell, Mal's a very Han Solo-esque character) I think that if they make sure that Serenity doesn't come out within a month of Episode III (they'd be crazy to release it in May), they will steal a lot of Star Wars' thunder.
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