Operation Full Burn! Browncoats Needed at Universal HD Forums!

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UPDATED: Friday, February 29, 2008 01:19
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BROWNCOATOFNH

Thursday, February 14, 2008 10:31 PM

Hello fellow Browncoats, I'm new on this MB. I've looked through the various threads and I haven't seen this mentioned so I am in this one. I love that we're trying to get Universal to do a Serenity 2, I'm assuming we're also trying to get Universal to buy Firefly from Fox and re-start the series on The Sci-Fi Channel where it would find a natural home. Right?

"I aim to misbehave"

BROWNCOATOFNH

Friday, February 15, 2008 5:39 PM

I guess not. I think this idea is a good way to go.

"I aim to misbehave"

CORDRONE

Thursday, February 21, 2008 2:42 PM

Operation FullBurn is still at full throttle: http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=4

See you there Browncoats!

Peace,
- Cord

CORDRONE

Monday, February 25, 2008 7:33 PM

Firefly will begin re-airing in High Def on the Universal HD Channel! Join Operation FullBurn ( http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showtopic=732) and help show Universal that the 'Verse is worth investing in. We aim to get a sequel to Serenity made but we need every Bowncoat in the 'Verse to help us prove our point.

Plus it's free and easy. Just sign up and post! Can't beat that now can you?

Peace,
- Cord

PHYRELIGHT

Monday, February 25, 2008 11:18 PM

I didn't know about this! I'm heading over to Universal forums RIGHT NOW!

"I swear, having you guys in my corner is like being friends with Zorro."
-Joss on us fans and our persistent reputation
Thanks, Joss!

OUT2THEBLACK

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 5:21 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Cordrone:

Second, I think the movie did as poorly as it did because of one very important factor most folks forget... Serenity was released at the worst possible time it could have been. That is to say it was released on September 30th, 2005 just a month after Hurricane Katrina sank the south eastern half of the US into the Gulf of Mexico. Not only were folks still recovering from the storm itself and the resulting flooding (I had flooding from the storm and I live in New Jersey!) but the entire country (if not the globe) was being gouged mercilessly by the gas companies. The cost of everything went through the roof and your average movie goer didn't have the coin to go see a movie based on a canceled TV show with no A-list stars in it. I wanted to go but times were just too tight for me and my family and DVD's come out so fast after a movies run it's not even that long of a wait. I blew it, I waited

That's not going to happen this time around. Firefly and Serenity fans have felt that ever so familiar sting again and with all the new Browncoats I doubt any fans would miss the BigDamnSequel and 90% will find a way to make sure they see it several times. (I know I will - hell I'll buy tickets for strangers if I have too!)

...As for the economy of things in the industry I think that actually helps more than hurts us. Serenity cost $40,000,000 to make (not a large budget by motion picture standards) whcih means Joss has proven that he can make a quality film on a lean budget (a good thing in these times).

100% agreement about the hurricanes...Katrina was a huge disaster in its own right , and it was followed closely by Hurricane Rita...The nation's attentions were (rightly) taken by the altruism of the relief efforts , and the human drama that was unfolding on an unprecedented scale...Tens of thousands of people homeless or dislocated...

Add to that the fact that late September is actually past the summer peak of moviegoing season...

Serenity did reasonably well considering its receipts were second only to Jodie Foster's 'Flightplan' , opening weekend...

I saw Serenity many times during its local run , and when it wasn't in town any more , I drove over 2 hours to see it in a big town's 'budget' theater...I asked the manager there about how Serenity had done for them , and he said it had been very consistent , and had done very well for the theater , for well over a month since the opening of it in that venue...

If it had not opened in a very 'down' time in a consistently 'down' season , there's no doubt that it would have done much better...

Keep in mind that when 'Star Wars' opened , there wasn't much in the way of describing it at first...It was word of mouth that built it up for the summer of 1977...Folk had to experience it for themselves...Many wouldn't tell the details , they'd just say , " You'll just have to see it for yourself !"

Point being Serenity never had the summer season , and actually opened when the school year was well along...

...And , Serenity was a comparatively 'down' film , more akin to " The Empire Strikes Back " in its themes , but without a built-in 'Star Wars sequel' audience...

I don't believe Serenity cost 40 million to make ; it seems it was more like 25 million or slightly north of there , but in either case , it was tautly directed , produced and budgeted , and ALL the coin ended up on the screen...But there was a relatively small amount spent on marketing , with execs apparently counting on lots of repeat traffic by a relatively small number of Browncoats...

Which sort of proves the point...Relatively small numbers of folk CAN make a difference , and sometimes , are even expected to do so...

Eventually , the returns on DVD sales took Serenity the rest of the way 'into the black' , and with large-enough sales of the Collectors Edition DVD , could cause the studio to launch another foray into " The 'Verse "...

The merchandising sales from Serenity alone could be what tips it for the studio

FILLYGIRL

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:15 PM

Just BUMPING this back up to the top for people to see. Since Cordrone started this thread, the membership number has grown to 2,380! Let me do the math....let's see, carry the one.....645 new people have registered.!!!
That is great! Thanks so much for signing up over there,....recruit new members!!!!
deb

Please come over to the UNI board, the ADMIN is reporting to UNI on a weekly basis, we need numbers!!! Thank You:)

Uni Board Link
http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=4

Chaplain of the 76th Independant Battalion

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

FILLYGIRL

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 12:23 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by FollowMal:
Uhhh... fillygirl?... I have a 7. I can give you a 7 and a bump. Would that do?

FollowMal, sorry I didn't get back sooner.....you have not seen "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" or you would know that the answer to "Life and everything" is "42",as discovered by "Deep Thought",....the giant computer created to figure out the answer to life etc......

Hope the reading project is going well! Adam is coming to Denver!!! I finally get to meet a BDH!!!! I am SO excited!!!!

Please come over to the UNI board, the ADMIN is reporting to UNI on a weekly basis, we need numbers!!! Thank You:)

Uni Board Link
http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=4

Chaplain of the 76th Independant Battalion

...it's worse than you know...Operative
...it usually is.....Mal

CORDRONE

Friday, February 29, 2008 1:19 AM

And they are still growing but you know... "Faster! Faster would be better!!"

http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showtopic=732

Peace,
- Cord

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