Maybe we should STOP buying?
POSTED BY: AdmiralJedi
UPDATED: Friday, April 11, 2008 00:49
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As I saw the news of the extra special, super-deluxe Firefly Blue-ray DVD Hyper Fighting Edition... I thought to myself, "I wonder how long they're going to milk us?"
Like any dutifully loyal browncoat I bought the Serenity Collector's Edition DVD and didn't even crack the shrink wrap. Gee, 45 more minutes of River talking to Joss in black and white. (OK, I confess, I cracked the shrink wrap.)
But I honestly don't buy it for the extra stuff, I buy it because I'm hoping (like the rest of us I suspect) that if enough continued interest in shown that they will put the show back on, or AT LEAST make a second movie.
At what point though do I go from being a browncoat activist and start becoming merely a contributor to the 401k plan of some studio exec who doesn't even really know what Firefly is? S/he just knows that there is a _FAN_ATICAL group of people out there who will buy every damn thing that can even be remotely connected to Firefly.
Thoughts?
AJ
EDIT: I guess what I'm trying to say is, maybe we should be using our consumer power in a different way. Maybe it's time to STOP buying all of this stuff and demand that they give us something NEW (like a new season!!!)
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I am still on my original set. It does the job. When it is worn out I will replace it. But I have no need for special editions. I want to see the episodes. The set I bought already has a lot of extras. Joss sings the ballad. What more do you need?
The time will come when I will have to get a blue-ray, but not now. And who knows what is waiting in the wings. It might be red-glare or purple-haze. Until I have to I will stay with my regular old DVD's.
The extra editions I will buy will be for gifts to draw in new Browncoats. You can only watch one DVD at a time.
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Originally posted by AdmiralJedi:
Maybe it's time to STOP buying all of this stuff
But then we don't get the stuff. That can't be right.
David
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well I loaned out my old copy of Serenity and never got it back,
so I really NEEDED the special collectors' edition...
(not to mention that I wanted the cast commentary)
I don't see me stopping ever...
I love this stuff, and I'll never get tired of loving it!
New Firefly fans should check this out: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=15816
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I bought all the dvds and 12 different t shirts, comics but no more.. Since Joss turned trader and went back to the Alliance, I won't buy anything that Joss or FOX does.
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Just consider this little tidbit, Joss may or may not have gone "traitor" but since Fox owns the rights to the "Firefly" aspect of Firefly it doesn't hurt to work with them again to potentially make something happen. Plus i am pretty sure he jumped on the "Dollhouse" project to help Eliza not Fox.
So, why do you write these strong female characters?
Because you're still asking me that question.
Joss Whedon-Equality Now acceptance speech
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Maybe it's time to STOP buying all of this stuff and demand that they give us something NEW (like a new season!!!)
I'm smellin' a lotta "if" coming off this plan.....
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I don't mind throwing money towards Universal -- they resurrected the franchise after F*x screwed it up.
I'm a little more hesitant about putting money in F*x's pocket. That's not to say I haven't bought a few Firefly sets to give to my friends.
But I'm not gonna run out and buy myself a new DVD set (or a Blu-Ray player to go with it) just because they produce one.
I don't believe F*x has any plans for a Firefly comeback -- regardless of their renewed relationship with Joss. For that reason, I only give that company the bare minimum that I have to.
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Sometimes I feel the same way...wondering if they've (Fox) realized how much of a goldmine Firefly is because it *is* dead and we'd do anything to get even a little bit more of it. But then I think--y'know what, as much as it's a goldmine right now, how much more would it be with NEW content? There are tons of people out there who've said they'd support a new movie/series but just don't feel the need to buy the same content w/ a new shiny package. If the execs can't see that then...God help them.
I also see it as, at least if they're re-releasing things or putting out more comics, they're aware of the buying-power we have, which will ultimately sway them to get us the new stuff we really need :)
Keep holdin'--they know we exist, and that's gotta count for something in the end! Plus, Uni took a chance on us, and they'll be willing to do it again
--Faith
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Well, I'll buy it.
I've been waiting for the HD-DVD and Blu-Ray battle to end. It effectively has, and even though "Serenity" and Universal chose "the losing side (not necessarily the wrong one)" in HD-DVD, I now judge it time to buy Blu-Ray (despite the Blue Sun overtones) with Firefly coming out in High Definition.
If anyone has been able to watch Firefly on Universal HD, you may appreciate how great it is.
And, yet again, continuing to show there is a market for this franchise may perhaps/maybe/possibly/someday spark interest in bringing us something new.
Respectfully,
History
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